
W Michigan 27
(1-2, 0-2 away)

Illinois 30
(2-1, 2-1 home)
2:00 PM ET, September 18, 2004
Memorial Stadium, CHAMPAIGN, IL
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | WMU | ILL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 14:47 | PIERRE THOMAS 99 YD KICK RETURN (JASON REDA KICK) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 8:51 | TROVON RILEY 1 YD RUN (ROBERT MENCHINGER KICK) | 7 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 4:02 | E.B. HALSEY 3 YD RUN (JASON REDA KICK) | 7 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | WMU | ILL | |||
![]() | FG | 14:55 | NATE MEYER 50 YD FG | 10 | 14 |
![]() | FG | 5:11 | ROBERT MENCHINGER 22 YD FG | 13 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 3:41 | KENDRICK JONES 28 YD PASS FROM BRAD BOWER (MISSED KICK) | 13 | 20 |
| THIRD QUARTER | WMU | ILL | |||
![]() | TD | 5:59 | BRIAN JACKSON 8 YD PASS FROM RYAN CUBIT (ROBERT MENCHINGER KICK) | 20 | 20 |
![]() | FG | 0:25 | JASON REDA 34 YD FG | 20 | 23 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | WMU | ILL | |||
![]() | TD | 6:56 | GREG JENNINGS 3 YD PASS FROM RYAN CUBIT (ROBERT MENCHINGER KICK) | 27 | 23 |
![]() | TD | 1:02 | E.B. HALSEY 4 YD RUN (JASON REDA KICK) | 27 | 30 |
Team Stat Comparison
| WMU | ILL | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 23 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-16 | 5-12 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 406 | 353 |
| Passing | 273 | 177 |
Comp-Att | 27-41 | 10-19 |
Yards per pass | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Rushing | 133 | 176 |
Rushing Attempts | 35 | 45 |
Yards per rush | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Penalties | 8-82 | 2-20 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Possession | 31:08 | 28:52 |
| Western Michigan Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Ryan Cubit | 27/41 | 273 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 27/41 | 273 | 6.5 | -- | -- |
| Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Brad Bower | 10/19 | 177 | 9.3 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 10/19 | 177 | 7.1 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Trovon Riley | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 1 | 14 |
| Mark Bonds | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Greg Jennings | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Daniel Marks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Cubit | 3 | -18 | -6.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 35 | 133 | 3.8 | -- | -- |
| Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E.B. Halsey | 20 | 91 | 4.6 | 2 | 15 |
| Pierre Thomas | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Ade Adeyemo | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jason Davis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Brad Bower | 9 | -14 | -1.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 45 | 176 | 3.9 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Greg Jennings | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 1 | 34 |
| Tyrone Walker | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Tony Scheffler | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Tyson DeVree | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Brian Jackson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 | 11 |
| Trovon Riley | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Justin LeMay | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Daniel Marks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 27 | 273 | 6.5 | -- | -- |
| Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Ade Adeyemo | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 0 | 39 |
| Kendrick Jones | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Mark Kornfeld | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Team | 10 | 177 | 7.1 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Blake Sims | 1 | 56 | 0 |
| Scooter McIntosh | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 74 | -- |
| Western Michigan Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Tyrone Walker | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | -- | -- |
| Illinois Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 99 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | -- | -- |
| Illinois Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| E.B. Halsey | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | -- | -- |
| Western Michigan Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Adam Anderson | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 54 | ||
| Team | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | -- | ||
| Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Steve Weatherford | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 49 | ||
| Team | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | -- | ||




