Final
Illinois 17
(5-5, 3-3 Big Ten)
W Michigan 23
(8-2, 5-1 MAC)
12:00 PM ET, November 8, 2008
Ford Field, DETROIT, MI
Top Performers
Passing: T. Hiller (WMU) - 301 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: J. Williams (ILL) - 12 CAR, 68 YDS
Receiving: J. Simmons (WMU) - 11 REC, 174 YDS, 1 TD
3rd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Illinois at 9:00 | ILL | WMU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st and 10 at ILL 22 | Juice Williams rush for 4 yards to the Illin 26, tackled by Louis Delmas and Zach Davidson. | 7 | 20 | |
3rd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| 2nd and 6 at ILL 26 | Juice Williams pass complete to Michael Hoomanawanui for 10 yards to the Illin 36, tackled by C.J. Wilson for a 1ST down. | |||
3rd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 36 | Juice Williams pass complete to Michael Hoomanawanui for 16 yards to the WMich 48, tackled by Boston McCornell and Mario Armstrong for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 48 | Juice Williams pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 37 yards to the WMich 11, tackled by C.J. Wilson for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 11 | Daniel Dufrene rush for 5 yards to the WMich 6, tackled by E.J. Biggers. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at WMU 6 | Daniel Dufrene rush for 3 yards to the WMich 3, tackled by Cody Cielenski and Austin Pritchard. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at WMU 3 | Juice Williams pass complete to Daniel Dufrene for no gain to the WMich 3, tackled by Boston McCornell. | |||
| 4th and 2 at WMU 3 | Matt Eller 20 yard field goal GOOD. | 10 | 20 | |
| Derek Dimke kickoff for 70 yards returned by Brandon West, tackled by Derek Dimke for 39 yards to the WMich 39, tackled by Derek Dimke. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 8 plays 75 yards, 04:52 ILL FG | ||||
| Western Michigan at 4:08 | ILL | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 39 | Brandon West rush for 11 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Travon Bellamy and Will Davis for a 1ST down. | 10 | 20 | |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 50 | Brandon West rush for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 48, tackled by Will Davis and Vontae Davis. | |||
| 2nd and 12 at WMU 48 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Brandon West for 4 yards to the Illin 48, tackled by Brit Miller. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at ILL 48 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Jamarko Simmons for 19 yards to the Illin 29, tackled by Donsay Hardeman and Vontae Davis for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 29 | Brandon West rush for 2 yards to the Illin 27, tackled by Rodney Pittman and Josh Brent. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at ILL 27 | Brandon West rush for 4 yards to the Illin 23, tackled by Brit Miller and Travon Bellamy. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at ILL 23 | Tim Hiller sacked by David Lindquist and Will Davis for a loss of 4 yards to the Illin 27. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at ILL 23 | End of 3rd Quarter | |||
4th Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| 4th and 8 at ILL 27 | John Potter 45 yard field goal GOOD. | 10 | 23 | |
| Chris Kelly kickoff for 55 yards returned by Arrelious Benn, tackled by Andy Dorcely for 25 yards to the Illin 40, tackled by Andy Dorcely. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: WMU drive: 8 plays 34 yards, 04:13 WMU FG | ||||
| Illinois at 14:55 | ILL | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 40 | Juice Williams pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 18 yards to the WMich 42, tackled by E.J. Biggers for a 1ST down. | 10 | 23 | |
| 1st and 10 at WMU 42 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Daniel Dufrene. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at WMU 42 | Juice Williams pass complete to Michael Hoomanawanui for 13 yards to the WMich 29, tackled by Louis Delmas for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 29 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Jeff Cumberland. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at WMU 29 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Arrelious Benn, broken up by Justin Braska. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at WMU 29 | Juice Williams rush for 6 yards to the WMich 23, tackled by Mitch Zajac and Austin Pritchard. | |||
| 4th and 4 at WMU 23 | Juice Williams pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 8 yards to the WMich 15, tackled by Louis Delmas for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 15 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Arrelious Benn. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at WMU 15 | Juice Williams pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 10 yards to the WMich 5, tackled by Louis Delmas and Mario Armstrong for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at WMU 5 | Juice Williams pass complete to Jeff Cumberland for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 17 | 23 | |
| Matt Eller extra point GOOD. | 17 | 23 | ||
| Derek Dimke kickoff for 65 yards returned by Brandon West, tackled by Martez Wilson for 21 yards to the WMich 26, tackled by Martez Wilson. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 10 plays 60 yards, 02:25 ILL TD | ||||
| Western Michigan at 12:30 | ILL | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 26 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Robert Arnheim. | 17 | 23 | |
| 2nd and 10 at WMU 26 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Robert Arnheim, broken up by David Lindquist. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at WMU 26 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Matt Stevens. | |||
| 4th and 10 at WMU 26 | Ben Armer punt for 47 yards, downed at the Illin 27. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: WMU drive: 3 plays 0 yards, 00:40 WMU PUNT | ||||
