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Team stats
Central Michigan
Illinois
309
Total yards
379
167
Passing yards
242
142
Rushing yards
137
5.8
Yards per pass
8.3
4.3
Yards per rush
4.7
19
First downs
20
5–13
Third downs
4–11
0–1
Fourth downs
1–1
1
Turnovers
0
6–49
Penalties
10–81
29:03
Possession
30:57
3
Sacks (by defense)
3
Efficiency
Central Michigan
Illinois
43%
Success rate
45%
0.02
EPA per play
0.32
0.97
Explosiveness
1.46
0.14
Rushing EPA
0.13
−0.10
Passing EPA
0.48
29%
Passing-down success
29%
−0.14
First-down EPA
0.27
0.20
Second-down EPA
0.33
0.38
Third-down EPA
0.31
21%
Havoc by its defense
18%
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 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Illinois −20, 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 Illinois 93%, Central Michigan 7%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, Central Michigan right to left.
Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 12 plays, 59 yards
Q1 Central MichiganField goal, 10 plays, 61 yards
Q1 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 23 yards
Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q2 IllinoisMissed FG, 7 plays, 4 yards
Q2 Central MichiganTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 21 yards
Q2 IllinoisField goal, 6 plays, 26 yards
Q2 Central MichiganField goal, 10 plays, 64 yards
Q2 IllinoisField goal, 5 plays, 34 yards
Q3 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 5 plays, −3 yards
Q3 IllinoisField goal, 10 plays, 62 yards
Q3 Central MichiganInterception, 5 plays, 47 yards
Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q3 Central MichiganField goal, 12 plays, 59 yards
Q4 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 46 yards
Q4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q4 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
Q4 Central MichiganEnd of game, 7 plays, 52 yards
Play by play
1st quarter4 drives, then Illinois 7, Central Michigan 3
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Marion Lukes run for 2 yds to the CMU 23
15:00
2nd & 12 at own 23
Myles Bailey run for 1 yd to the CMU 24
15:00
3rd & 11 at own 24
PENALTY CMU False Start (Boyd,Evan) 5 yards from CMU24 to CMU19. NO PLAY.
15:00
3rd & 16 at own 19
Joe Labas pass incomplete
13:30
4th & 16 at own 19
David Chapeau punt for 50 yds , Hank Beatty returns for 10 yds to the ILL 41
Illinois Touchdown, 12 plays
13:30
1st & 10 at own 41
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Zakhari Franklin for 8 yds to the ILL 49
13:30
2nd & 2 at own 49
Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
13:30
3rd & 1 at the 50
Kaden Feagin run for 4 yds to the CMU 46 for a 1ST down
13:30
1st & 10 at opp 46
Luke Altmyer sacked by Fernando Sanchez III for a loss of 4 yards to the 50 yard line
13:30
2nd & 14 at the 50
Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd to the CMU 49
13:30
3rd & 13 at opp 49
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Zakhari Franklin for 13 yds to the CMU 36 for a 1ST down
13:30
1st & 10 at opp 36
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Collin Dixon for 3 yds to the CMU 33
13:30
2nd & 7 at opp 33
Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the CMU 30
13:30
3rd & 4 at opp 30
Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
13:30
4th & 4 at opp 30
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Zakhari Franklin for 5 yds to the CMU 25 for a 1ST down
13:30
1st & 10 at opp 25
Kaden Feagin run for 14 yds to the CMU 11 for a 1ST down
7:05
1st & 10 at opp 11
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant for 11 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)Illinois 7, Central Michigan 0
Central Michigan Field goal, 10 plays
7:05
1st & 10 at own 35
Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:05
1st & 10 at own 25
Myles Bailey run for 3 yds to the CMU 28
7:05
2nd & 7 at own 28
Joe Labas pass complete to Chris Parker for 16 yds to the CMU 44 for a 1ST down
7:05
1st & 10 at own 44
Marion Lukes run for 8 yds to the ILL 48
7:05
2nd & 2 at opp 48
Marion Lukes run for 4 yds to the ILL 44 for a 1ST down
7:05
1st & 10 at opp 44
Joe Labas pass complete to Evan Boyd for 12 yds to the ILL 32 for a 1ST down
7:05
1st & 10 at opp 32
Illinois Penalty, Personal Foul (Dylan Rosiek) to the ILL 13 for a 1ST down
7:05
1st & 10 at opp 13
Myles Bailey run for 4 yds to the ILL 9
7:05
2nd & 6 at opp 9
No Huddle-Shotgun Lukes,Marion rush left for 9 yards gain to the ILL00, End Of Play PENALTY CMU Holding (Swartout,Brayden) 10 yards from ILL09 to ILL19. NO PLAY.
