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Rutgers at Illinois

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Rutgers beat Illinois 35–⁠24. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2.

AwayRutgers4–⁠8 in 2017
35
HomeIllinois2–⁠10 in 2017
24

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignTV: BTNAttendance 35,765

At kickoff
77°F, mostly cloudy, wind 20 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Universi Of Il Willard Airport (KCMI), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Michael Cannon; umpire Ken Zelmanski; head linesman Kole Knueppel; line judge John Quinn; side judge Joel Clay; field judge Grady Smith; back judge Robert Smith; center judge Mike StumbergGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rutgers7147735
Illinois3701424

Standouts

Player stats

Rutgers

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Giovanni Rescigno5/108900
Kyle Bolin1/21300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Gus Edwards2191215
Raheem Blackshear687141
Giovanni Rescigno741016
Robert Martin535116
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Janarion Grant349033
Gus Edwards246033
Dacoven Bailey1707
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jawuan Harris11001
Deonte Roberts9000
Trevor Morris90.500
K.J. Gray8001
Kemoko Turay30.50.50
Sebastian Joseph1110
Myles Nash10.50.50

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jeff George Jr.20/3830822
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ra’Von Bonner1962114
Jeff George Jr.513012
Dre Brown41106
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ricky Smalling5111132
Dominic Thieman359030
Trenard Davis255050
Louis Dorsey328119
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jimmy Marchese90.500
Stanley Green9000
Ayo Shogbonyo6000
James Crawford4110

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

Team stats

RutgersIllinois
376Total yards394
102Passing yards308
274Rushing yards86
8.5Yards per pass8.1
5.8Yards per rush3.0
17First downs18
4–⁠10Third downs5–⁠17
0–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠2
3Turnovers3
8–⁠75Penalties8–⁠68
28:15Possession31:45
2Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

RutgersIllinois
42%Success rate40%
0.07EPA per play0.06
0.72Explosiveness1.22
−0.08Rushing EPA−0.06
0.59Passing EPA0.13
23%Passing-down success25%
−0.21First-down EPA0.04
0.14Second-down EPA−0.07
1.09Third-down EPA−0.13
18%Havoc by its defense17%

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 66% to win. Rutgers won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Illinois −1, over/under 47.

