Week 0
Final
NW
ILL1Q 09:04
0 - 7
W. Lunt 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
1Q 06:45
7 - 7
D. Vitale 19-yard TD catch from C. Thorson.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 6
1Q 01:30
14 - 7
W. Long 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
2Q 11:47
21 - 7
J. Jackson 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
3Q 01:01
21 - 14
M. Monheim 58-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 3
4Q 11:32
24 - 14
J. Mitchell 39-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 16
Top Performers
Pass Yds
241
Lunt
ILL
Rush Yds
172
Jackson
NW
Rec Yds
100
Ferguson
ILL
Scrim TD
1
Jackson
NW
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2015 Big 10
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 12 | 1 | .923 |
 Michigan State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
 Iowa | 12 | 2 | .857 |
 Michigan | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Northwestern | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Wisconsin | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Penn State | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Nebraska | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Minnesota | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Indiana | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Illinois | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Rutgers | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Maryland | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Purdue | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Illinois Fighting Illini fell to the Northwestern Wildcats, 24 to 14, on November 28, 2015.
Game Info
November 28, 2015
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
39°
15 mph NNE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 12/25 | 146 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 3-12 | 102.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Lunt #12 | 20/41 | 241 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 2-15 | 93.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jackson #21 | 37 | 172 | 4.6 | 1 | 27 |
W. Long #13 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 18 |
C. Thorson #18 | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 9 |
J. Roberts #6 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
S. Vault #4 | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Vaughn #5 | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | 16 |
J. Ferguson #6 | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 0 | 13 |
W. Lunt #12 | 4 | -23 | -5.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carr #80 | 3/4 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 48 |
M. Shuler #5 | 2/2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 39 |
D. Vitale #40 | 3/5 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 19 |
G. Kidd #87 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
S. Buckley #8 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Jackson #21 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
G. Dickerson #9 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McHugh #6 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Roberts #6 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Vault #4 | 1/1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ferguson #6 | 7/9 | 100 | 14.3 | 0 | 34 |
D. Cain #86 | 4/5 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 23 |
M. Turner #11 | 3/8 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 24 |
G. Allison #8 | 5/12 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 14 |
K. Vaughn #5 | 1/2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Davis #89 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Vault #4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Spencer #71 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Phillips #6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Walker #1 | 14-10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hall #32 | 10-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Igwebuike #16 | 10-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Harris #11 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Henry #2 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lancaster #1 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C.J. Robbins #90 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #55 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jones #42 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Long #13 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Van Hoose #23 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Watkins II #3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Acker #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gibson #13 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Odenigbo #7 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Chapman #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Fejedelem #20 | 15-11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Neal #52 | 15-12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Monheim #43 | 8-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Barton #3 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Bentley #2 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smoot #91 | 6-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Finney #14 | 5-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bain | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ward #17 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Clements #11 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Crawford #5 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Foster #22 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Phillips #6 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Spence #27 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Doxy #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Echard #39 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walls #22 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Watson #33 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mitchell #8 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 39 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Zalewski #17 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Niswander #96 | 8 | 304 | 38.0 | 46 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Frain #13 | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 62 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Vault #4 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Vitale #40 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Bentley #2 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Bentley #2 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 12/25 | 146 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 3-12 | 102.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jackson #21 | 37 | 172 | 4.6 | 1 | 27 |
W. Long #13 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 18 |
C. Thorson #18 | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 9 |
J. Roberts #6 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
S. Vault #4 | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carr #80 | 3/4 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 48 |
M. Shuler #5 | 2/2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 39 |
D. Vitale #40 | 3/5 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 19 |
G. Kidd #87 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
S. Buckley #8 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Jackson #21 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
G. Dickerson #9 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McHugh #6 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Roberts #6 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Vault #4 | 1/1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Vault #4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Walker #1 | 14-10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hall #32 | 10-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Igwebuike #16 | 10-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Harris #11 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Henry #2 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lancaster #1 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C.J. Robbins #90 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #55 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jones #42 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Long #13 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Van Hoose #23 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Watkins II #3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Acker #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gibson #13 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Odenigbo #7 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Chapman #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mitchell #8 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 39 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Niswander #96 | 8 | 304 | 38.0 | 46 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Vault #4 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Vitale #40 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Lunt #12 | 20/41 | 241 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 2-15 | 93.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Vaughn #5 | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | 16 |
J. Ferguson #6 | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 0 | 13 |
W. Lunt #12 | 4 | -23 | -5.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ferguson #6 | 7/9 | 100 | 14.3 | 0 | 34 |
D. Cain #86 | 4/5 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 23 |
M. Turner #11 | 3/8 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 24 |
G. Allison #8 | 5/12 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 14 |
K. Vaughn #5 | 1/2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Davis #89 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Spencer #71 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Phillips #6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Fejedelem #20 | 15-11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Neal #52 | 15-12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Monheim #43 | 8-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Barton #3 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Bentley #2 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smoot #91 | 6-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Finney #14 | 5-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bain | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ward #17 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Clements #11 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Crawford #5 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Foster #22 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Phillips #6 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Spence #27 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Doxy #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Echard #39 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walls #22 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Watson #33 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Zalewski #17 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Frain #13 | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 62 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Bentley #2 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Bentley #2 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:30
0-0
12 plays,
47 yd,
04:31
0-7
5 plays,
76 yd,
02:24
7-7
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:05
7-7
12 plays,
42 yd,
04:09
14-7
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:21
14-7
8 plays,
60 yd,
03:19
21-7
6 plays,
27 yd,
02:05
21-7
3 plays,
-10 yd,
01:24
21-7
6 plays,
23 yd,
02:16
21-7
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:05
21-7
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:36
21-7
6 plays,
14 yd,
01:59
21-7
9 plays,
20 yd,
01:16
21-7
4 plays,
24 yd,
01:58
21-7
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:18
21-7
3 plays,
-9 yd,
02:14
21-7
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:12
21-7
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:31
21-7
7 plays,
3 yd,
02:44
21-7
5 plays,
13 yd,
01:53
21-7
4 plays,
22 yd,
01:25
21-13
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
21-14
10 plays,
56 yd,
04:18
24-14
7 plays,
50 yd,
01:38
24-14
6 plays,
12 yd,
02:45
24-14
8 plays,
56 yd,
02:54
24-14
7 plays,
33 yd,
03:54
24-14
2 plays,
32 yd,
00:16
24-14
338
Total Yds
304
134
Pass Yds
226
204
Rush Yds
78
14
Total Drives
15
82
Total Plays
74
4.1
Yards Per Play
4.1
4.8
Yards Per Pass
5.3
3.8
Yards Per Rush
2.5
33:26
Possession
26:34
14
Biggest Lead
7
18
1st Downs
16
7
Passing 1st Downs
11
8
Rushing 1st Downs
5
3
1st Downs from Penalties
0
6/19
3rd Down
6/18
0/0
4th Down
1/2
8
Punts
7
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
Penalties
5
2.0
Sacks
3.0
5
Tackles For Loss
10
0
D/ST TD
0