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Northwestern (2-2 , 0-1) -VS- # 24 Illinois (5-0 , 1-0)

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Northwestern logo
35
vs
Illinois logo
38

Northwestern (2-2 , 0-1) -VS- # 24 Illinois (5-0 , 1-0)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
NUNorthwestern 0 14 14 7 35
Winner ILLIllinois 7 3 7 21 38
NU:
Persa, Dan (123),
Green, Treyvon (67),
Ebert, Jeremy (76)
ILL:
Scheelhaase, Nathan (391),
Scheelhaase, Nathan (35),
Jenkins, A.J. (268)
Date:
10/1/2011
Site:
Champaign, Ill.
Stadium:
Memorial Stadium
Attendance:
53243
Kickoff Time:
11:01 am
End of Game:
2:17 pm
Duration:
3:16
Temperature:
52
Wind:
N 10 mph
Weather:
Mostly sunny, breezy
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Match History vs Northwestern

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play NU ILL
1st - 02:28 1st 02:28 ILL - Jenkins, A.J. 14 yd pass from Scheelhaase, N (Dimke, Derek kick) 5 plays, 32 yards, TOP 1:59 0 7
2nd - 12:31 2nd 12:31 NU - Dunsmore, Drake 6 yd pass from Persa, Dan (Budzien, Jeff kick) 12 plays, 69 yards, TOP 4:57 7 7
2nd - 02:08 2nd 02:08 NU - Ebert, Jeremy 3 yd pass from Persa, Dan (Budzien, Jeff kick) 5 plays, 36 yards, TOP 2:18 14 7
2nd - 00:00 2nd 00:00 ILL - Dimke, Derek 49 yd field goal 8 plays, 31 yards, TOP 2:08 14 10
3rd - 11:42 3rd 11:42 NU - Ebert, Jeremy 39 yd pass from Persa, Dan (Budzien, Jeff kick) 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:18 21 10
3rd - 07:11 3rd 07:11 NU - Ebert, Jeremy 4 yd pass from Persa, Dan (Budzien, Jeff kick) 8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 3:26 28 10
3rd - 03:51 3rd 03:51 ILL - Jenkins, A.J. 33 yd pass from Scheelhaase, N (Dimke, Derek kick) 7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:20 28 17
4th - 14:53 4th 14:53 ILL - Jenkins, A.J. 50 yd pass from Scheelhaase, N (Scheelhaase, N rush failed) 2 plays, 58 yards, TOP 0:31 28 23
4th - 06:53 4th 06:53 ILL - Young, Donovonn 1 yd run (Harris, Spencer pass), 13 plays, 95 yards, TOP 5:52 28 31
4th - 01:15 4th 01:15 NU - Schmidt, Jacob 6 yd run (Budzien, Jeff kick), 5 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:43 35 31
4th - 00:13 4th 00:13 ILL - Scheelhaase, N 1 yd run (Dimke, Derek kick), 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 1:02 35 38
35 38
Referee: John O'Neill Line Judge: Paul Engelberts Side Judge: Mike Cannon
Umpire: Mike Pilarski Back Judge: Jack Lyman Score Keeper:
Linesman: Tripp Sutter Field Judge: John Roggeman

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic NU ILL
First Downs
Total 20 23
Rushing 10 3
Passing 8 16
Penalty 2 4
Rushing
Total (Net) 169 82
Attempts 51 38
Avg. Per Rush 3.3 2.2
Rushing TDs 1 2
Yds. Gained 193 118
Yds. Lost 24 36
Passing
Total (Net) 160 391
Comp.-Att.-Int. 12-16-0 21-32-1
Avg. / Att. 10.0 12.2
Avg. / Comp. 13.3 18.6
TDs 4 3
Total Offense
Yards 329 473
Plays 67 70
Avg. / Play 4.91 6.76
Fumbles - Lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties - Yds. 4-48 8-70
Punting
Punts - Yds. 6-204 4-144
Avg. / Punt 0 0
Inside 20 1 1
50+ Yds. 1 0
Touchbacks 0 0
Fair Catch 2 2
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 6-336 6-343
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 56.0 57.2
Touchbacks 0 2
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-28-0 0-0-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 28.0 0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 4-49-0 6-72-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 12.3 12.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-0-0 0-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 30:29 29:31
3rd. Down Conv. 5 of 13 7 of 13
4th. Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 4-4 3-4
Sacks: Total - Yds. 4-25 4-17
PAT: Total - Made 5-5 3-3
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 1-2
Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 1-1

