Seasons 2020 Week 8 Illinois at Wisconsin Illinois at Wisconsin Friday, October 23, 2020 Share
No. 14 Wisconsin beat Illinois 45–7. It was their 87th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 43–37–7.
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Team stats Illinois Wisconsin 221 Total yards 430 87 Passing yards 248 134 Rushing yards 182 4.0 Yards per pass 11.8 5.6 Yards per rush 3.4 8 First downs 23 2–10 Third downs 8–14 0–3 Fourth downs 1–1 2 Turnovers 1 5–60 Penalties 3–15 15:47 Possession 43:28 2 Sacks (by defense) 3
Efficiency Illinois Wisconsin 26% Success rate 52% −0.28 EPA per play 0.28 1.44 Explosiveness 1.15 0.04 Rushing EPA −0.01 −0.56 Passing EPA 0.95 12% Passing-down success 33% 0.09 First-down EPA −0.03 −0.24 Second-down EPA 0.12 0.08 Third-down EPA 1.15 11% Havoc by its defense 22%
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) Wisconsin 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line Wisconsin −20.5, over/under 51.5.
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 Wisconsin 92%, Illinois 8%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive Wisconsin end zone Illinois end zone Q1 Illinois Fumble, 2 plays Q1 Wisconsin Touchdown, 6 plays Q1 Illinois Punt, 3 plays Q1 Wisconsin Punt, 3 plays Q1 Illinois Punt, 8 plays Q1 Wisconsin Touchdown, 14 plays Q2 Illinois Punt, 4 plays Q2 Wisconsin Punt, 5 plays Q2 Illinois Turnover on downs, 5 plays Q2 Wisconsin Fumble return TD, 2 plays (Illinois scores) Q2 Wisconsin Touchdown, 5 plays Q2 Illinois Punt, 3 plays Q2 Wisconsin Touchdown, 1 play Q2 Illinois End of half, 1 play Q3 Wisconsin Punt, 5 plays Q3 Illinois Turnover on downs, 6 plays Q3 Wisconsin Punt, 7 plays Q3 Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays Q3 Wisconsin Touchdown, 10 plays Q4 Illinois Punt, 3 plays Q4 Wisconsin Touchdown, 11 plays Q4 Illinois Interception, 2 plays Q4 Wisconsin Field goal, 7 plays Q4 Illinois Result not recorded, 1 play Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Wisconsin drives left to right, Illinois right to left. Q1 Illinois Fumble, 2 plays, 11 yards Q1 Wisconsin Touchdown, 6 plays, 33 yards Q1 Illinois Punt, 3 plays, 3 yards Q1 Wisconsin Punt, 3 plays, 6 yards Q1 Illinois Punt, 8 plays, 41 yards Q1 Wisconsin Touchdown, 14 plays, 88 yards Q2 Illinois Punt, 4 plays, 35 yards Q2 Wisconsin Punt, 5 plays, 14 yards Q2 Illinois Turnover on downs, 5 plays, 28 yards Q2 Wisconsin Fumble return TD, 2 plays (Illinois scores), 2 yards Q2 Wisconsin Touchdown, 5 plays, 72 yards Q2 Illinois Punt, 3 plays, −9 yards Q2 Wisconsin Touchdown, 1 play, 53 yards Q2 Illinois End of half, 1 play, −1 yard Q3 Wisconsin Punt, 5 plays, 19 yards Q3 Illinois Turnover on downs, 6 plays, 25 yards Q3 Wisconsin Punt, 7 plays, 14 yards Q3 Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays, 58 yards Q3 Wisconsin Touchdown, 10 plays, 66 yards Q4 Illinois Punt, 3 plays, 5 yards Q4 Wisconsin Touchdown, 11 plays, 74 yards Q4 Illinois Interception, 2 plays, −2 yards Q4 Wisconsin Field goal, 7 plays, 15 yards Q4 Illinois Result not recorded, 1 play, −8 yards
