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Northwestern (7-4 , 5-3) -VS- Illinois (2-9 , 0-8)

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Northwestern logo
38
vs
Illinois logo
21

Northwestern (7-4 , 5-3) -VS- Illinois (2-9 , 0-8)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
Winner NUNorthwestern 7 17 7 7 38
ILLIllinois 0 21 0 0 21
NU:
Basanez, Brett (240),
Sutton, Tyrell (212),
Philmore, Mark (62)
ILL:
Brasic, Tim (241),
Thomas, Pierre (97),
Jones, Kendrick (95)
Date:
11/19/2005
Site:
Champaign, Ill.
Stadium:
Memorial Stadium
Attendance:
31465
Kickoff Time:
11:10 am
End of Game:
2:20 pm
Duration:
3:10
Temperature:
48 deg.
Wind:
SSW 18
Weather:
Sunny
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Match History vs Northwestern

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play NU ILL
1st - 03:06 1st 03:06 NU - Basanez, Brett 5 yd run (Howells, Joel kick), 15 plays, 69 yards, TOP 6:16 7 0
2nd - 11:52 2nd 11:52 ILL - Thomas, Pierre 1 yd run (Reda, Jason kick), 6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 2:25 7 7
2nd - 07:54 2nd 07:54 NU - Abernathy, F. 9 yd pass from Basanez, Brett (Howells, Joel kick) 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:58 14 7
2nd - 04:43 2nd 04:43 ILL - Davis, Jason 27 yd pass from Brasic, Tim (Reda, Jason kick) 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:11 14 14
2nd - 03:00 2nd 03:00 NU - Philmore, Mark 23 yd pass from Basanez, Brett (Howells, Joel kick) 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:43 21 14
2nd - 01:52 2nd 01:52 ILL - McPhearson, D. 27 yd pass from Brasic, Tim (Reda, Jason kick) 5 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:08 21 21
2nd - 00:09 2nd 00:09 NU - Howells, Joel 19 yd field goal 9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:43 24 21
3rd - 11:43 3rd 11:43 NU - Hamlett, Gerard 28 yd run (Howells, Joel kick), 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:17 31 21
4th - 06:50 4th 06:50 NU - Basanez, Brett 8 yd run (Howells, Joel kick), 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:24 38 21
38 21
Referee: Dennis Lipski Line Judge: Tom Krispinsky Side Judge: Joe Duncan
Umpire: Carl Britt Back Judge: Dino Paganelli Score Keeper:
Linesman: Bob Bassett Field Judge: Norm Nelson

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic NU ILL
First Downs
Total 36 24
Rushing 23 13
Passing 13 11
Penalty 0 0
Rushing
Total (Net) 356 199
Attempts 61 43
Avg. Per Rush 5.8 4.6
Rushing TDs 3 1
Yds. Gained 396 217
Yds. Lost 40 18
Passing
Total (Net) 240 241
Comp.-Att.-Int. 25-31-0 20-35-1
Avg. / Att. 7.7 6.9
Avg. / Comp. 9.6 12.1
TDs 2 2
Total Offense
Yards 596 440
Plays 92 78
Avg. / Play 6.48 5.64
Fumbles - Lost 1-0 2-0
Penalties - Yds. 2-14 4-28
Punting
Punts - Yds. 1-26 3-116
Avg. / Punt 0 0
Inside 20 0 0
50+ Yds. 0 0
Touchbacks 0 1
Fair Catch 0 0
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 7-376 4-260
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 53.7 65.0
Touchbacks 3 4
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-15-0 1-5-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 15.0 5.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 3-42-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 0 14.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-16-0 0-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 32:24 27:36
3rd. Down Conv. 9 of 15 10 of 17
4th. Down Conversions 2 of 3 2 of 3
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 4-5 1-2
Sacks: Total - Yds. 2-8 2-18
PAT: Total - Made 5-5 3-3
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 1-2 0-1

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
NU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Basanez, Brett 25 31 240 2 0 23 2
Totals 25 31 240 2 0 23 2
ILL - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Brasic, Tim 20 35 241 2 1 41 2
Totals 20 35 241 2 1 41 2
Individual Rushing Statistics
NU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Sutton, Tyrell 34 218 6 212 0 24 6.2
Basanez, Brett 17 119 34 85 2 21 5.0
Hamlett, Gerard 3 39 0 39 1 28 13.0
Roberson, B. 5 13 0 13 0 4 2.6
Fields, J. 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0
TEAM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 61 396 40 356 3 28 5.8
ILL - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Thomas, Pierre 18 105 8 97 1 26 5.4
Brasic, Tim 13 61 8 53 0 12 4.1
Halsey, E.B. 7 41 0 41 0 15 5.9
Mendenhall, R. 3 7 0 7 0 4 2.3
Hudson, Kyle 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0
TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Totals 43 217 18 199 1 26 4.6
Individual Receiving Statistics
NU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Philmore, Mark 5 62 1 23
Lane, Ross 4 49 0 14
Fields, J. 4 44 0 14
Herbert, Shaun 4 41 0 12
Sutton, Tyrell 5 24 0 13
Roberson, B. 2 11 0 13
Abernathy, F. 1 9 1 9
Totals 25 240 2 23
ILL - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Jones, Kendrick 3 95 0 41
Davis, Jason 3 42 1 27
Thomas, Pierre 3 26 0 11
McPhearson, D. 3 25 1 27
Halsey, E.B. 3 13 0 11
Lenti Jr, Frank 2 11 0 9
Bryant, Melvin 1 11 0 11
Warren, DaJuan 1 10 0 10
Hudson, Kyle 1 8 0 8
Totals 20 241 2 41

