ILLINOIS 52, FLORIDA A&M 13

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	21	26
Total Yards	358	554
Passing	287	258
Rushing	71	296
Penalties	5-36	4-34
3rd Down Conversions	7-16	5-11
4th Down Conversions	0-1	1-1
Turnovers	3	0
Possession	29:26	30:34

Individual Leaders

Florida A&M Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Doughert... 22/34 144 0 2 Driscoll 15/21 143 0 0	Illinois Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Beutjer 16/18 228 1 0 Bower 2/5 30 0 0
Florida A&M Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Driscoll 8 40 2 20 Sharpe 6 33 0 16 Pompey 6 4 0 6	Illinois Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Thomas 14 143 2 60 Halsey 16 79 2 12 Bolen 11 51 0 11
Florida A&M Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Thomas 10 42 0 8 Demps 5 38 0 10 Parrish 4 36 0 18 Pompey 4 13 0 7	Illinois Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Jones 3 101 0 52 Adeyemo 3 42 0 24 Davis 3 34 0 24 Bryant 3 34 1 26

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				FAMU	ILL
	TD	5:19	E.B. HALSEY 2 YD RUN (JASON REDA KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 43 yards.	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				FAMU	ILL
	FG	13:04	JASON REDA 35 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 62 yards.	0	10
	TD	11:29	PIERRE THOMAS 1 YD RUN (JASON REDA KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 53 yards.	0	17
	TD	7:34	MELVIN BRYANT 2 YD PASS FROM JON BEUTJER (JASON REDA KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 73 yards.	0	24
	TD	3:03	E.B. HALSEY 2 YD RUN (JASON REDA KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 61 yards.	0	31
THIRD QUARTER				FAMU	ILL
	TD	13:05	JASON DAVIS 11 YD RUN (JASON REDA KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 78 yards.	0	38
	TD	9:49	PIERRE THOMAS 24 YD RUN (JASON REDA KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 38 yards.	0	45
	TD	9:06	KELVIN HAYDEN 23 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JASON REDA KICK)	0	52
FOURTH QUARTER				FAMU	ILL
	TD	10:21	JOSH DRISCOLL 1 YD RUN (JESSIE HARTLEY KICK) Drive info: 11 plays, 80 yards.	7	52
	TD	5:13	JOSH DRISCOLL 1 YD RUN (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 79 yards.	13	52

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois (Ticker) -- It may be a long while before Florida A&M looks forward to a rematch against Illinois.

The Fighting Illini scored the first 52 points in three quarters and coasted to a 52-13 victory over the Division I-AA Rattlers in the first meeting between the two schools.

Pierre Thomas rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns and E.B. Halsey scored twice as the Illini broke a 10-game losing streak.

Jon Beutjer was nearly flawless, completing 16-of-18 passes for 228 yards and a touchdown to Melvin Bryant.

Cornerback Kelvin Hayden intercepted Ben Dougherty twice, scoring a 23-yard touchdown on one of his picks. Dougherty was 22-for-34 for 144 yards.

John Driscoll replaced Dougherty and scored both Florida A&M touchdowns on one-yard runs in the fourth quarter.

Florida A&M has lost its last nine games against Division I-A opponents by an average of 36.8 points.

Four Rattlers were unavailable because they were suspended for playing while academically ineligible.