Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| NW | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Illinois Passing| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah WilliamsI. Williams | 4/8 | 86 | 10.8 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 |
| Brandon PetersB. Peters | 3/14 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 37.7 |
| TEAM | 7/22 | 107 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | -- |
Northwestern Passing| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton RamseyP. Ramsey | 7/12 | 82 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 48.5 |
| TEAM | 7/12 | 82 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | -- |
Illinois Rushing| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase BrownC. Brown | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Isaiah WilliamsI. Williams | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 17 |
| Mike EpsteinM. Epstein | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Blake HayesB. Hayes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brandon PetersB. Peters | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Conner LilligC. Lillig | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reggie Love IIIR. Love III | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 |
| TeamTeam | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 35 | 155 | 4.4 | 0 | 20 |
Northwestern Rushing| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan HullE. Hull | 13 | 149 | 11.5 | 1 | 50 |
| Cam PorterC. Porter | 24 | 142 | 5.9 | 2 | 31 |
| Peyton RamseyP. Ramsey | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Kyric McGowanK. McGowan | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Andrew MartyA. Marty | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Isaiah BowserI. Bowser | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Drake AndersonD. Anderson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| TeamTeam | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 58 | 411 | 7.1 | 3 | 50 |
Illinois Receiving| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian HightowerB. Hightower | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 1 | 46 |
| Josh ImatorbhebheJ. Imatorbhebhe | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Casey WashingtonC. Washington | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| TEAM | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 1 | 46 |
Northwestern Receiving| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyric McGowanK. McGowan | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Riley LeesR. Lees | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cam PorterC. Porter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie MangieriC. Mangieri | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| TEAM | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 1 | 33 |
Illinois Fumbles| FUM | LOST | REC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon WitherspoonD. Witherspoon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TeamTeam | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Northwestern Fumbles| FUM | LOST | REC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake AndersonD. Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TeamTeam | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Illinois Defensive| tackles | misc | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD | ||
| Jartavius MartinJ. Martin | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake HansenJ. Hansen | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milo EiflerM. Eifler | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jer'Zhan NewtonJ. Newton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kerby JosephK. Joseph | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calvin AveryC. Avery | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marquez BeasonM. Beason | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael MarcheseM. Marchese | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seth ColemanS. Coleman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Isaiah GayI. Gay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derrick SmithD. Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Devon WitherspoonD. Witherspoon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian BobakC. Bobak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alec McEachernA. McEachern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean CoghlanS. Coghlan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tre'von RigginsT. Riggins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Owen Carney Jr.O. Carney Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Khalan TolsonK. Tolson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tailon LeitzseyT. Leitzsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 66 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Northwestern Defensive| tackles | misc | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD | ||
| Paddy FisherP. Fisher | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Blake GallagherB. Gallagher | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brandon JosephB. Joseph | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter McIntyreP. McIntyre | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earnest Brown IVE. Brown IV | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris BerginC. Bergin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| A.J. Hampton Jr.A.J. Hampton Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryce GallagherB. Gallagher | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coco AzemaC. Azema | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adetomiwa AdebaworeA. Adebawore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe SpivakJ. Spivak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie KuhbanderC. Kuhbander | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erik MuellerE. Mueller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Khalid JonesK. Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Heard IIR. Heard II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Te-Rah EdwardsT. Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryce JacksonB. Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Devin O'RourkeD. O'Rourke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wyatt BlakeW. Blake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PJ SpencerP. Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eku LeotaE. Leota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 52 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
Illinois Interceptions| INT | YDS | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Illinois Interceptions |
Northwestern Interceptions| INT | YDS | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Northwestern Interceptions |
Illinois Kick Returns| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty LindenmanT. Lindenman | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 |
| TEAM | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 |
Northwestern Kick Returns| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie MangieriC. Mangieri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois Punt Returns| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Illinois Punt Returns |
Northwestern Punt Returns| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley LeesR. Lees | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| TEAM | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
Illinois Kicking| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McCourtJ. McCourt | 1/3 | 33.3 | 39 | 1/1 | 4 |
| TEAM | 1/3 | 33.3 | 39 | 1/1 | 4 |
Northwestern Kicking| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie KuhbanderC. Kuhbander | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| TEAM | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
Illinois Punting| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake HayesB. Hayes | 4 | 220 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| TEAM | 4 | 220 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
Northwestern Punting| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek AdamsD. Adams | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| TEAM | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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2021 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 8-1 | 12-2 |
| Ohio State | 8-1 | 11-2 |
| Michigan State | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Penn State | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| Maryland | 3-6 | 7-6 |
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 5-8 |
| Indiana | 0-9 | 2-10 |
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
| Iowa | 7-2 | 10-4 |
| Minnesota | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Purdue | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Illinois | 4-5 | 5-7 |
| Nebraska | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 3-9 |