Week 0
Final
WKU
ILL1Q 08:49
0 - 3
C. McLaughlin 37-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
2Q 10:01
0 - 6
C. McLaughlin 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 01:28
0 - 13
J. Jones 10-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 12
3Q 08:33
0 - 20
C. Crouch 9-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 5
4Q 11:41
7 - 20
M. White 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
238
White
WKU
Rush Yds
114
Epstein
ILL
Rec Yds
110
Fant
WKU
Scrim TD
1
White
WKU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2017 Conference USA
WKU ILL
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Florida Atlantic | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 North Texas | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 UAB | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Southern Miss | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 FIU | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Marshall | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 UTSA | 6 | 5 | .545 |
 Louisiana Tech | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Middle Tennessee | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Western Kentucky | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Charlotte | 1 | 11 | .083 |
 Rice | 1 | 11 | .083 |
 UTEP | 0 | 12 | .000 |
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wisconsin | 13 | 1 | .929 |
 Ohio State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
 Penn State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Northwestern | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Michigan State | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Iowa | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Michigan | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Purdue | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Minnesota | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Indiana | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Nebraska | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Rutgers | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Maryland | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Illinois | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Illinois Fighting Illini emerged victorious over the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 20 to 7, on September 9, 2017.
Game Info
September 10, 2017
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Champaign, Illinois
74°
8 mph ENE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. White #14 | 28/43 | 238 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 107.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Crouch #7 | 14/25 | 107 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 84.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ferby #32 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
Q. Baker #3 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 |
M. White #14 | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Epstein #26 | 22 | 114 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 |
C. Crouch #7 | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 1 | 16 |
R. Bonner #21 | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 8 |
K. Foster #22 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Fant #1 | 10/15 | 110 | 11.0 | 0 | 23 |
Q. Jernighan #16 | 5/7 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Jackson #11 | 5/8 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 10 |
Q. Baker #3 | 3/3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
X. Lane #9 | 1/3 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
D. Yelder #19 | 1/1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
K. Fourtenbary #42 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Trigg #5 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Ferby #32 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
M. Deane #85 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Towner #8 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dudek #18 | 6/11 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 16 |
M. Turner #11 | 3/8 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 |
L. Dorsey #19 | 1/1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
R. Smalling #4 | 2/2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Thieman #8 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
N. Echard #39 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
H. McGrew #45 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
N. Fant #1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
L. Jackson #11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. White #14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Q. Baker #3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Crouch #7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Dudek #18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
M. Epstein #26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Milan #55 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Iyiegbuniwe #4 | 11-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Key #2 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Whyte #25 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #7 | 6-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Greene #9 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bertram #54 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Johnson #1 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Malone #10 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wiggins #95 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Kincade #31 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lewis #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Sayner #55 | 2-2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Cray #24 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Darden #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Farris #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gardner #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Holt #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ruffin #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Coffey #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hayes #27 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N. Hobbs #8 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Watkins #31 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Watson #33 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harding #9 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Nelson #2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Roundtree #97 | 3-3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Williams #15 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Gay #92 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Jackson #95 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Oliver #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Phillips #3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Echard #39 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. James #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Jones #11 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jones #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Adesanya #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Marchese #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Milan #55 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Shogbonyo #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Turner #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #10 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Nuss #13 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. McLaughlin #43 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 37 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Collins #49 | 7 | 216 | 30.9 | 45 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hayes #14 | 7 | 243 | 34.7 | 51 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Farris #22 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Towner #8 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Foster #22 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Fant #1 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dudek #18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. White #14 | 28/43 | 238 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 107.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ferby #32 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
Q. Baker #3 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 |
M. White #14 | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 1 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Fant #1 | 10/15 | 110 | 11.0 | 0 | 23 |
Q. Jernighan #16 | 5/7 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Jackson #11 | 5/8 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 10 |
Q. Baker #3 | 3/3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
X. Lane #9 | 1/3 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
D. Yelder #19 | 1/1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
K. Fourtenbary #42 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Trigg #5 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Ferby #32 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
M. Deane #85 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Towner #8 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
N. Fant #1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
L. Jackson #11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. White #14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Q. Baker #3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Iyiegbuniwe #4 | 11-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Key #2 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Whyte #25 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #7 | 6-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Greene #9 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bertram #54 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Johnson #1 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Malone #10 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Wiggins #95 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Kincade #31 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lewis #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Sayner #55 | 2-2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Cray #24 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Darden #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Farris #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gardner #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Holt #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ruffin #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Coffey #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Nuss #13 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Collins #49 | 7 | 216 | 30.9 | 45 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Farris #22 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Towner #8 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Fant #1 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Crouch #7 | 14/25 | 107 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 84.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Epstein #26 | 22 | 114 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 |
C. Crouch #7 | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 1 | 16 |
R. Bonner #21 | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 8 |
K. Foster #22 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dudek #18 | 6/11 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 16 |
M. Turner #11 | 3/8 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 |
L. Dorsey #19 | 1/1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
R. Smalling #4 | 2/2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Thieman #8 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
N. Echard #39 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
H. McGrew #45 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Crouch #7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Dudek #18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
M. Epstein #26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Milan #55 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hayes #27 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N. Hobbs #8 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Watkins #31 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Watson #33 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harding #9 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Nelson #2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Roundtree #97 | 3-3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Williams #15 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Gay #92 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Jackson #95 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Oliver #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Phillips #3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Echard #39 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. James #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Jones #11 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jones #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Adesanya #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Marchese #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Milan #55 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Shogbonyo #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Turner #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #10 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. McLaughlin #43 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 37 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hayes #14 | 7 | 243 | 34.7 | 51 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Foster #22 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dudek #18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
3 plays,
1 yd,
00:55
0-0
3 plays,
4 yd,
00:44
0-0
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:22
0-0
7 plays,
17 yd,
03:14
0-3
9 plays,
59 yd,
03:57
0-3
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:27
0-3
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:24
0-3
14 plays,
63 yd,
06:59
0-6
3 plays,
12 yd,
02:22
0-6
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:35
0-6
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:31
0-6
7 plays,
19 yd,
02:56
0-6
2 plays,
-2 yd,
00:13
0-12
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
0-13
3 plays,
33 yd,
00:23
0-13
3 plays,
5 yd,
00:39
0-13
1 play,
9 yd,
00:19
0-13
15 plays,
94 yd,
06:41
0-20
10 plays,
44 yd,
04:04
0-20
3 plays,
7 yd,
02:02
0-20
8 plays,
34 yd,
02:13
0-20
4 plays,
15 yd,
01:48
0-20
6 plays,
29 yd,
01:34
7-20
11 plays,
52 yd,
07:04
7-20
5 plays,
1 yd,
01:49
7-20
5 plays,
12 yd,
02:45
7-20
234
Total Yds
298
228
Pass Yds
105
6
Rush Yds
193
13
Total Drives
13
61
Total Plays
76
3.8
Yards Per Play
3.9
5.1
Yards Per Pass
4
0.4
Yards Per Rush
3.9
22:06
Possession
37:54
0
Biggest Lead
20
14
1st Downs
19
8
Passing 1st Downs
5
2
Rushing 1st Downs
12
4
1st Downs from Penalties
2
2/12
3rd Down
9/18
0/2
4th Down
0/0
7
Punts
7
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
11
Penalties
9
1.0
Sacks
2.0
7
Tackles For Loss
6
0
D/ST TD
0