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

ILL5 plays, 6 yd · Punt

14:561st & 10own 35Jack Olsen kickoff for 60 yds , Kenari Wilcher return for 23 yds to the ILL 28+23
14:561st & 10own 28Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the ILL 29+1
14:562nd & 9own 29John Paddock pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 4 yds to the ILL 33+4
14:563rd & 5own 33John Paddock pass complete to Pat Bryant for 1 yd to the ILL 34+1
13:044th & 4own 34Hugh Robertson punt for 36 yds, fair catch by A.J. Henning at the NU 300

NU4 plays, 7 yd · Punt

13:041st & 10own 30Cam Porter run for 4 yds to the NU 34+4
13:042nd & 6own 34Ben Bryant pass complete to A.J. Henning for 3 yds to the NU 37+3
13:043rd & 3own 37Ben Bryant pass incomplete to A.J. Henning0
11:454th & 3own 37Hunter Renner punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Williams at the ILL 250

ILL2 plays, 4 yd · Turnover

11:451st & 10own 25Reggie Love III run for 4 yds to the ILL 29+4
11:092nd & 6own 29John Paddock pass intercepted Jaheem Joseph return for no gain to the ILL 260

NU5 plays, 26 yd · Touchdown

11:091st & 10opp 26Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Porter for 6 yds to the ILL 20+6
11:092nd & 4opp 20Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the ILL 14 for a 1ST down+6
11:091st & 10opp 14Jack Lausch run for 4 yds to the ILL 10+4
11:092nd & 6opp 10Ben Bryant pass incomplete to Bryce Kirtz0
8:543rd & 6opp 10Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 10 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)+10

ILL13 plays, 57 yd · Field goal

8:491st & 10own 35Jack Olsen kickoff for 65 yds , Kenari Wilcher return for 19 yds to the ILL 19+19
8:491st & 10own 19Reggie Love III run for 3 yds to the ILL 22+3
8:492nd & 7own 22Reggie Love III run for 4 yds to the ILL 26+4
8:493rd & 3own 26John Paddock pass complete to Tip Reiman for 5 yds to the ILL 31 for a 1ST down+5
8:491st & 10own 31Reggie Love III run for 5 yds to the ILL 36+5
8:492nd & 5own 36Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the ILL 37+1
8:493rd & 4own 37John Paddock pass complete to Pat Bryant for 9 yds to the ILL 46 for a 1ST down+9
8:491st & 10own 46John Paddock pass complete to Pat Bryant for 5 yds to the NU 49+5
8:492nd & 5opp 49Aidan Laughery run for 17 yds to the NU 32 for a 1ST down+17
8:491st & 10opp 32Aidan Laughery run for 1 yd to the NU 31+1
8:492nd & 9opp 31John Paddock pass complete to Reggie Love III for 8 yds to the NU 23+8
8:493rd & 1opp 23John Paddock run for 1 yd to the NU 24+1
2:474th & 2opp 24Caleb Griffin 42 yd FG GOOD+42

NU14 plays, 73 yd · Touchdown

2:401st & 10own 35David Olano kickoff for 62 yds , A.J. Henning return for 24 yds to the NU 27+24
2:401st & 10own 27A.J. Henning run for 4 yds to the NU 31+4
2:402nd & 6own 31Jack Lausch run for 4 yds to the NU 35+4
2:403rd & 2own 35PENALTY NOR False Start (Priebe,Josh) 5 yards from NOR35 to NOR30. NO PLAY.−5
2:403rd & 7own 30No Huddle-Shotgun Bryant,Ben sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NOR27 (Newton,Jer'Zhan) PENALTY ILL Holding (Strain,Tyler) 10 yards from NOR30 to NOR40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+10
2:401st & 10own 40Ben Bryant pass complete to Raymond Niro III for 9 yds to the NU 49+9
2:402nd & 1own 49Ben Bryant run for 7 yds to the ILL 44 for a 1ST down+7
2:401st & 10opp 44Ben Bryant pass incomplete to Bryce Kirtz0
0:042nd & 10opp 44Timeout Illinois, clock 00:040
0:002nd & 10opp 44Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 18 yds to the ILL 26 for a 1ST down+18
0:00opp 44End of 1st Quarter0
15:001st & 10opp 26Anthony Tyus III run for 18 yds to the ILL 8 for a 1ST down+18
15:001st & goalopp 8Anthony Tyus III run for 7 yds to the ILL 1+7
13:432nd & goalopp 1Anthony Tyus III run for 1 yd for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)+1

