October 3, 1998
NCAAF 1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- Illinois 0 7 0 6 13 Northwestern 3 0 0 7 10 FINAL
Northwestern-FG Gowins 38
Illinois-Harvey 8 run (Rackers kick)
Illinois-Harvey 6 pass from Kittner (kick failed)
Northwestern-Burden 5 pass from Hoffman (Gowins kick)
Illinois Northwestern First downs 14 20 Rushed-yards 47-131 35-85 Passing yards 124 186 Sacked-yards lost 2-12 4-32 Return yards 66 63 Passes 13-20-1 21-34-3 Punts 8-41.8 6-40.0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-1 Penalties-yards 4-51 3-40 Time of possession 30:38 29:22
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: Illinois-Harvey 40-132, Havard 3-3, Kittner 4-minus 4. Northwestern-Anderson 18-67, Simmons 2-16, Marshall 5-10, Bennett 3-1, Hoffman 5-0, Bates 1-0, Kreinbrink 1-minus 9.
PASSING: Illinois-Kittner 13-20-1-124. Northwestern-Hoffman 20-29-2-177, Kreinbrink 1-4-0-9, Standring 0-1-1-0.
RECEIVING: Illinois-Willis 5-88, Harvey 4-10, Hickman 2-11, B Hodges 1-9, Davis 1-6. Northwestern-Bates 9-83, Anderson 3-30, Burden 3-19, Tant 2-20, L Brown 2-15, Simmons 1-12, Marshall1-7.
Att: 41,232