Week 11 · 2009
Northwestern at Illinois
Sat 11/14/2009 12:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Conference
Northwestern
21
8–5
Illinois
16
3–9
Attendance
—
not reported
ILL4 plays, 6 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 41 | Daniel Dufrene rush right for 5 yards to the Illin 46, tackled by Sherrick McManis. | +5 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 5 | own 46 | Jacob Charest pass complete to Arrelious Benn for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 45, tackled by Brian Peters. | −1 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 6 | own 45 | Jacob Charest pass complete to Jason Ford for 2 yards to the Illin 47, tackled by Quentin Davie and Jordan Mabin. | +2 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 4 | own 47 | Anthony Santella punt for 33 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 20. | 0 |
NU4 plays, 3 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:29 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Scott Concannon for 9 yards to the Nwest 29, tackled by Terry Hawthorne. | +9 |
| 13:29 | 2nd & 1 | own 29 | Mike Kafka sideline pass incomplete, hurried by Clay Nurse, NORTHWESTERN penalty 6 yard intentional grounding on Mike Kafka accepted. | 0 |
| 13:29 | 3rd & 7 | own 23 | Mike Kafka middle pass incomplete to Sidney Stewart. | 0 |
| 13:29 | 4th & 7 | own 23 | Stefan Demos punt for 12 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 35. | 0 |
ILL7 plays, 29 yd · Missed FG | ||||
| 12:50 | 1st & 10 | opp 35 | Jason Ford rush over left guard for no gain to the Nwest 35, tackled by Adam Hahn. | 0 |
| 12:50 | 2nd & 10 | opp 35 | Jacob Charest screen pass complete to Jack Ramsey for 4 yards to the Nwest 31, tackled by David Arnold and Corbin Bryant. | +4 |
| 12:50 | 3rd & 6 | opp 31 | Jacob Charest sideline pass complete to Jarred Fayson for 20 yards to the Nwest 11 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +20 |
| 12:50 | 1st & 10 | opp 11 | Jason Ford rush over left guard for 7 yards to the Nwest 4, tackled by Vince Browne. | +7 |
| 12:50 | 2nd & 3 | opp 4 | Jason Ford rush up the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 6, tackled by Corey Wootton. | −2 |
| 12:50 | 3rd & 5 | opp 6 | Jacob Charest flag pass incomplete to Arrelious Benn. | 0 |
| 10:01 | 4th & 5 | opp 6 | Matt Eller 23 yard field goal MISSED. | +23 |
NU13 plays, 51 yd · Missed FG | ||||
| 10:01 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Mike Kafka middle pass complete to Sidney Stewart for 9 yards to the Nwest 29, tackled by Ian Thomas. | +9 |
| 10:01 | 2nd & 1 | own 29 | Scott Concannon rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the Nwest 34, tackled by Doug Pilcher for a 1ST down. | +5 |
| 10:01 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | Scott Concannon rush left for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 33, tackled by Dere Hicks. | −1 |
| 10:01 | 2nd & 11 | own 33 | Mike Kafka deep pass complete to Zeke Markshausen for 25 yards to the Illin 42, tackled by Nate Bussey for a 1ST down. | +25 |
| 10:01 | 1st & 10 | opp 42 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Demetrius Fields for 9 yards to the Illin 33 out-of-bounds. | +9 |
| 10:01 | 2nd & 1 | opp 33 | Mike Kafka sideline pass incomplete to Jeremy Ebert. | 0 |
| 10:01 | 3rd & 1 | opp 33 | Jacob Schmidt rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Illin 31, tackled by Nate Bussey for a 1ST down. | +2 |
| 10:01 | 1st & 10 | opp 31 | Jacob Schmidt rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the Illin 28, tackled by Tavon Wilson. | +3 |
| 10:01 | 2nd & 7 | opp 28 | ILLINOIS penalty 5 yard offside on Dere Hicks accepted, no play. | 0 |
| 10:01 | 2nd & 2 | opp 23 | Stephen Simmons rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 24, tackled by Rahkeem Smith. | −1 |
| 10:01 | 3rd & 3 | opp 24 | Mike Kafka middle pass incomplete to Zeke Markshausen, broken up by Ian Thomas. | 0 |
| 10:01 | 4th & 3 | opp 24 | NORTHWESTERN penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | 0 |
| 6:05 | 4th & 8 | opp 29 | Stefan Demos 47 yard field goal MISSED. | +47 |