7:05
2nd & 16 at opp 19
Joe Labas pass incomplete
7:05
3rd & 16 at opp 19
Joe Labas pass complete to Myles Bailey for 5 yds to the ILL 14
1:58
4th & 11 at opp 14
Tristan Mattson 32 yd FG GOODIllinois 7, Central Michigan 3
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
1:58
1st & 10 at own 35
Tristan Mattson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:58
1st & 10 at own 25
PENALTY ILL False Start (Henderson,Brandon) 5 yards from ILL25 to ILL20. NO PLAY.
1:58
1st & 15 at own 20
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant for 16 yds to the ILL 36 for a 1ST down
1:58
1st & 10 at own 36
Josh McCray run for 28 yds to the CMU 36 for a 1ST down
1:58
1st & 10 at opp 36
Shotgun Altmyer,Luke pass incomplete deep left to Franklin,Zakhari thrown to CMU00 PENALTY ILL Personal Foul (Priestly,Melvin) 15 yards from CMU36 to ILL49. NO PLAY.
1:58
1st & 25 at own 49
Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
0:00
2nd & 25 at own 49
Josh McCray run for 7 yds to the CMU 44
Q2 15:00
3rd & 18 at opp 44
Luke Altmyer sacked by Elijah Rikard for a loss of 8 yards to the ILL 48
Q2 14:13
4th & 26 at own 48
Hugh Robertson punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Donte Kent at the CMU 16
2nd quarter6 drives, then Illinois 13, Central Michigan 6
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
14:13
1st & 10 at own 16
Joe Labas pass complete to Nathan VanTimmeren for 7 yds to the CMU 23
14:13
2nd & 3 at own 23
Joe Labas pass incomplete
14:13
3rd & 3 at own 23
Joe Labas pass incomplete
13:07
4th & 3 at own 23
David Chapeau punt for 45 yds , Hank Beatty returns for 28 yds to the CMU 40
Illinois Missed FG, 7 plays
13:07
1st & 10 at opp 40
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant for 2 yds to the CMU 38
13:07
2nd & 8 at opp 38
PENALTY ILL False Start (Arkin,Tanner) 5 yards from CMU38 to CMU43. NO PLAY.