ILL10 plays, 57 yd · Touchdown

13:361st & 10own 35Jack Olsen kickoff for 59 yds , Kenari Wilcher return for 37 yds to the ILL 43+37
13:361st & 10own 43Reggie Love III run for 4 yds to the ILL 47+4
13:362nd & 6own 47John Paddock pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 11 yds to the NU 42 for a 1ST down+11
13:361st & 10opp 42John Paddock pass incomplete to Tanner Arkin0
13:362nd & 10opp 42Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the NU 41+1
13:363rd & 9opp 41John Paddock pass complete to Pat Bryant for 8 yds to the NU 33+8
13:364th & 1opp 33Reggie Love III run for 6 yds to the NU 27 for a 1ST down+6
13:361st & 10opp 27Reggie Love III run for 14 yds to the NU 13 for a 1ST down+14
13:361st & 10opp 13Aidan Laughery run for 4 yds to the NU 9+4
9:132nd & 6opp 9John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 9 yds for a TD (Caleb Griffin KICK)+9

NU6 plays, -9 yd · Punt

9:081st & 10own 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds , A.J. Henning return for 23 yds to the NU 23+23
9:081st & 10own 23No Huddle Porter,Cam rush left for 3 yards gain to the NOR26 (Strain,Tyler; Harper,Nicario) PENALTY NOR Holding (Johnson,Cam) 10 yards from NOR23 to NOR13. NO PLAY.−10
9:081st & 20own 13Ben Bryant pass complete to Charlie Mangieri for 5 yds to the NU 18+5
9:082nd & 15own 18Ben Bryant sacked by Jer'Zhan Newton for a loss of 11 yards to the NU 7−11
9:083rd & 26own 7Cam Porter run for 7 yds to the NU 14+7
6:294th & 19own 14Hunter Renner punt for 33 yds0

ILL9 plays, 41 yd · Field goal

6:291st & 10opp 47John Paddock pass incomplete to Casey Washington0
6:292nd & 10opp 47Isaiah Williams run for 2 yds to the NU 45+2
6:293rd & 8opp 45John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 18 yds to the NU 27 for a 1ST down Northwestern Penalty, Defensive Offside (Ben Bryant) declined for a 1ST down+18
6:291st & 10opp 27John Paddock pass complete to Tip Reiman for 5 yds to the NU 22+5
6:292nd & 5opp 22Reggie Love III run for 13 yds to the NU 9 for a 1ST down+13
6:291st & goalopp 9Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the NU 10+1
6:292nd & goalopp 10John Paddock sacked by Jaylen Pate for a loss of 9 yards to the NU 19−9
6:293rd & goalopp 19John Paddock pass complete to Griffin Moore for 13 yds to the NU 6+13
2:194th & goalopp 6Caleb Griffin 24 yd FG GOOD+24

NU6 plays, 14 yd · Defensive TD

2:141st & 10own 35David Olano kickoff for 62 yds , A.J. Henning return for 17 yds to the NU 20+17
2:141st & 10own 20Joseph Himon II run for 6 yds to the NU 26+6
2:142nd & 4own 26Ben Bryant pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 11 yds to the NU 37 for a 1ST down+11
2:141st & 10own 37Ben Bryant pass complete to Joseph Himon II for 3 yds to the NU 34+3
2:142nd & 13own 34Ben Bryant pass incomplete to Bryce Kirtz0
1:093rd & 13own 34Miles Scott 55 Yd Interception Return (Caleb Griffin Kick)+55

NU11 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

1:091st & 10own 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
1:091st & 10own 25Anthony Tyus III run for 12 yds to the NU 37 for a 1ST down+12
1:091st & 10own 37Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 11 yds to the NU 48 for a 1ST down+11
1:091st & 10own 48Ben Bryant run for 15 yds to the ILL 37 for a 1ST down+15
0:331st & 10opp 37Timeout Illinois, clock 00:330
0:331st & 10opp 37Ben Bryant pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 16 yds to the ILL 21 for a 1ST down+16
0:331st & 10opp 21Ben Bryant pass complete to A.J. Henning for 2 yds to the ILL 23+2
0:252nd & 12opp 23Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:250
0:252nd & 12opp 23Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 20 yds to the ILL 3 for a 1ST down+20
0:081st & goalopp 3Anthony Tyus III run for 3 yards to the ILL 0. Fumble by Anthony Tyus III. Fumble Recovered by Dom D'Antonio at ILL 0 (Jack Olsen Kick)0
0:031st & goalopp 3Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:030

