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

NU5 plays, 7 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 63 yds , Solomon Vault return for 15 yds to the Nwest 17+15
14:351st & 10own 17Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 19+2
14:052nd & 8own 19Clayton Thorson pass complete to Dan Vitale for 6 yds to the Nwest 25+6
13:533rd & 2own 25Clayton Thorson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 24−1
13:304th & 3own 24Hunter Niswander punt for 23 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 470

ILL11 plays, 47 yd · Touchdown

13:001st & 10opp 47Josh Ferguson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 48−1
12:522nd & 11opp 48Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Andrew Davis0
12:453rd & 11opp 48Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 10 yds to the Nwest 38+10
12:134th & 1opp 38Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 1 yd to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down+1
11:401st & 10opp 37Wes Lunt pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 1 yd to the Nwest 36+1
11:272nd & 9opp 36Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison0
11:203rd & 9opp 36Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 12 yds to the Nwest 24 for a 1ST down+12
10:451st & 10opp 24Josh Ferguson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 20+4
10:052nd & 6opp 20Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 3 yds to the Nwest 17+3
9:201st & goalopp 1Josh Ferguson run for no gain to the Nwest 10
8:592nd & goalopp 1Wes Lunt run for 1 yd for a TD, (Taylor Zalewski KICK)+1

NU6 plays, 76 yd · Touchdown

8:592nd & 10own 35Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 54 yds , Solomon Vault return for 13 yds to the Nwest 24+13
8:291st & 10own 24Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 29+5
8:002nd & 5own 29Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 48 yds to the Illin 23 for a 1ST down+48
7:381st & 10opp 23Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Illin 20+3
7:112nd & 7opp 20Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Illin 19+1
6:353rd & 6opp 19Clayton Thorson pass complete to Dan Vitale for 19 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)+19

ILL5 plays, 4 yd · Punt

6:353rd & 6own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds , V'Angelo Bentley return for 20 yds to the Illin 20+20
6:221st & 10own 20Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison0
6:002nd & 10own 20Josh Ferguson run for 4 yds to the Illin 24+4
5:383rd & 6own 24Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner0
5:304th & 6own 24Ryan Frain punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Miles Shuler at the Nwest 430

NU13 plays, 57 yd · Touchdown

5:131st & 10own 43Warren Long run for no gain to the Nwest 430
4:542nd & 10own 43Clayton Thorson run for 9 yds to the Illin 48+9
4:353rd & 1opp 48Warren Long run for 1 yd to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down+1
4:001st & 10opp 47Solomon Vault run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 48−1
3:432nd & 11opp 48Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Dan Vitale0
3:353rd & 11opp 48Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Dan Vitale0
3:304th & 11opp 48ILLINOIS Penalty, Personal Foul (Caleb Day) to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down+15
3:001st & 10opp 33Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Illin 25+8
2:552nd & 2opp 25Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Illin 21 for a 1ST down+4
2:381st & 10opp 21Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Illin 13+8
2:002nd & 2opp 13Clayton Thorson pass complete to Stephen Buckley for 7 yds to the Illin 6 for a 1ST down+7
1:381st & goalopp 6Warren Long run for 3 yds to the Illin 3+3
1:212nd & goalopp 3Warren Long run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)+3

ILL6 plays, 7 yd · Punt

1:212nd & 7own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
1:131st & 10own 25Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison0
1:082nd & 10own 25Wes Lunt pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 4 yds to the Illin 29+4
0:203rd & 6own 29Wes Lunt pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 3 yds to the Illin 32+3
0:004th & 3own 32Ryan Frain punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Miles Shuler at the Nwest 250
0:00own 0End of 1st Quarter0

