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
2nd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | ILL | NW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st and 10 at ILL 43 | Stephen Simmons rush for 5 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by Rodney Pittman. | 0 | 6 | |
| 2nd and 5 at ILL 38 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 11 yards to the Illin 27, tackled by Brit Miller for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 27 | Stephen Simmons rush for no gain to the Illin 27, tackled by Derek Walker. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 27 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Stephen Simmons for 11 yards to the Illin 16, tackled by Garrett Edwards for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 16 | Stephen Simmons rush for 2 yards to the Illin 14, tackled by Corey Liuget and Brit Miller. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at ILL 14 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at ILL 14 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 12:16. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at ILL 14 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 12 | |
| Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD. | 0 | 13 | ||
| Amado Villarreal kickoff for 68 yards returned by A.J. Jenkins, tackled by Mike Bolden for 16 yards to the Illin 18, tackled by Mike Bolden. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 8 plays 60 yards, 03:07 NU TD | ||||
| Illinois at 12:07 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 18 | Juice Williams rush for 16 yards, fumbled, forced by John Gill, recovered by Illin Xavier Fulton at the Illin 36 for a 1ST down. | 0 | 13 | |
| 1st and 10 at ILL 36 | Juice Williams pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 9 yards to the Illin 45, tackled by Sherrick McManis. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at ILL 45 | Jason Ford rush for 6 yards to the Nwest 49, tackled by Nate Williams and Kevin Mims for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 49 | Juice Williams rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 49, tackled by Marshall Thomas. | |||
| 2nd and 12 at ILL 49 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Daniel Dufrene. | |||
| 3rd and 12 at ILL 49 | Juice Williams sacked by Kevin Mims for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 43. | |||
| 4th and 18 at ILL 43 | Anthony Santella punt for 41 yards, downed at the Nwest 16. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 6 plays 25 yards, 02:52 ILL PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 12:07 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 16 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 8 yards to the Nwest 24, tackled by Vontae Davis. | 0 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 2 at NW 24 | Stephen Simmons rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 25, tackled by David Lindquist. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NW 25 | Mike Kafka rush for no gain to the Nwest 25, tackled by Rodney Pittman. | |||
| 4th and 1 at NW 25 | Stefan Demos punt for 43 yards, returned by Arrelious Benn for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 25, tackled by Eric Peterman, Northwestern penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 3 plays 9 yards, 00:00 NU PUNT | ||||
| Illinois at 9:15 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 44 | Juice Williams rush for 10 yards to the Nwest 46, tackled by Prince Kwateng and Jordan Mabin for a 1ST down. | 0 | 13 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 46 | Juice Williams pass intercepted by Sherrick McManis at the Nwest 3, returned for no gain to the Nwest 3, tackled by Will Judson. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 2 plays 10 yards, 00:33 ILL INT | ||||
| Northwestern at 7:27 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 3 | Stephen Simmons rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 2, tackled by Rodney Pittman. | 0 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 11 at NW 2 | Stephen Simmons rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 5, tackled by Josh Brent. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at NW 5 | Stephen Simmons rush for 9 yards to the Nwest 14, tackled by Vontae Davis and Bo Flowers for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 14 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 17 yards to the Nwest 31 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 31 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Andrew Brewer for 5 yards to the Nwest 36, tackled by Bo Flowers. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at NW 36 | Stephen Simmons rush for no gain to the Nwest 36, tackled by Josh Brent. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 36 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Jeremy Ebert, hurried by David Lindquist. | |||
| 4th and 5 at NW 36 | Stefan Demos punt for 39 yards, returned by Arrelious Benn, tackled by Mike Bolden out-of-bounds. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 7 plays 33 yards, 00:00 NU PUNT | ||||
| Illinois at 6:54 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 31 | Arrelious Benn rush for 1 yard to the Illin 32, tackled by Brendan Smith. | 0 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 9 at ILL 32 | Juice Williams rush for no gain, fumbled, recovered by Illin Juice Williams at the Illin 21. | |||
| 3rd and 20 at ILL 21 | Juice Williams pass complete to A.J. Jenkins for 17 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by Brian Peters and Brad Phillips. | |||
| 4th and 3 at ILL 38 | Anthony Santella punt for 31 yards, fair catch by Brendan Smith at the Nwest 31. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 3 plays 7 yards, 01:55 ILL PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 3:57 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 31 | C.J. Bacher rush for no gain to the Nwest 31, tackled by Rodney Pittman. | 0 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 31 | Mike Kafka rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 34, tackled by David Lindquist. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NW 34 | Timeout Illinois, clock 01:10. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NW 34 | Mike Kafka rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 32, tackled by Josh Brent. | |||
| 4th and 9 at NW 32 | Timeout Illinois, clock 01:06. | |||
| 4th and 9 at NW 32 | Stefan Demos punt for 50 yards, downed at the Illin 18. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 3 plays 1 yards, 02:51 NU PUNT | ||||
| Illinois at 1:06 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 18 | Juice Williams pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 7 yards to the Illin 25, tackled by Prince Kwateng. | 0 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 3 at ILL 25 | Timeout Illinois, clock 00:40. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at ILL 25 | Juice Williams pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 4 yards to the Illin 29, tackled by Quentin Davie for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 29 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Arrelious Benn, broken up by Nate Williams. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 29 | Juice Williams pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 7 yards to the Illin 36, tackled by Jordan Mabin out-of-bounds. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at ILL 36 | Juice Williams pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 15 yards to the Nwest 49, tackled by Sherrick McManis for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 49 | Team pass incomplete. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 49 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Jeff Cumberland. | |||
| End of 2nd Quarter | ||||
