North Carolina at Illinois

Saturday, September 10, 2016

North Carolina beat Illinois 48–⁠23. It was their fourth meeting; North Carolina leads the series 4–⁠0.

AwayNorth Carolina8–⁠5 in 2016
48
HomeIllinois3–⁠9 in 2016
23

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignTV: BTNAttendance 60,670

At kickoff
66°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Universi Of Il Willard Airport (KCMI), 8 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee J. Magallanes; umpire Troy Riley; head linesman Tracy Lynch; line judge Jim Slayton; side judge Paul Vargo; field judge Mike McCarthy; back judge Jim Biddle; center judge Sean GeraghtyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Carolina17771748
Illinois1420723

Standouts

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Player stats

North Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mitch Trubisky19/2426520
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Elijah Hood1588262
T.J. Logan954015
Mitch Trubisky942239
Khris Francis413016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ryan Switzer568021
Bug Howard360028
Mack Hollins344120
T.J. Logan234124
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Andre Smith14100
Donnie Miles9000
Nazair Jones7200
Cole Holcomb7000
Jeremiah Clarke4110
Tomon Fox4110

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Wes Lunt17/3512720
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ke’Shawn Vaughn15116165
Kendrick Foster1254025
Joe Spencer014014
Tre Nation214011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Malik Turner333119
Ainslie Johnson221012
Kendrick Foster115115
Reggie Corbin114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Hardy Nickerson11200
Jaylen Dunlap8100
James Crawford70.500
Carroll Phillips63.510
Chris James6000
Chunky Clements3110

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

Team stats

North CarolinaIllinois
462Total yards309
265Passing yards127
197Rushing yards182
10.6Yards per pass3.6
5.3Yards per rush5.1
21First downs15
5–⁠12Third downs7–⁠18
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers1
6–⁠46Penalties13–⁠99
25:41Possession34:19
2Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

North CarolinaIllinois
52%Success rate34%
0.41EPA per play−0.02
1.34Explosiveness1.33
0.14Rushing EPA0.00
0.77Passing EPA−0.05
53%Passing-down success35%
0.08First-down EPA−0.18
0.65Second-down EPA−0.29
0.72Third-down EPA0.65
24%Havoc by its defense25%

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)

North Carolina 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

North Carolina −7, over/under 59.5.

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

Before kickoff, the win chances were North Carolina 68%, Illinois 32%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Illinois end zoneNorth Carolina end zoneQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 North CarolinaField goal, 4 playsQ1 IllinoisFumble, 2 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ2 North CarolinaSafety, 1 play (Illinois scores)Q2 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 North CarolinaEnd of half, 7 playsQ3 North CarolinaMissed FG, 9 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ3 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ3 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 14 playsQ4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ4 North CarolinaField goal, 5 playsQ4 IllinoisEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, North Carolina right to left.
  1. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 3 plays, 80 yards
  2. Q1 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  3. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  4. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 6 plays, 68 yards
  5. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  6. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 5 plays, 30 yards
  7. Q1 North CarolinaField goal, 4 plays, −4 yards
  8. Q1 IllinoisFumble, 2 plays, −6 yards
  9. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 2 plays, 19 yards
  10. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  11. Q2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 10 plays, 72 yards
  12. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  13. Q2 North CarolinaSafety, 1 play (Illinois scores), −2 yards
  14. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q2 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  16. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  17. Q2 North CarolinaEnd of half, 7 plays, 51 yards
  18. Q3 North CarolinaMissed FG, 9 plays, 50 yards
  19. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  20. Q3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 4 plays, 57 yards
  21. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  22. Q3 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  23. Q3 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 57 yards
  24. Q4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 6 plays, 58 yards
  25. Q4 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 14 plays, 51 yards
  26. Q4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 2 plays, 76 yards
  27. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 11 yards
  28. Q4 North CarolinaField goal, 5 plays, 13 yards
  29. Q4 IllinoisEnd of game, 2 plays, 14 yards

