Northwestern
1-11 , 1-8
Illinois
8-4 , 5-4
Northwestern Drops Season Finale to Illinois
11/26/2022 5:48:00 PM | Football
EVANSTON, Ill. - Playing its final game of the season, Northwestern fell to Illinois 41-3 on Saturday night at Ryan Field. Illinois improved to 8-4 and 5-4 in Big Ten play, while the Wildcats fell to 1-11 and 1-8 in conference action.
Evan Hull led all NU rushers with 53 yards in the contest. Hull also added 33 receiving yards. Andrew Clair also added 35 yards on the ground, averaging 11.7 yards per carry as Northwestern totaled 154 of its 321 total yards on the ground.
Northwestern completed 17-of-31 passes for 167 yards as a team with three players attempting a pass, including wide receiver Malik Washington. Cole Freeman Posted 93 yards on 12-of-22 passing with four interceptions. Jack Lausch made his collegiate debut and completed 4-of-8 passes for 68 yards, with three passes over 20+ yards. The most prolific target for Northwestern quarterbacks was Malik Washington, who caught seven passes for 56 yards.
Rod Heard II led the Northwestern defensive effort, collecting five tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, and one interception. Xander Mueller added six tackles, 3.0 TFL, and one sack.
Adam Stage connected on a 28-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to prevent a shutout.
Northwestern committed six turnovers in the game.
Game Notes» Northwestern outgained Illinois 321-292, including a 167-136 advantage through the air.
» Northwestern converted 6 of 16 third downs while Illinois was successful on 4 of 10.
» Tommy Devito led the Illinois passing attack, completing 12 of his 18 attempts for 136 yards with one interception.
» Reggie Love III led the Illinois rushing attack with 85 yards and one touchdown.
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Team Stats
ILL 7, NU 0
ILL - Love III,Reggie 2 yd run (Griffin,Caleb kick), 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:08
ILL 10, NU 0
ILL - Griffin,Caleb 23 yd field goal 4 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:01
ILL 17, NU 0
ILL - Devito,Tommy 1 yd run (Griffin,Caleb kick), 5 plays, 56 yards, TOP 01:22
ILL 20, NU 0
ILL - Griffin,Caleb 43 yd field goal 6 plays, 22 yards, TOP 02:59
ILL 27, NU 0
ILL - Brown,Sydney 53 yd fumble recovery (Griffin,Caleb kick)
ILL 34, NU 0
ILL - Brown,Sydney 39 yd interception (Griffin,Caleb kick)
ILL 34, NU 3
NU - Stage,Adam 28 yd field goal 9 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:46
ILL 41, NU 3
ILL - Brown,Chase 1 yd run (Griffin,Caleb kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:52
