Week 13 · 2017

Northwestern at Illinois

Sat 11/25/2017 04:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Illinois pregame13%Pregame win probability: 13% for Illinois. Northwestern favored, and won.Conference

Northwestern

42

10–3

Illinois

7

2–10

Attendance

30,456

reported

NU5 plays, 6 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 250
15:002nd & 10own 25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 6 yds to the Nwest 31+6
15:003rd & 4own 31Clayton Thorson pass incomplete0
15:004th & 4own 31Hunter Niswander punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 310

ILL12 plays, 69 yd · Touchdown

13:521st & 10own 31Cam Thomas run for 7 yds to the Illin 38+7
13:522nd & 3own 38Cam Thomas pass complete to Caleb Reams for 6 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down+6
13:521st & 10own 44Dre Brown run for 7 yds to the Nwest 49+7
13:522nd & 3opp 49Dre Brown run for 2 yds to the Nwest 47+2
13:523rd & 1opp 47Dre Brown run for 2 yds to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down+2
13:521st & 10opp 45Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Caleb Reams, broken up by Jordan Thompson0
13:522nd & 10opp 45Cam Thomas run for 2 yds to the Nwest 43+2
13:523rd & 8opp 43Cam Thomas run for 12 yds to the Nwest 31 for a 1ST down+12
13:521st & 10opp 31Dre Brown run for no gain to the Nwest 310
13:522nd & 10opp 31Dre Brown run for 18 yds to the Nwest 13 ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Nwest 23+8
13:522nd & 2opp 23Cam Thomas run for no gain to the Nwest 230
8:383rd & 2opp 23Cam Thomas run for 23 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)+23

NU15 plays, 71 yd · Turnover

8:381st & 0own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
8:381st & 10own 25Jackson, Justin rush for no gain to the NU25 (Odenigbo,Tito), PENALTY ILL offside (Watson,Tre) 5 yards to the NU30, NO PLAY.+5
8:381st & 5own 30Clayton Thorson run for 12 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down+12
8:381st & 10own 42Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 49+7
8:382nd & 3own 49Jeremy Larkin run for 8 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down+8
8:381st & 10opp 43Clayton Thorson pass incomplete0
8:382nd & 10opp 43Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Illin 42+1
8:383rd & 9opp 42Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 12 yds to the Illin 30 for a 1ST down+12
8:381st & 10opp 30Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 2 yds to the Illin 28+2
8:382nd & 8opp 28Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Illin 21+7
8:383rd & 1opp 21Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Illin 18 for a 1ST down+3
8:381st & 10opp 18Jelani Roberts run for 14 yds to the Illin 4 for a 1ST down+14
8:381st & goalopp 4Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Illin 40
8:382nd & goalopp 4Clayton Thorson run for no gain to the Illin 40
8:383rd & goalopp 4Clayton Thorson pass intercepted Bennett Williams return for 15 yds to the Illin 16−15

ILL4 plays, 5 yd · Punt

3:131st & 10own 16Cam Thomas sacked by Nate Hall for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 15−1
3:132nd & 11own 15Dre Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 16+1
3:133rd & 10own 16Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 5 yds to the Illin 21+5
3:134th & 5own 21Blake Hayes punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 330

NU5 plays, 7 yd · Punt

1:161st & 10own 33Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 32−1
1:162nd & 11own 32Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 320
0:00goal lineEnd of 1st Quarter0
15:003rd & 11own 32Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 8 yds to the Nwest 40+8
15:004th & 3own 40Hunter Niswander punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Nate Hobbs at the Illin 80

ILL5 plays, 2 yd · Punt

14:181st & 10own 8ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (-4 Yards) to the Illin 4−4
14:181st & 14own 4Cam Thomas run for 10 yds to the Illin 14+10
14:182nd & 4own 14Dre Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 16+2
14:183rd & 2own 16Cam Thomas run for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 10−6
14:184th & 8own 10Blake Hayes punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 490

