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class="vcard attendee fn org"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football" title="Illinois Fighting Illini football">Illinois Fighting Illini football</a></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_Fighting_Illini_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_logo.svg/85px-Illinois_Fighting_Illini_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_logo.svg/128px-Illinois_Fighting_Illini_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_logo.svg/170px-Illinois_Fighting_Illini_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="172" data-file-height="248" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="display:none">Division</span></th><td class="infobox-data">West Division</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">5–7 (4–5 Big Ten)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Bielema" title="Bret Bielema">Bret Bielema</a> (1st season)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Offensive coordinator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Petersen" title="Tony Petersen">Tony Petersen</a> (1st season)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Offensive scheme</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Multiple_offense" title="Multiple offense">Multiple</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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<td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 6 <a href="/wiki/2021_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 9 <a href="/wiki/2021_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2021 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2021_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2021_Maryland_Terrapins_football_team" title="2021 Maryland Terrapins football team">Maryland</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2021_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">Rutgers</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2021_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="2021 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">West Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 23 <a href="/wiki/2021_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> xy </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2021_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2021_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2021_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Illinois</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2021_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2021_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Football_Championship_Game" title="Big Ten Football Championship Game">Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/2021_Big_Ten_Football_Championship_Game" title="2021 Big Ten Football Championship Game"><b>Michigan 42</b>, Iowa 3</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>^ – College Football Playoff participant</li><li>$ – Conference champion</li><li>x – Division champion/co-champions</li><li>y – Championship game participant</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team</b> represented<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana%E2%80%93Champaign" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign">University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season</a>. The Fighting Illini played their home games at <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign)">Memorial Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, Illinois</a>, and competed in the West Division of the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a>. They were led by first-year head coach <a href="/wiki/Bret_Bielema" title="Bret Bielema">Bret Bielema</a>. The Illini finished the season 5–7, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the West division.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The team's 20–18 victory over No. 7-ranked <a href="/wiki/2021_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> set an NCAA record for the most overtime periods in one game, with nine.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preseason">Preseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Preseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Big_Ten_media_poll">Big Ten media poll</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Big Ten media poll"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Illini were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Ten's West Division.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr align="center"> <td align="center" colspan="3"><b>Big Ten West Division media poll</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FFFFFF;">Predicted finish </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FFFFFF;">Team </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FFFFFF;">Votes (1st place) </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1</td> <td>Wisconsin</td> <td>233 (29) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2</td> <td>Iowa</td> <td>202 (5) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3</td> <td>Northwestern</td> <td>160 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>4</td> <td>Minnesota</td> <td>146 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>5</td> <td>Nebraska</td> <td>91.5 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>6</td> <td>Purdue</td> <td>72.5 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>7</td> <td><b>Illinois</b></td> <td>47 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td> August 28 </td><td> 12:00 p.m. </td><td> <a href="/wiki/2021_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign)">Memorial Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, IL</a> (<a href="/wiki/Emerald_Isle_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Emerald Isle Classic">Aer Lingus College Football Classic</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td> <a href="/wiki/Fox_College_Football" title="Fox College Football">FOX</a> </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 30–22</td><td style="text-align:center"> 41,064</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td> September 4 </td><td> 6:30 p.m. </td><td> <a href="/wiki/2021_UTSA_Roadrunners_football_team" title="2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team">UTSA</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Champaign, IL</li></ul></div></td><td> <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Network" title="Big Ten Network">BTN</a> </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 30–37</td><td style="text-align:center"> 33,906 </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td> September 11 </td><td> 10:00 a.m. </td><td> at <a href="/wiki/2021_Virginia_Cavaliers_football_team" title="2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team">Virginia</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Stadium" title="Scott Stadium">Scott Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Charlottesville,_Virginia" title="Charlottesville, Virginia">Charlottesville, VA</a></li></ul></div></td><td> <a href="/wiki/ACC_Network" title="ACC Network">ACCN</a> </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 14–42</td><td style="text-align:center"> 36,036 </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Friday">September 17</span></td><td> 8:00 p.m. </td><td> <a href="/wiki/2021_Maryland_Terrapins_football_team" title="2021 Maryland Terrapins football team">Maryland</a> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Champaign, IL</li></ul></div></td><td> <a href="/wiki/Fox_College_Football" title="Fox College Football">FS1</a> </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 17–20</td><td style="text-align:center"> 37,168 </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td> September 25 </td><td> 2:30 p.m. </td><td> at <a href="/wiki/2021_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ross%E2%80%93Ade_Stadium" title="Ross–Ade Stadium">Ross–Ade Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/West_Lafayette,_Indiana" title="West Lafayette, Indiana">West Lafayette, IN</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Purdue_football_rivalry" title="Illinois–Purdue football rivalry">Purdue Cannon</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td> BTN </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 9–13</td><td style="text-align:center"> 52,840 </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td> October 2 </td><td> 11:00 a.m. </td><td> <a href="/wiki/2021_Charlotte_49ers_football_team" title="2021 Charlotte 49ers football team">Charlotte</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Champaign, IL</li></ul></div></td><td> BTN </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 24–14</td><td style="text-align:center"> 30,559 </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td> October 9 </td><td> 2:30 p.m. </td><td> <a href="/wiki/2021_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Champaign, IL</li></ul></div></td><td> BTN </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 0–24</td><td style="text-align:center"> 40,168 </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td> October 23 </td><td> 11:00 a.m. </td><td> at No. 7 <a href="/wiki/2021_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_Stadium" title="Beaver Stadium">Beaver Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="University Park, Pennsylvania">University Park, PA</a></li></ul></div></td><td> <a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football_on_ABC" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN College Football on ABC">ABC</a> </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> <a href="/wiki/2021_Illinois_vs._Penn_State_football_game" title="2021 Illinois vs. Penn State football game">20–18</a> <sup>9OT</sup></td><td style="text-align:center"> 105,001 </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td> October 30 </td><td> 11:00 a.m. </td><td> <a href="/wiki/2021_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">Rutgers</a> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Champaign, IL</li></ul></div></td><td> BTN </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 14–20</td><td style="text-align:center"> 36,942 </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td> November 6 </td><td> 11:00 a.m. </td><td> at No. 20 <a href="/wiki/2021_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Bank_Stadium" title="Huntington Bank Stadium">Huntington Bank Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis, MN</a></li></ul></div></td><td> <a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football" title="ESPN College Football">ESPN2</a> </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 14–6</td><td style="text-align:center"> 46,382 </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td> November 20 </td><td> 1:00 