ILL5 plays, 13 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:05 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | Mikel LeShoure rush over right guard for 13 yards to the Illin 42, tackled by Brian Peters for a 1ST down. | +13 |
| 6:05 | 1st & 10 | own 42 | Daniel Dufrene rush right for no gain to the Illin 42, tackled by Quentin Davie. | 0 |
| 6:05 | 2nd & 10 | own 42 | Jacob Charest screen pass incomplete to Mikel LeShoure. | 0 |
| 6:05 | 3rd & 10 | own 42 | Jacob Charest post pass incomplete to Jarred Fayson. | 0 |
| 6:05 | 4th & 10 | own 42 | Anthony Santella punt for 34 yards, fair catch by Andrew Brewer at the Nwest 24. | 0 |
NU10 plays, 43 yd · Missed FG | ||||
| 5:14 | 1st & 10 | own 24 | Scott Concannon rush left for 1 yard to the Nwest 25, tackled by Terry Hawthorne. | +1 |
| 5:14 | 2nd & 9 | own 25 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Sidney Stewart for 7 yards to the Nwest 32, tackled by Terry Hawthorne out-of-bounds. | +7 |
| 5:14 | 3rd & 2 | own 32 | Mike Kafka slant pass complete to Zeke Markshausen for 7 yards to the Nwest 39, tackled by Terry Hawthorne for a 1ST down. | +7 |
| 5:14 | 1st & 10 | own 39 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Andrew Brewer for 10 yards to the Nwest 49 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +10 |
| 5:14 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | Arby Fields rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the Illin 46, tackled by Russell Ellington and Tavon Wilson. | +5 |
| 5:14 | 2nd & 5 | opp 46 | Arby Fields rush over right end for 15 yards to the Illin 31, tackled by Garrett Edwards out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +15 |
| 5:14 | 1st & 10 | opp 31 | Stephen Simmons rush over right guard for 2 yards to the Illin 29, tackled by Rahkeem Smith. | +2 |
| 5:14 | 2nd & 8 | opp 29 | Mike Kafka sacked by Doug Pilcher for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 34. | 0 |
| 5:14 | 3rd & 13 | opp 34 | Mike Kafka screen pass complete to Arby Fields for 1 yard to the Illin 33. | +1 |
| 1:15 | 4th & 12 | opp 33 | Stefan Demos 50 yard field goal MISSED. | +50 |
ILL12 plays, 53 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 1:15 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | Mikel LeShoure rush over left guard for 8 yards to the Illin 42, tackled by Quentin Davie and Brian Peters. | +8 |
| 1:15 | 2nd & 2 | own 42 | Mikel LeShoure rush up the middle for 11 yards to the Nwest 47, tackled by David Arnold for a 1ST down. | +11 |
| 1:15 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Mikel LeShoure rush over right end for 7 yards to the Nwest 40, tackled by Brad Phillips and Sherrick McManis. | +7 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 3 | opp 40 | Mikel LeShoure rush over right end for 10 yards to the Nwest 30, tackled by Brian Peters for a 1ST down. | +10 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 30 | Jacob Charest screen pass incomplete to Arrelious Benn. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | opp 30 | Mikel LeShoure rush over right end for 2 yards to the Nwest 28, tackled by Corey Wootton and Corbin Bryant. | +2 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 8 | opp 28 | Jacob Charest rush right for 12 yards to the Nwest 16 for a 1ST down. | +12 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 16 | Mikel LeShoure rush left for 1 yard to the Nwest 15, tackled by Brian Peters. | +1 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 9 | opp 15 | Mikel LeShoure rush over left end for 2 yards to the Nwest 13, tackled by Quentin Davie and Quentin Williams. | +2 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 7 | opp 13 | Jacob Charest middle pass incomplete to Arrelious Benn. | 0 |
| 11:58 | 4th & 7 | opp 13 | Derek Dimke 30 yard field goal GOOD. | +30 |
| 11:58 | own 30 | Derek Dimke kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
NU4 plays, 3 yd · Punt | ||||
| 11:58 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Mike Kafka rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Nwest 23, tackled by Rahkeem Smith and Corey Liuget. | +3 |
