Northwestern vs Illinois — Nov 20, 2004 (28-21) College Football

ILL

NW

1st

0

2nd

14

7

3rd

0

7

4th

7

OT

0

7

T

21

28

Team Box

Illinois

Northwestern

278

Total Yards

340

129

Rushing Yards

156

173

Passing Yards

191

8 / 19

Third Downs

4 / 14

42%

Third Down %

29%

22:52

Time of Possession

13:42

0 for 0

Penalties

0 for 0

1

Turnovers

1

0

Turnover Margin

0

Game Leaders

passing

Chris Pazan

YDS

149

ATT

33

COMP

20

PCT

60.6%

TD

0

INT

0

Brett Basanez

YDS

184

ATT

31

COMP

18

PCT

58.1%

TD

1

INT

1

rushing

Pierre Thomas

YDS

131

ATT

37

YPA

3.5

TD

2

LONG

14

FUM

—

Noah Herron

YDS

97

ATT

20

YPA

4.8

TD

2

LONG

23

FUM

—

receiving

DaJuan Warren

YDS

36

REC

4

YPC

9.0

TD

0

LONG

14

FUM

—

Jonathan Fields

YDS

55

REC

7

YPC

7.9

TD

1

LONG

15

FUM

—

defense

no stats

Box

Passing

Illinois Passing

Chris Pazan

YDS

149

ATT

33

COMP

20

PCT

0.6

TD

0

INT

0

RAT

98.5

YPA

4.5

YPC

7.5

Northwestern Passing

Brett Basanez

YDS

184

ATT

31

COMP

18

PCT

0.6

TD

1

INT

1

RAT

112.1

YPA

5.9

YPC

10.2

Scoring Plays

Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for a 23 yard touchdown.

0

6

12:45 2Q

Extra point by Joel Howells (NU) is good.

0

7

12:45 2Q

Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed up the middle for a 4 yard touchdown.

6

7

07:45 2Q

Extra point by Jason Reda (ILL) is good.

7

07:45 2Q

Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed left side for a 14 yard touchdown.

13

7

01:19 2Q

Extra point by Jason Reda (ILL) is good.

14

7

01:19 2Q

Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown.

14

13

07:30 3Q

Extra point by Joel Howells (NU) is good.

14

07:30 3Q

Steve Weatherford (ILL) rushed up the middle for a 2 yard touchdown.

20

14

13:45 4Q

Extra point by Jason Reda (ILL) is good.

21

14

13:45 4Q

Touchdown

Punt by Steve Weatherford (ILL) returned 73 yards by Jeff Backes (NU) for a touchdown.

21

20

02:29 4Q

Extra point by Joel Howells (NU) is good.

21

02:29 4Q

Play-by-Play

Team Stats

Per Game

Team

Illinois

Northwestern

21.82

Points For

24.58

29.36

Points Against

28.5

0

Penalties

0

Penalty Yards

0

17:18

Time Of Possession

16:46

Stat Rankings

Illinois

Offense

Northwestern

Defense

Natl

Conf

Natl

Conf

89th

9th

scoring

75th

9th

85th

6th

passing

101st

10th

60th

6th

rushing

51st

8th

83rd

6th

total

74th

8th

Team Ratings

Elo Ratingof 127 ranked

ILL

84

AF1357 85

IND1356

86

ILL1350

NW

69

NW1454

70

TCU1444 71

MASS1436

Season Leaders

passing

Jon Beutjer

YDS

1082

ATT

188

COMP

107

PCT

0.6%

TD

8

INT

4

Brett Basanez

YDS

2838

ATT

460

COMP

247

PCT

0.5%

TD

12

INT

9

rushing

Pierre Thomas

YDS

893

ATT

152

YPA

5.9

TD

8

LONG

69

FUM

0

Noah Herron

YDS

1381

ATT

274

YPA

5.0

TD

14

LONG

68

FUM

0

receiving

Kendrick Jones

YDS

687

REC

47

YPC

14.6

TD

5

LONG

56

FUM

0

Mark Philmore

YDS

633

REC

54

YPC

11.7

TD

2

LONG

52

FUM

0

defense

no stats

Recent Games

Illinois 60-54 Northwestern (5 ties)

11/29/25 | Kickoff: 7:30 PM EST

Northwestern

(7-6)

13

Final

20

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Illinois -7 · O/U 44.5

34°· Heavy Snowfall

FOX

Illinois

(9-4)

11/30/24

Illinois

(10-3)

38

Final

28

Wrigley Field

Chicago, IL

Illinois -9 · O/U 43.5

22°· Cloudy

BTN

Northwestern

(4-8)

11/25/23

Northwestern

(8-5)

45

Final

43

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Illinois -5

39°· Cloudy

BTN

Illinois

(5-7)

11/26/22

Illinois

(8-5)

41

Final

3

Ryan Field

Evanston, IL

Illinois -14.5 · O/U 38

54°· Cloudy

Northwestern

(1-11)

11/27/21

Northwestern

(3-9)

14

Final

47

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Illinois -7 · O/U 44.5

45°

BTN

Illinois

(5-7)

12/12/20

Illinois

(2-6)

10

Final

28

Ryan Field

Evanston, IL

Northwestern -13.5 · O/U 42

38°· Light Rain

ESPN2

Northwestern

(7-2)

