Northwestern @ Illinois, Week 12 · 2007

225–6@FINAL419–4
Sat, Nov 17, 2007Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL

HOW IT WENT

Week 12 · 2007
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Northwestern077822
Illinois14714641

PLAY-BY-PLAY

195 plays
Q4Northwestern5 plays · 29 yds · 0:45 · End of Game22–41
  1. 3:051st & 10 at ILL 25C.J. Bacher deep pass incomplete to Kim Thompson.
  2. 3:052nd & 10 at ILL 42C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 17 yards to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down.
  3. 3:051st & 10 at ILL 42C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Rasheed Ward.
  4. 3:052nd & 10 at NU 46C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Kim Thompson for 12 yards to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justin Harrison and Kevin Mitchell.
  5. 3:051st & 10 at NU 46C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, broken up by Kevin Mitchell.
Q4Illinois3 plays · 1 yds · 0:00 · Punt22–41
  1. 3:053rd & 8 at ILL 35Justin Ijei rush for 4 yards to the Illin 39, tackled by Chris Malleo and Keegan Kennedy.
  2. 3:052nd & 9 at ILL 34Justin Ijei rush for 1 yard to the Illin 35, tackled by Marshall Thomas.
  3. 3:051st & 10 at ILL 33Justin Ijei rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Illin 34, tackled by Eddie Simpson.
  4. 3:414th & 9 at ILL 34Anthony Santella punt for 34 yards, returned by Eric Peterman for 14 yards to the Nwest 46, tackled by Jeff Cumberland.
  5. 3:414th & 4 at ILL 39Illinois penalty 5 yard substitution infraction accepted.
Q4Northwestern7 plays · 34 yds · 1:32 · Turnover on Downs22–41
  1. 3:414th & 11 at ILL 33C.J. Bacher middle pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, broken up by Dere Hicks.
  2. 3:413rd & 11 at ILL 33C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones, hurried by Jerry Brown.
  3. 3:412nd & 17 at ILL 39C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 6 yards to the Illin 33, tackled by Josh Brent and Chris Duvalt.
  4. 3:412nd & 17 at ILL 39Timeout Northwestern, clock 03:41.
  5. 4:371st & 10 at ILL 32C.J. Bacher sacked by Antonio James and Mike Ware at the Illin 39 for a loss of 7 yards.
  6. 4:371st & 10 at NU 49C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 19 yards to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down.
  7. 4:372nd & 8 at NU 35C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 14 yards to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down, tackled by J Leman and Justin Harrison.
  8. 4:371st & 10 at NU 33C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 2 yards to the Nwest 35, tackled by David Lindquist and Chris Norwell.
Q4Illinois6 plays · 9 yds · 1:38 · Field Goal Good22–41
  1. 4:37Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 62 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 25 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Justin Sanders and Rahkeem Smith.
  2. 4:374th & 13 at NU 32Jason Reda 49 yard field goal GOOD.
  3. 5:323rd & 19 at NU 38Brian Gamble rush over left end for 6 yards to the Nwest 32 out-of-bounds, tackled by Mike Dinard.
  4. 5:323rd & 9 at NU 28Illinois penalty 10 yard illegal block on N/A accepted, no play.
  5. 5:322nd & 10 at NU 29Brian Gamble rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Nwest 28, tackled by Adam Kadela and Prince Kwateng.
  6. 5:322nd & 10 at NU 29Timeout Northwestern, clock 05:32.
  7. 5:321st & 10 at NU 29Eddie McGee rush up the middle for no gain to the Nwest 29, tackled by Kevin Mims.
  8. 6:092nd & 8 at NU 39Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 10 yards to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson.
  9. 6:092nd & 8 at NU 39Timeout Northwestern, clock 06:09.
  10. 6:091st & 10 at NU 41Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Nwest 39, tackled by Kevin Mims.
Q4Northwestern5 plays · 44 yds · 0:56 · Passing Touchdown22–38
  1. 6:15Amado Villarreal on-side kick recovered by Illinois at the Nwest 41.
  2. 6:15Two-point conversion attempt, C.J. Bacher pass to Ross Lane GOOD.
  3. 6:151st & 10 at ILL 18C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 7:502nd & 10 at ILL 29C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 11 yards to the Illin 18 for a 1ST down, tackled by Marcus Thomas and Justin Harrison.
  5. 7:501st & 10 at ILL 29C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman.
