Fight For Respect: Illinois Fighting Illini

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Difficulty All-American
Recruiting All-American
Quarters 6 Minutes
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Recruiting
Can Recruit Anywhere when over three stars.
Outside of pipeline states recruits may only be 1 star higher than prestige.
Can Only Recruit 15 players at any one time
Scheduling Must Play At Least B Schedule Each Season

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Career Statistics - Coach Sam Weston and Draft History

Current Ratings
Offense B+
Defense B-
Special Teams B

2012
Record 9-4 (5-3)
Bowl Gator - L31-3 v Alabama

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Records

Passing Yards
Game Nathan Scheelhaase - 386 - 9/7/2013
Season Nathan Scheelhaase - 2,731 - 2012
Career Nathan Scheelhaase - 2,731 - 2012-

Passing Touchdowns
Game Nathan Scheelhaase - 5 - 9/7/2013
Season Nathan Scheelhaase - 30 - 2012
Career Nathan Scheelhaase - 30 - 2012-

Rushing Yards
Game Josh Ferguson - 177 - 11/10/2012
Season Josh Ferguson - 797 - 2012
Career Josh Ferguson - 797 - 2012-

Rushing Touchdowns
Game Josh Ferguson - 1 - Multiple
Season Josh Ferguson - 5 - 2012
Career Josh Ferguson - 5 - 2012-

Receiving Yards
Game Jeremy Whitlow - 147 - 9/22/2012
Season Evan Wilson - 667 - 2012
Career Evan Wilson - 667 - 2012-

Receiving Touchdowns
Game Three Tied - 2
Season Two Tied - 8 - 2012
Career Two Tied - 8 - 2012

Tackles
Game Jonathan Brown - 14 - 10/24/2012
Season Jonathan Brown - 69 - 2012
Career Jonathan Brown - 69 - 2012

Sacks
Game Justin Staples - 2 - 11/3/2012
Season Akeem Spence - 5 - 2012
Career Akeem Spence - 5 - 2012

Interceptions
Game Eight Tied - 1 - 2012
Season Two Tied - 2 - 2012
Career Two Tied - 2 - 2012

Field Goals
Long Taylor Zalewski - 45 Yards - 9/7/2013
Most in Season Taylor Zalewski - 14 - 2012
Most in Career Taylor Zalewski - 14 - 2012-
Percentage Made Taylor Zalewski - 100% - 2012

Individual Play Records
Longest Pass Nathan Scheelhaase to Darius Millines - 85 Yards - 2012
Longest Run Ean Days - 59 Yards - 2012
Longest Kickoff Return Darius Millines - 38 Yards - 2012
Longest Punt Return Darius Millines - 17 Yards - 2012
Longest Interception Return Eaton Spence - 52 Yards - 2012
Longest Fumble Return Tim Kynard - 2 Yards - 2012

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Record vs Opponent

Records Against Opponents
Record	OPPONENT	Latest RESULT
1-0	Western Michigan	Won, 34-7
1-0	Arizona State	Won, 26-23 OT
1-0	Mid Tenn State	Won, 34-7
1-0	Louisiana Tech	Won, 31-7
1-0	Penn State	Won, 21-16
0-1	Wisconsin	Lost, 46-44 OT
0-1	Michigan	Lost, 32-21
1-0	Indiana	Won, 24-3
1-0	Ohio State	Won, 17-10
1-0	Minneosta	Won, 38-7
0-1	Purdue	Lost, 13-10
1-0	Northwestern	Won, 38-31 OT
0-1	Alabama	Lost, 31-3
0-1	Rutgers	Lost, 24-18
1-0	USF	Won, 52-21
1-0	Washington	Won, 35-31

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2013 Schedule

Illinois Fighting Illini 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 31	at Rutgers	Lost, 24-18
Sep 7	vs USF	Won, 52-21
Sep 14	vs Washington	Won, 35-31
Sep 21	vs Wisconsin
Sep 28	vs Ohio State
Oct 12	at Penn State
Oct 19	vs New Mexico State
Oct 26	at Purdue
Nov 2	vs Nebraska
Nov 9	at Iowa
Nov 16	at Indiana
Nov 23	vs Northwestern

