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Illinois at Rutgers

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Illinois beat Rutgers 38–⁠17. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 3–⁠2.

AwayIllinois4–⁠8 in 2018
38
HomeRutgers1–⁠11 in 2018
17

Final at High Point Solutions Stadium, PiscatawayTV: BTNAttendance 36,702

At kickoff
65°F, overcast, mist, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Somerset Airport (KSMQ), 21 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Mark Kluczynski; umpire Brad Hudak; head linesman Daniel Richard; line judge Brian Matthew; side judge Matt Kukar; field judge Raymond Daniel; back judge Jeff Latkiewicz; center judge Mike ConlinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois101401438
Rutgers770317

Standouts

Player stats

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
A.J. Bush10/188910
Trenard Davis0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Reggie Corbin11137173
A.J. Bush18116241
Mike Epstein963141
Ra’Von Bonner41807
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Trenard Davis559021
Ricky Smalling217111
Sam Mays21107
Carmoni Green1202
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jake Hansen9000
Del’Shawn Phillips7001
Jartavius Martin7001
Tony Adams6000
Tymir Oliver4110
Nate Hobbs1001

Rutgers

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Artur Sitkowski29/4626713
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jon Hilliman1076132
Raheem Blackshear153407
Bo Melton1707
Isaih Pacheco1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bo Melton670028
Travis Vokolek547122
Raheem Blackshear644016
Shameen Jones337015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Damon Hayes71.510
Kevin Wilkins6200
Trevor Morris6000
Mike Tverdov5110
Jon Bateky5000

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

Team stats

IllinoisRutgers
419Total yards386
89Passing yards267
330Rushing yards119
4.7Yards per pass5.8
7.7Yards per rush4.0
17First downs25
8–⁠16Third downs4–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
0Turnovers3
7–⁠80Penalties10–⁠105
29:03Possession30:57
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

IllinoisRutgers
40%Success rate43%
0.30EPA per play−0.03
1.50Explosiveness0.99
0.45Rushing EPA−0.10
0.04Passing EPA0.04
35%Passing-down success39%
0.12First-down EPA−0.15
0.14Second-down EPA0.40
0.84Third-down EPA−0.33
16%Havoc by its defense21%

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)

Rutgers 51% to win. Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Illinois −4.5, over/under 50.