Play by play 1st quarter 6 drives, then Wisconsin 7, Illinois 0 Illinois Fumble, 2 plays 15:00 1st & 10 at own 35 Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 63 yds , Chase Brown return for 16 yds to the Illin 18 14:50 1st & 10 at own 18 Brandon Peters pass complete to Josh Imatorbhebhe for 11 yds to the Illin 29 for a 1ST down 14:35 1st & 10 at own 29 Mike Epstein run for 4 yds to the Illin 33 Mike Epstein fumbled, recovered by Wisc Wisconsin Touchdown, 6 plays 14:30 1st & 10 at opp 33 Nakia Watson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 34 14:00 2nd & 11 at opp 34 Graham Mertz pass complete to Garrett Groshek for 3 yds to the Illin 31 13:18 3rd & 8 at opp 31 Graham Mertz pass complete to Garrett Groshek for 12 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down 12:56 1st & 10 at opp 19 Nakia Watson run for 5 yds to the Illin 14 12:16 2nd & 5 at opp 14 Nakia Watson run for 4 yds to the Illin 10 11:37 3rd & 1 at opp 10 Mason Stokke 10 Yd pass from Graham Mertz (Collin Larsh Kick)Wisconsin 7, Illinois 0 Illinois Punt, 3 plays 11:37 3rd & 1 at own 35 Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback 11:31 1st & 10 at own 25 Brandon Peters pass incomplete 11:25 2nd & 10 at own 25 Mike Epstein run for 3 yds to the Illin 28 10:51 3rd & 7 at own 28 Brandon Peters pass incomplete 10:43 4th & 7 at own 28 Blake Hayes punt for 45 yds , Danny Davis returns for no gain to the Wisc 27 Wisconsin Punt, 3 plays 10:33 1st & 10 at own 27 Graham Mertz sacked by Khalan Tolson for a loss of 7 yards to the Wisc 20 10:00 2nd & 17 at own 20 Isaac Guerendo run for no gain to the Wisc 20 9:09 3rd & 17 at own 20 Graham Mertz pass complete to Jack Dunn for 13 yds to the Wisc 33 8:23 4th & 4 at own 33 Andy Vujnovich punt for 60 yds, downed at the Illin 7 Illinois Punt, 8 plays 8:16 1st & 10 at own 7 Jakari Norwood run for 1 yd to the Illin 8 7:43 2nd & 9 at own 8 Brandon Peters pass complete to Josh Imatorbhebhe for 6 yds to the Illin 14 7:09 3rd & 3 at own 14 Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 6 yds to the Illin 20 for a 1ST down 6:55 1st & 10 at own 20 Jakari Norwood run for no gain to the Illin 20 6:20 2nd & 10 at own 20 Brandon Peters run for 30 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down 6:07 1st & 10 at the 50 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe 6:07 2nd & 10 at the 50 Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 06:07 6:01 2nd & 10 at the 50 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe 5:53 3rd & 10 at the 50 Brandon Peters pass complete to Chase Brown for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 48 5:11 4th & 12 at own 48 Blake Hayes punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Jack Dunn at the Wisc 12 Wisconsin Touchdown, 14 plays 5:03 1st & 10 at own 12 Nakia Watson run for no gain to the Wisc 12 4:27 2nd & 10 at own 12 Graham Mertz pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 7 yds to the Wisc 19 3:41 3rd & 3 at own 19 Graham Mertz pass complete to Danny Davis for 19 yds to the Wisc 38 for a 1ST down 3:05 1st & 10 at own 38 Garrett Groshek run for 8 yds to the Wisc 46 2:45 2nd & 2 at own 46 Graham Mertz pass complete to Jake Ferguson for no gain to the Wisc 46 2:09 3rd & 2 at own 46 WISCONSIN Penalty, False Start (Hayden Rucci) to the Wisc 41 1:36 3rd & 7 at own 41 Graham Mertz pass complete to Garrett Groshek for 6 yds to the Wisc 47 0:53 4th & 1 at own 47 Nakia Watson run for 1 yd to the Wisc 48 for a 1ST down 0:28 1st & 10 at own 48 Isaac Guerendo run for 3 yds to the Illin 49 Q2 14:52 2nd & 7 at opp 48 Garrett Groshek run for 1 yd to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, Personal Foul (Roderick Perry II) to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down Q2 14:25 1st & 10 at opp 33 Graham Mertz run for 13 yds to the Illin 20 for a 1ST down Q2 13:48 1st & 10 at opp 20 Nakia Watson run for 8 yds to the Illin 12 Q2 13:05 2nd & 2 at opp 12 Isaac Guerendo run for 3 yds to the Illin 9 for a 1ST down Q2 12:33 1st & goal at opp 9 Isaac Guerendo run for 4 yds to the Illin 5 Q2 11:54 2nd & goal at opp 5 Jake Ferguson 5 Yd pass from Graham Mertz (Collin Larsh Kick)Wisconsin 14, Illinois 0