p.m. </td><td> at No. 17 <a href="/wiki/2021_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kinnick_Stadium" title="Kinnick Stadium">Kinnick Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_City,_Iowa" title="Iowa City, Iowa">Iowa City, IA</a></li></ul></div></td><td> FS1 </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 23–33</td><td style="text-align:center"> 64,132 </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td> November 27 </td><td> 2:30 p.m. </td><td> <a href="/wiki/2021_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> </td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Champaign, IL (<a href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Northwestern_football_rivalry" title="Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry">Land of Lincoln Trophy</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td> BTN </td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 47–14</td><td style="text-align:center"> 27,624 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup>Homecoming</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">AP Poll</a> (and <a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#CFP_Rankings" title="2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">CFP Rankings</a>, after November 2) - Released prior to game</li><li>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central time</a></li><li>Source: <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Illinois and Nebraska were originally scheduled to play at <a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin, Ireland</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Emerald_Isle_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Emerald Isle Classic">Aer Lingus College Football Classic</a>. The game was moved back to the United States due to travel concerns during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaching_staff">Coaching staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Coaching staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FFFFFF;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FFFFFF;">Consecutive season at<br />Illinois in current position </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bret_Bielema" title="Bret Bielema">Bret Bielema</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">Head coach</a></td> <td align="center">1st </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Petersen" title="Tony Petersen">Tony Petersen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_coordinator" title="Offensive coordinator">Offensive coordinator</a></td> <td align="center">1st </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Walters_(American_football)" title="Ryan Walters (American football)">Ryan Walters</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_coordinator" title="Defensive coordinator">Defensive coordinator</a></td> <td align="center">1st </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Miller_(American_football)" title="Ben Miller (American football)">Ben Miller</a></td> <td>Tight ends coach/special teams coordinator</td> <td align="center">1st </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_McDonald_(American_football)" title="George McDonald (American football)">George McDonald</a></td> <td>Wide receivers coach / assistant head coach</td> <td align="center">1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bart Miller</td> <td>Offensive line coach</td> <td align="center">1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cory Patterson</td> <td>Running backs coach</td> <td align="center">4th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terrance_Jamison" title="Terrance Jamison">Terrance Jamison</a></td> <td>Defensive line coach</td> <td align="center">1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>Andy Buh</td> <td>Linebackers coach</td> <td align="center">1st </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kane_(American_football)" title="Kevin Kane (American football)">Kevin Kane</a></td> <td>Outside linebackers coach / associate head coach</td> <td align="center">1st </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Henry_(American_football)" title="Aaron Henry (American football)">Aaron Henry</a></td> <td>Defensive backs coach</td> <td align="center">1st </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color:#13294B;color:#FFFFFF;">2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;background-color:#FF5F05;color:#000000;"> <th colspan="3">Players </th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>1</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Williams, Isaiah"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Williams_(wide_receiver,_born_2001)" title="Isaiah Williams (wide receiver, born 2001)">Isaiah Williams</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>2</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Brown, Chase"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Brown" title="Chase Brown">Chase Brown</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>3</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Norwood, Jakari"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jakari Norwood</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>4</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Thompson, Khmari"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Khmari Thompson</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>6</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Spann, Deuce"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Deuce Spann</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>7</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hightower, Brian"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Brian Hightower</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>10</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Dan Jr, Desmond"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Desmond Dan Jr</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>11</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Sandy, Carlos"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Carlos Sandy</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>12</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Robinson, Matt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Matt Robinson</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>13</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bryant, Pat"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pat_Bryant" title="Pat Bryant">Pat Bryant</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>14</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Washington, Casey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Washington" title="Casey Washington">Casey Washington</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>15</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Lindenman, Ty"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Ty Lindenman</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>18</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Peters, Brandon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Peters" title="Brandon Peters">Brandon Peters</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>19</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Campbell, Dalevon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dalevon Campbell</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>20</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cumby, Kyron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Kyron Cumby</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>22</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hayden, Chase"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Chase Hayden</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>23</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Love III, Reggie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Reggie Love III</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>24</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Fedanzo, Nick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Nick Fedanzo</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>26</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Epstein, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Mike Epstein</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>27</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bobak, Matt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Matt Bobak</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>42</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Marchese, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Michael Marchese</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>43</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Davis, Cooper"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Cooper Davis</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>43</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Moore, Griffin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Griffin Moore</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>48</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cernigila Jr, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Mike Cernigila Jr</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>52</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Brown, Verdis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Verdis Brown</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>54</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pearl, Julian"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Julian_Pearl" title="Julian Pearl">Julian Pearl</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>55</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Jeresaty, Blake"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Blake Jeresaty</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>57</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Kirts, Evan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Evan Kirts</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>59</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Plohr, Josh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Josh Plohr</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>62</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Zapf, Terry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Terry Zapf</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>63</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Palczewski, Alex"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Palczewski" title="Alex Palczewski">Alex Palczewski</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>65</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Kramer, Doug"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Kramer_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doug Kramer (American football)">Doug