Illinois Football Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide 2014 by illiniathletics

numerical Roster NO NAME 2 V’Angelo Bentley 2 Tyrin Stone-Davis 3 Taylor Barton 3 Jon Davis 4 Darwyn Kelly 4 Reilly O’Toole 5 James Crawford 5 Donovonn Young 6 Josh Ferguson 6 Carroll Phillips 7 Chayce Crouch 7 Caleb Day 8 Geronimo Allison 8 Dillan Cazley 9 Martize Barr 9 Earnest Thomas III 10 B.J. Bello 11 Matt LaCosse 12 Wes Lunt 13 Ryan Frain 13 Dionte Taylor 14 Eric Finney 15 Aaron Bailey 15 Jevaris Little 16 Man Berg 16 Marchie Murdock 17 Jihad Ward 17 Taylor Zalewski 18 Mike Dudek 18 Justin DuVernois 19 Justin Hardee 20 Clayton Fejedelem 21 Zane Petty 22 LaKeith Walls 23 Devin Church 23 Dennis Thurow 24 Darius Mosely

POS DB WR DB TE DB QB STAR RB RB LB QB DB WR DB WR STAR LB TE QB PK/P WR STAR QB DB QB WR DL PK WR P WR DB DB LB RB DB DB

(As of Dec. 12, 2014. For full rosters see p. 4-5)

YR Jr. So. So. Sr. r-Fr. Sr. r-Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. So. So. r-Fr. r-Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. r-Fr. So.

NO NAME 25 Sean Arowolaju 25 Kendrick Foster 26 Cedric Doxy 26 Cameron Tucker 27 Eaton Spence 28 Jaylen Dunlap 29 Nelson Lugo 29 T.J. Moss 30 Julian Hylton 30 Jim Nudera 31 Nick North 31 Leslie Poole 32 Chris James 33 Zepheniah Grimes 34 Mike Svetina 35 Sean White 36 Austin Roberts 37 Davontay Kwaaning 38 Samuel Harlib 38 David Reisner 39 Nathan Echard 40 Ryan Tucker 41 Nick Kyburz 42 Ralph Cooper 43 Mason Monheim 44 Austin Teitsma 45 Henry McGrew 46 Jason Goldsmith 46 Tate Gordon 47 Tim Clary 48 Chase McLaughlin 49 Conner Schmidt 52 Alex Hill 52 T.J. Neal Jr. 53 Nick Allegretti 54 Zach Hirth 55 Chris Boles

POS DB RB DB RB DB DB STAR RB DB TE DB WR DB STAR LB LB LB DB DB PK LB P P LB LB DL LB STAR LEO TE PK STAR OL LB OL LS OL

YR So. r-Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. r-Fr. So. r-Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. r-Fr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Jr.

NO NAME 55 Tré Watson 56 Michael Martin 57 Austin Schmidt 58 Kenny Nelson 64 Steve Dumezich 66 Scott McDowell 67 Christian DiLauro 68 Simon Cvijanovic 69 Ted Karras 70 Peter Cvijanovic 71 Joe Spencer 73 Chris O’Connor 74 Michael Heitz 75 Patrick Flavin 78 Harry Black 80 Jeremey Whitlow 81 Raphael Barr 82 Kameron Fry 83 Trevor Kanteman 83 Brennen VanMieghem 84 Kenny Knight 85 Brandon Roberts 86 Malik Turner 87 Tyler White 88 Zach Grant 89 Dallas Hinkhouse 90 DeJazz Woods 91 Dawuane Smoot 92 Abe Cajuste 93 Teko Powell 94 Tito Odenigbo 95 Jake Howe 96 Rob Bain 97 Paul James III 98 Joe Fotu 99 Jarrod Clements

POS LB LS OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR TE PK WR DL WR TE WR TE LEO LEO DL DL DL DL/FB DL DL DL DL

YR Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. r-Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. r-Fr. Jr. So. So. r-Fr. Sr. Jr. r-Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. So.