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2013 Team Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	OVERALL
2	Nathan Scheelhaase	QB	6'3	197	SR (RS)	88
16	Miles Osei	QB	6'0	200	SR	81
10	Reilly O'Toole	QB	6'4	223	SO (RS)	80
19	Johnny Tremblay	QB	6'3	212	FR	70
1	Eric Smith	QB	6'1	185	FR	67
7	Sonny Fitzpatrick	QB	6'0	213	FR	67
5	Donovonn Young	HB	6'0	217	JR	88
6	Josh Ferguson	HB	5'10	184	SO (RS)	84
32	Ean Days	HB	5'11	207	JR (RS)	79
21	Devin Church	HB	5'8	175	SO	74
29	George Temple	HB	6'1	205	FR	66
38	Richard Brown	HB	6'1	205	FR	65
47	Marlon Keyes	FB	6'1	249	FR	70
41	John Mitchell	FB	5'11	225	FR	62
12	Ryan Lankford	WR	6'0	176	SR	86
15	Darius Millines	WR	5'11	187	SR	86
80	Spencer Harris	WR	6'3	195	SR	82
18	Jeremy Whitlow	WR	6'2	192	SO (RS)	76
83	Brad Carter	WR	6'3	234	FR	70
81	Cedric Doxy	WR	6'1	174	FR (RS)	70
20	Fritz Rock	WR	6'1	212	JR (RS)	68
86	Bryan Hines	WR	6'2	197	FR	67
89	Evan Wilson	TE	6'6	251	SR	82
3	Jon Davis	TE	6'3	233	JR	76
11	Matt Lacosse	TE	6'6	228	SO (RS)	72
88	David Fox	TE	6'0	231	FR	65
68	Simon Cvijanovic	LT	6'5	286	JR (RS)	86
66	Scott McDowell	LT	6'5	296	SO (RS)	73
52	Alex Hill	LG	6'3	325	JR (RS)	85
62	Steven Russell	LG	6'5	292	FR	62
73	Steve Marshall	LG	6'4	305	FR	60
67	Jake Feldmeyer	C	6'4	282	SR (RS)	82
71	Joe Spencer	C	6'4	277	FR (RS)	69
69	Ted Karras	RG	6'4	298	SO (RS)	80
78	Melvin Baker	RG	6'4	280	FR	70
74	Michael Heitz	RT	6'5	300	JR (RS)	80
55	Chris Boles	RT	6'4	329	SO (RS)	75
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	OVERALL
59	Tim Kynard	LE	6'3	262	SR (RS)	80
92	Chris O'Connor	LE	6'5	261	SO (RS)	73
91	Zach Carey	LE	6'4	243	FR	66
90	DeJazz Woods	RE	6'3	260	SO (RS)	78
8	Daniel Rhodes	RE	6'3	253	FR (RS)	71
94	Akeem Spence	DT	6'1	307	SR (RS)	86
44	Austin Teitsma	DT	6'2	268	JR (RS)	77
97	Vontrell Williams	DT	6'2	285	FR (RS)	70
99	Thomas Brown	DT	6'4	282	FR	69
93	Wayne Payne	DT	6'3	293	FR	66
30	Houston Bates	LOLB	6'3	243	JR (RS)	81
48	Henry Dickinson	LOLB	6'4	217	SO (RS)	74
53	TJ Neal	LOLB	6'1	226	FR (RS)	68
45	Jonathan Brown	MLB	6'1	237	SR	92
56	Mike Lynch	MLB	6'0	230	FR	75
42	Ralph Cooper	MLB	6'1	232	JR	73
43	Mason Monheim	MLB	6'1	216	FR (RS)	71
9	Earnest Thomas	ROLB	6'2	223	JR (RS)	77
34	Mike Svetina	ROLB	6'2	225	FR (RS)	71
58	Myron Cunningham	ROLB	6'1	211	FR	67
50	Andy Coe	ROLB	6'2	222	FR	66
5	Steve Hull	CB	6'2	201	SR	82
27	Eaton Spence	CB	6'0	176	SO (RS)	71
28	Ta'Jarvis Fuller	CB	6'1	191	FR (RS)	66
46	Todd Higdon	CB	6'4	211	FR	66
25	Nate Hunter	CB	5'10	160	FR	65
49	Anthony Lewis	CB	5'11	177	FR	60
23	Ben Mathis	FS	6'3	201	SR (RS)	79
17	Justin Hardee	FS	6'1	187	FR (RS)	68
31	Nick North	SS	6'1	197	SO (RS)	76
22	Riley Hayes	SS	6'1	220	FR	65
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	OVERALL
26	Taylor Zalewski	K	6'3	201	SO (RS)	82
18	Justin DuVernois	P	6'1	193	JR	86