  6. 7:502nd & 10 at ILL 44C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 15 yards to the Illin 29 for a 1ST down, tackled by Kevin Mitchell.
  7. 7:501st & 10 at ILL 44C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Tyrell Sutton, hurried by J Leman.
Q4Illinois2 plays · -10 yds · 0:39 · Fumble14–38
  1. 9:352nd & 8 at NU 44Daniel Dufrene rush for 8 yards, fumbled at the Illin 44, forced by Prince Kwateng, recovered by Prince Kwateng at the Illin 44.
  2. 9:351st & 10 at NU 46Daniel Dufrene rush over right end for 2 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Adam Kadela and Reggie McPherson.
Q4Northwestern5 plays · 13 yds · 1:45 · Turnover on Downs14–38
  1. 9:354th & 13 at NU 46C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, broken up by Jerry Brown.
  2. 9:353rd & 8 at ILL 49C.J. Bacher sacked by Will Davis at the Nwest 46 for a loss of 5 yards.
  3. 9:352nd & 10 at NU 49C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 2 yards to the Illin 49, tackled by J Leman.
  4. 9:351st & 10 at NU 49C.J. Bacher deep pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones.
  5. 9:351st & 10 at NU 33C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Eric Peterman for 16 yards to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justin Harrison.
Q4Illinois9 plays · 58 yds · 5:13 · Field Goal Good14–38
  1. 9:35Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 66 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 29 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Michael Cklamovski out-of-bounds.
  2. 9:354th & 6 at NU 10Jason Reda 27 yard field goal GOOD.
  3. 14:483rd & 6 at NU 10Isiah Williams pass incomplete to DaJuan Warren.
  4. 14:482nd & 9 at NU 13Isiah Williams rush over right guard for 3 yards to the Nwest 10, tackled by Adam Kadela.
  5. 14:481st & 10 at NU 14Isiah Williams rush over left guard for 1 yard to the Nwest 13, tackled by Adam Kadela.
  6. 14:481st & 10 at NU 28Brian Gamble rush up the middle for 14 yards to the Nwest 14 for a 1ST down, tackled by Sherrick McManis.
  7. 14:482nd & 6 at NU 35Rashard Mendenhall rush over left tackle for 7 yards to the Nwest 28 for a 1ST down, tackled by Quentin Davie.
  8. 14:481st & 10 at NU 39Rashard Mendenhall rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 35, tackled by Adam Kadela and Corey Wootton.
  9. 14:481st & 10 at ILL 45Northwestern penalty 16 yard pass interference on Sherrick McManis accepted, no play.
  10. 14:482nd & 4 at ILL 38Rashard Mendenhall rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down, tackled by Eddie Simpson and Deante Battle.
  11. 14:481st & 10 at ILL 32Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by Eddie Simpson and Reggie McPherson.
Q4Northwestern3 plays · 5 yds · 1:07 · Punt14–35
  1. 15:004th & 5 at NU 12Stefan Demos punt for 56 yards downed at the Illin 32.
  2. 15:003rd & 5 at NU 12C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, broken up by Dere Hicks.
  3. 15:002nd & 6 at NU 11Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Nwest 12, tackled by Chris Norwell and J Leman.
  4. 15:001st & 10 at NU 7C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 4 yards to the Nwest 11, tackled by Antonio Steele.
Q3Illinois3 plays · 3 yds · 2:10 · Punt14–35
  1. 15:004th & 7 at ILL 35Anthony Santella punt for 52 yards downed at the Nwest 7, Northwestern penalty 6 yard illegal block on Joe Mauro accepted.
  2. 2:103rd & 12 at ILL 30Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 5 yards to the Illin 35, tackled by Chris Malleo.
  3. 2:102nd & 15 at ILL 27Isiah Williams pass complete to Brian Gamble for 3 yards to the Illin 30, tackled by Corey Wootton.
  4. 2:101st & 10 at ILL 32Isiah Williams pass complete to Eddie McGee for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 27, tackled by Chaz Richart and Quentin Davie.
Q3Northwestern11 plays · 87 yds · 3:13 · Passing Touchdown14–35
  1. 2:10Amado Villarreal kickoff for 44 yards returned by Walter Mendenhall for 6 yards to the Illin 32, tackled by Omar Conteh and Joe Mauro.
  2. 2:10Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD.
  3. 2:102nd & Goal at ILL 2C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Jeff Yarbrough for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 5:231st & Goal at ILL 6Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Illin 2, tackled by Chris Norwell and Antonio Steele.
  5. 5:233rd & 1 at ILL 10Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Illin 6 for a 1ST down, tackled by Antonio Steele and Doug Pilcher.