Kramer</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>66</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Slaughter, Jordyn"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jordyn Slaughter</span></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/12px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/18px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/24px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>67</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Wisecarver, Brody"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Brody Wisecarver</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>69</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Okpala, Moses"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Moses Okpala</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>70</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cronin, Tommy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tommy Cronin</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>73</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gesky, Josh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Josh Gesky</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>75</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pihlstrom, Alex"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Alex Pihlstrom</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">OL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>79</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Lowe, Vederian"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vederian_Lowe" title="Vederian Lowe">Vederian Lowe</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>80</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Engel, Preston"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Preston Engel</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>81</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Beason, Marquez"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Marquez Beason</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>82</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Ford, Luke"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Luke Ford</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>84</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hickey, Owen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Owen Hickey</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>86</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Navarro, Donny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Donny Navarro</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>87</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Barker, Daniel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Daniel Barker</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>88</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hohenstein, Branden"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Branden Hohenstein</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>89</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Reiman, Tip"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tip_Reiman" title="Tip Reiman">Tip Reiman</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Defense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-right:1px solid #666; border-left:1px solid #666; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>2</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Smith, Derrick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Derrick Smith</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>5</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hart Jr, Calvin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Calvin Hart Jr</span></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/12px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/18px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/24px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>6</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Adams, Tony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Adams_(safety)" title="Tony Adams (safety)">Tony Adams</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>7</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Smith, Kendall"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Kendall Smith</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>7</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Taylor, Coran"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Coran Taylor</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>10</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Washington, Joriell"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Joriell Washington</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>15</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Ware, Delano"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Delano Ware</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>17</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Smith, Kendall"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Kendall Smith</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>21</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Martin, Quan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Quan_Martin" title="Quan Martin">Quan Martin</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>22</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Thomas, Dylan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dylan Thomas</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>23</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Nicholson, Tahveon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tahveon_Nicholson" title="Tahveon Nicholson">Tahveon Nicholson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>24</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hudson, Prather"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Prather Hudson</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>25</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Joseph, Kerby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kerby_Joseph" title="Kerby Joseph">Kerby Joseph</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>27</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Judd, Matthew"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Matthew Judd</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>28</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Rosiek, Dylan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dylan Rosiek</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>29</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bobak, Christian"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Christian Bobak</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>30</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Brown, Sydney"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Brown_(American_football)" title="Sydney Brown (American football)">Sydney Brown</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>31</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Witherspoon, Devon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Devon_Witherspoon" title="Devon Witherspoon">Devon Witherspoon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>32</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Leitzsey, Tailon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tailon Leitzsey</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>33</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Holmes, Ezekiel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Ezekiel Holmes</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>34</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Meed, Ryan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Ryan Meed</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>35</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hansen, Jake"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jake_Hansen_(American_football)" title="Jake Hansen (American football)">Jake Hansen</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>36</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Schultz, Ben"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Ben Schultz</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>37</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Jones-Watkins, Jaden"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jaden Jones-Watkins</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>38</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Darkangelo, Isaac"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Darkangelo" title="Isaac Darkangelo">Isaac Darkangelo</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>40</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cooper, Shammond"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Shammond Cooper</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>44</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Barnes, Tarique"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tarique Barnes</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>45</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Tolson, Khalan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Khalan Tolson</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>46</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="McEachern, Alex"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Alex McEachern</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>47</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="McCoy, Quinton"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Quinton McCoy</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>48</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Barnes, Bryce"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Bryce Barnes</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>49</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Coleman, Seth"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Seth_Coleman" title="Seth Coleman">Seth Coleman</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>51</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Coghlan, Sean"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Sean Coghlan</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>54</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Mondesir, Marc"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Marc Mondesir</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>55</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="McConnell, Sed"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Sed McConnell</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>69</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Okpala, Moses"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Moses Okpala</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>88</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Randolph Jr., Keith"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Randolph_Jr." title="Keith Randolph Jr.">Keith Randolph Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>91</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Woods, Jamal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Woods" title="Jamal Woods">Jamal Woods</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>92</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gay, Isaiah"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Isaiah Gay</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>93</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Avery, Calvin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Calvin Avery</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>94</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Newton, Johnny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Newton" title="Johnny Newton">Johnny Newton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>96</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Perry II, Roderick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Roderick_Perry_II" title="Roderick Perry II">Roderick Perry II</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>98</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pate, Deon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Deon Pate</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>99</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Carney Jr., Owen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Owen Carney Jr.