Final
Illinois 10
(5-7, 3-5 Big Ten)
Northwestern 27
(9-3, 5-3 Big Ten)
3:33 PM ET, November 22, 2008
Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL
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
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Illinois at 0:00 | ILL | NW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Dimke kickoff for 66 yards returned by Stephen Simmons, tackled by Ian Thomas and Dustin Jefferson for 19 yards to the Nwest 23, tackled by Ian Thomas and Dustin Jefferson. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 23 | Stephen Simmons rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 24, tackled by Derek Walker. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 9 at NW 24 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 14 yards to the Nwest 38, tackled by Brit Miller for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 38 | Stephen Simmons rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 39, tackled by David Lindquist. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at NW 39 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Andrew Brewer for 2 yards to the Nwest 41, tackled by Bo Flowers out-of-bounds. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NW 41 | Illinois penalty 15 yard personal foul on Dere Hicks accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 44 | Stephen Simmons rush for no gain to the Illin 44, tackled by Corey Liuget and Doug Pilcher. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 44 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 4 yards to the Illin 40, tackled by Vontae Davis. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at ILL 40 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 9 yards to the Illin 31, tackled by Garrett Edwards for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 31 | C.J. Bacher rush for 2 yards to the Illin 29, tackled by Derek Walker and David Lindquist. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at ILL 29 | Stephen Simmons rush for no gain to the Illin 29, tackled by Brit Miller. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at ILL 29 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Andrew Brewer. | |||
| 4th and 8 at ILL 29 | Northwestern penalty delay of game declined. | |||
| 4th and 8 at ILL 29 | Stefan Demos punt for 19 yards, fair catch by Arrelious Benn at the Illin 10. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 10 plays 48 yards, 00:00 NU PUNT | ||||
| Illinois at 15:00 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 10 | Jason Ford rush for 4 yards to the Illin 14, tackled by Kevin Mims and Quentin Davie. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 6 at ILL 14 | Juice Williams pass complete to Jason Ford for 7 yards to the Illin 21, tackled by Nate Williams for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 21 | Daniel Dufrene rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 20, tackled by Brad Phillips. | |||
| 2nd and 11 at ILL 20 | Juice Williams rush for no gain to the Illin 20, tackled by Nate Williams. | |||
| 3rd and 11 at ILL 20 | Northwestern penalty 13 yard pass interference on Brendan Smith accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 33 | Juice Williams pass complete to Daniel Dufrene for 5 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by Prince Kwateng. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at ILL 38 | Jason Ford rush for 1 yard to the Illin 39, tackled by John Gill and Prince Kwateng. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at ILL 39 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Arrelious Benn, hurried by John Gill. | |||
| 4th and 4 at ILL 39 | Anthony Santella punt for 38 yards, fair catch by Brendan Smith at the Nwest 23. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 7 plays 29 yards, 00:00 ILL PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 10:17 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 23 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 9 yards to the Nwest 32, tackled by Garrett Edwards. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 1 at NW 32 | Stephen Simmons rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 34, tackled by Vontae Davis for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 34 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Ross Lane, broken up by Brit Miller. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 34 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Ross Lane. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at NW 34 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 22 yards to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 44 | C.J. Bacher rush for 6 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by Rodney Pittman. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at ILL 38 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 6 yards to the Illin 32, tackled by Vontae Davis for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 32 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 13 yards to the Illin 19, tackled by Tavon Wilson out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 19 | Stephen Simmons rush for 9 yards to the Illin 10, tackled by Sam Carson and Garrett Edwards. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at ILL 10 | Stephen Simmons rush for 3 yards to the Illin 7, tackled by Bo Flowers for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at ILL 7 | Eric Peterman rush for 4 yards to the Illin 3, tackled by Vontae Davis out-of-bounds. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at ILL 3 | C.J. Bacher rush for 2 yards to the Illin 1, tackled by Josh Brent and Will Davis. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at ILL 1 | Stephen Simmons rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 6 | |
| Amado Villarreal extra point MISSED. | ||||
| Amado Villarreal kickoff for 57 yards returned by Arrelious Benn, tackled by Charles Brown and David Arnold for 14 yards to the Illin 27, tackled by Charles Brown and David Arnold. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 13 plays 77 yards, 07:53 NU TD | ||||
| Illinois at 2:24 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 27 | Juice Williams sacked by Corey Wootton and Kevin Mims for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 21. | 0 | 6 | |
| 2nd and 16 at ILL 21 | Juice Williams rush for 7 yards to the Illin 28, tackled by Sherrick McManis out-of-bounds. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at ILL 28 | Juice Williams sacked by Prince Kwateng for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 22. | |||
| 4th and 15 at ILL 22 | Anthony Santella punt for 45 yards, returned by Brendan Smith for 7 yards to the Nwest 40, tackled by Brit Miller and Tad Keely. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 3 plays -5 yards, 00:00 ILL PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 2:24 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 40 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 16 yards, fumbled, forced by Dere Hicks, recovered by Nwest Keegan Kennedy at the Illin 43 for a 1ST down. | 0 | 6 | |
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||