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 Illinois 53%, Rutgers 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Illinois end zoneRutgers end zoneQ1 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 RutgersFumble, 1 playQ1 IllinoisMissed FG, 4 playsQ1 RutgersTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 IllinoisField goal, 7 playsQ1 RutgersTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 RutgersTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 IllinoisInterception, 3 playsQ2 RutgersFumble, 4 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 RutgersEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 IllinoisInterception, 9 playsQ3 RutgersPunt, 4 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ3 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ3 RutgersTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 RutgersFumble, 2 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ3 RutgersPunt, 4 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 RutgersTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 IllinoisTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 RutgersEnd 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, Rutgers right to left.
  1. Q1 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  2. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  3. Q1 RutgersFumble, 1 play, 9 yards
  4. Q1 IllinoisMissed FG, 4 plays, −7 yards
  5. Q1 RutgersTouchdown, 5 plays, 64 yards
  6. Q1 IllinoisField goal, 7 plays, 42 yards
  7. Q1 RutgersTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 RutgersTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 IllinoisInterception, 3 plays, 15 yards
  11. Q2 RutgersFumble, 4 plays, 10 yards
  12. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q2 RutgersEnd of half, 2 plays, 9 yards
  14. Q3 IllinoisInterception, 9 plays, 59 yards
  15. Q3 RutgersPunt, 4 plays, 2 yards
  16. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  17. Q3 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q3 RutgersTouchdown, 2 plays, 21 yards
  19. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  20. Q3 RutgersFumble, 2 plays, 15 yards
  21. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
  22. Q3 RutgersPunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  23. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  24. Q4 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  25. Q4 IllinoisTouchdown, 5 plays, 85 yards
  26. Q4 RutgersTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  27. Q4 IllinoisTouchdown, 11 plays, 87 yards
  28. Q4 RutgersEnd of game, 2 plays, −6 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Rutgers 7, Illinois 3
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Gus Edwards run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 26
15:002nd & 9 at own 26Gus Edwards run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 31 RUTGERS Penalty, personal foul (Tariq Cole) to the Rutgr 16
15:003rd & 19 at own 16Gus Edwards run for 15 yds to the Rutgr 31
15:004th & 4 at own 31Ryan Anderson punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 35
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
13:521st & 10 at own 35Ra’Von Bonner run for 2 yds to the Illin 37
13:522nd & 8 at own 37Ra’Von Bonner run for 1 yd to the Illin 38
13:523rd & 7 at own 38Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete
13:524th & 7 at own 38Blake Hayes punt for 47 yds , Janarion Grant returns for 5 yds to the Rutgr 20
12:241st & 10 at own 20Robert Martin run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 29 Robert Martin fumbled, forced by Stanley Green, recovered by Illin James Crawford
Illinois Missed FG, 4 plays
12:171st & 10 at opp 29Ra’Von Bonner run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 28
12:172nd & 9 at opp 28ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (Louis Dorsey) to the Rutgr 33
12:172nd & 14 at opp 33Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Rutgr 33
12:173rd & 14 at opp 33George, Jr., J. pass complete to Dudek,Mike for 25 yards to the RU8, out-of-bounds, PENALTY ILL personal foul (Corbin,Reggie) 15 yards to the RU48, NO PLAY.
12:173rd & 29 at opp 48Jeff George Jr. run for 12 yds to the Rutgr 36
9:264th & 17 at opp 36Chase McLaughlin 54 yd FG MISSED
Rutgers Touchdown, 5 plays
9:261st & 10 at own 36Giovanni Rescigno pass complete to Dacoven Bailey for 7 yds to the Rutgr 43
9:262nd & 3 at own 43Gus Edwards run for 11 yds to the ILLINOIS 46 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, Defensive holding (10 Yards) to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
9:261st & 10 at opp 36Raheem Blackshear run for 14 yds to the Illin 22 for a 1ST down
9:261st & 10 at opp 22Gus Edwards run for 3 yds to the Illin 19
7:212nd & 7 at opp 19Raheem Blackshear run for 19 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK)Rutgers 7, Illinois 0
Illinois Field goal, 7 plays
7:211st & 0 at own 35Justin Davidovicz kickoff for 63 yds , Nate Hobbs return for 31 yds to the Illin 33
7:211st & 10 at own 33George, Jr., J. pass complete to Davis,Trenard for 5 yards to the ILL38 (Gray, K.J.), PENALTY RU offside defense (Previlon, W.) 5 yards to the ILL38, NO PLAY.
