
Northwestern 21
(7-4, 4-3 Big Ten)

Illinois 16
(3-7, 2-6 Big Ten)
12:00 PM ET, November 14, 2009
Memorial Stadium, CHAMPAIGN, IL
Top Performers
Passing: M. Kafka (NW) - 305 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: A. Fields (NW) - 9 CAR, 50 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: Z. Markshausen (NW) - 6 REC, 104 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| SECOND QUARTER | NW | ILL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 11:58 | Derek Dimke 30 Yd | 0 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 00:17 | Zeke Markshausen 28 Yd Pass From Mike Kafka (Stefan Demos Kick) | 7 | 3 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NW | ILL | |||
![]() | TD | 06:30 | Mike Kafka 1 Yd Run (Stefan Demos Kick) | 14 | 3 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NW | ILL | |||
![]() | TD | 13:30 | Arby Fields 1 Yd Run (Stefan Demos Kick) | 21 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 10:11 | Jacob Charest 10 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed) | 21 | 9 |
![]() | TD | 04:06 | Chris Duvalt 32 Yd Pass From Jacob Charest (Derek Dimke Kick) | 21 | 16 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NW | ILL | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 24 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 4-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 444 | 374 |
| Passing | 305 | 162 |
Comp-Att | 23-37 | 15-29 |
Yards per pass | 8.2 | 5.6 |
| Rushing | 139 | 212 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 45 |
Yards per rush | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| Penalties | 5-29 | 6-56 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 30:45 | 29:15 |
| Northwestern Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Kafka | 23/37 | 305 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 23/37 | 305 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| J. Charest | 14/27 | 145 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 |
| E. McGee | 1/2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15/29 | 162 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 |
| Northwestern Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Fields | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 1 | 15 |
| S. Concannon | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Persa | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 |
| M. Kafka | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 1 | 9 |
| J. Schmidt | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Simmons | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 42 | 139 | 3.3 | 2 | 15 |
| Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. LeShoure | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 0 | 15 |
| J. Ford | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 0 | 20 |
| E. McGee | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Dufrene | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Charest | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 12 |
| -. Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 45 | 212 | 4.7 | 1 | 20 |
| Northwestern Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Z. Markshausen | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 1 | 28 |
| A. Brewer | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 52 |
| S. Stewart | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Ebert | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 |
| D. Fields | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Dunsmore | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Schmidt | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| S. Concannon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| S. Simmons | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Fields | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 23 | 305 | 13.3 | 1 | 52 |
| Northwestern Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| N. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. McManis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| S. Simmons | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 |
| Team | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 |
| Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Benn | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 |
| Z. Becker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 |
| T. Pollard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 |
| Team | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 40 |
| Illinois Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Fayson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Northwestern Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Demos | 0/3 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Team | 0/3 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Northwestern Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Demos | 5 | 172 | 34.4 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Team | 5 | 172 | 34.4 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Santella | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| Team | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
ATTENDANCE: 60,523