ILL3 plays, -1 yd · End of period

0:071st & 10own 35Jack Olsen kickoff for 41 yds , Tip Reiman return for no gain to the ILL 240
0:00own 24End of 2nd Quarter0
0:001st & 10own 24J. Paddock takes a knee−1

NU10 plays, 89 yd · Touchdown

14:561st & 10own 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds , A.J. Henning return for 11 yds to the NU 11+11
14:561st & 10own 11Cam Porter run for 2 yds to the NU 13+2
14:562nd & 8own 13Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 14 yds to the NU 27 for a 1ST down+14
14:561st & 10own 27Cam Porter run for 7 yds to the NU 34+7
14:562nd & 3own 34Cam Porter run for 5 yds to the NU 39 for a 1ST down+5
14:561st & 10own 39Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 9 yds to the NU 48+9
14:562nd & 1own 48Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 42 yds to the ILL 10 for a 1ST down+42
14:561st & goalopp 10Joseph Himon II run for no gain to the ILL 100
14:562nd & goalopp 10Ben Bryant pass complete to Marshall Lang for 5 yds to the ILL 5+5
10:523rd & goalopp 5Ben Bryant pass complete to A.J. Henning for 5 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)+5

ILL11 plays, 49 yd · Field goal

10:481st & 10own 35Jack Olsen kickoff for 58 yds , Kenari Wilcher return for 22 yds to the ILL 29+22
10:481st & 10own 29Reggie Love III run for no gain to the ILL 290
10:482nd & 10own 29John Paddock pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 8 yds to the ILL 37+8
10:483rd & 2own 37John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 4 yds to the ILL 41 for a 1ST down+4
10:481st & 10own 41John Paddock pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 19 yds to the NU 40 for a 1ST down+19
10:481st & 10opp 40Reggie Love III run for 3 yds to the NU 37+3
10:482nd & 7opp 37John Paddock pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 8 yds to the NU 29 for a 1ST down+8
10:481st & 10opp 29Reggie Love III run for 4 yds to the NU 25+4
10:482nd & 6opp 25Reggie Love III run for 3 yds to the NU 22+3
10:483rd & 3opp 22Reggie Love III run for no gain to the NU 220
5:574th & 3opp 22Caleb Griffin 40 yd FG GOOD+40

NU12 plays, 48 yd · Missed FG

5:571st & 10own 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:571st & 10own 25Cam Porter run for 2 yds to the NU 27+2
5:572nd & 8own 27Ben Bryant pass complete to A.J. Henning for 14 yds to the NU 41 for a 1ST down+14
5:571st & 10own 41Ben Bryant run for 3 yds to the NU 44+3
5:572nd & 7own 44Cam Porter run for 5 yds to the NU 49+5
5:573rd & 2own 49Cam Porter run for 3 yds to the ILL 48 for a 1ST down+3
5:571st & 10opp 48Anthony Tyus III run for 4 yds to the ILL 44+4
5:572nd & 6opp 44Ben Bryant pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 10 yds to the ILL 34 for a 1ST down+10
5:571st & 10opp 34Ben Bryant pass incomplete to Anthony Tyus III0
5:572nd & 10opp 34Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Porter for 7 yds to the ILL 27+7
5:573rd & 3opp 27Cam Porter run for no gain to the ILL 270
1:054th & 3opp 27Jack Olsen 45 yd FG MISSED+45

ILL8 plays, 73 yd · Touchdown

1:051st & 10own 27Reggie Love III run for 13 yds to the ILL 40 for a 1ST down+13
1:051st & 10own 40John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 16 yds to the NU 44 for a 1ST down+16
0:001st & 10opp 44Reggie Love III run for 2 yds to the NU 42+2
0:00opp 44End of 3rd Quarter0
15:002nd & 8opp 42John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 22 yds to the NU 20 for a 1ST down+22
15:001st & 10opp 20John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 5 yds to the NU 25+5
15:002nd & 15opp 25Reggie Love III run for 11 yds to the NU 14+11
13:123rd & 4opp 14Pat Bryant 14 Yd pass from Isaiah Williams (John Paddock Pass to Tip Reiman for Two-Point Conversion)+14

NU5 plays, 8 yd · Punt

13:061st & 10own 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds , A.J. Henning return for 23 yds to the NU 23+23
13:061st & 10own 23Ben Bryant pass complete to Thomas Gordon for 6 yds to the NU 29+6
13:062nd & 4own 29Joseph Himon II run for 3 yds to the NU 32+3
13:063rd & 1own 32A.J. Henning run for 1 yd to the NU 31+1
11:194th & 2own 31Hunter Renner punt for 45 yds0

