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Western Michigan vs Illinois (Sep 18, 2004)



Box Score


Box Score (Final) Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Western Michigan.... 7 6 7 7 - 27 Record: (1-2) Illinois............ 14 6 3 7 - 30 Record: (2-1)

Scoring Summary: 1st 14:47 ILL - Thomas,Pierre 99 yd kickoff return (Reda, Jason kick), , WMU 0 - ILL 7 08:51 WMU - RILEY, Trovon 1 yd run (MENCHINGER, R. kick), , WMU 7 - ILL 7 04:02 ILL - Halsey, EB 3 yd run (Reda, Jason kick), , WMU 7 - ILL 14 2nd 14:55 WMU - MEYER, NATE 50 yd field goal, , WMU 10 - ILL 14 05:11 WMU - MENCHINGER, R. 22 yd field goal, , WMU 13 - ILL 14 03:41 ILL - Jones,Kendrick 28 yd pass from Bower,Brad (Reda, Jason kick failed), , WMU 13 - ILL 20 3rd 05:59 WMU - JACKSON, Brian 8 yd pass from CUBIT, Ryan (MENCHINGER, R. kick), , WMU 20 - ILL 20 00:25 ILL - Reda, Jason 34 yd field goal, , WMU 20 - ILL 23 4th 06:56 WMU - JENNINGS, Greg 3 yd pass from CUBIT, Ryan (MENCHINGER, R. kick), , WMU 27 - ILL 23 01:02 ILL - Halsey, EB 4 yd run (Reda, Jason kick), , WMU 27 - ILL 30

WMU ILL FIRST DOWNS................... 23 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 35-133 45-176 PASSING YDS (NET)............. 273 177 Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 41-27-1 19-10-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 76-406 64-353 Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards............ 0-0 2-47 Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 5-96 3-132 Interception Returns-Yards.... 2-74 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg)............ 5-45.8 3-36.0 Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards............... 8-82 2-20 Possession Time............... 31:08 28:52 Third-Down Conversions........ 8 of 16 5 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-4 3-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 6-31 1-13

RUSHING: Western Michigan-RILEY, Trovon 17-75; BONDS, Mark 13-71; JENNINGS, Greg 1-5; MARKS, Daniel 1-0; CUBIT, Ryan 3-minus 18. Illinois-Halsey, EB 20-91; Thomas,Pierre 12-78; Adeyemo,Ade 1-11; Davis,Jason 3-10; Bower,Brad 9-minus 14.

PASSING: Western Michigan-CUBIT, Ryan 27-41-1-273. Illinois-Bower,Brad 10-19-2-177.

RECEIVING: Western Michigan-JENNINGS, Greg 7-84; WALKER, Tyrone 6-47; SCHEFFLER, T. 4-48; DEVREE, Tyson 3-46; JACKSON, Brian 3-28; RILEY, Trovon 2-8; LEMAY, Justin 1-7; MARKS, Daniel 1-5. Illinois-Adeyemo,Ade 6-93; Jones,Kendrick 3-54; Kornfeld,Mark 1-30.

INTERCEPTIONS: Western Michigan-SIMS, Blake 1-56; MCINTOSH, S. 1-18. Illinois-Virgil,Morris 1-0.

FUMBLES: Western Michigan-CUBIT, Ryan 1-1. Illinois-Halsey, EB 1-0; Bower,Brad 1-1.

Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 51452 Kickoff time: 1:05 pm End of Game: 4:16 pm Total elapsed time: 3:11 Officials: Referee: Jim Lapetina; Umpire: Percy Mun; Linesman: Steve Beckman; Line judge: Dana McKenzie; Back judge: Jack Lyman; Field judge: Al Terry; Side judge: John Roggeman; Temperature: 77 Wind: E 5 MPH Weather: Mostly Sunny

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Western Michigan vs Illinois (Sep 18, 2004 at Champaign, Ill.)

SACKS (UA-A): Western Michigan-OSBORNE, Ernest 1-2; TITHOF, Paul 2-0; ALVAREZ, Joe 1-0; GIORGIANNI, M. 1-0; MOERSCH, Paul 1-0. Illinois-Cooper,James 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Western Michigan-TITHOF, Paul 5-5; GIORGIANNI, M. 3-7; ROBINSON, Scott 5-3; HARDY, Mark 3-5; GITLER, Jack 3-4; COPELAND, D. 5-1; OSBORNE, Ernest 4-2; VINCENT, Jimmie 3-3; MOERSCH, Paul 1-4; MCINTOSH, S. 2-1; OLESON, Erik 1-2; MELCHER, Nick 0-3; SIMS, Blake 2-0; BEHRENS, Josh 0-2; JACKSON, Brian 1-0; JAMES, Brandon 1-0; ALVAREZ, Joe 1-0; STEWART, Brett 0-1; BELMONTE, A. 0-1. Illinois-Sinclair,Matt 6-7; Ball,Alan 6-2; Virgil,Morris 5-2; Williams,Travis 2-5; Hayden,Kelvin 3-3; O'Brien,Mike 2-3; Moss,Scott 2-3; Mele,Joe 1-4; Norwell,Chris 1-4; Cooper,James 2-2; Harrison,Justin 2-2; Matha,Ryan 2-2; Thornhill,A. 3-0; Brosnan,Brian 1-2; Maloney,Mike 1-1; Schaefering,B. 1-1; Mitchell,Kevin 1-1; Gawelek,Mike 0-2; Bryant,Melvin 1-0; O'Donnell,M. 1-0; Myles,Charles 1-0; Boyd III,Arthur 0-1; Norris,Josh 0-1; Leman,J 0-1; Rouse, Tyler 0-1.


