Northwestern 24, Illinois 16

#illini Lovie Smith: "Don't expect us to junk everything (with defense)." Believe in what we do.

— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) November 24, 2018

#Illini fall 24-16 to Northwestern to finish 4-8 on the season. AJ Bush was fantastic in his final collegiate game, finishing with 337 total yards. Ricky Smalling had a heck of a day as well, finishing with 7 catches for 72 yards and a TD. Illinois seniors will be missed.

— Isaac Trotter (@isaac_trotter2) November 24, 2018

Illinois outgained Northwestern by 64 yards and actually held the Wildcats under 400 yards. But failing to finish in the redzone (including that final turnover) were killers today.

— Ryan Easterling (@RyanEasterling) November 24, 2018

Ricky Smalling Touchdown pic.twitter.com/7sCWOtfEHx

— IllinoisLoyalty🤨 (@IllinoisLoyalty) November 24, 2018