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
NU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Persa, Dan 10 14 123 4 0 39 4
Colter, Kain 2 2 37 0 0 14 0
Totals 12 16 160 4 0 39 4
ILL - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Scheelhaase, Nathan 21 32 391 3 1 50 4
Totals 21 32 391 3 1 50 4
Individual Rushing Statistics
NU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Green, Treyvon 17 68 1 67 0 8 3.9
Trumpy, Mike 12 66 3 63 0 15 5.3
Colter, Kain 6 29 0 29 0 11 4.8
Schmidt, Jacob 6 16 2 14 1 6 2.3
Smith, Adonis 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0
Persa, Dan 9 14 17 -3 0 7 -0.3
Totals 51 193 24 169 1 15 3.3
ILL - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Scheelhaase, Nathan 20 70 35 35 1 22 1.8
Young, Donovonn 8 29 0 29 1 14 3.6
Ford, Jason 7 10 1 9 0 4 1.3
Pollard, Troy 3 9 0 9 0 5 3.0
Totals 38 118 36 82 2 22 2.2
Individual Receiving Statistics
NU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Ebert, Jeremy 5 76 3 39
Schmidt, Jacob 3 40 0 19
Dunsmore, Drake 3 26 1 15
Colter, Kain 0 13 0 0
Fields, D. 1 5 0 13
Totals 12 160 4 39
ILL - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Jenkins, A.J. 12 268 3 50
Harris, Spencer 6 63 0 15
Wilson, Evan 1 36 0 36
Ford, Jason 2 24 0 19
Totals 21 391 3 50

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
Peters, Brian 5 8 13 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Campbell, I. 5 5 10 0.5/- 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Nwabuisi, David 5 4 9 2.0/3 2.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
DiNardo, Jack 4 2 6 1.0/8 1.0 1.0/8 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Matthews, J. 3 2 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bates, Hunter 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ellis, Collin 3 - 3 1.0/12 1.0 1.0/12 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Proby, Damien - 3 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
McNaul, Bryce - 3 3 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Browne, Vince 1 2 3 1.0/4 1.0 1.0/4 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Scott, Tyler 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-2 2/- - - - - -
Mabin, Jordan 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Flaherty, Steve - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Johnson, Ben - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Ariguzo, C. - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Williams, Q. 2 - 2 1.0/1 1.0 1.0/1 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hampton, Will 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jones, Daniel 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
Brown, Jonathan 3 8 11 1.5/6 1.5 0.5/4 0.5 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Thomas, Ian 4 6 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Buchanan, Michael 6 4 10 3.0/6 3.0 1.0/2 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Spence, Akeem 2 7 9 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hull, Steve 4 3 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Wilson, Tavon 4 2 6 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mercilus, Whitney 4 2 6 1.5/6 1.5 1.5/6 1.5 - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Sanni, Supo 4 1 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Foster, Glenn - 4 4 0.5/- 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hawthorne, Terry 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
LaCosse, Matt 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Henry, Trulon 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Prosch, Jay 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Thomas III, Earnest - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bates, Houston - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Willett, Chris - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Staples, Justin - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kynard, Tim 1 - 1 1.0/5 1.0 1.0/5 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Howe, Jake 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
NU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Williams, B. 6 204 0 65 1 0 1
ILL - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Lankford, Ryan 1 27 0 27 0 0 0
DuVernois, Justin 3 117 0 47 1 0 0
Individual Return Statistics
NU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Mark, Venric 1 28 28 2 22 12 0 0 0
Schmidt, Jacob 0 0 0 2 27 16 0 0 0
Peters, Brian 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
Hawthorne, Terry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jenkins, A.J. 0 0 0 4 60 20 0 0 0
Pollard, Troy 0 0 0 1 12 12 0 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
NU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
ILL - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Dimke, Derek 2nd 00:00 49 GOOD
Individual Kickoff Statistics
NU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Flaherty, Steve 6 336 0 0 56.0
ILL - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Dimke, Derek 6 343 2 0 57.2
Individual PAT Statistics
NU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Budzien, Jeff 5 5 0 0 0 0
ILL - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Scheelhaase, Nathan 0 0 1 0 1 1
Dimke, Derek 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 5 15:00 KO 35 11:32 PUNT 5-30 3:28
1st/11:32 NU 1st 38 11:32 PUNT 40 09:46 PUNT 3-2 1:46
1st/09:46 ILL 1st 25 09:46 PUNT 96 05:08 INT 9-71 4:38
1st/05:08 NU 1st 20 05:08 INT 21 04:27 PUNT 3-1 0:41
1st/04:27 ILL 1st 68 04:27 PUNT 100 02:28 TD 5-32 1:59
1st/02:28 NU 1st 31 02:28 KO 100 12:31 TD 12-69 4:57
2nd/12:31 ILL 2nd 14 12:31 KO 41 08:57 PUNT 8-27 3:34
2nd/08:57 NU 2nd 20 08:57 PUNT 29 07:11 PUNT 3-9 1:46
2nd/07:11 ILL 2nd 44 07:11 PUNT 53 05:28 PUNT 3-9 1:43
2nd/05:28 NU 2nd 17 05:28 PUNT 20 04:31 PUNT 3-3 0:57
2nd/04:31 ILL 2nd 43 04:31 PUNT 36 04:26 FUMB 1-(-7) 0:05
2nd/04:26 NU 2nd 64 04:26 FUMB 100 02:08 TD 5-36 2:18
2nd/02:08 ILL 2nd 37 02:08 KO 68 15:00 FG 8-31 2:08
3rd/15:00 NU 3rd 20 15:00 KO 100 11:42 TD 7-80 3:18
3rd/11:42 ILL 3rd 18 11:42 KO 20 10:37 PUNT 3-2 1:05
3rd/10:37 NU 3rd 61 10:37 PUNT 100 07:11 TD 8-39 3:26
3rd/07:11 ILL 3rd 26 07:11 KO 100 03:51 TD 7-74 3:20
3rd/03:51 NU 3rd 20 03:51 KO 29 00:24 PUNT 6-9 3:27
3rd/00:24 ILL 3rd 42 00:24 PUNT 100 14:53 TD 2-58 0:31
4th/14:53 NU 4th 27 14:53 KO 30 12:45 PUNT 3-3 2:08
4th/12:45 ILL 4th 5 12:45 PUNT 100 06:53 TD 13-95 5:52
4th/06:53 NU 4th 31 06:53 KO 65 03:04 DOWNS 8-34 3:49
4th/03:04 ILL 4th 36 03:04 DOWNS 36 02:58 FUMB 1-0 0:06
4th/02:58 NU 4th 64 02:58 FUMB 100 01:15 TD 5-36 1:43
4th/01:15 ILL 4th 31 01:15 KO 100 00:13 TD 6-69 1:02
4th/00:13 NU 4th 37 00:13 KO 60 00:00 FUMB 1-23 0:13
4th/00:00 ILL 4th 40 00:00 FUMB 40 00:00 0-0 0:00

