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Northwestern vs. Illinois: Box Score

Saturday Nov 28, 2015 3:30 pm - Chicago, IL (Neutral Site)
Odds: Northwestern by 1.5, Total Points: 42

Matchup Menu: NW @ ILL

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Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) 14 7 0 3
24
Illinois Fighting Illini (5-7) 7 0 7 0
14

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NW
ILL
Illinois 8:59 6 1 Rushing TD: Wes Lunt 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Taylor Zalewski. 0
7
Northwestern 6:35 6 1 Passing TD: Dan Vitale 19 yard pass from Clayton Thorson. Extra Point good by Jack Mitchell. 7
7
Northwestern 1:21 6 1 Rushing TD: Warren Long 3 yard rush. Extra Point good by Jack Mitchell. 14
7
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NW
ILL
Northwestern 11:41 6 1 Rushing TD: Justin Jackson 3 yard rush. Extra Point good by Jack Mitchell. 21
7
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NW
ILL
Illinois 0:45 6 1 Touchdown Mason Monheim. Extra Point good by Taylor Zalewski. 21
14
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NW
ILL
Northwestern 11:27 3 Field Goal: Jack Mitchell kicks a 39 yard field goal. 24
14
NW
ILL
1st Downs 18
16
Passing 1st downs 7
11
Rushing 1st downs 8
5
1st downs from Penalties 3
0
3rd down efficiency 6-18
6-18
3rd down conversion % 33.3%
33.3%
4th down efficiency 0-0
1-2
4th down conversion % --
50.0%
Total Plays 82
74
Total Yards 350
319
Net Yards Passing 146
241
Sacked-Yards lost 3-15
2-15
Gross yards passing 161
256
Completions-Attempts 12-25
20-41
Completion% 48.0%
48.8%
Net yards per pass play 5.2
5.6
Touchdowns 1
0
Interceptions 1
1
Passer Rating 102.3
93.3
Net Yards Rushing 204
78
Rushing attempts 54
31
Yards per rush 3.8
2.5
Touchdowns 2
1
NW
ILL
Red Zone (Made-Att) 4-4
1-2
Red Zone Success % 100.0%
50.0%
Penalties 1-10
5-55
Turnovers 2
1
Fumbles-Lost 2-1
1-0
Interceptions thrown 1
1
Punting (Punts-Yards) 8-304
7-287
Yards per Punt 38.0
41.0
Field Goals 1-1
0-2
Extra Points 3
2
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 0-0
2-19
Yards per return --
9.5
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 3-44
3-68
Yards per return 14.7
22.7
Possession 33:26
26:34
1st Quarter 08:03
06:57
2nd Quarter 07:47
07:13
3rd Quarter 07:24
07:36
4th Quarter 10:12
04:48

Northwestern Wildcats Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Clayton Thorson 12/25 146 5.8 1 1 102.3
Team 12/25 161 6.4 1 1 102.3

Northwestern Wildcats Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Justin Jackson 37 172 4.6 1
Warren Long 5 25 5.0 1
Clayton Thorson 6 7 1.2 0
Jalani Roberts 1 6 6.0 0
Solomon Vault 4 -5 -1.2 0
Team 54 204 3.8 2

Northwestern Wildcats Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Justin Jackson 1 1 1.0 0
Austin Carr 3 61 20.3 0
Miles Shuler 2 39 19.5 0
Dan Vitale 3 32 10.7 1
Garrett Kidd 1 9 9.0 0
Stephen Buckley 1 7 7.0 0
Solomon Vault 1 -3 -3.0 0
Team 12 161 13.4 1

Northwestern Wildcats Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Clayton Thorson 1 0
Solomon Vault 1 1
Team 2 1

Northwestern Wildcats Interceptions

  INT YDS
Matthew Harris 1 0
Team 1 0

Northwestern Wildcats Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Anthony Walker 14 6 1 3.5 0
Godwin Igwebuike 10 3 0 0.5 2
Nate Hall 10 4 0 0 0
Matthew Harris 5 4 0 0 1
Traveon Henry 5 1 0 0 1
C.J. Robbins 3 1 0 0 0
Drew Smith 3 1 0 0 0
Deonte Gibson 3 1 0 0 0
Tyler Lancaster 3 1 0 0 0
Keith Watkins II 2 2 0 0 0
Nick VanHoose 2 2 0 0 1
Joseph Jones 2 2 0 0 0
Max Chapman 1 0 0 0 0
Greg Kuhar 1 0 0 0 0
Corey Acker 1 1 0 0 0
Ifeadi Odenigbo 1 1 1 1 0
Team 66 30 2 5 5

Northwestern Wildcats Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Dan Vitale 1 16 16.0 16
Solomon Vault 2 28 14.0 15
Team 3 44 14.7

Northwestern Wildcats Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Northwestern Wildcats Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Jack Mitchell 1/1 100.0% 39 3 3
Team 1/1 100.0% 3 3

Northwestern Wildcats Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Hunter Niswander 8 304 38.0 46
Team 8 304 38.0

Illinois Fighting Illini Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Wes Lunt 20/41 241 5.9 0 1 93.3
Team 20/41 256 6.2 0 1 93.3

Illinois Fighting Illini Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Ke'Shawn Vaughn 12 62 5.2 0
Josh Ferguson 14 40 2.9 0
Wes Lunt 4 -23 -5.8 1
Team 31 78 2.5 1

Illinois Fighting Illini Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Ke'Shawn Vaughn 1 1 1.0 0
Josh Ferguson 7 100 14.3 0
Desmond Cain 4 52 13.0 0
Malik Turner 3 46 15.3 0
Geronimo Allison 5 42 8.4 0
Team 20 256 12.8 0

Illinois Fighting Illini Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Team 1 0

Illinois Fighting Illini Interceptions

  INT YDS
Mason Monheim 1 58
Team 1 58

Illinois Fighting Illini Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
T.J. Neal 17 8 1 4 0
Clayton Fejedelem 16 7 0 1 1
Mason Monheim 8 3 1 1 1
Eric Finney 6 2 0 1 0
V'Angelo Bentley 6 4 0 0 0
Taylor Barton 6 3 0 0 0
Jihad Ward 5 2 1 1 0
Jarrod Clements 5 1 0 1 1
Dawuane Smoot 5 1 0 0 1
Robbie Bain 4 0 0 0 0
James Crawford 2 1 0 0 0
Carroll Phillips 2 2 0 0 0
Eaton Spence 2 2 0 0 0
Tre Watson 1 0 0 0 0
Kendrick Foster 1 0 0 0 0
Nathan Echard 1 0 0 0 0
Cedric Doxy 1 1 0 0 0
Dillan Cazley 1 1 0 0 0
LaKeith Walls 1 0 0 0 0
Team 90 38 3 9 4

Illinois Fighting Illini Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
V'Angelo Bentley 3 68 22.7 27
Team 3 68 22.7

Illinois Fighting Illini Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
V'Angelo Bentley 2 19 9.5 17
Team 2 19 9.5

Illinois Fighting Illini Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Taylor Zalewski 0/2 0.0% 0 2 2
Team 0/2 0.0% 2 2

Illinois Fighting Illini Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Ryan Frain 7 287 41.0 62
Team 7 287 41.0