  6. 5:232nd & 9 at ILL 18Brandon Roberson rush up the middle for 8 yards to the Illin 10, tackled by Marcus Thomas.
  7. 5:231st & 10 at ILL 19Eric Peterman rush reverse for 1 yard to the Illin 18, tackled by J Leman.
  8. 5:231st & 10 at ILL 47C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 6 yards to the Illin 41, tackled by Justin Sanders.
  9. 5:232nd & 4 at ILL 41Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 22 yards to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justin Sanders.
  10. 5:232nd & 10 at NU 36Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 17 yards to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justin Harrison.
  11. 5:231st & 10 at NU 36C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Kim Thompson.
  12. 5:232nd & 2 at NU 21C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 15 yards to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down.
  13. 5:231st & 10 at NU 13C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 8 yards to the Nwest 21, tackled by Marcus Thomas.
Q3Illinois14 plays · 94 yds · 6:25 · Rushing Touchdown7–35
  1. 5:23Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 69 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 12 yards to the Nwest 13, tackled by Will Davis.
  2. 5:23Jason Reda extra point GOOD.
  3. 5:232nd & Goal at NU 8Rashard Mendenhall rush over right end for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 12:521st & Goal at NU 8Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for no gain to the Nwest 8, tackled by Eddie Simpson and Mark Koehn.
  5. 12:521st & 10 at NU 22Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 14 yards to the Nwest 8 for a 1ST down, tackled by Malcolm Arrington and Sherrick McManis.
  6. 12:522nd & 12 at NU 36Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 14 yards to the Nwest 22 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson.
  7. 12:521st & 10 at NU 34Rashard Mendenhall rush over left end for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 36, tackled by Adam Kadela and Malcolm Arrington.
  8. 12:523rd & 2 at NU 44Isiah Williams pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 10 yards to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down, tackled by Chaz Richart and Malcolm Arrington.
  9. 12:522nd & 2 at NU 44Isiah Williams middle pass incomplete to Brian Gamble.
  10. 12:521st & 10 at ILL 48Daniel Dufrene rush for 8 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Adam Kadela.
  11. 12:523rd & 5 at ILL 39Isiah Williams rush over right end for 9 yards to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justan Vaughn and Adam Kadela.
  12. 12:522nd & 10 at ILL 34Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 5 yards to the Illin 39, tackled by Corey Wootton.
  13. 12:521st & 10 at ILL 34Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 34, tackled by Adam Kadela and Quentin Davie.
  14. 12:521st & 10 at ILL 17Rashard Mendenhall rush over left guard for 17 yards to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down, tackled by Sherrick McManis.
  15. 12:522nd & 3 at ILL 13Rashard Mendenhall rush over left guard for 4 yards to the Illin 17 for a 1ST down, tackled by Chaz Richart and Adam Hahn.
  16. 12:521st & 10 at ILL 6Rashard Mendenhall rush over right guard for 7 yards to the Illin 13, tackled by Chaz Richart.
Q3Northwestern3 plays · 8 yds · 0:00 · Punt7–28
  1. 12:524th & 2 at NU 41Stefan Demos punt for 53 yards downed at the Illin 6.
  2. 12:523rd & 2 at NU 41C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Tyrell Sutton, hurried by Will Davis.
  3. 12:522nd & 2 at NU 41C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones, broken up by Justin Harrison.
  4. 12:521st & 10 at NU 33C.J. Bacher pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 8 yards to the Nwest 41, tackled by Antonio Steele and Marcus Thomas.
Q3Illinois4 plays · 76 yds · 2:08 · Passing Touchdown7–28
  1. 12:52Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 61 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 24 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Justin Sanders and Tyler Rouse.
  2. 12:52Jason Reda extra point GOOD.
  3. 12:522nd & 9 at NU 42Isiah Williams middle pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 42 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 15:001st & 10 at NU 43Rashard Mendenhall rush over right end for 1 yard to the Nwest 42, tackled by Prince Kwateng.
