Week 12 · 2007
Northwestern at Illinois
Sat 11/17/2007 12:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Conference
Northwestern
22
6–6
Illinois
41
9–4
Attendance
54,116
reported
NU5 plays, 17 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 6 yards to the Nwest 41. | +6 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 4 | own 41 | C.J. Bacher slant pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 11 yards to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down, tackled by J Leman and Marcus Thomas. | +11 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 48 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 48, tackled by Antonio Steele and J Leman. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | opp 48 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones, hurried by Doug Pilcher. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 10 | opp 48 | C.J. Bacher pass intercepted by Kevin Mitchell at the Illin 28, returned for 1 yard to the Illin 29. | +1 |
ILL10 plays, 71 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | Isiah Williams rush over right end for 11 yards to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down, tackled by Eddie Simpson. | +11 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 40 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 11 yards to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson. | +11 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 49 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Rashard Mendenhall for 6 yards to the Nwest 28 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson, Northwestern penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted. | +6 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 28 | Isiah Williams deep pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | opp 28 | Arrelious Benn rush for 7 yards to the Nwest 21, tackled by Deante Battle and Prince Kwateng. | +7 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 3 | opp 21 | Isiah Williams sideline pass complete to Rashard Mendenhall for 19 yards to the Nwest 2 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson and Deante Battle out-of-bounds. | +19 |
| 15:00 | 1st & goal | opp 2 | Isiah Williams rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 3. | −1 |
| 10:36 | 2nd & goal | opp 3 | Rashard Mendenhall rush right for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +3 |
| 10:36 | opp 3 | Jason Reda extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 10:36 | own 30 | Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 59 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 15 yards to the Nwest 26, tackled by Erique Robertson. | +15 | |
NU5 plays, 9 yd · Punt | ||||
| 10:36 | 1st & 10 | own 26 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 2 yards to the Nwest 28, tackled by Marcus Thomas out-of-bounds. | +2 |
| 10:36 | 2nd & 8 | own 28 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 7 yards to the Nwest 35, tackled by Antonio Steele. | +7 |
| 10:36 | 3rd & 1 | own 35 | Northwestern penalty 5 yard false start on Adam Hahn accepted. | 0 |
| 10:36 | 3rd & 6 | own 30 | C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Kim Thompson for 5 yards to the Nwest 35, tackled by Justin Harrison. | +5 |
| 10:36 | 4th & 1 | own 35 | Stefan Demos punt for 50 yards, returned by DaJuan Warren for 1 yard to the Illin 16, tackled by Stephen Simmons. | +1 |
ILL11 plays, 84 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 10:36 | 1st & 10 | own 16 | Rashard Mendenhall rush for 7 yards to the Illin 23, tackled by Reggie McPherson and Adam Kadela. | +7 |
| 10:36 | 2nd & 3 | own 23 | Rashard Mendenhall rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 20, tackled by Corey Wootton. | −3 |
| 10:36 | 3rd & 6 | own 20 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 7 yards to the Illin 27 for a 1ST down, tackled by Corey Wootton and Adam Kadela. | +7 |
| 10:36 | 1st & 10 | own 27 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 16 yards to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down, tackled by Malcolm Arrington. | +16 |
| 10:36 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | Isiah Williams deep pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 48 yards to the Nwest 9 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle out-of-bounds. | +48 |
| 10:36 | 1st & goal | opp 9 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 5 yards to the Nwest 2, tackled by Brad Phillips, Northwestern penalty 2 yard face mask accepted. | +5 |
| 10:36 | 1st & goal | opp 2 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Nwest 1, tackled by Malcolm Arrington. | +1 |
| 10:36 | 2nd & goal | opp 1 | Isiah Williams rush for no gain, fumbled at the Nwest 1, recovered by Isiah Williams at the Nwest 1. | 0 |
| 5:38 | 3rd & goal | opp 1 | Isiah Williams rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | +1 |
| 5:38 | opp 3 | Jason Reda extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 5:38 | own 30 | Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 66 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 29 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Nate Bussey and Tyler Rouse. | +29 | |