NU6 plays, 51 yd · Touchdown

12:341st & 10own 49Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 12 yds to the Illin 39 for a 1ST down+12
12:341st & 10opp 39Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Illin 36+3
12:342nd & 7opp 36Justin Jackson run for 14 yds to the Illin 22 for a 1ST down+14
12:341st & 10opp 22Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 9 yds to the Illin 13+9
12:342nd & 1opp 13Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Illin 11 for a 1ST down+2
10:351st & 10opp 11Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 11 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)+11

ILL5 plays, 9 yd · On downs

10:351st & 0own 35Luke Otto kickoff for 65 yds , Dre Brown return for 49 yds to the Illin 49+49
10:281st & 10own 49Cam Thomas pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 4 yds to the Nwest 47+4
10:282nd & 6opp 47Cam Thomas run for 5 yds to the Nwest 42+5
10:283rd & 1opp 42Dre Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 43−1
10:284th & 2opp 43Cam Thomas run for 1 yd to the Nwest 42+1

NU2 plays, 57 yd · Touchdown

8:321st & 10own 43Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 52 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST down+52
8:031st & goalopp 5Jelani Roberts run for 5 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)+5

ILL5 plays, -8 yd · Punt

8:031st & 0own 35Luke Otto kickoff for 64 yds , Dre Brown return for 50 yds to the Nwest 49+50
7:551st & 10opp 49Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling0
7:552nd & 10opp 49Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling0
7:553rd & 10opp 49Cam Thomas sacked by Nate Hall and Sam Miller for a loss of 8 yards to the Illin 43−8
7:554th & 18own 43Blake Hayes punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 110

NU4 plays, 2 yd · Punt

7:031st & 10own 11Jeremy Larkin run for 2 yds to the Nwest 13+2
7:032nd & 8own 13Jeremy Larkin run for 6 yds to the Nwest 19+6
7:033rd & 2own 19Clayton Thorson sacked by Bobby Roundtree for a loss of 6 yards to the Nwest 13−6
7:034th & 8own 13Hunter Niswander punt for 61 yds , Nate Hobbs returns for no gain to the Illin 260

ILL4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

5:181st & 10own 26Cam Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 24−2
5:182nd & 12own 24Cam Thomas pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 11 yds to the Illin 35+11
5:183rd & 1own 35Cam Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 34−1
5:184th & 2own 34Blake Hayes punt for 42 yds , Riley Lees returns for no gain to the Nwest 240

NU5 plays, 22 yd · Punt

3:191st & 10own 24Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 3 yds to the Nwest 27 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down+18
3:191st & 10own 42Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel0
3:192nd & 10own 42Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 46+4
3:193rd & 6own 46Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel, broken up by Chris James0
3:194th & 6own 46Hunter Niswander punt for 54 yds for a touchback0

ILL5 plays, 28 yd · Punt

2:061st & 10own 20Cam Thomas pass complete to Louis Dorsey for 20 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down+20
2:061st & 10own 40Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 6 yds to the Illin 46+6
2:062nd & 4own 46Dre Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 48+2
2:063rd & 2own 48Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Caleb Reams, broken up by Paddy Fisher0
2:064th & 2own 48Blake Hayes punt for 49 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 30

NU3 plays, 8 yd · End of period

0:441st & 10own 3Justin Jackson run for 10 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down+10
0:441st & 10own 13TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 11−2
0:00goal lineEnd of 2nd Quarter0

ILL9 plays, 33 yd · Missed FG

15:002nd & 12own 35Luke Otto kickoff for 37 yds , Bobby Walker return for 5 yds to the Illin 33+5
14:571st & 10own 33Dre Brown run for 15 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down+15
14:571st & 10own 48Cam Thomas run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line+2
14:572nd & 8midfieldDre Brown run for no gain to the 50 yard line0
14:573rd & 8midfieldCam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down+13
14:571st & 10opp 37Dre Brown run for 3 yds to the Nwest 34+3
14:572nd & 7opp 34Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling0
14:573rd & 7opp 34Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Louis Dorsey0
12:014th & 7opp 34Chase McLaughlin 52 yd FG MISSED+52