  5. 15:002nd & 8 at ILL 26Isiah Williams middle pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 31 yards to the Nwest 43 for a 1ST down.
  6. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 24Rashard Mendenhall rush for 2 yards to the Illin 26, tackled by Adam Kadela.
Q2Illinois1 play · 3 yds · 0:18 · End of Half7–21
  1. 15:00Amado Villarreal kickoff for 56 yards returned by Jacob Willis for 10 yards to the Illin 24, tackled by Stephen Simmons.
  2. 0:001st & 10 at ILL 45Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Illin 48, tackled by Corey Wootton and Deante Battle.
Q2Northwestern2 plays · 28 yds · 0:00 · Interception7–21
  1. 2:351st & 10 at NU 41C.J. Bacher pass intercepted by Antonio Steele at the Illin 45, returned for no gain to the Illin 45.
  2. 2:351st & 10 at NU 26Illinois penalty 15 yard pass interference on Marcus Thomas accepted.
  3. 2:351st & 10 at NU 13Tyrell Sutton rush for 13 yards to the Nwest 26 for a 1ST down, tackled by J Leman.
Q2Illinois8 plays · 60 yds · 1:54 · Interception7–21
  1. 2:353rd & 7 at NU 16Isiah Williams pass intercepted by Justan Vaughn at the Nwest 7, returned for 6 yards to the Nwest 13, tackled by Rashard Mendenhall.
  2. 2:352nd & 10 at NU 19Isiah Williams rush over left end for 3 yards to the Nwest 16, tackled by Ben Rothrauff.
  3. 2:351st & 10 at NU 19Isiah Williams pass incomplete to Rashard Mendenhall.
  4. 2:352nd & 10 at NU 40Isiah Williams rush over right end for 21 yards to the Nwest 19 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle.
  5. 2:351st & 10 at NU 40Isiah Williams deep pass incomplete to Jacob Willis, hurried by John Gill.
  6. 2:352nd & 3 at ILL 49Isiah Williams pass complete to Jacob Willis for 11 yards to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down, tackled by Sherrick McManis.
  7. 2:351st & 10 at ILL 42Isiah Williams sideline pass complete to Brian Gamble for 7 yards to the Illin 49, tackled by Deante Battle out-of-bounds.
  8. 2:351st & 10 at ILL 24Arrelious Benn rush for 13 yards to the Illin 42 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle, Northwestern penalty 5 yard face mask on Deante Battle accepted.
Q2Northwestern6 plays · 56 yds · 1:37 · Rushing Touchdown7–21
  1. 2:35Amado Villarreal kickoff for 46 yards returned by Brit Miller for no gain to the Illin 24.
  2. 2:35Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD.
  3. 2:351st & Goal at ILL 1Tyrell Sutton rush over right guard for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 4:122nd & 1 at ILL 4Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down, tackled by Antonio Steele and Justin Harrison.
  5. 4:121st & 10 at ILL 13C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 9 yards to the Illin 4, tackled by Antonio Steele out-of-bounds.
  6. 4:122nd & 10 at ILL 45C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 32 yards to the Illin 13 for a 1ST down, tackled by Justin Harrison.
  7. 4:121st & 10 at ILL 45C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman.
  8. 4:121st & 10 at NU 44C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tonjua Jones for 11 yards to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down, tackled by Dere Hicks and J Leman.
Q2Illinois16 plays · 97 yds · 10:48 · Rushing Touchdown7–21
  1. 0:001st & 10 at NU 23Isiah Williams rush for a loss of 1 yard, fumbled at the Nwest 22, forced by Malcolm Arrington, recovered by Isiah Williams at the Nwest 22.
  2. 4:12Jason Reda kickoff for 64 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 38 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Jason Reda out-of-bounds.
  3. 4:12Jason Reda extra point GOOD.
  4. 4:122nd & Goal at NU 1Isiah Williams rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
  5. 15:001st & Goal at NU 4Arrelious Benn rush over left end for 3 yards to the Nwest 1, tackled by Brad Phillips.
  6. 15:002nd & 9 at NU 22Jeff Cumberland rush reverse for 18 yards to the Nwest 4 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down, tackled by Brad Phillips and Deante Battle.
  7. 15:003rd & 10 at NU 34Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 11 yards to the Nwest 23 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson and Adam Kadela.
  8. 15:002nd & 8 at NU 32Rashard Mendenhall rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 34, tackled by Adam Kadela and Marshall Thomas, Illinois penalty holding declined.
