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Northwestern (7-4 , 4-3) -VS- Illinois (3-7 , 2-6)

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Northwestern logo
21
vs
Illinois logo
16

Northwestern (7-4 , 4-3) -VS- Illinois (3-7 , 2-6)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
Winner NUNorthwestern 0 7 7 7 21
ILLIllinois 0 3 0 13 16
NU:
Kafka, Mike (305),
Fields, Arby (50),
Markshausen, Zeke (104)
ILL:
Charest, Jacob (145),
Leshoure, Mikel (76),
Duvalt, Chris (47)
Date:
11/14/2009
Site:
Champaign, Ill.
Stadium:
Memorial Stadium
Attendance:
60523
Kickoff Time:
11:02 am
End of Game:
2:14 pm
Duration:
3:12
Temperature:
58
Wind:
SSW 13
Weather:
Clear, cool, breezy
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Match History vs Northwestern

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play NU ILL
2nd - 11:58 2nd 11:58 ILL - Dimke, Derek 30 yd field goal 11 plays, 53 yards, TOP 4:17 0 3
2nd - 00:17 2nd 00:17 NU - Markshausen, Z. 28 yd pass from Kafka, Mike (Demos, Stefan kick) 5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 0:43 7 3
3rd - 06:30 3rd 06:30 NU - Kafka, Mike 1 yd run (Demos, Stefan kick), 7 plays, 99 yards, TOP 2:51 14 3
4th - 13:30 4th 13:30 NU - Fields, Arby 1 yd run (Demos, Stefan kick), 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:36 21 3
4th - 10:11 4th 10:11 ILL - Charest, J. 10 yd run (Charest, J. pass failed), 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:19 21 9
4th - 04:06 4th 04:06 ILL - Duvalt, Chris 32 yd pass from Charest, J. (Dimke, Derek kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:28 21 16
21 16
Referee: Dan Capron Line Judge: Jeff Szink Side Judge: John Roggeman
Umpire: Jim Krogstad Back Judge: Dennis Morris Score Keeper:
Linesman: Jim Ryan Field Judge: Craig Jeffreys

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic NU ILL
First Downs
Total 24 22
Rushing 8 13
Passing 14 8
Penalty 2 1
Rushing
Total (Net) 139 212
Attempts 42 45
Avg. Per Rush 3.3 4.7
Rushing TDs 2 1
Yds. Gained 155 229
Yds. Lost 16 17
Passing
Total (Net) 305 162
Comp.-Att.-Int. 23-37-0 15-29-2
Avg. / Att. 8.2 5.6
Avg. / Comp. 13.3 10.8
TDs 1 1
Total Offense
Yards 444 374
Plays 79 74
Avg. / Play 5.62 5.05
Fumbles - Lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties - Yds. 5-29 6-56
Punting
Punts - Yds. 5-172 6-246
Avg. / Punt 0 0
Inside 20 1 2
50+ Yds. 0 1
Touchbacks 0 2
Fair Catch 1 2
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 4-246 3-209
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 61.5 69.7
Touchbacks 1 2
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-8-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 0 8.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-29-0 3-74-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 29.0 24.7
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-0-0 0-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 30:45 29:15
3rd. Down Conv. 5 of 14 4 of 14
4th. Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 2-3 2-3
Sacks: Total - Yds. 1-3 1-5
PAT: Total - Made 3-3 1-1
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-1
Field Goals: Total - Made 0-3 1-2

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
NU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Kafka, Mike 23 37 305 1 0 52 1
Totals 23 37 305 1 0 52 1
ILL - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Charest, Jacob 14 27 145 1 2 32 1
McGee, Eddie 1 2 17 0 0 17 0
Totals 15 29 162 1 2 32 1
Individual Rushing Statistics
NU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Fields, Arby 9 50 0 50 1 15 5.6
Concannon, Scott 9 39 2 37 0 13 4.1
Persa, Dan 7 29 6 23 0 13 3.3
Kafka, Mike 7 17 5 12 1 9 1.7
Schmidt, Jacob 5 10 0 10 0 3 2.0
Simmons, Stephen 4 10 2 8 0 8 2.0
TEAM 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0
Totals 42 155 16 139 2 15 3.3
ILL - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Leshoure, Mikel 13 77 1 76 0 15 5.8
Ford, Jason 14 67 2 65 0 20 4.6
McGee, Eddie 7 42 9 33 0 12 4.7
Dufrene, Daniel 6 21 0 21 0 6 3.5
Charest, Jacob 4 22 3 19 1 12 4.8
TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Totals 45 229 17 212 1 20 4.7
Individual Receiving Statistics
NU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Markshausen, Zeke 6 104 1 28
Brewer, Andrew 3 73 0 52
Stewart, Sidney 5 49 0 17
Ebert, Jeremy 2 26 0 19
Fields, Demetrius 2 14 0 9
Dunsmore, Drake 1 14 0 14
Schmidt, Jacob 1 12 0 12
Concannon, Scott 1 9 0 9
Simmons, Stephen 1 3 0 3
Fields, Arby 1 1 0 1
Totals 23 305 1 52
ILL - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Duvalt, Chris 3 47 1 32
Benn, Arrelious 4 31 0 17
Fayson, Jarred 2 29 0 20
Ramsey, Jack 3 27 0 12
Cumberland, Jeff 1 17 0 17
McGee, Eddie 1 9 0 9
Ford, Jason 1 2 0 2
Totals 15 162 1 32