Scoring Summary


Scoring Summary (Final) Western Michigan (1-2) vs. Illinois (2-1) Date: Sep 18, 2004 Site: Champaign, Ill. Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 51452

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Western Michigan.... 7 6 7 7 - 27 Illinois............ 14 6 3 7 - 30

Scoring Summary: 1st 14:47 ILL - Thomas,Pierre 99 yd kickoff return (Reda, Jason kick) WMU 0 - ILL 7 08:51 WMU - RILEY, Trovon 1 yd run (MENCHINGER, R. kick) WMU 7 - ILL 7 04:02 ILL - Halsey, EB 3 yd run (Reda, Jason kick) WMU 7 - ILL 14 2nd 14:55 WMU - MEYER, NATE 50 yd field goal WMU 10 - ILL 14 05:11 WMU - MENCHINGER, R. 22 yd field goal WMU 13 - ILL 14 03:41 ILL - Jones,Kendrick 28 yd pass from Bower,Brad (Reda, Jason kick failed) WMU 13 - ILL 20 3rd 05:59 WMU - JACKSON, Brian 8 yd pass from CUBIT, Ryan (MENCHINGER, R. kick) WMU 20 - ILL 20 00:25 ILL - Reda, Jason 34 yd field goal WMU 20 - ILL 23 4th 06:56 WMU - JENNINGS, Greg 3 yd pass from CUBIT, Ryan (MENCHINGER, R. kick) WMU 27 - ILL 23 01:02 ILL - Halsey, EB 4 yd run (Reda, Jason kick) WMU 27 - ILL 30

Kickoff time: 1:05 pm End of Game: 4:16 pm Total elapsed time: 3:11 Officials: Referee: Jim Lapetina; Umpire: Percy Mun; Linesman: Steve Beckman; Line judge: Dana McKenzie; Back judge: Jack Lyman; Field judge: Al Terry; Side judge: John Roggeman; Temperature: 77 Wind: E 5 MPH Weather: Mostly Sunny

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Team Statistics


Team Statistics (Final) WMU ILL

FIRST DOWNS................... 23 23 Rushing..................... 7 12 Passing..................... 15 8 Penalty..................... 1 3 NET YARDS RUSHING............. 133 176 Rushing Attempts............ 35 45 Average Per Rush............ 3.8 3.9 Yards Gained Rushing........ 158 208 Yards Lost Rushing.......... 25 32 NET YARDS PASSING............. 273 177 Completions-Attempts-Int.... 27-41-1 10-19-2 Average Per Attempt......... 6.7 9.3 Average Per Completion...... 10.1 17.7 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 406 353 Total offense plays......... 76 64 Average Gain Per Play....... 5.3 5.5 Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 1-1 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards....... 8-82 2-20 PUNTS-YARDS................... 5-229 3-108 Average Yards Per Punt...... 45.8 36.0 Net Yards Per Punt.......... 36.4 36.0 Inside 20................... 1 2 50+ Yards................... 2 0 Touchbacks.................. 2 1 Fair catch.................. 0 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 6-331 6-381 Average Yards Per Kickoff... 55.2 63.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 33.2 47.5 Touchbacks.................. 2 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 0-0-0 2-47-0 Average Per Return.......... 0.0 23.5 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-96-0 3-132-1 Average Per Return.......... 19.2 44.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 2-74-0 1-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0 Possession Time............... 31:08 28:52 1st Quarter................. 9:45 5:15 2nd Quarter................. 8:18 6:42 3rd Quarter................. 7:09 7:51 4th Quarter................. 5:56 9:04 Third-Down Conversions........ 8 of 16 5 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-4 3-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 6-31 1-13 PAT Kicks..................... 3-3 4-3 Field Goals................... 2-2 1-1


Individual Statistics


Individual Statistics (Final)


Western Michigan

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- RILEY, Trovon 17 80 5 75 1 14 4.4 BONDS, Mark 13 71 0 71 0 18 5.5 JENNINGS, Greg 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0 MARKS, Daniel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 CUBIT, Ryan 3 2 20 -18 0 2 -6.0 Totals... 35 158 25 133 1 18 3.8

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack -------------------------------------------- CUBIT, Ryan 41-27-1 273 2 34 1 Totals... 41-27-1 273 2 34 1

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- JENNINGS, Greg 7 84 1 34 WALKER, Tyrone 6 47 0 12 SCHEFFLER, T. 4 48 0 28 DEVREE, Tyson 3 46 0 23 JACKSON, Brian 3 28 1 11 RILEY, Trovon 2 8 0 7 LEMAY, Justin 1 7 0 7 MARKS, Daniel 1 5 0 5 Totals... 27 273 2 34

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ----------------------------------------- ANDERSON, Adam 5 229 45.8 54 1 Totals... 5 229 45.8 54 1

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- WALKER, Tyrone 0 0 0 5 96 26 0 0 0 MCINTOSH, S. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 18 SIMS, Blake 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56 56 Totals... 0 0 0 5 96 26 2 74 56

Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- MEYER, NATE 2nd 14:55 50 yds - Good MENCHINGER, R. 2nd 05:11 22 yds - Good

FUMBLES: Western Michigan-CUBIT, Ryan 1-1. Illinois-Bower,Brad 1-1; Halsey, EB 1-0.