Defensive

Northwestern - Individual Defensive Statistics
Northwestern - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
McGarigle, Tim 5 5 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kadela, Adam 5 5 10 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Simpson, Eddie 3 6 9 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Henderson, H. 3 4 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
McPherson, R. 2 3 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mims, Kevin 3 2 5 1.0/7 1.0 1.0/7 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Tarver, F. 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 2
Roach, Nick 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cofield, Barry 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-16 1 - - 1
Dious, Cory 2 1 3 1.0/5 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Schultz, Trevor - 3 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Malleo, Chris 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Peterman, Eric 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cole, Marquice 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Smith, Brendan 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Koehn, Mark 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kennedy, Keegan 2 - 2 1.0/1 1.0 1.0/1 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Black, Ryan - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Abernathy, F. - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Gill, John - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jones, T.J. - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Illinois - Individual Defensive Statistics
Illinois - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Mitchell, Kevin 6 8 14 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cooper, James 9 3 12 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Miller, Brit 8 4 12 2.0/14 2.0 1.0/12 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Ball, Alan 6 3 9 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Harrison, J. 3 5 8 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Leman, J 5 1 6 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Norwell, Chris 3 3 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Abdullah, S. 3 - 3 1.0/7 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Carson, Sam - 2 2 0.5/- 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Willis, Remond 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Thornhill, A. 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Norris, Josh - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Moss, Scott 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kleckner, Kyle 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brasic, Tim 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Knezetic, Kyle 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Williams, Sirod 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Lindquist, D. - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Walker, Derek 1 - 1 1.0/6 1.0 1.0/6 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
NU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Pederson, Ryan 1 26 0 26 0 0 0
ILL - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Weatherford, S. 3 116 0 45 0 1 0
Individual Return Statistics
NU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Philmore, Mark 1 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cofield, Barry 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 16
ILL - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Halsey, E.B. 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
McPhearson, D. 0 0 0 1 10 10 0 0 0
Thomas, Pierre 0 0 0 1 13 13 0 0 0
Davis, Jason 0 0 0 1 19 19 0 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
NU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Howells, Joel 2nd 00:09 19 GOOD
Howells, Joel 4th 13:36 41 MISSED
ILL - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Reda, Jason 1st 09:22 47 MISSED
Individual Kickoff Statistics
NU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Howells, Joel 7 376 3 1 53.7
ILL - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Weatherford, S. 4 260 4 0 65.0
Individual PAT Statistics
NU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Howells, Joel 5 5 0 0 0 0
ILL - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Reda, Jason 3 3 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 ILL 1st 20 15:00 KO 70 09:22 FGA 15-50 5:38
1st/09:22 NU 1st 31 09:22 FGA 100 03:06 TD 15-69 6:16
1st/03:06 ILL 1st 20 03:06 KO 41 01:12 PUNT 6-21 1:54
1st/01:12 NU 1st 29 01:12 PUNT 24 14:17 PUNT 5-(-5) 1:55
2nd/14:17 ILL 2nd 55 14:17 PUNT 100 11:52 TD 6-45 2:25
2nd/11:52 NU 2nd 20 11:52 KO 100 07:54 TD 13-80 3:58
2nd/07:54 ILL 2nd 32 07:54 KO 100 04:43 TD 8-68 3:11
2nd/04:43 NU 2nd 20 04:43 KO 100 03:00 TD 6-80 1:43
2nd/03:00 ILL 2nd 17 03:00 KO 100 01:52 TD 5-83 1:08
2nd/01:52 NU 2nd 35 01:52 KO 99 00:09 FG 9-64 1:43
2nd/00:13 ILL 2nd 44 00:13 KO 42 00:00 HALF 1-(-2) 0:13
3rd/15:00 NU 3rd 20 15:00 KO 100 11:43 TD 11-80 3:17
3rd/11:43 ILL 3rd 35 11:43 KO 91 08:19 INT 10-56 3:24
3rd/08:19 NU 3rd 30 08:19 INT 96 04:04 DOWNS 12-66 4:15
3rd/04:04 ILL 3rd 5 04:04 DOWNS 23 01:42 PUNT 7-18 2:22
3rd/01:42 NU 3rd 45 01:42 PUNT 76 13:36 FGA 8-31 3:06
4th/13:36 ILL 4th 24 13:36 FGA 61 10:14 PUNT 6-37 3:22
4th/10:14 NU 4th 20 10:14 PUNT 100 06:50 TD 9-80 3:24
4th/06:50 ILL 4th 20 06:50 KO 79 02:47 DOWNS 15-59 4:03
4th/02:47 NU 4th 22 02:47 DOWNS 67 00:00 HALF 6-45 2:47