2nd quarter 8 drives, then Wisconsin 28, Illinois 7 Illinois Punt, 4 plays 11:54 2nd & 6 at own 35 Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback 11:44 1st & 10 at own 25 Brandon Peters run for 31 yds to the Wisc 44 for a 1ST down 11:15 1st & 10 at opp 44 ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive Holding (Doug Kramer) to the Illin 46 11:05 1st & 20 at own 46 Isaiah Williams run for 5 yds to the Wisc 49 10:40 2nd & 15 at opp 49 Brandon Peters pass complete to Josh Imatorbhebhe for 9 yds to the Wisc 40 10:01 3rd & 6 at opp 40 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe 9:54 4th & 6 at opp 40 Blake Hayes punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Jack Dunn at the Wisc 11 WISCONSIN Penalty, Offensive Holding (Dean Engram) to the Wisc 6 Wisconsin Punt, 5 plays 9:48 1st & 10 at own 6 Danny Davis run for 4 yds to the Wisc 10 9:08 2nd & 6 at own 10 Nakia Watson run for 8 yds to the Wisc 18 for a 1ST down 8:28 1st & 10 at own 18 Nakia Watson run for a loss of 3 yards to the Wisc 15 7:45 2nd & 13 at own 15 Graham Mertz pass complete to Jack Dunn for 5 yds to the Wisc 20 7:05 3rd & 8 at own 20 Graham Mertz run for no gain to the Wisc 20 6:26 4th & 8 at own 20 Andy Vujnovich punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 44 Illinois Turnover on downs, 5 plays 6:19 1st & 10 at own 44 Mike Epstein run for 20 yds to the Wisc 36 for a 1ST down 5:57 1st & 10 at opp 36 Mike Epstein run for 1 yd to the Wisc 35 5:25 2nd & 9 at opp 35 Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the Wisc 30 4:45 3rd & 4 at opp 30 Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Wisc 28 4:10 4th & 2 at opp 28 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe Wisconsin Fumble return TD, 2 plays (Illinois scores) 4:06 1st & 10 at own 28 Isaac Guerendo run for 2 yds to the Wisc 30 3:22 2nd & 8 at own 30 Tarique Barnes 39 Yd Fumble Return (James McCourt Kick)Wisconsin 14, Illinois 7 Wisconsin Touchdown, 5 plays 3:22 1st & 10 at own 35 James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds , Stephan Bracey return for 28 yds to the Wisc 28 3:15 1st & 10 at own 32 Garrett Groshek run for 4 yds to the Wisc 32 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the Wisc 47 for a 1ST down 2:49 1st & 10 at own 47 Jack Dunn run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line 2:10 2nd & 7 at the 50 Graham Mertz pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 34 yds to the Illin 16 for a 1ST down 1:45 1st & 10 at opp 16 Garrett Groshek run for 2 yds to the Illin 14 1:06 2nd & 8 at opp 14 Jake Ferguson 14 Yd pass from Graham Mertz (Collin Larsh Kick)Wisconsin 21, Illinois 7 Illinois Punt, 3 plays 1:06 2nd & 8 at own 35 Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 61 yds , Chase Brown return for 10 yds to the Illin 14 0:57 1st & 10 at own 14 Brandon Peters sacked by Nick Herbig for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 9 0:55 2nd & 15 at own 9 Timeout WISCONSIN, clock 00:55 0:50 2nd & 15 at own 9 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe 0:45 3rd & 15 at own 9 Brandon Peters sacked by Isaiahh Loudermilk for a loss of 4 yards to the Illin 5 0:44 4th & 19 at own 5 Timeout WISCONSIN, clock 00:44 0:36 4th & 19 at own 5 Blake Hayes punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Wisc 47 Wisconsin Touchdown, 1 play 0:28 1st & 10 at own 47 Danny Davis 53 Yd pass from Graham Mertz (Collin Larsh Kick)Wisconsin 28, Illinois 7 Illinois End of half, 1 play 0:28 1st & 10 at own 35 Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 60 yds , Chase Brown return for 16 yds to the Illin 21 0:26 1st & 10 at own 21 TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 20
