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Northwestern at Illinois: Box Score

Saturday Oct 1, 2011 12:00 pm - Champaign, IL
Odds: Illinois by 9.5, Total Points: 53.5

Matchup Menu: NW @ ILL

More Games From Week 5
  1 2 3 4
T
Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) 0 14 14 7
35
Illinois Fighting Illini (5-7) 7 3 7 21
38

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NW
ILL
Illinois 2:28 6 1 Passing TD: A.J. Jenkins 14 yard pass from Nathan Scheelhaase. Extra Point good by Derek Dimke. 0
7
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NW
ILL
Northwestern 12:31 6 1 Passing TD: Drake Dunsmore 6 yard pass from Dan Persa. Extra Point good by Jeff Budzien. 7
7
Northwestern 2:08 6 1 Passing TD: Jeremy Ebert 3 yard pass from Dan Persa. Extra Point good by Jeff Budzien. 14
7
Illinois 0:00 3 Field Goal: Derek Dimke kicks a 49 yard field goal. 14
10
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NW
ILL
Northwestern 11:42 6 1 Passing TD: Jeremy Ebert 39 yard pass from Dan Persa. Extra Point good by Jeff Budzien. 21
10
Northwestern 7:11 6 1 Passing TD: Jeremy Ebert 4 yard pass from Dan Persa. Extra Point good by Jeff Budzien. 28
10
Illinois 3:51 6 1 Passing TD: A.J. Jenkins 33 yard pass from Nathan Scheelhaase. Extra Point good by Derek Dimke. 28
17
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NW
ILL
Illinois 14:53 6 Passing TD: A.J. Jenkins 50 yard pass from Nathan Scheelhaase. Two Point Conversion missed. 28
23
Illinois 6:53 6 2 Rushing TD: Donovonn Young 1 yard rush. Two Point Conversion good Spencer Harris. 28
31
Northwestern 1:15 6 1 Rushing TD: Jacob Schmidt 6 yard rush. Extra Point good by Jeff Budzien. 35
31
Illinois 0:13 6 1 Rushing TD: Nathan Scheelhaase 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Derek Dimke. 35
38
NW
ILL
1st Downs 20
23
Passing 1st downs 8
16
Rushing 1st downs 10
3
1st downs from Penalties 2
4
3rd down efficiency 5-13
7-13
3rd down conversion % 38.5%
53.8%
4th down efficiency 1-2
0-0
4th down conversion % 50.0%
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Total Plays 71
74
Total Yards 329
473
Net Yards Passing 160
391
Sacked-Yards lost 4-17
4-25
Gross yards passing 177
416
Completions-Attempts 12-16
21-32
Completion% 75.0%
65.6%
Net yards per pass play 8.0
10.9
Touchdowns 4
3
Interceptions 0
1
Passer Rating 241.5
193.0
Net Yards Rushing 169
82
Rushing attempts 51
38
Yards per rush 3.3
2.2
Touchdowns 1
2
NW
ILL
Red Zone (Made-Att) 4-4
3-4
Red Zone Success % 100.0%
75.0%
Penalties 4-48
8-70
Turnovers 1
3
Fumbles-Lost 1-1
2-2
Interceptions thrown 0
1
Punting (Punts-Yards) 6-204
4-144
Yards per Punt 34.0
36.0
Field Goals 0-0
1-1
Extra Points 5
3
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 1-28
0-0
Yards per return 28.0
--
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 4-49
6-72
Yards per return 12.2
12.0
Possession 30:29
29:31
1st Quarter 04:55
10:05
2nd Quarter 07:30
07:30
3rd Quarter 10:11
04:49
4th Quarter 07:53
07:07

Northwestern Wildcats Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Kain Colter 2/2 37 18.5 0 0 255.4
Dan Persa 10/14 123 8.8 4 0 239.5
Team 12/16 177 11.1 4 0 241.5

Northwestern Wildcats Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Treyvon Green 17 67 3.9 0
Mike Trumpy 12 63 5.2 0
Kain Colter 6 29 4.8 0
Jacob Schmidt 6 14 2.3 1
Adonis Smith 1 -1 -1.0 0
Dan Persa 9 -3 -0.3 0
Team 51 169 3.3 1

