CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

Eastern Illinois at Illinois

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Illinois beat Eastern Illinois 45–⁠0. It was their third meeting; Illinois leads the series 3–⁠0.

AwayEastern Illinois3–⁠9 in 2024
0
HomeIllinois10–⁠3 in 2024
45

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignTV: BIG10Attendance 43,849

At kickoff
78°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Universi Of Il Willard Airport (KCMI), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Ron SnodgrassGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Eastern Illinois00000
Illinois14177745

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Eastern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Pierce Holley16/3214702
RushingCarYdsTDLong
M.J. Flowers928011
Jay Pearson62005
Eli Mirza1303
Kendi Young3202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
DeAirious Smith563026
Eli Mirza338027
C.J. Nelson221017
Cooper Willman21106
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Elijawah Tolbert121.500
Anthony Shockey9000
Moses Alexander6000
Drake Van Hyfte5100

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Luke Altmyer19/2421340
Donovan Leary2/52900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kaden Feagin16108129
Aidan Laughery1079029
Luke Altmyer327015
Ca’Lil Valentine418016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Patrick Bryant563228
Malik Elzy251134
Ashton Hollins240029
Zakhari Franklin228016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Matthew Bailey6000
Dennis Briggs Jr.5000
Joe Barna3110
Seth Coleman3100
Gabe Jacas3000
Torrie Cox Jr.2001
Miles Scott1001

