Northwestern Wildcats vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Nov 27, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NU	0	7	0	7	14
ILL	14	23	3	7	47

Game Recap

Illinois rolls over Northwestern, keeps bowl hopes alive. Brandon Peters threw for 242 yards and a touchdown and Illinois rolled over Big Ten rival Northwestern 47-14 on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

NUILL

Q18:26Daniel Barker 8 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick).07
Q16:08Isaiah Williams 39 Yd pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt Kick).014
Q212:50Chase Brown 1 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick).021
Q211:22Isaiah Williams 21 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick).028
Q26:58Ryan Hilinski 1 Yd Run (Charlie Kuhbander Kick).728
Q24:07James McCourt 28 Yd Field Goal.731
Q21:44James McCourt 37 Yd Field Goal.734
Q20:00James McCourt 25 Yd Field Goal.737
Q38:15James McCourt 49 Yd Field Goal.740
Q47:59Joshua McCray 6 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick).747
Q40:24Evan Hull 1 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick).1447

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:39
00
Punt — 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:32
00
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:30
00
Fumble — 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:48
00
Touchdown — 1 play, 8 yards, 0:05
07
Punt — 3 plays, -5 yards, 1:43
07
Touchdown — 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:35
014
Downs — 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:58
014

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:20
021
Interception — 3 plays, -12 yards, 1:20
021
Touchdown — 1 play, 21 yards, 0:08
028
Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:24
728
Field Goal — 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:51
731
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:58
731
Field Goal — 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:25
734
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:20
734
Field Goal — 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:24
737

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 2:06
737
Field Goal — 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:39
740
Punt — 6 plays, 6 yards, 2:07
740
Punt — 4 plays, 10 yards, 1:27
740
Punt — 3 plays, -9 yards, 2:04
740
Interception — 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:48
740

4th Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:36
740
Touchdown — 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:14
747
Touchdown — 15 plays, 81 yards, 7:27
1447
End of Game — 1 play, -7 yards, 0:24
1447

Team Stats

ILL

14Points47

241Total Yards459

123Pass Yards242

118Rush Yards217

33:31Time of Possession26:29

14First Downs18

2Touchdowns5

0(0)Field Goals(Attempts)4(4)

2Turnovers1

25Penalty Yards50

Game Details

Saturday, November 27, 2021 · 3:30 PM

Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA

attendance: 27,624 (276.2%)

spread: ILL -7

over/under: 44.5