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
Davie, Quentin 2 6 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Peters, Brian 6 1 7 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Williams, Nate 3 4 7 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Phillips, Brad 1 5 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
McManis, Sherrick 4 1 5 1.0/4 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Mabin, Jordan 4 1 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Thomas, Marshall 4 1 5 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Arnold, David 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Goodlow, Roderick 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Williams, Quentin 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Browne, Vince 3 - 3 1.0/5 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Wootton, Corey 2 1 3 2.0/5 2.0 1.0/3 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Watt, Kevin 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
McNaul, Bryce 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
DiNardo, Jack - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bryant, Corbin - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Simmons, Stephen 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Carpenter, Jared 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hahn, Adam 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mafuli, Niko 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
Edwards, Garrett 7 5 12 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Wilson, Tavon 10 1 11 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bussey, Nate 5 2 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Thomas, Ian 3 4 7 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Liuget, Corey 3 4 7 1.5/1 1.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hawthorne, Terry 4 - 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brent, Josh 1 3 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Smith, Rahkeem 2 1 3 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Ellington, Russell 1 2 3 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 2
Pilcher, Doug 2 1 3 1.0/5 1.0 1.0/5 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Aikens, Walter 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hardeman, Donsay 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hicks, Dere 1 1 2 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Gress, Aaron - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mercilus, Whitney 1 1 2 1.5/5 1.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Scott, Cordale 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Nurse, Clay - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
NU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Demos, Stefan 5 172 0 47 1 0 0
ILL - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Santella, Anthony 6 246 0 51 2 2 1
Individual Return Statistics
NU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Simmons, Stephen 0 0 0 1 29 29 0 0 0
McManis, Sherrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Williams, Nate 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
ILL - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Fayson, Jarred 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Benn, Arrelious 0 0 0 1 40 40 0 0 0
Pollard, Troy 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0
Becker, Zach 0 0 0 1 19 19 0 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
NU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Demos, Stefan 1st 06:05 47 MISSED
Demos, Stefan 1st 01:15 50 MISSED
Demos, Stefan 4th 06:34 31 MISSED
ILL - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Eller, Matt 1st 10:01 23 MISSED
Dimke, Derek 2nd 11:58 30 GOOD
Individual Kickoff Statistics
NU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Demos, Stefan 4 246 1 0 61.5
ILL - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Dimke, Derek 3 209 2 0 69.7
Individual PAT Statistics
NU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Demos, Stefan 3 3 0 0 0 0
ILL - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Charest, Jacob 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dimke, Derek 1 1 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 41 15:00 KO 47 13:29 PUNT 3-6 1:31
1st/13:29 NU 1st 20 13:29 PUNT 23 12:50 PUNT 3-3 0:39
1st/12:50 ILL 1st 65 12:50 PUNT 94 10:01 FGA 7-29 2:49
1st/10:01 NU 1st 20 10:01 FGA 71 06:05 FGA 11-51 3:56
1st/06:05 ILL 1st 29 06:05 FGA 42 05:14 PUNT 4-13 0:51
1st/05:14 NU 1st 24 05:14 PUNT 67 01:15 FGA 10-43 3:59
1st/01:15 ILL 1st 34 01:15 FGA 87 11:58 FG 11-53 4:17
2nd/11:58 NU 2nd 20 11:58 KO 23 11:00 PUNT 3-3 0:58
2nd/11:00 ILL 2nd 37 11:00 PUNT 54 09:02 PUNT 5-17 1:58
2nd/09:02 NU 2nd 20 09:02 PUNT 41 06:33 PUNT 5-21 2:29
2nd/06:33 ILL 2nd 6 06:33 PUNT 46 02:25 PUNT 8-40 4:08
2nd/02:25 NU 2nd 16 02:25 PUNT 57 01:07 DOWNS 7-41 1:18
2nd/01:07 ILL 2nd 43 01:07 DOWNS 43 01:00 INT 1-0 0:07
2nd/01:00 NU 2nd 46 01:00 INT 100 00:17 TD 5-54 0:43
2nd/00:17 ILL 2nd 31 00:17 KO 29 00:00 HALF 1-(-2) 0:17
3rd/15:00 NU 3rd 20 15:00 KO 46 12:45 PUNT 6-26 2:15
3rd/12:45 ILL 3rd 20 12:45 PUNT 48 09:21 PUNT 7-28 3:24
3rd/09:21 NU 3rd 1 09:21 PUNT 100 06:30 TD 7-99 2:51
3rd/06:30 ILL 3rd 36 06:30 KO 56 03:06 PUNT 6-20 3:24
3rd/03:06 NU 3rd 20 03:06 PUNT 100 13:30 TD 12-80 4:36
4th/13:30 ILL 4th 20 13:30 KO 100 10:11 TD 11-80 3:19
4th/10:11 NU 4th 60 10:11 KO 86 06:34 FGA 6-26 3:37
4th/06:34 ILL 4th 20 06:34 FGA 100 04:06 TD 8-80 2:28
4th/04:06 NU 4th 30 04:06 KO 48 01:14 PUNT 6-18 2:52
4th/01:14 ILL 4th 21 01:14 PUNT 30 00:32 INT 4-9 0:42
4th/00:32 NU 4th 65 00:32 INT 64 00:00 HALF 1-(-1) 0:32

