Kent State at Illinois

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Illinois beat Kent State 52–⁠3. It was their first meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayKent State3–⁠9 in 2015
3
HomeIllinois5–⁠7 in 2015
52

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignAttendance 36,693

At kickoff
84°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Universi Of Il Willard Airport (KCMI), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jerry McGinn; umpire Mike Pilarski; head linesman Mike Carr; line judge John Wiercinski; side judge Scott McElwee; field judge Timothy Maguire; back judge Kevin Schwarzel; center judge Patrick HoltGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kent State00033
Illinois28107752

Standouts

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Player stats

Kent State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Colin Reardon15/3415603
George Bollas4/63000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Miles Hibbler81506
Myles Washington81309
Trayion Durham41008
Colin Reardon4907
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kris White158058
Ernest Calhoun226022
Charles Chandler119019
Kyle Payton217010
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Demetrius Monday100

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Wes Lunt11/1916240
Chayce Crouch3/94611
V’Angelo Bentley0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Josh Ferguson1276117
Ke’Shawn Vaughn1143115
Henry Enyenihi41309
Cameron Tucker1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Geronimo Allison257134
Marchie Murdock242134
Sam Mays237127
Josh Ferguson121121
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Eaton Spence100
Taylor Barton100
Mason Monheim1430

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Kent StateIllinois
245Total yards342
186Passing yards208
59Rushing yards134
4.7Yards per pass7.2
1.5Yards per rush3.7
15First downs19
3–⁠18Third downs3–⁠13
2–⁠5Fourth downs2–⁠2
4Turnovers1
11–⁠82Penalties8–⁠80
31:21Possession28:39