Northwestern Drives

Northwestern Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/09:22 NU 1st 31 09:22 FGA 100 03:06 TD 15-69 6:16
1st/01:12 NU 1st 29 01:12 PUNT 24 14:17 PUNT 5-(-5) 1:55
2nd/11:52 NU 2nd 20 11:52 KO 100 07:54 TD 13-80 3:58
2nd/04:43 NU 2nd 20 04:43 KO 100 03:00 TD 6-80 1:43
2nd/01:52 NU 2nd 35 01:52 KO 99 00:09 FG 9-64 1:43
3rd/15:00 NU 3rd 20 15:00 KO 100 11:43 TD 11-80 3:17
3rd/08:19 NU 3rd 30 08:19 INT 96 04:04 DOWNS 12-66 4:15
3rd/01:42 NU 3rd 45 01:42 PUNT 76 13:36 FGA 8-31 3:06
4th/10:14 NU 4th 20 10:14 PUNT 100 06:50 TD 9-80 3:24
4th/02:47 NU 4th 22 02:47 DOWNS 67 00:00 HALF 6-45 2:47

Illinois Drives

Northwestern
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 ILL 1st 20 15:00 KO 70 09:22 FGA 15-50 5:38
1st/03:06 ILL 1st 20 03:06 KO 41 01:12 PUNT 6-21 1:54
2nd/14:17 ILL 2nd 55 14:17 PUNT 100 11:52 TD 6-45 2:25
2nd/07:54 ILL 2nd 32 07:54 KO 100 04:43 TD 8-68 3:11
2nd/03:00 ILL 2nd 17 03:00 KO 100 01:52 TD 5-83 1:08
2nd/00:13 ILL 2nd 44 00:13 KO 42 00:00 HALF 1-(-2) 0:13
3rd/11:43 ILL 3rd 35 11:43 KO 91 08:19 INT 10-56 3:24
3rd/04:04 ILL 3rd 5 04:04 DOWNS 23 01:42 PUNT 7-18 2:22
4th/13:36 ILL 4th 24 13:36 FGA 61 10:14 PUNT 6-37 3:22
4th/06:50 ILL 4th 20 06:50 KO 79 02:47 DOWNS 15-59 4:03