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/13:29 NU 1st 20 13:29 PUNT 23 12:50 PUNT 3-3 0:39
1st/10:01 NU 1st 20 10:01 FGA 71 06:05 FGA 11-51 3:56
1st/05:14 NU 1st 24 05:14 PUNT 67 01:15 FGA 10-43 3:59
2nd/11:58 NU 2nd 20 11:58 KO 23 11:00 PUNT 3-3 0:58
2nd/09:02 NU 2nd 20 09:02 PUNT 41 06:33 PUNT 5-21 2:29
2nd/02:25 NU 2nd 16 02:25 PUNT 57 01:07 DOWNS 7-41 1:18
2nd/01:00 NU 2nd 46 01:00 INT 100 00:17 TD 5-54 0:43
3rd/15:00 NU 3rd 20 15:00 KO 46 12:45 PUNT 6-26 2:15
3rd/09:21 NU 3rd 1 09:21 PUNT 100 06:30 TD 7-99 2:51
3rd/03:06 NU 3rd 20 03:06 PUNT 100 13:30 TD 12-80 4:36
4th/10:11 NU 4th 60 10:11 KO 86 06:34 FGA 6-26 3:37
4th/04:06 NU 4th 30 04:06 KO 48 01:14 PUNT 6-18 2:52
4th/00:32 NU 4th 65 00:32 INT 64 00:00 HALF 1-(-1) 0:32

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 41 15:00 KO 47 13:29 PUNT 3-6 1:31
1st/12:50 ILL 1st 65 12:50 PUNT 94 10:01 FGA 7-29 2:49
1st/06:05 ILL 1st 29 06:05 FGA 42 05:14 PUNT 4-13 0:51
1st/01:15 ILL 1st 34 01:15 FGA 87 11:58 FG 11-53 4:17
2nd/11:00 ILL 2nd 37 11:00 PUNT 54 09:02 PUNT 5-17 1:58
2nd/06:33 ILL 2nd 6 06:33 PUNT 46 02:25 PUNT 8-40 4:08
2nd/01:07 ILL 2nd 43 01:07 DOWNS 43 01:00 INT 1-0 0:07
2nd/00:17 ILL 2nd 31 00:17 KO 29 00:00 HALF 1-(-2) 0:17
3rd/12:45 ILL 3rd 20 12:45 PUNT 48 09:21 PUNT 7-28 3:24
3rd/06:30 ILL 3rd 36 06:30 KO 56 03:06 PUNT 6-20 3:24
4th/13:30 ILL 4th 20 13:30 KO 100 10:11 TD 11-80 3:19
4th/06:34 ILL 4th 20 06:34 FGA 100 04:06 TD 8-80 2:28
4th/01:14 ILL 4th 21 01:14 PUNT 30 00:32 INT 4-9 0:42