7:211st & 5 at own 38Ra’Von Bonner run for 7 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at own 45Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Dominic Thieman for 15 yds to the Rutgr 40 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at opp 40Ra’Von Bonner run for 14 yds to the Rutgr 26 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at opp 26Ra’Von Bonner run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 23
7:212nd & 7 at opp 23Dre Brown run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 20
7:213rd & 4 at opp 20ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (Vederian Lowe) to the Rutgr 25
7:213rd & 9 at opp 25Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Dominic Thieman
3:184th & 9 at opp 25Chase McLaughlin 43 yd FG GOODRutgers 7, Illinois 3
Rutgers Touchdown, 10 plays
3:181st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:181st & 10 at own 25Gus Edwards run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 27
3:182nd & 8 at own 27Raheem Blackshear run for no gain to the Rutgr 27
3:183rd & 8 at own 27Giovanni Rescigno pass complete to Janarion Grant for 13 yds to the Rutgr 40 for a 1ST down
3:181st & 10 at own 40Gus Edwards run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rutgr 39
3:182nd & 11 at own 39Gus Edwards run for 6 yds to the Rutgr 45
3:183rd & 5 at own 45Giovanni Rescigno pass complete to Gus Edwards for 33 yds to the Illin 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 22Giovanni Rescigno run for 6 yds to the Illin 16
Q2 15:002nd & 4 at opp 16Josh Hicks run for 9 yds to the Illin 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 7Josh Hicks run for 2 yds to the Illin 5
Q2 13:072nd & goal at opp 5Josh Hicks run for 5 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK)Rutgers 14, Illinois 3
2nd quarter6 drives, then Rutgers 21, Illinois 10
Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
13:071st & 0 at own 35Justin Davidovicz kickoff for a touchback
13:071st & 10 at own 25Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Louis Dorsey for 19 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down
13:071st & 10 at own 44Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Carmoni Green for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
13:072nd & 4 at the 50Ra’Von Bonner run for no gain to the 50 yard line
13:073rd & 4 at the 50Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Mike Dudek for 9 yds to the Rutgr 41 for a 1ST down
13:071st & 10 at opp 41Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 32 yds to the Rutgr 9 for a 1ST down
13:071st & goal at opp 9Ra’Von Bonner run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 5
13:072nd & goal at opp 5Ra’Von Bonner run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 4
9:003rd & 0 at opp 4Timeout RUTGERS, clock 09:00
9:003rd & goal at opp 4Ra’Von Bonner run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 1
8:104th & goal at opp 1Ra’Von Bonner run for 1 yd for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Rutgers 14, Illinois 10
Rutgers Touchdown, 6 plays
8:101st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:101st & 10 at own 25Gus Edwards run for 8 yds to the Rutgr 33
8:102nd & 2 at own 33Giovanni Rescigno run for 6 yds to the Rutgr 39 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at own 39Giovanni Rescigno pass complete to Janarion Grant for 33 yds to the ILLINOIS 28 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, roughing passer (James Crawford) to the Illin 14 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 14Gus Edwards run for 4 yds to the Illin 10
5:522nd & 6 at opp 10Edwards, Gus rush for 10 yards to the ILL0, clock 05:52, PENALTY RU holding (Nash, Myles) 10 yards to the ILL20, NO PLAY.
5:522nd & 16 at opp 20Rescigno, G. pass incomplete to Melton, Bo (Dunlap,Jaylen), PENALTY ILL pass interference (Dunlap,Jaylen) 9 yards to the ILL11, 1ST DOWN RU, NO PLAY.
5:521st & 10 at opp 11Giovanni Rescigno run for 4 yds to the Illin 7
5:032nd & 6 at opp 7Timeout RUTGERS, clock 05:03
4:592nd & 6 at opp 7Gus Edwards run for 7 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK)Rutgers 21, Illinois 10
Illinois Interception, 3 plays
4:591st & 0 at own 35Justin Davidovicz kickoff for 65 yds , Nate Hobbs return for 30 yds to the Illin 30
4:591st & 10 at own 30George, Jr., J. pass incomplete to Bonner,RaVon, PENALTY RU 12 men on the field (Joseph, S.) 15 yards to the ILL45, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.
4:591st & 10 at own 45Ra’Von Bonner run for no gain to the Illin 45
4:592nd & 10 at own 45Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete
4:593rd & 10 at own 45Jeff George Jr. pass intercepted Jawuan Harris return for 26 yds to the Illin 36
Rutgers Fumble, 4 plays
3:521st & 10 at opp 36Giovanni Rescigno pass incomplete to Raheem Blackshear
3:522nd & 10 at opp 36Gus Edwards run for 3 yds to the Illin 33
3:523rd & 7 at opp 33Giovanni Rescigno run for 6 yds to the Illin 27
3:524th & 1 at opp 27Gus Edwards run for 2 yds to the Illin 26 Gus Edwards fumbled, forced by Ayo Shogbonyo, recovered by Illin James Crawford
