College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 45, Illinois 43
When: 3:30 PM   ET ,  Saturday, November 25, 2023
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
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
M. Scott 1 55 1
T. Strain 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Pate 1.0 9.0
A. Saka 1.0 8.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Newton 2.0 18.0
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