Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers - Box Score - November 03, 2007 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Illinois 44

(7-3, 4-2 Big Ten)

Minnesota 17

(1-9, 0-6 Big Ten)

Alerts

8:00 PM ET, November 3, 2007

The Metrodome, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

	1	2	3	4	T
ILL	14	20	3	7	44
MINN	0	10	0	7	17

Top Performers

Passing: A. Weber (MINN) - 208 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: R. Mendenhall (ILL) - 17 CAR, 201 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: E. Wheelwright (MINN) - 9 REC, 123 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				ILL	MINN
	TD	13:04	Jacob Willis 47 Yd Pass From Juice Williams (Jason Reda Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 56 yds, 1:41	7	0
	TD	04:03	Jeff Cumberland 22 Yd Pass From Juice Williams (Jason Reda Kick) Drive: 11 plays, 88 yds, 4:16	14	0
SECOND QUARTER				ILL	MINN
	FG	12:32	Joel Monroe 36 Yd Drive: 7 plays, 13 yds, 2:22	14	3
	TD	11:30	Rashard Mendenhall 64 Yd Run (Jason Reda Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 73 yds, :56	21	3
	TD	09:36	Ernest Wheelwright 15 Yd Pass From Adam Weber (Joel Monroe Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 48 yds, 1:47	21	10
	TD	05:58	Juice Williams 7 Yd Run (Jason Reda Kick) Drive: 9 plays, 77 yds, 3:33	28	10
	FG	01:22	Jason Reda 47 Yd Drive: 5 plays, 38 yds, 1:05	31	10
	FG	00:00	Jason Reda 37 Yd Drive: 5 plays, 44 yds, :28	34	10
THIRD QUARTER				ILL	MINN
	FG	10:49	Jason Reda 51 Yd Drive: 9 plays, 46 yds, 4:11	37	10
FOURTH QUARTER				ILL	MINN
	TD	10:25	Rashard Mendenhall 33 Yd Run (Jason Reda Kick) Drive: 10 plays, 73 yds, 4:44	44	10
	TD	07:14	Adam Weber 29 Yd Run (Joel Monroe Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 67 yds, 3:08	44	17

Team Stat Comparison

	ILL	MINN
1st Downs	27	18
3rd down efficiency	8-12	7-15
4th down efficiency	1-1	0-3
Total Yards	655	337
Passing	207	242
Comp-Att	14-21	21-35
Yards per pass	9.9	6.9
Rushing	448	95
Rushing Attempts	50	31
Yards per rush	9.0	3.1
Penalties	6-61	4-36
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	30:22	29:38

Illinois Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
J. Williams	14/21	207	9.9	2	1
Team	14/21	207	9.9	2	1

Minnesota Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
A. Weber	18/31	208	6.7	1	1
T. Mortensen	3/4	34	8.5	0	0
Team	21/35	242	6.9	1	1

Illinois Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Mendenhall	17	201	11.8	2	64
J. Williams	18	133	7.4	1	14
W. Mendenhall	4	57	14.3	0	30
J. Cumberland	1	24	24.0	0	24
D. Dufrene	2	15	7.5	0	19
A. Benn	4	13	3.3	0	7
R. Weil	1	4	4.0	0	4
E. McGee	2	3	1.5	0	6
-. Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	50	448	9.0	3	64

Minnesota Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Bennett	12	35	2.9	0	9
A. Weber	9	30	3.3	1	29
J. Valentine	5	22	4.4	0	11
E. Decker	3	22	7.3	0	12
M. Chambers	1	0	0.0	0	0
N. Tow-Arnett	1	-14	-14.0	0	0
Team	31	95	3.1	1	29

Illinois Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Willis	2	65	32.5	1	47
J. Cumberland	4	53	13.3	1	22
M. Wilkins	2	47	23.5	0	36
D. Warren	2	25	12.5	0	18
A. Benn	4	17	4.3	0	11
Team	14	207	14.8	2	47

Minnesota Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
E. Wheelwright	9	123	13.7	1	34
E. Decker	3	65	21.7	0	33
N. Tow-Arnett	2	27	13.5	0	16
R. Spry	2	15	7.5	0	9
J. Simmons	1	8	8.0	0	8
D. Steib	1	7	7.0	0	7
T. Herndon	1	5	5.0	0	5
D. Bennett	2	-8	-4.0	0	0
Team	21	242	11.5	1	34

Illinois Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
V. Davis	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Minnesota Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
D. Steib	1	11	0
Team	1	11	0

Illinois Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Benn	1	26	26.0	26
W. Judson	1	15	15.0	15
W. Davis	1	9	9.0	9
Team	3	50	16.7	26

Minnesota Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
H. Howell	4	114	28.5	51
M. Sherels	3	54	18.0	23
T. Hennessey	1	0	0.0	0
Team	8	183	22.9	51

Illinois Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Reda	3/3	100.0	51	5/5	14
Team	3/3	100.0	51	5/5	14

Minnesota Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Monroe	1/1	100.0	36	2/2	5
Team	1/1	100.0	36	2/2	5

Illinois Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Santella	1	32	32.0	0	1	32
Team	1	32	32.0	0	1	32

Minnesota Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
J. Kucek	4	177	44.3	0	3	57
Team	4	177	44.3	0	3	57

ATTENDANCE: 46,604