Play of the Week: Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New
There is no way to sugar coat Saturday's loss: Northwestern had Illinois down by three scores and let them out of the hole.  Worse, the 'Cats squandered a golden opportunity after Brian PetersÂ...
| Final - 10.1.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Illinois | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 2:28 left: Illinois Touchdown - 14-yard pass from Nathan Scheelhaase to A.J. Jenkins. (Derek Dimke extra point is good). |
| 2:28 left: |
| Quarter 2 |
| 12:31 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 6-yard pass from Dan Persa to Drake Dunsmore. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good). |
| 12:31 left: |
| 2:08 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 3-yard pass from Dan Persa to Jeremy Ebert. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good). |
| 2:08 left: |
| 0:00 left: Illinois Field Goal - 49-yarder by Derek Dimke. |
| Quarter 3 |
| 11:42 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 39-yard pass from Dan Persa to Jeremy Ebert. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good). |
| 11:42 left: |
| 7:11 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 4-yard pass from Dan Persa to Jeremy Ebert. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good). |
| 7:11 left: |
| 3:51 left: Illinois Touchdown - 33-yard pass from Nathan Scheelhaase to A.J. Jenkins. (Derek Dimke extra point is good). |
| 3:51 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 14:53 left: Illinois Touchdown - 50-yard pass from Nathan Scheelhaase to A.J. Jenkins. (Nathan Scheelhaase rushed left, two-point conversion failed). |
| 6:53 left: Illinois Touchdown - 1-yard run by Donovonn Young. (Nathan Scheelhaase pass to Spencer Harris for the two-point conversion). |
| 6:53 left: |
| 1:15 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 6-yard run by Jacob Schmidt. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good). |
| 1:15 left: |
| 0:13 left: Illinois Touchdown - 1-yard run by Nathan Scheelhaase. (Derek Dimke extra point is good). |
| 0:13 left: |
| Team statistics | Northwestern | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 30:29 | 29:31 |
| First Downs | 20 | 23 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 12-16 0 | 21-32 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 169 51 | 82 38 |
| Punt Return Yards | 28 | 0 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 1 1-1 0 | 3 2-2 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-48 | 8-70 |
| Punts-Average | 6-34.0 | 4-36.0 |
