Illinois at Minnesota
TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 | |
0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 32 |
Quarter 1 | ||
9:41 Remaining | Illinois Touchdown - 22-yard pass from Juice Williams to Jeff Cumberland. (Matt Eller kick). | |
0:56 Remaining | Illinois Touchdown - 44-yard interception return by Terry Hawthorne. (Matt Eller kick). | |
Quarter 2 | ||
7:45 Remaining | Minnesota Touchdown - 5-yard run by Kevin Whaley. (Eric Ellestad kick). | |
3:51 Remaining | Illinois Touchdown - 2-yard run by Justin Green. (Matt Eller kick). | |
0:01 Remaining | Illinois Touchdown - 1-yard run by Jason Ford. (Matt Eller kick). | |
Quarter 3 | ||
8:57 Remaining | Minnesota Field Goal - 26-yarder by Eric Ellestad. | |
Quarter 4 | ||
13:49 Remaining | Minnesota Touchdown - 10-yard pass from Adam Weber to Jon Hoese. (Eric Ellestad kick). | |
9:13 Remaining | Minnesota Touchdown - 3-yard run by Jon Hoese. (Adam Weber pass to Da'Jon McKnight). | |
5:10 Remaining | Illinois Touchdown - 4-yard pass from Jacob Charest to Arrelious Benn. (Matt Eller kick). | |
3:05 Remaining | Minnesota Touchdown - 3-yard blocked punt return by Ben Kuznia. (Eric Ellestad kick). | |
GAME DETAILS | |
Attendance | 50805 |
Game Length | 3:14 |
Referee | Bill LeMonnier |
Umpire | Rick Nelson |
Head Linesman | Michael Dolce |
Line Judge | Julius Livas |
Side Judge | Todd Ransom |
Back Judge | Kevin Schwarzel |
Field Judge | Gerald Hocker |
GAME STATISTICS | Illinois | Minnesota |
Total First Downs | 16 | 21 |
First Downs By Rushing | 7 | 8 |
First Downs By Passing | 9 | 10 |
First Downs By Penalty | 0 | 3 |
Third Downs | 9/17-53% | 8/15-53% |
Fourth Downs | 1/1-100% | 1/1-100% |
Total Net Yards | 351 | 271 |
Total Offensive Plays | 67 | 67 |
Average Gain Per Offensive Play | 5.2 | 4.0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 113 | 50 |
Total Rushing Plays | 42 | 36 |
Average Gain Per Rushing Play | 2.7 | 1.4 |
Net Yards Passing | 238 | 221 |
Total Times Thrown | 1 | 7 |
Yards Lost Attempting To Pass | 6 | 50 |
Pass Attempts | 25 | 31 |
Pass Completions | 15 | 14 |
Pass Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
Average Gain Per Pass Play | 9.5 | 7.1 |
Times Punted | 5 | 5 |
Average Punting Yards | 32.6 | 44.2 |
Total Return Yardage NotIncKickoffs | 47 | 40 |
Punt Returns | 1 | 2 |
Punt Return Yards | 3 | 37 |
Kickoff Returns | 2 | 6 |
Kickoff Return Yards | 41 | 137 |
Interception Returns | 1 | 0 |
Interception Return Yards | 44 | 0 |
Penalties Committed | 0 | 1 |
Penalty Yards | 0 | 3 |
Number Of Times Fumbled | 2 | 2 |
Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 |
Total Touchdowns | 5 | 4 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
Extra Points | 5/5 | 3/3 |
Field Goals | 0/1 | 1/1 |
Safties | 0 | 0 |
Two-Point Conversions | 0/0 | 1/1 |
Total Time Of Possession | 30:02 | 29:58 |
Final Score | 35 | 32 |
PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | TK/YD | TD | LG | INT |
Illinois | 25 | 15 | 238 | 1/ | 2 | 42 | 0 |
Jacob Charest | 19 | 10 | 185 | 0/ | 1 | 42 | 0 |
Isiah (Juice) Williams | 5 | 5 | 53 | 1/ | 1 | 22 | 0 |
Eddie McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota | 31 | 14 | 221 | 7/ | 1 | 26 | 1 |
Adam Weber | 31 | 14 | 221 | 7/ | 1 | 26 | 1 |
RUSHING | NO. | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
Illinois | 42 | 113 | 2.7 | 18 | 2 |
Jason Ford | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 18 | 1 |
Mikel LeShoure | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
Isiah (Juice) Williams | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 14 | 0 |
Daniel Dufrene | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Justin Green | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
Arrelious Benn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Team | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota | 36 | 50 | 1.4 | 14 | 2 |
Kevin Whaley | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 14 | 1 |
DeLeon Eskridge | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
Jon Hoese | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 |
Duane Bennett | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
MarQueis Gray | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
Adam Weber | 8 | -64 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
PASS RECEIVING | NO. | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
Illinois | 15 | 238 | 15.9 | 42 | 2 |
Chris Duvalt | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 |
Jeff Cumberland | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 1 |
Eddie McGee | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
Arrelious Benn | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 31 | 1 |
Jack Ramsey | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
Jason Ford | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Mikel LeShoure | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Jarred Fayson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Chris James | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota | 14 | 221 | 15.8 | 26 | 1 |
Brandon Green | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
Nick Tow-Arnett | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 |
Jon Hoese | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 26 | 1 |
Bryant Allen | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Da'Jon McKnight | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Duane Bennett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
DeLeon Eskridge | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
INTERCEPTIONS | NO. | YDS | LG | TD |
Illinois | 1 | 44 | 44 | 1 |
Terry Hawthorne | 1 | 44 | 44 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO. | YDS | AVG. | TB | IN20 | LG |
Illinois | 5 | 163 | 32.6 | 0 | 43 | |
Anthony Santella | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 0 | 43 | |
Team Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Minnesota | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 1 | 57 | |
Blake Haudan | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 1 | 57 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO. | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
Illinois | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Jack Ramsey | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Minnesota | 2 | 37 | 29 | 1 | |
Keanon Cooper | 1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | |
Bryant Allen | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
Ben Kuznia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
KICK OFF RETURNS | NO. | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
Illinois | 2 | 41 | 29 | 0 | |
Troy Pollard | 2 | 41 | 29 | 0 | |
Minnesota | 6 | 137 | 33 | 0 | |
Troy Stoudermire | 5 | 120 | 33 | 0 | |
Jay Thomas | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
FUMBLES | NO. | OWN-REC | YDS | TD | FORCED | OPP-REC | YDS | TD |
Illinois | 2 | |||||||
Team Team | 1 | |||||||
Isiah (Juice) Williams | 1 | |||||||
Minnesota | 2 | |||||||
Adam Weber | 1 | |||||||
MarQueis Gray | 1 |
FIELD GOALS | KICKS | YARDS |
Illinois | 0/1 | |
Matt Eller | Missed | 45 |
Minnesota | 1/1 | |
Eric Ellestad | Made | 26 |
EXTRA POINTS | COMP/ATT |
Illinois | 5/5 |
Matt Eller | 5/5 |
Minnesota | 3/3 |
Eric Ellestad | 3/3 |
TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS |
Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Da'Jon McKnight | 1 | 0 | 1 |






