Week 13 · 2023

Northwestern at Illinois

Sat 11/25/2023 03:30 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Illinois pregame66%Pregame win probability: 66% for Illinois. Illinois favored, and lost — Northwestern won.Conference

39°Cloudy7 mph NE · 50% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Northwestern

45

8–5

Illinois

43

5–7

Attendance

42,310

reported

Northwestern14 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 40

Illinois12 drives · 7 scoring · avg start own 27

1st quarter

14:56ILLown 28own 345 plays, 6 ydPunt00
13:04NUown 30own 374 plays, 7 ydPunt00
11:45ILLown 25own 292 plays, 4 ydTurnover00
11:09NUopp 26goal line5 plays, 26 ydTouchdown +7 NU70
8:49ILLown 19opp 2413 plays, 57 ydField goal +3 ILL73
2:40NUown 27goal line14 plays, 73 ydTouchdown +7 NU143

2nd quarter

13:36ILLown 43goal line10 plays, 57 ydTouchdown +7 ILL1410
9:08NUown 23own 146 plays, -9 ydPunt1410
6:29ILLopp 47opp 69 plays, 41 ydField goal +3 ILL1413
2:14NUown 20own 346 plays, 14 ydDefensive TD +7 ILL1420
1:09NUown 25goal line11 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 NU2120
0:07ILLown 24own 233 plays, -1 ydEnd of period2120

3rd quarter

14:56NUown 11goal line10 plays, 89 ydTouchdown +7 NU2820
10:48ILLown 29opp 2211 plays, 49 ydField goal +3 ILL2823
5:57NUown 25opp 2712 plays, 48 ydMissed FG2823
1:05ILLown 27goal line8 plays, 73 ydTouchdown +8 ILL2831

4th quarter

13:06NUown 23own 315 plays, 8 ydPunt2831
11:19NUopp 18goal line4 plays, 18 ydTouchdown +7 NU3531
9:55ILLown 19goal line10 plays, 81 ydTouchdown +6 ILL4237
7:17NUown 25opp 464 plays, 29 ydTurnover4237
6:13ILLown 7own 214 plays, 14 ydTurnover4237
5:00NUopp 26opp 284 plays, -2 ydField goal +3 NU4537
2:55ILLown 33own 326 plays, -1 ydOn downs4537
2:20NUopp 32opp 357 plays, -3 ydPunt4537
1:14ILLown 20goal line6 plays, 80 ydTouchdown +6 ILL4543
0:53NUown 49own 454 plays, -4 ydEnd of period4543

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is NorthwesternIllinois after the drive.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Team

Illinois 3–7 vs Northwestern

  • 2022 · wk 13Illinois 41 @ Northwestern 3
  • 2021 · wk 13Northwestern 14 @ Illinois 47
  • 2020 · wk 15Illinois 10 @ Northwestern 28
  • 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

Previous 5 meetings vs. Bret Bielema

Northwestern 1–4 vs Bret Bielema

  • 2022 · wk 13Illinois 41 @ Northwestern 3
  • 2021 · wk 13Northwestern 14 @ Illinois 47
  • 2010 · wk 13Northwestern 23 @ Wisconsin 70
  • 2009 · wk 12Wisconsin 31 @ Northwestern 33
  • 2006 · wk 6Northwestern 9 @ Wisconsin 41

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