Week 14 · 2025
Northwestern at Illinois
Sat 11/29/2025 07:30 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Illinois pregame69% — Pregame win probability: 69% for Illinois. Illinois favored, and won.Conference
34°Heavy Snowfall27 mph SSE · 96% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Northwestern
13
7–6
Illinois
20
9–4
Attendance
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not reported
Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2025, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.
NUQuarterbacks1 blue chip4
- 44-star recruitQB8Preston Stone ← SMU5yr2,400 Pass yds17 TD12 Int60.0 Cmp%14 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB2Ryan Boe2yr17 Pass yds0 TD1 Int28.6 Cmp%118 Rush yds
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB13Gavin Frakes ← Virginia4yrcareer 736 Pass yds4 TD7 Int50.0 Cmp%143 Rush yds
- —No recruiting profile foundQB15Sean Winton2yr
ILLQuarterbacks1 blue chip4
- 44-star recruitQB9Luke Altmyer5yr3,007 Pass yds22 TD5 Int67.4 Cmp%242 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB5Ethan Hampton ← Northern Illinois5yr27 Pass yds0 TD1 Int75.0 Cmp%
- 33-star recruitQB10Trey Petty2yr
- 33-star recruitQB2Carson Boyd1yr
NUOffensive line1 blue chip19
- 44-star recruitOL72Caleb Tiernan5yr
- 33-star recruitOL75Martes Lewis ← Minnesota6yr
- 33-star recruitOL65Jackson Carsello5yr
- 33-star recruitOL74Nick Herzog4yr
- 33-star recruitOL73Deuce McGuire4yr
- 33-star recruitOL64Anthony Birsa3yr
- 33-star recruitOL53Talan Chandler ← Missouri2yr
- 33-star recruitOL77Idrys Cotton2yr
- 33-star recruitOL62Ezomo Oratokhai2yr
- 33-star recruitOL71Dennis Rahouski2yr
- 33-star recruitOL69Patrick Schaller2yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Trey Boyd1yr
- 33-star recruitOL76Michael O'Connell1yr
- 33-star recruitOL57Hayden Wright1yr
- 22-star recruitOL69Jack Bailey7yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedOL63Xavior Gray ← Liberty7yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL61Matt Keeler5yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL60Evan Beerntsen ← South Dakota State2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL67Jace Borcherding2yr
ILLDefensive lineNo blue chips16
- 22-star recruitDE49Harrysson Ngassa2yr
- 33-star recruitDL90James Thompson Jr. ← Wisconsin6yr40 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL43Joe Barna2yr20 Tackles2.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL13Tomiwa Durojaiye ← Florida State4yr16 Tackles4.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL92Curt Neal ← Wisconsin4yr16 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL96Eli Coenen ← Bemidji State1yr12 Tackles1.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL52Pat Farrell3yr11 Tackles2.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL92Gentle Hunt4yr9 Tackles1.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL45Jeremiah Warren3yr3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL—Carter Hewitt ← Northern Iowa4yrcareer 5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL54Demetrius John2yr
- 33-star recruitDL91Cameron Brooks1yr
- 33-star recruitDL95Isaiah White1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL93Henry Engel3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL56Guillermo Gallardo2yr
- 33-star recruitDT94Angelo McCullom2yr19 Tackles3.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
NUDefensive line1 blue chip20
- 44-star recruitDE14Anto Saka4yr13 Tackles4.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL47Michael Kilbane3yr42 Tackles7.5 TFL3.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL91Aidan Hubbard5yr26 Tackles10.0 TFL7.5 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL90Carmine Bastone5yr24 Tackles4.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL95Najee Story5yr20 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
- 33-star recruitDL15Brendan Flakes4yr18 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL52Richie Hagarty7yr14 Tackles1.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL44Callen Campbell2yr6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL88Migo Jackson5yr5 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL54Tyler Gant3yr4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL95Mason Mayne1yr2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL91Caden O'Rourke1yr2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL92Mason Green3yr1 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL90Jack Trautmann2yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL55Dylan Roberts3yrcareer 5 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL97Braxton Strong2yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL99Troy Regovich2yr
- 33-star recruitDL96Jonah Hayes1yr
- 33-star recruitDL53Tanner Jumpp1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL98Landon Lauter2yr
ILLOffensive lineNo blue chips19
- 33-star recruitOL73Josh Gesky5yr
- 33-star recruitOL64Josh Kreutz5yr
- 33-star recruitOL75Brandon Henderson3yr
- 33-star recruitOL72Ayden Knapik ← Idaho3yr
- 33-star recruitOL55TJ McMillen3yr
- 33-star recruitOL66Brandon Hansen2yr
- 33-star recruitOL74Zafir Stewart2yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Eddie Tuerk2yr
- 33-star recruitOL76Dylan Frechette1yr
- 33-star recruitOL56JJ Hirdes1yr
- 33-star recruitOL68Michael McDonough1yr
- 33-star recruitOL54Griffin Rousseau1yr
- 22-star recruitOL58Melvin Priestly3yr
- 22-star recruitOL68Tyler McMillan ← Southeast Missouri State2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL74J.C. Davis4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL65Dezmond Schuster3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL57Zach Barrett2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL63Kellen Francis2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL71Nathan Knapik ← Idaho1yr