Illinois

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- Halsey, EB 20 92 1 91 2 15 4.6 Thomas,Pierre 12 80 2 78 0 28 6.5 Adeyemo,Ade 1 11 0 11 0 11 11.0 Davis,Jason 3 10 0 10 0 6 3.3 Bower,Brad 9 15 29 -14 0 7 -1.6 Totals... 45 208 32 176 2 28 3.9

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack -------------------------------------------- Bower,Brad 19-10-2 177 1 39 6 Totals... 19-10-2 177 1 39 6

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- Adeyemo,Ade 6 93 0 39 Jones,Kendrick 3 54 1 28 Kornfeld,Mark 1 30 0 30 Totals... 10 177 1 39

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ----------------------------------------- Weatherford,S. 3 108 36.0 49 2 Totals... 3 108 36.0 49 2

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- Virgil,Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Halsey, EB 2 47 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas,Pierre 0 0 0 3 132 99 0 0 0 Totals... 2 47 40 3 132 99 1 0 0

Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Reda, Jason 3rd 00:25 34 yds - Good

FUMBLES: Western Michigan-CUBIT, Ryan 1-1. Illinois-Bower,Brad 1-1; Halsey, EB 1-0.

FUMBLES: Western Michigan-CUBIT, Ryan 1-1. Illinois-Halsey, EB 1-0; Bower,Brad 1-1.


Drive Chart


Drive Chart (Final) Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WMU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time of possession 09:45 08:18 07:09 05:56 18:03 13:05 31:08 3rd Down Conversions 3/5 1/3 1/2 3/6 4/8 4/8 8/16 Avg Field Position W41 W23 W21 W24 W34 W23 W27 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/1

ILL 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time of possession 05:15 06:42 07:51 09:04 11:57 16:55 28:52 3rd Down Conversions 1/1 1/3 2/4 1/4 2/4 3/8 5/12 Avg Field Position I46 I28 I27 I46 I39 I40 I39 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0


Drive Chart (By Quarter)

Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Defensive Statistics


Defensive Statistics (Final)

Western Michigan ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 TITHOF, Paul 5 5 10 2.0/14 . 1-0 . . . 2/14 . 56 GIORGIANNI, M. 3 7 10 1.0/3 . . . . . 1/3 . 25 ROBINSON, Scott 5 3 8 . . . . 3 . / . 29 HARDY, Mark 3 5 8 . . . . . . / . 59 GITLER, Jack 3 4 7 . . . . . . / . 8 COPELAND, D. 5 1 6 . . . . 1 . / . 90 OSBORNE, Ernest 4 2 6 2.0/9 1 . . . . 3/7 1 5 VINCENT, Jimmie 3 3 6 . . . . 1 . / . 95 MOERSCH, Paul 1 4 5 1.0/5 . . . . . 1/5 . 22 MCINTOSH, S. 2 1 3 . . . 1-18 . . / . 33 OLESON, Erik 1 2 3 . . . . . . / 1 35 MELCHER, Nick . 3 3 . . . . . . / 1 28 SIMS, Blake 2 . 2 . . . 1-56 . . / . 45 BEHRENS, Josh . 2 2 . . . . . . / . 53 ALVAREZ, Joe 1 . 1 1.0/2 . . . . . 1/2 . 4 JACKSON, Brian 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . / . 71 JAMES, Brandon 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 37 BELMONTE, A. . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 41 STEWART, Brett . 1 1 . . . . . . / .

Illinois ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44 Sinclair,Matt 6 7 13 . . . . . . / . 18 Ball,Alan 6 2 8 . . . . . . / . 20 Virgil,Morris 5 2 7 . . . 1-0 . . / . 28 Williams,Travis 2 5 7 . . . . . . / . 6 Hayden,Kelvin 3 3 6 . . . . 1 . / . 90 Moss,Scott 2 3 5 . . . . . . / 2 93 O'Brien,Mike 2 3 5 . . . . 3 . / 2 96 Norwell,Chris 1 4 5 . . . . . . / . 53 Mele,Joe 1 4 5 . . . . . . / 2 32 Harrison,Justin 2 2 4 . . . . . . / . 97 Matha,Ryan 2 2 4 1.0/4 . . . . . / . 25 Cooper,James 2 2 4 1.0/13 . . . . . 1/13 . 51 Thornhill,A. 3 . 3 . . . . . . / . 31 Brosnan,Brian 1 2 3 . . . . . . / . 42 Mitchell,Kevin 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 74 Maloney,Mike 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 66 Schaefering,B. 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 45 Gawelek,Mike . 2 2 . . . . . . / . 88 Bryant,Melvin 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 94 Myles,Charles 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 64 O'Donnell,M. 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 46 Rouse, Tyler . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 92 Boyd III,Arthur . 1 1 . . 1-0 . . . / 1 47 Leman,J . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 65 Norris,Josh . 1 1 . . . . 1 . / 1 36 Tischer,Josh . . . . . . . . . / 1


Play-by-Play Summary


Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter) WMU wins coin toss and defers, UI will receive and defend north goal. W 1-10 W35 WMU ball on WMU35.

MEYER, NATE kickoff 64 yards to the ILL1, Thomas,Pierre return 99 yards to the WMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:47. Reda, Jason kick attempt good.