Pronunciation Guide Nick Allegretti �� al-uh-GRET-ee Jake Angona �� an-GO-na Sean Arowolaju �� a-ROE-WOAH-la-joo Martize Barr �� mar-TEZ V’Angelo Bentley �� vee-AN-juh-low Abe Cajuste �� ka-JUST Simon & Peter Cvijanovic ��sve-YAWN-oh-vich Mike Dudek �� DOO-deck Steve Dumezich ��DOO-much-zich Justin DuVernois �� doo-vern-WAH Nathan Echard ��ECK-erd Clayton Fejedelem ��FEJ-uh-lem Patrick Flavin ��FLAH-vin Joe Fotu �� FOE-too Zepheniah Grimes �� zeff-uh-NY-uh Michael Heitz ��heights Trevor Kantemen �� CANT-men Ted Karras ��CARE-us

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Davontay Kwaaning �� QUAN-ing Jevaris Little ��juh-VAR-is Jim Nudera ��new-DARE-uh Tito Odenigbo �� oh-DEN-ig-bo Dawuane Smoot ��duh-WON Eaton Spence ��sounds like eaten Tyrin Stone-Davis ��ty-RIN Mike Svetina ��sve-TEE-na Dionte Taylor ��dee-ON-tay Austin Teitsma �� TIGHTS-muh Malik Turner �� ma-LEEK Brennen VanMieghem �� van-MEE-gum Jihad Ward �� juh-HODD Taylor Zalewski �� zuh-LESS-key COACHES Tom Brattan �� sounds like latin Alex Golesh �� GOAL-esh

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2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide

2014 ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL Illinois (6-6, 3-5 / 5th Big Ten West) vs.

Louisiana Tech (8-5, 7-1 / 1st CUSA West) Dec. 26, 2014 // 12:02 p.m. CT // ESPN Cotton Bowl Stadium (42,000) // Dallas, Texas TELEVISION BROADCAST The 2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl will be nationally televised on ESPN with an air time of 12 p.m. CT and a kickoff time of 12:02 p.m. The game will be streamed live at WatchESPN.com. Play-by-Play: Mike Corey Analyst: Charles Arbuckle Reporter: Kayce Smith Producer: Eric Posman Director: Jeff Montini RADIO BROADCAST The Fighting Illini Sports Network will carry the radio broadcast with its pregame show beginning at 11 a.m. CT. The broadcast can be heard on the 45 stations on the Illini Sports Network. Play-by-Play: Brian Barnhart Analyst: Kurt Kittner Pregame/Halftime/Postgame: Steve Kelly The broadcast can also be heard nationally on RedVoice LLC Radio network and on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 91. Play-by-Play: Brian Estridge Analyst: John Denton/Rob Best Sideline: Landry Burdine

table of contents game notes

2014 IN REVIEW

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58 58 59-61 61 62 62 63 64-75 76

Quick Facts Bowl Itinerary Athletics Communication 2014 Illini Roster Depth Chart Probable Starters Notes Game Notes Scoring Drives Big Plays

THE FIGHTING ILLINI 20-36

Player Profiles

Coaches and Support STAFF 38-39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49-50 51-52 53 54-55 56

Head Coach Tim Beckman Tim Banks Bill Cubit Mike Bellamy Tom Brattan Greg Colby Alex Golesh Tim Salem Al Seamonson Mike Ward Graduate Assistant Coaches Football Operations Football Support Staff Director of Athletics Mike Thomas University Administration

Team Statistics All-Big Ten Teams Individual Statistics Defensive Statistics Game-By-Game Statistics Game-By-Game Starters The Last Time Game Summaries Superlative Statistics

THE RECORD BOOK 78-79 80-81 82-84 85 85 86-87 88-90 90-92 92-93 93 94 95 96 97 98 99-100 99-100 101-102 103-106 107-108

Individual Records Team Records Rushing Records Total Offense Records All-Purpose Records Passing Records Receiving Records Scoring Records Punting Records Punt Return Records Kick Return Records Interception Records Tackles Records TFL/Sack Records PBU/Forced Fumble Records Longest Plays of the Year Opponent Long Plays Annual Team Statistics Postseason Bowl Recaps Postseason Bowl Records

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ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL

Illinois Scoreboard (6-6, 3-5)

Location: Dallas, Texas Date: Dec. 26, 2014 Stadium: Cotton Bowl Capacity: 42,000 Surface: Grass Kick Time: 12:02 p.m. CST Television: ESPN Stream: WatchESPN.com Radio: Fighting Illini Sports Network First Game: 2010 Conference Affiliations: Big Ten, Conference USA