NU4 plays, 5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 5:38 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for no gain to the Nwest 33, tackled by J Leman. | 0 |
| 5:38 | 2nd & 10 | own 33 | C.J. Bacher middle pass incomplete to Ross Lane. | 0 |
| 5:38 | 3rd & 10 | own 33 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 5 yards to the Nwest 38, tackled by Justin Harrison and Chris Norwell. | +5 |
| 5:38 | 4th & 5 | own 38 | Stefan Demos punt for 42 yards punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 20. | 0 |
ILL9 plays, 13 yd · Punt | ||||
| 5:38 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 20, tackled by Malcolm Arrington. | 0 |
| 5:38 | 2nd & 10 | own 20 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Rashard Mendenhall for 4 yards to the Illin 24, tackled by Brad Phillips. | +4 |
| 5:38 | 3rd & 6 | own 24 | Isiah Williams rush for 8 yards to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle. | +8 |
| 5:38 | 1st & 10 | own 32 | Isiah Williams sideline pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 11 yards to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down, tackled by Prince Kwateng out-of-bounds. | +11 |
| 5:38 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | Daniel Dufrene rush for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by John Gill. | −5 |
| 5:38 | 2nd & 15 | own 38 | Isiah Williams sideline pass incomplete to Kyle Hudson. | 0 |
| 5:38 | 3rd & 15 | own 38 | Illinois penalty 5 yard false start on Jeff Cumberland accepted. | 0 |
| 5:38 | 3rd & 20 | own 33 | Isiah Williams middle pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 5:38 | 4th & 20 | own 33 | Anthony Santella punt for 40 yards, returned by Eric Peterman for 2 yards to the Nwest 19, tackled by Will Davis, Northwestern penalty 10 yard holding accepted. | +2 |
NU12 plays, 34 yd · Punt | ||||
| 4:07 | 1st & 10 | own 19 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 15 yards to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down. | +15 |
| 4:07 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Nwest 40, tackled by J Leman. | +6 |
| 4:07 | 2nd & 4 | own 40 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 13 yards to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down, tackled by Antonio Steele out-of-bounds. | +13 |
| 4:07 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Tyrell Sutton rush over left tackle for no gain to the Illin 47, tackled by David Lindquist. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | opp 47 | Northwestern penalty 10 yard holding on Tonjua Jones accepted. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 20 | own 43 | C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 19 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by Justin Harrison. | +19 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 1 | opp 38 | Brandon Roberson rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down, tackled by David Lindquist. | +1 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 37 | Northwestern penalty 10 yard holding on Kim Thompson accepted. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 20 | opp 47 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Kim Thompson. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 20 | opp 47 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 47, tackled by Mike Ware. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 20 | opp 47 | C.J. Bacher deep pass incomplete to Ross Lane, hurried by Doug Pilcher. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 20 | opp 47 | Stefan Demos punt for 44 yards downed at the Illin 3. | 0 |
ILL18 plays, 97 yd · Defensive TD | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 3 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Rahkeem Smith for 8 yards to the Illin 11, tackled by Brad Phillips out-of-bounds. | +8 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 2 | own 11 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Illin 13 for a 1ST down, tackled by Adam Kadela. | +2 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 13 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Illin 15, tackled by Adam Kadela and Malcolm Arrington. | +2 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 8 | own 15 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Illin 21, tackled by Kevin Mims. | +6 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 2 | own 21 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down, tackled by John Gill and Kevin Mims. | +4 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Isiah Williams rush for 10 yards to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down, tackled by Malcolm Arrington. | +10 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Isiah Williams rush for 11 yards to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down, tackled by Brad Phillips. | +11 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 46 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 46, tackled by Adam Hahn. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 46 | Isiah Williams middle pass complete to Michael Hoomanawanui for 20 yards to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down, tackled by Prince Kwateng and Adam Kadela. | +20 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 34 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Nwest 32, tackled by Prince Kwateng. | +2 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 8 | opp 32 | Rashard Mendenhall rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 34, tackled by Adam Kadela and Marshall Thomas, Illinois penalty holding declined. | −2 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 10 | opp 34 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 11 yards to the Nwest 23 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson and Adam Kadela. | +11 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 9 | opp 22 | Jeff Cumberland rush reverse for 18 yards to the Nwest 4 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down, tackled by Brad Phillips and Deante Battle. | +18 |
| 15:00 | 1st & goal | opp 4 | Arrelious Benn rush over left end for 3 yards to the Nwest 1, tackled by Brad Phillips. | +3 |
| 4:12 | 2nd & goal | opp 1 | Isiah Williams rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | +1 |
| 4:12 | opp 3 | Jason Reda extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 4:12 | own 30 | Jason Reda kickoff for 64 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 38 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Jason Reda out-of-bounds. | +38 | |
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 23 | Isiah Williams rush for a loss of 1 yard, fumbled at the Nwest 22, forced by Malcolm Arrington, recovered by Isiah Williams at the Nwest 22. | −1 |
NU8 plays, 56 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 4:12 | 1st & 10 | own 44 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tonjua Jones for 11 yards to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down, tackled by Dere Hicks and J Leman. | +11 |
| 4:12 | 1st & 10 | opp 45 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman. | 0 |
| 4:12 | 2nd & 10 | opp 45 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 32 yards to the Illin 13 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justin Harrison. | +32 |
| 4:12 | 1st & 10 | opp 13 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 9 yards to the Illin 4, tackled by Antonio Steele out-of-bounds. | +9 |
| 4:12 | 2nd & 1 | opp 4 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down, tackled by Antonio Steele and Justin Harrison. | +3 |
| 2:35 | 1st & goal | opp 1 | Tyrell Sutton rush over right guard for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | +1 |
| 2:35 | opp 3 | Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 2:35 | own 30 | Amado Villarreal kickoff for 46 yards returned by Brit Miller for no gain to the Illin 24. | 0 | |
ILL8 plays, 60 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | own 24 | Arrelious Benn rush for 13 yards to the Illin 42 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle, Northwestern penalty 5 yard face mask on Deante Battle accepted. | +13 |
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | own 42 | Isiah Williams sideline pass complete to Brian Gamble for 7 yards to the Illin 49, tackled by Deante Battle out-of-bounds. | +7 |
| 2:35 | 2nd & 3 | own 49 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Jacob Willis for 11 yards to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down, tackled by Sherrick McManis. | +11 |
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | opp 40 | Isiah Williams deep pass incomplete to Jacob Willis, hurried by John Gill. | 0 |
| 2:35 | 2nd & 10 | opp 40 | Isiah Williams rush over right end for 21 yards to the Nwest 19 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle. | +21 |
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | opp 19 | Isiah Williams pass incomplete to Rashard Mendenhall. | 0 |
| 2:35 | 2nd & 10 | opp 19 | Isiah Williams rush over left end for 3 yards to the Nwest 16, tackled by Ben Rothrauff. | +3 |
| 2:35 | 3rd & 7 | opp 16 | Isiah Williams pass intercepted by Justan Vaughn at the Nwest 7, returned for 6 yards to the Nwest 13, tackled by Rashard Mendenhall. | +6 |
NU3 plays, 28 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | own 13 | Tyrell Sutton rush for 13 yards to the Nwest 26 for a 1ST down, tackled by J Leman. | +13 |
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | own 26 | Illinois penalty 15 yard pass interference on Marcus Thomas accepted. | 0 |
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | own 41 | C.J. Bacher pass intercepted by Antonio Steele at the Illin 45, returned for no gain to the Illin 45. | 0 |
ILL2 plays, 3 yd · End of period | ||||
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | own 45 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Illin 48, tackled by Corey Wootton and Deante Battle. | +3 |
| 15:00 | own 30 | Amado Villarreal kickoff for 56 yards returned by Jacob Willis for 10 yards to the Illin 24, tackled by Stephen Simmons. | +10 | |