| 11:58 | 2nd & 7 | own 23 | Mike Kafka sideline pass incomplete to Sidney Stewart. | 0 |
| 11:58 | 3rd & 7 | own 23 | Mike Kafka sideline pass incomplete to Jacob Schmidt, hurried by Rahkeem Smith. | 0 |
| 11:58 | 4th & 7 | own 23 | Stefan Demos punt for 40 yards, fair catch by Jarred Fayson at the Illin 37. | 0 |
ILL9 plays, 17 yd · Punt | ||||
| 11:00 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Eddie McGee sideline pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 17 yards to the Nwest 46, tackled by Brad Phillips for a 1ST down. | +17 |
| 11:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 46 | ILLINOIS penalty 10 yard holding accepted, no play. | 0 |
| 11:00 | 1st & 20 | own 44 | Jacob Charest sideline pass incomplete to Arrelious Benn. | 0 |
| 11:00 | 2nd & 20 | own 44 | NORTHWESTERN penalty 14 yard pass interference on Sherrick McManis accepted, no play. | 0 |
| 11:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 42 | Mikel LeShoure rush over right guard for 1 yard to the Nwest 41, tackled by Marshall Thomas and Quentin Williams. | +1 |
| 11:00 | 2nd & 9 | opp 41 | ILLINOIS penalty 5 yard false start on Hugh Thornton accepted. | 0 |
| 11:00 | 2nd & 14 | opp 46 | Jacob Charest sideline pass incomplete to Mikel LeShoure. | 0 |
| 11:00 | 3rd & 14 | opp 46 | Jacob Charest deep pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 11:00 | 4th & 14 | opp 46 | Anthony Santella punt for 46 yards for a touchback. | 0 |
NU6 plays, 21 yd · Punt | ||||
| 11:00 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Dan Persa rush over right end for 5 yards to the Nwest 25, tackled by Donsay Hardeman. | +5 |
| 9:02 | 2nd & 5 | own 25 | Dan Persa rush left for 9 yards to the Nwest 34, tackled by Ian Thomas and Garrett Edwards for a 1ST down. | +9 |
| 9:02 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | Dan Persa rush right for a loss of 5 yards to the Nwest 29, tackled by Whitney Mercilus. | −5 |
| 9:02 | 2nd & 15 | own 29 | Dan Persa rush up the middle for 13 yards to the Nwest 42, tackled by Garrett Edwards and Donsay Hardeman. | +13 |
| 9:02 | 3rd & 2 | own 42 | Dan Persa rush over left end for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 41, tackled by Ian Thomas and Whitney Mercilus. | −1 |
| 9:02 | 4th & 3 | own 41 | Stefan Demos punt for 47 yards, downed at the Illin 6, ILLINOIS penalty 6 yard illegal block on Jarred Fayson accepted. | 0 |
ILL9 plays, 40 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:33 | 1st & 10 | own 6 | Jason Ford rush up the middle for 9 yards to the Illin 15, tackled by Brian Peters. | +9 |
| 6:33 | 2nd & 1 | own 15 | Jason Ford rush left for 3 yards to the Illin 18, tackled by Jared Carpenter for a 1ST down. | +3 |
| 6:33 | 1st & 10 | own 18 | Jacob Charest sideline pass complete to Chris Duvalt for 9 yards to the Illin 27, tackled by Sherrick McManis out-of-bounds. | +9 |
| 6:33 | 2nd & 1 | own 27 | Mikel LeShoure rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Illin 30, tackled by Marshall Thomas for a 1ST down. | +3 |
| 6:33 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Mikel LeShoure rush over left guard for 15 yards to the Illin 45, tackled by Sherrick McManis for a 1ST down. | +15 |
| 6:33 | 1st & 10 | own 45 | Mikel LeShoure rush left for 4 yards to the Illin 49, tackled by Marshall Thomas. | +4 |
| 6:33 | 2nd & 6 | own 49 | Jacob Charest rush right for no gain to the Illin 49, tackled by Niko Mafuli. | 0 |
| 6:33 | 3rd & 6 | own 49 | Jacob Charest sacked by Corey Wootton for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 46. | 0 |
| 6:33 | 4th & 9 | own 46 | Anthony Santella punt for 38 yards, fair catch by Andrew Brewer at the Nwest 16. | 0 |
NU8 plays, 41 yd · On downs | ||||
| 2:25 | 1st & 10 | own 16 | Mike Kafka slant pass complete to Sidney Stewart for 17 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Garrett Edwards, ILLINOIS penalty holding declined for a 1ST down. | +17 |
| 2:25 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | Mike Kafka slant pass complete to Sidney Stewart for 7 yards to the Nwest 40, tackled by Tavon Wilson. | +7 |