</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Special teams</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>5</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Griffin, Caleb"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Caleb Griffin</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">P</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>14</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hayes, Blake"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Blake Hayes</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">P</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>17</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="McCourt, James"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/James_McCourt_(American_football)" title="James McCourt (American football)">James McCourt</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">P</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>19</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Robertson, Hugh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Hugh Robertson</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Long_snapper" title="Long snapper">LS</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>39</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hall, Aidan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Aidan Hall</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Long_snapper" title="Long snapper">LS</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>56</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Tabel, Ethan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Ethan Tabel</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Bielema" title="Bret Bielema">Bret Bielema</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Coordinators/assistant coaches</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Petersen" title="Tony Petersen">Tony Petersen</a> – <i>Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Walters_(American_football)" title="Ryan Walters (American football)">Ryan Walters</a> – <i>Defensive coordinator</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Miller_(American_football)" title="Ben Miller (American football)">Ben Miller</a> – <i>Special teams coordinator/tight ends</i></li> <li>Cory Patterson – <i>Running backs</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrance_Jamison" title="Terrance Jamison">Terrance Jamison</a> – <i>Defensive line</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McDonald_(American_football)" title="George McDonald (American football)">George McDonald</a> – <i>Wide receivers / assistant HC</i></li> <li>Aaron Henry – <i>Defensive backs</i></li> <li>Bart Miller – <i>Offensive line</i></li> <li>Andy Buh – <i>Linebackers</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kane_(American_football)" title="Kevin Kane (American football)">Kevin Kane</a> – <i>outside linebackers / associate HC</i></li> <li>Reggie Bain – <i>Graduate assistant – offense</i></li> <li>Taylor Reed – <i>Graduate assistant – offense</i></li> <li>Aaron Gonzales – <i>Graduate assistant – defense</i></li> <li>Kevin Laeone Richardson II – <i>Graduate assistant – defense</i></li> <li>John Marinelli – <i>Senior analyst</i></li> <li>Grant O'Brien – <i>Defensive analyst</i></li> <li>Adam Kleffner – <i>Offensive analyst</i></li> <li>Greg Froelich – <i>Special teams analyst</i></li> <li>Tank Wright – <i>Head strength and conditioning coach</i></li> <li>Pete Roley – <i>Director of football operations</i></li> <li>Mark Taurisani – <i>Football chief of staff</i></li> <li>Patrick Embleton – <i>Director of recruiting</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Hawthorne" title="Terry Hawthorne">Terry Hawthorne</a> – <i>Director of high school personnel</i></li> <li>Pat Ryan – <i>Director of high school relations</i></li> <li>Nate McNeal – <i>Assistant recruiting coordinator</i></li> <li>Travis Perry – <i>Director of creative content</i></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <ul><li><b>(C)</b> Team captain</li> <li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li> <li><b>(I)</b> Ineligible</li></ul> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> Injured</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/23px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/30px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Redshirt</li></ul> <hr /> <p><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fightingillini.com/roster.aspx?path=football">Roster</a></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nebraska">Nebraska</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Nebraska"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FF5F05;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF5F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF5F05; ;text-align:center;"><b>Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Cornhuskers</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>7</td><td>6</td><td><b>22</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Fighting Illini</b></td> <td>2</td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td><td>0</td><td><b>30</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign)">Memorial Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, Illinois</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: August 28</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Sunny, 94 °F (34 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 41,064</li><li><b>Referee</b>: John O'Neill</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Fox_College_Football" title="Fox College Football">FOX</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Davis_(sportscaster)" title="Joe Davis (sportscaster)">Joe Davis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brock_Huard" title="Brock Huard">Brock Huard</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/stats/2021/nebraska/boxscore/22912">Box score</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fightingillini.com/news/2021/8/28/football-illini-beat-huskers-to-open-season-bielema-era.aspx">Recap</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><b>First quarter</b> <ul><li>ILL – Cam Taylor-Britt tackled in own end zone by Kerby Joseph, 4:07. <i>Fighting Illini 2–0.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>NEB – Markese Stepp 2-yard run (kick failed), 14:25. <i>Cornhuskers 6–2. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:27.</b></i></li> <li>NEB – Connor Culp 27-yard field goal, 9:15. <i>Cornhuskers 9–2. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:01.</b></i></li> <li>ILL – Mike Epstein 1-yard run (James McCourt kick), 2:51. <i>Tied 9–9. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:24.</b></i></li> <li>ILL – Calvin Hart Jr. 41-yard fumble return (James McCourt kick), 0:37. <i>Fighting Illini 16–9.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – Luke Ford 2-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 6:56. <i>Fighting Illini 23–9. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:04.</b></i></li> <li>ILL – Isaiah Williams 1-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 4:01. <i>Fighting Illini 30–9. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:10.</b></i></li> <li>NEB – Adrian Martinez 75-yard run (Connor Culp kick), 3:48. <i>Fighting Illini 30–16. <b>Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>NEB – Oliver Martin 4-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (kick failed), 2:41. <i>Fighting Illini 30–22. <b>Drive: 19 plays, 91 yards, 6:42.</b></i></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#F5F1E7;color:#D00000;box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #D00000, inset -1px -1px 0 #D00000;">NEB</th> <th style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FF5F05;box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FF5F05, inset -1px -1px 0 #FF5F05;">ILL </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>19</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total yards</td> <td>392</td> <td>326 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes–yards</td> <td>39–160</td> <td>48–167 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>232</td> <td>159 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: Comp–Att–Int</td> <td>16–32–0</td> <td>15–19–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>25:05</td> <td>34:55 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#F5F1E7;color:#D00000;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D00000, inset -2px -2px 0 #D00000;; text-align:center;"><b>Nebraska</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Martinez_(American_football)" title="Adrian Martinez (American football)">Adrian Martinez</a></td> <td>16/32, 232 yards, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Adrian Martinez</td> <td>17 rushes, 111 yards, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Oliver Martin</td> <td>6 receptions, 103 yards, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FF5F05;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF5F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF5F05;; text-align:center;"><b>Illinois</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Artur_Sitkowski" title="Artur Sitkowski">Artur Sitkowski</a></td> <td>12/15, 124 yards, 2 TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Mike