Play by play

1st quarter10 drives, then North Carolina 17, Illinois 14
Illinois Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nick Weiler kickoff for 65 yds , Kendrick Foster return for 20 yds to the Illin 20
15:001st & 10 at own 20Wes Lunt pass complete to Ainslie Johnson for 12 yds to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 32Wes Lunt pass complete to Ke’Shawn Vaughn for 3 yds to the Illin 35
13:352nd & 7 at own 35Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 65 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Illinois 7, North Carolina 0
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
13:351st & 0 at own 35David Reisner kickoff for 55 yds , T.J. Logan return for 15 yds to the NCaro 25
13:351st & 10 at own 25Mitch Trubisky sacked by Carroll Phillips for a loss of 4 yards to the NCaro 21
13:352nd & 14 at own 21Elijah Hood run for 3 yds to the NCaro 24
13:353rd & 11 at own 24Mitch Trubisky pass incomplete
13:354th & 11 at own 24Tom Sheldon punt for 44 yds , Darius Mosely returns for 3 yds to the Illin 35 Darius Mosely fumbled,
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:221st & 10 at own 35Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 5 yds to the Illin 40
12:222nd & 5 at own 40Wes Lunt pass incomplete
12:223rd & 5 at own 40Wes Lunt pass incomplete
12:224th & 5 at own 40David Reisner punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCaro 32
North Carolina Touchdown, 6 plays
11:241st & 10 at own 32Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Elijah Hood for 5 yds to the NCaro 37
11:242nd & 5 at own 37Mitch Trubisky run for 1 yd to the NCaro 38
11:243rd & 4 at own 38NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NCaro 33
11:243rd & 9 at own 33Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Ryan Switzer for 21 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down
11:241st & 10 at opp 46Mitch Trubisky run for 39 yds to the Illin 7 for a 1ST down
11:241st & goal at opp 7Elijah Hood run for 5 yds to the Illin 2
11:242nd & goal at opp 2ILLINOIS Penalty, offside defense (Chris James) to the Illin 1
8:522nd & goal at opp 1Mitch Trubisky run for 1 yd for a TD ILLINOIS Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined, (Nick Weiler KICK)Tied at 7
Illinois Punt, 4 plays
8:521st & 0 at own 35Nick Weiler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:521st & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 14 yds to the Illin 39 for a 1ST down
8:521st & 10 at own 39Kendrick Foster run for 2 yds to the Illin 41
8:522nd & 8 at own 41Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 6 yds to the Illin 47
8:523rd & 2 at own 47Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 45
8:524th & 4 at own 45David Reisner punt for 27 yds , Ryan Switzer returns for no gain to the NCaro 30 Ryan Switzer fumbled, recovered by Illin Caleb Day
Illinois Touchdown, 5 plays
6:121st & 10 at opp 30Wes Lunt pass complete to Andrew Davis for 5 yds to the NCaro 25
6:122nd & 5 at opp 25Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 6 yds to the NCaro 19 for a 1ST down
6:121st & 10 at opp 19Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 4 yds to the NCaro 15
6:122nd & 6 at opp 15Foster,K. rush for 8 yards to the NC7, out-of-bounds (Lawrence, D), PENALTY ILL illegal shift (Johnson,Ainslie) 5 yards to the NC20, NO PLAY.
6:122nd & 11 at opp 20Wes Lunt pass complete to Sam Mays for 5 yds to the NCaro 15
2:553rd & 6 at opp 15Wes Lunt pass complete to Kendrick Foster for 15 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Illinois 14, North Carolina 7
North Carolina Field goal, 4 plays
2:551st & 0 at own 35David Reisner kickoff for 51 yds , T.J. Logan return for 58 yds to the Illin 28
2:551st & 10 at opp 28Elijah Hood run for 3 yds to the Illin 25
2:552nd & 7 at opp 25Elijah Hood run for a loss of 7 yards to the Illin 32
2:553rd & 14 at opp 32Mitch Trubisky pass incomplete to Ryan Switzer
1:304th & 14 at opp 32Nick Weiler 49 yd FG GOODIllinois 14, North Carolina 10
Illinois Fumble, 2 plays
1:301st & 0 at own 35Nick Weiler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:301st & 10 at own 25ILLINOIS Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Illin 20
1:301st & 15 at own 20Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 3 yds to the Illin 23
1:302nd & 12 at own 23Wes Lunt run for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 19 Wes Lunt fumbled, recovered by NCaro Mikey Bart
North Carolina Touchdown, 2 plays
0:521st & 10 at opp 19T.J. Logan run for 6 yds to the Illin 13 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, face mask (7 yards) (James Crawford) to the Illin 6 for a 1ST down
0:301st & goal at opp 6Mitch Trubisky run for 6 yds for a TD, (Nick Weiler KICK)North Carolina 17, Illinois 14
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
0:301st & 0 at own 35Nick Weiler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:301st & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt sacked by Jeremiah Clarke for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 20