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 62%, Rutgers 38%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Rutgers end zoneIllinois end zoneQ1 IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ1 RutgersInterception, 1 playQ1 IllinoisField goal, 4 playsQ1 RutgersTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisMissed FG, 9 playsQ2 RutgersInterception, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 RutgersPunt, 4 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ2 RutgersTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 RutgersTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 IllinoisEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 RutgersMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ3 RutgersPunt, 7 playsQ3 IllinoisTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ4 RutgersField goal, 13 playsQ4 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ4 RutgersInterception, 9 playsQ4 IllinoisEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Rutgers drives left to right, Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  2. Q1 RutgersInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  3. Q1 IllinoisField goal, 4 plays, 5 yards
  4. Q1 RutgersTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q1 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  7. Q1 IllinoisMissed FG, 9 plays, 42 yards
  8. Q2 RutgersInterception, 3 plays, −1 yard
  9. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 3 plays, 47 yards
  10. Q2 RutgersPunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  11. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 73 yards
  12. Q2 RutgersTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  14. Q2 RutgersTouchdown, 11 plays, 80 yards
  15. Q2 IllinoisEnd of half, 3 plays, 7 yards
  16. Q3 RutgersMissed FG, 8 plays, 46 yards
  17. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  18. Q3 RutgersPunt, 7 plays, 23 yards
  19. Q3 IllinoisTouchdown, 12 plays, 74 yards
  20. Q4 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  21. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  22. Q4 RutgersField goal, 13 plays, 61 yards
  23. Q4 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 41 yards
  24. Q4 RutgersInterception, 9 plays, 69 yards
  25. Q4 IllinoisEnd of game, 4 plays, 18 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Illinois 10, Rutgers 7
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Gavin Haggerty kickoff for 54 yds , Carlos Sandy return for 14 yds to the Illin 49 ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Illin 15
15:001st & 10 at own 15AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 15AJ Bush Jr. run for 9 yds to the Illin 24
15:003rd & 1 at own 24AJ Bush Jr. run for 4 yds to the Illin 28 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 28Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 32
15:002nd & 6 at own 32AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete
15:003rd & 6 at own 32AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Reggie Corbin ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive pass interference ( Yards) declined
15:004th & 6 at own 32Blake Hayes punt for 51 yds , Avery Young returns for 4 yds to the Rutgr 36 RUTGERS Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Rutgr 11
Rutgers Interception, 1 play
13:331st & 10 at own 11Artur Sitkowski pass intercepted Jartavius Martin return for no gain to the Rutgr 26
Illinois Field goal, 4 plays
13:251st & 10 at opp 26Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 5 yards to the Rutgr 31
13:252nd & 15 at opp 31Mike Epstein run for no gain to the Rutgr 31
13:253rd & 15 at opp 31AJ Bush Jr. run for 10 yds to the Rutgr 21
11:334th & 5 at opp 21Chase McLaughlin 39 yd FG GOODIllinois 3, Rutgers 0
Rutgers Touchdown, 12 plays
11:331st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:331st & 10 at own 25Raheem Blackshear run for 7 yds to the Rutgr 32
11:332nd & 3 at own 32Raheem Blackshear run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 33
11:333rd & 2 at own 33Raheem Blackshear run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 35 for a 1ST down
11:331st & 10 at own 35Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete
11:332nd & 10 at own 35Raheem Blackshear run for 7 yds to the Rutgr 42
11:333rd & 3 at own 42Raheem Blackshear run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 44
11:334th & 1 at own 44Jonathan Hilliman run for 8 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down
11:331st & 10 at opp 48Jonathan Hilliman run for 1 yd to the Illin 47
11:332nd & 9 at opp 47Isaih Pacheco run for 3 yds to the Illin 44
11:333rd & 6 at opp 44Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Bo Melton for 13 yds to the Illin 31 for a 1ST down
11:331st & 10 at opp 31Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Eddie Lewis for 4 yds to the Illin 27
11:332nd & 6 at opp 27Blackshear, R. rush for 16 yards to the ILL11 (Martin,J.), PENALTY RU illegal formation 5 yards to the ILL32, NO PLAY.
5:182nd & 11 at opp 32Jonathan Hilliman run for 32 yds for a TD (Gavin Haggerty KICK)Rutgers 7, Illinois 3
Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
5:181st & 0 at own 35Gavin Haggerty kickoff for 57 yds , Carlos Sandy return for 17 yds to the Illin 25
5:121st & 10 at own 25Reggie Corbin run for 52 yds to the Rutgr 23 for a 1ST down
5:121st & 10 at opp 23AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Carmoni Green for 2 yds to the Rutgr 21
5:122nd & 8 at opp 21AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Sam Mays for 7 yds to the Rutgr 14
5:123rd & 1 at opp 14Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Rutgr 14
