Monopoly Piece! Monopoly Piece!
Recapping the win that guaranteed us a bowl berth, and how my trip to Champaign made me realize how much I wish I went to a state school at times.
| Final - 11.14.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
Stories
The Illini lose to Northwestern, reality comes back with a vengeance
The Illini lose to Northwestern and all of the pie in the sky hopes of a bowl come crashing down with a last minute "interception"
The depressing Illini loss to Northwestern seen in depressing technology
Technologically enhanced view of the Illini loss to Northwestern
Northwestern 21, Illinois, 17
We might have gotten a trophy, but we also might be more excited about other things.
The Lazy Blogger's Illini basketball and football preview
A combination football and basketball preview. So much sports, little time!
Rejected Ideas for the Land of Lincoln Trophy
Its Northwestern week, and you know what that means.... With the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk somewhere out there in the ether never to be seen by human eyes again, the institutions of Northwestern...
GameThreads
Fighting Illini Fans GameThread on The Champaign Room
Wildcats Fans GameThread on Sippin' On Purple
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Illinois | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 2 |
| 11:58 left: Illinois Field Goal - 30-yarder by Derek Dimke. |
| 0:17 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 28-yard pass from Mike Kafka to Zeke Markshausen. (Stefan Demos kick). |
| 0:17 left: |
| Quarter 3 |
| 6:30 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 1-yard run by Mike Kafka. (Stefan Demos kick). |
| 6:30 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 13:30 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 1-yard run by Arby Fields. (Stefan Demos kick). |
| 13:30 left: |
| 10:11 left: Illinois Touchdown - 10-yard run by Jacob Charest. (pass failed). |
| 4:06 left: Illinois Touchdown - 32-yard pass from Jacob Charest to Chris Duvalt. (Derek Dimke kick). |
| 4:06 left: |
| Team statistics | Northwestern | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 30:45 | 29:15 |
| First Downs | 24 | 22 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 23-37 0 | 15-29 2 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 139 42 | 212 45 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 8 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 0 0-0 0 | 2 2-0 2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-29 | 6-56 |
| Punts-Average | 5-34.4 | 6-41.0 |
