8:00 PM ET, September 27, 2008
Beaver Stadium, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
Top Performers
Passing: D. Clark (PSU) - 181 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: E. Royster (PSU) - 19 CAR, 139 YDS
Receiving: A. Benn (ILL) - 4 REC, 110 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 10:21 | Jason Ford 1 Yd Run (Matt Eller Kick) | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 06:16 | Daryll Clark 1 Yd Run (Kevin Kelly Kick) | 7 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 03:25 | Arrelious Benn 33 Yd Pass From Juice Williams (Matt Eller Kick) | 14 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 00:22 | Derrick Williams 21 Yd Pass From Daryll Clark (Kevin Kelly Kick) | 14 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
![]() | TD | 09:09 | Derrick Williams 5 Yd Run (Kevin Kelly Kick) | 14 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
![]() | FG | 09:14 | Kevin Kelly 25 Yd | 14 | 24 |
![]() | FG | 00:00 | Matt Eller 43 Yd | 17 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
![]() | TD | 14:47 | Derrick Williams 94 Yd Kickoff Return (Kevin Kelly Kick) | 17 | 31 |
![]() | TD | 12:48 | Arrelious Benn 54 Yd Pass From Juice Williams (Matt Eller Kick) | 24 | 31 |
![]() | TD | 09:03 | Andrew Quarless 17 Yd Pass From Daryll Clark (Kevin Kelly Kick) | 24 | 38 |
Team Stat Comparison
| ILL | PSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 24 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-12 | 5-10 |
4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 372 | 422 |
| Passing | 183 | 181 |
Comp-Att | 13-24 | 14-20 |
Yards per pass | 7.6 | 9.1 |
| Rushing | 189 | 241 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 44 |
Yards per rush | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| Penalties | 5-40 | 1-10 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:04 | 31:56 |
| Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| J. Williams | 13/24 | 183 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 13/24 | 183 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Penn State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| D. Clark | 14/20 | 181 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 14/20 | 181 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Dufrene | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 0 | 30 |
| J. Williams | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 0 | 14 |
| M. LeShoure | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Ford | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 6 |
| A. Benn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Duvalt | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 42 | 189 | 4.5 | 1 | 30 |
| Penn State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Royster | 19 | 139 | 7.3 | 0 | 37 |
| D. Clark | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 1 | 22 |
| D. Williams | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 8 |
| S. Green | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
| -. Team | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 44 | 241 | 5.5 | 2 | 37 |
| Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Benn | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 2 | 54 |
| M. LeShoure | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
| W. Judson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 13 |
| M. Hoomanawanui | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 |
| C. Duvalt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Dufrene | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 13 | 183 | 14.1 | 2 | 54 |
| Penn State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Williams | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 1 | 21 |
| D. Butler | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 24 |
| A. Quarless | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 17 |
| E. Royster | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 |
| G. Zug | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| S. Green | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 14 | 181 | 12.9 | 2 | 24 |
| Penn State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| A. Scirrotto | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Jenkins | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 |
| A. Benn | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 |
| V. Davis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
| Team | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 27 |
| Penn State Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Williams | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 94 |
| A. Wallace | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 |
| Team | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 94 |
| Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Eller | 1/2 | 50.0 | 43 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 43 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Penn State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| K. Kelly | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Santella | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Team | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
ATTENDANCE: 109,626