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2012 Statistics

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2013 Recruiting

Illinois Fighting Illini Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Stephen Rutledge	DE	HS	Top Choice	5'11	239
Paul Montgomery	WR	HS	Top Choice	6'0	187
Steve Heath	FS	HS	Top Choice	6'0	214
Aaron Greene	FS	HS	Top Choice	6'0	171
Spencer Berg	C	HS	Top Choice	6'1	280
Nic Collier	WR	HS	Top Choice	6'6	213
Rick Gandy	ATH	HS	2nd Thoice	6'5	257
Dennis Hairston	P	JUCO So	Top Choice	6'3	217
Freddie Williams	K	HS	2nd Choice	5'10	160
Robert Young	ATH	HS	6th Choice	6'8	261
Andrew McCoy	WR	HS	5th Choice	6'3	192
Dee Brewster	QB	HS	2nd Choice	6'1	192
Rob Stallings	QB	HS	Top Choice	6'3	192
Donny Davis	TE	HS	7th Choice	6'5	230
Bruce Rogers	QB	HS	Committed - Week 2	6'2	185

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Illinois Rides Big Second Quarter to Easy Win over Broncos
Nathan Scheelhaase tosses two TDs in Second Quarter

Donovonn Young wasn't going anywhere in the first quarter, and you could see the frustration building on the young running back's face. On four carries he was able to manage just five yards, and it seemed as if we would be in for a defensive struggle.

Then the offense started clicking. Led by Junior Quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase's 266 yard and 3 touchdown performance, the passing game set up the run, and the Illini cruised to an easy 34-7 season opening win.

"You know, we got off to a slow start, and when they [Western Michigan] tied the game early in the second quarter, we really put the peddle down and started taking it to them." said Coach Sam Weston, after his first victory as the Illini head coach.

Young reeled off a spectacular 42 yard touchdown run in the second quarter, his way to 148 yards on the ground. He stiff armed a Western Michigan defender at the 30, while hurdling another. After that no one was going to catch him.

Illinois will take on their first real challenge of the season next week, as the head to the desert to visit the Arizona State Sun Devils.

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Western Michigan Broncos at Illinois Fighting Illini
Sep 1, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Western Michigan Broncos (0-0)	0	7	0	0	7
Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0)	7	21	3	3	34

Team Stats Comparison
	WMU	ILL
Total Offense	268	466
Rushing Yards	83	194
Passing Yards	185	272
First Downs	13	17
Punt Return Yards	0	48
Kick Return Yards	17	44
Total Yards	285	558
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-13	5-10
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-1-0	6-2-2
Penalties	2-20	1-5
Posession Time	9:08	14:52

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WMU	ILL
4:38	(ILL) Lankford, 14 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WMU	ILL
0:32	(WMU) Bynes, 14 Yard Pass from Carder	7	7
4:25	(ILL) Young, 42 Yard Run	7	14
1:21	(ILL) Harris, 3 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	7	21
0:19	(ILL) Whitlow, 34 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	7	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WMU	ILL
2:49	(ILL) Zalewski, 28 Yard Field Goal	7	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WMU	ILL
5:43	(ILL) Zalewski, 18 Yard Field Goal	7	34

Western Michigan Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Alex Carder 15/34 185 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Tevin Drake 18 64 3.5 0 Eric Monette 3 9 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tevin Drake 4 22 5.5 0 Clark Mussman 3 27 9.0 0 Eric Monette 3 71 23.6 0 Courtney Bynes 2 22 11 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Johnnie Simon 9 0 1 0 Lewis Toler 6 0 0 0 Donald Celiscar 6 0 0 0 Devon Brant 6 0 0 0 Trever Ishmael 6 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chris Colombe 0/0 1/1 1 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J Schroeder 6 266 44.3 0

