FINAL SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats game details
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
Wrigley Field · Attendance 26,378
Put the final score in perspective.
Illinois finished 10 points ahead. The teams combined for 66 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Illinois 14, Northwestern 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Northwestern outscored its opponent in 1 and Illinois in 3. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Illinois | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
 Northwestern | 10 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 14 | 28 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-10 | 9-19 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 382 | 442 |
| Passing | 170 | 329 |
| Comp/Att | 10/17 | 29/61 |
| Yards per pass | 10.0 | 5.4 |
| Rushing | 212 | 113 |
| Rushing Attempts | 36 | 29 |
| Yards per rush | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| Penalties | 7-50 | 2-10 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 3 |
| Possession | 25:28 | 34:32 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Luke Altmyer | 10/17 | 170 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 | 26.4 |
rushing
| Aidan Laughery | 12 | 172 | 14.3 | 3 | 64 |
| Josh McCray | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Jordan Anderson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Altmyer | 3 | -23 | -7.7 | 1 | 1 |
receiving
| Pat Bryant | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 1 | 43 |
| Zakhari Franklin | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 43 |
| Collin Dixon | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 38 |
| Josh McCray | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tanner Arkin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
defensive
| Juice Clarke | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Meed | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Bailey | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Briggs Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabe Jacas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Malachi Hood | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bryant | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Zardzin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Scott | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TeRah Edwards | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Bufkin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Bray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Holmes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Bryant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Laughery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ McMillen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grayson Griffin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo McCullom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Barna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jojo Hayden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gentle Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
| Mac Resetich | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Xavier Scott | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 1 | 3 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Kenari Wilcher | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Hank Beatty | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Hank Beatty | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
kicking
| David Olano | 1/1 | 100.0 | 24 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Hugh Robertson | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Northwestern Wildcats
passing
| Jack Lausch | 25/48 | 287 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 52.1 |
| Ryan Boe | 4/13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
rushing
| Cam Porter | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 16 |
| Caleb Komolafe | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jack Lausch | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Joseph Himon II | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ryan Boe | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| AJ Henning | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 1 | 26 |
| Thomas Gordon | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 1 | 15 |
| Calvin Johnson II | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Hayden Eligon II | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Cam Porter | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Bryce Kirtz | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Drew Wagner | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Joseph Himon II | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jake Arthurs | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
fumbles
| Ryan Boe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Mac Uihlein | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garner Wallace | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Walters | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xander Mueller | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R.J. Pearson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Hubbard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braydon Brus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theran Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anto Saka | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Flakes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Fussell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeHaan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Turner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaylen Pate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Soares Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Gordon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmine Bastone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kilbane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Eligon II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Wagner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braxton Strong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najee Story | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
| Devin Turner | 2 | 13 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Joseph Himon II | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Coco Azema | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
puntReturns
| AJ Henning | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
kicking
| Luke Akers | 2/3 | 66.7 | 34 | 2/2 | 8 |
punting
| Hunter Renner | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:31 | Luke Akers 21 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 1 | 8:12 | Aidan Laughery 30 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 7 – 3 |
| 1 | 2:14 | Devin Turner 13 Yd Interception Return (Luke Akers Kick) | 7 – 10 |
| 2 | 13:21 | Luke Altmyer 1 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 14 – 10 |
| 3 | 14:15 | Aidan Laughery 64 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 21 – 10 |
| 3 | 10:08 | Pat Bryant 43 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick) | 28 – 10 |
| 3 | 5:35 | Luke Akers 34 Yd Field Goal | 28 – 13 |
| 3 | 1:34 | A.J. Henning 11 Yd pass from Jack Lausch (Luke Akers Kick) | 28 – 20 |
| 4 | 12:15 | Aidan Laughery 31 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 35 – 20 |
| 4 | 11:06 | David Olano 24 Yd Field Goal | 38 – 20 |
| 4 | 1:00 | Thomas Gordon 15 Yd pass from Jack Lausch (Jack Lausch Pass to Marshall Lang for Two-Point Conversion) | 38 – 28 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 5:30 PM UTCData methodology