Epstein</td> <td>16 rushes, 75 yards, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Deuce Spann</td> <td>1 reception, 45 yards </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UTSA">UTSA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: UTSA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_UTSA_Roadrunners_football_team" title="2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team">2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FF5F05;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF5F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF5F05; ;text-align:center;"><b>UTSA Roadrunners at Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Roadrunners</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>13</td> <td>3</td><td>14</td><td><b>37</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Fighting Illini</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td><td>13</td><td><b>30</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 4</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 6:30 p.m. CDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 33,906</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Greg Blum</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Network" title="Big Ten Network">BTN</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Byington" title="Lisa Byington">Lisa Byington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Herron" title="Anthony Herron">Anthony Herron</a>, and Coley Harvey</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/stats/2021/utsa/boxscore/22913">Box score</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fightingillini.com/news/2021/9/4/football-illini-comeback-falls-short-against-utsa.aspx">Recap</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><b>First quarter</b> <ul><li>UTSA – Frank Harris 9-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 1:32. <i>Roadrunners 7–0. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 4:40.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>UTSA – Brendan Brady 7-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 11:31. <i>Roadrunners 14–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:43.</b></i></li> <li>ILL – Deuce Span 31-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 9:21. <i>Roadrunners 14–7. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:10.</b></i></li> <li>UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 32-yard field goal, 6:24. <i>Roadrunners 17–7. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:57.</b></i></li> <li>ILL – Daniel Barker 14-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 2:46. <i>Roadrunners 17–14. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38.</b></i></li> <li>UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 28-yard field goal, 0:47. <i>Roadrunners 20–14. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:01.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – James McCourt 52-yard field goal, 9:22. <i>Roadrunners 20–17. <b>Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:26.</b></i></li> <li>UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 27-yard field goal, 3:19. <i>Roadrunners 23–17. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – James McCourt 53-yard field goal, 14:15. <i>Roadrunners 23–20. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:04.</b></i></li> <li>UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 19-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 12:37. <i>Roadrunners 30–20. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.</b></i></li> <li>ILL – Daniel Barker 15-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 9:56. <i>Roadrunners 30–27. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41.</b></i></li> <li>UTSA – Brendan Brady 33-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 4:57. <i>Roadrunners 37–27. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:59.</b></i></li> <li>ILL – James McCourt 32-yard field goal, 1:55. <i>Roadrunners 37–30. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 2:56.</b></i></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#E14504;color:#0B2240;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0B2240, inset -2px -2px 0 #0B2240;">UTSA</th> <th style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FF5F05;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF5F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF5F05;">ILL </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>26</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total yards</td> <td>497</td> <td>416 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes–yards</td> <td>50–237</td> <td>35–166 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>280</td> <td>266 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: Comp–Att–Int</td> <td>20–32–0</td> <td>22–43–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>30:42</td> <td>29:18 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#E14504;color:#0B2240;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0B2240, inset -2px -2px 0 #0B2240;; text-align:center;"><b>UTSA</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harris_(quarterback,_born_1999)" title="Frank Harris (quarterback, born 1999)">Frank Harris</a></td> <td>20/32, 280 yards, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sincere_McCormick" title="Sincere McCormick">Sincere McCormick</a></td> <td>31 rushes, 117 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zakhari_Franklin" title="Zakhari Franklin">Zakhari Franklin</a></td> <td>10 receptions, 155 yards, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FF5F05;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF5F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF5F05;; text-align:center;"><b>Illinois</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td>Artur Sitkowski</td> <td>22/42, 266 yards, 3 TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Reggie Love III</td> <td>11 rushes, 39 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Williams_(wide_receiver,_born_2001)" title="Isaiah Williams (wide receiver, born 2001)">Isaiah Williams</a></td> <td>8 receptions, 101 yards </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Virginia">Virginia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Virginia_Cavaliers_football_team" title="2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team">2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B; ;text-align:center;"><b>Illinois Fighting Illini at Virginia Cavaliers – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Fighting Illini</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>14</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Cavaliers</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td><td>7</td><td><b>42</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Scott_Stadium" title="Scott Stadium">Scott Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlottesville,_Virginia" title="Charlottesville, Virginia">Charlottesville, Virginia</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 11</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 10:00 a.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Sunny</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 36,036</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Jeffrey Servinski</li><li><b>TV</b>: <a href="/wiki/ACC_Network" title="ACC Network">ACCN</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/stats/2021/virginia/boxscore/22914">Box score</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fightingillini.com/news/2021/9/11/football-illini-suffer-road-setback-at-virginia.aspx">Recap</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><b>First quarter</b> <ul><li>UVA – Jelani Woods 32-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick), 13:44. <i>Cavaliers 7–0. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:16.</b></i></li> <li>UVA – <a href="/wiki/Dontayvion_Wicks" title="Dontayvion Wicks">Dontayvion Wicks</a> 28-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick), 10:04. <i>Cavaliers 14–0. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:37.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – Deuce Spann 33-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 11:09. <i>Cavaliers 14–7. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:19.</b></i></li> <li>UVA – Dontayvion Wicks 6-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick), 1:17. <i>Cavaliers 21–7. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:41.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – Chase Brown 21–yard run (James McCourt kick), 12:59. <i>Cavaliers 21–14. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:01.</b></i></li> <li>UVA – Billy Kemp IV 2-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick), 9:04. <i>Cavaliers 28–14. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:55.</b></i></li> <li>UVA – <a href="/wiki/Keytaon_Thompson" title="Keytaon Thompson">Keytaon Thompson</a> 8-yard run (Justin Duenkel kick), 4:06. <i>Cavaliers 35–14. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:50.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>UVA – Wayne Taulapapa 3-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick), 6:02. <i>Cavaliers 42–14. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:44.