Northwestern Wildcats @ Illinois Fighting Illini
6-6, 4-5 Big Ten
13
6-6, 4-5 Big Ten
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | |
ILL | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
8-4, 5-4 Big Ten
20
8-4, 5-4 Big Ten
Game Leaders
Team Stats
254
Total Yards
284
4
Turnovers
1
19
1st Downs
14
4-35
Penalties
5-44
5/13
3rd Down
2/10
2/4
4th Down
0/1
30:34
Possession
29:26
Game Information
Champaign, IL
FOX
1st Quarter
Field Goal
0:16 - 1st
3
NU
0
ILL
Jack Olsen 38 Yd Field Goal
15 plays, 63 yards, 9:18
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
11:27 - 2nd
3
NU
7
ILL
Ca'Lil Valentine 6 Yd Run (David Olano Kick)
7 plays, 83 yards, 3:43
Touchdown
5:50 - 2nd
10
NU
7
ILL
Hayden Eligon II 13 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Jack Olsen Kick)
10 plays, 75 yards, 5:37
Touchdown
0:30 - 2nd
10
NU
14
ILL
Kaden Feagin 1 Yd Run (David Olano Kick)
4 plays, 48 yards, 1:09
3rd Quarter
Field Goal
7:23 - 3rd
10
NU
17
ILL
David Olano 47 Yd Field Goal
9 plays, 41 yards, 6:02
4th Quarter
Field Goal
7:46 - 4th
13
NU
17
ILL
Jack Olsen 26 Yd Field Goal
4 plays, -7 yards, 1:36
Field Goal
3:00 - 4th
13
NU
20
ILL
David Olano 27 Yd Field Goal
4 plays, 9 yards, 2:19
Data is currently unavailable.
Probabilities
0%
--NU
100%
--ILL
According to ESPN Analytics
2026 Standings
FBS
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| USC | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Washington | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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