College Football
BOXSCORE
Northwestern 45, Illinois 43
Saturday, November 25, 2023 3:30 PM
Location - Memorial Stadium
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
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
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
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
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. 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