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Wisconsin at Illinois

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Wisconsin beat Illinois 24–⁠0. It was their 88th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 44–⁠37–⁠7.

AwayWisconsin9–⁠4 in 2021
24
HomeIllinois5–⁠7 in 2021
0

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignTV: BTNAttendance 40,168

At kickoff
85°F, clear, wind 13 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Universi Of Il Willard Airport (KCMI), 8 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Mark KluczynskiGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wisconsin3714024
Illinois00000

Standouts

Player stats

Wisconsin

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Graham Mertz10/1910001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chez Mellusi21145123
Braelon Allen18131123
Brady Schipper636010
John Chenal92816
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kendric Pryor247026
Chimere Dike32208
John Chenal21408
Jake Ferguson113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Noah Burks61.50.50
Leo Chenal50.50.50
Travian Blaylock3000
Jack Sanborn3100

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Artur Sitkowski8/275500
Brandon Peters3/71200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chase Brown835023
Joshua McCray3103
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaiah Williams423010
Donny Navarro116016
Luke Ford21106
Dalevon Campbell1707
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tarique Barnes12000
Tony Adams9000
Kerby Joseph9001
Khalan Tolson9000

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

Team stats

WisconsinIllinois
491Total yards93
100Passing yards67
391Rushing yards26
5.3Yards per pass2.0
6.4Yards per rush2.0
30First downs9
7–⁠13Third downs1–⁠12
2–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠3
2Turnovers0
9–⁠101Penalties0–⁠0
42:43Possession17:17
1Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

WisconsinIllinois
58%Success rate13%
0.30EPA per play−0.48
0.86Explosiveness1.13
0.38Rushing EPA−0.14
0.23Passing EPA−0.60
50%Passing-down success5%
0.20First-down EPA−0.38
0.35Second-down EPA−0.18
0.35Third-down EPA−0.39
30%Havoc by its defense5%

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 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Wisconsin −12, over/under 42.

