Wisconsin Badgers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Oct 21, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WISC	0	7	0	18	25
ILL	7	7	7	0	21

Game Recap

Locke's TD pass caps 18-point fourth-quarter Wisconsin comeback win over Illinois, 25-21. Braedyn Locke threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to offensive lineman Nolan Rucci with 27 seconds left Saturday, capping an 18-point fourth-quarter explosion by Wisconsin that gave the Badgers a stunning 25-21 Big Ten win over Illinois.

Scoring Summary

WISCILL

Q16:07Tanner Arkin 1 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (Caleb Griffin Kick).07
Q22:12Tip Reiman 3 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (Caleb Griffin Kick).014
Q20:31Braelon Allen 4 Yd Run (Nathanial Vakos Kick).714
Q34:30Kaden Feagin 12 Yd Run (Caleb Griffin Kick).721
Q414:13Nathanial Vakos 41 Yd Field Goal.1021
Q47:21Will Pauling 20 Yd pass from Braedyn Locke (Braedyn Locke Pass to Riley Nowakowski for Two-Point Conversion).1821
Q40:27Nolan Rucci 3 Yd pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos Kick).2521

Game Drives

0th Quarter

End of Half — 1 play, -9 yards, 0:00
714

1st Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:36
00
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:51
00
Fumble — 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:47
00
Touchdown — 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:39
07
Punt — 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:30
07
Downs — 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:31
07

2nd Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:38
07
Punt — 3 plays, -2 yards, 0:47
07
Downs — 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:31
07
Touchdown — 12 plays, 82 yards, 7:53
014
Touchdown — 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:37
714
END OF PERIOD — 3 plays, -11 yards, 0:28
714

3rd Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:49
714
Punt — 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:44
714
Touchdown — 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:57
721

4th Quarter

Field Goal — 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:17
1021
Punt — 5 plays, 24 yards, 3:27
1021
Touchdown — 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:25
1821
Punt — 6 plays, 12 yards, 3:57
1821
Touchdown — 14 plays, 83 yards, 2:57
2521
Downs — 5 plays, 28 yards, 0:27
2521

Team Stats

WISC

ILL

25Points21

379Total Yards323

240Pass Yards100

139Rush Yards223

27:14Time of Possession32:46

23First Downs16

3Touchdowns3

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

1Turnovers0

40Penalty Yards79

Game Details

Saturday, October 21, 2023 · 3:30 PM

Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA

attendance: 54,205 (542.0%)