| 2:25 | 2nd & 3 | own 40 | Mike Kafka middle pass complete to Zeke Markshausen for 8 yards to the Nwest 48, tackled by Ian Thomas for a 1ST down. | +8 |
| 1:30 | 1st & 10 | own 48 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 01:30. | 0 |
| 1:30 | 1st & 10 | own 48 | Mike Kafka sideline pass incomplete to Sidney Stewart, hurried by Russell Ellington. | 0 |
| 1:30 | 2nd & 10 | own 48 | Mike Kafka middle pass incomplete to Andrew Brewer. | 0 |
| 1:30 | 3rd & 10 | own 48 | Mike Kafka rush right for 9 yards to the Illin 43, tackled by Tavon Wilson out-of-bounds. | +9 |
| 1:30 | 4th & 1 | opp 43 | Mike Kafka slant pass incomplete to Zeke Markshausen, broken up by Dere Hicks. | 0 |
ILL1 play, 0 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 1:30 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | Jacob Charest middle pass intercepted by Nate Williams at the Nwest 46, returned for no gain to the Nwest 46. | 0 |
NU7 plays, 54 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 1:00 | 1st & 10 | own 46 | Mike Kafka slant pass incomplete to Sidney Stewart, hurried by Russell Ellington. | 0 |
| 1:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 46 | Mike Kafka middle pass complete to Jacob Schmidt for 12 yards to the Illin 42, tackled by Ian Thomas for a 1ST down. | +12 |
| 1:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 42 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 14 yards to the Illin 28, tackled by Russell Ellington for a 1ST down. | +14 |
| 1:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 28 | Mike Kafka sideline pass incomplete to Drake Dunsmore. | 0 |
| 0:17 | 2nd & 10 | opp 28 | Mike Kafka flag pass complete to Zeke Markshausen for 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +28 |
| 0:17 | opp 3 | Stefan Demos extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 0:17 | own 30 | Stefan Demos kickoff for 54 yards returned by Troy Pollard, tackled by Stephen Simmons for 15 yards to the Illin 31, tackled by Stephen Simmons. | +15 | |
ILL2 plays, -2 yd · End of period | ||||
| 0:17 | 1st & 10 | own 31 | Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 29. | −2 |
| 15:00 | own 30 | Derek Dimke kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
NU7 plays, 26 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Mike Kafka slant pass incomplete to Zeke Markshausen. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 20 | Scott Concannon rush over right end for 6 yards to the Nwest 26, tackled by Garrett Edwards and Dere Hicks. | +6 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 4 | own 26 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Zeke Markshausen for 16 yards to the Nwest 42 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +16 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 42 | Scott Concannon rush left for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 41, tackled by Russell Ellington and Corey Liuget. | −1 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 11 | own 41 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Demetrius Fields for 5 yards to the Nwest 46, tackled by Tavon Wilson out-of-bounds. | +5 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 6 | own 46 | Mike Kafka sideline pass incomplete to Zeke Markshausen. | 0 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 6 | own 46 | Stefan Demos punt for 34 yards, downed at the Illin 20. | 0 |
ILL8 plays, 28 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Daniel Dufrene rush right for 6 yards to the Illin 26, tackled by Nate Williams and Brad Phillips. | +6 |
| 12:45 | 2nd & 4 | own 26 | Eddie McGee rush over right guard for 9 yards to the Illin 35, tackled by David Arnold and Brad Phillips for a 1ST down. | +9 |
| 12:45 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Daniel Dufrene rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Illin 39, tackled by Kevin Watt. | +4 |
| 12:45 | 2nd & 6 | own 39 | Eddie McGee rush up the middle for 5 yards, fumbled, forced by Brian Peters, recovered by Illin Jeff Allen at the Illin 47 for a 1ST down. | +5 |
| 12:45 | 1st & 10 | own 47 | Daniel Dufrene rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Illin 48, tackled by Nate Williams and Quentin Davie. | +1 |