Aug. 30 . . . Youngstown State . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . 28-17 Sept. 6 . . . . Western Kentucky . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . 42-34 Sept. 13 . . . at Washington . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . 19-44 Sept. 20 . . . Texas State . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . 42-35 Sept. 27 . . . at #21 Nebraska . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . 14-45 Oct. 4 . . . . . Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . 27-38 Oct. 11 . . . . at Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . 28-38 Oct. 25 . . . . Minnesota (HC) . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . 28-24 Nov. 1 . . . . . at #13 Ohio State . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . 14-55 Nov. 15 . . . . Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . 14-30 Nov. 22 . . . . Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . 16-14 Nov. 29 . . . . at Northwestern . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . 47-33 Dec. 26 . . . . vs. Louisiana Tech . . . . . . . . . Noon (ESPN)

Zaxby’s Heart of Texas Bowl Media Contact: TIM SIMMONS Cell: 720-244-6580 Email: bfishinc@aol.com

Rankings are AP Poll on date of game

La Tech Scoreboard (8-5, 7-1) Fighting Illini Football @IlliniFootball

credits Executive Editors: Kent Brown and Derek Neal Cover Design: Will Wyss Editors: Derek Neal & Ben Taylor Interior Design: Derek Neal Contributing Editorial: Chad Beyler, Kent Brown, Paul Hurd, Ben Taylor Photography: Mark Jones, Darrell Hoemann, Derek Neal Printing: Premier Printing, Champaign, Ill.

Aug. 30 . . . @ #4 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . L ��16-48 Sept. 6 . . . . @ Louisiana-Lafayette . . W ��48-20 Sept. 11 . . . @ North Texas . . . . . . . . . W ��42-21 Sept. 20 . . . vs. Northwestern State . . L ��27-30 Sept. 27 . . . @ #5 Auburn . . . . . . . . . . L ��17-45 Oct. 4 . . . . . vs. UTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W ��55-3 Oct. 18 . . . . vs. UTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W ��27-20 Oct. 25 . . . . @ Southern Miss . . . . . . . W ��31-20 Nov. 1 . . . . . vs. Western Kentucky . . . . W ��59-10 Nov. 8 . . . . . @ UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W ��24-40 Nov. 22 . . . . @ Old Dominion . . . . . . . L �� 27-30 (OT) Nov. 29 . . . . vs. Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W ��76-31 Dec. 6 . . . . . @ Marshall (C-USA title) .L ��23-26 Dec. 26 . . . . vs. Illinois ��Noon (ESPN)

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Front: Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl information. Back: Illinois All-Big Ten honorees and award winners Taylor Barton, V’Angelo Bentley, Mike Dudek, Justin DuVernois, Ted Karras, Mason Monheim, Reilly O’Toole and Jihad Ward. Inside Front: Illinois numerical roster and pronunciation guide. Inside Back: Illinois football program highlights

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Urbana-Champaign Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 44,942 Colors: Orange & Blue Nickname: Fighting Illini Conference (Division): Big Ten (West) President: Robert Easter Chancellor: Phyllis Wise Director of Athletics: Mike Thomas Stadium: M emorial Stadium (FieldTurf – 60,670) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Tim Beckman Alma Mater: Findlay, 1988 Record at Illinois: 12-24 (3 seasons) Overall Record: 33-40 (6 seasons) Assistant Coaches: Tim Banks: Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Bill Cubit: Offensive Coordinator / QB Mike Bellamy: Wide Receivers Tom Brattan: Offensive Line Greg Colby: Defensive Line Alex Golesh: TE / RB / Recruiting Coordinator Tim Salem: Special Teams Coordinator Al Seamonson: Outside Linebackers Mike Ward: Inside Linebackers

Robert Arnheim: Offensive Graduate Assistant Kolby Jackson: Defensive Graduate Assistant Tyler Johns: Defensive Graduate Assistant LeDominique Williams: Defensive Graduate Assistant