11/30/19

Northwestern

(3-9)

29

Final

10

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Illinois -6 · O/U 39.5

39°

FS1

Illinois

(6-7)

11/24/18

Illinois

(4-8)

16

Final

24

Ryan Field

Evanston, IL

Northwestern -16 · O/U 57.5

44°· Overcast

BTN

Northwestern

(9-5)

11/25/17

Northwestern

(10-3)

42

Final

7

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Northwestern -16.5 · O/U 46

56°

FS1

Illinois

(2-10)

11/26/16

Illinois

(3-9)

21

Final

42

Ryan Field

Evanston, IL

Northwestern -15

43°

BTN

Northwestern

(7-6)

11/28/15

Northwestern

(10-3)

24

Final

14

Soldier Field

Chicago, IL

Northwestern -3.5

39°

ESPNU

Illinois

(5-7)

11/29/14

Illinois

(6-7)

47

Final

33

Ryan Field

Evanston, IL

Northwestern -9

45°

ESPNU

Northwestern

(5-8)

11/30/13

Northwestern

(5-7)

37

Final

34

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Northwestern -4

52°

BTN

Illinois

(4-8)

11/24/12

Illinois

(2-10)

14

Final

50

Ryan Field

Evanston, IL

Northwestern

(10-3)

10/1/11

Northwestern

(6-7)

35

Final

38

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Illinois

(7-6)

11/20/10

Illinois

(7-6)

48

Final

27

Ryan Field

Evanston, IL

Northwestern

(7-6)

11/14/09

Northwestern

(8-5)

21

Final

16

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Illinois

(3-9)

11/22/08

Illinois

(5-7)

10

Final

27

Ryan Field

Evanston, IL

Northwestern

(9-4)

11/17/07

Northwestern

(6-6)

22

Final

41

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Illinois

(9-4)

11/18/06

Illinois

(2-10)

16

Final

27

Ryan Field

Evanston, IL

Northwestern

(4-8)

11/19/05

Northwestern

(7-5)

38

Final

21

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Illinois

(2-9)

11/22/03

Northwestern

(6-8)

37

Final

20

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Illinois

(1-11)

11/23/02

Illinois

(5-7)

31

Final

24

Ryan Field

Evanston, IL

Northwestern

(3-9)

11/22/01

Northwestern

(5-7)

28

Final

34

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL

Illinois

(10-2)

11/18/00

Illinois

(5-6)

23

Final

61

Northwestern

(9-4)

Common Opponents

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Team Box

Game Leaders

Box

Illinois Passing

Northwestern Passing

Scoring Plays

Play-by-Play

Team Stats

Stat Rankings

Team Ratings

Elo Ratingof 127 ranked

Season Leaders

Recent Games

Common Opponents

Discussion

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Team Box

Game Leaders

Box

Illinois Passing

Northwestern Passing

Scoring Plays

Play-by-Play

IllinoisPUNT3 plays, 5 yds1Q

NorthwesternPUNT4 plays, -2 yds1Q

IllinoisPUNT8 plays, 20 yds1Q

NorthwesternPUNT3 plays, 14 yds1Q

IllinoisPUNT7 plays, 13 yds1Q

NorthwesternPUNT3 plays, -12 yds1Q

IllinoisFUMBLE5 plays, 22 yds1Q

NorthwesternRUSHING TD6 plays, 80 yds1Q

IllinoisKICKOFF1 plays, 0 yds2Q

IllinoisRUSHING TD9 plays, 53 yds2Q

NorthwesternKICKOFF1 plays, 0 yds2Q

NorthwesternPUNT3 plays, -9 yds2Q

IllinoisPUNT3 plays, -13 yds2Q

NorthwesternINT3 plays, 9 yds2Q

IllinoisRUSHING TD5 plays, 26 yds2Q

NorthwesternKICKOFF1 plays, 0 yds2Q

NorthwesternPUNT7 plays, 22 yds2Q

IllinoisRUSH1 plays, -1 yds2Q

NorthwesternPUNT3 plays, 7 yds3Q

IllinoisPUNT3 plays, 5 yds3Q

NorthwesternRUSHING TD11 plays, 78 yds3Q

IllinoisKICKOFF1 plays, 0 yds3Q

IllinoisPUNT5 plays, 20 yds3Q

NorthwesternPUNT5 plays, 16 yds3Q

IllinoisRUSHING TD11 plays, 73 yds3Q

NorthwesternKICKOFF1 plays, 0 yds4Q

NorthwesternPUNT3 plays, 7 yds4Q

IllinoisPUNT8 plays, 31 yds4Q

NorthwesternPUNT9 plays, 42 yds4Q

IllinoisPUNT4 plays, 5 yds4Q

IllinoisPUNT RETURN TD TD0 plays, 73 yds4Q

IllinoisKICKOFF1 plays, 0 yds4Q

IllinoisMISSED FG5 plays, 17 yds4Q

NorthwesternRUSH1 plays, 1 yds4Q

IllinoisPOSS. ON DOWNS8 plays, 14 ydsOT

Team Stats

Stat Rankings

Team Ratings

Elo Ratingof 127 ranked

Season Leaders

Recent Games

Common Opponents

Discussion

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