Illinois Fighting Illini PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Nathan Scheelhaase 15/21 266 3 1 Miles Osei 1/2 6 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Donovonn Young 21 148 7.0 1 Josh Ferguson 4 27 6.7 0 Nathan Scheelhaase 3 15 5 0 Ean Days 2 4 2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Evan Wilson 4 98 24.5 0 Jeremy Whitlow 4 87 21.7 1 Spencer Harris 4 62 15.5 1 Hayden Daniels 2 8 4 0 Darius Millines 1 3 3 0 Ryan Lankford 1 14 14 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Akeem Spence 5 1 0 0 Jonathan Brown 5 0 0 0 Terry Hawthorne 4 0 1 0 Eaton Spence 4 0 0 0 Ashante Williams 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Taylor Zalewski 2/2 4/4 10 29 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Justin DuVernois 3 140 46.6 0

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Illini Win Thriller in Tempe
Time Game on Last Second FG

We had a feeling this was going to be a good game coming in, and it did not disappoint, as the Illinois Fighting Illini were able to steal a victory on the road, leaving the Arizona State faithful shocked.

Arizona State had just gone on top 20-17 with :45 left to play in the game, and the stadium was rocking. Coach Sutton pulled his players together to give them some words. Whatever he said must have worked.

"I told them, :45 is an eternity in football. We had all three timeouts left, and if they stuck to the gameplan we'd be able to get down the field and either win it, or force OT."

That's exactly what they did. Illinois nearly won it in regulation, but Tight End Evan Wilson was taken down at the 3 yard line with 12 seconds to play. After Josh Ferguson tried to pound it in unsuccessfully, Taylor Zalewski was called on to send it to OT. His 20 yard chipshot was straight down the center.

Then it was time for the defense to step up once more. Arizona State gained no yards on three plays and had to settle for the field goal. Illinois did not want to give them another chance, two plays later it would be over.

Nathan Scheelhaase would connect with Spencer Harris on second down on a crossing pattern between two defenders. Harris would use a burst of speed to get behind them, and after being caught at the two, would power his way in for the game winner.

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Illinois Fighting Illini at Arizona State Sun Devils
Sep 8, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0)	0	10	7	3	6	26
Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0)	7	0	3	10	3	23

Team Stats Comparison
	ILL	ASU
Total Offense	373	385
Rushing Yards	114	111
Passing Yards	259	274
First Downs	20	19
Punt Return Yards	6	10
Kick Return Yards	67	87
Total Yards	446	482
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Converstion	6-12	8-13
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-1-1	4-1-0
Penalties	6-53	2-25
Posession Time	18:44	10:14

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ILL	ASU
2:07	(ASU) Marshall, 38 Yard Run	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ILL	ASU
1:48	(ILL) Zalewski, 37 Yard Field Goal	3	7
0:57	(ILL) Young, 2 Yard Run	10	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ILL	ASU
0:01	(ASU) Garoutte, 42 Yard Field Goal	10	10
0:17	(ILL) Millines, 39 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	17	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ILL	ASU
2:40	(ASU) Garoutte, 45 Yard Field Goal	17	13
0:45	(ASU) Smith, 5 Yard Pass from Bercovici	17	20
0:00	(ILL) Zalewski, 20 Yard Field Goal	20	20
OVERTIME SCORING		ILL	ASU
	(ASU) Garoutte, 43 Yard Field Goal	20	23
	(ILL) Harris, 26 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	26	23

Illinois Fighting Illini PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Nathan Scheelhaase 19/28 259 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Donovonn Young 22 94 4.2 1 Josh Ferguson 7 20 2.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Evan Wilson 6 77 12.8 0 Spencer Harris 4 74 18.5 1 Darius Millines 3 59 19.6 1 Ryan Lankford 3 29 9.6 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jonathan Brown 10 0 0 0 Houston Bates 7 0 0 0 Justin Green 3 0 0 0 Steve Hull 3 0 0 0 Terry Hawthorne 3 0 0 0 Akeem Spence 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Taylor Zalewski 2/2 2/2 8 38 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Justin DuVernois 4 183 45.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Ryan Lankford 2 45 22.5 0 Darius Millines 1 22 22 0