</b></i></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B;">ILL</th> <th style="background-color:#232D4B;color:#F84C1E;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F84C1E, inset -2px -2px 0 #F84C1E;">UVA </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>20</td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total yards</td> <td>337</td> <td>556 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes–yards</td> <td>27–116</td> <td>33–133 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>221</td> <td>423 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: Comp–Att–Int</td> <td>24–45–1</td> <td>28–40–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>27:52</td> <td>31:19 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B;; text-align:center;"><b>Illinois</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td>Artur Sitkowski</td> <td>24/45, 221 yards, TD, INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Chase Brown</td> <td>7 rushes, 41 yards, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Dalevon Campbell</td> <td>2 receptions, 43 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#232D4B;color:#F84C1E;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F84C1E, inset -2px -2px 0 #F84C1E;; text-align:center;"><b>Virginia</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brennan_Armstrong" title="Brennan Armstrong">Brennan Armstrong</a></td> <td>27/36, 405 yards, 5 TD, INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Wayne Taulapapa</td> <td>10 rushes, 35 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jelani_Woods" title="Jelani Woods">Jelani Woods</a></td> <td>5 receptions, 122 yards, TD </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maryland">Maryland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Maryland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Maryland_Terrapins_football_team" title="2021 Maryland Terrapins football team">2021 Maryland Terrapins football team</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto; background-color: #fff"> <div style="width: 100%; background-color: #fff"> <div style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FF5F05;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF5F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF5F05;; text-align:center;"><b>Illinois Fighting Illini (1–2) vs. Maryland Terrapins (2–0)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Maryland</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>10</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Illinois</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign)">Memorial Stadium</a> • <a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, IL</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: Saturday, September 17, 2021</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 9:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: sunny • <b>Temperature</b>: 75°F</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 37,168</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Ron Snodgrass</li><li><b>TV</b>: <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports One">FS1</a></li><li><b>Pregame line</b>:</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible nocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"> <dl><dt>Second Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(10:43) UMD – Joseph Petrino 32 yard field goal (<b>Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:07; UMD 3-0</b>)</li> <li>(1:27) ILL – James McCourt 25-yard field goal (<b>Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 2:16; Tied 3-3</b>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Third Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(13:11) UMD – Tayon Fleet-Davis 2-yard run, Joseph Petrino kick (<b>Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; UMD 10-3</b>)</li> <li>(6:15) ILL – Josh McCray 38-yard run, James McCourt kick (<b>Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 3:37; Tied 10-10</b>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth Quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>(14:13) ILL – Casey Washington 30-yard run, James McCourt kick (<b>Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:05; ILL 17-10</b>)</li> <li>(13:11) UMD – Tayon Fleet-Davis 10-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick (<b>Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 2:37 Tie 17-17</b>)</li> <li>(00:00) UMD – Joseph Petrino 32-yard field goal (<b>Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 00:47; UMD 20-17</b>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#FFD200;color:#E21833;box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #E21833, inset -1px -1px 0 #E21833;">UMD</th> <th style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FF5F05;box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #FF5F05, inset -1px -1px 0 #FF5F05;">ILL </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>25</td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total yards</td> <td>481</td> <td>368 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes/yards</td> <td>27/131</td> <td>45/183 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>350</td> <td>185 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: Comp–Att–Int</td> <td>32-43-0</td> <td>10–26–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>29:09</td> <td>30:51 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FFD200;color:#E21833;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E21833, inset -2px -2px 0 #E21833;; text-align:center;"><b>Maryland</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taulia_Tagovailoa" title="Taulia Tagovailoa">Taulia Tagovailoa</a></td> <td>32–43, 350 yards, 1 TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tayon_Fleet-Davis" title="Tayon Fleet-Davis">Tayon Fleet-Davis</a></td> <td>11 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dontay_Demus_Jr." title="Dontay Demus Jr.">Dontay Demus Jr.</a></td> <td>8 receptions, 77 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FF5F05;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF5F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF5F05;; text-align:center;"><b>Illinois</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Peters" title="Brandon Peters">Brandon Peters</a></td> <td>10–26, 185 yards, 1 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Reggie Love III</td> <td>10 carries, 63 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chase_Brown" title="Chase Brown">Chase Brown</a></td> <td>2 receptions, 54 yards </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Purdue">Purdue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Purdue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team">2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B; ;text-align:center;"><b>Illinois Fighting Illini at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Fighting Illini</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td><td>3</td><td><b>9</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Boilermakers</b></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Ross%E2%80%93Ade_Stadium" title="Ross–Ade Stadium">Ross–Ade Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Lafayette,_Indiana" title="West Lafayette, Indiana">West Lafayette, Indiana</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 25</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 2:30 p.m. CDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Sunny</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 52,840</li><li><b>Referee</b>: John O'Neill</li><li><b>TV</b>: <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Network" title="Big Ten Network">BTN</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/stats/2021/purdue/boxscore/22916">Box score</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fightingillini.com/news/2021/9/25/football-illini-fall-at-purdue.aspx">Recap</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><b>First quarter</b> <ul><li>PUR – <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Fineran" title="Mitchell Fineran">Mitchell Fineran</a> 23-yard field goal, 8:31. <i>Boilermakers 3–0. <b>Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 6:29.</b></i></li> <li>PUR – Mitchell Fineran 30-yard field goal, 3:34. <i>Boilermakers 6–0. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:57.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – James McCourt 51-yard field goal, 2:24. <i>Boilermakers 6–3. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:40.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – James McCourt 35-yard field goal, 8:18. <i>Tied 6–6. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:42.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – James McCourt 45-yard field goal, 14:51. <i>Fighting Illini 9–6. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:39.</b></i></li> <li>PUR – TJ Sheffield 14-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick), 5:44. <i>Boilermakers 13–9. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 3:42.</b></i></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B;">ILL</th> <th style="background-color:#000000;color:#CFB991;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CFB991, inset -2px -2px 0 #CFB991;">PUR </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>17</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total yards</td> <td>275</td> <td>315 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes–yards</td> <td>42–175</td> <td>26–38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>100</td> <td>277 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: Comp–Att–Int</td> <td>14–27–0</td> <td>24–40–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>33:45</td> <td>26:15 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B;; text-align:center;"><b>Illinois</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Peters" title="Brandon Peters">Brandon Peters</a></td> <td>14/26, 100 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Josh McCray</td> <td>24 rushes, 156 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Washington" title="Casey Washington">Casey Washington</a></td> <td>3 receptions, 31 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#000000;color:#CFB991;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CFB991, inset -2px -2px 0 #CFB991;; text-align:center;"><b>Purdue</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aidan_O%27Connell" title="Aidan O'Connell">Aidan O'Connell</a></td> <td>12/19, 182 yards, TD, 2 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Dylan Downing</td> <td>10 rushes, 39 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milton_Wright_(American_football)" title="Milton Wright (American football)">Milton Wright</a></td> <td>7 receptions, 88 yards </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charlotte">Charlotte</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Charlotte"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Charlotte_49ers_football_team" title="2021 Charlotte 49ers football team">2021 Charlotte 49ers football team</a></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><b>Charlotte vs Illinois</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> 49ers</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">14</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Fighting Illini</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>14</td><td>0</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 2</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign)">Memorial Stadium (Champaign)</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, IL</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 11:01 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Daylight Time">CDT</a></li><li><b>Elapsed time:</b> 3:02</li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 30,559</li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 5 <a href="/wiki/Miles_per_hour" title="Miles per hour">MPH</a></li><li><b>Referee:</b> Reggie Smith</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Network" title="Big Ten Network">BTN</a>):</b> Chris Vosters, <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Jackson_(gridiron_football)" title="Stanley Jackson (gridiron football)">Stanley Jackson</a>, Krystle Rich</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">7:28</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ILLI</span></td><td>James MCCOURT 29 Yd Field Goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ILLI 