Q2 15:002nd & 15 at own 20ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Illin 15
Q2 15:002nd & 20 at own 15Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 5 yds to the Illin 20
Q2 15:003rd & 15 at own 20Wes Lunt pass complete to Ke’Shawn Vaughn for 11 yds to the Illin 31
Q2 15:004th & 4 at own 31David Reisner punt for 41 yds, downed at the NCaro 28
2nd quarter6 drives, then North Carolina 24, Illinois 16
North Carolina Touchdown, 10 plays
13:331st & 10 at own 28T.J. Logan run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCaro 26
13:332nd & 12 at own 26Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Bug Howard for 28 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at opp 46T.J. Logan run for 5 yds to the Illin 41
13:332nd & 5 at opp 41Mitch Trubisky pass complete to T.J. Logan for 10 yds to the Illin 31 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at opp 31T.J. Logan run for 5 yds to the Illin 26
13:332nd & 5 at opp 26Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Ryan Switzer for 4 yds to the Illin 22
13:333rd & 1 at opp 22T.J. Logan run for 3 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at opp 19Elijah Hood run for 2 yds to the Illin 17
13:332nd & 8 at opp 17Mitch Trubisky run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 19
13:333rd & 10 at opp 19NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Illin 24
9:103rd & 15 at opp 24Mitch Trubisky pass complete to T.J. Logan for 24 yds for a TD, (Nick Weiler KICK)North Carolina 24, Illinois 14
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
9:101st & 0 at own 35Nick Weiler kickoff for 62 yds , Kendrick Foster return for 22 yds to the Illin 25
9:101st & 10 at own 25Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 3 yds to the Illin 28
9:102nd & 7 at own 28Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 2 yds to the Illin 30
9:103rd & 5 at own 30Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 6 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
9:101st & 10 at own 36Kendrick Foster run for 8 yds to the Illin 44
9:102nd & 2 at own 44Kendrick Foster run for 1 yd to the Illin 45
9:103rd & 1 at own 45Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Ke’Shawn Vaughn
9:104th & 1 at own 45David Reisner punt for 53 yds, downed at the NCaro 2
5:281st & 10 at own 2NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, false start (-1 Yards) to the NCaro 1
5:231st & 11 at own 1Elijah Hood run for a loss of 1 yard for a SAFETYNorth Carolina 24, Illinois 16
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:231st & 0 at own 20Nick Weiler kickoff for 52 yds , Darius Mosely return for 12 yds to the Illin 32 ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Illin 30
5:231st & 10 at own 30Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Reggie Corbin
5:232nd & 10 at own 30Kendrick Foster run for 6 yds to the Illin 36
5:233rd & 4 at own 36Wes Lunt pass incomplete
5:234th & 4 at own 36David Reisner punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCaro 38
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
4:271st & 10 at own 38Elijah Hood run for 4 yds to the NCaro 42
4:272nd & 6 at own 42Elijah Hood run for 1 yd to the NCaro 43
4:273rd & 5 at own 43Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Mack Hollins for 4 yds to the NCaro 47
2:374th & 1 at own 47Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 02:37
2:374th & 1 at own 47Tom Sheldon punt for 39 yds, downed at the Illin 14
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:261st & 10 at own 14Lunt,Wes pass complete to Vaughn,Ke’Shawn for 4 yards to the ILL18 (Holcomb, C;Fox, T), PENALTY ILL illegal block (Allegretti,N.) 7 yards to the ILL7, NO PLAY.
2:261st & 17 at own 7Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 8 yds to the Illin 15
2:262nd & 9 at own 15Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Kendrick Foster
1:073rd & 9 at own 15Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:07
1:073rd & 9 at own 15Wes Lunt pass incomplete
1:074th & 9 at own 15David Reisner punt for 48 yds, downed at the ILLINOIS 37 ILLINOIS Penalty, Defensive holding (-10 Yards) to the NCaro 47
North Carolina End of half, 7 plays
0:521st & 10 at own 47Trubisky, M pass incomplete to Howard, B, PENALTY ILL holding (Dunlap,Jaylen) 10 yards to the ILL43, 1ST DOWN NC, NO PLAY.
0:521st & 10 at opp 43Mitch Trubisky pass incomplete to Mack Hollins, broken up by Julian Hylton
0:522nd & 10 at opp 43Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Ryan Switzer for 16 yds to the Illin 27 for a 1ST down
0:521st & 10 at opp 27Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Elijah Hood for a loss of 4 yards to the Illin 31
0:232nd & 14 at opp 31Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 00:23
0:232nd & 14 at opp 31Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Khris Francis for 20 yds to the Illin 11 for a 1ST down
0:231st & 10 at opp 11TEAM pass incomplete
0:232nd & 10 at opp 11Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Elijah Hood for 9 yds to the Illin 2