Arizona State Sun Devils PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Bercovici 25/38 265 1 0 Cameron Marshall 1/3 9 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Cameron Marshall 12 76 6.3 1 Mike Bercovici 4 17 4.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Cameron Marshall 7 61 8.7 0 Rashad Ross 5 56 11.2 0 Kevin Ozier 4 60 15 0 Jamal Miles 4 46 11.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Brandon Magee 9 0 0 0 Kevin Ayers 8 0 0 0 Keelan Johnson 7 0 0 0 Oshahon Irabor 7 0 0 0 Shane McCullen 6 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Alex Garoutte 3/3 2/2 11 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Josh Hubner 2 93 46.5 0

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Blue Raiders Not Enough, As Illinois Roll at Home
Donovonn Young Lost for 3 Months

It was all Illinois from the start, but celebrations were tempered when it was found out that starting running back Donovonn Young would miss up to 3 months with a Torn Labrum. This comes just a week after starting wideout Ryan Lankford went down with a dislocated elbow.

"This is why we have depth, this is why we have backups. Will we miss Ryan and Donovonn? Absolutely. Do I think we have guys who can come in and fill some roles? You bet." said Coach Sutton.

Fill roles is exactly what receiver Jeremy Whitlow did in Lankford's absence, picking up 147 yards and a score on 5 catches, the most electrifying being his 79 yard touchdown grab to give Illinois a 10-0 lead in the second.

In for Young, Josh Ferguson ran for a career best 167 yards and 2 touchdowns on 23 carries, as the Illini offense barely missed a beat with the absence of two starters. Illinois racked up 509 yards of offense, 323 through the air, and 186 on the ground. A balanced attack which kept Middle Tennessee off balance all evening.

While the game started slowly, 0-0 after the first, the Illinois offense took off behind quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase and the running game. The Illini will look to make it four straight wins to start the season as they take on Louisiana Tech at home, before they open the BIG10 schedule with Penn State in two weeks.

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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Illinois Fighting Illini
Sep 15, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-0)	0	0	7	0	7
Illinois Fighting Illini (2-0)	0	17	10	7	34

Team Stats Comparison
	MTU	ILL
Total Offense	221	509
Rushing Yards	9	186
Passing Yards	212	323
First Downs	10	19
Punt Return Yards	0	30
Kick Return Yards	52	51
Total Yards	273	590
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	2-11	4-9
4th Down Conversion	1-3	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-1-0	4-2-2
Penalties	2-10	8-55
Posession Time	7:57	16:03

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MTU	ILL
2:52	(ILL) Feguson, 2 Yard Run	0	7
1:04	(ILL) Whitlow, 79 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	0	14
0:00	(ILL) Zalewski, 20 Yard Field Goal	0	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MTU	ILL
3:04	(ILL) Zalewski, 21 Yard Field Goal	0	20
1:20	(MTU) Kilgore, 2 Yard Run	7	20
0:31	(ILL) Ferguson, 40 Yard Run	7	27
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MTU	ILL
1:25	(ILL) Millines, 7 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	7	34

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Logan Kilgore 23/52 212 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Benny Cunningham 1 6 6 0 Logan Kilgore 1 3 3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jacob Bennett 5 59 11.8 0 Anthony Amos 3 50 16.6 0 Darrell Baptist 3 27 9 0 Benny Cunningham 3 14 4.6 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Reginald Farmer 10 0 0 0 Sammy Seamster 9 0 0 0 Roderic Blunt 7 1 0 0 Christian Henry 7 0 0 0 Kenneth Gilstrap 7 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Robert Oeding 0/1 1/1 1 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Josh Davis 5 235 47 0

Illinois Fighting Illini PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Nathan Scheelhaase 18/24 323 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Josh Ferguson 23 167 7.2 2 Donovonn Young 6 27 4.5 0 Ean Days 1 3 3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Darius Millines 7 60 8.5 1 Jeremy Whitlow 5 147 29.4 1 Evan Wilson 4 90 22.5 0 Spencer Harris 1 18 18 0 Donovonn Young 1 8 8 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Supo Sanni 5 0 0 0 Jonathan Brown 5 0 0 0 Terry Hawthorne 3 0 0 0 Justin Green 3 0 0 0 Steve Hull 2 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Taylor Zalewski 2/2 4/4 10 21 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Justin DuVernois 3 120 40 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Darius Millines 1 29 29 0 Steve Hull 1 22 22 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Darius Millines 3 30 10 0

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Injury Bug Strikes Again as Illinois Dismantles La Tech
Josh Ferguson Latest Victim

Three straight weeks, three straight weeks with a starter going down with an injury. This time, Josh Ferguson, who assumed the starting running back role just this week with the injury to Donovonn Young, went down and could miss up to a month with a strained quadriceps muscle.