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

Team stats

Eastern IllinoisIllinois
196Total yards486
147Passing yards242
49Rushing yards244
4.6Yards per pass8.3
2.2Yards per rush5.8
9First downs27
4–⁠13Third downs4–⁠10
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
4Turnovers0
6–⁠50Penalties6–⁠45
23:59Possession36:01
0Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Eastern IllinoisIllinois
26%Success rate51%
−0.34EPA per play0.42
0.61Explosiveness1.35
−0.50Rushing EPA0.20
−0.15Passing EPA0.74
25%Passing-down success43%
−0.68First-down EPA0.14
−0.32Second-down EPA0.74
0.29Third-down EPA0.53
13%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 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Illinois −28.5, over/under 50.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Illinois end zoneEastern Illinois end zoneQ1 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ1 Eastern IllinoisFumble, 8 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 2 playsQ2 IllinoisField goal, 10 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 4 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ3 IllinoisTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Eastern IllinoisFumble, 8 playsQ3 IllinoisTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 9 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, Eastern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  2. Q1 Eastern IllinoisFumble, 8 plays, 60 yards
  3. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 10 plays, 77 yards
  4. Q1 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 25 yards
  6. Q1 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 2 plays, 2 yards
  7. Q2 IllinoisField goal, 10 plays, 53 yards
  8. Q2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  9. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  10. Q2 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 4 plays, 11 yards
  11. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 2 plays, 29 yards
  12. Q2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  13. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 67 yards
  14. Q2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q2 IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  16. Q3 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  17. Q3 IllinoisTouchdown, 9 plays, 86 yards
  18. Q3 Eastern IllinoisFumble, 8 plays, 62 yards
  19. Q3 IllinoisTouchdown, 9 plays, 87 yards
  20. Q4 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  21. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  22. Q4 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 26 yards
  23. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 9 plays, 46 yards
  24. Q4 Eastern IllinoisEnd of game, 5 plays, 22 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Illinois 14, Eastern Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Julian Patino kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25Aidan Laughery run for 9 yds to the ILL 34
14:212nd & 1 at own 34Luke Altmyer pass complete to Aidan Laughery for a 1ST down
13:551st & 10 at own 41Aidan Laughery run for 2 yds to the ILL 43
13:182nd & 8 at own 43Aidan Laughery run for 2 yds to the ILL 45
12:433rd & 6 at own 45Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
12:374th & 6 at own 45Hugh Robertson punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the EIU 17
Eastern Illinois Fumble, 8 plays
12:331st & 10 at own 17(12:34) No Huddle-Shotgun Flowers,MJ rush middle for 2 yards loss to the EIU15 (Bailey,Matthew) PENALTY ILL Offside (Jacas,Gabe) 5 yards from EIU17 to EIU22. NO PLAY.
12:211st & 5 at own 22Pierce Holley pass incomplete
12:152nd & 5 at own 22MJ Flowers run for 2 yds to the EIU 24
11:013rd & 3 at own 24Pierce Holley pass complete to Eli Mirza for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at own 27Pierce Holley pass incomplete
10:522nd & 10 at own 27MJ Flowers run for 11 yds to the EIU 38 for a 1ST down
10:131st & 10 at own 38Pierce Holley pass complete to Jay Pearson
9:422nd & 3 at own 45Pierce Holley pass complete to Eli Mirza for a 1ST down
9:271st & 10 at opp 28Jay Pearson run for 5 yds to the ILL 23 Jay Pearson fumbled, recovered by ILL Seth Coleman
Illinois Touchdown, 10 plays
9:181st & 10 at own 23Luke Altmyer pass complete to Zakhari Franklin for a 1ST down
9:001st & 10 at own 35Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the ILL 38
8:192nd & 7 at own 38Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the ILL 41
7:283rd & 4 at own 41Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at own 49Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant
6:432nd & 10 at own 49Kaden Feagin run for 29 yds to the EIU 22 for a 1ST down
6:071st & 10 at opp 22Kaden Feagin run for 5 yds to the EIU 17
5:082nd & 5 at opp 17Luke Altmyer pass complete to Kenari Wilcher for a 1ST down
4:471st & goal at opp 10PENALTY ILL False Start (Gesky,Josh) 5 yards from EIU10 to EIU15. NO PLAY.
4:211st & goal at opp 15Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
4:152nd & goal at opp 15Pat Bryant 15 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick)Illinois 7, Eastern Illinois 0
4:091st & 10 at own 35Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds , Mark Aitken return for 10 yds to the EIU 45 Eastern Illinois Penalty, Offensive Holding (5 Yards) to the EIU 5
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
3:591st & 10 at own 5Eli Mirza run for 3 yds to the EIU 8
3:202nd & 7 at own 8MJ Flowers run for 1 yd to the EIU 9
2:443rd & 6 at own 9Pierce Holley pass incomplete
2:324th & 6 at own 9Jacob Horvath punt for 46 yds , Mac Resetich returns for 30 yds to the EIU 25
Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
2:271st & 10 at opp 25Josh McCray run for 5 yds to the EIU 20
1:532nd & 5 at opp 20Luke Altmyer pass complete to Zakhari Franklin for a 1ST down
