Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini
Drive chart
Drives
End Of Quarter
Downs- Punt
- Interception
- Field Goal
- Downs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| ILL | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Who won: Illinois 20-13
The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Northwestern Wildcats 20-13 on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Gies Memorial Stadium. Luke Altmyer led the Illinois in passing yards (10/15, 136 YDS). Preston Stone led the Northwestern in passing yards (19/36, 163 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Stone | 19/36 | 163 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 14.6 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Preckel | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Joseph Himon II | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Ryan Boe | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Preston Stone | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Eligon II | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 1 | 20 |
| Griffin Wilde | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Lawson Albright | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Hunter Welcing | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Robby Preckel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Stone | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Anto Saka | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Fitzgerald | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braydon Brus | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Uihlein | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Turner | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Garner Wallace | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kilbane | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Flakes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Fussell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmine Bastone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ore Adeyi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Roth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callen Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Migo Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Reardon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robby Preckel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najee Story | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anto Saka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Ahumaraeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Olsen | 2/2 | 100.0 | 38 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Akers | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