Efficiency

Kent StateIllinois
28%Success rate36%
−0.40EPA per play0.18
1.06Explosiveness1.39
−0.20Rushing EPA−0.05
−0.63Passing EPA0.46
13%Passing-down success14%
−0.79First-down EPA0.16
−0.08Second-down EPA−0.07
−0.06Third-down EPA0.15
2%Havoc by its defense4%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Illinois −13, over/under 54.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Illinois end zoneKent State end zoneQ1 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Kent StateInterception, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Kent StateInterception, 1 playQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 7 playsQ2 Kent StateInterception, 2 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ2 Kent StatePunt, 7 playsQ2 IllinoisField goal, 4 playsQ2 Kent StateMissed FG, 12 playsQ2 IllinoisEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 IllinoisTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Kent StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ3 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 IllinoisInterception, 1 playQ3 Kent StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Kent StateField goal, 10 playsQ4 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 IllinoisEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, Kent State right to left.
  1. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −14 yards
  2. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 28 yards
  3. Q1 Kent StateInterception, 3 plays, 10 yards
  4. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 34 yards
  5. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  6. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  7. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 28 yards
  8. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  9. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  10. Q1 Kent StateInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  11. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 11 yards
  12. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  13. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 7 plays, −3 yards
  14. Q2 Kent StateInterception, 2 plays, 4 yards
  15. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 34 yards
  16. Q2 Kent StatePunt, 7 plays, 12 yards
  17. Q2 IllinoisField goal, 4 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q2 Kent StateMissed FG, 12 plays, 80 yards
  19. Q2 IllinoisEnd of half, 2 plays, 18 yards
  20. Q3 IllinoisTouchdown, 11 plays, 73 yards
  21. Q3 Kent StatePunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  22. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 21 yards
  23. Q3 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 19 yards
  24. Q3 IllinoisInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  25. Q3 Kent StatePunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  26. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  27. Q4 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 39 yards
  28. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −13 yards
  29. Q4 Kent StateField goal, 10 plays, 26 yards
  30. Q4 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  31. Q4 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  32. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  33. Q4 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 41 yards
  34. Q4 IllinoisEnd of game, 1 play, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter12 drives, then Illinois 28, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 62 yds , Raekwon James return for 16 yds to the KntSt 19
15:001st & 10 at own 19Nick Holley run for a loss of 4 yards to the KntSt 15
15:002nd & 14 at own 15Colin Reardon sacked by Dawuane Smoot for a loss of 5 yards to the KntSt 10
15:003rd & 19 at own 10Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Raekwon James
15:004th & 19 at own 10KENT ST Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the KntSt 5
15:004th & 24 at own 5Anthony Melchiori punt for 54 yds , V’Angelo Bentley returns for 36 yds to the KntSt 41 ILLINOIS Penalty, sideline interference (15 Yards) to the KntSt 38
Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
13:431st & 10 at opp 28Wes Lunt pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 23 yds to the KntSt 5 for a 1ST down
13:431st & goal at opp 5KENT ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Najee Murray) to the KntSt 2 for a 1ST down
13:431st & 10 at opp 38Josh Ferguson run for 6 yds to the KntSt 32
13:432nd & 4 at opp 32Josh Ferguson run for 4 yds to the KntSt 28 for a 1ST down
12:101st & goal at opp 2Wes Lunt pass complete to Tyler White for 2 yds for a TD, (Taylor Zalewski KICK)Illinois 7, Kent State 0
Kent State Interception, 3 plays
12:101st & 0 at the 50Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 50 yds , Raekwon James return for 13 yds to the KntSt 13
12:101st & 10 at own 13Nick Holley run for 4 yds to the KntSt 17
12:102nd & 6 at own 17Nick Holley run for 6 yds to the KntSt 23 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at own 23Colin Reardon pass intercepted Eaton Spence return for no gain to the KntSt 34
Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
11:041st & 10 at opp 34Wes Lunt pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 34 yds for a TD, (Taylor Zalewski KICK)Illinois 14, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
11:041st & 0 at own 35Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 59 yds , Raekwon James return for 43 yds to the KntSt 49
11:041st & 10 at own 49Miles Hibbler run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
11:042nd & 9 at the 50Miles Hibbler run for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 48
11:043rd & 11 at own 48Colin Reardon pass incomplete
11:044th & 11 at own 48KENT ST Penalty, delay of game (Anthony Melchiori) to the KntSt 43