NU4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

12:011st & 10own 35Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson0
12:012nd & 10own 35Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Nwest 43+8
12:013rd & 2own 43Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson, broken up by Tymir Oliver0
12:014th & 2own 43Hunter Niswander punt for 47 yds , Nate Hobbs returns for no gain to the Illin 100

ILL3 plays, -7 yd · Defensive TD

11:051st & 10own 10Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Marcus McShepard0
11:052nd & 10own 10Christian Bobak run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 9−1
10:133rd & 11own 9Cam Thomas sacked by Joe Gaziano for a loss of 6 yards Cam Thomas fumbled, recovered by Nwest Sam Miller , return for 0 yards , return for 3 yds, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)+3

ILL5 plays, 2 yd · Punt

10:131st & 0own 35Luke Otto kickoff for 34 yds , Austin Roberts return for 5 yds to the Illin 36+5
10:091st & 10own 36Cam Thomas pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 2 yds to the Illin 38+2
10:092nd & 8own 38Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Dre Brown0
10:093rd & 8own 38Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Alex Miller0
10:094th & 8own 38Blake Hayes punt for 52 yds , Riley Lees returns for 10 yds to the Nwest 20+10

NU2 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown

9:041st & 10own 20Justin Jackson run for 79 yds to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down+79
8:471st & goalopp 1Justin Jackson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)+1

ILL6 plays, 18 yd · Punt

8:471st & 0own 35Luke Otto kickoff for 47 yds , Christian Bobak return for 10 yds to the Illin 28+10
8:401st & 10own 28Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down+13
8:401st & 10own 41Cam Thomas pass complete to Dre Brown for 8 yds to the Illin 49+8
8:402nd & 2own 49Cam Thomas sacked by Jordan Thompson and Tyler Lancaster for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 46−3
8:403rd & 5own 46Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling0
8:404th & 5own 46Blake Hayes punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 110

NU6 plays, 33 yd · Punt

6:391st & 10own 11Jeremy Larkin run for 10 yds to the Nwest 21 for a 1ST down+10
6:391st & 10own 21Jeremy Larkin run for 29 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+29
6:391st & 10midfieldJeremy Larkin run for 3 yds to the Illin 47+3
6:392nd & 7opp 47Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Bennett Skowronek0
6:393rd & 7opp 47Clayton Thorson sacked by Tymir Oliver for a loss of 9 yards to the Nwest 44−9
6:394th & 16own 44Hunter Niswander punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Nate Hobbs at the Illin 180

ILL4 plays, 12 yd · Turnover

4:151st & 10own 18Cam Thomas pass complete to Caleb Reams for 8 yds to the Illin 26+8
4:152nd & 2own 26Cam Thomas run for 4 yds to the Illin 30 for a 1ST down+4
4:151st & 10own 30Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling0
4:152nd & 10own 30Cam Thomas pass intercepted Paddy Fisher return for 4 yds to the Illin 31−4

NU14 plays, 31 yd · Touchdown

3:121st & 10opp 31Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Illin 30+1
3:122nd & 9opp 30Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Illin 300
3:123rd & 9opp 30Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Illin 28+2
3:124th & 7opp 28Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 10 yds to the Illin 18 for a 1ST down+10
3:121st & 10opp 18Jackson, Justin rush for 1 yard to the ILL17 (Phillips,D.;Williams,B.), PENALTY NU holding (Hance, Blake) 10 yards to the ILL28, NO PLAY.−10
3:121st & 20opp 28Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Illin 24+4
0:00goal lineEnd of 3rd Quarter0
15:002nd & 16opp 24Clayton Thorson pass complete to Jeremy Larkin for 11 yds to the Illin 13+11
15:003rd & 5opp 13Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 5 yds to the Illin 8 for a 1ST down+5
15:001st & 0opp 8NORTHWESTERN Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Illin 13−5
15:001st & goalopp 13Jeremy Larkin run for 4 yds to the Illin 9+4
15:002nd & goalopp 9Jeremy Larkin run for 5 yds to the Illin 4+5
12:053rd & goalopp 4Jeremy Larkin run for 4 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)+4
12:051st & goalgoal lineILLINOIS Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting ( Yards) to the Illin 30