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/11:32 NU 1st 38 11:32 PUNT 40 09:46 PUNT 3-2 1:46
1st/05:08 NU 1st 20 05:08 INT 21 04:27 PUNT 3-1 0:41
1st/02:28 NU 1st 31 02:28 KO 100 12:31 TD 12-69 4:57
2nd/08:57 NU 2nd 20 08:57 PUNT 29 07:11 PUNT 3-9 1:46
2nd/05:28 NU 2nd 17 05:28 PUNT 20 04:31 PUNT 3-3 0:57
2nd/04:26 NU 2nd 64 04:26 FUMB 100 02:08 TD 5-36 2:18
3rd/15:00 NU 3rd 20 15:00 KO 100 11:42 TD 7-80 3:18
3rd/10:37 NU 3rd 61 10:37 PUNT 100 07:11 TD 8-39 3:26
3rd/03:51 NU 3rd 20 03:51 KO 29 00:24 PUNT 6-9 3:27
4th/14:53 NU 4th 27 14:53 KO 30 12:45 PUNT 3-3 2:08
4th/06:53 NU 4th 31 06:53 KO 65 03:04 DOWNS 8-34 3:49
4th/02:58 NU 4th 64 02:58 FUMB 100 01:15 TD 5-36 1:43
4th/00:13 NU 4th 37 00:13 KO 60 00:00 FUMB 1-23 0:13

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 5 15:00 KO 35 11:32 PUNT 5-30 3:28
1st/09:46 ILL 1st 25 09:46 PUNT 96 05:08 INT 9-71 4:38
1st/04:27 ILL 1st 68 04:27 PUNT 100 02:28 TD 5-32 1:59
2nd/12:31 ILL 2nd 14 12:31 KO 41 08:57 PUNT 8-27 3:34
2nd/07:11 ILL 2nd 44 07:11 PUNT 53 05:28 PUNT 3-9 1:43
2nd/04:31 ILL 2nd 43 04:31 PUNT 36 04:26 FUMB 1-(-7) 0:05
2nd/02:08 ILL 2nd 37 02:08 KO 68 15:00 FG 8-31 2:08
3rd/11:42 ILL 3rd 18 11:42 KO 20 10:37 PUNT 3-2 1:05
3rd/07:11 ILL 3rd 26 07:11 KO 100 03:51 TD 7-74 3:20
3rd/00:24 ILL 3rd 42 00:24 PUNT 100 14:53 TD 2-58 0:31
4th/12:45 ILL 4th 5 12:45 PUNT 100 06:53 TD 13-95 5:52
4th/03:04 ILL 4th 36 03:04 DOWNS 36 02:58 FUMB 1-0 0:06
4th/01:15 ILL 4th 31 01:15 KO 100 00:13 TD 6-69 1:02
4th/00:00 ILL 4th 40 00:00 FUMB 40 00:00 0-0 0:00