0:023rd & 1 at opp 2Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:02
0:023rd & 1 at opp 2Mitch Trubisky pass incomplete to Mack Hollins, broken up by Darius Mosely
3rd quarter6 drives, then North Carolina 31, Illinois 16
North Carolina Missed FG, 9 plays
15:004th & 1 at own 35David Reisner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Elijah Hood run for 5 yds to the NCaro 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Elijah Hood run for a loss of 4 yards to the NCaro 26
15:003rd & 9 at own 26Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Mack Hollins for 20 yds to the NCaro 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 46Elijah Hood run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
15:002nd & 6 at the 50Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Ryan Switzer for 19 yds to the Illin 31 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 31Elijah Hood run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 32
15:002nd & 11 at opp 32Mitch Trubisky run for 7 yds to the Illin 25
15:003rd & 4 at opp 25Mitch Trubisky pass incomplete to Bug Howard, broken up by Jaylen Dunlap
11:304th & 4 at opp 25Nick Weiler 42 yd FG MISSED
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
11:301st & 10 at own 25Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 1 yd to the Illin 26
11:302nd & 9 at own 26Wes Lunt pass complete to Ke’Shawn Vaughn for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 25
11:303rd & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt pass complete to Ke’Shawn Vaughn for 1 yd to the Illin 26
11:304th & 22 at own 13David Reisner punt for 47 yds , Ryan Switzer returns for 3 yds to the NCaro 43
11:304th & 9 at own 26ILLINOIS Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Ke’Shawn Vaughn) to the Illin 13
North Carolina Touchdown, 4 plays
9:341st & 10 at own 43Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Bug Howard for 17 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down
9:341st & 10 at opp 40Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Bug Howard for 15 yds to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down
9:341st & 10 at opp 25Elijah Hood run for 5 yds to the Illin 20
8:252nd & 5 at opp 20Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Mack Hollins for 20 yds for a TD, (Nick Weiler KICK)North Carolina 31, Illinois 16
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
8:251st & 0 at own 35Nick Weiler kickoff for 56 yds , Kendrick Foster return for 16 yds to the Illin 25
8:251st & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt pass complete to Ainslie Johnson for 9 yds to the Illin 34
8:252nd & 1 at own 34Kendrick Foster run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 33
8:253rd & 2 at own 33Wes Lunt pass complete to Nathan Echard for 3 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
8:251st & 10 at own 36Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Ke’Shawn Vaughn
8:252nd & 10 at own 36Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 35 Ke’Shawn Vaughn fumbled, recovered by Illin Ke’Shawn Vaughn , return for 2 yds to the Illin 35
8:253rd & 11 at own 35Wes Lunt pass complete to Zach Grant for 6 yds to the Illin 41
8:254th & 5 at own 41David Reisner punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Ryan Switzer at the NCaro 8
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
4:581st & 10 at own 8T.J. Logan run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCaro 5
4:582nd & 13 at own 5T.J. Logan run for 10 yds to the NCaro 15
4:583rd & 3 at own 15Mitch Trubisky sacked by Chunky Clements for a loss of 3 yards to the NCaro 12
4:584th & 6 at own 12Tom Sheldon punt for 45 yds, downed at the Illin 43
Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
3:001st & 10 at own 43Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Justin Hardee
3:002nd & 10 at own 43Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Justin Hardee, broken up by Dominquie Green
3:003rd & 10 at own 43Lunt,Wes pass complete to Cain,Desmond for 13 yards to the NC44 (Miles, D), PENALTY ILL illegal formation 5 yards to the ILL38, NO PLAY.
3:003rd & 15 at own 38Lunt,Wes pass incomplete to Grant,Zach, PENALTY NC face mask (Ross, D) 15 yards to the NC47, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.
3:001st & 10 at opp 47Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Andrew Davis
3:002nd & 10 at opp 47Kendrick Foster run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCaro 48
3:003rd & 11 at opp 48Lunt,Wes pass incomplete to Turner,Malik, PENALTY NC pass interference (Lawrence, D) 15 yards to the NC33, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.
3:001st & 10 at opp 33Kendrick Foster run for 25 yds to the NCaro 8 for a 1ST down
3:001st & goal at opp 8Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 7 yds to the NCaro 1
3:002nd & goal at opp 1Wes Lunt run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCaro 7 Wes Lunt fumbled, recovered by Illin Wes Lunt
Q4 14:553rd & goal at opp 7Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 7 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)North Carolina 31, Illinois 23