13:07
2nd & 13 at opp 43
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Kaden Feagin for 12 yds to the CMU 31
13:07
3rd & 1 at opp 31
Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd to the CMU 30 for a 1ST down
13:07
1st & 10 at opp 30
Luke Altmyer sacked by Da’Raun McKinney for a loss of 5 yards to the CMU 35
13:07
2nd & 15 at opp 35
Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd to the CMU 36
13:07
3rd & 16 at opp 36
Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
9:17
4th & 16 at opp 36
David Olano 54 yd FG MISSED
Central Michigan Turnover on downs, 7 plays
9:17
1st & 10 at own 36
Joe Labas pass complete to Marion Lukes for no gain to the CMU 36
9:17
2nd & 10 at own 36
Solomon Davis run for 9 yds to the CMU 45
9:17
3rd & 1 at own 45
Joe Labas pass complete to Solomon Davis for 4 yds to the CMU 49 for a 1ST down
9:17
1st & 10 at own 49
Marion Lukes run for 2 yds to the CMU 47
9:17
2nd & 12 at own 47
Joe Labas pass complete to Marion Lukes for 10 yds to the ILL 43
9:17
3rd & 2 at opp 43
Marion Lukes run for no gain to the ILL 43
4:48
4th & 2 at opp 43
Joe Labas pass incomplete
Illinois Field goal, 6 plays
4:48
1st & 10 at own 43
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant for 8 yds to the CMU 49
4:48
2nd & 2 at opp 49
Ca’Lil Valentine run for 16 yds to the CMU 33 for a 1ST down
4:48
1st & 10 at opp 33
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Ca’Lil Valentine for 6 yds to the CMU 27
4:48
2nd & 4 at opp 27
Pat Bryant run for 1 yd to the CMU 28
4:48
3rd & 5 at opp 28
Josh McCray run for 3 yds to the CMU 31
2:00
4th & 8 at opp 31
Timeout Illinois, clock 02:00
1:55
4th & 8 at opp 31
David Olano 49 yd FG GOODIllinois 10, Central Michigan 3
Central Michigan Field goal, 10 plays
1:55
1st & 10 at own 35
Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:55
1st & 10 at own 25
Joe Labas run for 5 yds to the CMU 30
1:55
2nd & 5 at own 30
Myles Bailey run for 4 yds to the CMU 34
1:55
3rd & 1 at own 34
Myles Bailey run for 2 yds to the CMU 36 for a 1ST down
1:27
1st & 10 at own 36
Timeout Illinois, clock 01:27
1:27
1st & 10 at own 36
Joe Labas pass complete to Evan Boyd for 5 yds to the CMU 41
1:27
2nd & 5 at own 41
Joe Labas pass complete to Jordyn Williams for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:27
1st & 10 at the 50
Myles Bailey run for 35 yds to the ILL 15 for a 1ST down
1:27
1st & 10 at opp 15
Marion Lukes run for 1 yd to the ILL 14
0:53
2nd & 9 at opp 14
Timeout Central Michigan, clock 00:53
0:53
2nd & 9 at opp 14
Nahree Biggins run for 3 yds to the ILL 11
0:44
3rd & 6 at opp 11
Timeout Central Michigan, clock 00:44
0:44
3rd & 6 at opp 11
Joe Labas pass incomplete
0:36
4th & 6 at opp 11
Tristan Mattson 29 yd FG GOODIllinois 10, Central Michigan 6
Illinois Field goal, 5 plays
0:36
1st & 10 at own 35
Tristan Mattson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:36
1st & 10 at own 25
Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
0:36
2nd & 10 at own 25
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant for 31 yds to the CMU 44 for a 1ST down
0:20
1st & 10 at opp 44
Timeout Illinois, clock 00:20
0:20
1st & 10 at opp 44
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Luke Altmyer for 3 yds to the CMU 41
0:08
2nd & 7 at opp 41
Timeout Central Michigan, clock 00:08
0:08
2nd & 7 at opp 41
Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
0:00
3rd & 7 at opp 41
Ethan Moczulski 59 yd FG GOODIllinois 13, Central Michigan 6
3rd quarter6 drives, then Illinois 23, Central Michigan 6
Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Tristan Mattson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Zakhari Franklin for 17 yds to the ILL 42 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 42
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Collin Dixon for 33 yds to the CMU 25 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 25
PENALTY CMU Offside (Odjugo,Pius) 5 yards from CMU25 to CMU20. NO PLAY.
15:00
1st & 5 at opp 20
Kaden Feagin run for no gain to the CMU 20
13:05
2nd & 5 at opp 20
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant for 20 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)Illinois 20, Central Michigan 6
Central Michigan Punt, 5 plays
13:05
1st & 10 at own 35
Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:05
1st & 10 at own 25
Marion Lukes run for 4 yds to the CMU 29
13:05
2nd & 6 at own 29
No Huddle-Shotgun Lukes,Marion rush left for 1 yard loss to the CMU28 (Coleman,Seth; Meed,Ryan) PENALTY CMU Holding (Koivisto,Martin) 10 yards from CMU29 to CMU19. NO PLAY.