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Northwestern won the toss and deferred. ILL will defend south end.
Flaherty, Steve kickoff 70 yards to the ILL0, Jenkins, A.J. return 5 yards to the ILL5 (Jones, Daniel).
Illinois at 15:00
Illinois at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 15:00
Ford, Jason rush over left guard for 1 yard to the ILL6 (DiNardo, Jack;Peters, Brian).
Scheelhaase, N flag pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 40 yards to the ILL46, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (Matthews, J.).
Scheelhaase, N rush right for loss of 2 yards to the ILL44 (Nwabuisi, David).
Scheelhaase, N sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ILL36 (DiNardo, Jack).
Scheelhaase, N sacked for loss of 1 yard to the ILL35 (Williams, Q.).
Lankford, Ryan punt 27 yards to the NU38, downed.
Total 5 plays , 30 yards Time of Possession: 3:28
Northwestern at 11:32
Northwestern at 11:32
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 11:32
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 11:32.
Trumpy, Mike rush over right guard for 2 yards to the NU40.
Persa, Dan sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NU38 (Mercilus, W.).
Persa, Dan rush up middle for 2 yards to the NU40 (Spence, Akeem).
Williams, B. punt 35 yards to the ILL25, downed.
Total 3 plays , 2 yards Time of Possession: 1:46
Illinois at 09:46
Illinois at 09:46
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 09:46
ILLINOIS drive start at 09:46.
Pollard, Troy rush left for 5 yards to the ILL30, out-of-bounds (Matthews, J.).
Young, Donovonn rush up middle for 3 yards to the ILL33 (Matthews, J.;Nwabuisi, David).
Scheelhaase, N flag pass complete to Wilson, Evan for 36 yards to the NU31, 1ST DOWN ILL (Peters, Brian).
Scheelhaase, N flag pass incomplete to Lankford, Ryan.
Scheelhaase, N rush up middle for 2 yards to the NU29 (Nwabuisi, David).
Scheelhaase, N deep pass incomplete to Sykes, Fred (Campbell, I.), PENALTY NU pass interference (Campbell, I.) 13 yards to the NU16, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.
Young, Donovonn rush over left guard for 7 yards to the NU9 (Campbell, I.), PENALTY NU personal foul (Mafuli, Niko) 5 yards to the NU4, 1ST DOWN ILL.
1st and 4.
Scheelhaase, N rush right for no gain to the NU4 (DiNardo, Jack).
Ford, Jason rush up middle for no gain to the NU4 (DiNardo, Jack;Peters, Brian).
Scheelhaase, N crossing pass intercepted by Peters, Brian at the NU0, Peters, Brian return 0 yards to the NU0, touchback, QB hurry by McNaul, Bryce.
Total 9 plays , 71 yards Time of Possession: 4:38
Northwestern at 05:08
Northwestern at 05:08
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 05:08
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 05:08.
Persa, Dan rush left for 1 yard to the NU21 (Thomas, Ian).
Persa, Dan HI pass incomplete to Jones, C..
Persa, Dan post pass incomplete to Colter, Kain.
Williams, B. punt 11 yards to the NU32, out-of-bounds.
Total 3 plays , 1 yards Time of Possession: 0:41
Illinois at 04:27
Illinois at 04:27
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 04:27
ILLINOIS drive start at 04:27.
Scheelhaase, N post pass incomplete to Davis, Jon.
Scheelhaase, N rush over left end for 12 yards to the NU20, 1ST DOWN ILL (Peters, Brian;Campbell, I.).
Scheelhaase, N HI pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 5 yards to the NU15 (Mabin, Jordan).
Pollard, Troy rush left for 1 yard to the NU14 (Williams, Q.).
Scheelhaase, N crossing pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 14 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN ILL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:28.
Dimke, Derek kick attempt good.
Dimke, Derek kickoff 50 yards to the NU20, Schmidt, Jacob return 11 yards to the NU31 (LaCosse, Matt).
Total 5 plays , 32 yards Time of Possession: 1:59
Score:
Northwestern 0-7 Illinois
Northwestern at 02:28
Northwestern at 02:28
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 02:28
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 02:28.
Green, Treyvon rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the NU34 (Spence, Akeem;Foster, Glenn).
Trumpy, Mike rush up middle for 6 yards to the NU40 (Hull, Steve).
Trumpy, Mike rush up middle for 2 yards to the NU42, 1ST DOWN NU (Brown, Jonathan;Hull, Steve).
Trumpy, Mike rush left for 15 yards to the ILL43, 1ST DOWN NU (Hull, Steve).
Trumpy, Mike rush left for no gain to the ILL43 (Brown, Jonathan).
Green, Treyvon rush left for 8 yards to the ILL35 (Wilson, Tavon).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Persa, Dan rush over right end for 3 yards to the ILL32, 1ST DOWN NU (Spence, Akeem;Henry, Trulon).
Green, Treyvon rush over left guard for 4 yards to the ILL28 (Buchanan, M.).
Green, Treyvon rush up middle for 3 yards to the ILL25 (Brown, Jonathan;Hawthorne, T.).
Persa, Dan post pass complete to Dunsmore, Drake for 15 yards to the ILL10, 1ST DOWN NU (Sanni, Supo).
Trumpy, Mike rush over left guard for 4 yards to the ILL6 (Hull, Steve).
Persa, Dan flag pass complete to Dunsmore, Drake for 6 yards to the ILL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:31.
Budzien, Jeff kick attempt good.
PENALTY ILL roughing passer (Brown, Jonathan) 15 yards to the NU45.
Flaherty, Steve kickoff 41 yards to the ILL14, Hawthorne, T. return 0 yards to the ILL14.
Total 12 plays , 69 yards Time of Possession: 4:57
Score:
Northwestern 7-7 Illinois
Illinois at 12:31
Illinois at 12:31