11:044th & 16 at own 43Anthony Melchiori punt for 46 yds, fair catch by V’Angelo Bentley at the Illin 11
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
9:371st & 10 at own 11KENT ST Penalty, offside defense (Nate Terhune) to the Illin 16
9:371st & 5 at own 16Josh Ferguson run for 17 yds to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at own 33Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 2 yds to the Illin 35 ILLINOIS Penalty, illegal block (Joe Spencer) to the Illin 20
9:371st & 23 at own 20ILLINOIS Penalty, delay of game (Wes Lunt) to the Illin 15
9:371st & 28 at own 15Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 2 yds to the Illin 17 ILLINOIS Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined
9:372nd & 26 at own 17Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
9:373rd & 26 at own 17Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 7 yds to the Illin 24
9:374th & 19 at own 24Ryan Frain punt for 45 yds , Ernest Calhoun returns for no gain to the KntSt 28 Ernest Calhoun fumbled, recovered by Illin Davontay Kwaaning
Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
7:051st & 10 at opp 28Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison
7:052nd & 10 at opp 28Josh Ferguson run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 29
7:053rd & 11 at opp 29Wes Lunt pass complete to Desmond Cain for 8 yds to the KntSt 21
5:264th & 3 at opp 21Wes Lunt pass complete to Josh Ferguson for 21 yds for a TD, (Taylor Zalewski KICK)Illinois 21, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
5:261st & 0 at own 35Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:261st & 10 at own 25Nick Holley run for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 22
5:262nd & 13 at own 22Colin Reardon pass complete to P.J. Simmons for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 21
5:263rd & 14 at own 21Colin Reardon run for 7 yds to the KntSt 28
5:264th & 7 at own 28Anthony Melchiori punt for 48 yds , V’Angelo Bentley returns for 1 yd to the Illin 25
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
3:291st & 10 at own 25Lunt,Wes pass complete to Allison, G. for 11 yards to the ILL36 (MURRAY, Najee), PENALTY ILL illegal formation 5 yards to the ILL20, NO PLAY.
3:291st & 15 at own 20Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 1 yd to the Illin 21
3:292nd & 14 at own 21Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Marchie Murdock
3:293rd & 14 at own 21Wes Lunt pass incomplete
3:294th & 14 at own 21Ryan Frain punt for 38 yds , Ernest Calhoun returns for 11 yds to the Illin 48
Kent State Interception, 1 play
2:081st & 10 at opp 48Colin Reardon pass intercepted Mason Monheim return for 43 yds to the KntSt 11
Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
1:581st & 10 at opp 11Timeout KENT ST, clock 01:58
1:531st & 10 at opp 11Josh Ferguson run for 11 yds for a TD, (Taylor Zalewski KICK)Illinois 28, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
1:531st & 0 at own 35Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 55 yds , Myles Washington return for 17 yds to the KntSt 27
1:531st & 10 at own 27Myles Washington run for no gain to the KntSt 27
1:532nd & 10 at own 27Colin Reardon run for no gain to the KntSt 27
1:533rd & 10 at own 27Myles Washington run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 26
Q2 15:004th & 11 at own 26Anthony Melchiori punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 48
2nd quarter7 drives, then Illinois 38, Kent State 0
Illinois Punt, 7 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 48V’Angelo Bentley pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison
14:552nd & 10 at own 48Henry Enyenihi run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 47
14:553rd & 11 at own 47Wes Lunt pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 8 yds to the KntSt 45
13:174th & 3 at opp 45Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 13:17
13:174th & 3 at opp 45Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 8 yds to the KntSt 37 for a 1ST down
13:171st & 10 at opp 37Josh Ferguson run for 2 yds to the KntSt 35
13:172nd & 8 at opp 35ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the KntSt 40
11:292nd & 13 at opp 40Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 11:29
11:292nd & 13 at opp 40Lunt,Wes pass incomplete to Murdock,M., PENALTY ILL personal foul (Enyenihi,Henry) 15 yards to the ILL45, NO PLAY.
11:292nd & 28 at own 45Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison
11:293rd & 28 at own 45Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
11:294th & 28 at own 45Ryan Frain punt for 34 yds, downed at the KntSt 21
Kent State Interception, 2 plays
11:051st & 10 at own 21Colin Reardon pass complete to Ernest Calhoun for 4 yds to the KntSt 25
11:052nd & 6 at own 25Colin Reardon pass intercepted Taylor Barton return for no gain to the KntSt 34
Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
10:361st & 10 at opp 34Wes Lunt pass complete to Geronimo Allison for 34 yds for a TD, (Taylor Zalewski KICK)Illinois 35, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 7 plays
10:361st & 0 at own 35Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:361st & 10 at own 25Nick Holley run for 2 yds to the KntSt 27
10:362nd & 8 at own 27George Bollas pass complete to Nick Holley for 5 yds to the KntSt 32
10:363rd & 3 at own 32Myles Washington run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 31
10:364th & 4 at own 31George Bollas pass complete to Johnny Woods for 6 yds to the KntSt 37 for a 1ST down
10:361st & 10 at own 37George Bollas run for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 35
10:362nd & 12 at own 35Myles Washington run for 3 yds to the KntSt 38
10:363rd & 9 at own 38Myles Washington run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 37
10:364th & 10 at own 37Anthony Melchiori punt for 40 yds , V’Angelo Bentley returns for 48 yds to the KntSt 29
