Week 14 · 2001
Northwestern at #10 Illinois
Land of Lincoln Trophy, held by NorthwesternThu 11/22/2001 01:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Conference
Northwestern
28
4–7
#10 Illinois
34
10–2
Attendance
45,755
reported
Northwestern21 drives · 4 scoring · avg start opp 49
Illinois20 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 28
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | goal lineown 20 | 2 plays, 0 yd | Kickoff | 0–0 |
| 14:55 | NU | own 20own 23 | 4 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 13:45 | ILL | opp 39opp 7 | 5 plays, 32 yd | Turnover | 0–0 |
| 11:55 | NU | own 20opp 27 | 15 plays, 53 yd | On downs | 0–0 |
| 8:30 | ILL | own 27opp 17 | 12 plays, 56 yd | Field goal +3 ILL | 0–3 |
| 4:11 | NU | goal lineown 20 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 0–3 |
| 4:05 | NU | own 20opp 11 | 12 plays, 69 yd | Missed FG | 0–3 |
| 0:59 | ILL | opp 17goal line | 12 plays, 17 yd | Touchdown +7 ILL | 0–10 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:00 | NU | goal lineown 36 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 0–10 |
| 13:48 | NU | own 36goal line | 9 plays, 64 yd | Touchdown +6 NU | 6–10 |
| 11:18 | ILL | own 0own 24 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 6–10 |
| 11:10 | ILL | own 24goal line | 7 plays, 76 yd | Touchdown +7 ILL | 6–17 |
| 9:14 | NU | goal lineown 21 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 6–17 |
| 9:00 | NU | own 21goal line | 10 plays, 79 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 13–17 |
| 6:06 | ILL | own 0own 20 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 13–17 |
| 6:00 | ILL | own 20opp 35 | 12 plays, 45 yd | Punt | 13–17 |
| 2:10 | NU | own 13own 28 | 8 plays, 15 yd | Punt | 13–17 |
| 0:14 | ILL | opp 45own 40 | 2 plays, -15 yd | Penalty | 13–17 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | ILL | own 0own 20 | 2 plays, 0 yd | Kickoff | 13–17 |
| 14:55 | ILL | own 20own 20 | 1 play, 0 yd | Turnover | 13–17 |
| 14:55 | NU | opp 48opp 39 | 4 plays, 9 yd | Punt | 13–17 |
| 13:35 | ILL | own 20own 44 | 6 plays, 24 yd | Punt | 13–17 |
| 10:59 | NU | own 17opp 46 | 8 plays, 37 yd | Punt | 13–17 |
| 8:08 | ILL | own 22opp 35 | 10 plays, 43 yd | Field goal +3 ILL | 13–20 |
| 5:23 | NU | goal lineown 20 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 13–20 |
| 5:20 | NU | own 20own 27 | 4 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 13–20 |
| 4:10 | ILL | own 36goal line | 10 plays, 64 yd | Touchdown +7 ILL | 13–27 |
| 1:53 | NU | goal lineown 22 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 13–27 |
| 1:43 | NU | own 22own 22 | 1 play, 0 yd | Turnover | 13–27 |
| 1:30 | ILL | opp 44goal line | 7 plays, 44 yd | Touchdown +7 ILL | 13–34 |
| 0:02 | NU | goal lineown 20 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 13–34 |
| 0:00 | NU | own 20own 28 | 6 plays, 8 yd | Punt | 13–34 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:10 | ILL | own 23own 23 | 5 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 13–34 |
| 12:15 | NU | opp 40goal line | 5 plays, 40 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 20–34 |
| 10:32 | ILL | own 0own 21 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 20–34 |
| 10:20 | ILL | own 21opp 29 | 10 plays, 50 yd | Missed FG | 20–34 |
| 7:50 | NU | own 30goal line | 11 plays, 70 yd | Touchdown +8 NU | 28–34 |
| 5:49 | ILL | own 0own 13 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 28–34 |
| 5:39 | ILL | own 13opp 43 | 11 plays, 44 yd | Punt | 28–34 |
| 2:18 | NU | own 12own 12 | 4 plays, 0 yd | On downs | 28–34 |
| 1:45 | ILL | opp 12opp 10 | 6 plays, 2 yd | Rush | 28–34 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Northwestern–Illinois after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Northwestern
Illinois 4–6 vs Northwestern
- 2000 · wk 13Illinois 23 @ Northwestern 61
- 1999 · wk 13Northwestern 7 @ Illinois 29
- 1998 · wk 6Illinois 13 @ Northwestern 10
- 1997 · wk 12Northwestern 34 @ Illinois 21
- 1996 · wk 10Illinois 24 @ Northwestern 27
- 1995 · wk 10Northwestern 17 @ Illinois 14
- 1994 · wk 10Illinois 28 @ Northwestern 7
- 1993 · wk 10Northwestern 13 @ Illinois 20
- 1992 · wk 9Northwestern 27 @ Illinois 26
- 1991 · wk 9Illinois 11 @ Northwestern 17
Previous 4 meetings vs. Ron Turner
Northwestern 2–2 vs Ron Turner
- 2000 · wk 13Illinois 23 @ Northwestern 61
- 1999 · wk 13Northwestern 7 @ Illinois 29
- 1998 · wk 6Illinois 13 @ Northwestern 10
- 1997 · wk 12Northwestern 34 @ Illinois 21
Previous 2 meetings vs. Randy Walker
Illinois 1–1 vs Randy Walker
- 2000 · wk 13Illinois 23 @ Northwestern 61
- 1999 · wk 13Northwestern 7 @ Illinois 29
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