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 12:31
ILLINOIS drive start at 12:31.
Scheelhaase, N rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the ILL13 (Nwabuisi, David).
Scheelhaase, N flag pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 25 yards to the ILL38, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (Ellis, Collin).
Scheelhaase, N deep pass incomplete to Lankford, Ryan.
Pollard, Troy rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ILL41 (Ellis, Collin).
Scheelhaase, N crossing pass complete to Harris, Spencer for 8 yards to the ILL49, 1ST DOWN ILL (Campbell, I.;Bates, Hunter).
Ford, Jason rush over left end for 4 yards to the NU47 (Hampton, Will).
Scheelhaase, N post pass incomplete to Jenkins, A.J..
Timeout Illinois, clock 09:26.
Scheelhaase, N sacked for loss of 12 yards to the ILL41 (Ellis, Collin), PENALTY ILL holding declined.
DuVernois, J. punt 39 yards to the NU20, fair catch by Mark, Venric.
Total 8 plays , 27 yards Time of Possession: 3:34
Northwestern at 08:57
Northwestern at 08:57
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 08:57
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 08:57.
Green, Treyvon rush over left guard for no gain to the NU20 (Thomas, Ian;Spence, Akeem).
Green, Treyvon rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the NU24 (Spence, Akeem;Bates, Houston).
Persa, Dan crossing pass complete to Dunsmore, Drake for 5 yards to the NU29 (Henry, Trulon).
Williams, B. punt 27 yards to the ILL44, fair catch by Lankford, Ryan.
Total 3 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 1:46
Illinois at 07:11
Illinois at 07:11
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 07:11
ILLINOIS drive start at 07:11.
Scheelhaase, N sacked for loss of 4 yards to the ILL40 (Browne, Vince).
Scheelhaase, N rush right for 12 yards to the NU48, out-of-bounds (Peters, Brian).
Young, Donovonn rush up middle for 1 yard to the NU47 (McNaul, Bryce;Browne, Vince).
DuVernois, J. punt 31 yards to the NU16, fair catch by Mark, Venric.
Total 3 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 1:43
Northwestern at 05:28
Northwestern at 05:28
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 05:28
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 05:28.
NU ball on NU17.
Trumpy, Mike rush up middle for 3 yards to the NU20 (Thomas, Ian;Spence, Akeem).
Persa, Dan crossing pass incomplete to Trumpy, Mike.
Persa, Dan sideline pass incomplete to Ebert, Jeremy (Hawthorne, T.).
Williams, B. punt 37 yards to the ILL43, fair catch by Lankford, Ryan.
Total 3 plays , 3 yards Time of Possession: 0:57
Illinois at 04:31
Illinois at 04:31
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 04:31
ILLINOIS drive start at 04:31.
Scheelhaase, N rush for loss of 3 yards to the ILL40, fumble by Scheelhaase, N recovered by NU Scott, Tyler at ILL36.
Total 1 plays , -7 yards Time of Possession: 0:05
Northwestern at 04:26
Northwestern at 04:26
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 04:26
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 04:26.
Persa, Dan sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ILL44 (Brown, Jonathan;Mercilus, W.).
Persa, Dan screen pass complete to Schmidt, Jacob for 19 yards to the ILL25, 1ST DOWN NU (Hull, Steve).
Trumpy, Mike rush right for 15 yards to the ILL10, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Hawthorne, T.).
Trumpy, Mike rush up middle for 3 yards to the ILL7 (Mercilus, W.), PENALTY ILL unsportsmanlike conduct (Brown, Jonathan) 4 yards to the ILL3, 1ST DOWN NU.
1st and 3.
Persa, Dan crossing pass complete to Ebert, Jeremy for 3 yards to the ILL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:08.
Budzien, Jeff kick attempt good.
Flaherty, Steve kickoff 50 yards to the ILL20, Jenkins, A.J. return 17 yards to the ILL37 (Peters, Brian;Proby, Damien).
Total 5 plays , 36 yards Time of Possession: 2:18
Score:
Northwestern 14-7 Illinois
Illinois at 02:08
Illinois at 02:08
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 02:08
ILLINOIS drive start at 02:08.
Scheelhaase, N rush up middle for 6 yards to the ILL43 (Nwabuisi, David;Scott, Tyler).
Scheelhaase, N OU pass incomplete to Davis, Jon (Campbell, I.).
Scheelhaase, N post pass complete to Harris, Spencer for 15 yards to the NU42, 1ST DOWN ILL (Bates, Hunter).
Scheelhaase, N sideline pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 25 yards to the NU17, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (Campbell, I.).
Timeout Northwestern, clock 01:10.
PENALTY ILL false start (Davis, Jon) 5 yards to the NU22.
Scheelhaase, N flag pass complete to Harris, Spencer for 22 yards to the NU0, clock 01:03, PENALTY ILL pass interference (Harris, Spencer) 15 yards to the NU37, NO PLAY.
Scheelhaase, N screen pass complete to Ford, Jason for 5 yards to the NU32 (Scott, Tyler).
Scheelhaase, N rush up middle for 7 yards to the NU25 (Nwabuisi, David;Bates, Hunter).
Timeout Illinois, clock 00:31.
Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:31.
Scheelhaase, N OU pass incomplete to Ford, Jason, PENALTY ILL holding (Allen, Jeff) 10 yards to the NU35, NO PLAY.
Ford, Jason rush over left end for 3 yards to the NU32 (Johnson, Ben;Scott, Tyler).
Timeout Illinois, clock 00:04.
Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:04.
Dimke, Derek field goal attempt from 49 GOOD, clock 00:00.
End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 8 plays , 31 yards Time of Possession: 2:08
Score:
Northwestern 14-10 Illinois

