Northwestern Wildcats vs. Illinois Fighting Illini - Box Score - October 01, 2011 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Northwestern 35

(2-2, 0-1 Big Ten)

(24) Illinois 38

(5-0, 1-0 Big Ten)

Alerts

Coverage: ESPN2

12:00 PM ET, October 1, 2011

Memorial Stadium, CHAMPAIGN, IL

		1	2	3	4	T
	NW	0	14	14	7	35
#24	ILL	7	3	7	21	38

Top Performers

Passing: N. Scheelhaase (ILL) - 391 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: N. Scheelhaase (ILL) - 20 CAR, 35 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: A. Jenkins (ILL) - 12 REC, 268 YDS, 3 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				NW	ILL
	TD	02:28	A.J. Jenkins 14 Yd Pass From Nathan Scheelhaase (Derek Dimke Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				NW	ILL
	TD	12:31	Drake Dunsmore 6 Yd Pass From Dan Persa (Jeff Budzien Kick)	7	7
	TD	02:08	Jeremy Ebert 3 Yd Pass From Dan Persa (Jeff Budzien Kick)	14	7
	FG	00:00	Derek Dimke 49 Yd	14	10
THIRD QUARTER				NW	ILL
	TD	11:42	Jeremy Ebert 39 Yd Pass From Dan Persa (Jeff Budzien Kick)	21	10
	TD	07:11	Jeremy Ebert 4 Yd Pass From Dan Persa (Jeff Budzien Kick)	28	10
	TD	03:51	A.J. Jenkins 33 Yd Pass From Nathan Scheelhaase (Derek Dimke Kick)	28	17
FOURTH QUARTER				NW	ILL
	TD	14:53	A.J. Jenkins 50 Yd Pass From Nathan Scheelhaase (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	28	23
	TD	06:53	Donovonn Young 1 Yd Run (Nathan Scheelhaase Pass To Spencer Harris For Two-Point Conversion)	28	31
	TD	01:15	Jacob Schmidt 6 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick)	35	31
	TD	00:13	Nathan Scheelhaase 1 Yd Run (Derek Dimke Kick)	35	38

Team Stat Comparison

	NW	ILL
1st Downs	20	23
3rd down efficiency	5-13	7-13
4th down efficiency	1-2	0-0
Total Yards	329	473
Passing	160	391
Comp-Att	12-16	21-32
Yards per pass	10.0	12.2
Rushing	169	82
Rushing Attempts	51	38
Yards per rush	3.3	2.2
Penalties	4-48	8-70
Turnovers	1	3
Fumbles lost	1	2
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	30:29	29:31

Northwestern Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
D. Persa	10/14	123	8.8	4	0
K. Colter	2/2	37	18.5	0	0
Team	12/16	160	10.0	4	0

Illinois Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
N. Scheelhaase	21/32	391	12.2	3	1
Team	21/32	391	12.2	3	1

Northwestern Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
T. Green	17	67	3.9	0	8
M. Trumpy	12	63	5.3	0	15
K. Colter	6	29	4.8	0	11
J. Schmidt	6	14	2.3	1	6
A. Smith	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
D. Persa	9	-3	-0.3	0	7
Team	51	169	3.3	1	15

Illinois Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
N. Scheelhaase	20	35	1.8	1	22
D. Young	8	29	3.6	1	14
J. Ford	7	9	1.3	0	4
T. Pollard	3	9	3.0	0	5
Team	38	82	2.2	2	22

Northwestern Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Ebert	5	76	15.2	3	39
J. Schmidt	3	40	13.3	0	19
D. Dunsmore	3	26	8.7	1	15
K. Colter	0	13	13.0	0	0
D. Fields	1	5	5.0	0	13
Team	12	160	13.3	4	39

Illinois Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Jenkins	12	268	22.3	3	50
S. Harris	6	63	10.5	0	15
E. Wilson	1	36	36.0	0	36
J. Ford	2	24	12.0	0	19
Team	21	391	18.6	3	50

Northwestern Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
B. Peters	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Illinois Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Northwestern Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Schmidt	2	27	13.5	16
V. Mark	2	22	11.0	12
Team	4	49	12.3	16

Illinois Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Jenkins	4	60	15.0	20
T. Pollard	1	12	12.0	12
T. Hawthorne	1	0	0.0	0
Team	6	72	12.0	20

Northwestern Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
V. Mark	1	28	28.0	28
Team	1	28	28.0	28

Illinois Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

Northwestern Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Budzien	0/0	0.0	--	5/5	5
Team	0/0	0.0	--	5/5	5

Illinois Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Dimke	1/1	100.0	49	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	49	3/3	6

Northwestern Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Williams	6	204	34.0	0	1	65
Team	6	204	34.0	0	1	65

Illinois Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
J. DuVernois	3	117	39.0	0	1	47
R. Lankford	1	27	27.0	0	0	27
Team	4	144	36.0	0	1	47

ATTENDANCE: 53,243