NU8 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

15:001st & 10own 25Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 26 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Eric Finney) to the Nwest 41 for a 1ST down+16
14:301st & 10own 41Solomon Vault run for a loss of 4 yards to the Nwest 37−4
14:002nd & 14own 37Clayton Thorson pass complete to Miles Shuler for 39 yds to the Illin 24 for a 1ST down+39
13:421st & 10opp 24Clayton Thorson run for 1 yd to the Illin 23+1
13:102nd & 9opp 23Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Illin 17+6
12:433rd & 3opp 17Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Kidd for 9 yds to the Illin 8 for a 1ST down+9
12:091st & goalopp 8Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Illin 3+5
11:412nd & goalopp 3Justin Jackson run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)+3

ILL8 plays, 27 yd · Punt

11:412nd & 5own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 64 yds , V'Angelo Bentley return for 27 yds to the Illin 28+27
11:151st & 10own 28Wes Lunt pass complete to Desmond Cain for 15 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down+15
11:071st & 10own 43Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Josh Ferguson0
10:492nd & 10own 43Wes Lunt pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 11 yds to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down+11
10:201st & 10opp 46Josh Ferguson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 45+1
9:522nd & 9opp 45Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner0
9:463rd & 9opp 45Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison0
9:364th & 9opp 45Ryan Frain punt for 27 yds, downed at the Nwest 180

NU4 plays, -3 yd · Punt

9:311st & 10own 18Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr0
9:152nd & 10own 18Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 22+4
8:283rd & 6own 22Clayton Thorson sacked by Mason Monheim for a loss of 7 yards to the Nwest 15−7
8:124th & 13own 15Hunter Niswander punt for 33 yds, downed at the Nwest 480

ILL7 plays, 18 yd · Missed FG

8:001st & 10opp 48Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 6 yds to the Nwest 42+6
7:302nd & 4opp 42Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 7 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down+7
7:001st & 10opp 35Josh Ferguson run for no gain to the Nwest 350
6:572nd & 10opp 35ILLINOIS Penalty, False Start (Austin Schmidt) to the Nwest 40−5
6:342nd & 15opp 40Wes Lunt pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 10 yds to the Nwest 30+10
6:013rd & 5opp 30Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison0
5:564th & 5opp 30Taylor Zalewski 48 yd FG MISSED+48

NU4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

5:481st & 10own 30Jelani Roberts run for 6 yds to the Nwest 36+6
5:192nd & 4own 36Solomon Vault run for 2 yds to the Nwest 38+2
4:593rd & 2own 38Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson0
4:514th & 2own 38Hunter Niswander punt for 40 yds, fair catch by V'Angelo Bentley at the Illin 220

ILL5 plays, 3 yd · Punt

4:301st & 10own 22Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 2 yds to the Illin 24+2
4:002nd & 8own 24Wes Lunt pass complete to Ke'Shawn Vaughn for 1 yd to the Illin 25+1
3:293rd & 7own 25Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 03:290
3:243rd & 7own 25Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Desmond Cain0
3:154th & 7own 25Ryan Frain punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 400

NU8 plays, 14 yd · Punt

2:551st & 10own 40Justin Jackson run for 9 yds to the Nwest 49+9
2:442nd & 1own 49Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 490
2:123rd & 1own 49Clayton Thorson pass complete to Dan Vitale for 7 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down+7
2:091st & 10opp 44Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Pierre Youngblood-Ary0
1:402nd & 10opp 44Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 46−2
1:323rd & 12opp 46Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 01:320
1:233rd & 12opp 46Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Quinn Baker0
1:164th & 12opp 46Hunter Niswander punt for 32 yds, fair catch by V'Angelo Bentley at the Illin 140