Illinois Field goal, 4 plays
7:101st & 10 at opp 29Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 4 yds to the KntSt 25
7:102nd & 6 at opp 25Wes Lunt pass incomplete
7:103rd & 6 at opp 25Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Geronimo Allison, broken up by Najee Murray
6:164th & 6 at opp 25Taylor Zalewski 43 yd FG GOODIllinois 38, Kent State 0
Kent State Missed FG, 12 plays
6:161st & 0 at own 35Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 65 yds , Raekwon James return for 15 yds to the KntSt 15
6:161st & 10 at own 15Nick Holley run for 3 yds to the KntSt 18
6:162nd & 7 at own 18Colin Reardon pass complete to Connor Arlia for 6 yds to the KntSt 24
6:163rd & 1 at own 24Nick Holley run for 2 yds to the KntSt 26 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 10 at own 26Colin Reardon pass complete to Connor Arlia for 5 yds to the KntSt 31
6:162nd & 5 at own 31Colin Reardon pass complete to Kris White for 58 yds to the Illin 11 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 10 at opp 11Trayion Durham run for 2 yds to the Illin 9
6:162nd & 8 at opp 9Trayion Durham run for no gain to the Illin 9
6:163rd & 8 at opp 9Trayion Durham run for 8 yds to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down
6:161st & goal at opp 1Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Brice Fackler
6:162nd & goal at opp 1Trayion Durham run for no gain to the Illin 1
1:033rd & goal at opp 1DURHAM, Trayion rush for 1 yard to the ILL0, clock 01:03, PENALTY KENT false start (WASHINGTON, M.) 4 yards to the ILL5, NO PLAY.
1:033rd & goal at opp 5Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Ernest Calhoun
0:424th & 0 at opp 5Timeout KENT ST, clock 00:42
0:364th & goal at opp 5Shane Hynes 22 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Rob Bain Mason Monheim return for no gain to the Illin 8
Illinois End of half, 2 plays
0:361st & 10 at own 8Josh Ferguson run for 15 yds to the Illin 23 for a 1ST down
0:361st & 10 at own 23Josh Ferguson run for 3 yds to the Illin 26
3rd quarter7 drives, then Illinois 45, Kent State 0
Illinois Touchdown, 11 plays
15:002nd & 7 at own 35Anthony Melchiori kickoff for 63 yds , V’Angelo Bentley return for 25 yds to the Illin 27
15:001st & 10 at own 27Josh Ferguson run for 3 yds to the Illin 30
15:002nd & 7 at own 30KENT ST Penalty, offside defense (Jon Cunningham) to the Illin 35
15:002nd & 2 at own 35Josh Ferguson run for 8 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 43Josh Ferguson run for no gain to the Illin 43
15:002nd & 10 at own 43Wes Lunt pass complete to Tyler White for 13 yds to the KntSt 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 44Josh Ferguson run for 8 yds to the KntSt 36
15:002nd & 2 at opp 36Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for no gain to the KntSt 36
15:003rd & 2 at opp 36Vaughn,Ke’Shawn rush for loss of 2 yards to the KENT38 (HOLLEY, Nate), PENALTY KENT personal foul (MONDAY, D.) 15 yards to the KENT21, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at opp 21Wes Lunt pass complete to Ainslie Johnson for 2 yds to the KntSt 19
15:002nd & 8 at opp 19Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 5 yds to the KntSt 14
15:003rd & 3 at opp 14Wes Lunt pass complete to Tim Clary for 9 yds to the KntSt 5 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 5Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 4 yds to the KntSt 1
9:022nd & goal at opp 1Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 1 yd for a TD, (Taylor Zalewski KICK)Illinois 45, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 5 plays
9:021st & 0 at own 35Taylor Zalewski kickoff for 30 yds
9:021st & 10 at own 35Ernest Calhoun run for 6 yds to the KntSt 41
9:022nd & 4 at own 41Colin Reardon pass complete to Nick Holley for 6 yds to the KntSt 47 for a 1ST down
9:021st & 10 at own 47Nick Holley run for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 44
9:022nd & 13 at own 44Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Josh Boyle
9:023rd & 13 at own 44Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Connor Arlia
9:024th & 13 at own 44Anthony Melchiori punt for 41 yds, fair catch by V’Angelo Bentley at the Illin 15
Illinois Punt, 4 plays
7:171st & 10 at own 15Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 15 yds to the Illin 30 for a 1ST down
7:171st & 10 at own 30Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 2 yds to the Illin 32
7:172nd & 8 at own 32Chayce Crouch run for 3 yds to the Illin 35
7:173rd & 5 at own 35Chayce Crouch run for 1 yd to the Illin 36
7:174th & 4 at own 36Ryan Frain punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Ernest Calhoun at the KntSt 24
Kent State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
4:501st & 10 at own 24Miles Hibbler run for 6 yds to the KntSt 30
4:502nd & 4 at own 30Miles Hibbler run for 5 yds to the KntSt 35 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at own 35Colin Reardon pass complete to P.J. Simmons for 5 yds to the KntSt 40
4:502nd & 5 at own 40Colin Reardon pass complete to P.J. Simmons for 3 yds to the KntSt 43
4:503rd & 2 at own 43Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Josh Boyle
4:504th & 2 at own 43Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Kris White, broken up by Taylor Barton
Illinois Interception, 1 play
3:011st & 10 at opp 43Chayce Crouch pass intercepted, touchback. Demetrius Monday return for no gain
Kent State Punt, 4 plays
2:541st & 10 at own 20Colin Reardon pass complete to Raekwon James for 14 yds to the KntSt 34 for a 1ST down
2:541st & 10 at own 34Colin Reardon pass complete to Raekwon James for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 32
2:542nd & 12 at own 32Raekwon James run for 1 yd to the KntSt 33
2:543rd & 11 at own 33Colin Reardon pass complete to P.J. Simmons for 5 yds to the KntSt 38
2:544th & 6 at own 38Anthony Melchiori punt for 62 yds for a touchback