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Illinois wins the toss, will receive, and defend the north goal.
NU ball on NU35.
Howells, Joel kickoff 65 yards to the ILL0, touchback.
Illinois at 15:00
Illinois at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 15:00
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for 6 yards to the ILL26 (McGarigle, Tim;Kadela, Adam).
Brasic, Tim pass complete to McPhearson, D. for loss of 5 yards to the ILL21 (Dious, Cory).
Brasic, Tim rush for 10 yards to the ILL31, 1ST DOWN ILL (Cofield, Barry).
Halsey, E.B. rush up middle for 6 yards to the ILL37 (Kadela, Adam;Henderson, H.).
Brasic, Tim sideline pass complete to McPhearson, D. for 3 yards to the ILL40 (Tarver, F.).
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for 2 yards to the ILL42, 1ST DOWN ILL (Mims, Kevin;Schultz, Trevor).
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for 6 yards to the ILL48 (McGarigle, Tim).
Brasic, Tim sideline pass complete to Warren, DaJuan for 10 yards to the NU42, 1ST DOWN ILL (Dious, Cory;Tarver, F.).
Thomas, Pierre rush over right guard for 3 yards to the NU39 (Koehn, Mark;McGarigle, Tim).
Brasic, Tim rush left for 1 yard to the NU38 (McGarigle, Tim).
Brasic, Tim pass complete to Hudson, Kyle for 8 yards to the NU30, 1ST DOWN ILL (Kadela, Adam).
Brasic, Tim pass incomplete to Davis, Jason, QB hurry by Cofield, Barry.
Brasic, Tim sideline pass incomplete to Hudson, Kyle.
Brasic, Tim deep pass incomplete to Hudson, Kyle (Cole, Marquice).
Reda, Jason field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - short, spot at NU31, clock 09:22.
Total 15 plays , 50 yards Time of Possession: 5:38
Northwestern at 09:22
Northwestern at 09:22
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 09:22
Sutton, Tyrell rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the NU35 (Norwell, Chris;Cooper, James).
Basanez, Brett sideline pass complete to Sutton, Tyrell for 5 yards to the NU40 (Ball, Alan).
Sutton, Tyrell rush over left guard for 3 yards to the NU43, 1ST DOWN NU (Mitchell, Kevin;Carson, Sam).
Basanez, Brett rush for 6 yards to the NU49.
Sutton, Tyrell rush right for 3 yards to the ILL48 (Mitchell, Kevin).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for no gain to the ILL48 (Miller, Brit).
Basanez, Brett rush for 6 yards to the ILL42, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds.
Basanez, Brett sacked for loss of 12 yards to the NU46 (Miller, Brit).
Sutton, Tyrell rush over left end for 24 yards to the ILL30, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds.
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 4 yards to the ILL26 (Leman, J).
Basanez, Brett rush up middle for 9 yards to the ILL17, 1ST DOWN NU (Harrison, J.).
Roberson, B. rush for 2 yards to the ILL15 (Cooper, James).
Fields, J. rush right for 7 yards to the ILL8 (Norwell, Chris).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 7 yards to the ILL1, 1ST DOWN NU (Leman, J).
PENALTY NU false start (Matthews, A.) 4 yards to the ILL5.
Basanez, Brett rush over right end for 5 yards to the ILL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:06.
Howells, Joel kick attempt good.
Howells, Joel kickoff 65 yards to the ILL0, touchback.
Total 15 plays , 69 yards Time of Possession: 6:16
Score:
Northwestern 7-0 Illinois
Illinois at 03:06
Illinois at 03:06
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 03:06
ILLINOIS drive start at 03:06.
Mendenhall, R. rush right for 4 yards to the ILL24, out-of-bounds (Tarver, F.).
Brasic, Tim middle pass incomplete to Bryant, Melvin.
Brasic, Tim middle pass complete to Halsey, E.B. for 11 yards to the ILL35, 1ST DOWN ILL (Roach, Nick).
Brasic, Tim pass complete to Halsey, E.B. for 2 yards to the ILL37, out-of-bounds (Kadela, Adam).
Halsey, E.B. rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ILL40 (Gill, John;McGarigle, Tim).
Brasic, Tim rush for 1 yard to the ILL41, fumble forced by Kadela, Adam, fumble by Brasic, Tim recovered by ILL Payne, Franklin at ILL41.
Weatherford, S. punt 45 yards to the NU14, Philmore, Mark return 15 yards to the NU29 (Knezetic, Kyle).
Total 6 plays , 21 yards Time of Possession: 1:54
Northwestern at 01:12
Northwestern at 01:12
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 01:12
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 01:12.
Basanez, Brett deep pass incomplete to Fields, J. (Miller, Brit).
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Sutton, Tyrell for 13 yards to the NU42, 1ST DOWN NU (Mitchell, Kevin).
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Sutton, Tyrell for loss of 7 yards to the NU35 (Abdullah, S.).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 5 yards to the NU40 (Miller, Brit).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Basanez, Brett rush for loss of 6 yards to the NU34, fumble by Basanez, Brett recovered by NU Basanez, Brett at NU24.
Pederson, Ryan punt 26 yards to the 50 yardline, Halsey, E.B. return 5 yards to the NU45 (Malleo, Chris;Abernathy, F.).
Total 5 plays , -5 yards Time of Possession: 1:55
Illinois at 14:17
Illinois at 14:17
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 14:17
ILLINOIS drive start at 14:17.
Brasic, Tim pass complete to Davis, Jason for 6 yards to the NU39 (Roach, Nick).
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for 2 yards to the NU37 (Roach, Nick;Schultz, Trevor).
Thomas, Pierre rush over right end for 7 yards to the NU30, 1ST DOWN ILL (Cofield, Barry;Henderson, H.).
Thomas, Pierre rush left for 26 yards to the NU4, 1ST DOWN ILL (Henderson, H.).
Halsey, E.B. rush up middle for 3 yards to the NU1 (Mims, Kevin).
Thomas, Pierre rush over left guard for 1 yard to the NU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:52.
Reda, Jason kick attempt good.
Weatherford, S. kickoff 65 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Total 6 plays , 45 yards Time of Possession: 2:25
Score:
Northwestern 7-7 Illinois
Northwestern at 11:52
Northwestern at 11:52
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 11:52
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 11:52.
Sutton, Tyrell rush right for 9 yards to the NU29, out-of-bounds (Miller, Brit).
Sutton, Tyrell rush over left guard for 7 yards to the NU36, 1ST DOWN NU (Cooper, James).