ILL6 plays, 76 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 24 | Rashard Mendenhall rush for 2 yards to the Illin 26, tackled by Adam Kadela. | +2 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 8 | own 26 | Isiah Williams middle pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 31 yards to the Nwest 43 for a 1ST down. | +31 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 43 | Rashard Mendenhall rush over right end for 1 yard to the Nwest 42, tackled by Prince Kwateng. | +1 |
| 12:52 | 2nd & 9 | opp 42 | Isiah Williams middle pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 42 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +42 |
| 12:52 | opp 3 | Jason Reda extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 12:52 | own 30 | Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 61 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 24 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Justin Sanders and Tyler Rouse. | +24 | |
NU4 plays, 8 yd · Punt | ||||
| 12:52 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 8 yards to the Nwest 41, tackled by Antonio Steele and Marcus Thomas. | +8 |
| 12:52 | 2nd & 2 | own 41 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones, broken up by Justin Harrison. | 0 |
| 12:52 | 3rd & 2 | own 41 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Tyrell Sutton, hurried by Will Davis. | 0 |
| 12:52 | 4th & 2 | own 41 | Stefan Demos punt for 53 yards downed at the Illin 6. | 0 |
ILL16 plays, 94 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 12:52 | 1st & 10 | own 6 | Rashard Mendenhall rush over right guard for 7 yards to the Illin 13, tackled by Chaz Richart. | +7 |
| 12:52 | 2nd & 3 | own 13 | Rashard Mendenhall rush over left guard for 4 yards to the Illin 17 for a 1ST down, tackled by Chaz Richart and Adam Hahn. | +4 |
| 12:52 | 1st & 10 | own 17 | Rashard Mendenhall rush over left guard for 17 yards to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down, tackled by Sherrick McManis. | +17 |
| 12:52 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 34, tackled by Adam Kadela and Quentin Davie. | 0 |
| 12:52 | 2nd & 10 | own 34 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 5 yards to the Illin 39, tackled by Corey Wootton. | +5 |
| 12:52 | 3rd & 5 | own 39 | Isiah Williams rush over right end for 9 yards to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justan Vaughn and Adam Kadela. | +9 |
| 12:52 | 1st & 10 | own 48 | Daniel Dufrene rush for 8 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Adam Kadela. | +8 |
| 12:52 | 2nd & 2 | opp 44 | Isiah Williams middle pass incomplete to Brian Gamble. | 0 |
| 12:52 | 3rd & 2 | opp 44 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 10 yards to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down, tackled by Chaz Richart and Malcolm Arrington. | +10 |
| 12:52 | 1st & 10 | opp 34 | Rashard Mendenhall rush over left end for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 36, tackled by Adam Kadela and Malcolm Arrington. | −2 |
| 12:52 | 2nd & 12 | opp 36 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 14 yards to the Nwest 22 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson. | +14 |
| 12:52 | 1st & 10 | opp 22 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 14 yards to the Nwest 8 for a 1ST down, tackled by Malcolm Arrington and Sherrick McManis. | +14 |
| 12:52 | 1st & goal | opp 8 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for no gain to the Nwest 8, tackled by Eddie Simpson and Mark Koehn. | 0 |
| 5:23 | 2nd & goal | opp 8 | Rashard Mendenhall rush over right end for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +8 |
| 5:23 | opp 3 | Jason Reda extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 5:23 | own 30 | Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 69 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 12 yards to the Nwest 13, tackled by Will Davis. | +12 | |
NU13 plays, 87 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 5:23 | 1st & 10 | own 13 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 8 yards to the Nwest 21, tackled by Marcus Thomas. | +8 |
| 5:23 | 2nd & 2 | own 21 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 15 yards to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down. | +15 |
| 5:23 | 1st & 10 | own 36 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Kim Thompson. | 0 |
| 5:23 | 2nd & 10 | own 36 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 17 yards to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justin Harrison. | +17 |
| 5:23 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 6 yards to the Illin 41, tackled by Justin Sanders. | +6 |
| 5:23 | 2nd & 4 | opp 41 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 22 yards to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justin Sanders. | +22 |
| 5:23 | 1st & 10 | opp 19 | Eric Peterman rush reverse for 1 yard to the Illin 18, tackled by J Leman. | +1 |
| 5:23 | 2nd & 9 | opp 18 | Brandon Roberson rush up the middle for 8 yards to the Illin 10, tackled by Marcus Thomas. | +8 |