5:124th & 1 at opp 14Mike Epstein run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 11 for a 1ST down
5:121st & 10 at opp 11Mike Epstein run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 6
5:122nd & 5 at opp 6Mike Epstein run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 2
1:443rd & 1 at opp 2AJ Bush Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard AJ Bush Jr. fumbled, recovered by Illin AJ Bush Jr. , return for 3 yds (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Illinois 10, Rutgers 7
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
1:441st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 54 yds , Isaih Pacheco return for 19 yds to the Rutgr 30
1:401st & 10 at own 30Blackshear, R. rush for 3 yards to the RU33 (Watkins,Cameron), PENALTY RU holding (Cole, Tariq) 10 yards to the RU20, NO PLAY.
1:401st & 20 at own 20Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Bo Melton for 4 yds to the Rutgr 24
1:402nd & 16 at own 24Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete
1:403rd & 16 at own 24Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete
1:404th & 16 at own 24Adam Korsak punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Carlos Sandy at the Illin 28
Illinois Missed FG, 9 plays
0:221st & 10 at own 28Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Illin 28
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 28ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Illin 23
Q2 15:002nd & 15 at own 23AJ Bush Jr. run for 11 yds to the Illin 34
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at own 34AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Trenard Davis for 13 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 47Mike Epstein run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 48
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at opp 48AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Trenard Davis for 15 yds to the Rutgr 33 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 33Trenard Davis pass incomplete to Mike Epstein, broken up by Saquan Hampton
Q2 12:332nd & 10 at opp 33Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 12:33
Q2 12:332nd & 10 at opp 33AJ Bush Jr. run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 30
Q2 12:333rd & 7 at opp 30AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete
Q2 11:444th & 7 at opp 30Chase McLaughlin 48 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter8 drives, then Illinois 24, Rutgers 14
Rutgers Interception, 3 plays
11:441st & 10 at own 30Raheem Blackshear run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 31
11:442nd & 9 at own 31Raheem Blackshear run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rutgr 29
11:443rd & 11 at own 29Artur Sitkowski pass intercepted Del’Shawn Phillips return for no gain to the Rutgr 47
Illinois Touchdown, 3 plays
10:301st & 10 at opp 47AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Carmoni Green, broken up by Avery Young
10:302nd & 10 at opp 47AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 6 yds to the Rutgr 41
9:363rd & 4 at opp 41AJ Bush Jr. run for 41 yds for a TD (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Illinois 17, Rutgers 7
Rutgers Punt, 4 plays
9:361st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:361st & 10 at own 25Jonathan Hilliman run for 10 yds to the Rutgr 35 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Hilliman run for no gain to the Rutgr 35
9:362nd & 25 at own 20Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Bo Melton for 15 yds to the Rutgr 35
9:363rd & 10 at own 35Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Jonathan Hilliman
9:362nd & 10 at own 35Sitkowski, A. pass incomplete to Blackshear, R., PENALTY RU pass interference (Blackshear, R.) 15 yards to the RU20, NO PLAY.
9:364th & 10 at own 35Adam Korsak punt for 43 yds , Carlos Sandy returns for no gain to the Illin 27 Carlos Sandy fumbled, recovered by Illin Carlos Sandy
Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
7:171st & 10 at own 27Reggie Corbin run for 73 yds for a TD (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Illinois 24, Rutgers 7
Rutgers Turnover on downs, 4 plays
7:171st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:171st & 10 at own 25Raheem Blackshear run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 27
6:462nd & 8 at own 27Timeout RUTGERS, clock 06:46
6:462nd & 8 at own 27Bo Melton run for 7 yds to the Rutgr 34
6:463rd & 1 at own 34Jonathan Hilliman run for no gain to the Rutgr 34
6:464th & 1 at own 34Jonathan Hilliman run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rutgr 32
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:301st & 10 at opp 32AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete
5:302nd & 10 at opp 32AJ Bush Jr. run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 29
5:303rd & 7 at opp 29Bush,AJ pass incomplete to Mays,Sam, PENALTY ILL holding (Cerny,Jake) 10 yards to the RU39, NO PLAY.
4:383rd & 17 at opp 39Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 04:38
4:383rd & 17 at opp 39AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Carmoni Green
4:384th & 17 at opp 39Blake Hayes punt for 39 yds for a touchback
Rutgers Touchdown, 11 plays
4:211st & 10 at own 20Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Daevon Robinson for 12 yds to the Rutgr 32 for a 1ST down
4:211st & 10 at own 32Jonathan Hilliman run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 33
4:212nd & 9 at own 33Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Eddie Lewis for 5 yds to the Rutgr 38