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:341st & 10 at own 26Jeff George Jr. sacked by Sebastian Joseph for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 23
2:342nd & 13 at own 23Ra’Von Bonner run for 10 yds to the Illin 33
2:343rd & 3 at own 33Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Mike Dudek, broken up by Deonte Roberts
2:344th & 3 at own 33Blake Hayes punt for 47 yds , Janarion Grant returns for 2 yds to the Rutgr 35 RUTGERS Penalty, Offensive holding (Raheem Blackshear) to the Rutgr 12
Rutgers End of half, 2 plays
1:171st & 10 at own 12Josh Hicks run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 17
1:172nd & 5 at own 17Josh Hicks run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 21
3rd quarter9 drives, then Rutgers 28, Illinois 10
Illinois Interception, 9 plays
15:003rd & 1 at own 21Justin Davidovicz kickoff for 78 yds , Nate Hobbs return for 14 yds to the Illin 15
15:001st & 10 at own 15Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Malik Turner for 4 yds to the Illin 19
15:002nd & 6 at own 19Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Mike Dudek for 5 yds Mike Dudek fumbled, forced by Jawuan Harris,
15:003rd & 1 at own 24Ra’Von Bonner run for 6 yds to the Illin 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 30Ra’Von Bonner run for 7 yds to the Illin 37
15:002nd & 3 at own 37Ra’Von Bonner run for 5 yds to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 42Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 31 yds to the Rutgr 27 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 27Dre Brown run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 26
15:002nd & 9 at opp 26Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Dre Brown
15:003rd & 9 at opp 26Jeff George Jr. pass intercepted K.J. Gray return for no gain to the Rutgr 17
Rutgers Punt, 4 plays
11:131st & 10 at own 17Blackshear, R. rush for 2 yards to the RU19 (Dunlap,Jaylen;Williams,B.), PENALTY RU personal foul (Applefield, M.) 8 yards to the RU9, NO PLAY.
11:131st & 18 at own 9Gus Edwards run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 11
11:132nd & 16 at own 11Giovanni Rescigno pass complete to Janarion Grant for 3 yds to the Rutgr 14 RUTGERS Penalty, Offensive holding (Jerome Washington) to the Rutgr 7
11:132nd & 20 at own 7Giovanni Rescigno pass incomplete to Dacoven Bailey, broken up by Tito Odenigbo
11:133rd & 20 at own 7Gus Edwards run for 12 yds to the Rutgr 19
11:134th & 8 at own 19Ryan Anderson punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 42 , Mike Dudek returns for 9 yds to the Illin 42
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
8:391st & 10 at own 42Dre Brown run for 6 yds to the Illin 48
8:392nd & 4 at own 48Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Trenard Davis for 5 yds to the Rutgr 47 for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at opp 47Dre Brown run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 46
8:392nd & 9 at opp 46ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (Louis Dorsey) to the Illin 49
8:392nd & 14 at own 49Jeff George Jr. run for 7 yds to the Rutgr 44
8:393rd & 7 at opp 44Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Malik Turner
8:394th & 7 at opp 44Blake Hayes punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Janarion Grant at the Rutgr 11
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
5:461st & 10 at own 11Gus Edwards run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 15
5:462nd & 6 at own 15Giovanni Rescigno pass incomplete to Max Anthony, broken up by James Crawford
5:463rd & 6 at own 15Giovanni Rescigno pass incomplete to Bo Melton
5:464th & 6 at own 15Ryan Anderson punt for 60 yds , Carmoni Green returns for no gain to the Illin 21 Carmoni Green fumbled, recovered by Rutgr Dacoven Bailey
Rutgers Touchdown, 2 plays
4:461st & 10 at opp 21Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 04:46
4:461st & 10 at opp 21Giovanni Rescigno run for 16 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST down
4:111st & goal at opp 5Gus Edwards run for 5 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK)Rutgers 28, Illinois 10
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:111st & 0 at own 35Justin Davidovicz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:111st & 10 at own 25Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Louis Dorsey
4:112nd & 10 at own 25Ra’Von Bonner run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 24
4:113rd & 11 at own 24Jeff George Jr. sacked by Kemoko Turay and Myles Nash for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 18
4:114th & 17 at own 18Blake Hayes punt for 44 yds, downed at the Rutgr 38
Rutgers Fumble, 2 plays
2:481st & 10 at own 38Robert Martin run for 8 yds to the Rutgr 46
2:482nd & 2 at own 46Giovanni Rescigno run for 5 yds to the Illin 47 Giovanni Rescigno fumbled, forced by James Crawford, recovered by Illin Jamal Milan
Illinois Punt, 4 plays
1:581st & 10 at own 47Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 11 yds to the Rutgr 42 for a 1ST down
1:581st & 10 at opp 42Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling
1:582nd & 10 at opp 42Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Louis Dorsey for no gain to the Rutgr 42