| 5:23 | 3rd & 1 | opp 10 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Illin 6 for a 1ST down, tackled by Antonio Steele and Doug Pilcher. | +4 |
| 5:23 | 1st & goal | opp 6 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Illin 2, tackled by Chris Norwell and Antonio Steele. | +4 |
| 2:10 | 2nd & goal | opp 2 | C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Jeff Yarbrough for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +2 |
| 2:10 | opp 3 | Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 2:10 | own 30 | Amado Villarreal kickoff for 44 yards returned by Walter Mendenhall for 6 yards to the Illin 32, tackled by Omar Conteh and Joe Mauro. | +6 | |
ILL4 plays, 3 yd · Punt | ||||
| 2:10 | 1st & 10 | own 32 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Eddie McGee for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 27, tackled by Chaz Richart and Quentin Davie. | −5 |
| 2:10 | 2nd & 15 | own 27 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Brian Gamble for 3 yards to the Illin 30, tackled by Corey Wootton. | +3 |
| 2:10 | 3rd & 12 | own 30 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 5 yards to the Illin 35, tackled by Chris Malleo. | +5 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 7 | own 35 | Anthony Santella punt for 52 yards downed at the Nwest 7, Northwestern penalty 6 yard illegal block on Joe Mauro accepted. | 0 |
NU4 plays, 5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 7 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 4 yards to the Nwest 11, tackled by Antonio Steele. | +4 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 6 | own 11 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Nwest 12, tackled by Chris Norwell and J Leman. | +1 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 5 | own 12 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, broken up by Dere Hicks. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 5 | own 12 | Stefan Demos punt for 56 yards downed at the Illin 32. | 0 |
ILL11 plays, 58 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 14:48 | 1st & 10 | own 32 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by Eddie Simpson and Reggie McPherson. | +6 |
| 14:48 | 2nd & 4 | own 38 | Rashard Mendenhall rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down, tackled by Eddie Simpson and Deante Battle. | +7 |
| 14:48 | 1st & 10 | own 45 | Northwestern penalty 16 yard pass interference on Sherrick McManis accepted, no play. | 0 |
| 14:48 | 1st & 10 | opp 39 | Rashard Mendenhall rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 35, tackled by Adam Kadela and Corey Wootton. | +4 |
| 14:48 | 2nd & 6 | opp 35 | Rashard Mendenhall rush over left tackle for 7 yards to the Nwest 28 for a 1ST down, tackled by Quentin Davie. | +7 |
| 14:48 | 1st & 10 | opp 28 | Brian Gamble rush up the middle for 14 yards to the Nwest 14 for a 1ST down, tackled by Sherrick McManis. | +14 |
| 14:48 | 1st & 10 | opp 14 | Isiah Williams rush over left guard for 1 yard to the Nwest 13, tackled by Adam Kadela. | +1 |
| 14:48 | 2nd & 9 | opp 13 | Isiah Williams rush over right guard for 3 yards to the Nwest 10, tackled by Adam Kadela. | +3 |
| 14:48 | 3rd & 6 | opp 10 | Isiah Williams pass incomplete to DaJuan Warren. | 0 |
| 9:35 | 4th & 6 | opp 10 | Jason Reda 27 yard field goal GOOD. | +27 |
| 9:35 | own 30 | Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 66 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 29 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Michael Cklamovski out-of-bounds. | +29 | |
NU5 plays, 13 yd · On downs | ||||
| 9:35 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Eric Peterman for 16 yards to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justin Harrison. | +16 |
| 9:35 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | C.J. Bacher deep pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones. | 0 |
| 9:35 | 2nd & 10 | own 49 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 2 yards to the Illin 49, tackled by J Leman. | +2 |
| 9:35 | 3rd & 8 | opp 49 | C.J. Bacher sacked by Will Davis at the Nwest 46 for a loss of 5 yards. | 0 |
| 9:35 | 4th & 13 | own 46 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, broken up by Jerry Brown. | 0 |
ILL2 plays, -10 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 9:35 | 1st & 10 | opp 46 | Daniel Dufrene rush over right end for 2 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Adam Kadela and Reggie McPherson. | +2 |
| 9:35 | 2nd & 8 | opp 44 | Daniel Dufrene rush for 8 yards, fumbled at the Illin 44, forced by Prince Kwateng, recovered by Prince Kwateng at the Illin 44. | +8 |
NU7 plays, 44 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 7:50 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Tyrell Sutton, hurried by J Leman. | 0 |
| 7:50 | 2nd & 10 | opp 44 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 15 yards to the Illin 29 for a 1ST down, tackled by Kevin Mitchell. | +15 |
| 7:50 | 1st & 10 | opp 29 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman. | 0 |