13:05
2nd & 16 at own 19
Joe Labas pass complete to Evan Boyd for 21 yds to the CMU 40 for a 1ST down
13:05
1st & 10 at own 40
Joe Labas sacked by Dennis Briggs Jr. for a loss of 5 yards to the CMU 35
13:05
2nd & 15 at own 35
B.J. Harris run for no gain to the CMU 35
13:05
3rd & 15 at own 35
Joe Labas sacked by Gabe Jacas for a loss of 13 yards to the CMU 22 Joe Labas fumbled, recovered by CMU Joe Labas , return for 0 yards
9:12
4th & 28 at own 22
David Chapeau punt for 56 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ILL 22
Illinois Field goal, 10 plays
9:12
1st & 10 at own 22
Josh McCray run for 4 yds to the ILL 18
9:12
2nd & 14 at own 18
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Zakhari Franklin for 23 yds to the ILL 41 for a 1ST down
9:12
1st & 10 at own 41
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant for 14 yds to the CMU 45 for a 1ST down
9:12
1st & 10 at opp 45
PENALTY ILL False Start (Bryant,Pat) 5 yards from CMU45 to CMU50. NO PLAY.
9:12
1st & 15 at the 50
Luke Altmyer run for 16 yds to the CMU 34 for a 1ST down
7:05
1st & 10 at opp 34
Timeout Illinois, clock 07:05
7:05
2nd & 5 at opp 29
Josh McCray run for 24 yds to the CMU 5 for a 1ST down
7:05
1st & goal at opp 5
Josh McCray run for 1 yd to the CMU 6
7:05
2nd & goal at opp 6
PENALTY ILL False Start (Crisler,Zy) 5 yards from CMU06 to CMU11. NO PLAY.
7:05
2nd & goal at opp 11
Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
7:05
3rd & goal at opp 11
PENALTY ILL False Start (Wilcher,Kenari) 5 yards from CMU11 to CMU16. NO PLAY.
7:05
3rd & goal at opp 16
Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
7:05
1st & 10 at opp 34
PENALTY CMU Offside (Pace,Jonah) 5 yards from CMU34 to CMU29. NO PLAY.
7:05
1st & 5 at opp 29
Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
4:43
4th & goal at opp 16
David Olano 34 yd FG GOODIllinois 23, Central Michigan 6
Central Michigan Interception, 5 plays
4:43
1st & 10 at own 35
Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:43
1st & 10 at own 25
Joe Labas pass complete to Solomon Davis for 30 yds to the ILL 45 for a 1ST down
4:43
1st & 10 at opp 45
Nahree Biggins run for 4 yds to the ILL 41
4:43
2nd & 6 at opp 41
Joe Labas pass incomplete
4:43
3rd & 6 at opp 41
Joe Labas run for 13 yds to the ILL 28 for a 1ST down
2:25
1st & 10 at opp 28
Joe Labas pass intercepted Xavier Scott return for no gain to the ILL 28
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:25
1st & 10 at own 28
Kaden Feagin run for no gain to the ILL 28
2:25
2nd & 10 at own 28
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Kaden Feagin for 4 yds to the ILL 32
2:25
3rd & 6 at own 32
Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
0:57
4th & 6 at own 32
Hugh Robertson punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Donte Kent at the CMU 34 for a 1ST down
Central Michigan Field goal, 12 plays
0:57
1st & 10 at own 34
B.J. Harris run for 12 yds to the CMU 46 for a 1ST down
0:00
1st & 10 at own 46
Joe Labas run for 6 yds to the ILL 48
Q4 15:00
2nd & 4 at opp 48
Joe Labas run for 8 yds to the ILL 40 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 40
Tyler Jefferson pass incomplete
Q4 15:00
2nd & 10 at opp 40
B.J. Harris run for 5 yds to the ILL 35
Q4 15:00
3rd & 5 at opp 35
No Huddle-Shotgun Labas,Joe pass incomplete short left to Williams,Jordyn thrown to ILL23, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY ILL Pass Interference (Strain,Tyler) 8 yards from ILL35 to ILL27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 27