2:333rd & 4 at own 38Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 02:33
2:333rd & 4 at own 38Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Travis Vokolek for 6 yds to the Rutgr 44 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at own 44Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Raheem Blackshear for 16 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at opp 40Raheem Blackshear run for no gain to the Illin 40
2:332nd & 10 at opp 40Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Eddie Lewis for 10 yds to the Illin 30 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at opp 30Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Raheem Blackshear for 5 yds to the Illin 25
1:212nd & 5 at opp 25Timeout RUTGERS, clock 01:21
1:212nd & 5 at opp 25Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Travis Vokolek for 6 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down
1:211st & 10 at opp 19Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Bo Melton for 12 yds to the Illin 7 for a 1ST down
0:571st & goal at opp 7Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Travis Vokolek for 7 yds for a TD (Gavin Haggerty KICK)Illinois 24, Rutgers 14
Illinois End of half, 3 plays
0:571st & 0 at own 35Gavin Haggerty kickoff for 58 yds , Carlos Sandy return for 15 yds to the Illin 22
0:521st & 10 at own 22AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Trenard Davis for 3 yds to the Illin 25
0:522nd & 7 at own 25AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling, broken up by Avery Young
0:423rd & 7 at own 25Timeout RUTGERS, clock 00:42
0:423rd & 7 at own 25Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 29
3rd quarter4 drives, then Illinois 24, Rutgers 14
Rutgers Missed FG, 8 plays
15:004th & 3 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Raheem Blackshear run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Travis Vokolek for 22 yds to the Rutgr 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 49Raheem Blackshear run for no gain to the Rutgr 49
15:002nd & 10 at own 49Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Raheem Blackshear for 11 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Sitkowski, A. pass incomplete to Robinson, D., PENALTY ILL pass interference (Martin,J.) 15 yards to the ILL25, 1ST DOWN RU, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at opp 25Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Raheem Blackshear for 2 yds to the Illin 23
15:002nd & 8 at opp 23Artur Sitkowski run for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 29
15:003rd & 14 at opp 29Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete, broken up by Owen Carney Jr.
11:224th & 14 at opp 29Gavin Haggerty 47 yd FG MISSED
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
11:221st & 10 at own 29Reggie Corbin run for 6 yds to the Illin 35
11:222nd & 4 at own 35AJ Bush Jr. run for 13 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down
11:221st & 10 at own 48Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 46
11:222nd & 12 at own 46AJ Bush Jr. run for 6 yds to the Rutgr 48
11:223rd & 6 at opp 48AJ Bush Jr. sacked by Damon Hayes for a loss of 4 yards to the Illin 48
11:224th & 10 at own 48Blake Hayes punt for 44 yds , Avery Young returns for 12 yds to the RUTGERS 40 RUTGERS Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the Rutgr 10
Rutgers Punt, 7 plays
8:341st & 10 at own 10Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Everett Wormley for 9 yds to the Rutgr 19
8:342nd & 1 at own 19Raheem Blackshear run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 23 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at own 23Blackshear, R. rush for no gain to the RU23, PENALTY RU holding (Cole, Tariq) 10 yards to the RU13, NO PLAY.
8:341st & 20 at own 13Raheem Blackshear run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 15
8:342nd & 18 at own 15Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Isaih Pacheco
8:343rd & 18 at own 15Sitkowski, A. pass incomplete to Blackshear, R., PENALTY ILL roughing passer (Pate,Deon) 15 yards to the RU30, 1ST DOWN RU, NO PLAY.
8:341st & 10 at own 30Hilliman, J. rush for no gain to the RU30, PENALTY RU holding (Anthony, Max) 10 yards to the RU20, NO PLAY.
8:341st & 20 at own 20Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Jonathan Hilliman for 7 yds to the Rutgr 27
8:342nd & 13 at own 27Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Travis Vokolek
8:343rd & 13 at own 27Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Travis Vokolek for 6 yds to the Rutgr 33
8:344th & 7 at own 33Adam Korsak punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Carlos Sandy at the Illin 26
Illinois Touchdown, 12 plays
4:521st & 10 at own 26Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 30
4:522nd & 6 at own 30Mike Epstein run for 4 yds to the Illin 34
4:523rd & 2 at own 34AJ Bush Jr. run for 3 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at own 37AJ Bush Jr. sacked by Mike Tverdov for a loss of 8 yards to the Illin 29
4:522nd & 18 at own 29AJ Bush Jr. run for 14 yds to the Illin 43
4:523rd & 4 at own 43AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Trenard Davis for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at the 50AJ Bush Jr. run for 14 yds to the Rutgr 36 for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at opp 36Bush,AJ pass incomplete to Smalling,Ricky, PENALTY RU pass interference (Hayes, Damon) 15 yards to the RU21, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.
4:521st & 10 at opp 21Carmoni Green run for a loss of 4 yards to the Rutgr 25
4:522nd & 14 at opp 25AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Trenard Davis for 21 yds to the Rutgr 4 for a 1ST down