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.
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.
Trumpy, Mike rush over right tackle for 14 yards to the NU34, 1ST DOWN NU (Sanni, Supo).
Trumpy, Mike rush right for loss of 2 yards to the NU32 (Buchanan, M.), PENALTY ILL illegal participation (Green, Justin) 5 yards to the NU39, NO PLAY.
Trumpy, Mike rush up middle for 2 yards to the NU41 (Brown, Jonathan;Spence, Akeem).
Trumpy, Mike rush right for loss of 3 yards to the NU38 (Buchanan, M.).
Persa, Dan crossing pass complete to Ebert, Jeremy for 11 yards to the NU49, 1ST DOWN NU.
Persa, Dan rush left for 7 yards to the ILL44 (Thomas, Ian).
Colter, Kain rush up middle for 5 yards to the ILL39, 1ST DOWN NU (Thomas, Ian).
Persa, Dan middle pass complete to Ebert, Jeremy for 39 yards to the ILL0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:42.
Budzien, Jeff kick attempt good.
Flaherty, Steve kickoff 64 yards to the ILL6, Pollard, Troy return 12 yards to the ILL18 (Peters, Brian;Proby, Damien).
Total 7 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 3:18
Score:
Northwestern 21-10 Illinois
Illinois at 11:42
Illinois at 11:42
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 11:42
ILLINOIS drive start at 11:42.
Scheelhaase, N rush up middle for 2 yards to the ILL20 (Nwabuisi, David;Browne, Vince).
Scheelhaase, N OU pass incomplete to Prosch, Jay, QB hurry by Nwabuisi, David.
Scheelhaase, N crossing pass incomplete to Harris, Spencer.
DuVernois, J. punt 47 yards to the NU33, Mark, Venric return 28 yards to the ILL39, out-of-bounds (Howe, Jake).
Total 3 plays , 2 yards Time of Possession: 1:05
Northwestern at 10:37
Northwestern at 10:37
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 10:37
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 10:37.
Persa, Dan rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILL38 (Wilson, Tavon;Staples, Justin).
Schmidt, Jacob rush over right guard for 2 yards to the ILL36 (Spence, Akeem).
Schmidt, Jacob rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ILL33 (Thomas, Ian;Sanni, Supo).
Persa, Dan OU pass complete to Schmidt, Jacob for 10 yards to the ILL23, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Brown, Jonathan).
Green, Treyvon rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the ILL17 (Buchanan, M.).
Green, Treyvon rush over right guard for 6 yards to the ILL11, 1ST DOWN NU (Thomas, Ian;Hull, Steve), PENALTY ILL illegal participation declined.
Green, Treyvon rush right for 7 yards to the ILL4, out-of-bounds (Sanni, Supo).
Persa, Dan flag pass complete to Ebert, Jeremy for 4 yards to the ILL0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:11.
Budzien, Jeff kick attempt good.
Flaherty, Steve kickoff 54 yards to the ILL16, Jenkins, A.J. return 20 yards to the ILL36 (Peters, Brian;Flaherty, Steve), PENALTY ILL holding (Staples, Justin) 10 yards to the ILL26, 1st and 10, ILL ball on ILL26.
Total 8 plays , 39 yards Time of Possession: 3:26
Score:
Northwestern 28-10 Illinois
Illinois at 07:11
Illinois at 07:11
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 07:11
ILLINOIS drive start at 07:11.
Scheelhaase, N rush left for no gain to the ILL26 (Campbell, I.).
Young, Donovonn rush up middle for 14 yards to the ILL40, 1ST DOWN ILL (Campbell, I.).
Young, Donovonn rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILL41 (DiNardo, Jack).
Scheelhaase, N HI pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 4 yards to the ILL45.
Scheelhaase, N OU pass complete to Ford, Jason for 19 yards to the NU36, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (Johnson, Ben;Peters, Brian).
Scheelhaase, N rush over left guard for 3 yards to the NU33 (Matthews, J.;Campbell, I.).
Scheelhaase, N sideline pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 33 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN ILL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:51.
Dimke, Derek kick attempt good.
Dimke, Derek kickoff 70 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Total 7 plays , 74 yards Time of Possession: 3:20
Score:
Northwestern 28-17 Illinois
Northwestern at 03:51
Northwestern at 03:51
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 03:51
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 03:51.
Green, Treyvon rush over right guard for 3 yards to the NU23 (Buchanan, M.;Foster, Glenn).
Schmidt, Jacob rush right for loss of 2 yards to the NU21 (Wilson, Tavon;Buchanan, M.).
Persa, Dan screen pass complete to Schmidt, Jacob for 11 yards to the NU32, 1ST DOWN NU (Wilson, Tavon).
Smith, Adonis rush over left tackle for loss of 1 yard to the NU31 (Brown, Jonathan;Buchanan, M.).
Schmidt, Jacob rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the NU34 (Brown, Jonathan;Foster, Glenn).
Persa, Dan sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NU29 (Kynard, Tim).
Williams, B. punt 29 yards to the ILL42, downed.
Total 6 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 3:27
Illinois at 00:24
Illinois at 00:24
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 00:24
ILLINOIS drive start at 00:24.
Scheelhaase, N HI pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 8 yards to the 50 yardline (Mabin, Jordan).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Scheelhaase, N deep pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 50 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN ILL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:53.
Scheelhaase, N rush attempt failed.
Dimke, Derek kickoff 53 yards to the NU17, Mark, Venric return 10 yards to the NU27 (Prosch, Jay;LaCosse, Matt).
Total 2 plays , 58 yards Time of Possession: 0:31
Score:
Northwestern 28-23 Illinois
Northwestern at 14:53
Northwestern at 14:53
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 14:53
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 14:53.
Green, Treyvon rush left for 3 yards to the NU30 (Brown, Jonathan).
Persa, Dan sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NU28 (Buchanan, M.).
Colter, Kain rush up middle for 2 yards to the NU30 (Brown, Jonathan;Thomas, Ian).
Williams, B. punt 65 yards to the ILL5, downed.