============================== WESTERN MICHIGAN 0, ILLINOIS 7 ==============================

Weatherford,S. kickoff 65 yards to the WMU0, WALKER, Tyrone return 19 yards to the WMU19 (Mitchell,Kevin). W 1-10 W19 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 14:47 (1st), RILEY, Trovon rush for 6 yards to the WMU25 (Virgil,Morris). W 2-4 W25 CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to DEVREE, Tyson for 23 yards to the WMU48, 1ST DOWN WMU (Virgil,Morris). W 1-10 W48 CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to JACKSON, Brian for 9 yards to the ILL43 (Ball,Alan). W 2-1 I43 RILEY, Trovon rush for 2 yards to the ILL41, 1ST DOWN WMU (;Norwell,Chris;Boyd III,Arthur). W 1-10 I41 1st and 10. W 1-10 I41 CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to WALKER, Tyrone for 2 yards to the ILL39 (Maloney,Mike). W 2-8 I39 RILEY, Trovon rush for 2 yards to the ILL37 (Sinclair,Matt;Norris,Josh). W 3-6 I37 CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to WALKER, Tyrone (Norris,Josh), QB hurry by Norris,Josh. W 4-6 I37 ANDERSON, Adam punt 37 yards to the ILL0, touchback. --------------- 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 03:37 ---------------

I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 11:10 (1st). I 1-10 I20 Bower,Brad pass intercepted by MCINTOSH, S. at the ILL37, MCINTOSH, S. return 18 yards to the ILL19 (O'Donnell,M.). --------------- 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:13 ---------------

W 1-10 I19 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 10:57 (1st). W 1-10 I19 RILEY, Trovon rush for 2 yards to the ILL17 (;Virgil,Morris;O'Brien,Mike). W 2-8 I17 CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to SCHEFFLER, T. (O'Brien,Mike), QB hurry by Mele,Joe. W 3-8 I17 CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to JENNINGS, Greg for 9 yards to the ILL8, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (;Hayden,Kelvin;Ball,Alan). W 1-G I08 PENALTY WMU false start (DEVREE, Tyson) 5 yards to the ILL13. W 1-G I13 CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to JENNINGS, Greg for 9 yards to the ILL4 (Sinclair,Matt). W 2-G I04 RILEY, Trovon rush for 3 yards to the ILL1 (;Sinclair,Matt;Maloney,Mike). W 3-G I01 RILEY, Trovon rush for 1 yard to the ILL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:51. MENCHINGER, R. kick attempt good.

============================== WESTERN MICHIGAN 7, ILLINOIS 7 ==============================

--------------- 6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 02:06 ---------------

MEYER, NATE kickoff 65 yards to the ILL0, touchback. I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 08:51 (1st), Halsey, EB rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the ILL21 (COPELAND, D.;GIORGIANNI, M.). I 2-9 I21 Halsey, EB rush over right tackle for 9 yards to the ILL30, 1ST DOWN ILL (ROBINSON, Scott). I 1-10 I30 Halsey, EB rush up middle for 7 yards to the ILL37 (;GIORGIANNI, M.;MELCHER, Nick). I 2-3 I37 PENALTY ILL false start (Adeyemo,Ade) 5 yards to the ILL32. I 2-8 I32 Halsey, EB rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the ILL33 (;TITHOF, Paul;STEWART, Brett). I 3-7 I33 Bower,Brad rush quarterback draw for 7 yards to the ILL40, 1ST DOWN ILL (TITHOF, Paul). I 1-10 I40 Halsey, EB rush over right end for 14 yards to the WMU46, 1ST DOWN ILL (COPELAND, D.), PENALTY WMU face mask (ROBINSON, Scott) 15 yards to the WMU31, 1ST DOWN ILL. I 1-10 W31 1st and 10, Halsey, EB rush over left tackle for 12 yards to the WMU19, 1ST DOWN ILL (;HARDY, Mark;VINCENT, Jimmie). I 1-10 W19 Halsey, EB rush up middle to the WMU15, fumble forced by JACKSON, Brian, fumble by Halsey, EB recovered by ILL Adeyemo,Ade at WMU9, 1ST DOWN ILL. I 1-G W09 Halsey, EB rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the WMU10 (;GIORGIANNI, M.;GITLER, Jack). I 2-G W10 PENALTY WMU pass interference (ROBINSON, Scott) 7 yards to the WMU3, 1ST DOWN ILL. I 1-G W03 Halsey, EB rush up middle for no gain to the WMU3 (GITLER, Jack). I 2-G W03 Halsey, EB rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the WMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:02. Reda, Jason kick attempt good.

=============================== WESTERN MICHIGAN 7, ILLINOIS 14 ===============================

--------------- 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:49 ---------------

Weatherford,S. kickoff 64 yards to the WMU1, WALKER, Tyrone return 23 yards to the WMU24, out-of-bounds (Brosnan,Brian). W 1-10 W24 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 04:02 (1st), CUBIT, Ryan sideline pass complete to DEVREE, Tyson for 10 yards to the WMU34, 1ST DOWN WMU (Ball,Alan). W 1-10 W34 RILEY, Trovon rush over left end for 5 yards to the WMU39 (O'Brien,Mike). W 2-5 W39 CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to WALKER, Tyrone for 12 yards to the ILL49, 1ST DOWN WMU (Norwell,Chris;Sinclair,Matt). W 1-10 I49 RILEY, Trovon rush up middle for 13 yards to the ILL36, 1ST DOWN WMU (Virgil,Morris). W 1-10 I36 RILEY, Trovon rush over right guard for 4 yards to the ILL32 (Hayden,Kelvin). W 2-6 I32 MARKS, Daniel rush up middle for no gain to the ILL32 (Thornhill,A.;Sinclair,Matt). W 3-6 I32 CUBIT, Ryan sideline pass complete to WALKER, Tyrone for 9 yards to the ILL23, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds. W 1-10 I23 RILEY, Trovon rush left for 1 yard to the ILL22 (Mele,Joe). W 2-9 I22 CUBIT, Ryan sideline pass incomplete to LEMAY, Justin (O'Brien,Mike). W 3-9 I22 PENALTY WMU pass interference (DEVREE, Tyson) 15 yards to the ILL37. W 3-24 I37 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass complete to MARKS, Daniel for 5 yards to the ILL32 (Harrison,Justin).