Northwestern Wildcats Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Jacob Schmidt 3 40 13.3 0
Jeremy Ebert 5 76 15.2 3
Drake Dunsmore 3 26 8.7 1
Demetrius Fields 1 5 5.0 0
Team 12 177 14.8 4

Northwestern Wildcats Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Kain Colter 1 1
Team 1 1

Northwestern Wildcats Interceptions

  INT YDS
Brian Peters 1 0
Team 1 0

Northwestern Wildcats Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Brian Peters 13 5 0 0 0
Ibraheim Campbell 10 5 0 0.5 1
David Nwabuisi 9 5 0 2 0
Jack DiNardo 6 4 1 1 0
Jeravin Matthews 5 3 0 0 0
Hunter Bates 4 2 0 0 0
Colin Ellis 3 3 1 1 0
Tyler (Northwestern) Scott 3 1 0 0 0
Damien Proby 3 0 0 0 0
Vince Browne 3 1 1 1 0
Bryce Mcnaul 3 0 0 0.5 0
Jordan Mabin 2 2 0 0 0
Chi Chi Ariguzo 2 0 0 0 0
Quentin Williams 2 2 1 1 0
Ben (NWEST) Johnson 2 0 0 0 1
Steve Flaherty 2 0 0 0 0
Will Hampton 2 1 0 0 0
Daniel Jones(NW) 1 1 0 0 0
Team 75 35 4 7 2

Northwestern Wildcats Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Jacob Schmidt 2 27 13.5 16
Venric Mark 2 22 11.0 12
Team 4 49 12.2

Northwestern Wildcats Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Venric Mark 1 28 28.0 28
Team 1 28 28.0

Northwestern Wildcats Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Jeff Budzien 0/0 -- 0 5 5
Team 0/0 -- 5 5

Northwestern Wildcats Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Brandon (NW) Williams 6 204 34.0 65
Team 6 204 34.0

Illinois Fighting Illini Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Nathan Scheelhaase 21/32 391 12.2 3 1 192.9
Team 21/32 416 13.0 3 1 192.9

Illinois Fighting Illini Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Nathan Scheelhaase 20 35 1.8 1
Donovonn Young 8 29 3.6 1
Jason Ford 7 9 1.3 0
Troy Pollard 3 9 3.0 0
Team 38 82 2.2 2

Illinois Fighting Illini Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Jason Ford 2 24 12.0 0
A.J. Jenkins 12 268 22.3 3
Spencer Harris 6 63 10.5 0
Evan Wilson 1 36 36.0 0
Team 21 416 19.8 3

Illinois Fighting Illini Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Nathan Scheelhaase 1 1
Jason Ford 1 1
Team 2 2

Illinois Fighting Illini Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

Illinois Fighting Illini Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Jonathan Brown(Ill) 11 3 0.5 1.5 0
Ian Thomas 10 4 0 0 0
Michael Buchanan 10 6 1 3 0
Akeem Spence 9 2 0 0 0
Steve Hull 7 4 0 0 0
Whitney Mercilus 6 4 1.5 1.5 0
Tavon Wilson 6 4 0 0.5 0
Supo Sanni 5 4 0 0 0
Glenn Foster 4 0 0 0.5 0
Terry Hawthorne 3 1 0 0 1
Trulon Henry 2 1 0 0 0
Jay Prosch 2 1 0 0 0
Earnest Thomas 1 0 0 0 0
Matt LaCosse 1 0 0 0 0
Beau Sullivan 1 1 0 0 0
Jake Howe 1 1 0 0 0
Chris Willett 1 0 0 0 0
Justin Staples 1 0 0 0 0
Tim Kynard 1 1 1 1 0
Houston Bates 1 0 0 0 0
Team 83 37 4 8 1

Illinois Fighting Illini Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Troy Pollard 1 12 12.0 12
A.J. Jenkins 4 60 15.0 20
Terry Hawthorne 1 0 0.0 0
Team 6 72 12.0

Illinois Fighting Illini Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Illinois Fighting Illini Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Derek Dimke 1/1 100.0% 49 3 3
Team 1/1 100.0% 3 3

Illinois Fighting Illini Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Ryan Lankford 1 27 27.0 27
Justin DuVernois 3 117 39.0 47
Team 4 144 36.0