12:00 PM ET, October 21, 2006
Beaver Stadium, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
Top Performers
Passing: A. Morelli (PSU) - 144 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: R. Mendenhall (ILL) - 14 CAR, 161 YDS
Receiving: D. Butler (PSU) - 5 REC, 65 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 11:59 | KEVIN KELLY 49 YD FG Drive info: 6 plays, 33 yards. | 0 | 3 |
![]() | FG | 2:29 | JASON REDA 41 YD FG Drive info: 12 plays, 58 yards. | 3 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
![]() | FG | 12:13 | JASON REDA 21 YD FG Drive info: 5 plays, 85 yards. | 6 | 3 |
![]() | FG | 9:20 | JASON REDA 40 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, -7 yards. | 9 | 3 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
![]() | TD | 7:33 | KEVIN DARLING 3 YD PASS FROM ANTHONY MORELLI (KEVIN KELLY KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 34 yards. | 9 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 6:36 | TONY DAVIS 6 YD DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RETURN (KEVIN KELLY KICK) | 9 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
![]() | FG | 13:35 | JASON REDA 36 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 47 yards. | 12 | 17 |
![]() | S | 1:20 | DAN CONNOR SAFETY | 12 | 19 |
![]() | TD | 1:14 | ANTHONY SCIRROTTO 29 YD KICK RETURN (KEVIN KELLY KICK) | 12 | 26 |
Team Stat Comparison
| ILL | PSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 10 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-14 | 6-16 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 358 | 184 |
| Passing | 156 | 144 |
Comp-Att | 13-33 | 18-34 |
Yards per pass | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| Rushing | 202 | 40 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 24 |
Yards per rush | 4.8 | 1.7 |
| Penalties | 6-37 | 3-15 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:57 | 29:03 |
| Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Juice Williams | 13/33 | 156 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 13/33 | 156 | 4.7 | -- | -- |
| Penn State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Anthony Morelli | 18/34 | 144 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 18/34 | 144 | 4.2 | -- | -- |
| Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 14 | 161 | 11.5 | 0 | 79 |
| Pierre Thomas Jr. | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Derrick McPhearson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Juice Williams | 19 | 5 | 0.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Russ Weil | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 42 | 202 | 4.8 | -- | -- |
| Penn State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Tony Hunt | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Derrick Williams | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Anthony Morelli | 2 | -19 | -9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 40 | 1.7 | -- | -- |
| Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Kyle Hudson | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Jacob Willis | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Derrick McPhearson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 23 |
| E.B. Halsey | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pierre Thomas Jr. | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jeff Cumberland | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 13 | 156 | 4.7 | -- | -- |
| Penn State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Deon Butler | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Jordan Norwood | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Derrick Williams | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Terrell Golden | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Tony Hunt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Darling | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andrew Quarless | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 18 | 144 | 4.2 | -- | -- |
| Illinois Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Brit Miller | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 19 | -- |
| Penn State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Anthony Scirrotto | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 30 | -- |
| Illinois Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Derrick McPhearson | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | -- | -- |
| Penn State Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| A.J. Wallace | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Anthony Scirrotto | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Team | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | -- | -- |
| Illinois Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| E.B. Halsey | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | -- | -- |
| Penn State Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Derrick Williams | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | -- | -- |
| Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Kyle Yelton | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 46 | ||
| Team | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | -- | ||
| Penn State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Jeremy Kapinos | 8 | 365 | 45.6 | 57 | ||
| Team | 8 | 365 | 45.6 | -- | ||