4th quarter6 drives, then North Carolina 48, Illinois 23
North Carolina Touchdown, 6 plays
14:551st & 0 at own 35David Reisner kickoff for 58 yds , Khris Francis return for 20 yds to the ILLINOIS 45 ILLINOIS Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the NCaro 42
14:551st & 10 at own 42T.J. Logan run for 15 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 43T.J. Logan run for 15 yds to the Illin 28 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 28Mitch Trubisky run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 31
14:552nd & 13 at opp 31Trubisky, M pass complete to Logan, T for 8 yards to the ILL23 (Crawford,James), PENALTY NC illegal formation 5 yards to the ILL36, NO PLAY.
14:552nd & 18 at opp 36Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Austin Proehl for 6 yds to the Illin 30
14:553rd & 12 at opp 30Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Jake Bargas for 23 yds to the Illin 7 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
12:221st & goal at opp 7Elijah Hood run for 7 yds for a TD, (Nick Weiler KICK)North Carolina 38, Illinois 23
Illinois Turnover on downs, 14 plays
12:221st & 0 at own 35Nick Weiler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:221st & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
12:222nd & 10 at own 25Kendrick Foster run for no gain to the Illin 25
12:223rd & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt sacked by Tomon Fox for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 34 Wes Lunt fumbled, recovered by Illin Joe Spencer , return for 0 yards , return for 14 yds to the Illin 34
12:224th & 1 at own 34Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 2 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
12:221st & 10 at own 36Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Patrice Rene
12:222nd & 10 at own 36Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 7 yds to the Illin 43
12:223rd & 3 at own 43Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 19 yds to the NCaro 38 for a 1ST down
12:221st & 10 at opp 38Kendrick Foster run for 4 yds to the NCaro 34
12:222nd & 6 at opp 34Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Sam Mays, broken up by M.J. Stewart
12:223rd & 6 at opp 34Wes Lunt run for 7 yds to the NCaro 27 for a 1ST down
12:221st & 10 at opp 27Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
12:222nd & 10 at opp 27Wes Lunt pass complete to Desmond Cain for 7 yds to the NCaro 20
12:223rd & 3 at opp 20Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Andrew Davis
12:224th & 3 at opp 20TEAM run for a loss of 4 yards to the NCaro 24 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Illin ILLINOIS Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined
North Carolina Touchdown, 2 plays
7:291st & 10 at own 24Trubisky, M pass incomplete to Hollins, M, PENALTY ILL pass interference (Mosely,Darius) 6 yards to the NC30, 1ST DOWN NC, NO PLAY.
7:291st & 10 at own 30Mitch Trubisky pass complete to Ryan Switzer for 8 yds to the NCaro 38
6:492nd & 2 at own 38Elijah Hood run for 62 yds for a TD, (Nick Weiler KICK)North Carolina 45, Illinois 23
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
6:491st & 0 at own 35Nick Weiler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:491st & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
6:492nd & 10 at own 25Kendrick Foster run for 8 yds to the Illin 33
6:493rd & 2 at own 33Kendrick Foster run for 4 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down
6:491st & 10 at own 37Wes Lunt pass incomplete
6:492nd & 10 at own 37Kendrick Foster run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 35
6:493rd & 12 at own 35Wes Lunt run for 1 yd to the Illin 36
6:494th & 11 at own 36David Reisner punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 37 , Austin Proehl returns for 28 yds to the Illin 37
North Carolina Field goal, 5 plays
4:121st & 10 at opp 37Khris Francis run for 16 yds to the Illin 21 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at opp 21Khris Francis run for no gain to the Illin 21
4:122nd & 10 at opp 21Khris Francis run for 1 yd to the Illin 20
4:123rd & 9 at opp 20Khris Francis run for a loss of 4 yards to the Illin 24
1:144th & 13 at opp 24Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 01:14 Nick Weiler 41 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina 48, Illinois 23
Illinois End of game, 2 plays
1:141st & 0 at own 35Nick Weiler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:141st & 10 at own 25Tre Nation run for 11 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
1:141st & 10 at own 36Tre Nation run for 3 yds to the Illin 39

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.

North Carolina leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings.

Recent meetings
2016North Carolina 48, Illinois 23
2015North Carolina 48, Illinois 14
1987North Carolina 34, Illinois 14
1971North Carolina 27, Illinois 0

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