======END OF 1st QUARTER======= WESTERN MICHIGAN 7, ILLINOIS 14 ===============================


Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)

W 4-19 I32 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. W 4-19 I32 MEYER, NATE field goal attempt from 50 GOOD, clock 14:55.

================================ WESTERN MICHIGAN 10, ILLINOIS 14 ================================

--------------- 11 plays, 44 yards, TOP 04:07 ---------------

MEYER, NATE kickoff 43 yards to the ILL22, fair catch by McClellan,A.. I 1-10 I22 ILLINOIS drive start at 14:55 (2nd). I 1-10 I22 Halsey, EB rush up middle for 3 yards to the ILL25 (TITHOF, Paul). I 2-7 I25 Bower,Brad deep pass complete to Jones,Kendrick for 19 yards to the ILL44, 1ST DOWN ILL (VINCENT, Jimmie). I 1-10 I44 Halsey, EB rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILL45 (OSBORNE, Ernest). I 2-9 I45 Halsey, EB rush over right end for 2 yards to the ILL47 (ROBINSON, Scott;MOERSCH, Paul). I 3-7 I47 Bower,Brad middle pass incomplete to Davis,Jason, QB hurry by MELCHER, Nick. I 4-7 I47 PENALTY WMU roughing the kicker (OSBORNE, Ernest) 15 yards to the WMU38, 1ST DOWN ILL. I 1-10 W38 Thomas,Pierre rush over left guard for 4 yards to the WMU34 (HARDY, Mark). I 2-6 W34 Thomas,Pierre rush up middle for 7 yards to the WMU27, 1ST DOWN ILL (HARDY, Mark;GITLER, Jack). I 1-10 W27 Thomas,Pierre rush up middle for 4 yards to the WMU23 (GIORGIANNI, M.;TITHOF, Paul). I 2-6 W23 Thomas,Pierre rush up middle for 3 yards to the WMU20 (;HARDY, Mark;GIORGIANNI, M.). I 3-3 W20 Timeout Illinois, clock 09:50. I 3-3 W20 Bower,Brad sacked for loss of 7 yards to the WMU27 (OSBORNE, Ernest), fumble by Bower,Brad recovered by WMU TITHOF, Paul at WMU25. --------------- 10 plays, 53 yards, TOP 05:12 ---------------

W 1-10 W25 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 09:43 (2nd). W 1-10 W25 WMU ball on WMU26. W 1-10 W26 BONDS, Mark rush for 10 yards to the WMU36, 1ST DOWN WMU (Moss,Scott;Williams,Travis). W 1-10 W36 BONDS, Mark rush up middle for 3 yards to the WMU39 (O'Brien,Mike). W 2-7 W39 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass complete to JENNINGS, Greg for 13 yards to the ILL48, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (Moss,Scott). W 1-10 I48 BONDS, Mark rush left for 4 yards to the ILL44 (;Gawelek,Mike;Sinclair,Matt). W 2-6 I44 Timeout Western Michigan, clock 07:48. W 2-6 I44 CUBIT, Ryan deep pass complete to JENNINGS, Greg for 34 yards to the ILL10, 1ST DOWN WMU (Williams,Travis). W 1-G I10 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass complete to WALKER, Tyrone for 3 yards to the ILL7 (Sinclair,Matt). W 2-G I07 BONDS, Mark rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILL6 (Schaefering,B.;Mele,Joe). W 3-G I06 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass complete to RILEY, Trovon for 1 yard to the ILL5 (Sinclair,Matt). W 4-G I05 MENCHINGER, R. field goal attempt from 22 GOOD, clock 05:11.

================================ WESTERN MICHIGAN 13, ILLINOIS 14 ================================

--------------- 9 plays, 69 yards, TOP 04:32 ---------------

MEYER, NATE kickoff 45 yards to the ILL20, Thomas,Pierre return 14 yards to the ILL34 (SIMS, Blake). I 1-10 I34 ILLINOIS drive start at 05:11 (2nd), Bower,Brad deep pass complete to Adeyemo,Ade for 39 yards to the WMU27, 1ST DOWN ILL (MCINTOSH, S.;VINCENT, Jimmie). I 1-10 W27 Thomas,Pierre rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the WMU29 (OSBORNE, Ernest;GITLER, Jack). I 2-12 W29 Thomas,Pierre rush over right end for 1 yard to the WMU28 (ROBINSON, Scott). I 3-11 W28 Timeout Western Michigan, clock 03:49. I 3-11 W28 Bower,Brad deep pass complete to Jones,Kendrick for 28 yards to the WMU0, 1ST DOWN ILL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:41. Reda, Jason kick attempt failed.