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Northwestern won the toss and deferred. ILL will defend the north goal
Demos, Stefan kickoff 69 yards to the ILL1, Benn, Arrelious return 40 yards to the ILL41 (Mabin, Jordan).
Illinois at 15:00
Illinois at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 15:00
Dufrene, Daniel rush right for 5 yards to the ILL46 (McManis, S.).
Charest, J. LL pass complete to Benn, Arrelious for loss of 1 yard to the ILL45 (Peters, Brian).
Charest, J. LL pass complete to Ford, Jason for 2 yards to the ILL47 (Davie, Quentin;Mabin, Jordan).
Santella, A. punt 33 yards to the NU20, out-of-bounds.
Total 3 plays , 6 yards Time of Possession: 1:31
Northwestern at 13:29
Northwestern at 13:29
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 13:29
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 13:29.
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Concannon, S. for 9 yards to the NU29 (Hawthorne, T.).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass incomplete, QB hurry by Nurse, Clay, PENALTY NU intentional grounding (Kafka, Mike) 6 yards to the NU23.
3rd and 7.
Kafka, Mike middle pass incomplete to Stewart, Sidney.
Demos, Stefan punt 12 yards to the NU35, out-of-bounds.
Total 3 plays , 3 yards Time of Possession: 0:39
Illinois at 12:50
Illinois at 12:50
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 12:50
ILLINOIS drive start at 12:50.
Ford, Jason rush over left guard for no gain to the NU35 (Hahn, Adam).
Charest, J. screen pass complete to Ramsey, Jack for 4 yards to the NU31 (Arnold, David;Bryant, Corbin).
Charest, J. sideline pass complete to Fayson, Jarred for 20 yards to the NU11, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds, PENALTY NU offside declined.
Ford, Jason rush over left guard for 7 yards to the NU4 (Browne, Vince).
Ford, Jason rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the NU6 (Wootton, Corey).
Charest, J. flag pass incomplete to Benn, Arrelious.
Eller, Matt field goal attempt from 23 MISSED - wide left, spot at NU20, clock 10:01.
Total 7 plays , 29 yards Time of Possession: 2:49
Northwestern at 10:01
Northwestern at 10:01
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 10:01
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 10:01.
Kafka, Mike middle pass complete to Stewart, Sidney for 9 yards to the NU29 (Thomas, Ian).
Concannon, S. rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the NU34, 1ST DOWN NU (Pilcher, Doug).
Concannon, S. rush left for loss of 1 yard to the NU33 (Hicks, Dere).
Kafka, Mike deep pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 25 yards to the ILL42, 1ST DOWN NU (Bussey, Nate).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Fields, D. for 9 yards to the ILL33, out-of-bounds.
Kafka, Mike sideline pass incomplete to Ebert, Jeremy.
Schmidt, Jacob rush up middle for 2 yards to the ILL31, 1ST DOWN NU (Bussey, Nate).
Schmidt, Jacob rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the ILL28 (Wilson, Tavon).
Kafka, Mike screen pass complete to Concannon, S. for 4 yards to the ILL24 (Thomas, Ian), PENALTY ILL offside (Hicks, Dere) 5 yards to the ILL23, NO PLAY.
Simmons, S. rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the ILL24 (Smith, Rahkeem).
Kafka, Mike middle pass incomplete to Markshausen, Z. (Thomas, Ian).
PENALTY NU false start (Mitchell, B.) 5 yards to the ILL29.
Demos, Stefan field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - wide left, spot at ILL29, clock 06:05.
Total 11 plays , 51 yards Time of Possession: 3:56
Illinois at 06:05
Illinois at 06:05
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 06:05
ILLINOIS drive start at 06:05.
Leshoure, Mikel rush over right guard for 13 yards to the ILL42, 1ST DOWN ILL (Peters, Brian).
Dufrene, Daniel rush right for no gain to the ILL42 (Davie, Quentin).
Charest, J. screen pass incomplete to Leshoure, Mikel.
Charest, J. post pass incomplete to Fayson, Jarred.
Santella, A. punt 34 yards to the NU24, fair catch by Brewer, Andrew.
Total 4 plays , 13 yards Time of Possession: 0:51
Northwestern at 05:14
Northwestern at 05:14
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 05:14
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 05:14.
Concannon, S. rush left for 1 yard to the NU25 (Hawthorne, T.).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Stewart, Sidney for 7 yards to the NU32, out-of-bounds (Hawthorne, T.).
Kafka, Mike slant pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 7 yards to the NU39, 1ST DOWN NU (Hawthorne, T.).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Brewer, Andrew for 10 yards to the NU49, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds.
Fields, Arby rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the ILL46 (Ellington, R.;Wilson, Tavon).
Fields, Arby rush over right end for 15 yards to the ILL31, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Edwards, G.).
Simmons, S. rush over right guard for 2 yards to the ILL29 (Smith, Rahkeem).
Kafka, Mike sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ILL34 (Pilcher, Doug).
Kafka, Mike screen pass complete to Fields, Arby for 1 yard to the ILL33.
Demos, Stefan field goal attempt from 50 MISSED - wide left, spot at ILL34, clock 01:15.
Total 10 plays , 43 yards Time of Possession: 3:59
Illinois at 01:15
Illinois at 01:15
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 01:15
ILLINOIS drive start at 01:15.
Leshoure, Mikel rush over left guard for 8 yards to the ILL42 (Davie, Quentin;Peters, Brian).
Leshoure, Mikel rush up middle for 11 yards to the NU47, 1ST DOWN ILL (Arnold, David).
Leshoure, Mikel rush over right end for 7 yards to the NU40 (Phillips, Brad;McManis, S.).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Leshoure, Mikel rush over right end for 10 yards to the NU30, 1ST DOWN ILL (Peters, Brian).
Charest, J. screen pass incomplete to Benn, Arrelious.
Leshoure, Mikel rush over right end for 2 yards to the NU28 (Wootton, Corey;Bryant, Corbin).
Charest, J. rush right for 12 yards to the NU16, 1ST DOWN ILL.