3rd quarter 5 drives, then Wisconsin 28, Illinois 7 Wisconsin Punt, 5 plays 15:00 1st & 10 at own 35 James McCourt kickoff for 61 yds , Stephan Bracey return for no gain to the Wisc 4 14:54 1st & 10 at own 4 Nakia Watson run for 6 yds to the Wisc 10 14:17 2nd & 4 at own 10 Nakia Watson run for 5 yds to the Wisc 15 for a 1ST down 13:34 1st & 10 at own 15 Isaac Guerendo run for a loss of 1 yard to the Wisc 14 13:11 2nd & 11 at own 14 WISCONSIN Penalty, Substitution Infraction (-5 Yards) to the Wisc 9 12:40 2nd & 16 at own 9 Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 11 yds to the Wisc 20 12:08 3rd & 5 at own 20 Graham Mertz pass complete to Jack Dunn for 3 yds to the Wisc 23 11:27 4th & 2 at own 23 Andy Vujnovich punt for 39 yds , James Frenchie Jr. returns for 8 yds to the Illin 46 Illinois Turnover on downs, 6 plays 11:21 1st & 10 at own 46 Mike Epstein run for 1 yd to the Illin 47 10:53 2nd & 9 at own 47 Brandon Peters run for 15 yds to the Wisc 38 for a 1ST down 10:35 1st & 10 at opp 38 Brandon Peters run for 8 yds to the Wisc 30 10:16 2nd & 2 at opp 30 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington 10:07 3rd & 2 at opp 30 Mike Epstein run for 1 yd to the Wisc 29 9:52 4th & 1 at opp 29 Brandon Peters run for no gain to the Wisc 29 Wisconsin Punt, 7 plays 9:43 1st & 10 at own 29 Graham Mertz run for 5 yds to the Wisc 34 9:15 2nd & 5 at own 34 Nakia Watson run for 6 yds to the Wisc 40 for a 1ST down 8:38 1st & 10 at own 40 Kendric Pryor run for 2 yds to the Wisc 42 7:59 2nd & 8 at own 42 Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 10 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down 7:28 1st & 10 at opp 48 Graham Mertz sacked by Tarique Barnes for a loss of 9 yards to the Wisc 43 6:36 2nd & 19 at own 43 Garrett Groshek run for no gain to the Wisc 43 6:02 3rd & 19 at own 43 Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Garrett Groshek 5:55 4th & 19 at own 43 Andy Vujnovich punt for 49 yds, fair catch by James Frenchie Jr. at the Illin 8 Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays 5:49 1st & 10 at own 8 Brandon Peters pass complete to Brian Hightower for 26 yds to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down 5:29 1st & 10 at own 34 Mike Epstein run for 7 yds to the Illin 41 5:02 2nd & 3 at own 41 Mike Epstein run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 40 4:33 3rd & 4 at own 40 Brandon Peters pass complete to Mike Epstein for 22 yds to the Wisc 38 for a 1ST down 4:11 1st & 10 at opp 38 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe 4:07 2nd & 10 at opp 38 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Daniel Barker 3:53 3rd & 10 at opp 38 Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 9 yds to the Wisc 29 3:38 4th & 1 at opp 29 ILLINOIS Penalty, False Start (Brian Hightower) to the Wisc 34 3:07 4th & 6 at opp 34 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Brian Hightower Wisconsin Touchdown, 10 plays 3:02 1st & 10 at own 34 Isaac Guerendo run for 3 yds to the Wisc 37 2:23 2nd & 7 at own 37 Isaac Guerendo run for no gain to the Wisc 37 1:40 3rd & 7 at own 37 Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 23 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down 1:04 1st & 10 at opp 40 Nakia Watson run for 6 yds to the Illin 34 0:21 2nd & 4 