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Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini · TRD News

NCAA Football · Gies Memorial Stadium

NWWildcats

Northwestern Wildcats2-2

35–38

Final

Final

ILLFighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini5-0

Live Fans Plays Box Score Team Stats Videos

All Scoring NW ILL

Play-by-play

4th
Extra Point Good
35–38
0:13 · 4th · ILL · illinois drive: 6 plays 69 yards, 01:02 illinois td, 1:02
Derek Dimke extra point GOOD.
Rush
35–37
0:13 · 4th · ILL · illinois drive: 6 plays 69 yards, 01:02 illinois td, 1:02
Nathan Scheelhaase rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Extra Point Good
35–31
1:15 · 4th · NW · northwstrn drive: 5 plays 36 yards, 01:43 northwstrn td, 1:43
Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.

Rush

34–31

1:15 · 4th · NW · northwstrn drive: 5 plays 36 yards, 01:43 northwstrn td, 1:43

Jacob Schmidt rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

2pt Conversion

28–31

6:53 · 4th · ILL · illinois drive: 13 plays 95 yards, 05:52 illinois td, 5:52

Two-point conversion attempt, Nathan Scheelhaase pass to Spencer Harris GOOD.

Rush

28–29

6:53 · 4th · ILL · illinois drive: 13 plays 95 yards, 05:52 illinois td, 5:52

Donovonn Young rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.

Pass Completion

28–23

14:53 · 4th · ILL · illinois drive: 2 plays 58 yards, 00:31 illinois td, 0:31

Nathan Scheelhaase pass complete to A.J. Jenkins for 50 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

3rd

Extra Point Good

28–17

3:51 · 3rd · ILL · illinois drive: 7 plays 74 yards, 03:20 illinois td, 3:20

Derek Dimke extra point GOOD.

Pass Completion

28–16

3:51 · 3rd · ILL · illinois drive: 7 plays 74 yards, 03:20 illinois td, 3:20

Nathan Scheelhaase pass complete to A.J. Jenkins for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

Extra Point Good

28–10

7:11 · 3rd · NW · northwstrn drive: 8 plays 39 yards, 03:26 northwstrn td, 3:26

Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.

Pass Completion

27–10

7:11 · 3rd · NW · northwstrn drive: 8 plays 39 yards, 03:26 northwstrn td, 3:26

Dan Persa pass complete to Jeremy Ebert for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

Extra Point Good

21–10

11:42 · 3rd · NW · northwstrn drive: 7 plays 80 yards, 03:18 northwstrn td, 3:18

Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.

Pass Completion

21–10

11:42 · 3rd · NW · northwstrn drive: 7 plays 80 yards, 03:18 northwstrn td, 3:18

Dan Persa pass complete to Jeremy Ebert for 39 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

2nd

Field Goal Good

14–10

0:00 · 2nd · ILL · illinois drive: 8 plays 31 yards, 02:08 illinois end half, 2:08

Derek Dimke 49 yard field goal GOOD.

Extra Point Good

14–7

2:08 · 2nd · NW · northwstrn drive: 5 plays 36 yards, 02:18 northwstrn td, 2:18

Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.

Pass Completion

13–7

2:08 · 2nd · NW · northwstrn drive: 5 plays 36 yards, 02:18 northwstrn td, 2:18

Dan Persa pass complete to Jeremy Ebert for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

Extra Point Good

7–7

12:31 · 2nd · NW · northwstrn drive: 12 plays 69 yards, 04:57 northwstrn td, 4:57

Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.

Pass Completion

6–7

12:31 · 2nd · NW · northwstrn drive: 12 plays 69 yards, 04:57 northwstrn td, 4:57

Dan Persa pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

1st

Extra Point Good

0–7

2:28 · 1st · ILL · illinois drive: 5 plays 32 yards, 01:59 illinois td, 1:59

Derek Dimke extra point GOOD.

Pass Completion

0–6

2:28 · 1st · ILL · illinois drive: 5 plays 32 yards, 01:59 illinois td, 1:59

Nathan Scheelhaase pass complete to A.J. Jenkins for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.