Leshoure, Mikel rush left for 1 yard to the NU15 (Peters, Brian).
Leshoure, Mikel rush over left end for 2 yards to the NU13 (Davie, Quentin;Williams, Q.).
Charest, J. middle pass incomplete to Benn, Arrelious.
Dimke, Derek field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 11:58.
Dimke, Derek kickoff 70 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Total 11 plays , 53 yards Time of Possession: 4:17
Score:
Northwestern 0-3 Illinois
Northwestern at 11:58
Northwestern at 11:58
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 11:58
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 11:58.
Kafka, Mike rush up middle for 3 yards to the NU23 (Smith, Rahkeem;Liuget, Corey).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass incomplete to Stewart, Sidney.
Kafka, Mike sideline pass incomplete to Schmidt, Jacob, QB hurry by Smith, Rahkeem.
Demos, Stefan punt 40 yards to the ILL37, fair catch by Fayson, Jarred.
Total 3 plays , 3 yards Time of Possession: 0:58
Illinois at 11:00
Illinois at 11:00
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 11:00
ILLINOIS drive start at 11:00.
McGee, Eddie sideline pass complete to Cumberland, J. for 17 yards to the NU46, 1ST DOWN ILL (Phillips, Brad).
Ford, Jason rush right for 14 yards to the NU32 (Peters, Brian), PENALTY ILL holding (Pocic, G.) 10 yards to the ILL44, NO PLAY.
Charest, J. sideline pass incomplete to Benn, Arrelious.
Charest, J. sideline pass incomplete to Benn, Arrelious (McManis, S.), PENALTY NU pass interference (McManis, S.) 14 yards to the NU42, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.
Leshoure, Mikel rush over right guard for 1 yard to the NU41 (Thomas, M.;Williams, Q.).
PENALTY ILL false start (Thornton, H.) 5 yards to the NU46.
Charest, J. sideline pass incomplete to Leshoure, Mikel.
Charest, J. deep pass incomplete to Sykes, Fred.
Santella, A. punt 46 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Total 5 plays , 17 yards Time of Possession: 1:58
Northwestern at 09:02
Northwestern at 09:02
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 09:02
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 09:02.
Persa, Dan rush over right end for 5 yards to the NU25 (Hardeman, D.).
Persa, Dan rush left for 9 yards to the NU34, 1ST DOWN NU (Thomas, Ian;Edwards, G.).
Persa, Dan rush right for loss of 5 yards to the NU29 (Mercilus, W.).
Persa, Dan rush up middle for 13 yards to the NU42 (Edwards, G.;Hardeman, D.).
Persa, Dan rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the NU41 (Thomas, Ian;Mercilus, W.).
Demos, Stefan punt 47 yards to the ILL12, downed, PENALTY ILL illegal block (Fayson, Jarred) 6 yards to the ILL6, 1st and 10, ILL ball on ILL6.
Total 5 plays , 21 yards Time of Possession: 2:29
Illinois at 06:33
Illinois at 06:33
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 06:33
ILLINOIS drive start at 06:33.
Ford, Jason rush up middle for 9 yards to the ILL15 (Peters, Brian).
Ford, Jason rush left for 3 yards to the ILL18, 1ST DOWN ILL (Carpenter, J.).
Charest, J. sideline pass complete to Duvalt, Chris for 9 yards to the ILL27, out-of-bounds (McManis, S.).
Leshoure, Mikel rush up middle for 3 yards to the ILL30, 1ST DOWN ILL (Thomas, M.).
Leshoure, Mikel rush over left guard for 15 yards to the ILL45, 1ST DOWN ILL (McManis, S.).
Leshoure, Mikel rush left for 4 yards to the ILL49 (Thomas, M.).
Charest, J. rush right for no gain to the ILL49 (Mafuli, Niko).
Charest, J. sacked for loss of 3 yards to the ILL46 (Wootton, Corey).
Santella, A. punt 38 yards to the NU16, fair catch by Brewer, Andrew.
Total 8 plays , 40 yards Time of Possession: 4:08
Northwestern at 02:25
Northwestern at 02:25
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 02:25
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 02:25.
Kafka, Mike slant pass complete to Stewart, Sidney for 17 yards to the NU33, 1ST DOWN NU (Edwards, G.), PENALTY ILL holding declined.
Kafka, Mike slant pass complete to Stewart, Sidney for 7 yards to the NU40 (Wilson, Tavon).
Kafka, Mike middle pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 8 yards to the NU48, 1ST DOWN NU (Thomas, Ian).
Timeout Northwestern, clock 01:30.
Kafka, Mike sideline pass incomplete to Stewart, Sidney, QB hurry by Ellington, R..
Kafka, Mike middle pass incomplete to Brewer, Andrew.
Kafka, Mike rush right for 9 yards to the ILL43, out-of-bounds (Wilson, Tavon).
Kafka, Mike slant pass incomplete to Markshausen, Z. (Hicks, Dere).
Total 7 plays , 41 yards Time of Possession: 1:18
Illinois at 01:07
Illinois at 01:07
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 01:07
ILLINOIS drive start at 01:07.
Charest, J. middle pass intercepted by Williams, Nate at the NU46, Williams, Nate return 0 yards to the NU46.
Total 1 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:07
Northwestern at 01:00
Northwestern at 01:00
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 01:00
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 01:00.
Kafka, Mike slant pass incomplete to Stewart, Sidney, QB hurry by Ellington, R..
Kafka, Mike middle pass complete to Schmidt, Jacob for 12 yards to the ILL42, 1ST DOWN NU (Thomas, Ian).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Dunsmore, Drake for 14 yards to the ILL28, 1ST DOWN NU (Ellington, R.).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass incomplete to Dunsmore, Drake.
Kafka, Mike flag pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 28 yards to the ILL0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:17.
Demos, Stefan kick attempt good.
Demos, Stefan kickoff 54 yards to the ILL16, Pollard, Troy return 15 yards to the ILL31 (Simmons, S.).
Total 5 plays , 54 yards Time of Possession: 0:43
Score:
Northwestern 7-3 Illinois
Illinois at 00:17
Illinois at 00:17
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 00:17
ILLINOIS drive start at 00:17.
TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the ILL29.
End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 1 plays , -2 yards Time of Possession: 0:17