at opp 34 Nakia Watson run for no gain to the Illin 34 Q4 14:55 3rd & 4 at opp 34 Graham Mertz pass complete to Garrett Groshek for 8 yds to the Illin 26 for a 1ST down Q4 14:22 1st & 10 at opp 26 Garrett Groshek run for 9 yds to the Illin 17 Q4 13:37 2nd & 1 at opp 17 Garrett Groshek run for 10 yds to the Illin 7 for a 1ST down Q4 13:03 1st & goal at opp 7 Nakia Watson run for 5 yds to the Illin 2 Q4 12:27 2nd & 0 at opp 2 Timeout WISCONSIN, clock 12:27 Q4 12:23 2nd & goal at opp 2 John Chenal run for 2 yds for a TD (Collin Larsh KICK)Wisconsin 35, Illinois 7
4th quarter 5 drives, then Wisconsin 45, Illinois 7 Illinois Punt, 3 plays 12:23 2nd & 5 at own 35 Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 64 yds , Chase Brown return for 20 yds to the Illin 21 12:18 1st & 10 at own 21 Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the Illin 26 11:51 2nd & 5 at own 26 Isaiah Williams pass incomplete 11:45 3rd & 5 at own 26 Isaiah Williams pass incomplete 11:39 4th & 5 at own 26 Blake Hayes punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Wisc 26 Wisconsin Touchdown, 11 plays 11:31 1st & 10 at own 32 Isaac Guerendo run for 6 yds to the Wisc 32 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the Wisc 47 for a 1ST down 11:08 1st & 10 at own 47 Isaac Guerendo run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line 10:29 2nd & 7 at the 50 Isaac Guerendo run for 13 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down 9:45 1st & 10 at opp 37 Nakia Watson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 39 9:08 2nd & 12 at opp 39 Garrett Groshek run for 4 yds to the Illin 35 8:22 3rd & 8 at opp 35 Garrett Groshek run for 13 yds to the Illin 22 for a 1ST down 7:43 1st & 10 at opp 22 Garrett Groshek run for 6 yds to the Illin 16 7:02 2nd & 4 at opp 16 Garrett Groshek run for 9 yds to the Illin 7 for a 1ST down 6:22 1st & goal at opp 7 Garrett Groshek run for no gain to the Illin 7 5:38 2nd & goal at opp 7 Garrett Groshek run for 4 yds to the Illin 3 4:53 3rd & goal at opp 3 Graham Mertz pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 3 yds for a TD (Collin Larsh KICK)Wisconsin 42, Illinois 7 Illinois Interception, 2 plays 4:53 3rd & 6 at own 35 Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 60 yds , Khmari Thompson return for 11 yds to the Illin 16 4:50 1st & 10 at own 16 Reggie Love III run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 14 4:09 2nd & 12 at own 14 Isaiah Williams pass intercepted Titus Toler return for 10 yds to the Illin 16 Wisconsin Field goal, 7 plays 4:02 1st & 10 at opp 16 Nakia Watson run for 5 yds to the Illin 11 3:24 2nd & 5 at opp 11 Nakia Watson run for 4 yds to the Illin 7 2:51 3rd & 1 at opp 7 Nakia Watson run for 6 yds to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down 2:13 1st & goal at opp 1 Mason Stokke run for no gain to the Illin 1 1:35 2nd & goal at opp 1 Nakia Watson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 2 0:59 3rd & goal at opp 2 Chase Wolf run for 1 yd to the Illin 1 0:56 4th & goal at opp 1 Collin Larsh 19 yd FG GOODWisconsin 45, Illinois 7 Illinois Result not recorded, 1 play 0:56 4th & 10 at own 35 Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 57 yds , Khmari Thompson return for 16 yds to the Illin 24 0:45 1st & 10 at own 24 Matt Robinson run for 8 yds to the Illin 32
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.
Wisconsin leads 46–38–7 in 91 meetings, counting the four since this game.
PassingGraham Mertz20 of 21, 248 yards, 5 TDWisconsin
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