Joe Labas pass complete to Jesse Prewitt III for 6 yds to the ILL 21
Q4 15:00
2nd & 4 at opp 21
Joe Labas pass incomplete
Q4 15:00
3rd & 4 at opp 21
B.J. Harris run for 14 yds to the ILL 7 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & goal at opp 7
Joe Labas pass incomplete
Q4 15:00
2nd & goal at opp 7
Joe Labas pass incomplete
Q4 15:00
3rd & goal at opp 7
Joe Labas pass incomplete
Q4 11:58
4th & goal at opp 7
Tristan Mattson 25 yd FG GOODIllinois 23, Central Michigan 9
4th quarter4 drives, then Illinois 30, Central Michigan 9
Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
11:57
1st & 10 at own 35
Tristan Mattson kickoff for 11 yds
11:57
1st & 10 at opp 46
Luke Altmyer run for 7 yds to the CMU 39
11:57
2nd & 3 at opp 39
Ca’Lil Valentine run for 22 yds to the CMU 17 for a 1ST down
11:57
1st & 10 at opp 17
Josh McCray run for 1 yd to the CMU 16
11:57
2nd & 9 at opp 16
Shotgun Altmyer,Luke pass incomplete short right to Elzy,Malik thrown to CMU00, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY CMU Pass Interference (Rikard,Elijah) 14 yards from CMU16 to CMU02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
9:34
1st & goal at opp 2
Kaden Feagin run for 2 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)Illinois 30, Central Michigan 9
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
9:34
1st & 10 at own 35
Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:34
1st & 10 at own 25
Nahree Biggins run for no gain to the CMU 25
9:34
2nd & 10 at own 25
Nahree Biggins run for 3 yds to the CMU 28
9:34
3rd & 7 at own 28
Joe Labas pass incomplete
8:01
4th & 7 at own 28
David Chapeau punt for 47 yds , Hank Beatty returns for 3 yds to the ILL 28
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
8:01
1st & 10 at own 28
Ca’Lil Valentine run for 6 yds to the ILL 34
8:01
2nd & 4 at own 34
Ca’Lil Valentine run for 2 yds to the ILL 36
8:01
3rd & 2 at own 36
PENALTY ILL False Start (Kreutz,Josh) 5 yards from ILL36 to ILL31. NO PLAY.
8:01
3rd & 7 at own 31
Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 13 yds to the ILL 44 for a 1ST down
8:01
1st & 10 at own 44
Josh McCray run for 2 yds to the ILL 46
8:01
2nd & 8 at own 46
Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
8:01
3rd & 8 at own 46
Ca’Lil Valentine run for 7 yds to the CMU 47
3:55
4th & 1 at opp 47
Timeout Illinois, clock 03:55
3:49
4th & 1 at opp 47
Hugh Robertson punt for 47 yds for a touchback
Central Michigan End of game, 7 plays
3:49
1st & 10 at own 20
Tyler Jefferson pass complete to Nahree Biggins for 4 yds to the CMU 24
3:49
2nd & 6 at own 24
Tyler Jefferson run for 1 yd to the CMU 25
3:49
3rd & 5 at own 25
Tyler Jefferson pass complete to B.J. Harris for 22 yds to the CMU 47 for a 1ST down
3:49
1st & 10 at own 47
Tyler Jefferson pass complete to Gavin Harris for 16 yds to the ILL 37 for a 1ST down
3:49
1st & 10 at opp 37
B.J. Harris run for 7 yds to the ILL 30
3:49
2nd & 3 at opp 30
Nahree Biggins run for 4 yds to the ILL 26 for a 1ST down
0:00
1st & 10 at opp 26
Tyler Jefferson sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the ILL 28
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.
PassingLuke Altmyer19 of 29, 242 yards, 2 TDIllinois
ReceivingPatrick Bryant7 catches, 102 yards, 2 TDIllinois
Central Michigan
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