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ILL ball on ILL30.
Dimke, Derek kickoff 70 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.
Kafka, Mike slant pass incomplete to Markshausen, Z..
Concannon, S. rush over right end for 6 yards to the NU26 (Edwards, G.;Hicks, Dere).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 16 yards to the NU42, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds.
Concannon, S. rush left for loss of 1 yard to the NU41 (Ellington, R.;Liuget, Corey).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Fields, D. for 5 yards to the NU46, out-of-bounds (Wilson, Tavon).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass incomplete to Markshausen, Z..
Demos, Stefan punt 34 yards to the ILL20, downed.
Total 6 plays , 26 yards Time of Possession: 2:15
Illinois at 12:45
Illinois at 12:45
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 12:45
ILLINOIS drive start at 12:45.
Dufrene, Daniel rush right for 6 yards to the ILL26 (Williams, Nate;Phillips, Brad).
McGee, Eddie rush over right guard for 9 yards to the ILL35, 1ST DOWN ILL (Arnold, David;Phillips, Brad).
Dufrene, Daniel rush up middle for 4 yards to the ILL39 (Watt, Kevin).
McGee, Eddie rush up middle for 5 yards to the ILL44, fumble forced by Peters, Brian, fumble by McGee, Eddie recovered by ILL Allen, Jeff at ILL47, 1ST DOWN ILL.
Dufrene, Daniel rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILL48 (Williams, Nate;Davie, Quentin).
Dufrene, Daniel rush right for 5 yards to the NU47 (Arnold, David).
McGee, Eddie rush right for loss of 5 yards to the ILL48 (Browne, Vince).
Santella, A. punt 51 yards to the NU1, downed.
Total 7 plays , 28 yards Time of Possession: 3:24
Northwestern at 09:21
Northwestern at 09:21
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 09:21
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 09:21.
PENALTY NU false start (Burkett, Ben) 0 yards to the NU1.
Kafka, Mike rush over right guard for 2 yards to the NU3 (Brent, Josh).
Concannon, S. rush over right guard for 13 yards to the NU16, 1ST DOWN NU (Edwards, G.).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Brewer, Andrew for 11 yards to the NU27, 1ST DOWN NU (Wilson, Tavon).
Kafka, Mike deep pass complete to Brewer, Andrew for 52 yards to the ILL21, 1ST DOWN NU (Edwards, G.).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 20 yards to the ILL1, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds.
Kafka, Mike rush over right guard for no gain to the ILL1 (Liuget, Corey).
Kafka, Mike rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the ILL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:30, PENALTY ILL offside declined.
Demos, Stefan kick attempt good.
Demos, Stefan kickoff 53 yards to the ILL17, Becker, Zach return 19 yards to the ILL36 (Goodlow, R.).
Total 7 plays , 99 yards Time of Possession: 2:51
Score:
Northwestern 14-3 Illinois
Illinois at 06:30
Illinois at 06:30
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 06:30
ILLINOIS drive start at 06:30.
McGee, Eddie rush over right tackle for loss of 4 yards to the ILL32 (McManis, S.).
McGee, Eddie rush left for 7 yards to the ILL39 (Williams, Q.).
McGee, Eddie rush up middle for 12 yards to the NU49, 1ST DOWN ILL (Watt, Kevin).
Leshoure, Mikel rush over right guard for loss of 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Thomas, M.).
McGee, Eddie rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the NU44 (Davie, Quentin;DiNardo, Jack).
McGee, Eddie flag pass incomplete to Benn, Arrelious.
Santella, A. punt 44 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Total 6 plays , 20 yards Time of Possession: 3:24
Northwestern at 03:06
Northwestern at 03:06
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 03:06
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 03:06.
Fields, Arby rush left for 12 yards to the NU32, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Aikens, Walter).
Kafka, Mike slant pass complete to Ebert, Jeremy for 7 yards to the NU39 (Wilson, Tavon).
PENALTY NU false start (Bartels, Doug) 4 yards to the NU35.
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Stewart, Sidney for 9 yards to the NU44, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Wilson, Tavon).
Fields, Arby rush left for 5 yards to the NU49 (Liuget, Corey).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass incomplete to Fields, D..
Kafka, Mike OU pass incomplete to Ebert, Jeremy, PENALTY ILL roughing passer (Edwards, G.) 15 yards to the ILL36, 1ST DOWN NU, NO PLAY.
Simmons, S. rush up middle for 8 yards to the ILL28 (Edwards, G.;Bussey, Nate).
Persa, Dan rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the ILL27 (Pilcher, Doug;Bussey, Nate).
Kafka, Mike rush over left guard for 2 yards to the ILL25, 1ST DOWN NU (Bussey, Nate).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Fields, Arby rush right for 4 yards to the ILL21 (Bussey, Nate).
Kafka, Mike flag pass complete to Ebert, Jeremy for 19 yards to the ILL2, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Wilson, Tavon).
Fields, Arby rush over left end for 1 yard to the ILL1 (Edwards, G.;Brent, Josh).
Fields, Arby rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the ILL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:30.
Demos, Stefan kick attempt good.
Demos, Stefan kickoff 70 yards to the ILL0, touchback.
Total 12 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 4:36
Score:
Northwestern 21-3 Illinois
Illinois at 13:30
Illinois at 13:30
