Final
Illinois St 22
(1-1, 0-1 away)
Illinois 49
(1-1, 1-0 home)
12:00 PM ET, September 6, 2003
Memorial Stadium, CHAMPAIGN, IL
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Start of the 1st quarter. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Illinois at 15:00 | ILST | ILL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0th and Goal at ILST 3 | Kickoff returned by Sha-Ron Edwards (ISU) for 32 yards. | 0 | 0 | |
| Illinois State at 14:55 | ILST | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 35 | Mike Souza (ISU) rushed up the middle for 7 yards. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 3 at ILST 42 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass across the middle complete to Dwayne Smith (ISU) for 28 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 30 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass left side complete to Ramon Barber (ISU) for 4 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at ILL 26 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass right side complete to Ramon Barber (ISU) for 3 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at ILL 23 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass left side complete to Dwayne Smith (ISU) for 10 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 13 | Sha-Ron Edwards (ISU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at ILL 9 | Mike Souza (ISU) rushed up the middle for 7 yards. | |||
| 1st and 2 at ILL 2 | Redbirds fumble by Mike Souza (ISU), recovered by Marc Jackson (ILL), returned for no gain. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 7 plays, 56 yards | ||||
| Illinois at 12:07 | ILST | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 20 | Jon Beutjer (ILL) pass across the middle complete to Jason Davis (ILL) for 5 yards. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 5 at ILL 25 | Ibrahim Halsey (ILL) rushed up the middle for 2 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at ILL 27 | Ibrahim Halsey (ILL) rushed left side for 2 yards. | |||
| 4th and 1 at ILL 29 | Punt by Steve Weatherford (ILL) no return by Redbirds. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 3 plays, 7 yards | ||||
| Illinois State at 10:11 | ILST | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 20 | Demetrus Johnson (ISU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 9 at ILST 21 | Redbirds timeout; 09:30 remaining 1st quarter | |||
| 2nd and 9 at ILST 21 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass incomplete to the left side. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at ILST 21 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass incomplete to the left side. | |||
| 4th and 9 at ILST 21 | Punt by Troy Maskel (ISU) no return by Fighting Illini. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 3 plays, 1 yards | ||||
| Illinois at 9:10 | ILST | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 36 | Jon Beutjer (ILL) pass right side complete to Mark Kornfeld (ILL) for 12 yards. | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st and 10 at ILL 48 | 16 yard penalty on Redbirds. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 36 | Ibrahim Halsey (ILL) rushed up the middle for 2 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at ILST 34 | Ibrahim Halsey (ILL) rushed up the middle for 2 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at ILST 32 | Jon Beutjer (ILL) pass right side complete to Mark Kornfeld (ILL) for a 32 yard touchdown. | 0 | 6 | |
| 0th and Goal at ILL 0 | Extra point by John Gockman (ILL) is good. | 0 | 7 | |
| 0th and Goal at ILST 0 | Kickoff returned by Sha-Ron Edwards (ISU) for 31 yards. | |||
| Illinois State at 7:17 | ILST | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 31 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass incomplete to the right side. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 10 at ILST 31 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass right side complete to Sha-Ron Edwards (ISU) for 1 yard. | |||
| 3rd and 11 at ILST 30 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass incomplete to the left side. | |||
| 4th and 11 at ILST 30 | Punt by Troy Maskel (ISU) returned 6 yards by Christian Morton (ILL) to the Fighting Illini 42. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 3 plays, -1 yards | ||||
| Illinois at 6:11 | ILST | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 42 | Jon Beutjer (ILL) pass incomplete to the left side. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 42 | Morris Virgil (ILL) rushed up the middle for 5 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at ILL 47 | Jon Beutjer (ILL) pass right side complete to Mark Kornfeld (ILL) for 5 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 48 | Ibrahim Halsey (ILL) rushed up the middle for 6 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at ILST 41 | Jon Beutjer (ILL) pass across the middle complete to Kelvin Hayden (ILL) for a 41 yard touchdown. | 0 | 13 | |
| 0th and Goal at ILL 0 | Extra point by John Gockman (ILL) is good. | 0 | 14 | |
| 0th and Goal at ILST 1 | Kickoff returned by Demetrus Johnson (ISU) for 19 yards. | |||
| Illinois State at 4:22 | ILST | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 20 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass incomplete across the middle. | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 10 at ILST 20 | Mike Souza (ISU) rushed up the middle for 10 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 30 | Demetrus Johnson (ISU) rushed up the middle for 11 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 41 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass right side complete to Dwayne Smith (ISU) for 1 yard. | |||
| 2nd and 11 at ILST 40 | Redbirds fumble by Dwayne Smith (ISU), recovered by Antonio Mason (ILL), returned for no gain. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 4 plays, 21 yards | ||||
| Illinois at 3:30 | ILST | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 41 | Jon Beutjer (ILL) pass across the middle complete to Brad Haywood (ILL) for 8 yards. | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 2 at ILST 34 | Morris Virgil (ILL) rushed up the middle for 4 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 30 | Jon Beutjer (ILL) pass left side complete to Lonnie Hurst (ILL) for a 30 yard touchdown. | 0 | 20 | |
| 0th and Goal at ILL 0 | Extra point by John Gockman (ILL) is good. | 0 | 21 | |
| 0th and Goal at ILST 1 | Kickoff returned by Sha-Ron Edwards (ISU) for 20 yards. | |||
| Illinois State at 1:57 | ILST | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILST 21 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass right side complete to Ramon Barber (ISU) for 11 yards. | 0 | 21 | |
| 1st and 10 at ILST 32 | Mike Souza (ISU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at ILST 36 | Mike Souza (ISU) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at ILST 35 | 10 yard penalty on Redbirds. | |||
| 4th and 17 at ILST 25 | Punt by Troy Maskel (ISU) no return by Fighting Illini. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 3 plays, 14 yards | ||||
| Illinois at 0:51 | ILST | ILL | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 28 | Ibrahim Halsey (ILL) rushed up the middle for no gain. | 0 | 21 | |
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 28 | Jon Beutjer (ILL) pass left side complete to Ade Adeyemo (ILL) for 15 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 43 | Jon Beutjer (ILL) pass right side complete to Mark Kornfeld (ILL) for 6 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at ILL 49 | End of the 1st quarter. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 6 plays, 27 yards | ||||
