Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats - Box Score - November 22, 2008 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Illinois 10

(5-7, 3-5 Big Ten)

Northwestern 27

(9-3, 5-3 Big Ten)

Alerts

3:33 PM ET, November 22, 2008

Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL

	1	2	3	4	T
ILL	0	0	7	3	10
NW	6	7	3	11	27

Top Performers

Passing: C. Bacher (NW) - 230 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: S. Simmons (NW) - 22 CAR, 69 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: E. Peterman (NW) - 8 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				ILL	NW
	TD	02:24	Stephen Simmons 1 Yd Run (Pat Failed)	0	6
SECOND QUARTER				ILL	NW
	TD	12:07	Ross Lane 14 Yd Pass From C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal Kick)	0	13
THIRD QUARTER				ILL	NW
	TD	09:45	Jason Ford 1 Yd Run (Matt Eller Kick)	7	13
	FG	02:41	Amado Villarreal 28 Yd	7	16
FOURTH QUARTER				ILL	NW
	FG	12:24	Matt Eller 21 Yd	10	16
	TD	09:08	Eric Peterman 18 Yd Pass From C.J. Bacher (Stephen Simmons Run For Two-Point Conversion)	10	24
	FG	02:44	Amado Villarreal 24 Yd	10	27

Team Stat Comparison

	ILL	NW
1st Downs	21	21
3rd down efficiency	5-15	7-15
4th down efficiency	1-2	0-0
Total Yards	335	339
Passing	212	230
Comp-Att	20-37	22-33
Yards per pass	5.7	7.0
Rushing	123	109
Rushing Attempts	39	34
Yards per rush	3.2	3.2
Penalties	4-48	2-28
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	30:54	29:06

Illinois Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
J. Williams	20/36	212	5.9	0	1
-. Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	20/37	212	5.7	0	1

Northwestern Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
C. Bacher	22/33	230	7.0	2	1
Team	22/33	230	7.0	2	1

Illinois Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Williams	25	94	3.8	0	39
J. Ford	6	12	2.0	1	6
D. Dufrene	6	9	1.5	0	5
A. Benn	2	8	4.0	0	7
Team	39	123	3.2	1	39

Northwestern Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
S. Simmons	22	69	3.1	1	14
C. Bacher	7	34	4.9	0	25
E. Peterman	2	5	2.5	0	4
M. Kafka	3	1	0.3	0	3
Team	34	109	3.2	1	25

Illinois Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Cumberland	5	60	12.0	0	31
D. Dufrene	6	51	8.5	0	18
A. Benn	4	43	10.8	0	16
M. Hoomanawanui	2	21	10.5	0	11
A. Jenkins	1	17	17.0	0	17
C. Duvalt	1	13	13.0	0	13
J. Ford	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	20	212	10.6	0	31

Northwestern Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
E. Peterman	8	111	13.9	1	22
R. Lane	6	57	9.5	1	14
R. Ward	5	44	8.8	0	15
S. Simmons	1	11	11.0	0	11
A. Brewer	2	7	3.5	0	5
Team	22	230	10.5	2	22

Illinois Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
V. Davis	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Northwestern Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
S. McManis	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Illinois Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Benn	3	36	12.0	16
A. Jenkins	1	16	16.0	16
Team	4	52	13.0	16

Northwestern Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
S. Simmons	3	54	18.0	19
Team	3	54	18.0	19

Illinois Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Benn	2	3	1.5	6
Team	2	3	1.5	6

Northwestern Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
B. Smith	2	58	29.0	51
Team	2	58	29.0	51

Illinois Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
M. Eller	1/1	100.0	21	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	21	1/1	4

Northwestern Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
A. Villarreal	2/2	100.0	28	1/2	7
Team	2/2	100.0	28	1/2	7

Illinois Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Santella	6	229	38.2	0	1	45
Team	6	229	38.2	0	1	45

Northwestern Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
S. Demos	5	188	37.6	0	2	50
Team	5	188	37.6	0	2	50

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