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 13:30
ILLINOIS drive start at 13:30.
Ford, Jason rush over left tackle for 5 yards to the ILL25 (Phillips, Brad;Williams, Nate).
Charest, J. sideline pass complete to Ramsey, Jack for 12 yards to the ILL37, 1ST DOWN ILL (Browne, Vince).
Ford, Jason rush up middle for 4 yards to the ILL41 (Davie, Quentin;DiNardo, Jack).
Charest, J. sideline pass complete to Benn, Arrelious for 10 yards to the NU49, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds.
Ford, Jason rush left for 7 yards to the NU42 (Williams, Nate;Phillips, Brad).
Charest, J. screen pass complete to Benn, Arrelious for 17 yards to the NU25, 1ST DOWN ILL (Goodlow, R.).
Ford, Jason rush up middle for 5 yards to the NU20 (Goodlow, R.).
Ford, Jason rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the NU17, fumble forced by Williams, Nate, fumble by Ford, Jason recovered by ILL Allen, Jeff at NU15, 1ST DOWN ILL.
Charest, J. screen pass complete to Benn, Arrelious for 5 yards to the NU10 (Mabin, Jordan).
Charest, J. pass incomplete to Leshoure, Mikel.
Charest, J. rush up middle for 10 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN ILL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:11.
Charest, J. pass attempt failed.
Dimke, Derek kickoff 10 yards to the ILL40, on-side kick, recovered by NU on ILL40 (Scott, Cordale).
Total 11 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 3:19
Score:
Northwestern 21-9 Illinois
Northwestern at 10:11
Northwestern at 10:11
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 10:11
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 10:11.
Simmons, S. rush left for loss of 1 yard to the ILL41 (Liuget, Corey).
Kafka, Mike sideline pass complete to Simmons, S. for 3 yards to the ILL38 (Wilson, Tavon).
Kafka, Mike deep pass incomplete to Brewer, Andrew, PENALTY ILL pass interference (Hawthorne, T.) 15 yards to the ILL23, 1ST DOWN NU, NO PLAY.
Fields, Arby rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the ILL19 (Edwards, G.).
Fields, Arby rush left for 3 yards to the ILL16, out-of-bounds (Bussey, Nate).
Schmidt, Jacob rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the ILL14 (Edwards, G.).
Timeout Northwestern, clock 06:38.
Demos, Stefan field goal attempt from 31 MISSED - hit right upright, spot at ILL20, clock 06:34.
Total 6 plays , 26 yards Time of Possession: 3:37
Illinois at 06:34
Illinois at 06:34
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 06:34
ILLINOIS drive start at 06:34.
Charest, J. sideline pass complete to Ramsey, Jack for 11 yards to the ILL31, 1ST DOWN ILL (Mabin, Jordan).
Ford, Jason rush over left end for 20 yards to the NU49, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (Williams, Nate).
Charest, J. sideline pass complete to Duvalt, Chris for 6 yards to the NU43 (Mabin, Jordan).
Ford, Jason rush over left guard for 1 yard to the NU42 (McNaul, Bryce).
Ford, Jason rush up middle for 1 yard to the NU41 (Thomas, M.).
Charest, J. slant pass complete to Fayson, Jarred for 9 yards to the NU32, 1ST DOWN ILL.
Ford, Jason rush over left tackle for no gain to the NU32 (McNaul, Bryce).
Charest, J. sideline pass complete to Duvalt, Chris for 32 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN ILL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:06.
Dimke, Derek kick attempt good.
Timeout Northwestern, clock 04:06.
Dimke, Derek kickoff 69 yards to the NU1, Simmons, S. return 29 yards to the NU30 (Aikens, Walter).
Total 8 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 2:28
Score:
Northwestern 21-16 Illinois
Northwestern at 04:06
Northwestern at 04:06
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 04:06
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 04:06.
Concannon, S. rush over left guard for 6 yards to the NU36 (Wilson, Tavon).
Concannon, S. rush up middle for no gain to the NU36 (Thomas, Ian;Liuget, Corey).
Timeout Illinois, clock 03:10.
Persa, Dan at QB for Northwestern.
Concannon, S. rush left for 8 yards to the NU44, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Edwards, G.).
Timeout Illinois, clock 03:01.
Kafka, Mike at QB for Northwestern.
Schmidt, Jacob rush up middle for 3 yards to the NU47 (Brent, Josh;Thomas, Ian).
Schmidt, Jacob rush right for no gain to the NU47 (Brent, Josh;Gress, Aaron).
Timeout Illinois, clock 02:13.
Persa, Dan at QB for Northwestern.
Persa, Dan rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the NU48 (Gress, Aaron;Liuget, Corey).
Demos, Stefan punt 39 yards to the ILL13, Fayson, Jarred return 8 yards to the ILL21, out-of-bounds (Davie, Quentin).
Total 6 plays , 18 yards Time of Possession: 2:52
Illinois at 01:14
Illinois at 01:14
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 01:14
ILLINOIS drive start at 01:14.
Charest, J. deep pass incomplete to Duvalt, Chris.
Charest, J. post pass incomplete to Duvalt, Chris.
Charest, J. flag pass complete to McGee, Eddie for 9 yards to the ILL30 (Williams, Nate).
Charest, J. RR pass intercepted by McManis, S. at the ILL35, McManis, S. return 0 yards to the ILL35.
Total 4 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 0:42
Northwestern at 00:32
Northwestern at 00:32
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 00:32
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 00:32.
Previous play was reviewed by officials' observer and upheld
TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the ILL36.
End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 1 plays , -1 yards Time of Possession: 0:32
Score:
Northwestern 21-16 Illinois

