College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 45,
Illinois 43
When:
3:30 PM
ET
,
Saturday, November 25, 2023
Where: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Attendance: 42310
Where: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Attendance: 42310
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Northwestern | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| Illinois | 3 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 43 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 8:54 | ||
| Northwestern | TD | Illinois 0
- Northwestern 7 Calvin Johnson II 10 yd. pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 2:47 | ||
| Illinois | FG | Illinois 3
- Northwestern 7 Caleb Griffin 42 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 13:43 | ||
| Northwestern | TD | Illinois 3
- Northwestern 14 Anthony Tyus III 1 yd. run (Jack Olsen kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:13 | ||
| Illinois | TD | Illinois 10
- Northwestern 14 Casey Washington 9 yd. pass from John Paddock (Caleb Griffin kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 2:19 | ||
| Illinois | FG | Illinois 13
- Northwestern 14 Caleb Griffin 24 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:09 | ||
| Illinois | TD | Illinois 20
- Northwestern 14 Miles Scott 55 yd. interception return (Caleb Griffin kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:08 | ||
| Northwestern | TD | Illinois 20
- Northwestern 21 Dom D'Antonio 0 yd. run (Jack Olsen kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 10:52 | ||
| Northwestern | TD | Illinois 20
- Northwestern 28 A.J. Henning 5 yd. pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 5:57 | ||
| Illinois | FG | Illinois 23
- Northwestern 28 Caleb Griffin 40 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 13:12 | ||
| Illinois | TD | Illinois 31
- Northwestern 28 Pat Bryant 14 yd. pass from Isaiah Williams (Tip Reiman pass from John Paddock) |
| 4th Quarter - 10:04 | ||
| Northwestern | TD | Illinois 31
- Northwestern 35 Ben Bryant 8 yd. run (Jack Olsen kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 9:55 | ||
| Northwestern | TD | Illinois 31
- Northwestern 42 Garner Wallace 17 yd. fumble recovery (Jack Olsen kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 7:17 | ||
| Illinois | TD | Illinois 37
- Northwestern 42 Casey Washington 1 yd. pass from John Paddock (pass failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:56 | ||
| Northwestern | FG | Illinois 37
- Northwestern 45 Jack Olsen 46 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 0:55 | ||
| Illinois | TD | Illinois 43
- Northwestern 45 Casey Washington 80 yd. pass from John Paddock (pass failed) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Northwestern | Illinois | |
| W‑L | 7 - 5 - 0 | 5 - 7 - 0 |
| Conference | 5 - 4 - 0 | 3 - 6 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Northwestern | Illinois | |
| Score | 45 | 43 |
| 1st Downs | 21 | 20 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 4-for-11 36% |
5-for-13 38% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 0-for-0 0% |
2-for-3 67% |
| Total Yards | 379 | 455 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 37-145 | 32-107 |
| Average/Rush | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 24-32 | 25-35 |
| Passing Yards | 234 | 348 |
| Average/Pass Play | 6.9 | 9.4 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-30 | 1-10 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 2 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 29:50 | 30:10 |
PLAYER STATS
Northwestern
(7 - 5)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| B. Bryant | 24/32 | 234 | 2 | 2 |
Illinois
(5 - 7)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Paddock | 24/34 | 334 | 3 | 2 |
| I. Williams | 1/1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| C. Porter | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 0 |
| A. Tyus III | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 1 |
| B. Bryant | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 |
| J. Himon II | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| J. Lausch | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| A. Henning | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| D. D'Antonio | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| R. Love III | 23 | 106 | 4.6 | 0 |
| A. Laughery | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
| I. Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| J. Paddock | 4 | -22 | -5.5 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| C. Johnson | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 0 |
| B. Kirtz | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 |
| A. Henning | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 1 |
| C. Porter | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| C. Mangieri | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| T. Gordon | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| R. Niro III | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| M. Lang | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| J. Himon II | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| C. Washington | 9 | 218 | 24.2 | 3 |
| I. Williams | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 |
| P. Bryant | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 |
| T. Reiman | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
| G. Moore | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| R. Love III | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Joseph | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| X. Mueller | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| B. Gallagher | 6 | 2 |
| R. Heard II | 5 | 4 |
| J. Joseph | 4 | 1 |
| B. Turner | 2 | 0 |
| O. Adeyi | 2 | 2 |
| G. Hollis Jr. | 2 | 3 |
| B. Flakes | 1 | 0 |
| G. Metz | 1 | 0 |
| R. Pearson | 1 | 0 |
| A. Saka | 1 | 0 |
| J. Pate | 1 | 0 |
| E. Smith | 1 | 0 |
| B. Brus | 1 | 0 |
| C. Bastone | 1 | 1 |
| K. Soares Jr. | 1 | 1 |
| T. Johnson | 1 | 2 |
| M. Kilbane | 1 | 3 |
| X. Mueller | 1 | 8 |
| N. Story | 0 | 1 |
| M. Uihlein | 0 | 1 |
| A. Hubbard | 0 | 2 |
| P. Spencer | 0 | 3 |
| R. Hagarty | 0 | 4 |
| D. Turner | 0 | 6 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Rosiek | 7 | 2 |
| T. Barnes | 3 | 2 |
| J. Newton | 3 | 2 |
| T. Strain | 3 | 2 |
| M. Scott | 3 | 3 |
| S. Coleman | 2 | 0 |
| J. Clarke | 2 | 1 |
| G. Jacas | 2 | 1 |
| Z. Tobe | 2 | 5 |
| P. Bryant | 1 | 0 |
| E. MC-Cantos | 1 | 0 |
| S. Turner | 1 | 0 |
| B. Barnes | 1 | 1 |
| G. Griffin | 1 | 1 |
| C. Bufkin | 1 | 1 |
| N. Harper | 1 | 2 |
| K. Randolph Jr. | 1 | 3 |
| D. Daxon | 1 | 3 |
| T. Edwards | 1 | 3 |
| X. Scott | 0 | 1 |
| J. Kreutz | 0 | 1 |
| A. Bryant | 0 | 1 |
| L. Zardzin | 0 | 1 |
| S. McConnell | 0 | 1 |
| T. Nicholson | 0 | 1 |
| C. Bush | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Pate | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| A. Saka | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| K. Soares Jr. | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| O. Adeyi | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| X. Mueller | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| M. Kilbane | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| R. Heard II | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Newton | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| S. Coleman | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| D. Rosiek | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| A. Tyus III | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| K. Wilcher | 1 |
| G. Moore | 1 |
| I. Williams | 1 |