1:583rd & 10 at opp 42Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Trenard Davis, broken up by Damon Hayes
1:584th & 10 at opp 42Blake Hayes punt for 42 yds for a touchback
Rutgers Punt, 4 plays
0:181st & 10 at own 20Raheem Blackshear run for 14 yds to the Rutgr 34 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 34Robert Martin run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rutgr 32
Q4 15:002nd & 12 at own 32RUTGERS Penalty, false start (Kamaal Seymour) to the Rutgr 27
Q4 15:002nd & 17 at own 27Giovanni Rescigno sacked by James Crawford for a loss of 4 yards to the Rutgr 23
Q4 15:003rd & 21 at own 23Robert Martin run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 27
Q4 15:004th & 17 at own 27Ryan Anderson punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 27
4th quarter6 drives, then Rutgers 35, Illinois 24
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:311st & 10 at own 27Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling
12:312nd & 10 at own 27Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Louis Dorsey
12:313rd & 10 at own 27Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Damon Hayes ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
12:314th & 10 at own 27Blake Hayes punt for 46 yds , Janarion Grant returns for 10 yds to the Rutgr 37
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
12:001st & 10 at own 37Gus Edwards run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rutgr 36
12:002nd & 11 at own 36Raheem Blackshear run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rutgr 35
12:003rd & 12 at own 35Giovanni Rescigno pass incomplete
12:004th & 12 at own 35Ryan Anderson punt for 50 yds, downed at the Illin 15
Illinois Touchdown, 5 plays
10:231st & 10 at own 15Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Ra’Von Bonner for 7 yds to the Illin 22
10:232nd & 3 at own 22Ra’Von Bonner run for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 17
10:233rd & 8 at own 17Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Trenard Davis for 50 yds to the Rutgr 33 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at opp 33Ra’Von Bonner run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 30
7:562nd & 7 at opp 30Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 30 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Rutgers 28, Illinois 17
Rutgers Touchdown, 8 plays
7:561st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:561st & 10 at own 25Gus Edwards run for no gain to the Rutgr 25
7:562nd & 10 at own 25Johnathan Lewis run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 26
6:323rd & 9 at own 26Timeout RUTGERS, clock 06:32
6:323rd & 9 at own 26Kyle Bolin pass complete to Gus Edwards for 13 yds to the Rutgr 39 for a 1ST down
6:321st & 10 at own 39Kyle Bolin pass incomplete to Jerome Washington
6:322nd & 10 at own 39Raheem Blackshear run for 41 yds to the Illin 20 for a 1ST down
6:321st & 10 at opp 20Gus Edwards run for 1 yd to the Illin 19
4:452nd & 9 at opp 19Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 04:45
4:452nd & 9 at opp 19Gus Edwards run for 3 yds to the Illin 16
4:393rd & 6 at opp 16Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 04:39
4:323rd & 6 at opp 16Robert Martin run for 16 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK)Rutgers 35, Illinois 17
Illinois Touchdown, 11 plays
4:321st & 0 at own 35Justin Davidovicz kickoff for 65 yds , Kendrick Foster return for 13 yds to the Illin 13
4:321st & 10 at own 13Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Dominic Thieman for 30 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at own 43Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Dominic Thieman
4:322nd & 10 at own 43Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Malik Turner for 9 yds to the Rutgr 48
4:323rd & 1 at opp 48Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Carmoni Green for 15 yds to the Rutgr 33 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at opp 33Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Malik Turner
4:322nd & 10 at opp 33Jeff George Jr. run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 30
4:323rd & 7 at opp 30Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Dominic Thieman for 14 yds to the Rutgr 16 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at opp 16Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Malik Turner
4:322nd & 10 at opp 16Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 7 yds to the Rutgr 9
4:323rd & 3 at opp 9Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Malik Turner
1:114th & 3 at opp 9Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Louis Dorsey for 9 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Rutgers 35, Illinois 24
Rutgers End of game, 2 plays
1:111st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 21 yds ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Rutgr 49
1:111st & 10 at own 49TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the Rutgr 46
1:112nd & 13 at own 46TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the Rutgr 43

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.

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