NUBacks & tight endsNo blue chips16
- 33-star recruitRB5Caleb Komolafe3yr190 Car941 Rush yds11 TD5.0 Rush avg11 Rec60 Rec yds5.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB6Joseph Himon II4yr99 Car486 Rush yds1 TD4.9 Rush avg21 Rec118 Rec yds5.6 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB24Dashun Reeder2yr22 Car222 Rush yds1 TD10.1 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB4Cam Porter6yr18 Car137 Rush yds1 TD7.6 Rush avg3 Rec23 Rec yds7.7 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB22Daniel Anderson1yr3 Car9 Rush yds0 TD3.0 Rush avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB26Albert Kunickis III4yrcareer 1 Car3 Rush yds0 TD3.0 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB36Ronny Johnson1yr
- 33-star recruitRB12Marcus Romain1yr
- 33-star recruitTE84Hunter Welcing6yr28 Rec296 Rec yds2 TD10.6 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE86Lawson Albright5yr9 Rec78 Rec yds1 TD8.7 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE88Alex Lines ← New Mexico State4yr4 Rec14 Rec yds0 TD3.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE41Robby Preckel1yr1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundTE83Blake Van Buren4yr
- 33-star recruitTE81Chris Petrucci4yr
- 33-star recruitTE48Tyler Kielmeyer1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE43Noah LaPorte1yr
ILLLinebackers2 blue chips17
- 33-star recruitLB28Dylan Rosiek5yr53 Tackles3.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
- 33-star recruitLB45Malachi Hood4yr44 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB17Gabe Jacas4yr44 Tackles13.5 TFL11.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB10James Kreutz4yr30 Tackles3.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB3Alec Bryant5yr26 Tackles3.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB0Jojo Hayden3yr25 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB39Kenenna Odeluga5yr22 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB9Leon Lowery Jr. ← Wisconsin6yr20 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB4Daniel Brown2yr11 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB26Ismael Kante1yr8 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB42Luke Zardzin5yr5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB33Grant Beerman1yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB48Carter Smith2yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB18Mason Muragin3yr
- 33-star recruitLB47Easton Baker2yr
- 33-star recruitLB34Erik Gayle1yr
- 33-star recruitLB38Jack Paris1yr
NULinebackers3 blue chips12
- 44-star recruitLB37Mac Uihlein5yr89 Tackles4.0 TFL0.0 Sacks4 Int
- 33-star recruitLB33Braydon Brus4yr81 Tackles4.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB14Yanni Karlaftis ← Purdue5yr11 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB34Payton Roth3yr8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB45Jack Sadowsky V ← Iowa State3yr6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB42Nigel Glover3yr4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB40Jason Reynolds II4yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB51Miles Crutchley4yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB32Matthew Smith2yr
- 33-star recruitLB38Josh Veldman1yr
- 22-star recruitLB46Lincoln Creager1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB58Nathaniel Campbell2yr
ILLBacks & tight ends2 blue chips20
- 44-star recruitRB5Ca'Lil Valentine2yr131 Car614 Rush yds4 TD4.7 Rush avg10 Rec55 Rec yds5.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB21Aidan Laughery4yr75 Car382 Rush yds3 TD5.1 Rush avg9 Rec54 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB23Jordan Anderson4yr9 Car41 Rush yds1 TD4.6 Rush avg3 Rec12 Rec yds4.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB20John Forster1yr
- 33-star recruitRB22Cedric Wyche II1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB27Corey Rashad3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB25Aaron Ball2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB31Murphy Clement ← West Virginia2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB22Petey Olaleye2yr
- 33-star recruitTE14Cole Rusk5yr19 Rec217 Rec yds1 TD11.4 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitTE83Kaden Feagin3yr16 Rec188 Rec yds2 TD11.8 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE85Tanner Arkin5yr13 Rec114 Rec yds2 TD8.8 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundTE88Davin Stoffel ← South Dakota State2yr1 Rec24 Rec yds0 TD24.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE86Christian Abney ← Ball State3yr1 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE89Clayton Leonard4yr
- 33-star recruitTE89Tanner Hollinger2yr
- 33-star recruitTE16Logan Farrell1yr
- 33-star recruitTE84Grant Smith1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE33Jake Furtney2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE39Trey Peters1yr
NUReceiversNo blue chips13
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR17Griffin Wilde ← South Dakota State3yr71 Rec880 Rec yds8 TD12.4 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR8Hayden Eligon II2yr37 Rec521 Rec yds3 TD14.1 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR10Ricky Ahumaraeze3yr10 Rec200 Rec yds0 TD20.0 Rec avg
- 22-star recruitWR19Drew Wagner2yr22 Rec172 Rec yds2 TD7.8 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR3Frank Covey IV3yr2 Rec22 Rec yds0 TD11.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR87Carson Grove2yr2 Rec17 Rec yds0 TD8.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR20Chase Farrell ← Stanford2yr3 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR18Camp Magee3yr
