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Illinois at Northwestern

Nov 20, 2004 • Completed

Season 2004RegularWeek 13

Away

Illinois

Big Ten

Final Score

21 - 28

IN

Home

Northwestern

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Northwestern340
Illinois278

Passing Yards

Northwestern191
Illinois173

Rushing Yards

Northwestern156
Illinois129

Turnovers

Northwestern1
Illinois1

Game Conditions

Temperature49°F
Wind13 mph W

Humidity

83%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Brett Basanez

Northwestern

YDS: 184

Rushing

Pierre Thomas

Illinois

YDS: 131

Receiving

Jonathan Fields

Northwestern

YDS: 55

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Yardage Comparison

Possession Split

Northwestern13:42
Illinois22:52

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticNorthwesternIllinois
Total Yards340278
Passing Yards191173
Rushing Yards156129
First Downs1520
Third Down Efficiency4-148-19
Fourth Down Efficiency1-11-2
Total Penalties (Yards)0-00-0
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts18-3120-33
Rushing Attempts3449
Passing TDs10
Rushing TDs23
Kicking Points43
Possession Time13:4222:52
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2004)

Quick Answers

Illinois at Northwestern quick answers

Final score
Illinois 21, Northwestern 28
Total yards
Northwestern 340, Illinois 278
Turnovers
Northwestern 1, Illinois 1