Week 13 · 2015
Northwestern at Illinois
Sat 11/28/2015 03:30 PMSoldier FieldIllinois pregame41% — Pregame win probability: 41% for Illinois. Northwestern favored, and won.ConferenceNeutral site
Northwestern
24
10–3
Illinois
14
5–7
Attendance
33,514
reported
NorthwesternNU
IllinoisILL
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Clayton Thorson | 12/25 | 146 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 17.9 |
| ILL | Wes Lunt | 20/41 | 241 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 24.9 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Justin Jackson | 37 | 172 | 4.6 | 1 | 27 |
| NU | Warren Long | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 18 |
| NU | Clayton Thorson | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 9 |
| NU | Jelani Roberts | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| NU | Solomon Vault | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 2 |
| ILL | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | 16 |
| ILL | Josh Ferguson | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 0 | 13 |
| ILL | Wes Lunt | 4 | -23 | -5.8 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Austin Carr | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 48 |
| NU | Miles Shuler | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 39 |
| NU | Danny Vitale | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 19 |
| NU | Garrett Kidd | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| NU | Stephen Buckley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| NU | Justin Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| NU | Solomon Vault | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Josh Ferguson | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 0 | 34 |
| ILL | Desmond Cain | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 23 |
| ILL | Malik Turner | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 24 |
| ILL | Geronimo Allison | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 14 |
| ILL | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Matthew Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Mason Monheim | 1 | 58 | 1 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Jack Mitchell | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 3/3 | 6 |
| ILL | Taylor Zalewski | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Hunter Niswander | 8 | 304 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| ILL | Ryan Frain | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Solomon Vault | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 15 |
| NU | Danny Vitale | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| ILL | V'Angelo Bentley | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 27 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | V'Angelo Bentley | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 17 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Illinois 4–6 vs Northwestern
- 2014 · wk 14Illinois 47 @ Northwestern 33
- 2013 · wk 14Northwestern 37 @ Illinois 34
- 2012 · wk 13Illinois 14 @ Northwestern 50
- 2011 · wk 5Northwestern 35 @ Illinois 38
- 2010 · wk 12Illinois 48 @ Northwestern 27
- 2009 · wk 11Northwestern 21 @ Illinois 16
- 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 9 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Illinois 4–5 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2014 · wk 14Illinois 47 @ Northwestern 33
- 2013 · wk 14Northwestern 37 @ Illinois 34
- 2012 · wk 13Illinois 14 @ Northwestern 50
- 2011 · wk 5Northwestern 35 @ Illinois 38
- 2010 · wk 12Illinois 48 @ Northwestern 27
- 2009 · wk 11Northwestern 21 @ Illinois 16
- 2008 · wk 13Illinois 10 @ Northwestern 27
- 2007 · wk 12Northwestern 22 @ Illinois 41
- 2006 · wk 12Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 27
Research
Keep this open while you look at others