  9. 15:001st & 10 at NU 34Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Nwest 32, tackled by Prince Kwateng.
  10. 15:002nd & 10 at ILL 46Isiah Williams middle pass complete to Michael Hoomanawanui for 20 yards to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down, tackled by Prince Kwateng and Adam Kadela.
  11. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 46Isiah Williams rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 46, tackled by Adam Hahn.
  12. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 35Isiah Williams rush for 11 yards to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down, tackled by Brad Phillips.
  13. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 25Isiah Williams rush for 10 yards to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down, tackled by Malcolm Arrington.
  14. 15:003rd & 2 at ILL 21Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down, tackled by John Gill and Kevin Mims.
  15. 15:002nd & 8 at ILL 15Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Illin 21, tackled by Kevin Mims.
  16. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 13Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Illin 15, tackled by Adam Kadela and Malcolm Arrington.
  17. 15:002nd & 2 at ILL 11Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Illin 13 for a 1ST down, tackled by Adam Kadela.
  18. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 3Isiah Williams pass complete to Rahkeem Smith for 8 yards to the Illin 11, tackled by Brad Phillips out-of-bounds.
Q1Northwestern9 plays · 34 yds · 4:03 · Punt0–14
  1. 15:004th & 20 at ILL 47Stefan Demos punt for 44 yards downed at the Illin 3.
  2. 15:003rd & 20 at ILL 47C.J. Bacher deep pass incomplete to Ross Lane, hurried by Doug Pilcher.
  3. 15:002nd & 20 at ILL 47Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 47, tackled by Mike Ware.
  4. 15:001st & 20 at ILL 47C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Kim Thompson.
  5. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 37Northwestern penalty 10 yard holding on Kim Thompson accepted.
  6. 15:003rd & 1 at ILL 38Brandon Roberson rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down, tackled by David Lindquist.
  7. 15:002nd & 20 at NU 43C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 19 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by Justin Harrison.
  8. 15:002nd & 10 at ILL 47Northwestern penalty 10 yard holding on Tonjua Jones accepted.
  9. 4:071st & 10 at ILL 47Tyrell Sutton rush over left tackle for no gain to the Illin 47, tackled by David Lindquist.
  10. 4:072nd & 4 at NU 40C.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.
  11. 4:071st & 10 at NU 34Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Nwest 40, tackled by J Leman.
  12. 4:071st & 10 at NU 19C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 15 yards to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down.
Q1Illinois7 plays · 13 yds · 0:00 · Punt0–14
  1. 5:384th & 20 at ILL 33Anthony 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.
  2. 5:383rd & 20 at ILL 33Isiah Williams middle pass incomplete to N/A.
  3. 5:383rd & 15 at ILL 38Illinois penalty 5 yard false start on Jeff Cumberland accepted.
  4. 5:382nd & 15 at ILL 38Isiah Williams sideline pass incomplete to Kyle Hudson.
  5. 5:381st & 10 at ILL 43Daniel Dufrene rush for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by John Gill.
  6. 5:381st & 10 at ILL 32Isiah 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.
  7. 5:383rd & 6 at ILL 24Isiah Williams rush for 8 yards to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle.
  8. 5:382nd & 10 at ILL 20Isiah Williams pass complete to Rashard Mendenhall for 4 yards to the Illin 24, tackled by Brad Phillips.
  9. 5:381st & 10 at ILL 20Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 20, tackled by Malcolm Arrington.
Q1Northwestern3 plays · 5 yds · 1:31 · Punt0–14
  1. 5:384th & 5 at NU 38Stefan Demos punt for 42 yards punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 20.
  2. 5:383rd & 10 at NU 33C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tyrell Sutton for 5 yards to the Nwest 38, tackled by Justin Harrison and Chris Norwell.
  3. 5:382nd & 10 at NU 33C.J. Bacher middle pass incomplete to Ross Lane.
  4. 5:381st & 10 at NU 33Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for no gain to the Nwest 33, tackled by J Leman.
Q1Illinois9 plays · 84 yds · 3:09 · Rushing Touchdown0–14