ILL6 plays, 6 yd · Punt

12:051st & 0own 35Luke Otto kickoff for 52 yds , Dre Brown return for 15 yds to the Illin 28+15
11:591st & 10own 28Cam Thomas pass complete to Louis Dorsey for 9 yds to the Illin 37+9
11:592nd & 1own 37Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Bobby Walker0
11:593rd & 1own 37Cam Thomas run for 7 yds to the Illin 44 ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive holding (Malik Turner) to the Illin 34−3
11:593rd & 4own 34Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Louis Dorsey0
11:594th & 4own 34Blake Hayes punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 230

NU9 plays, 77 yd · Touchdown

10:321st & 10own 23Corey Acker run for 2 yds to the Nwest 25+2
10:322nd & 8own 25John Moten IV run for 12 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down+12
10:321st & 10own 37Jesse Brown run for 9 yds to the Nwest 46+9
10:322nd & 1own 46ILLINOIS Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Christion Abercrombie) to the Illin 39 for a 1ST down+15
10:321st & 10opp 39Auston Anderson run for 7 yds to the Illin 32+7
10:322nd & 3opp 32Corey Acker run for 7 yds to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down+7
10:321st & 10opp 25John Moten IV run for 7 yds to the Illin 18+7
6:012nd & 3opp 18Jesse Brown run for 18 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)+18
6:011st & 0own 35Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 06:010

ILL5 plays, 0 yd · Punt

6:011st & 0own 35Luke Otto kickoff for 50 yds , Dre Brown return for 11 yds to the Illin 46 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the Illin 41+11
5:561st & 10own 41Kendrick Foster run for no gain to the Illin 410
5:562nd & 10own 41Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Louis Dorsey0
5:563rd & 10own 41Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Reggie Corbin0
5:564th & 10own 41Blake Hayes punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 280

NU4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

5:081st & 10own 28Corey Acker run for 3 yds to the Nwest 31+3
5:082nd & 7own 31Auston Anderson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 33+2
5:083rd & 5own 33Auston Anderson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 36+3
5:084th & 2own 36Daniel Kubiuk punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 370

ILL4 plays, 38 yd · Turnover

2:441st & 10own 37Kendrick Foster run for 4 yds to the Illin 41+4
2:442nd & 6own 41Cam Thomas pass complete to Louis Dorsey for 18 yds to the Nwest 41 for a 1ST down+18
2:441st & 10opp 41Cam Thomas pass complete to Louis Dorsey for 16 yds to the Nwest 25 for a 1ST down+16
2:441st & 10opp 25Cam Thomas pass intercepted Trae Williams return for 65 yds to the Illin 13−65

NU3 plays, 5 yd · End of period

1:091st & 10opp 13Tyler Lancaster run for 4 yds to the Illin 9+4
1:092nd & 6opp 9Tyler Lancaster run for 1 yd to the Illin 8+1
0:00goal lineEnd 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

  • 2016 · wk 13Illinois 21 @ Northwestern 42
  • 2015 · wk 13Northwestern 24 @ Illinois 14
  • 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

Previous meeting vs. Lovie Smith

Northwestern 1–0 vs Lovie Smith

  • 2016 · wk 13Illinois 21 @ Northwestern 42

Previous 10 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald

Illinois 4–6 vs Pat Fitzgerald

  • 2016 · wk 13Illinois 21 @ Northwestern 42
  • 2015 · wk 13Northwestern 24 @ Illinois 14
  • 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

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