Participation

Starters

NU - Offense
# Player Pos.
65 Burkett, Ben C
63 Grant, Keegan LG
75 Netter, Al LT
13 Kafka, Mike QB
64 Bartels, Doug RG
7A Deiters, Neal RT
9 Dunsmore, Drake SB
20 Concannon, Scott TB
5 Stewart, Sidney WR
12 Brewer, Andrew WR
85 Markshausen, Zeke WR
NU - Defense
# Player Pos.
24 McManis, Sherrick CB
26 Mabin, Jordan CB
94 Browne, Vince DE
99 Wootton, Corey DE
79 Hahn, Adam DT
98 Bryant, Corbin DT
32 Arnold, David LB
41 Davie, Quentin LB
57 Williams, Nate LB
10 Peters, Brian S
17 Phillips, Brad S
ILL - Offense
# Player Pos.
62 Block, Eric C
66 Hunt, Randall LG
71 Allen, Jeff LT
1E Charest, Jacob QB
22 Dufrene, Daniel RB
52 Asamoah, Jon RG
72 Thornton, Hugh RT
9 Benn, Arrelious WR
15 Duvalt, Chris WR
19 Ramsey, Jack WR
82 Sykes, Fred WR
ILL - Defense
# Player Pos.
3 Wilson, Tavon CB
12 Hawthorne, Terry CB
28 Hicks, Dere CB
95 Pilcher, Doug DE
97 Nurse, Clay DE
92 Brent, Josh DT
93 Liuget, Corey DT
4 Hardeman, Donsay FS
18 Bussey, Nate LB
38 Thomas, Ian LB
20 Edwards, Garrett SS

Player Participation

Northwestern
# Player
1A Bates, Hunter
1 Demos, Stefan
3 Matthews, Jeravin
6 Brown, Charles
7 Persa, Dan
8 Fields, Demetrius
11 Ebert, Jeremy
19 Fields, Arby
22 Dugar, Demetrius
25 Simmons, Stephen
27 Carpenter, Jared
28 Vaughn, Justan
33 Nwabuisi, David
39 Schmidt, Jacob
42 Watt, Kevin
44 Woodsum, Mark
45 Petty, Kyle
48 Goodlow, Roderick
51 McNaul, Bryce
58 Pace, John Henry
67 Thomas, Marshall
70 Ward, Patrick
73 Armstrong, Colin
78 Mattes, Kurt
80 Mitchell, Brendan
88 Williams, Quentin
89 Rooks, Josh
90 DiNardo, Jack
93 Mafuli, Niko
Illinois
# Player
1A Aikens, Walter
6A Thrash, Joelil
8A Nixon-Youman,Patrick
1 Scott, Cordale
5 Leshoure, Mikel
6 James, Chris
10 McGee, Eddie
11 Fayson, Jarred
13 Dimke, Derek
17 Cumberland, Jeff
21 Ford, Jason
26 Green, Justin
27 Gully, Antonio
29 Pollard, Troy
30 Smith, Rahkeem
31 Bellamy, Travon
32 Sanni, Supo
33 Ellington, Russell
40 Davis, London
41 Becker, Zach
42 Gress, Aaron
45 Keely, Tad
48 Palmer, Nate
51 Frierson, Evan
53 Jefferson, Dustin
54 Staples, Justin
56 Williams, Sirod
70 Lewis, Corey
76 Pocic, Graham
79 Wilson, Craig
84 Eller, Matt
85 Mercilus, Whitney
87 Santella, Anthony
90 James, Antonio
98 Ballew, Daryle
99 Buchanan, Michael