Total 3 plays , 3 yards Time of Possession: 2:08
Illinois at 12:45
Illinois at 12:45
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 12:45
ILLINOIS drive start at 12:45.
Ford, Jason rush over right guard for 2 yards to the ILL7 (Peters, Brian).
Scheelhaase, N flag pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 24 yards to the ILL31, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds, PENALTY NU personal foul (Campbell, I.) 15 yards to the ILL46, 1ST DOWN ILL.
1st and 10.
Young, Donovonn rush up middle for no gain to the ILL46 (Nwabuisi, David).
Scheelhaase, N HI pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 12 yards to the NU42, 1ST DOWN ILL (Campbell, I.;McNaul, Bryce).
Scheelhaase, N HI pass incomplete to Jenkins, A.J. (Johnson, Ben).
Scheelhaase, N HI pass complete to Harris, Spencer for 12 yards to the NU30, 1ST DOWN ILL (Peters, Brian;Hampton, Will).
Scheelhaase, N OU pass complete to Harris, Spencer for 5 yards to the NU25 (Matthews, J.).
Scheelhaase, N OU pass complete to Harris, Spencer for 9 yards to the NU16, 1ST DOWN ILL.
Scheelhaase, N middle pass incomplete to Viliunas, Eddie.
Scheelhaase, N middle pass complete to Harris, Spencer for 14 yards to the NU2, 1ST DOWN ILL (Peters, Brian).
Ford, Jason rush left for loss of 1 yard to the NU3 (McNaul, Bryce;Campbell, I.).
Young, Donovonn rush up middle for 2 yards to the NU1 (Proby, Damien;Ariguzo, C.).
Young, Donovonn rush over right guard for 1 yard to the NU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:53.
Previous play was reviewed and confirmed
Scheelhaase, N pass attempt to Harris, Spencer good.
Dimke, Derek kickoff 51 yards to the NU19, Mark, Venric return 12 yards to the NU31 (Thomas III, E.;Willett, Chris).
Total 13 plays , 95 yards Time of Possession: 5:52
Score:
Northwestern 28-31 Illinois
Northwestern at 06:53
Northwestern at 06:53
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 06:53
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 06:53.
Colter, Kain rush right for 5 yards to the NU36 (Wilson, Tavon).
Green, Treyvon rush right for 7 yards to the NU43, 1ST DOWN NU (Hawthorne, T.;Hull, Steve).
Colter, Kain rush over left guard for 2 yards to the NU45 (Thomas, Ian;Spence, Akeem).
Colter, Kain sideline pass complete to Ebert, Jeremy for 14 yards to the ILL41, 1ST DOWN NU (Sanni, Supo).
Green, Treyvon rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the ILL42 (Brown, Jonathan;Foster, Glenn).
Green, Treyvon rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ILL39 (Buchanan, M.).
Green, Treyvon rush left for no gain to the ILL39 (Mercilus, W.).
Colter, Kain rush right for 4 yards to the ILL35 (Mercilus, W.).
Total 8 plays , 34 yards Time of Possession: 3:49
Illinois at 03:04
Illinois at 03:04
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 03:04
ILLINOIS drive start at 03:04.
ILL ball on ILL36.
Ford, Jason rush over right guard for 1 yard to the ILL37, fumble forced by Peters, Brian, fumble by Ford, Jason recovered by NU Scott, Tyler at ILL36.
Total 1 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:06
Northwestern at 02:58
Northwestern at 02:58
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 02:58
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 02:58.
Green, Treyvon rush up middle for 8 yards to the ILL28 (Buchanan, M.).
Green, Treyvon rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the ILL25, 1ST DOWN NU (Thomas, Ian).
Schmidt, Jacob rush right for 2 yards to the ILL23 (Mercilus, W.;Buchanan, M.).
Colter, Kain rush right for 11 yards to the ILL12, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Wilson, Tavon), PENALTY ILL personal foul (Wilson, Tavon) 6 yards to the ILL6, 1ST DOWN NU.
1st and 6.
Schmidt, Jacob rush over right guard for 6 yards to the ILL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:15.
The previous play was reviewed and the ruling on the field stands
Budzien, Jeff kick attempt good.
Flaherty, Steve kickoff 57 yards to the ILL13, Jenkins, A.J. return 18 yards to the ILL31 (Flaherty, Steve;Ariguzo, C.).
Total 5 plays , 36 yards Time of Possession: 1:43
Score:
Northwestern 35-31 Illinois
Illinois at 01:15
Illinois at 01:15
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 01:15
ILLINOIS drive start at 01:15.
Scheelhaase, N flag pass complete to Jenkins, A.J. for 28 yards to the NU41, 1ST DOWN ILL (Bates, Hunter).
Scheelhaase, N OU pass incomplete to Davis, Jon.
Scheelhaase, N rush left for 22 yards to the NU19, 1ST DOWN ILL (Campbell, I.).
Timeout Illinois, clock 00:38.
Scheelhaase, N flag pass incomplete to Jenkins, A.J. (Matthews, J.), PENALTY NU pass interference (Matthews, J.) 15 yards to the NU4, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.
Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:33.
Scheelhaase, N rush left for 2 yards to the NU2 (DiNardo, Jack).
Timeout Illinois, clock 00:26.
Scheelhaase, N rush right for 1 yard to the NU1, out-of-bounds (Nwabuisi, David).
Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:18.
Scheelhaase, N rush up middle for 1 yard to the NU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:13.
Dimke, Derek kick attempt good.
Dimke, Derek kickoff 49 yards to the NU21, Schmidt, Jacob return 16 yards to the NU37 (Prosch, Jay).
Total 6 plays , 69 yards Time of Possession: 1:02
Score:
Northwestern 35-38 Illinois
Northwestern at 00:13
Northwestern at 00:13
Down & Distance Play
Northwestern at 00:13
NORTHWESTERN drive start at 00:13.
Colter, Kain sideline pass complete to Fields, D. for 13 yards to the 50 yardline, Ebert, Jeremy for loss of 5 yards to the NU45, Ebert, Jeremy for 10 yards to the ILL45, Colter, Kain for loss of 5 yards to the 50 yardline, Colter, Kain for 18 yards to the ILL32, Fields, D. for loss of 1 yard to the ILL33, Fields, D. for loss of 2 yards to the ILL35, fumble by Fields, D. recovered by ILL Mercilus, W. at ILL40.
Total 1 plays , 23 yards Time of Possession: 0:13
Illinois at 00:00
Illinois at 00:00
Down & Distance Play
Illinois at 00:00
ILLINOIS drive start at 00:00.
Total 0 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:00
Score:
Northwestern 35-38 Illinois