================================ WESTERN MICHIGAN 13, ILLINOIS 20 ================================

--------------- 4 plays, 66 yards, TOP 01:30 ---------------

Weatherford,S. kickoff 61 yards to the WMU4, WALKER, Tyrone return 16 yards to the WMU20 (;Leman,J;Brosnan,Brian). W 1-10 W20 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 03:41 (2nd). W 1-10 W20 BONDS, Mark rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the WMU24 (Myles,Charles). W 2-6 W24 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass incomplete to DEVREE, Tyson, dropped pass. W 3-6 W24 CUBIT, Ryan sideline pass complete to JACKSON, Brian for 11 yards to the WMU35, 1ST DOWN WMU (Harrison,Justin). W 1-10 W35 PENALTY ILL pass interference (Ball,Alan) 15 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN WMU. W 1-10 W50 RILEY, Trovon rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the ILL44 (;Sinclair,Matt;Schaefering,B.). W 2-4 I44 RILEY, Trovon rush up middle for 3 yards to the ILL41 (;Matha,Ryan;Sinclair,Matt). W 3-1 I41 RILEY, Trovon rush over right tackle for loss of 4 yards to the ILL45 (Matha,Ryan;Gawelek,Mike). W 4-5 I45 PENALTY WMU delay of game 5 yards to the 50 yardline. W 4-10 W50 Timeout Illinois, clock 00:08. W 4-10 W50 ANDERSON, Adam punt 47 yards to the ILL3, downed. --------------- 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 03:41 ---------------

I 1-10 I03 ILLINOIS drive start at 00:00 (2nd). I 1-10 I03 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.

=======END OF 2nd QUARTER======= WESTERN MICHIGAN 13, ILLINOIS 20 ================================


Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)

Western Michigan elects to receive to start the 2nd half. I 1-10 I03 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ILL ball on ILL35.

Weatherford,S. kickoff 65 yards to the WMU0, touchback. W 1-10 W20 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 15:00 (3rd). W 1-10 W20 RILEY, Trovon rush up middle for 12 yards to the WMU32, 1ST DOWN WMU (Sinclair,Matt). W 1-10 W32 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass complete to DEVREE, Tyson for 13 yards to the WMU45, 1ST DOWN WMU (Hayden,Kelvin). W 1-10 W45 RILEY, Trovon rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the ILL49 (Hayden,Kelvin). W 2-4 I49 RILEY, Trovon rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the 50 yardline (;O'Brien,Mike;Moss,Scott). W 3-5 W50 CUBIT, Ryan sideline pass incomplete to LEMAY, Justin. W 4-5 W50 ANDERSON, Adam punt 50 yards to the ILL0, touchback. --------------- 5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 02:29 ---------------

I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 12:31 (3rd). I 1-10 I20 Davis,Jason rush over right end for 6 yards to the ILL26 (GITLER, Jack;HARDY, Mark). I 2-4 I26 Halsey, EB rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the ILL30, 1ST DOWN ILL (HARDY, Mark). I 1-10 I30 Bower,Brad sideline pass complete to Adeyemo,Ade for 21 yards to the WMU49, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (VINCENT, Jimmie;TITHOF, Paul). I 1-10 W49 Adeyemo,Ade rush reverse for 11 yards to the WMU38, 1ST DOWN ILL (COPELAND, D.). I 1-10 W38 Bower,Brad deep pass incomplete to Adeyemo,Ade (COPELAND, D.). I 2-10 W38 Halsey, EB rush over left guard for 2 yards to the WMU36 (;TITHOF, Paul;BELMONTE, A.). I 3-8 W36 Bower,Brad middle pass incomplete to Bryant,Melvin (ROBINSON, Scott), QB hurry by OLESON, Erik. I 4-8 W36 Weatherford,S. punt 21 yards to the WMU15, downed. --------------- 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:17 ---------------

W 1-10 W15 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 10:14 (3rd). W 1-10 W15 CUBIT, Ryan sideline pass complete to SCHEFFLER, T. for 28 yards to the WMU43, 1ST DOWN WMU (Thornhill,A.;Virgil,Morris). W 1-10 W43 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass incomplete to WALKER, Tyrone, QB hurry by Tischer,Josh, QB hurry by Boyd III,Arthur. W 2-10 W43 BONDS, Mark rush over left guard for 5 yards to the WMU48 (Cooper,James). W 3-5 W48 CUBIT, Ryan sideline pass complete to WALKER, Tyrone for 11 yards to the ILL41, 1ST DOWN WMU (Ball,Alan). W 1-10 I41 BONDS, Mark rush up middle for 9 yards to the ILL32 (Virgil,Morris). W 2-1 I32 BONDS, Mark rush over left guard for 2 yards to the ILL30, 1ST DOWN WMU (;Williams,Travis;Norwell,Chris). W 1-10 I30 CUBIT, Ryan RR pass complete to SCHEFFLER, T. for 5 yards to the ILL25 (Sinclair,Matt;Mele,Joe). W 2-5 I25 CUBIT, Ryan LL pass complete to JENNINGS, Greg for 10 yards to the ILL15, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (;Ball,Alan;Hayden,Kelvin). W 1-10 I15 BONDS, Mark rush left for 7 yards to the ILL8 (Matha,Ryan). W 2-3 I08 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass complete to JACKSON, Brian for 8 yards to the ILL0, 1ST DOWN WMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:59. MENCHINGER, R. kick attempt good.