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 80%, Illinois 20%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Illinois end zoneWisconsin end zoneQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 WisconsinField goal, 18 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 WisconsinInterception, 5 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ2 WisconsinTouchdown, 14 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ2 WisconsinPunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ2 WisconsinEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 WisconsinTouchdown, 13 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 WisconsinFumble, 6 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ3 WisconsinTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 WisconsinPunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ4 WisconsinEnd of game, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, Wisconsin right to left.
  1. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  2. Q1 WisconsinField goal, 18 plays, 67 yards
  3. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  4. Q1 WisconsinInterception, 5 plays, 19 yards
  5. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  6. Q2 WisconsinTouchdown, 14 plays, 79 yards
  7. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  8. Q2 WisconsinPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  9. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 23 yards
  10. Q2 WisconsinEnd of half, 4 plays, 20 yards
  11. Q3 WisconsinTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  13. Q3 WisconsinFumble, 6 plays, 43 yards
  14. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  15. Q3 WisconsinTouchdown, 5 plays, 86 yards
  16. Q3 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 18 yards
  17. Q4 WisconsinPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  18. Q4 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 68 yards
  19. Q4 WisconsinEnd of game, 10 plays, 56 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Wisconsin 3, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Collin Larsh kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Brandon Peters pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 5 yds to the Illin 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Brandon Peters pass incomplete
13:584th & 5 at own 30Blake Hayes punt for 44 yds
Wisconsin Field goal, 18 plays
13:581st & 10 at own 26Chez Mellusi run for 4 yds to the Wisc 30
13:582nd & 6 at own 30Chez Mellusi run for 6 yds to the Wisc 36 for a 1ST down
13:581st & 10 at own 36John Chenal run for 6 yds to the Wisc 42
13:582nd & 4 at own 42Chez Mellusi run for 4 yds to the Wisc 46 for a 1ST down
13:581st & 10 at own 46Chez Mellusi run for 11 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down
13:581st & 10 at opp 43Braelon Allen run for 4 yds to the Illin 39
13:582nd & 6 at opp 39WISCONSIN Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Illin 43
13:582nd & 10 at opp 43Graham Mertz pass complete to Chez Mellusi for no gain to the Illin 43
13:583rd & 10 at opp 43Graham Mertz pass complete to Chimere Dike for 7 yds to the Illin 36
13:584th & 3 at opp 36Chez Mellusi run for 4 yds to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down
13:581st & 10 at opp 32Braelon Allen run for 1 yd to the Illin 31
13:582nd & 9 at opp 31Graham Mertz pass complete to Chimere Dike for 8 yds to the Illin 23
13:583rd & 1 at opp 23John Chenal run for 3 yds to the Illin 20 for a 1ST down
13:581st & 10 at opp 20Chez Mellusi run for 13 yds to the Illin 7 for a 1ST down
13:581st & goal at opp 7Chez Mellusi run for no gain to the Illin 7
13:582nd & goal at opp 7Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Kendric Pryor
13:583rd & goal at opp 7Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Chimere Dike
4:144th & goal at opp 7Collin Larsh 25 yd FG GOODWisconsin 3, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:141st & 10 at own 35Collin Larsh kickoff for 65 yds
4:141st & 10 at own 25Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 1 yd to the Illin 26
4:142nd & 9 at own 26Brandon Peters pass complete to Luke Ford for 6 yds to the Illin 32
4:143rd & 3 at own 32Brandon Peters sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 23
2:124th & 12 at own 23Blake Hayes punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Wisc 41
Wisconsin Interception, 5 plays
2:121st & 10 at own 41PENALTY WIS False Start (Ferguson,Jake) 5 yards from WIS41 to WIS36. NO PLAY.
2:121st & 15 at own 36Chez Mellusi run for 13 yds to the Wisc 49
2:122nd & 2 at own 49Chez Mellusi run for 4 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down
2:121st & 10 at opp 47Braelon Allen run for 4 yds to the Illin 43
0:002nd & 6 at opp 43Braelon Allen run for 3 yds to the Illin 40
Q2 14:533rd & 3 at opp 40Graham Mertz pass intercepted
2nd quarter6 drives, then Wisconsin 10, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 3Joshua McCray run for no gain to the Illin 3
14:532nd & 10 at own 3Joshua McCray run for 2 yds to the Illin 1
14:533rd & 12 at own 1Peters,Brandon pass incomplete to Washington,Casey PENALTY WIS Pass Interference (Hicks,Faion) 15 yards from ILL01 to ILL16, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
14:531st & 10 at own 16Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Donny Navarro III
14:532nd & 10 at own 16Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the Illin 21
14:533rd & 5 at own 21Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
12:174th & 5 at own 21Blake Hayes punt for 58 yds
