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Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini · TRD News

NCAA Football · Gies Memorial Stadium

NUWildcats

Northwestern Wildcats7-5

45–43

Final

Final

ILLFighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini5-7

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All Scoring NU ILL

Play-by-play

4th
Passing Touchdown
45–43
0:55 · 4th · ILL · 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:19
John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 80 yds for a TD
Field Goal Good
45–37
2:56 · 4th · NU · 4 plays, -2 yards, 2:04
Jack Olsen 46 yd FG GOOD
Passing Touchdown
42–37
7:17 · 4th · ILL · 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:38
John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)

Fumble Return Touchdown

42–31

9:55 · 4th · ILL · 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:38

Garner Wallace 17 Yd Fumble Return (Jack Olsen Kick)

Rushing Touchdown

35–31

10:04 · 4th · NU · 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:15

Ben Bryant run for 8 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)

Passing Touchdown

28–31

13:12 · 4th · ILL · 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:53

Pat Bryant 14 Yd pass from Isaiah Williams (John Paddock Pass to Tip Reiman for Two-Point Conversion)

3rd

Field Goal Good

28–23

5:57 · 3rd · ILL · 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:51

Caleb Griffin 40 yd FG GOOD

Passing Touchdown

28–20

10:52 · 3rd · NU · 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:04

Ben Bryant pass complete to A.J. Henning for 5 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)

2nd

Rushing Touchdown

21–20

0:08 · 2nd · NU · 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:01

Anthony Tyus III run for 3 yards to the ILL 0. Fumble by Anthony Tyus III. Fumble Recovered by Dom D'Antonio at ILL 0 (Jack Olsen Kick)

Interception Return Touchdown

14–20

1:09 · 2nd · NU · 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:05

Miles Scott 55 Yd Interception Return (Caleb Griffin Kick)

Field Goal Good

14–13

2:19 · 2nd · ILL · 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:10

Caleb Griffin 24 yd FG GOOD

Passing Touchdown

14–10

9:13 · 2nd · ILL · 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:23

John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 9 yds for a TD (Caleb Griffin KICK)

Rushing Touchdown

14–3

13:43 · 2nd · NU · 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:57

Anthony Tyus III run for 1 yd for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)

1st

Field Goal Good

7–3

2:47 · 1st · ILL · 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:02

Caleb Griffin 42 yd FG GOOD

Passing Touchdown

7–0

8:54 · 1st · NU · 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:15

Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 10 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)