Sutton, Tyrell rush for 6 yards to the NU42 (Norwell, Chris;Mitchell, Kevin).
Basanez, Brett middle pass incomplete to Philmore, Mark.
Basanez, Brett rush up middle for 4 yards to the NU46, 1ST DOWN NU (Thornhill, A.).
Basanez, Brett pass incomplete to Peterman, Eric.
Basanez, Brett sideline pass complete to Philmore, Mark for 8 yards to the ILL46, out-of-bounds.
Basanez, Brett middle pass complete to Lane, Ross for 11 yards to the ILL35, 1ST DOWN NU (Miller, Brit).
Sutton, Tyrell rush over left tackle for no gain to the ILL35 (Moss, Scott).
Basanez, Brett rush quarterback draw for 14 yards to the ILL21, 1ST DOWN NU (Ball, Alan).
Sutton, Tyrell rush for loss of 2 yards to the ILL23 (Leman, J).
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Fields, J. for 14 yards to the ILL9, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds.
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Abernathy, F. for 9 yards to the ILL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:54.
Howells, Joel kick attempt good.
Howells, Joel kickoff 46 yards to the ILL19, Thomas, Pierre return 13 yards to the ILL32 (Malleo, Chris).
Total 13 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 3:58
Score:
Northwestern 14-7 Illinois
Illinois at 07:54
Illinois at 07:54
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 07:54
ILLINOIS drive start at 07:54.
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for 7 yards to the ILL39 (Black, Ryan;McGarigle, Tim).
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for 10 yards to the ILL49, 1ST DOWN ILL (Cofield, Barry).
Brasic, Tim rush for 6 yards to the NU45 (Simpson, Eddie;McGarigle, Tim).
Brasic, Tim rush for 6 yards to the NU39, 1ST DOWN ILL (McPherson, R.;Simpson, Eddie).
Hudson, Kyle rush reverse for 3 yards to the NU36 (Simpson, Eddie).
Brasic, Tim PA pass incomplete to Hudson, Kyle.
Brasic, Tim pass complete to Lenti Jr, Frank for 9 yards to the NU27, 1ST DOWN ILL (Kadela, Adam;Smith, Brendan).
Timeout Northwestern, clock 04:49.
Brasic, Tim deep pass complete to Davis, Jason for 27 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN ILL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:43.
Reda, Jason kick attempt good.
Weatherford, S. kickoff 65 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Total 8 plays , 68 yards Time of Possession: 3:11
Score:
Northwestern 14-14 Illinois
Northwestern at 04:43
Northwestern at 04:43
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 04:43
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 04:43.
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Herbert, Shaun for 10 yards to the NU30, 1ST DOWN NU (Leman, J).
Basanez, Brett sideline pass complete to Fields, J. for 10 yards to the NU40, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Kleckner, Kyle).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 15 yards to the ILL45, 1ST DOWN NU (Ball, Alan).
Basanez, Brett sideline pass complete to Lane, Ross for 14 yards to the ILL31, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Willis, Remond).
Sutton, Tyrell rush over left end for 8 yards to the ILL23 (Norwell, Chris).
Basanez, Brett middle pass complete to Philmore, Mark for 23 yards to the ILL0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:00.
Howells, Joel kick attempt good.
Howells, Joel kickoff 58 yards to the ILL7, McPhearson, D. return 10 yards to the ILL17 (Peterman, Eric).
Total 6 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 1:43
Score:
Northwestern 21-14 Illinois
Illinois at 03:00
Illinois at 03:00
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 03:00
ILLINOIS drive start at 03:00.
Brasic, Tim rush left for 4 yards to the ILL21, out-of-bounds (Koehn, Mark).
PENALTY NU personal foul off-setting, PENALTY ILL personal foul off-setting.
Brasic, Tim deep pass complete to Jones, Kendrick for 41 yards to the NU38, 1ST DOWN ILL (Dious, Cory).
Halsey, E.B. rush for 8 yards to the NU30, out-of-bounds (McGarigle, Tim).
Halsey, E.B. rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the NU27, 1ST DOWN ILL (Simpson, Eddie).
Brasic, Tim deep pass complete to McPhearson, D. for 27 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN ILL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:52.
Reda, Jason kick attempt good.
Weatherford, S. kickoff 65 yards to the NU0, touchback, PENALTY ILL personal foul (Mendenhall, W.) 15 yards to the NU35, 1st and 10, NU ball on NU35.
Total 5 plays , 83 yards Time of Possession: 1:08
Score:
Northwestern 21-21 Illinois
Northwestern at 01:52
Northwestern at 01:52
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 01:52
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 01:52.
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Sutton, Tyrell for 5 yards to the NU40, out-of-bounds (Cooper, James).
Sutton, Tyrell rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the NU42 (Norwell, Chris;Miller, Brit).
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Lane, Ross for 13 yards to the ILL45, 1ST DOWN NU (Mitchell, Kevin).
Basanez, Brett sideline pass complete to Philmore, Mark for 15 yards to the ILL30, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Abdullah, S.).
Basanez, Brett rush for 20 yards to the ILL10, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Abdullah, S.), PENALTY ILL personal foul (Mitchell, Kevin) 5 yards to the ILL5, PENALTY ILL personal foul (Matha, Ryan) 3 yards to the ILL2.
1st and 2.
Sutton, Tyrell rush for loss of 1 yard to the ILL3 (Mitchell, Kevin).
Sutton, Tyrell rush for 2 yards to the ILL1, out-of-bounds (Cooper, James).
Basanez, Brett pass incomplete to Lane, Ross.
Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:13.
Timeout Illinois, clock 00:13.
Howells, Joel field goal attempt from 19 GOOD, clock 00:09.
Howells, Joel kickoff 40 yards to the ILL25, Davis, Jason return 19 yards to the ILL44 (Jones, T.J.;Peterman, Eric).
Total 9 plays , 64 yards Time of Possession: 1:43
Score:
Northwestern 24-21 Illinois
Illinois at 00:13
Illinois at 00:13
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 00:13
ILLINOIS drive start at 00:13.
TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the ILL42.
End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 1 plays , -2 yards Time of Possession: 0:13