================================ WESTERN MICHIGAN 20, ILLINOIS 20 ================================

--------------- 10 plays, 85 yards, TOP 04:15 ---------------

MEYER, NATE kickoff 49 yards to the ILL16, Thomas,Pierre return 19 yards to the ILL35 (MCINTOSH, S.;BEHRENS, Josh). I 1-10 I35 ILLINOIS drive start at 05:59 (3rd). I 1-10 I35 Bower,Brad sideline pass incomplete to Adeyemo,Ade, dropped pass. I 2-10 I35 Thomas,Pierre rush up middle for 9 yards to the ILL44 (COPELAND, D.). I 3-1 I44 Davis,Jason rush up middle for 2 yards to the ILL46, 1ST DOWN ILL (;TITHOF, Paul;MOERSCH, Paul). I 1-10 I46 Thomas,Pierre rush over right tackle for 12 yards to the WMU42, 1ST DOWN ILL (OSBORNE, Ernest). I 1-10 W42 Thomas,Pierre rush up middle for 2 yards to the WMU40 (GIORGIANNI, M.). I 2-8 W40 Bower,Brad sacked for loss of 2 yards to the WMU42 (ALVAREZ, Joe;OSBORNE, Ernest). I 3-10 W42 Bower,Brad deep pass complete to Kornfeld,Mark for 30 yards to the WMU12, 1ST DOWN ILL (;MCINTOSH, S.;ROBINSON, Scott). I 1-10 W12 Bower,Brad sacked for loss of 8 yards to the WMU20 (TITHOF, Paul). I 2-18 W20 Davis,Jason rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the WMU18 (;OLESON, Erik;GIORGIANNI, M.). I 3-16 W18 Bower,Brad rush up middle for 1 yard to the WMU17 (GITLER, Jack). I 4-15 W17 Reda, Jason field goal attempt from 34 GOOD, clock 00:25.

================================ WESTERN MICHIGAN 20, ILLINOIS 23 ================================

--------------- 11 plays, 48 yards, TOP 05:34 ---------------

Weatherford,S. kickoff 63 yards to the WMU2, WALKER, Tyrone return 26 yards to the WMU28 (;Cooper,James;Rouse, Tyler). W 1-10 W28 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 00:25 (3rd). W 1-10 W28 BONDS, Mark rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the WMU30 (;O'Brien,Mike;Moss,Scott).

=======END OF 3rd QUARTER======= WESTERN MICHIGAN 20, ILLINOIS 23 ================================


Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)

W 2-8 W30 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. W 2-8 W30 CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to LEMAY, Justin (O'Brien,Mike). W 3-8 W30 CUBIT, Ryan sideline pass complete to LEMAY, Justin for 7 yards to the WMU37, out-of-bounds (;Harrison,Justin;Hayden,Kelvin). W 4-1 W37 PENALTY WMU false start (CUBIT, Ryan) 5 yards to the WMU32. W 4-6 W32 ANDERSON, Adam punt 41 yards to the ILL27, Halsey, EB return 7 yards to the ILL34 (COPELAND, D.). --------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:45 ---------------

I 1-10 I34 ILLINOIS drive start at 14:40 (4th). I 1-10 I34 Thomas,Pierre rush over right tackle for 28 yards to the WMU38, 1ST DOWN ILL (;VINCENT, Jimmie;HARDY, Mark). I 1-10 W38 Bower,Brad sacked for loss of 5 yards to the WMU43 (MOERSCH, Paul). I 2-15 W43 Thomas,Pierre rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the WMU35 (OLESON, Erik). I 3-7 W35 Timeout Illinois, clock 13:11. I 3-7 W35 Bower,Brad sacked for loss of 3 yards to the WMU38 (GIORGIANNI, M.). I 4-10 W38 Weatherford,S. punt 38 yards to the WMU0, touchback. --------------- 4 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:13 ---------------

W 1-10 W20 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 12:27 (4th). W 1-10 W20 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass intercepted by Virgil,Morris at the WMU29, Virgil,Morris return 0 yards to the WMU29 (JAMES, Brandon), QB hurry by Moss,Scott. --------------- 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:07 ---------------

I 1-10 W29 ILLINOIS drive start at 12:20 (4th). I 1-10 W29 Halsey, EB rush up middle for 3 yards to the WMU26 (;MOERSCH, Paul;GITLER, Jack). I 2-7 W26 Halsey, EB rush over left tackle for 15 yards to the WMU11, 1ST DOWN ILL (;ROBINSON, Scott;COPELAND, D.). I 1-10 W11 Halsey, EB rush up middle for no gain to the WMU11 (TITHOF, Paul). I 2-10 W11 Halsey, EB rush up middle for 1 yard to the WMU10 (;OLESON, Erik;GIORGIANNI, M.). I 3-9 W10 Bower,Brad pass intercepted by SIMS, Blake at the WMU0, SIMS, Blake return 56 yards to the ILL44 (Bryant,Melvin), QB hurry by OSBORNE, Ernest. --------------- 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 02:41 ---------------

W 1-10 I44 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 09:39 (4th). W 1-10 I44 CUBIT, Ryan LL pass incomplete to SCHEFFLER, T.. W 2-10 I44 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass complete to SCHEFFLER, T. for 6 yards to the ILL38 (Thornhill,A.). W 3-4 I38 CUBIT, Ryan screen pass complete to RILEY, Trovon for 7 yards to the ILL31, 1ST DOWN WMU (;Norwell,Chris;Harrison,Justin). W 1-10 I31 JENNINGS, Greg rush reverse for 5 yards to the ILL26 (;Williams,Travis;Mele,Joe). W 2-5 I26 BONDS, Mark rush up middle for 18 yards to the ILL8, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (Ball,Alan). W 1-G I08 BONDS, Mark rush up middle for 5 yards to the ILL3 (Virgil,Morris;Mele,Joe). W 2-G I03 CUBIT, Ryan sideline pass incomplete to KEMPINSKI, M., QB hurry by Mele,Joe, QB hurry by O'Brien,Mike. W 3-G I03 CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to JENNINGS, Greg for 3 yards to the ILL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:56. MENCHINGER, R. kick attempt good.

