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
NorthwesternNU
IllinoisILL
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Preston Stone | 19/36 | 163 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 14.6 |
| ILL | Luke Altmyer | 10/15 | 136 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 |
| ILL | Hank Beatty | 1/1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Robby Preckel | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| NU | Ryan Boe | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| NU | Preston Stone | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 8 |
| ILL | Ca'Lil Valentine | 14 | 74 | 5.3 | 1 | 20 |
| ILL | Aidan Laughery | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 |
| ILL | Kaden Feagin | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 4 |
| ILL | Luke Altmyer | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | 17 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Hayden Eligon II | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 1 | 20 |
| NU | Griffin Wilde | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
| NU | Lawson Albright | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| NU | Hunter Welcing | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 |
| NU | Robby Preckel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| ILL | Collin Dixon | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 35 |
| ILL | Tanner Arkin | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 28 |
| ILL | Hudson Clement | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
| ILL | Hank Beatty | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| ILL | Kaden Feagin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| ILL | Aidan Laughery | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Preston Stone | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Anto Saka | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ILL | Luke Altmyer | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Leon Lowery Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Robert Fitzgerald | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Braydon Brus | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Braden Turner | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Mac Uihlein | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Garner Wallace | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Michael Kilbane | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Brendan Flakes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Carmine Bastone | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Josh Fussell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Callen Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Ore Adeyi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Payton Roth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Anto Saka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Dillon Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Liam Reardon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Migo Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Najee Story | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Ricky Ahumaraeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Robby Preckel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Dylan Rosiek | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Malachi Hood | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Matthew Bailey | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Torrie Cox Jr. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Juice Clarke | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| ILL | Gabe Jacas | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Miles Scott | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ILL | Curt Neal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | James Kreutz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | James Thompson Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tanner Heckel | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Alec Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Daniel Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Ismael Kante | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Angelo McCullom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Gentle Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Hank Beatty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Joe Barna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Mac Resetich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tomiwa Durojaiye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Kenenna Odeluga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Miles Scott | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| ILL | Torrie Cox Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Jack Olsen | 2/2 | 100.0 | 38 | 1/1 | 7 |
| ILL | David Olano | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Luke Akers | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| ILL | Keelan Crimmins | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Ca'Lil Valentine | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 24 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Hank Beatty | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
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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