ILL12 plays, 29 yd · End of period

1:121st & 10own 14Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Josh Ferguson0
1:092nd & 10own 14Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner0
1:003rd & 10own 14Josh Ferguson run for 13 yds to the Illin 27 for a 1ST down+13
0:461st & 10own 27Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison0
0:292nd & 10own 27Josh Ferguson run for 4 yds to the Illin 31+4
0:193rd & 6own 31Josh Ferguson run for 11 yds to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down+11
0:181st & 10own 42Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:180
0:131st & 10own 42Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Ke'Shawn Vaughn0
0:052nd & 10own 42Wes Lunt pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 10 yds to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down+10
0:051st & 10opp 48Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:050
0:001st & 10opp 48Wes Lunt sacked by Ifeadi Odenigbo for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 43−9
0:00own 0End of 2nd Quarter0

ILL6 plays, 24 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 63 yds , V'Angelo Bentley return for 21 yds to the Illin 23+21
14:221st & 10own 23Wes Lunt pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 20 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down+20
14:001st & 10own 43Josh Ferguson run for 1 yd to the Illin 44+1
13:302nd & 9own 44Josh Ferguson run for 3 yds to the Illin 47+3
13:123rd & 6own 47Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison0
13:024th & 6own 47Ryan Frain punt for 53 yds for a touchback0

NU4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

12:351st & 10own 20Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 23+3
12:102nd & 7own 23Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 28+5
11:583rd & 2own 28Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Mike McHugh0
11:444th & 2own 28Hunter Niswander punt for 43 yds, downed at the Illin 290

ILL4 plays, -3 yd · Punt

11:341st & 10own 29Josh Ferguson run for 4 yds to the Illin 33+4
10:442nd & 6own 33Josh Ferguson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 32−1
9:553rd & 7own 32Wes Lunt sacked by Anthony Walker for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 26−6
9:304th & 13own 26Ryan Frain punt for 62 yds, downed at the Nwest 120

NU4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

9:081st & 10own 12Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 14+2
8:552nd & 8own 14Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Nwest 20+6
8:293rd & 2own 20Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Dan Vitale0
8:184th & 2own 20Hunter Niswander punt for 46 yds , V'Angelo Bentley returns for 2 yds to the Illin 36+2

ILL4 plays, 7 yd · Punt

8:001st & 10own 36Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 8 yds to the Illin 44+8
7:302nd & 2own 44TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 43 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Illin Wes Lunt−1
7:003rd & 3own 43Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Ke'Shawn Vaughn0
6:474th & 3own 43Ryan Frain punt for 34 yds, downed at the Nwest 230

NU7 plays, 22 yd · Turnover

6:301st & 10own 23Justin Jackson run for 14 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down+14
6:001st & 10own 37Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 39+2
5:432nd & 8own 39Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Cameron Dickerson0
5:403rd & 8own 39Clayton Thorson sacked by Jihad Ward for a loss of 7 yards to the 50 yard line Clayton Thorson fumbled, recovered by Nwest Clayton Thorson , return for 0 yards for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, Personal Foul (Chunky Clements) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+8
5:201st & 10midfieldClayton Thorson pass complete to Miles Shuler for no gain to the 50 yard line0
5:002nd & 10midfieldSolomon Vault run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 48−2
4:033rd & 12own 48Clayton Thorson pass complete to Solomon Vault for a loss of 3 yards Solomon Vault fumbled, forced by Chunky Clements, recovered by Illin Carroll Phillips−3

ILL6 plays, 13 yd · On downs

3:551st & 10opp 45Wes Lunt pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 14 yds to the Nwest 31 for a 1ST down+14
2:501st & 10opp 31Wes Lunt run for a loss of 9 yards to the Nwest 40−9
2:302nd & 19opp 40Wes Lunt pass complete to Desmond Cain for 8 yds to the Nwest 32+8
2:193rd & 11opp 32Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner0
2:194th & 11opp 32Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 02:190
2:104th & 11opp 32Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner0

NU4 plays, 22 yd · Defensive TD

2:001st & 10own 32Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 15 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down+15
1:401st & 10own 47Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Illin 47+6
1:152nd & 4opp 47Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Illin 46+1
0:453rd & 3opp 46Clayton Thorson pass intercepted for a TD Mason Monheim return for 58 yds for a TD, (Taylor Zalewski KICK)−58