Wisconsin Touchdown, 14 plays
12:171st & 10 at own 21Braelon Allen run for 8 yds to the Wisc 29
12:172nd & 2 at own 29Braelon Allen run for 5 yds to the Wisc 34 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at own 34Jack Dunn run for 2 yds to the Wisc 36
12:172nd & 8 at own 36Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Danny Davis III
12:173rd & 8 at own 36Graham Mertz run for 10 yds to the Wisc 46 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at own 46Braelon Allen run for no gain to the Wisc 46
12:172nd & 10 at own 46Braelon Allen run for 23 yds to the Illin 31 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at opp 31Braelon Allen run for 5 yds to the Illin 26
12:172nd & 5 at opp 26Chez Mellusi run for 3 yds to the Illin 23
12:173rd & 2 at opp 23John Chenal run for 1 yd to the Illin 22
12:174th & 1 at opp 22John Chenal run for 3 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at opp 19Braelon Allen run for 17 yds to the Illin 2 for a 1ST down
12:171st & goal at opp 2Braelon Allen run for 1 yd to the Illin 1
5:272nd & goal at opp 1John Chenal run for 1 yd for a TD, (Collin Larsh KICK)Wisconsin 10, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
5:271st & 10 at own 35Collin Larsh kickoff for 58 yds
5:271st & 10 at own 25Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the Illin 29
5:272nd & 6 at own 29Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Carlos Sandy
5:273rd & 6 at own 29Sitkowski,Artur pass incomplete to Bryant,Pat PENALTY WIS Pass Interference (Williams,Caesar) 10 yards from ILL29 to ILL39, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:271st & 10 at own 39Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Daniel Barker
5:272nd & 10 at own 39Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Casey Washington
5:273rd & 10 at own 39Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Patrick Bryant
4:204th & 10 at own 39Blake Hayes punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Dean Engram at the Wisc 12
Wisconsin Punt, 3 plays
4:201st & 10 at own 12Chez Mellusi run for 4 yds to the Wisc 16
4:202nd & 6 at own 16Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Kendric Pryor
4:203rd & 6 at own 16Chez Mellusi run for 2 yds to the Wisc 18
2:454th & 4 at own 18Andy Vujnovich punt for 56 yds , Donny Navarro III returns for no gain to the Illin 22
Illinois Punt, 4 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 22Chase Brown run for 23 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down
2:451st & 10 at own 45Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Casey Washington
2:452nd & 10 at own 45ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive Holding ( Yards) declined
2:453rd & 10 at own 45Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Patrick Bryant
2:054th & 10 at own 45Blake Hayes punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Wisc 10
Wisconsin End of half, 4 plays
2:051st & 10 at own 10Chez Mellusi run for 2 yds to the Wisc 12
2:052nd & 8 at own 12Chez Mellusi run for 11 yds to the Wisc 23 for a 1ST down
2:051st & 10 at own 23Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Jake Ferguson
0:002nd & 10 at own 23Brady Schipper run for 7 yds to the Wisc 30
3rd quarter6 drives, then Wisconsin 24, Illinois 0
Wisconsin Touchdown, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25PENALTY WIS False Start (Seltzner,Josh) 5 yards from WIS25 to WIS20. NO PLAY.
15:001st & 15 at own 20Chez Mellusi run for 3 yds to the Wisc 23
15:002nd & 12 at own 23Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Chez Mellusi
15:003rd & 12 at own 23Graham Mertz pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 13 yds to the Wisc 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Graham Mertz pass complete to John Chenal for 8 yds to the Wisc 44
15:002nd & 2 at own 44Chez Mellusi run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Chez Mellusi run for 5 yds to the Illin 45
15:002nd & 5 at opp 45Braelon Allen run for 3 yds to the Illin 42
15:003rd & 2 at opp 42Graham Mertz pass complete to Brady Schipper for 4 yds to the Illin 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 38Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Jake Ferguson
15:002nd & 10 at opp 38Chez Mellusi run for 4 yds to the Illin 34
15:003rd & 6 at opp 34Graham Mertz pass complete to Chimere Dike for 7 yds to the Illin 27 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 27Braelon Allen run for 12 yds to the Illin 15 for a 1ST down
8:381st & 10 at opp 15Chez Mellusi run for 15 yds for a TD, (Collin Larsh KICK)Wisconsin 17, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
8:381st & 10 at own 35Collin Larsh kickoff for 62 yds
8:381st & 10 at own 25Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 26
8:382nd & 9 at own 26Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Casey Washington
8:383rd & 9 at own 26Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
7:444th & 9 at own 26Blake Hayes punt for 49 yds , Dean Engram returns for 5 yds to the Wisc 30
Wisconsin Fumble, 6 plays
7:441st & 10 at own 30Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 26 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down
7:441st & 10 at opp 44WISCONSIN Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the Wisc 44
7:441st & 22 at own 44Graham Mertz pass complete to John Chenal for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
7:442nd & 16 at the 50Chimere Dike run for 12 yds to the Illin 38
7:443rd & 4 at opp 38Brady Schipper run for 5 yds to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at opp 33Braelon Allen run for 6 yds to the Illin 27 Braelon Allen fumbled, forced by Tarique Barnes, recovered by Illin Kerby Joseph
