Final

Northwestern 37
(6-6, 4-4 Big Ten)

Illinois 20
(1-11, 0-8 Big Ten)
12:00 PM ET, November 22, 2003
Memorial Stadium, CHAMPAIGN, IL
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Start of the 1st quarter. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | NW | ILL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0th and Goal at ILL 20 | Wildcats kickoff, touchback by Fighting Illini. | 0 | 0 | |
| Illinois at 15:00 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 20 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass incomplete to the right side. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 20 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass across the middle intercepted by Bryan Heinz (NU). Returned for no gain. | |||
| Northwestern at 14:56 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 40 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Kunle Patrick (NU) for 9 yards. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 1 at NW 49 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed right side for 11 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 40 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed right side for 10 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 30 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the left side. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 30 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed right side for 7 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at ILL 23 | Wildcats timeout; 13:21 remaining 1st quarter | |||
| 3rd and 3 at ILL 23 | Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 2 yards. | |||
| 4th and 1 at ILL 21 | 38 yard field goal by Brian Huffman (NU) is no good. | |||
| Illinois at 12:35 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 21 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass right side complete to E.B. Halsey (ILL) for 9 yards. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 1 at ILL 30 | E.B. Halsey (ILL) rushed up the middle for 5 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 35 | E.B. Halsey (ILL) rushed right side for no gain. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 35 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass left side complete to E.B. Halsey (ILL) for 3 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at ILL 38 | Carey Davis (ILL) rushed up the middle for 29 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 33 | Fighting Illini timeout; 10:04 remaining 1st quarter | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 33 | E.B. Halsey (ILL) rushed left side for 6 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at NW 27 | E.B. Halsey (ILL) rushed up the middle for 4 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 23 | E.B. Halsey (ILL) rushed left side for 2 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at NW 21 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at NW 21 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass incomplete across the middle. | |||
| 4th and 8 at NW 21 | 37 yard field goal by John Gockman (ILL) is good. | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st and Goal at NW 22 | Kickoff returned by Jeff Backes (NU) for 0 yards. | |||
| Northwestern at 8:23 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 22 | Brett Basanez (NU) sacked for a loss of 7 yards. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 17 at NW 15 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 3rd and 17 at NW 15 | 5 yard penalty on Wildcats. | |||
| 3rd and 22 at NW 10 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side intercepted by Travis Williams (ILL). Returned for a 31 yard touchdown. | 0 | 9 | |
| Illinois at 7:37 | NW | ILL | ||
| 0th and Goal at ILL 0 | Extra point by John Gockman (ILL) is good. | 0 | 10 | |
| 0th and Goal at NW 10 | Kickoff returned by Terrell Jordan (NU) for 31 yards. | |||
| Northwestern at 7:17 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 41 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 9 yards. | 0 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 1 at ILL 50 | Brett Basanez (NU) rushed left side for 11 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 39 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 39 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed left side for 19 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 20 | Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for -7 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 17 at ILL 27 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 26 yards. | |||
| 1st and 1 at ILL 1 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown. | 6 | 10 | |
| 0th and Goal at ILL 0 | Extra point by Brian Huffman (NU) is good. | 7 | 10 | |
| 0th and Goal at ILL 20 | Wildcats kickoff, touchback by Fighting Illini. | |||
| Illinois at 5:29 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 20 | Marcus Mason (ILL) rushed up the middle for 1 yard. | 7 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 9 at ILL 21 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass left side complete to Carey Davis (ILL) for 3 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at ILL 24 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass right side complete to Carey Davis (ILL) for 6 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 30 | Marcus Mason (ILL) rushed up the middle for 9 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at ILL 39 | Marcus Mason (ILL) rushed up the middle for no gain. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at ILL 39 | E.B. Halsey (ILL) rushed up the middle for 3 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 42 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass right side complete to Ade Adeyemo (ILL) for 7 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at ILL 49 | Marcus Mason (ILL) rushed up the middle for 2 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NW 49 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass right side complete to Carey Davis (ILL) for 9 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 40 | Carey Davis (ILL) rushed up the middle for 8 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at NW 32 | Dustin Ward (ILL) pass right side complete to Carey Davis (ILL) for 9 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 23 | Carey Davis (ILL) rushed up the middle for -2 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 12 at NW 25 | End of the 1st quarter. | |||


