Northwestern is going bowling — and keeping the Land of Lincoln Trophy another year — after defeating its in-state rival Illinois for the second straight year.
The Wildcats (6-6, 5-4 Big Ten) racked up 278 yards on the ground and forced four Illini (3-9, 2-7 Big Ten) turnovers en route to a 42-21 victory at Ryan Field.
The game started with back-to-back-to-back punts, but Northwestern took advantage of great field position after that third punt and marched 59 yards in eight plays, a drive that culminated in John Moten IV’s first career touchdown.
The redshirt freshman wasn’t done though.