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ILL ball on ILL35, Weatherford, S. kickoff 65 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Northwestern at 15:00
Northwestern at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 15:00
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 15:00.
Basanez, Brett sideline pass complete to Herbert, Shaun for 8 yards to the NU28, out-of-bounds.
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 14 yards to the NU42, 1ST DOWN NU (Ball, Alan).
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Fields, J. for 9 yards to the ILL49 (Mitchell, Kevin).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the ILL47, 1ST DOWN NU (Williams, Sirod).
Basanez, Brett sacked for loss of 6 yards to the NU47 (Walker, Derek).
Basanez, Brett screen pass complete to Sutton, Tyrell for 8 yards to the ILL45 (Miller, Brit).
Basanez, Brett middle pass complete to Herbert, Shaun for 12 yards to the ILL33, 1ST DOWN NU (Cooper, James).
Basanez, Brett rush over right end for 5 yards to the ILL28 (Harrison, J.;Miller, Brit).
Basanez, Brett sideline pass incomplete to Ward, Rasheed.
Basanez, Brett pass incomplete to Herbert, Shaun.
Hamlett, Gerard rush over right end for 28 yards to the ILL0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:43.
Howells, Joel kick attempt good.
Howells, Joel kickoff 37 yards to the ILL28, out-of-bounds, ILL ball on ILL35.
Total 11 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 3:17
Score:
Northwestern 31-21 Illinois
Illinois at 11:43
Illinois at 11:43
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 11:43
ILLINOIS drive start at 11:43.
Thomas, Pierre rush draw play for no gain to the ILL35 (McGarigle, Tim).
Brasic, Tim sideline pass complete to Davis, Jason for 9 yards to the ILL44 (Cofield, Barry).
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for no gain to the ILL44 (McGarigle, Tim).
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for 6 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN ILL.
Brasic, Tim screen pass complete to Thomas, Pierre for 6 yards to the NU44 (Roach, Nick;McPherson, R.).
Thomas, Pierre rush over right end for loss of 3 yards to the NU47, fumble by Thomas, Pierre recovered by ILL TEAM at ILL48, out-of-bounds.
Brasic, Tim sideline pass complete to Jones, Kendrick for 25 yards to the NU27, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (Cole, Marquice).
Halsey, E.B. rush for 15 yards to the NU12, 1ST DOWN ILL (McPherson, R.).
Halsey, E.B. rush up middle for 3 yards to the NU9 (McPherson, R.).
Brasic, Tim pass intercepted by Cofield, Barry at the NU14, Cofield, Barry return 16 yards to the NU30 (Brasic, Tim).
Total 10 plays , 56 yards Time of Possession: 3:24
Northwestern at 08:19
Northwestern at 08:19
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 08:19
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 08:19.
Sutton, Tyrell rush for 9 yards to the NU39 (Mitchell, Kevin;Harrison, J.).
Sutton, Tyrell rush for 4 yards to the NU43, 1ST DOWN NU (Miller, Brit).
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Philmore, Mark for 7 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds.
Sutton, Tyrell rush for 11 yards to the ILL39, 1ST DOWN NU (Miller, Brit;Leman, J).
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Roberson, B. for 13 yards to the ILL26, 1ST DOWN NU (Harrison, J.).
Roberson, B. rush for 1 yard to the ILL25 (Cooper, James).
Roberson, B. rush over right end for 2 yards to the ILL23 (Cooper, James).
Basanez, Brett sideline pass complete to Herbert, Shaun for 11 yards to the ILL12, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Harrison, J.).
Sutton, Tyrell rush for 8 yards to the ILL4 (Mitchell, Kevin;Harrison, J.).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILL3 (Moss, Scott).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for no gain to the ILL3.
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the ILL4 (Harrison, J.;Carson, Sam).
Total 12 plays , 66 yards Time of Possession: 4:15
Illinois at 04:04
Illinois at 04:04
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 04:04
ILLINOIS drive start at 04:04.
ILL ball on ILL5.
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for 7 yards to the ILL12 (Simpson, Eddie;Schultz, Trevor).
Thomas, Pierre rush over right end for 6 yards to the ILL18, 1ST DOWN ILL (Cole, Marquice).
Brasic, Tim pass incomplete to Hudson, Kyle.
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for 12 yards to the ILL30, 1ST DOWN ILL (Simpson, Eddie;McPherson, R.).
Brasic, Tim sideline pass incomplete to Thomas, Pierre (Mims, Kevin).
Brasic, Tim deep pass incomplete to Davis, Jason.
Brasic, Tim sacked for loss of 7 yards to the ILL23 (Mims, Kevin).
Weatherford, S. punt 32 yards to the NU45, out-of-bounds.
Total 7 plays , 18 yards Time of Possession: 2:22
Northwestern at 01:42
Northwestern at 01:42
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 01:42
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 01:42.
Roberson, B. rush up middle for 4 yards to the NU49 (Norwell, Chris).
Basanez, Brett pass complete to Roberson, B. for loss of 2 yards to the NU47 (Ball, Alan).
Basanez, Brett rush up middle for 21 yards to the ILL32, 1ST DOWN NU.

