Northwestern beats Illinois 45-43, ends Illini's bowl hopes

— Ben Bryant completed 24 of 32 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for a score, and Cam Johnson caught seven passes for 124 yards and a touchdown to lead Northwestern to a 45-43 victory over Illinois on Saturday, ending the Illini’s...
Nov 26, 2023, 02:18 am - AP

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

NUILL
TD
8:54
Cam Johnson 10 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen Kick)
5 plays, 26 yards, 2:15
70
FG
2:47
Caleb Griffin 42 Yd Field Goal
12 plays, 57 yards, 6:02
73

2nd Quarter

NUILL
TD
13:43
Anthony Tyus III 1 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick)
9 plays, 73 yards, 3:57
143
TD
9:13
Casey Washington 9 Yd pass from John Paddock (Caleb Griffin Kick)
9 plays, 57 yards, 4:23
1410
FG
2:19
Caleb Griffin 24 Yd Field Goal
9 plays, 41 yards, 4:10
1413
TD
1:09
Miles Scott 55 Yd Interception Return (Caleb Griffin Kick)
5 plays, 14 yards, 1:05
1420
TD
0:08
Dom D'Antonio 0 Yd Fumble Recovery (Jack Olsen Kick)
7 plays, 75 yards, 1:01
2120

3rd Quarter

NUILL
TD
10:52
A.J. Henning 5 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen Kick)
9 plays, 89 yards, 4:04
2820
FG
5:57
Caleb Griffin 40 Yd Field Goal
10 plays, 49 yards, 4:51
2823

4th Quarter

NUILL
TD
13:12
Pat Bryant 14 Yd pass from Isaiah Williams (John Paddock Pass to Tip Reiman for Two-Point Conversion)
7 plays, 73 yards, 2:53
2831
TD
10:04
Ben Bryant 8 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick)
4 plays, 18 yards, 1:15
3531
TD
9:55
Garner Wallace 17 Yd Fumble Return (Jack Olsen Kick)
7 plays, 81 yards, 2:38
4231
TD
7:17
Casey Washington 1 Yd pass from John Paddock (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
7 plays, 81 yards, 2:38
4237
FG
2:56
Jack Olsen 46 Yd Field Goal
4 plays, -2 yards, 2:04
4537
TD
0:55
Casey Washington 80 Yd pass from John Paddock (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
2 plays, 80 yards, 0:19
4543
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