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
0:451st & 10 at own 20Chayce Crouch pass incomplete
0:452nd & 10 at own 20Chayce Crouch run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 18
Q4 15:003rd & 12 at own 18Chayce Crouch pass incomplete to Henry Enyenihi
Q4 15:004th & 12 at own 18Ryan Frain punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the KntSt 40 , Ernest Calhoun returns for 1 yd to the KntSt 40
4th quarter8 drives, then Illinois 52, Kent State 3
Kent State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
14:491st & 10 at own 40Colin Reardon pass incomplete to P.J. Simmons
14:492nd & 10 at own 40Myles Washington run for 9 yds to the KntSt 49
14:493rd & 1 at own 49Myles Washington run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at the 50Colin Reardon pass complete to Ernest Calhoun for 22 yds to the Illin 28 for a 1ST down
14:491st & 10 at opp 28Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Nick Holley
14:492nd & 10 at opp 28Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Ernest Calhoun
14:493rd & 10 at opp 28Colin Reardon run for 7 yds to the Illin 21
14:494th & 3 at opp 21Colin Reardon pass incomplete to P.J. Simmons
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:411st & 10 at own 21Chayce Crouch pass incomplete to Dionte Taylor
12:412nd & 10 at own 21Chayce Crouch run for 3 yds to the Illin 24
12:413rd & 7 at own 24Chayce Crouch sacked by Terence Waugh for a loss of 11 yards to the Illin 13
12:414th & 18 at own 13ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (LaKeith Walls) to the Illin 8
12:414th & 23 at own 8Ryan Frain punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Ernest Calhoun at the KntSt 48
Kent State Field goal, 10 plays
10:591st & 10 at own 48Miles Hibbler run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 47
10:592nd & 11 at own 47Colin Reardon pass complete to Charles Chandler for 19 yds to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at opp 34Miles Hibbler run for 1 yd to the Illin 33
10:592nd & 9 at opp 33Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Johnny Woods, broken up by Cedric Doxy
10:593rd & 9 at opp 33Colin Reardon pass complete to Miles Hibbler for 5 yds to the Illin 28
10:594th & 4 at opp 28Colin Reardon pass complete to Kyle Payton for 7 yds to the Illin 21 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at opp 21Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Johnny Woods, broken up by B.J. Bello
10:592nd & 10 at opp 21Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Johnny Woods
10:593rd & 10 at opp 21Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Charles Chandler
10:594th & 10 at opp 21KENT ST Penalty, encroachment (Kris White) to the Illin 26
8:304th & 15 at opp 26Shane Hynes 43 yd FG GOODIllinois 45, Kent State 3
Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
8:301st & 0 at own 35Anthony Melchiori kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:301st & 10 at own 25Chayce Crouch pass incomplete
8:302nd & 10 at own 25Henry Enyenihi run for 1 yd to the Illin 26
8:303rd & 9 at own 26Chayce Crouch pass complete to Sam Mays for 10 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at own 36Chayce Crouch pass complete to Dionte Taylor for 9 yds to the KntSt 45 for a 1ST down KENT ST Penalty, personal foul (Colin Reardon) to the KntSt 40 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at opp 40Henry Enyenihi run for 9 yds to the KntSt 31
8:302nd & 1 at opp 31Chayce Crouch pass incomplete to Dionte Taylor
8:303rd & 1 at opp 31Henry Enyenihi run for 4 yds to the KntSt 27 for a 1ST down
6:091st & 10 at opp 27Chayce Crouch pass complete to Sam Mays for 27 yds for a TD, (David Reisner KICK)Illinois 52, Kent State 3
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
6:091st & 0 at own 35David Reisner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:091st & 10 at own 25Raekwon James run for a loss of 6 yards to the KntSt 19
6:092nd & 16 at own 19Raekwon James run for 2 yds to the KntSt 21
6:093rd & 14 at own 21George Bollas pass incomplete to Raekwon James
6:094th & 14 at own 21Anthony Melchiori punt for 44 yds , Darius Mosely returns for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 33
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:141st & 10 at own 33Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 05:14
5:141st & 10 at own 33Kendrick Foster run for 3 yds to the Illin 36
5:142nd & 7 at own 36Cameron Tucker run for 4 yds to the Illin 40
5:143rd & 3 at own 40Kendrick Foster run for 1 yd to the Illin 41
5:144th & 2 at own 41Ryan Frain punt for 32 yds , Ernest Calhoun returns for 9 yds to the KntSt 36
Kent State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
3:381st & 10 at own 36George Bollas run for 8 yds to the KntSt 44
3:382nd & 2 at own 44Myles Washington run for 3 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the Illin 38 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at opp 38Miles Hibbler run for 3 yds to the Illin 35
3:382nd & 7 at opp 35George Bollas pass complete to Kyle Payton for 10 yds to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at opp 25Miles Hibbler run for 2 yds to the Illin 23
3:382nd & 8 at opp 23George Bollas run for a loss of 4 yards to the Illin 27
1:033rd & 12 at opp 27BOLLAS, George pass complete to SIMMONS, P.J. for 27 yards to the ILL0, clock 01:03, PENALTY KENT illegal motion (SIMMONS, P.J.) 5 yards to the ILL32, NO PLAY.
1:033rd & 17 at opp 32George Bollas pass incomplete to Ernest Calhoun
1:034th & 17 at opp 32George Bollas pass complete to Johnny Woods for 9 yds to the Illin 23
Illinois End of game, 1 play
0:491st & 10 at own 23Kendrick Foster run for no gain to the Illin 23

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Illinois leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2018Illinois 31, Kent State 24
2015Illinois 52, Kent State 3

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