| 7:50 | 2nd & 10 | opp 29 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 11 yards to the Illin 18 for a 1ST down, tackled by Marcus Thomas and Justin Harrison. | +11 |
| 6:15 | 1st & 10 | opp 18 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +18 |
| 6:15 | opp 3 | Two-point conversion attempt, C.J. Bacher pass to Ross Lane GOOD. | 0 | |
| 6:15 | own 30 | Amado Villarreal on-side kick recovered by Illinois at the Nwest 41. | 0 | |
ILL10 plays, 9 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 6:09 | 1st & 10 | opp 41 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Nwest 39, tackled by Kevin Mims. | +2 |
| 6:09 | 2nd & 8 | opp 39 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 06:09. | 0 |
| 6:09 | 2nd & 8 | opp 39 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 10 yards to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson. | +10 |
| 5:32 | 1st & 10 | opp 29 | Eddie McGee rush up the middle for no gain to the Nwest 29, tackled by Kevin Mims. | 0 |
| 5:32 | 2nd & 10 | opp 29 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 05:32. | 0 |
| 5:32 | 2nd & 10 | opp 29 | Brian Gamble rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Nwest 28, tackled by Adam Kadela and Prince Kwateng. | +1 |
| 5:32 | 3rd & 9 | opp 28 | Illinois penalty 10 yard illegal block accepted, no play. | −1 |
| 5:32 | 3rd & 19 | opp 38 | Brian Gamble rush over left end for 6 yards to the Nwest 32 out-of-bounds, tackled by Mike Dinard. | +6 |
| 4:37 | 4th & 13 | opp 32 | Jason Reda 49 yard field goal GOOD. | +49 |
| 4:37 | own 30 | Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 62 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 25 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Justin Sanders and Rahkeem Smith. | +25 | |
NU8 plays, 34 yd · On downs | ||||
| 4:37 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 2 yards to the Nwest 35, tackled by David Lindquist and Chris Norwell. | +2 |
| 4:37 | 2nd & 8 | own 35 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 14 yards to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down, tackled by J Leman and Justin Harrison. | +14 |
| 4:37 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 19 yards to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down. | +19 |
| 4:37 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | C.J. Bacher sacked by Antonio James and Mike Ware at the Illin 39 for a loss of 7 yards. | 0 |
| 3:41 | 2nd & 17 | opp 39 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 03:41. | 0 |
| 3:41 | 2nd & 17 | opp 39 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 6 yards to the Illin 33, tackled by Josh Brent and Chris Duvalt. | +6 |
| 3:41 | 3rd & 11 | opp 33 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones, hurried by Jerry Brown. | 0 |
| 3:41 | 4th & 11 | opp 33 | C.J. Bacher middle pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, broken up by Dere Hicks. | 0 |
ILL5 plays, 1 yd · Punt | ||||
| 3:41 | 4th & 4 | own 39 | Illinois penalty 5 yard substitution infraction accepted. | 0 |
| 3:41 | 4th & 9 | own 34 | Anthony Santella punt for 34 yards, returned by Eric Peterman for 14 yards to the Nwest 46, tackled by Jeff Cumberland. | +14 |
| 3:05 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | Justin Ijei rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Illin 34, tackled by Eddie Simpson. | +1 |
| 3:05 | 2nd & 9 | own 34 | Justin Ijei rush for 1 yard to the Illin 35, tackled by Marshall Thomas. | +1 |
| 3:05 | 3rd & 8 | own 35 | Justin Ijei rush for 4 yards to the Illin 39, tackled by Chris Malleo and Keegan Kennedy. | +4 |
NU5 plays, 29 yd · End of period | ||||
| 3:05 | 1st & 10 | own 46 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, broken up by Kevin Mitchell. | 0 |
| 3:05 | 2nd & 10 | own 46 | C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Kim Thompson for 12 yards to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justin Harrison and Kevin Mitchell. | +12 |
| 3:05 | 1st & 10 | opp 42 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Rasheed Ward. | 0 |
| 3:05 | 2nd & 10 | opp 42 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 17 yards to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down. | +17 |
| 3:05 | 1st & 10 | opp 25 | C.J. Bacher deep pass incomplete to Kim Thompson. | 0 |
Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Illinois 4–6 vs Northwestern
- 2006 · wk 12Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 27
- 2005 · wk 12Northwestern 38 @ Illinois 21
- 2004 · wk 13Illinois 21 @ Northwestern 28
- 2003 · wk 14Northwestern 37 @ Illinois 20
- 2002 · wk 14Illinois 31 @ Northwestern 24
- 2001 · wk 14Northwestern 28 @ Illinois 34
- 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. Ron Zook
Northwestern 2–0 vs Ron Zook
- 2006 · wk 12Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 27
- 2005 · wk 12Northwestern 38 @ Illinois 21
Previous meeting vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Illinois 0–1 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2006 · wk 12Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 27
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