Ean Days stepped right in for the rushing attack, and amassed 142 yards on 21 carries to pace the Illinois offense to an easy victory over the visiting Bulldogs.

The question now is with just one healthy, non-redshirted, runningback on the roster, will the Illini remove their redshirt from Dami Ayoola or Devin Church? Without doing so they will be dangerously thin going into their BIG10 season, which kicks off next week with visiting Penn State. Miles Osei, the backup Quarterback even took two snaps in the back field when Ean Days needed a breather. Something Illinois would not like to repeat next week.

"We keep having these injuries, and our depth is really showing at this point. We' had Eaton Spence, a corner carry the ball 3 times. While we like the versatility, we need him fresh on that side of the ball. I'm going to have to figure out something this week." said coach Weston.

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Illinois Fighting Illini
Sep 22, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1-2)	0	0	0	7	7
Illinois Fighting Illini (3-0)	14	7	7	3	31

Team Stats Comparison
	LT	ILL
Total Offense	320	417
Rushing Yards	24	200
Passing Yards	296	217
First Downs	13	18
Punt Return Yards	3	10
Kick Return Yards	114	33
Total Yards	437	460
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	3-11	5-10
4th Down Conversion	1-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-0-0	6-3-1
Penalties	2-20	2-10
Posession Time	8:21	15:39

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		LT	ILL
3:34	(ILL) Davis, 4 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	0	7
0:42	(ILL) Whitlow, 25 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LT	ILL
2:46	(ILL) Becker, 7 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	0	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		LT	ILL
0:12	(ILL) Whitlow, 13 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	0	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LT	ILL
2:03	(LT) White, 29 Yard Pass from Cameron	7	28
1:02	(ILL) Zalewski, 30 Yard Field Goal	7	31

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Colby Cameron 19/41 296 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Colby Cameron 5 -1 -.2 0 Hunter Lee 4 25 6.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Quinton Patton 6 86 14.3 0 Hunter Lee 5 69 13.8 0 Richie Casey 3 34 11.3 0 Chandler Spence 2 29 14.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Soloman Randle 14 0 0 0 Jamel Johnson 9 0 0 0 Craig Johnson 7 0 0 0 Ches Morrison 7 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matt Nelson 0/0 1/1 1 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ryan Allen 6 267 44.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Qunton Patton 3 73 24.3 0 David Gru 2 41 20.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Qunton Patton 1 3 3 0

Illinois Fighting Illini PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Nathan Scheelhaase 16/23 217 4 1 Miles Osei 0/1 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ean Days 21 142 6.7 0 Josh Ferguson 6 34 5.6 0 Nathan Scheelhaase 5 9 1.8 0 Eaton Spence 3 12 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jeremy Whitlow 4 56 14 2 Ean Days 3 39 13 0 Evan Wilson 2 53 26.5 0 Jon Davis 2 9 4.5 1 Spencer Harris 1 34 34 0 Zach Becker 1 7 7 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Supo Sanni 4 .5 0 0 Eaton Spence 4 0 0 0 Michael Buchanan 4 1.5 0 0 Patrick Nixon Youman 3 0 0 0 Jack Ramsey 3 0 0 0 Earnest Thomas 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Taylor Zalewski 1/1 4/4 7 30 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Justin DeVernois 3 118 39.3 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Darius Millines 1 33 33 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Darius Millines 1 10 10 0

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NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 25, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	USC (39)	4	0	1503
2	2	Arkansas (21)	4	0	1437
3	3	Oregon (1)	4	0	1373
4	4	Oklahoma	3	0	1331
5	5	West Virginia	3	0	1248
6	6	South Carolina	4	0	1186
7	7	Alabama	3	1	1098
8	8	Michigan State	4	0	1069
9	9	LSU	3	1	1018
10	11	Wisconsin	4	0	902
11	12	Michigan	3	1	848
12	14	TCU	3	0	747
13	15	Ohio State	4	0	697
14	16	Nebraska	4	0	649
15	19	Florida State	3	1	625
16	17	Texas	3	0	602
17	10	Clemson	3	1	552
18	20	Georgia Tech	4	0	477
19	22	Stanford	2	1	359
20	23	Washington	3	0	345
21	18	Kansas State	2	2	299
22	24	Virginia Tech	3	1	288
23	NR	Purdue	3	0	200
24	21	Miami	3	1	182
25	NR	SMU	3	0	166