- 33-star recruitWR80Braden Blueitt1yr
- 33-star recruitWR14Dube Enongene1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR35Tate Crane2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR89Cam Russell2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR16Brennan Saxe1yr
ILLDefensive backs1 blue chip23
- —No recruiting profile foundCB7Kaleb Patterson3yr16 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB7Matthew Bailey4yr76 Tackles2 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB10Miles Scott4yr64 Tackles4 PD3 Int
- 33-star recruitDB5Torrie Cox Jr.5yr50 Tackles3 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB16Tanner Heckel2yr36 Tackles2 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB6Juice Clarke3yr30 Tackles7 PD
- 33-star recruitDB0Mac Resetich3yr19 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB20Tyler Strain5yr9 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB1Xavier Scott4yr6 Tackles2 PD
- 33-star recruitDB19Tyson Rooks4yr5 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB14Andre Lovett Jr.1yr3 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB35Grayson Griffin4yr3 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB21Ben Clawson4yr2 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB26Amar Reynolds2yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB29TJ Griffin4yr
- 33-star recruitDB13Tysean Griffin2yr
- 33-star recruitDB32Tywan Cox1yr
- 33-star recruitDB2RJ Jones III1yr
- 33-star recruitDB13Xanai Scott1yr
- 33-star recruitDB25Des Straughton1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB—Donovan Turner1yr
- 44-star recruitS24Saboor Karriem3yr21 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitS25Vernon Woodward III2yr
NUDefensive backs2 blue chips22
- 33-star recruitCB4Evan Smith4yr6 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB6Robert Fitzgerald4yr106 Tackles4 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB9Braden Turner4yr52 Tackles2 PD2 Int
- 33-star recruitDB18Garner Wallace5yr45 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB13Josh Fussell3yr29 Tackles9 PD
- 44-star recruitDB2Fred Davis II6yr22 Tackles6 PD
- 33-star recruitDB7Ore Adeyi5yr20 Tackles5 PD1 Int
- 44-star recruitDB1Dillon Tatum ← Michigan State4yr16 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB29Jon Jon Stevens Jr.1yr15 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB0Alijah Jones1yr10 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB21Damon Walters3yr3 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB26Jalen Lewis3yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB22Terrion Curry-Hicks2yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB35Sean Martin2yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB25Marquet Dorsey Jr.1yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB23Cole Shivers3yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB31Tito Williams Jr.2yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB27Jack Oyola4yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB16J.J. Lewis3yr
- 33-star recruitDB28Timi Oke2yr
- 22-star recruitDB11Seth Valeri1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB-1Fred Davis Ii1yr
ILLReceivers1 blue chip13
- 33-star recruitWR80Hank Beatty4yr70 Rec864 Rec yds3 TD12.3 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR17Collin Dixon3yr35 Rec548 Rec yds5 TD15.7 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR13Hudson Clement ← West Virginia4yr36 Rec454 Rec yds3 TD12.6 Rec avg
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR0Justin Bowick ← Ball State4yr22 Rec265 Rec yds5 TD12.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR2Ashton Hollins4yr4 Rec108 Rec yds1 TD27.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR88Malik Elzy3yr7 Rec84 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR1Mario Sanders2yr2 Rec32 Rec yds0 TD16.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR7Alexander Capka-Jones3yr2 Rec31 Rec yds0 TD15.5 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR28Karson Kaiser1yr
- 33-star recruitWR6Jershaun Newton1yr
- 33-star recruitWR11Brayden Trimble1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR87Tyler McClure3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR18Michael Bartolotta2yr
NUKickersNo blue chips2
- 33-star recruitPK82Jack Olsen6yr18 FG20 FGA41 Long76 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK94Henry Helms3yr
ILLKickersNo blue chips2
- 33-star recruitPK24David Olano3yr20 FG23 FGA47 Long104 Pts
- 33-star recruitPK27Lucas Osada ← North Carolina2yrcareer 0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
NUPuntersNo blue chips2
- 33-star recruitP11Luke Akers6yr3 FG3 FGA35 Long11 Pts36 Punts45.0 Avg10 In 20
- 33-star recruitP92Nikola Dugandzic1yr
ILLPuntersNo blue chips2
- 22-star recruitP40Keelan Crimmins ← Purdue3yr36 Punts43.9 Avg9 In 20
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedP81Lars Rau ← Texas State2yrcareer 24 Punts35.4 Avg6 In 20
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Illinois 3–7 vs Northwestern
- 2024 · wk 14Illinois 38 @ Northwestern 28
- 2023 · wk 13Northwestern 45 @ Illinois 43
- 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
Previous 7 meetings vs. Bret Bielema
Northwestern 2–5 vs Bret Bielema
- 2024 · wk 14Illinois 38 @ Northwestern 28
- 2023 · wk 13Northwestern 45 @ Illinois 43
- 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
Previous 2 meetings vs. David Braun
Illinois 1–1 vs David Braun
- 2024 · wk 14Illinois 38 @ Northwestern 28
- 2023 · wk 13Northwestern 45 @ Illinois 43
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