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Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini

College Football

3-9

14-47

Final

5-7

Gies Memorial Stadium

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Team	1	2	3	4	T
NU	0	7	0	7	14
ILL	14	23	3	7	47

Who won: Illinois 47-14

The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Northwestern Wildcats 47-14 on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Gies Memorial Stadium. The Illinois outscored the Northwestern 23-7 in the 2nd quarter. Brandon Peters led the Illinois in passing yards (14/23, 242 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Ryan Hilinski led the Northwestern in passing yards (12/23, 123 YDS, 1 INT).

Recap · Nov 27

Illinois rolls over Northwestern, keeps bowl hopes alive

Brandon Peters threw for 242 yards and a touchdown and Illinois rolled over Big Ten rival Northwestern 47-14 on Saturday.

What it means

Northwestern 0-5 on the road; Illinois 3-4 at home.

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Quarterbacks

Northwestern5th in Big Ten

Ryan Hilinski QB

Season passing leader · 123 YDS, 1 INT

Illinois13th in Big Ten

Brandon Peters QB

Season passing leader · 242 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

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Game info

Venue: Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL · Turf · Attendance 27,624

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