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Roberson, B. rush for 4 yards to the ILL28 (Cooper, James).
Basanez, Brett rush over right end for 5 yards to the ILL23, out-of-bounds, PENALTY NU holding 10 yards to the ILL33.
2nd and 11.
Basanez, Brett rush over right end for 3 yards to the ILL30, out-of-bounds.
Basanez, Brett rush draw play for 6 yards to the ILL24 (Ball, Alan;Willis, Remond).
Howells, Joel field goal attempt from 41 MISSED - wide right, spot at ILL24, clock 13:36.
Total 8 plays , 31 yards Time of Possession: 3:06
Illinois at 13:36
Illinois at 13:36
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 13:36
Mendenhall, R. rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILL25 (Mims, Kevin;Kadela, Adam).
Brasic, Tim rush over left end for 7 yards to the ILL32 (Simpson, Eddie;Henderson, H.).
PENALTY ILL false start (Myles, Charles) 5 yards to the ILL27.
Brasic, Tim deep pass complete to Jones, Kendrick for 29 yards to the NU44, 1ST DOWN ILL (Henderson, H.).
Mendenhall, R. rush PI for 2 yards to the NU42, out-of-bounds (Simpson, Eddie;Henderson, H.).
Brasic, Tim rush over left end for 1 yard to the NU41 (Simpson, Eddie).
Brasic, Tim pass complete to Lenti Jr, Frank for 2 yards to the NU39 (Kadela, Adam).
Weatherford, S. punt 39 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Total 6 plays , 37 yards Time of Possession: 3:22
Northwestern at 10:14
Northwestern at 10:14
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 10:14
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 10:14.
Basanez, Brett sideline pass complete to Fields, J. for 11 yards to the NU31, 1ST DOWN NU (Cooper, James;Ball, Alan).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 19 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN NU (Mitchell, Kevin;Ball, Alan).
Basanez, Brett rush over left end for 7 yards to the ILL43, out-of-bounds.
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 13 yards to the ILL30, 1ST DOWN NU (Cooper, James;Harrison, J.).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the ILL32 (Miller, Brit).
Basanez, Brett middle pass complete to Lane, Ross for 11 yards to the ILL21 (Thornhill, A.;Mitchell, Kevin).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 4 yards to the ILL17, 1ST DOWN NU (Norris, Josh;Mitchell, Kevin).
Basanez, Brett middle pass complete to Philmore, Mark for 9 yards to the ILL8 (Mitchell, Kevin).
Timeout Northwestern, clock 06:55.
Basanez, Brett rush over right end for 8 yards to the ILL0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:50.
Howells, Joel kick attempt good.
Howells, Joel kickoff 65 yards to the ILL0, touchback.
Total 9 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 3:24
Score:
Northwestern 38-21 Illinois
Illinois at 06:50
Illinois at 06:50
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 06:50
ILLINOIS drive start at 06:50.
Brasic, Tim rush up middle for 12 yards to the ILL32, 1ST DOWN ILL.
Brasic, Tim middle pass incomplete to Warren, DaJuan, dropped pass.
Brasic, Tim screen pass complete to Thomas, Pierre for 9 yards to the ILL41 (Tarver, F.;Kadela, Adam).
Thomas, Pierre rush up middle for 4 yards to the ILL45, 1ST DOWN ILL (Kadela, Adam).
Brasic, Tim sacked for loss of 1 yard to the ILL44 (Kennedy, Keegan).
Brasic, Tim post pass incomplete to Jones, Kendrick.
Brasic, Tim rush up middle for 9 yards to the NU47 (Kennedy, Keegan).
Brasic, Tim sideline pass complete to Thomas, Pierre for 11 yards to the NU36, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (Henderson, H.).
Brasic, Tim middle pass incomplete to Payne, Franklin.
Brasic, Tim pass complete to Halsey, E.B. for no gain to the NU36 (Mims, Kevin).
Brasic, Tim middle pass complete to Bryant, Melvin for 11 yards to the NU25, 1ST DOWN ILL (Smith, Brendan).
Brasic, Tim rush over right end for 4 yards to the NU21, out-of-bounds.
Brasic, Tim sideline pass incomplete to Jones, Kendrick, QB hurry by Tarver, F..
Brasic, Tim deep pass incomplete to Hudson, Kyle.
Timeout Illinois, clock 02:51.
Brasic, Tim pass incomplete to Jones, Kendrick, QB hurry by Tarver, F..
Total 15 plays , 59 yards Time of Possession: 4:03
Northwestern at 02:47
Northwestern at 02:47
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 02:47
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 02:47.
NU ball on NU22.
Sutton, Tyrell rush over right guard for 19 yards to the NU41, 1ST DOWN NU (Cooper, James).
Sutton, Tyrell rush up middle for 6 yards to the NU47 (Mitchell, Kevin;Miller, Brit).
Sutton, Tyrell rush over right tackle for 9 yards to the ILL44, 1ST DOWN NU (Leman, J).
Hamlett, Gerard rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILL43 (Norris, Josh;Lindquist, D.).
Hamlett, Gerard rush up middle for 10 yards to the ILL33, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Ball, Alan).
TEAM rush for no gain to the ILL33.
End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 6 plays , 45 yards Time of Possession: 2:47
Score:
Northwestern 38-21 Illinois