Illinois Punt, 4 plays
4:521st & 10 at own 27Isaiah Williams run for 1 yd to the Illin 26
4:522nd & 11 at own 26Sitkowski,Artur pass incomplete to Washington,Casey PENALTY WIS Roughing The Passer (Herbig,Nick) 15 yards from ILL26 to ILL41, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:521st & 10 at own 41Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Tip Reiman
4:522nd & 10 at own 41Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Dalevon Campbell
3:582nd & 10 at own 41Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 03:58
3:583rd & 10 at own 41Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
3:454th & 10 at own 41Blake Hayes punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Dean Engram at the Wisc 14
Wisconsin Touchdown, 5 plays
3:451st & 10 at own 14Chez Mellusi run for 8 yds to the Wisc 22
3:452nd & 2 at own 22Chez Mellusi run for 23 yds to the Wisc 45 for a 1ST down
3:451st & 10 at own 45Braelon Allen run for 11 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down
3:451st & 10 at opp 44Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 21 yds to the Illin 23 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at opp 23Braelon Allen run for 23 yds for a TD, (Collin Larsh KICK)Wisconsin 24, Illinois 0
Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays
1:001st & 10 at own 35Collin Larsh kickoff for 65 yds
1:001st & 10 at own 25Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 24
0:002nd & 11 at own 24Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 8 yds to the Illin 32
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at own 32Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 33
Q4 15:004th & 2 at own 33Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Chase Brown for 3 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 36Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at own 36Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Luke Ford for 5 yds to the Illin 41
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at own 41Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Chase Brown for 2 yds to the Illin 43
Q4 12:254th & 3 at own 43Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Casey Washington
4th quarter3 drives, then Wisconsin 24, Illinois 0
Wisconsin Punt, 3 plays
12:251st & 10 at opp 43Braelon Allen run for 2 yds to the Illin 41
12:252nd & 8 at opp 41John Chenal run for 3 yds to the Illin 38
12:253rd & 5 at opp 38Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Chimere Dike
10:554th & 5 at opp 38Conor Schlichting punt for 28 yds
Illinois Turnover on downs, 12 plays
10:551st & 10 at own 10Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 4 yds to the Illin 14
10:552nd & 6 at own 14Joshua McCray run for 3 yds to the Illin 17
10:553rd & 3 at own 17Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 10 yds to the Illin 27 for a 1ST down
10:551st & 10 at own 27Sitkowski,Artur pass incomplete to Washington,Casey PENALTY WIS Pass Interference (Melvin,Semar) 15 yards from ILL27 to ILL42, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
10:551st & 10 at own 42Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Dalevon Campbell for 7 yds to the Illin 49
10:552nd & 3 at own 49Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Donny Navarro III for 16 yds to the Wisc 35 for a 1ST down
10:551st & 10 at opp 35Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Wisc 33
10:552nd & 8 at opp 33Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Donny Navarro III
10:553rd & 8 at opp 33Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
7:324th & 8 at opp 33Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Patrick Bryant
7:324th & 8 at opp 33Sitkowski,Artur pass incomplete to Bryant,Pat, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WIS Pass Interference (Burton,Donte) 11 yard from WIS33 to WIS22, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:321st & 10 at opp 22Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
7:322nd & 10 at opp 22Chase Brown run for no gain to the Wisc 22
7:323rd & 10 at opp 22Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
6:414th & 10 at opp 22Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Donny Navarro III
Wisconsin End of game, 10 plays
6:411st & 10 at own 22Kendric Pryor run for 7 yds to the Wisc 29
6:412nd & 3 at own 29Brady Schipper run for 4 yds to the Wisc 33 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at own 33Graham Mertz run for 12 yds to the Wisc 45 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at own 45Jack Dunn run for 2 yds to the Wisc 47
6:412nd & 8 at own 47Brady Schipper run for 10 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at opp 43Brady Schipper run for 5 yds to the Illin 38
6:412nd & 5 at opp 38Brady Schipper run for 5 yds to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at opp 33John Chenal run for 4 yds to the Illin 29
1:161st & 10 at opp 33Timeout WISCONSIN, clock 01:16
1:162nd & 6 at opp 29John Chenal run for 2 yds to the Illin 27
0:003rd & 4 at opp 27John Chenal run for 5 yds to the Illin 22 for a 1ST down

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.

The series

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Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Wisconsin 27, Illinois 10
2023Wisconsin 25, Illinois 21
2022Illinois 34, Wisconsin 10
2021Wisconsin 24, Illinois 0
2020Wisconsin 45, Illinois 7
2019Illinois 24, Wisconsin 23

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