| 12:45 | 2nd & 9 | own 48 | Daniel Dufrene rush right for 5 yards to the Nwest 47, tackled by David Arnold. | +5 |
| 12:45 | 3rd & 4 | opp 47 | Eddie McGee rush right for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 48, tackled by Vince Browne. | −5 |
| 12:45 | 4th & 9 | own 48 | Anthony Santella punt for 51 yards, downed at the Nwest 1. | 0 |
NU10 plays, 99 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 9:21 | 1st & 10 | own 1 | NORTHWESTERN penalty 0 yard false start on Ben Burkett accepted. | 0 |
| 9:21 | 1st & 10 | own 1 | Mike Kafka rush over right guard for 2 yards to the Nwest 3, tackled by Josh Brent. | +2 |
| 9:21 | 2nd & 8 | own 3 | Scott Concannon rush over right guard for 13 yards to the Nwest 16, tackled by Garrett Edwards for a 1ST down. | +13 |
| 9:21 | 1st & 10 | own 16 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Andrew Brewer for 11 yards to the Nwest 27, tackled by Tavon Wilson for a 1ST down. | +11 |
| 9:21 | 1st & 10 | own 27 | Mike Kafka deep pass complete to Andrew Brewer for 52 yards to the Illin 21, tackled by Garrett Edwards for a 1ST down. | +52 |
| 9:21 | 1st & 10 | opp 21 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Zeke Markshausen for 20 yards to the Illin 1 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +20 |
| 9:21 | 1st & goal | opp 1 | Mike Kafka rush over right guard for no gain to the Illin 1, tackled by Corey Liuget. | 0 |
| 6:30 | 2nd & goal | opp 1 | Mike Kafka rush over left tackle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN, ILLINOIS penalty offside declined. | +1 |
| 6:30 | opp 3 | Stefan Demos extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 6:30 | own 30 | Stefan Demos kickoff for 53 yards returned by Zach Becker, tackled by Roderick Goodlow for 19 yards to the Illin 36, tackled by Roderick Goodlow. | +19 | |
ILL7 plays, 20 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:30 | 1st & 10 | own 36 | Eddie McGee rush over right tackle for a loss of 4 yards to the Illin 32, tackled by Sherrick McManis. | −4 |
| 6:30 | 2nd & 14 | own 32 | Eddie McGee rush left for 7 yards to the Illin 39, tackled by Quentin Williams. | +7 |
| 6:30 | 3rd & 7 | own 39 | Eddie McGee rush up the middle for 12 yards to the Nwest 49, tackled by Kevin Watt for a 1ST down. | +12 |
| 6:30 | 1st & 10 | opp 49 | Mikel LeShoure rush over right guard for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line, tackled by Marshall Thomas. | −1 |
| 6:30 | 2nd & 11 | midfield | Eddie McGee rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Quentin Davie and Jack DiNardo. | +6 |
| 6:30 | 3rd & 5 | opp 44 | Eddie McGee flag pass incomplete to Arrelious Benn. | 0 |
| 6:30 | 4th & 5 | opp 44 | Anthony Santella punt for 44 yards for a touchback. | 0 |
NU16 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 3:06 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Arby Fields rush left for 12 yards to the Nwest 32, tackled by Walter Aikens out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +12 |
| 3:06 | 1st & 10 | own 32 | Mike Kafka slant pass complete to Jeremy Ebert for 7 yards to the Nwest 39, tackled by Tavon Wilson. | +7 |
| 3:06 | 2nd & 3 | own 39 | NORTHWESTERN penalty 4 yard false start on Doug Bartels accepted. | 0 |
| 3:06 | 2nd & 7 | own 35 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Sidney Stewart for 9 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Tavon Wilson out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +9 |
| 3:06 | 1st & 10 | own 44 | Arby Fields rush left for 5 yards to the Nwest 49, tackled by Corey Liuget. | +5 |
| 3:06 | 2nd & 5 | own 49 | Mike Kafka sideline pass incomplete to Demetrius Fields. | 0 |
| 3:06 | 3rd & 5 | own 49 | ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard roughing passer on Garrett Edwards accepted, no play. | 0 |
| 3:06 | 1st & 10 | opp 36 | Stephen Simmons rush up the middle for 8 yards to the Illin 28, tackled by Garrett Edwards and Nate Bussey. | +8 |
| 3:06 | 2nd & 2 | opp 28 | Dan Persa rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the Illin 27, tackled by Doug Pilcher and Nate Bussey. | +1 |