================================ WESTERN MICHIGAN 27, ILLINOIS 23 ================================

--------------- 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:43 ---------------

MEYER, NATE kickoff 65 yards to the ILL0, touchback. I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 06:56 (4th). I 1-10 I20 Bower,Brad sideline pass complete to Adeyemo,Ade for 11 yards to the ILL31, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds (ROBINSON, Scott). I 1-10 I31 Thomas,Pierre rush over left guard for 2 yards to the ILL33 (;MOERSCH, Paul;HARDY, Mark). I 2-8 I33 Bower,Brad sideline pass complete to Adeyemo,Ade for 9 yards to the ILL42, 1ST DOWN ILL, out-of-bounds. I 1-10 I42 Bower,Brad sideline pass incomplete to Adeyemo,Ade (ROBINSON, Scott). I 2-10 I42 Bower,Brad sideline pass complete to Adeyemo,Ade for 6 yards to the ILL48 (ROBINSON, Scott). I 3-4 I48 Bower,Brad sacked for loss of 6 yards to the ILL42 (TITHOF, Paul;OSBORNE, Ernest). I 4-10 I42 Weatherford,S. punt 49 yards to the WMU9, fair catch by JENNINGS, Greg. --------------- 6 plays, 22 yards, TOP 02:09 ---------------

W 1-10 W09 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 04:47 (4th). W 1-10 W09 BONDS, Mark rush over left guard for 1 yard to the WMU10 (;Matha,Ryan;Sinclair,Matt). W 2-9 W10 RILEY, Trovon rush over left tackle for 14 yards to the WMU24, 1ST DOWN WMU (Ball,Alan;Williams,Travis). W 1-10 W24 CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to JENNINGS, Greg, QB hurry by O'Brien,Mike. W 2-10 W24 CUBIT, Ryan rush over left end for 2 yards to the WMU26 (;Norwell,Chris;Moss,Scott). W 3-8 W26 Timeout Illinois, clock 03:23. W 3-8 W26 CUBIT, Ryan screen pass incomplete to RILEY, Trovon, dropped pass. W 4-8 W26 ANDERSON, Adam punt 54 yards to the ILL20, Halsey, EB return 40 yards to the WMU40, out-of-bounds (;ROBINSON, Scott;BEHRENS, Josh). --------------- 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 01:44 ---------------

I 1-10 W40 ILLINOIS drive start at 03:03 (4th). I 1-10 W40 Bower,Brad sideline pass complete to Adeyemo,Ade for 7 yards to the WMU33 (VINCENT, Jimmie). I 2-3 W33 Bower,Brad deep pass incomplete to Jones,Kendrick (ROBINSON, Scott). I 3-3 W33 Bower,Brad sideline pass complete to Jones,Kendrick for 7 yards to the WMU26, 1ST DOWN ILL (SIMS, Blake;MELCHER, Nick). I 1-10 W26 Bower,Brad rush up middle for 7 yards to the WMU19 (;GIORGIANNI, M.;MELCHER, Nick). I 2-3 W19 Bower,Brad deep pass incomplete to Jones,Kendrick (VINCENT, Jimmie). I 3-3 W19 PENALTY WMU pass interference (JACKSON, Brian) 15 yards to the WMU4, 1ST DOWN ILL. I 1-G W04 Timeout Western Michigan, clock 01:06. I 1-G W04 Halsey, EB rush up middle for 4 yards to the WMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:02. Reda, Jason kick attempt good.

================================ WESTERN MICHIGAN 27, ILLINOIS 30 ================================

--------------- 6 plays, 40 yards, TOP 02:01 ---------------

Weatherford,S. kickoff 63 yards to the WMU2, WALKER, Tyrone return 12 yards to the WMU14 (;Mitchell,Kevin;Brosnan,Brian). W 1-10 W14 WESTERN MICHIGAN drive start at 01:02 (4th). W 1-10 W14 CUBIT, Ryan middle pass complete to JENNINGS, Greg for 6 yards to the WMU20, out-of-bounds (Williams,Travis). W 2-4 W20 CUBIT, Ryan pass incomplete to WALKER, Tyrone, QB hurry by Moss,Scott. W 3-4 W20 Timeout Western Michigan, clock 00:46. W 3-4 W20 CUBIT, Ryan sideline pass complete to WALKER, Tyrone for 10 yards to the WMU30, 1ST DOWN WMU, out-of-bounds (Ball,Alan). W 1-10 W30 CUBIT, Ryan sacked for loss of 13 yards to the WMU17 (Cooper,James). W 2-23 W17 Timeout Western Michigan, clock 00:36. W 2-23 W17 CUBIT, Ryan deep pass incomplete to JENNINGS, Greg (Hayden,Kelvin). W 3-23 W17 CUBIT, Ryan pass complete to SCHEFFLER, T. for 9 yards to the WMU26 (;Cooper,James;Williams,Travis). W 4-14 W26 CUBIT, Ryan rush to the WMU19, fumble by CUBIT, Ryan recovered by ILL Boyd III,Arthur at WMU19. --------------- 7 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:02 ---------------

I 1-10 W19 ILLINOIS drive start at 00:00 (4th). I 1-10 W19 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00.

===========FINAL SCORE========== WESTERN MICHIGAN 27, ILLINOIS 30 ================================