Final
Northwestern 22
(6-6, 3-5 Big Ten)
Illinois 41
(9-3, 6-2 Big Ten)
12:00 PM ET, November 17, 2007
Memorial Stadium, CHAMPAIGN, IL
Top Performers
Passing: C. Bacher (NW) - 310 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: R. Mendenhall (ILL) - 27 CAR, 124 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: J. Cumberland (ILL) - 4 REC, 131 YDS, 1 TD
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | NW | ILL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st and 10 at NW 35 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 6 yards to the Nwest 41. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 4 at NW 41 | C.J. Bacher slant pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 11 yards to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down, tackled by J Leman and Marcus Thomas. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 48 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 48, tackled by Antonio Steele and J Leman. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 48 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones, hurried by Doug Pilcher. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at ILL 48 | C.J. Bacher pass intercepted by Kevin Mitchell at the Illin 28, returned for 1 yard to the Illin 29. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 5 plays 17 yards, 01:45 NU INT | ||||
| Illinois at 15:00 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 29 | Isiah Williams rush over right end for 11 yards to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down, tackled by Eddie Simpson. | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st and 10 at ILL 40 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 11 yards to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 49 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Rashard Mendenhall for 6 yards to the Nwest 28 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson, Northwestern penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 28 | Isiah Williams deep pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 28 | Arrelious Benn rush for 7 yards to the Nwest 21, tackled by Deante Battle and Prince Kwateng. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NW 21 | Isiah Williams sideline pass complete to Rashard Mendenhall for 19 yards to the Nwest 2 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson and Deante Battle out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NW 2 | Isiah Williams rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 3. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at NW 3 | Rashard Mendenhall rush right for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 7 | |
| Jason Reda extra point GOOD. | 0 | 7 | ||
| Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 59 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 15 yards to the Nwest 26, tackled by Erique Robertson. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 8 plays 71 yards, 04:24 ILL TD | ||||
| Northwestern at 10:36 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 26 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 2 yards to the Nwest 28, tackled by Marcus Thomas out-of-bounds. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 8 at NW 28 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 7 yards to the Nwest 35, tackled by Antonio Steele. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NW 35 | Northwestern penalty 5 yard false start on Adam Hahn accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NW 30 | C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Kim Thompson for 5 yards to the Nwest 35, tackled by Justin Harrison. | |||
| 4th and 1 at NW 35 | Stefan Demos punt for 50 yards, returned by DaJuan Warren for 1 yard to the Illin 16, tackled by Stephen Simmons. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 3 plays 9 yards, 01:49 NU PUNT | ||||
| Illinois at 10:36 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 16 | Rashard Mendenhall rush for 7 yards to the Illin 23, tackled by Reggie McPherson and Adam Kadela. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 3 at ILL 23 | Rashard Mendenhall rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 20, tackled by Corey Wootton. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at ILL 20 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 7 yards to the Illin 27 for a 1ST down, tackled by Corey Wootton and Adam Kadela. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 27 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 16 yards to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down, tackled by Malcolm Arrington. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 43 | Isiah Williams deep pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 48 yards to the Nwest 9 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NW 9 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 5 yards to the Nwest 2, tackled by Brad Phillips, Northwestern penalty 2 yard face mask accepted. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NW 2 | Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Nwest 1, tackled by Malcolm Arrington. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at NW 1 | Isiah Williams rush for no gain, fumbled at the Nwest 1, recovered by Isiah Williams at the Nwest 1. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at NW 1 | Isiah Williams rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 13 | |
| Jason Reda extra point GOOD. | 0 | 14 | ||
| Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 66 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 29 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Nate Bussey and Tyler Rouse. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 9 plays 84 yards, 03:09 ILL TD | ||||
| Northwestern at 5:38 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 33 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for no gain to the Nwest 33, tackled by J Leman. | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 33 | C.J. Bacher middle pass incomplete to Ross Lane. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at NW 33 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 5 yards to the Nwest 38, tackled by Justin Harrison and Chris Norwell. | |||
| 4th and 5 at NW 38 | Stefan Demos punt for 42 yards punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 20. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 3 plays 5 yards, 01:31 NU PUNT | ||||
| Illinois at 5:38 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 20 | Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 20, tackled by Malcolm Arrington. | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 20 | Isiah Williams pass complete to Rashard Mendenhall for 4 yards to the Illin 24, tackled by Brad Phillips. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at ILL 24 | Isiah Williams rush for 8 yards to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 32 | Isiah Williams sideline pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 11 yards to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down, tackled by Prince Kwateng out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 43 | Daniel Dufrene rush for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by John Gill. | |||
| 2nd and 15 at ILL 38 | Isiah Williams sideline pass incomplete to Kyle Hudson. | |||
| 3rd and 15 at ILL 38 | Illinois penalty 5 yard false start on Jeff Cumberland accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 20 at ILL 33 | Isiah Williams middle pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 4th and 20 at ILL 33 | Anthony Santella punt for 40 yards, returned by Eric Peterman for 2 yards to the Nwest 19, tackled by Will Davis, Northwestern penalty 10 yard holding accepted. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 7 plays 13 yards, 00:00 ILL PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 4:07 | NW | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 19 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 15 yards to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down. | 0 | 14 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 34 | Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Nwest 40, tackled by J Leman. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at NW 40 | C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 13 yards to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down, tackled by Antonio Steele out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 47 | Tyrell Sutton rush over left tackle for no gain to the Illin 47, tackled by David Lindquist. | |||
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||