| 3:06 | 3rd & 1 | opp 27 | Mike Kafka rush over left guard for 2 yards to the Illin 25, tackled by Nate Bussey for a 1ST down. | +2 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 25 | Arby Fields rush right for 4 yards to the Illin 21, tackled by Nate Bussey. | +4 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 6 | opp 21 | Mike Kafka flag pass complete to Jeremy Ebert for 19 yards to the Illin 2, tackled by Tavon Wilson out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +19 |
| 15:00 | 1st & goal | opp 2 | Arby Fields rush over left end for 1 yard to the Illin 1, tackled by Garrett Edwards and Josh Brent. | +1 |
| 13:30 | 2nd & goal | opp 1 | Arby Fields rush over left tackle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | +1 |
| 13:30 | opp 3 | Stefan Demos extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 13:30 | own 30 | Stefan Demos kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
ILL13 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 13:30 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Jason Ford rush over left tackle for 5 yards to the Illin 25, tackled by Brad Phillips and Nate Williams. | +5 |
| 13:30 | 2nd & 5 | own 25 | Jacob Charest sideline pass complete to Jack Ramsey for 12 yards to the Illin 37, tackled by Vince Browne for a 1ST down. | +12 |
| 13:30 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Jason Ford rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Illin 41, tackled by Quentin Davie and Jack DiNardo. | +4 |
| 13:30 | 2nd & 6 | own 41 | Jacob Charest sideline pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 10 yards to the Nwest 49 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +10 |
| 13:30 | 1st & 10 | opp 49 | Jason Ford rush left for 7 yards to the Nwest 42, tackled by Nate Williams and Brad Phillips. | +7 |
| 13:30 | 2nd & 3 | opp 42 | Jacob Charest screen pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 17 yards to the Nwest 25, tackled by Roderick Goodlow for a 1ST down. | +17 |
| 13:30 | 1st & 10 | opp 25 | Jason Ford rush up the middle for 5 yards to the Nwest 20, tackled by Roderick Goodlow. | +5 |
| 13:30 | 2nd & 5 | opp 20 | Jason Ford rush over right tackle for 3 yards, fumbled, forced by Nate Williams, recovered by Illin Jeff Allen at the Nwest 15 for a 1ST down. | +3 |
| 13:30 | 1st & 10 | opp 15 | Jacob Charest screen pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 5 yards to the Nwest 10, tackled by Jordan Mabin. | +5 |
| 13:30 | 2nd & 5 | opp 10 | Jacob Charest pass incomplete to Mikel LeShoure. | 0 |
| 10:11 | 3rd & 5 | opp 10 | Jacob Charest rush up the middle for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +10 |
| 10:11 | opp 3 | Two-point conversion attempt, Jacob Charest pass FAILED. | 0 | |
| 10:11 | own 30 | Derek Dimke on-side kick recovered by NORTHWESTERN at the Illin 40. | 0 | |
NU8 plays, 26 yd · Missed FG | ||||
| 10:11 | 1st & 10 | opp 40 | Stephen Simmons rush left for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 41, tackled by Corey Liuget. | −1 |
| 10:11 | 2nd & 11 | opp 41 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Stephen Simmons for 3 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by Tavon Wilson. | +3 |
| 10:11 | 3rd & 8 | opp 38 | ILLINOIS penalty 15 yard pass interference on Terry Hawthorne accepted, no play. | 0 |
| 10:11 | 1st & 10 | opp 23 | Arby Fields rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the Illin 19, tackled by Garrett Edwards. | +4 |
| 10:11 | 2nd & 6 | opp 19 | Arby Fields rush left for 3 yards to the Illin 16, tackled by Nate Bussey out-of-bounds. | +3 |
| 10:11 | 3rd & 3 | opp 16 | Jacob Schmidt rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the Illin 14, tackled by Garrett Edwards. | +2 |
| 6:38 | 4th & 1 | opp 14 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 06:38. | 0 |
| 6:34 | 4th & 1 | opp 14 | Stefan Demos 31 yard field goal MISSED. | +31 |
ILL11 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 6:34 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Jacob Charest sideline pass complete to Jack Ramsey for 11 yards to the Illin 31, tackled by Jordan Mabin for a 1ST down. | +11 |