NU13 plays, 46 yd · Field goal

0:451st & 10own 35Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 49 yds , Dan Vitale return for 16 yds to the Nwest 32+16
0:101st & 10own 32Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 37+5
0:00goal lineEnd of 3rd Quarter0
15:002nd & 5own 37Justin Jackson run for 27 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down+27
14:141st & 10opp 36Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Illin 34+2
13:592nd & 8opp 34Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr0
13:493rd & 8opp 34Warren Long run for 18 yds to the Illin 16 for a 1ST down+18
13:141st & 10opp 16Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Illin 160
12:402nd & 10opp 16Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 1 yd to the Illin 15+1
12:003rd & 9opp 15Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Illin 12 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive Holding (Brad North) to the Illin 22−7
11:383rd & 16opp 22Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 11:380
11:323rd & 16opp 22Clayton Thorson pass incomplete0
11:274th & 16opp 22Jack Mitchell 39 yd FG GOOD+39

ILL8 plays, 50 yd · Turnover

11:274th & 16own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
11:181st & 10own 25Wes Lunt pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 34 yds to the Nwest 41 for a 1ST down+34
11:061st & 10opp 41Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Dionte Taylor0
10:552nd & 10opp 41Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 6 yds to the Nwest 35+6
10:203rd & 4opp 35Wes Lunt pass complete to Desmond Cain for 6 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down+6
10:001st & 10opp 29Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 4 yds to the Nwest 25+4
9:562nd & 6opp 25Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner0
9:493rd & 6opp 25Wes Lunt pass intercepted Matthew Harris return for no gain to the Nwest 190

NU7 plays, 12 yd · Punt

9:381st & 10own 19Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 20+1
9:002nd & 9own 20Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 27+7
8:503rd & 2own 27Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 31 for a 1ST down+4
8:301st & 10own 31Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Jelani Roberts0
8:002nd & 10own 31Justin Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 29−2
7:203rd & 12own 29Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 31+2
7:044th & 10own 31Hunter Niswander punt for 46 yds , V'Angelo Bentley returns for 17 yds to the Illin 40+17

ILL9 plays, 51 yd · Missed FG

6:501st & 10own 40Wes Lunt pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 3 yds to the Illin 43+3
6:252nd & 7own 43Josh Ferguson run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 40−3
6:113rd & 10own 40Wes Lunt pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 23 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down+23
5:501st & 10opp 37Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 24 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down+24
5:201st & 10opp 13Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 4 yds to the Nwest 9+4
5:002nd & 6opp 9Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 3 yds to the Nwest 6+3
4:503rd & 3opp 6Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 2 yds to the Nwest 4+2
4:284th & 1opp 4ILLINOIS Penalty, False Start (Christian DiLauro) to the Nwest 9−5
4:104th & 6opp 9Taylor Zalewski 27 yd FG MISSED+27

NU12 plays, 33 yd · Punt

4:001st & 10own 20Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 23+3
2:482nd & 7own 23Justin Jackson run for 13 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down+13
2:051st & 10own 36Clayton Thorson run for 9 yds to the Nwest 45+9
2:002nd & 1own 45Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down+2
1:581st & 10own 47Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:580
1:201st & 10own 47Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Illin 47+6
1:132nd & 4opp 47Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 01:130
1:112nd & 4opp 47TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 48−1
1:113rd & 5opp 48Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:110
0:453rd & 5opp 48Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Illin 47+1
0:274th & 4opp 47Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:270
0:164th & 4opp 47Hunter Niswander punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 60

ILL3 plays, 32 yd · End of period

0:091st & 10own 6Wes Lunt pass complete to Desmond Cain for 23 yds to the Illin 29 for a 1ST down+23
0:001st & 10own 29Wes Lunt pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 9 yds to the Illin 38+9
0:00own 0End of 4th Quarter0

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

  • 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

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