  1. 5:38Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 66 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 29 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Nate Bussey and Tyler Rouse.
  2. 5:38Jason Reda extra point GOOD.
  3. 5:383rd & Goal at NU 1Isiah Williams rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 10:362nd & Goal at NU 1Isiah Williams rush for no gain, fumbled at the Nwest 1, recovered by Isiah Williams at the Nwest 1.
  5. 10:361st & Goal at NU 2Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Nwest 1, tackled by Malcolm Arrington.
  6. 10:361st & Goal at NU 9Isiah Williams pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 5 yards to the Nwest 2, tackled by Brad Phillips, Northwestern penalty 2 yard face mask accepted.
  7. 10:361st & 10 at ILL 43Isiah 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.
  8. 10:361st & 10 at ILL 27Rashard Mendenhall rush up the middle for 16 yards to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down, tackled by Malcolm Arrington.
  9. 10:363rd & 6 at ILL 20Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 7 yards to the Illin 27 for a 1ST down, tackled by Corey Wootton and Adam Kadela.
  10. 10:362nd & 3 at ILL 23Rashard Mendenhall rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 20, tackled by Corey Wootton.
  11. 10:361st & 10 at ILL 16Rashard Mendenhall rush for 7 yards to the Illin 23, tackled by Reggie McPherson and Adam Kadela.
Q1Northwestern3 plays · 9 yds · 1:49 · Punt0–7
  1. 10:364th & 1 at NU 35Stefan Demos punt for 50 yards, returned by DaJuan Warren for 1 yard to the Illin 16, tackled by Stephen Simmons.
  2. 10:363rd & 6 at NU 30C.J. Bacher middle pass complete to Kim Thompson for 5 yards to the Nwest 35, tackled by Justin Harrison.
  3. 10:363rd & 1 at NU 35Northwestern penalty 5 yard false start on Adam Hahn accepted.
  4. 10:362nd & 8 at NU 28C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 7 yards to the Nwest 35, tackled by Antonio Steele.
  5. 10:361st & 10 at NU 26C.J. Bacher sideline pass complete to Eric Peterman for 2 yards to the Nwest 28, tackled by Marcus Thomas out-of-bounds.
Q1Illinois8 plays · 71 yds · 4:24 · Rushing Touchdown0–7
  1. 10:36Michael Cklamovski kickoff for 59 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 15 yards to the Nwest 26, tackled by Erique Robertson.
  2. 10:36Jason Reda extra point GOOD.
  3. 10:362nd & Goal at NU 3Rashard Mendenhall rush right for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 15:001st & Goal at NU 2Isiah Williams rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 3.
  5. 15:003rd & 3 at NU 21Isiah 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.
  6. 15:002nd & 10 at NU 28Arrelious Benn rush for 7 yards to the Nwest 21, tackled by Deante Battle and Prince Kwateng.
  7. 15:001st & 10 at NU 28Isiah Williams deep pass incomplete to N/A.
  8. 15:001st & 10 at NU 49Isiah 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.
  9. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 40Isiah Williams rush up the middle for 11 yards to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson.
  10. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 29Isiah Williams rush over right end for 11 yards to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down, tackled by Eddie Simpson.
Q0Northwestern5 plays · 17 yds · 1:45 · Interception0–0
  1. 15:003rd & 10 at ILL 48C.J. Bacher pass intercepted by Kevin Mitchell at the Illin 28, returned for 1 yard to the Illin 29.
  2. 15:002nd & 10 at ILL 48C.J. Bacher sideline pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones, hurried by Doug Pilcher.
  3. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 48Tyrell Sutton rush up the middle for no gain to the Illin 48, tackled by Antonio Steele and J Leman.
  4. 15:002nd & 4 at NU 41C.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.
  5. 15:001st & 10 at NU 35C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 6 yards to the Nwest 41.

FAN NEWS

2007 season

Write about Northwestern or Illinois?

Link a team hub in a post on your own blog and it shows up here, in front of the fans looking for exactly it. Free, no exclusivity, and the link back to you is the whole point.

Get Your Blog Featured →

MORE WEEK 12 GAMES · 2007

@
FINAL
Georgia 24, Kentucky 13
@
FINAL
LSU 41, Ole Miss 24
@
FINAL
Virginia Tech 44, Miami 14
@
FINAL
BYU 35, Wyoming 10
@
FINAL
Ohio State 14, Michigan 3
53Games in Week 12, 2007Full schedule →