Week 15 · 2020
Illinois at Northwestern
Sat 12/12/2020 12:00 PMRyan FieldNorthwestern pregame82% — Pregame win probability: 82% for Northwestern. Northwestern favored, and won.Conference
38°Light Rain16 mph N · 89% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Illinois
10
2–6
Northwestern
28
7–2
Attendance
—
not reported
IllinoisILL
NorthwesternNU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Isaiah Williams | 4/8 | 86 | 10.8 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Brandon Peters | 3/14 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Peyton Ramsey | 7/12 | 82 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Chase Brown | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 0 | 16 |
| ILL | Isaiah Williams | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 17 |
| ILL | Mike Epstein | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| ILL | Blake Hayes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| ILL | Brandon Peters | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| ILL | Conner Lillig | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| ILL | Reggie Love III | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 |
| NU | Evan Hull | 13 | 149 | 11.5 | 1 | 50 |
| NU | Cam Porter | 24 | 142 | 5.9 | 2 | 31 |
| NU | Peyton Ramsey | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 |
| NU | Kyric McGowan | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 22 |
| NU | Andrew Marty | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| NU | Isaiah Bowser | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 |
| NU | Drake Anderson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Brian Hightower | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 1 | 46 |
| ILL | Josh Imatorbhebhe | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 20 |
| ILL | Casey Washington | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| NU | Kyric McGowan | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 33 |
| NU | Riley Lees | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| NU | Cam Porter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| NU | Charlie Mangieri | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Devon Witherspoon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NU | Drake Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Jartavius Martin | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Jake Hansen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Jer'Zhan Newton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Milo Eifler | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Kerby Joseph | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Calvin Avery | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Marquez Beason | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Michael Marchese | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Seth Coleman | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Derrick Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Devon Witherspoon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Isaiah Gay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Alec McEachern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Christian Bobak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Owen Carney Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Sean Coghlan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tre'von Riggins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Khalan Tolson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tailon Leitzsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Paddy Fisher | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Blake Gallagher | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Brandon Joseph | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Chris Bergin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Earnest Brown IV | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Peter McIntyre | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | A.J. Hampton Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Bryce Gallagher | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Adetomiwa Adebawore | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Coco Azema | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Joe Spivak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Bryce Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Charlie Kuhbander | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Devin O'Rourke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Erik Mueller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Khalid Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | P.J. Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Rod Heard II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | TeRah Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Wyatt Blake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Eku Leota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | James McCourt | 1/3 | 33.3 | 39 | 1/1 | 4 |
| NU | Charlie Kuhbander | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Blake Hayes | 4 | 220 | 55.0 | 0 | 3 | 62 |
| NU | Derek Adams | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Ty Lindenman | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 26 |
| NU | Charlie Mangieri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Riley Lees | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 17 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Northwestern 7–3 vs Illinois
- 2019 · wk 14Northwestern 29 @ Illinois 10
- 2018 · wk 13Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 24
- 2017 · wk 13Northwestern 42 @ Illinois 7
- 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
Previous 10 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Illinois 3–7 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2019 · wk 14Northwestern 29 @ Illinois 10
- 2018 · wk 13Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 24
- 2017 · wk 13Northwestern 42 @ Illinois 7
- 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
Previous 4 meetings vs. Lovie Smith
Northwestern 4–0 vs Lovie Smith
- 2019 · wk 14Northwestern 29 @ Illinois 10
- 2018 · wk 13Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 24
- 2017 · wk 13Northwestern 42 @ Illinois 7
- 2016 · wk 13Illinois 21 @ Northwestern 42
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