Participation

Starters

NU - Offense
# Player Pos.
62 Matthews, A. C
51 Tripodi, Joe LG
74 Thiry, Dylan LT
14 Basanez, Brett QB
19 Sutton, Tyrell RB
56 Keenan, Ryan RG
63 Strief, Zach RT
1 Fields, J. WR
3 Herbert, Shaun WR
9 Philmore, Mark WR
89 Lane, Ross WR
NU - Defense
# Player Pos.
6 Dious, Cory CB
20 Cole, Marquice CB
91 Koehn, Mark DE
95 Mims, Kevin DE
67 Cofield, Barry DT
70 Gill, John DT
24 Henderson, H. FS
38 Roach, Nick LB
41 McGarigle, Tim LB
43 Kadela, Adam LB
25 Tarver, F. SS
ILL - Offense
# Player Pos.
67 Maddox, Matt C
34 Davis, Jason FB
64 O'Donnell, M. LG
15 Brasic, Tim QB
30 Thomas, Pierre RB
79 Ryan, James RG
60 McDonald, Ryan RT
76 Myles, Charles RT
88 Bryant, Melvin TE
82 Lenti Jr, Frank WR
84 Jones, Kendrick WR
ILL - Defense
# Player Pos.
18 Ball, Alan CB
22 Abdullah, S. CB
25 Cooper, James CB
90 Moss, Scott DE
91 Walker, Derek DE
96 Norwell, Chris DT
97 Matha, Ryan DT
32 Harrison, J. FS
44 Miller, Brit LB
47 Leman, J LB
42 Mitchell, Kevin SS

Player Participation

Northwestern
# Player
2 Malleo, Chris
7 Yarbrough, Jeff
8 Ward, Rasheed
10 Peterman, Eric
11 Roberson, B.
17 Ward, Anthony
22 Battle, Deante
23 Hamlett, Gerard
27 McPherson, R.
31 Dinard, Mike
32 Cheatham, Sam
35 Black, Ryan
36 Kwateng, Prince
37 Black, Campbell
39 Smith, Brendan
40 Simpson, Eddie
42 Eaton, D.
44 Cobb, Erryn
45 Rothrauff, Ben
46 Arrington, M.
47 Richart, Chaz
49 Abernathy, F.
52 Belding, Joel
53 Schultz, Trevor
58 Anderson, W.
59 Rucks, Alex
72 Ngene, David
75 Clarke, Vince
83 Mansfield, Sean
87 Jones, T.J.
90 Pederson, Ryan
92 Kennedy, Keegan
93 Howells, Joel
98 Horton, Chris
Illinois
# Player
3 Mendenhall, W.
4 McPhearson, D.
5 Mendenhall, R.
8 Warren, DaJuan
10 Kleckner, Kyle
13 Reda, Jason
20 Virgil, Morris
21 Hudson, Kyle
24 Bailey, Charles
26 Halsey, E.B.
28 Williams, T.
35 Grzelakowski, B
37 Weatherford, S.
41 Weil, Russ
43 Carson, Sam
45 Pittman, Rodney
46 Rouse, Tyler
48 Willis, Remond
49 Knezetic, Kyle
51 Thornhill, A.
56 Williams, Sirod
57 Simmons, JJ
65 Norris, Josh
68 LaBonte, Jim
69 Amundsen, Ben
80 Payne, Franklin
81 Davis, Will
83 Sobol, Jeff
85 Lindquist, D.
93 Walker, T.