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 25, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Knile Davis	HB	Arkansas		64 Carries 427 Yards 8 Receptions 166 Yards 10 Total TDs
Matt Barkley	QB	USC		64 of 95 963 Yards 13 TDs 1 INT, 37 Carries 112 Yards 2 TDs
Taylor Martinez	QB	Nebraska		59 of 102 957 Yards 9 TDs 2 INTs, 40 Carries 282 Yards 5 TDs
Eddie Lacy	HB	Alabama		60 Carries 409 Yards 13 Receptions 262 Yards 7 Total TDs
Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan		67 of 123 825 Yards 9 TDs 3 INTs, 60 Carries 400 Yards 3 TDs

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Defense Dominates as Illini Hold off Penn State
Illinois Moves to 5-0 on the Season

For the first time in nearly a month the Fighting Illini had no serious injuries, and their defense stood up to the Penn State passing attack to secure a hard faught 21-16 victory on Saturday afternoon, to move to 5-0 on the season.

Ean Days, the third starting running back of the season for Illinois ran for 148 yards on 21 carries, including a monumental 59 yard touchdown to pull the Illini within 3 in the second quarter.

Days would finish the afternoon with more yards on the ground then the Illini passing attack could muster through the air, but nathan Scheelhaase and company were efficient, completing 12 of 17 for 142 yards with 2 scores, the first time all season they did not through a pick.

"We held on to the ball, our defense played great, and we got the victory in our first conference game." said Coach Weston.

The victory moved Illinois to 5-0 on the season, but with a visit to Camp Randall looming next week, it may just be a matter of time before the first loss of the season is on the board. But five games into the season, the Illini are one win away from bowl eligibility, which would be a great step for a team decimated by injuries on the offensive side of the ball.

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Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini
Sep 29, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Penn State Nittany Lions (4-0)	3	7	0	6	16
Illinois Fighting Illini (4-0)	0	14	0	7	21

Team Stats Comparison
	PSU	ILL
Total Offense	443	288
Rushing Yards	105	146
Passing Yards	338	142
First Downs	22	10
Punt Return Yards	14	3
Kick Return Yards	36	21
Total Yards	493	312
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	7-16	3-10
4th Down Conversion	2-6	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-2-0	2-0-0
Penalties	1-6	3-30
Posession Time	11:59	12:38

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PSU	ILL
0:16	(PSU) Fera, 42 Yard Field Goal	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PSU	ILL
1:05	(PSU) Brown, 12 Yard Pass from Jones	10	0
2:44	(ILL) Days, 59 Yard run	10	7
0:40	(ILL) Millines, 29 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	10	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PSU	ILL
4:01	(ILL) Daniels, 38 Yard Pass from Scheelhaase	10	21
0:00	(PSU) Carter, 7 Yard Pass from Jones	16	21

Penn State Nittany Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Paul Jones 21/48 338 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Bill Belton 22 81 3.6 0 Paul Jones 3 17 5.6 0 Michael Zordich 2 10 5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kyle Carter 6 73 12.1 1 Justin Brown 5 73 14.6 1 Shawney Kersey 4 86 21.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Malcom Willis 7 0 0 0 Gerald Hodges 7 0 0 0 Micheal Mauti 6 0 0 0 Stephon Morris 6 0 0 0 Sean Stanley 4 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Anthony Fera 1/1 1/1 4 42 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Anthony Fera 2 88 44 0

Illinois Fighting Illini PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Nathan Scheelhaase 12/17 142 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ean Days 21 148 7 1 Devin Church 2 1 .5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Spencer Harris 4 30 7.5 0 Ean Days 3 23 7.6 0 Darius Millines 2 40 20 1 Hayden Daniels 1 38 38 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Terry Hawthorne 6 0 0 0 Jonathan Brown 6 0 0 0 Eaton Spence 4 0 0 0 Akeem Spence 4 0 0 0 Justin Staples 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Taylor Zalewski 0/0 3/3 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Justin DuVernois 6 258 43 2