3-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">1:31</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHAR</span></td><td>Victor TUCKER 22 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Jonathan CRUZ Kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHAR 7-3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">2:52</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ILLI</span></td><td>Daniel BARKER 10 Yd pass from Brandon PETERS (James MCCOURT Kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ILLI 10-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">0:46</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHAR</span></td><td>Elijah SPENCER 27 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Jonathan CRUZ Kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHAR 14-10</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">6:52</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ILLI</span></td><td>Chase BROWN 31 Yd Run (James MCCOURT Kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ILLI 17-14</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">0:00</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ILLI</span></td><td>Chase BROWN 80 Yd Run (James MCCOURT Kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ILLI 24-14</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Wisconsin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team">2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FF5F05;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF5F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF5F05; ;text-align:center;"><b>Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Badgers</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td><td>0</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Fighting Illini</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>0</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign)">Memorial Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, Illinois</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 9, 2021</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 2:30 p.m.</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at n/a MPH</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 40,168</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Mark Kluczynski</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Network" title="Big Ten Network">BTN</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Followill" title="Mark Followill">Mark Followill</a> (play-by-play) and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Millen" title="Matt Millen">Matt Millen</a> (analyst)</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>First quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>WISC – Collin Larsh 25-yard field goal, 4:14. <i>Wisconsin 3–0.</i> <i><b>Drive: 18 plays, 67 yards, 9:44.</b></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Second quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>WISC – John Chenal 1-yard TD run, (Collin Larsh kick), 5:27. <i>Wisconsin 10–0.</i> <i><b>Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:50.</b></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Third quarter</dt></dl> <ul><li>WISC – Chez Mellusi 15-yard TD run, (Collin Larsh kick), 8:38. <i>Wisconsin 17–0.</i> <i><b>Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:22.</b></i></li> <li>WISC – Braelon Allen 23-yard TD run, (Collin Larsh kick), 1:00. <i>Wisconsin 24–0.</i> <i><b>Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:45.</b></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Fourth quarter</dt></dl> <p><i>No scoring</i> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – Artur Sitkowski – 8/27, 55 yards</li> <li>WISC – <a href="/wiki/Graham_Mertz" title="Graham Mertz">Graham Mertz</a> – 10/19, 100 yards, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – Chase Brown – 8 rushes, 35 yards</li> <li>WISC – Chez Mellusi – 21 rushes, 145 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – Isaiah Williams – 4 receptions, 23 yards</li> <li>WISC – <a href="/wiki/Kendric_Pryor" title="Kendric Pryor">Kendric Pryor</a> – 2 receptions, 47 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top defenders</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – Tarique Barnes – 12 tackles, forced fumble, QB hurry, pass breakup</li> <li>WISC – Noah Burks – 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, 3 QB hurries</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At._No._7_Penn_State">At. No. 7 Penn State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: At. No. 7 Penn State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Illinois_vs._Penn_State_football_game" title="2021 Illinois vs. Penn State football game">2021 Illinois vs. Penn State football game</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B; ;text-align:center;"><b>Illinois Fighting Illini at No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">OT</th><th width="25">2OT</th><th width="25">3OT</th><th width="25">4OT</th><th width="25">5OT</th><th width="25">6OT</th><th width="25">7OT</th><th width="25">8OT</th><th width="25">9OT</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Fighting Illini</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">No. 7 Nittany Lions</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td><b>18</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Beaver_Stadium" title="Beaver Stadium">Beaver Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="University Park, Pennsylvania">University Park, Pennsylvania</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 23</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Rain, 48 °F (9 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 105,001</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Reggie Smith</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football_on_ABC" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN College Football on ABC">ABC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Wischusen" title="Bob Wischusen">Bob Wischusen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Orlovsky" title="Dan Orlovsky">Dan Orlovsky</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kris_Budden" title="Kris Budden">Kris Budden</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/stats/2021/penn-state/boxscore/22918">Box score</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fightingillini.com/news/2021/10/23/football-illini-pull-off-nine-overtime-upset-at-no-7-penn-state.aspx">Recap</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><b>First quarter</b> <ul><li>PSU – <a href="/wiki/KeAndre_Lambert-Smith" title="KeAndre Lambert-Smith">KeAndre Lambert-Smith</a> 42-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Sean_Clifford" title="Sean Clifford">Sean Clifford</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jordan_Stout" title="Jordan Stout">Jordan Stout</a> kick), 0:09. <i>Nittany Lions 7–0. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 93 yards, 1:55.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PSU – Jordan Stout 35-yard field goal, 11:12. <i>Nittany Lions 10–0. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 1:41.</b></i></li> <li>ILL – Chase Brown 1-yard run (James McCourt kick), 2:52. <i>Nittany Lions 10–7. <b>Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:20.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – James McCourt 37-yard field goal, 11:49. <i>Tied 10–10. <b>Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 7:33.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Overtime</b> </p> <ul><li>PSU – Jordan Stout 31-yard field goal. <i>Nittany Lions 13–10. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 12 yards.</b></i></li> <li>ILL – James McCourt 39-yard field goal. <i>Tied 13–13. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second overtime</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – James McCourt 22-yard field goal. <i>Fighting Illini 16–13. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards.</b></i></li> <li>PSU – Jordan Stout 40-yard field goal. <i>Tied 16–16. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Eighth overtime</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – Isaiah Williams 2-point pass from <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Peters" title="Brandon Peters">Brandon Peters</a>. <i>Fighting Illini 18–16.</i></li> <li>PSU – <a href="/wiki/Noah_Cain" title="Noah Cain">Noah Cain</a> 2-point run. <i>Tied 18–18.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Ninth overtime</b> </p> <ul><li>ILL – Casey Washington 2-point pass from Brandon Peters. <i>Fighting Illini 20–18.</i></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B;">ILL</th> <th style="background-color:#001E44;color:#FFFFFF;">PSU </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>27</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total yards</td> <td>395</td> <td>227 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes–yards</td> <td>67–357</td> <td>29–62 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>38</td> <td>165 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: Comp–Att–Int</td> <td>8–21–1</td> <td>19–34–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>36:25</td> <td>23:35 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B;; text-align:center;"><b>Illinois</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td>Artur Sitkowski</td> <td>8/19, 38 yards, INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Chase Brown</td> <td>33 rushes, 223 yards, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Donny Navarro III</td> <td>2 receptions, 12 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#001E44;color:#FFFFFF;; text-align:center;"><b>Penn State</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sean_Clifford" title="Sean Clifford">Sean Clifford</a></td> <td>19/34, 164 yards, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Noah_Cain" title="Noah Cain">Noah Cain</a></td> <td>11 rushes, 43 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jahan_Dotson" title="Jahan Dotson">Jahan Dotson</a></td> <td>6 receptions, 69 yards </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rutgers">Rutgers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Rutgers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Scarlet Knights</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10</td> <td><b>20</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Fighting Illini </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>14</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team</a></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="No._20_Minnesota">No. 20 Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: No. 20 Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Fighting Illini</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>14</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">No. 20 Golden Gophers </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6</td> <td><b>6</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team</a></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="No._17_Iowa">No. 17 Iowa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: No. 17 Iowa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team</a></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><b>Illinois at Iowa</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Fighting Illini</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td><td>3</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">23</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>No. 17 Hawkeyes</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td><td>3</td><td>13</td> <td><b>33</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 20</li><li><b>Location:</b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Kinnick_Stadium" title="Kinnick Stadium">Kinnick Stadium</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iowa_City,_Iowa" title="Iowa City, Iowa">Iowa City, IA</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:10 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Standard Time">CST</a></li><li><b>Elapsed time:</b> 3:31</li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 64,132</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Larry Smith</li><li><b>TV announcers (FS1):</b> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Alexander_(sportscaster)" title="Adam Alexander (sportscaster)">Adam Alexander</a> (play-by-play) and <a href="/wiki/Devin_Gardner" title="Devin Gardner">Devin Gardner</a> (analyst)</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Source</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hawkeyesports.com/boxscore/vs-illinois-199/">Box Score</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>        <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">8:37</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois</span></td><td>L. Ford 13-yard pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois 7–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">3:20</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois</span></td><td>James McCourt 46-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois 10–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">3:05</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Jones_(American_football,_born_1998)" title="Charlie Jones (American football, born 1998)">Charlie Jones</a> 100-yard kickoff return (Caleb Shudak kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois 10–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">14:08</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Arland Bruce IV 2-yard run (Caleb Shudak kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 14–10</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">6:41</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Shudak" title="Caleb Shudak">Caleb Shudak</a> 51-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 17–10</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">3:13</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois</span></td><td>James McCourt 45-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 17–13</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">9:12</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Caleb Shudak 48-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 20–13</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">2:46</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois</span></td><td>James McCourt 53-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 20–16</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">9:12</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Caleb Shudak 48-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 23–16</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">9:12</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Caleb Shudak 48-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 26–16</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">1:36</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Campbell_(American_football)" title="Jack Campbell (American football)">Jack Campbell</a> 32-yard interception return (Caleb Shudak kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 33–16</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">0:31</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Isaiah Williams 16-yard pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Iowa 33–23 </b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B;">ILL</th> <th style="background-color:#000000;color:#FCD116;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FCD116, inset -2px -2px 0 #FCD116;">IOWA </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>11</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total yards</td> <td>312</td> <td>255 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing yards</td> <td>64</td> <td>172 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>248</td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Turnovers</td> <td>2</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>25:42</td> <td>34:18 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FF5F05;color:#13294B;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #13294B, inset -2px -2px 0 #13294B;; text-align:center;"><b>Illinois</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td>Brandon Peters</td> <td>16/36, 248 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Chase Brown</td> <td>13 carries, 42 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Casey Washington</td> <td>3 receptions, 61 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FCD116;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FCD116, inset -2px -2px 0 #FCD116;; text-align:center;"><b>Iowa</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Padilla" title="Alex Padilla">Alex Padilla</a></td> <td>6/17, 83 yards, INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Goodson" title="Tyler Goodson">Tyler Goodson</a></td> <td>27 carries, 132 yards </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Arland Bruce IV</td> <td>2 receptions, 45 yards </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northwestern">Northwestern</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Northwestern"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; 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href="/wiki/1892_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1892 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1893 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1895 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1896 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1898 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1899 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1903 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1904 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1905 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1906 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1907 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1908 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1909 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1911 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1912 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1913 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1913</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1914_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1914 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1914</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1916 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1917 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1918 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1918</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1919_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1919</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1920 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1921 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1922 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1922</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1923_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1923</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1924 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1925 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1926 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1926</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1927_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1927</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1928 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1929 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1930 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1931 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1932 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1933 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1934 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1935 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1936</a></li> <li><a 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Illini football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1945 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1950 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1950</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1951_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1951 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1951</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1952 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1953 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1955 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1956 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1959 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1961 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1963 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1965 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1967 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1968 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1969 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1973 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1974 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1976 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1977 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1978 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1981 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1982 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2000 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2004 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2009 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2011 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2011</a></li> <li><a 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