NU4 plays, 18 yd · Touchdown

11:191st & 10opp 18Ben Bryant pass complete to Thomas Gordon for 3 yds to the ILL 15+3
11:192nd & 7opp 15Ben Bryant pass incomplete to Cam Johnson0
11:193rd & 7opp 15Ben Bryant pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 7 yds to the ILL 8 for a 1ST down+7
10:041st & goalopp 8Ben Bryant run for 8 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)+8

ILL10 plays, 81 yd · Touchdown

9:551st & 10own 35Garner Wallace 17 Yd Fumble Return (Jack Olsen Kick)+17
9:551st & 10own 35Jack Olsen kickoff for 46 yds , Hank Beatty return for no gain to the ILL 190
9:551st & 10own 19John Paddock pass complete to Tip Reiman for 5 yds to the ILL 24+5
9:552nd & 5own 24John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 73 yds to the NU 3 for a 1ST down+73
9:551st & goalopp 3John Paddock run for 4 yds to the NU 7+4
9:552nd & goalopp 7No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass incomplete short left to Washington,Casey PENALTY NOR Pass Interference (Johnson,Theran) 5 yards from NOR07 to NOR02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+5
9:551st & goalopp 2Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the NU 1+1
9:552nd & goalopp 1John Paddock pass incomplete to Casey Washington0
9:553rd & goalopp 1John Paddock pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams0
7:174th & goalopp 1John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)+1

NU4 plays, 29 yd · Turnover

7:171st & 10own 35David Olano kickoff for 63 yds0
7:171st & 10own 25Ben Bryant pass complete to Charlie Mangieri for 8 yds to the NU 33+8
7:172nd & 2own 33Cam Porter run for 21 yds to the ILL 46 for a 1ST down+21
6:131st & 10opp 46Ben Bryant pass intercepted0

ILL4 plays, 14 yd · Turnover

6:131st & 10own 7Reggie Love III run for 10 yds to the ILL 17 for a 1ST down+10
6:131st & 10own 17Reggie Love III run for 4 yds to the ILL 21+4
6:132nd & 6own 21John Paddock pass incomplete to Casey Washington0
5:003rd & 6own 21John Paddock pass intercepted0

NU4 plays, -2 yd · Field goal

5:001st & 10opp 26Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the ILL 25+1
5:002nd & 9opp 25Ben Bryant sacked by Jer'Zhan Newton for a loss of 7 yards to the ILL 32−7
5:003rd & 16opp 32Cam Porter run for 4 yds to the ILL 28+4
2:564th & 12opp 28Jack Olsen 46 yd FG GOOD+46

ILL6 plays, -1 yd · On downs

2:551st & 10own 35Jack Olsen kickoff for 35 yds0
2:551st & 10own 33John Paddock pass incomplete to Reggie Love III0
2:552nd & 10own 33John Paddock pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 7 yds to the ILL 40+7
2:553rd & 3own 40John Paddock pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams0
2:294th & 3own 40Timeout Illinois, clock 02:290
2:204th & 3own 40John Paddock sacked by Anto Saka for a loss of 8 yards to the ILL 32−8

NU7 plays, -3 yd · Punt

2:201st & 10opp 32Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the ILL 31+1
2:152nd & 9opp 31Timeout Illinois, clock 02:150
2:152nd & 9opp 31Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the ILL 30+1
2:113rd & 8opp 30Timeout Illinois, clock 02:110
2:113rd & 8opp 30Cam Porter run for no gain to the ILL 300
2:114th & 8opp 30PENALTY NOR Delay Of Game 5 yards from ILL30 to ILL35. NO PLAY.−5
1:144th & 13opp 35Hunter Renner punt for 35 yds for a touchback0

ILL6 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown

1:141st & 10own 20John Paddock pass incomplete to Ashton Hollins0
0:552nd & 10own 20John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 80 yds for a TD+80
0:551st & goalopp 3Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:550
0:551st & 10own 40Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:550
0:551st & 10own 35Griffin,Caleb kickoff 0 yards to the ILL35 PENALTY NOR Offside (Gordon,Thomas) 5 yards from ILL35 to ILL40. NO PLAY.+5
0:541st & 10own 40Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:540

NU4 plays, -4 yd · End of period

0:531st & 10own 40Caleb Griffin kickoff for 11 yds , Marshall Lang return for no gain to the NU 490
0:531st & 10own 49B. Bryant takes a knee−2
0:00own 47End of 4th Quarter0
0:002nd & 12own 47B. Bryant takes a knee−2

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 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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