1:181st & goal at opp 4Josh McCray run for 1 yd to the EIU 5
0:432nd & goal at opp 5Tanner Arkin 5 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick)Illinois 14, Eastern Illinois 0
Eastern Illinois Interception, 2 plays
0:431st & 10 at own 35Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:001st & 10 at own 25MJ Flowers run for 2 yds to the EIU 27
Q2 14:552nd & 8 at own 27Pierce Holley pass intercepted
2nd quarter9 drives, then Illinois 31, Eastern Illinois 0
Illinois Field goal, 10 plays
14:481st & 10 at own 39Kaden Feagin run for 22 yds to the EIU 39 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at opp 39Luke Altmyer run for 9 yds to the EIU 30
13:302nd & 1 at opp 30Kaden Feagin run for no gain to the EIU 30
12:473rd & 1 at opp 30Luke Altmyer run for 3 yds to the EIU 27 for a 1ST down
12:041st & 10 at opp 27Luke Altmyer pass complete to Aidan Laughery
11:322nd & 10 at opp 27Aidan Laughery run for 18 yds to the EIU 9 for a 1ST down
10:561st & goal at opp 9Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 10:56
10:511st & goal at opp 9Aidan Laughery run for 1 yd to the EIU 8
10:192nd & goal at opp 8Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
10:143rd & goal at opp 8Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
10:104th & goal at opp 8David Olano 26 yd FG GOODIllinois 17, Eastern Illinois 0
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:051st & 10 at own 35Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds , Terrance Gipson return for 15 yds to the EIU 15
9:591st & 10 at own 15MJ Flowers run for no gain to the EIU 15
9:272nd & 10 at own 15MJ Flowers run for 2 yds to the EIU 17
8:463rd & 8 at own 17Pierce Holley pass incomplete
8:384th & 8 at own 17Jacob Horvath punt for 33 yds
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
8:261st & 10 at opp 45Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty
7:462nd & 11 at opp 46Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd to the EIU 47
7:023rd & 12 at opp 47Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty
6:314th & 9 at opp 44Hugh Robertson punt for 44 yds for a touchback
Eastern Illinois Interception, 4 plays
6:241st & 10 at own 20Pierce Holley pass incomplete
6:172nd & 10 at own 20Jay Pearson run for 5 yds to the EIU 25
5:333rd & 5 at own 25(05:36) No Huddle-Shotgun Holley,Pierce pass incomplete short middle to Mirza,Eli thrown to EIU29 PENALTY ILL Offside (Coleman,Seth) 5 yards from EIU25 to EIU30, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:271st & 10 at own 30Jay Pearson run for 1 yd to the EIU 31
4:512nd & 9 at own 31Pierce Holley pass intercepted Torrie Cox Jr. return for no gain to the EIU 29
Illinois Touchdown, 2 plays
4:461st & 10 at opp 29Josh McCray run for 1 yd to the EIU 28
4:132nd & 9 at opp 28Pat Bryant 28 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick)Illinois 24, Eastern Illinois 0
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:131st & 10 at own 35Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:071st & 10 at own 25Pierce Holley pass incomplete
3:492nd & 10 at own 25Pierce Holley pass complete to MJ Flowers
3:133rd & 5 at own 30Pierce Holley run for 3 yds to the EIU 33
2:514th & 2 at own 33PENALTY EIU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from EIU33 to EIU28. NO PLAY.
2:294th & 7 at own 28Jacob Horvath punt for 39 yds
Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
2:161st & 10 at own 33Luke Altmyer pass complete to Malik Elzy to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at the 50Timeout Illinois, clock 02:00
1:481st & 10 at the 50Aidan Laughery run for 4 yds to the EIU 46
1:362nd & 6 at opp 46Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant for a 1ST down
1:301st & 10 at opp 34Malik Elzy 34 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick)Illinois 31, Eastern Illinois 0
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:301st & 10 at own 35Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:241st & 10 at own 25Jay Pearson run for 3 yds to the EIU 28
1:002nd & 7 at own 28Jay Pearson run for 2 yds to the EIU 30
0:153rd & 5 at own 30Jay Pearson run for 4 yds to the EIU 34
0:154th & 1 at own 34Timeout Illinois, clock 00:15
0:064th & 1 at own 34Jacob Horvath punt for 45 yds , Mac Resetich returns for 4 yds to the ILL 25
Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 25L. Altmyer takes a knee
3rd quarter4 drives, then Illinois 38, Eastern Illinois 0
Eastern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ethan Moczulski kickoff
14:551st & 10 at own 35MJ Flowers run for no gain to the EIU 35
14:162nd & 10 at own 35Pierce Holley pass complete to MJ Flowers
13:513rd & 13 at own 32(13:56) No Huddle-Shotgun Holley,Pierce sacked for loss of 2 yards to the EIU30 (Jacas,Gabe) PENALTY ILL Offside (Bryant,Alec) 5 yards from EIU32 to EIU37. NO PLAY.
13:143rd & 8 at own 37Pierce Holley pass complete to DeAirious Smith for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at own 47Pierce Holley pass complete to Cooper Willman
12:282nd & 5 at opp 48Pierce Holley pass incomplete
12:213rd & 5 at opp 48Pierce Holley run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
11:444th & 7 at the 50Jacob Horvath punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Mac Resetich at the ILL 14
Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
11:361st & 10 at own 14Aidan Laughery run for 4 yds to the ILL 18
10:502nd & 6 at own 18Luke Altmyer pass complete to Collin Dixon for a 1ST down Eastern Illinois Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Joel Barrows) to the ILL 40 for a 1ST down
10:251st & 10 at own 40Aidan Laughery run for 1 yd to the ILL 41
10:102nd & 9 at own 41Luke Altmyer pass complete to Ashton Hollins for a 1ST down