| Illinois at 12:30 | ILL | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 27 | Daniel Dufrene rush for 5 yards to the Illin 32, tackled by C.J. Wilson and Cory Flom. | 17 | 23 | |
| 2nd and 5 at ILL 32 | Juice Williams rush for 6 yards to the Illin 38, tackled by Austin Pritchard out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 38 | Juice Williams sacked by Weston Peiffer for a loss of 7 yards to the Illin 31. | |||
| 2nd and 17 at ILL 31 | Juice Williams pass complete to Michael Hoomanawanui for 6 yards to the Illin 37, tackled by Boston McCornell. | |||
| 3rd and 11 at ILL 37 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Fred Sykes. | |||
| 4th and 11 at ILL 37 | Anthony Santella punt for 34 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 29. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 5 plays 10 yards, 02:28 ILL PUNT | ||||
| Western Michigan at 11:50 | ILL | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 29 | Brandon West rush for 3 yards to the WMich 32, tackled by David Lindquist. | 17 | 23 | |
| 2nd and 7 at WMU 32 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Matt Stevens for 6 yards to the WMich 38, tackled by Travon Bellamy. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at WMU 38 | Brandon West rush for 2 yards to the WMich 40, tackled by Brit Miller and Will Davis for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 40 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Jamarko Simmons for 13 yards to the Illin 47, tackled by Donsay Hardeman and Brit Miller for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 47 | Brandon West rush for 12 yards to the Illin 35, tackled by Brit Miller out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 35 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Robert Arnheim for 14 yards, fumbled, forced by Brit Miller, recovered by Illin Sam Carson at the Illin 20. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: WMU drive: 6 plays 51 yards, 03:05 WMU FUMB | ||||
| Illinois at 9:22 | ILL | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 20 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to N/A. | 17 | 23 | |
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 20 | Juice Williams pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 12 yards to the Illin 32, tackled by Louis Delmas out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 32 | Juice Williams sacked by Cody Cielenski and Nick Varcadipane for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 30. | |||
| 2nd and 12 at ILL 30 | Juice Williams pass complete to Arrelious Benn for 14 yards to the Illin 44, tackled by Louis Delmas for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 44 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Fred Sykes, broken up by Austin Pritchard. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 44 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at ILL 44 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Fred Sykes. | |||
| 4th and 10 at ILL 44 | Timeout Illinois, clock 05:01. | |||
| 4th and 10 at ILL 44 | Anthony Santella punt for 36 yards for a touchback. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 7 plays 24 yards, 01:28 ILL PUNT | ||||
| Western Michigan at 5:01 | ILL | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 20 | Tim Hiller pass complete to Robert Arnheim for 5 yards to the WMich 25, tackled by Dere Hicks. | 17 | 23 | |
| 2nd and 5 at WMU 25 | Brandon West rush for 1 yard to the WMich 26, tackled by Will Davis and Sam Carson. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at WMU 26 | Tim Hiller pass incomplete to Jamarko Simmons. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 50 | Aaron Winchester rush for 5 yards to the Illin 45, tackled by Donsay Hardeman. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at ILL 45 | Timeout Illinois, clock 03:03. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at ILL 45 | Aaron Winchester rush for 4 yards to the Illin 41, tackled by Brit Miller. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at ILL 41 | Aaron Winchester rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 42, tackled by Will Davis and Brit Miller. | |||
| 4th and 2 at ILL 42 | Timeout Illinois, clock 02:06. | |||
| 4th and 2 at ILL 42 | Ben Armer punt for 41 yards, downed at the Illin 1. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: WMU drive: 6 plays 38 yards, 02:52 WMU PUNT | ||||
| Illinois at 2:06 | ILL | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 1 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Arrelious Benn, broken up by Mitch Zajac. | 17 | 23 | |
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 1 | Juice Williams pass complete to Eddie McGee for 13 yards to the Illin 14, tackled by Mario Armstrong and C.J. Wilson for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 14 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Jeff Cumberland. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at ILL 14 | Juice Williams rush for 14 yards to the Illin 28 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 28 | Juice Williams pass complete to A.J. Jenkins for 54 yards to the WMich 18 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 18 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to A.J. Jenkins. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at WMU 18 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Fred Sykes, broken up by Desman Stephen. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at WMU 18 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to Troy Pollard. | |||
| 4th and 10 at WMU 18 | Juice Williams pass incomplete to A.J. Jenkins, broken up by Nick Varcadipane. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: ILL drive: 9 plays 81 yards, 01:09 ILL DOWNS | ||||
| Western Michigan at 1:57 | ILL | WMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at WMU 18 | Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 16. | 17 | 23 | |
| 2nd and 12 at WMU 16 | Team rush for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 13. | |||
| End of 4th Quarter | ||||