Participation

Starters

NU - Offense
# Player Pos.
66 Vitabile, B. C
72 Mulroe, Brian LG
75 Netter, Al LT
7 Persa, Dan QB
65 Burkett, Ben RG
70 Ward, Patrick RT
9 Dunsmore, Drake SB
29 Trumpy, Mike TB
8 Fields, D. WR
11 Ebert, Jeremy WR
17 Lawrence, R. WR
NU - Defense
# Player Pos.
3 Matthews, J. CB
26 Mabin, Jordan CB
94 Browne, Vince DE
97 Scott, Tyler DE
90 DiNardo, Jack DT
93 Mafuli, Niko DT
33 Nwabuisi, David MLB
10 Peters, Brian S
24 Campbell, I. S
45 Ellis, Collin SLB
51 McNaul, Bryce WLB
ILL - Offense
# Player Pos.
76 Pocic, Graham C
35 Prosch, Jay FB
2 Scheelhaase, Nathan QB
21 Ford, Jason RB
28 Pollard, Troy RB
73 Cornell, Jack SG
74 Heitz, Michael ST
89 Wilson, Evan TE
61 Sands, Tyler WG
12 Lankford, Ryan WR
71 Allen, Jeff WT
ILL - Defense
# Player Pos.
99 Buchanan, Michael BAN
1 Hawthorne, Terry CB
3 Wilson, Tavon CB
85 Mercilus, Whitney DE
47 Foster, Glenn DT
94 Spence, Akeem DT
7 Sanni, Supo FS
38 Thomas, Ian MLB
9 Henry, Trulon SLB
5 Hull, Steve SS
45 Brown, Jonathan WLB

Player Participation

Northwestern
# Player
1B Jones, Tyris
6A Green, Treyvon
7A Bates, Hunter
1 Cisek, Bo
2 Colter, Kain
4 Smith, Adonis
5 Mark, Venric
6 Brown, Charles
14 Jones, C.
15 Jones, Daniel
16 Fleming, Davion
18 Watkins, Evan
19 Hall, Jimmy
27 Carpenter, J.
34 Flaherty, Steve
35 Johnson, Ben
37 Budzien, Jeff
39 Schmidt, Jacob
42 Watt, Kevin
43 Riley, Tim
44 Ariguzo, C.
46 Proby, Damien
49 Williams, B.
59 Hickey, Pat
80 Jensen, Mike
83 Konopka, Jack
84 Moulton, Drew
88 Williams, Q.
92 Hampton, Will
99 Carter, Chance