| 6:34 | 1st & 10 | own 31 | Jason Ford rush over left end for 20 yards to the Nwest 49, tackled by Nate Williams out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +20 |
| 6:34 | 1st & 10 | opp 49 | Jacob Charest sideline pass complete to Chris Duvalt for 6 yards to the Nwest 43, tackled by Jordan Mabin. | +6 |
| 6:34 | 2nd & 4 | opp 43 | Jason Ford rush over left guard for 1 yard to the Nwest 42, tackled by Bryce McNaul. | +1 |
| 6:34 | 3rd & 3 | opp 42 | Jason Ford rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Nwest 41, tackled by Marshall Thomas. | +1 |
| 6:34 | 4th & 2 | opp 41 | Jacob Charest slant pass complete to Jarred Fayson for 9 yards to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down. | +9 |
| 6:34 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | Jason Ford rush over left tackle for no gain to the Nwest 32, tackled by Bryce McNaul. | 0 |
| 4:06 | 2nd & 10 | opp 32 | Jacob Charest sideline pass complete to Chris Duvalt for 32 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +32 |
| 4:06 | opp 3 | Derek Dimke extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 4:06 | 1st & 0 | own 30 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 04:06. | 0 |
| 4:06 | own 30 | Derek Dimke kickoff for 69 yards returned by Stephen Simmons, tackled by Walter Aikens for 29 yards to the Nwest 30, tackled by Walter Aikens. | +29 | |
NU10 plays, 18 yd · Punt | ||||
| 4:06 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Scott Concannon rush over left guard for 6 yards to the Nwest 36, tackled by Tavon Wilson. | +6 |
| 4:06 | 2nd & 4 | own 36 | Scott Concannon rush up the middle for no gain to the Nwest 36, tackled by Ian Thomas and Corey Liuget. | 0 |
| 3:10 | 3rd & 4 | own 36 | Timeout Illinois, clock 03:10. | 0 |
| 3:10 | 3rd & 4 | own 36 | Scott Concannon rush left for 8 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Garrett Edwards out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | +8 |
| 3:01 | 1st & 10 | own 44 | Timeout Illinois, clock 03:01. | 0 |
| 3:01 | 1st & 10 | own 44 | Jacob Schmidt rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Nwest 47, tackled by Josh Brent and Ian Thomas. | +3 |
| 3:01 | 2nd & 7 | own 47 | Jacob Schmidt rush right for no gain to the Nwest 47, tackled by Josh Brent and Aaron Gress. | 0 |
| 2:13 | 3rd & 7 | own 47 | Timeout Illinois, clock 02:13. | 0 |
| 2:13 | 3rd & 7 | own 47 | Dan Persa rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the Nwest 48, tackled by Aaron Gress and Corey Liuget. | +1 |
| 2:13 | 4th & 6 | own 48 | Stefan Demos punt for 39 yards, returned by Jarred Fayson, tackled by Quentin Davie out-of-bounds. | +8 |
ILL4 plays, 9 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 2:13 | 1st & 10 | own 21 | Jacob Charest deep pass incomplete to Chris Duvalt. | 0 |
| 1:14 | 2nd & 10 | own 21 | Jacob Charest post pass incomplete to Chris Duvalt. | 0 |
| 1:14 | 3rd & 10 | own 21 | Jacob Charest flag pass complete to Eddie McGee for 9 yards to the Illin 30, tackled by Nate Williams. | +9 |
| 1:14 | 4th & 1 | own 30 | Jacob Charest pass intercepted by Sherrick McManis at the Illin 35, returned for no gain to the Illin 35. | 0 |
NU1 play, -1 yd · End of period | ||||
| 1:14 | 1st & 10 | opp 35 | Team rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 36. | −1 |
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
- 2008 · wk 13Illinois 10 @ Northwestern 27
- 2007 · wk 12Northwestern 22 @ Illinois 41
- 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
Previous 4 meetings vs. Ron Zook
Northwestern 3–1 vs Ron Zook
- 2008 · wk 13Illinois 10 @ Northwestern 27
- 2007 · wk 12Northwestern 22 @ Illinois 41
- 2006 · wk 12Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 27
- 2005 · wk 12Northwestern 38 @ Illinois 21
Previous 3 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Illinois 1–2 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2008 · wk 13Illinois 10 @ Northwestern 27
- 2007 · wk 12Northwestern 22 @ Illinois 41
- 2006 · wk 12Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 27
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