9:341st & 10 at opp 30(09:36) Shotgun Laughery,Aidan rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU30 (Porter,Phoenix) PENALTY ILL Holding (Davis,J.C.) 10 yards from EIU30 to EIU40. NO PLAY.
9:121st & 20 at opp 40Kaden Feagin run for 7 yds to the EIU 33
8:332nd & 13 at opp 33Luke Altmyer pass complete to Kenari Wilcher for a 1ST down Eastern Illinois Penalty, Personal Foul (Nick Coates) to the EIU 11 for a 1ST down
8:081st & 10 at opp 11Aidan Laughery run for 9 yds to the EIU 2
7:312nd & 1 at opp 2Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd for a 1ST down
7:041st & goal at opp 1Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd for a TD (David Olano KICK)Illinois 38, Eastern Illinois 0
Eastern Illinois Fumble, 8 plays
7:041st & 10 at own 35Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:571st & 10 at own 25MJ Flowers run for 3 yds to the EIU 28
6:062nd & 7 at own 28Pierce Holley pass complete to Cooper Willman
6:063rd & 1 at own 34Timeout Illinois, clock 06:06
6:033rd & 1 at own 34(06:04) No Huddle Holley,Pierce rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EIU35 (Briggs Jr.,Dennis) PENALTY EIU False Start (Tanelus,Elkhanan) 5 yards from EIU34 to EIU29. NO PLAY.
5:553rd & 6 at own 29Pierce Holley pass complete to Eli Mirza for a 1ST down
5:061st & 10 at own 37Pierce Holley pass complete to DeAirious Smith
4:402nd & 3 at own 44(04:45) No Huddle-Shotgun Holley,Pierce pass incomplete deep left to Smith,DeAirious thrown to ILL25 PENALTY ILL Pass Interference (Patterson,Kaleb) 15 yards from EIU44 to ILL41, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:331st & 10 at opp 41Pierce Holley sacked by Joe Barna for a loss of 5 yards to the ILL 46
3:592nd & 15 at opp 46MJ Flowers run for 7 yds to the ILL 39
3:283rd & 8 at opp 39Pierce Holley pass incomplete
3:184th & 8 at opp 39Pierce Holley pass complete to DeAirious Smith DeAirious Smith fumbled, recovered by ILL Kaleb Patterson
Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
3:111st & 10 at own 13Aidan Laughery run for 29 yds to the ILL 42 for a 1ST down
2:321st & 10 at own 42Luke Altmyer run for 15 yds to the EIU 43 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at opp 43Kaden Feagin run for 9 yds to the EIU 34
1:182nd & 1 at opp 34Kaden Feagin run for 12 yds to the EIU 22 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 22Kaden Feagin run for 2 yds to the EIU 20
Q4 14:572nd & 8 at opp 20Luke Altmyer pass incomplete
Q4 14:503rd & 8 at opp 20Luke Altmyer pass complete to Josh McCray for a 1ST down Eastern Illinois Penalty, Illegal Use Of Hands (Joel Barrows) to the EIU 8 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:211st & goal at opp 8Josh McCray run for 2 yds to the EIU 6
Q4 13:512nd & goal at opp 6Josh McCray run for 6 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)Illinois 45, Eastern Illinois 0
4th quarter5 drives, then Illinois 45, Eastern Illinois 0
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
13:511st & 10 at own 35Ethan Moczulski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:391st & 10 at own 25Kendi Young run for no gain to the EIU 25
13:172nd & 10 at own 25Pierce Holley pass incomplete
13:123rd & 10 at own 25Pierce Holley pass incomplete
12:594th & 10 at own 25Jacob Horvath punt for 49 yds
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
12:531st & 10 at own 26Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the ILL 29
12:122nd & 7 at own 29Kaden Feagin run for 6 yds to the ILL 35
11:353rd & 1 at own 35Kaden Feagin run for 6 yds to the ILL 41 for a 1ST down
11:041st & 10 at own 41Donovan Leary pass incomplete
10:572nd & 10 at own 41Jordan Anderson run for 2 yds to the ILL 43
10:223rd & 8 at own 43Donovan Leary pass incomplete
10:154th & 8 at own 43Hugh Robertson punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the EIU 16
Eastern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
10:011st & 10 at own 16Pierce Holley pass complete to Kendi Young
9:372nd & 5 at own 21Pierce Holley pass incomplete
9:243rd & 5 at own 21Pierce Holley pass complete to CJ Nelson for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at own 38Pierce Holley pass incomplete
8:402nd & 10 at own 38Pierce Holley pass complete to CJ Nelson
8:133rd & 6 at own 42Pierce Holley pass incomplete
8:044th & 6 at own 42Jacob Horvath punt for 48 yds , Mac Resetich returns for 4 yds to the ILL 14
Illinois Punt, 9 plays
7:451st & 10 at own 14Ca’Lil Valentine run for 16 yds to the ILL 30 for a 1ST down
7:101st & 10 at own 30Ca’Lil Valentine run for 1 yd to the ILL 31
6:192nd & 9 at own 31Donovan Leary pass complete to Ashton Hollins for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at own 42Ca’Lil Valentine run for 1 yd to the ILL 41
4:572nd & 11 at own 41Ca’Lil Valentine run for 2 yds to the ILL 43
4:053rd & 9 at own 43Donovan Leary pass complete to Carson Goda for a 1ST down
3:271st & 10 at opp 39Jordan Anderson run for 1 yd to the EIU 38
2:412nd & 9 at opp 38Donovan Leary pass incomplete
2:353rd & 9 at opp 38Jordan Anderson run for 2 yds to the EIU 40
2:004th & 11 at opp 40Timeout Illinois, clock 02:00
1:534th & 11 at opp 40Hugh Robertson punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the EIU 7
Eastern Illinois End of game, 5 plays
1:461st & 10 at own 7Kendi Young run for 2 yds to the EIU 9
0:572nd & 8 at own 9Pierce Holley pass complete to DeAirious Smith for a 1ST down
0:491st & 10 at own 20Pierce Holley pass incomplete
0:322nd & 10 at own 20Pierce Holley pass complete to DeAirious Smith
0:003rd & 1 at own 29Kendi Young run for no gain to the EIU 29

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

Every Eastern Illinois–Illinois game

Illinois leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
2024Illinois 45, Eastern Illinois 0
2008Illinois 47, Eastern Illinois 21
2006Illinois 42, Eastern Illinois 17

Around this game

Eastern Illinois

Illinois

Ranked games that day

Every game of Week 1