4:521st & goal at opp 4Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 3
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 3AJ Bush Jr. run for a loss of 8 yards to the Rutgr 11
Q4 14:153rd & 0 at opp 11Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 14:15
Q4 14:153rd & 0 at opp 11Timeout RUTGERS, clock 14:15
Q4 14:103rd & goal at opp 11AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 11 yds for a TD (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Illinois 31, Rutgers 14
4th quarter6 drives, then Illinois 38, Rutgers 17
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
14:101st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 64 yds , Jonathan Hilliman return for 27 yds to the Rutgr 28
14:041st & 10 at own 28Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Bo Melton for a loss of 2 yards to the Rutgr 26
14:042nd & 12 at own 26Raheem Blackshear run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 30
14:043rd & 8 at own 30Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Travis Vokolek, broken up by Jake Hansen
14:044th & 8 at own 30Adam Korsak punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Carlos Sandy at the Illin 23
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
12:591st & 10 at own 23Mike Epstein run for 2 yds to the Illin 25
12:592nd & 8 at own 25AJ Bush Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 23
12:593rd & 10 at own 23Bush,AJ pass incomplete to Smalling,Ricky (Wharton, Isaiah), PENALTY RU pass interference (Wharton, Isaiah) 15 yards to the ILL38, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.
12:591st & 10 at own 38Bush,AJ pass complete to Stampley,D. for no gain to the ILL38, PENALTY ILL holding (Green,Carmoni) 10 yards to the ILL28, NO PLAY.
12:591st & 20 at own 28Mike Epstein run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 27
12:592nd & 21 at own 27AJ Bush Jr. run for 5 yds to the Illin 32
12:593rd & 16 at own 32AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Sam Mays for 4 yds to the Illin 36
12:594th & 12 at own 36Blake Hayes punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Avery Young at the RUTGERS 22 for a 1ST down RUTGERS Penalty, kick catching interference (15 Yards) to the Rutgr 37 for a 1ST down
Rutgers Field goal, 13 plays
8:571st & 10 at own 37Artur Sitkowski run for 6 yds to the Rutgr 43
8:572nd & 4 at own 43Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Shameen Jones for 8 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
8:571st & 10 at opp 49Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Jonathan Hilliman for 7 yds to the Illin 42
8:572nd & 3 at opp 42Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Eddie Lewis for 9 yds to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down
8:571st & 10 at opp 33Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Jonathan Hilliman for 6 yds to the Illin 27
8:572nd & 4 at opp 27Jonathan Hilliman run for 13 yds to the Illin 14 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
8:571st & 10 at opp 14Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete
8:572nd & 10 at opp 14Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Raheem Blackshear for 8 yds to the Illin 6
8:573rd & 2 at opp 6Raheem Blackshear run for 2 yds to the Illin 4 for a 1ST down
8:571st & goal at opp 4Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Shameen Jones
8:572nd & goal at opp 4Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Shameen Jones
8:573rd & goal at opp 4Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Raheem Blackshear for 2 yds to the Illin 2
5:154th & goal at opp 2Justin Davidovicz 20 yd FG GOODIllinois 31, Rutgers 17
Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
5:151st & 0 at own 35Justin Davidovicz on-side kick recovered by ILLINOIS at the Rutgr 46 RUTGERS Penalty, Defensive offside (-5 Yards) to the Rutgr 41
5:071st & 10 at opp 41Mike Epstein run for 41 yds for a TD (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Illinois 38, Rutgers 17
Rutgers Interception, 9 plays
5:071st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 61 yds , Isaih Pacheco return for 22 yds to the Rutgr 26
5:001st & 10 at own 26Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Jonathan Hilliman
5:002nd & 10 at own 26Jonathan Hilliman run for 13 yds to the Rutgr 39 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at own 39Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Shameen Jones for 14 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at opp 47Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Bo Melton for 28 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at opp 19Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Jonathan Hilliman
5:002nd & 10 at opp 19Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Shameen Jones for 15 yds to the Illin 4 for a 1ST down
5:001st & goal at opp 4Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Raheem Blackshear
5:002nd & goal at opp 4Artur Sitkowski run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 5 Artur Sitkowski fumbled,
5:003rd & goal at opp 5Artur Sitkowski pass intercepted Nate Hobbs return for 27 yds to the Illin 30
Illinois End of game, 4 plays
2:411st & 10 at own 30Ra’Von Bonner run for 2 yds to the Illin 32
2:412nd & 8 at own 32Ra’Von Bonner run for 3 yds to the Illin 35
2:413rd & 5 at own 35Ra’Von Bonner run for 6 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down
2:411st & 10 at own 41Ra’Von Bonner run for 7 yds to the Illin 48

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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