SUPPORT STAFF Director of Football Operations: Tim Knox Director of Football Game Analysis: Dane Chester Director of Player Personnel: Scott Yielding Director of Alumni Relations: Juice Williams Director of Student-Athlete Development: Ryan Cubit Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Aaron Hillman Head Football Athletic Trainer: Jake Naas Head Football Equipment Manager: Trent Chesnut FOOTBALL INFORMATION 2014 Record: 6-6, 3-5 (5th Big Ten West) Offensive Formation: Spread / Multiple Defensive Formation: Multiple Letterwinners Returning/Lost from 2013: 47/17 Off: 20/9 Def: 24/6 ST (PK/P/LS): 3/2 Starters Returning/Lost from 2013: 18/7 Off: 7/4 Def: 8/3 ST (PK/P/LS): 3/0 All-Time Record (Years): 592-598-51 (125) Big Ten Record: 337-404-32 Memorial Stadium Record: 262-222-14 Bowl Appearances (last): 18 (2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl) All-Time Bowl Record: 8-9 (.471) Football CONTACT INFORMATION Office Phone: 217-333-1400 Mailing Address: M emorial Stadium 1402 South First Street, NE Tower Champaign, IL 61820 FOLLOW THE ILLINI FightingIllini.com & CoachBeckman.com Twitter: @IlliniFootball Facebook: Fighting Illini Football

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MEDIA POLICIES Practice Policies: Illinois will practice at Southern Methodist University in Dallas (5800 Ownby Drive, Dallas, TX 75275) from Dec. 23-25. The practices at SMU will be open to the media, except for the team walkthrough on Dec. 25. Photographers can shoot during the individual drills at the beginning of each practice. Once the individual period has ended, all media are asked to refrain from taking video of photos until the conclusion of practice, when interviews will be conducted. In addition, media are asked to refrain from posting practice details on Twitter, Facebook or on the Internet. Interviews can be conducted with selected players and coaches after each practice from Dec. 23-24.

Monday, Dec. 22 Noon

Team departs Willard Airport for Dallas

Approx. 2:45 pm

Illinois arrives at Hyatt Regency in Dallas (300 Reunion Blvd.)

7:30 pm

Dallas Mavericks vs. Atlanta Hawks (American Airlines Center) » L imited number of media will be permitted to attend. Please contact Tim Simmons at 720-244-6580 to access. Contact Derek Neal or Ben Taylor to arrange for access to players at Mavs game.

HEAD COACH Tim Beckman: Illinois head coach Tim Beckman will be available to the media upon arrival at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas on Dec. 22, at the bowl press conference at the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 23 and after practice on 24.

11:30 am

Kickoff Media Conference (Cotton Bowl Stadium) Coach Tim Beckman, QB Reilly O’Toole, RB Donovonn Young, LB Mason Monheim attending

1-2:30 pm

Charity Event at City Square Food Pantry (409 N. Haskell) » Limited number of media will be permitted to attend. Please contact Tim Simmons at 720-244-6580 to access.

ILLINOIS PLAYERS AND ASSISTANT COACHES: Illinois players and coaches will be available upon arrival at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas on Dec. 22 and after practices Dec. 23-24. Selected players and head coach Tim Beckman will be available to the media at the bowl press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 11:30 a.m. at the Cotton Bowl stadium. Illinois players also will be available at the team events (Dec. 22 - Mavericks game; Dec. 23 - Charity event; Dec. 24 - Team event at TopGolf). Credential Requests: Credential requests should be made online at http://www.sportssystems.com/heartofdallas MEDIA HOTEL The Renaissance Dallas 2222 North Stemmons Freeway Dallas, Texas 75207 Phone: 214-631-2222

ILLINOIS TEAM HOTEL Hyatt Regency Dallas 300 Reunion Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75207 Phone: 214-712-7272

Tuesday, Dec. 23 9-10:30 am Illinois Practice at Southern Methodist University (Gerald Ford Stadium) First 30 minutes open for photos/video and entire practice open to media. Requested players/coaches not going to press conf. available after practice.

Wednesday, Dec. 24 10:30-Noon Illinois Practice at Southern Methodist University (Gerald Ford Stadium) First 30 minutes open for photos/video and entire practice open to media. Requested players/coaches available after practice. 3-5 pm

Team event at TopGolf (8787 Park Lane, Dallas) » Limited number of media will be permitted to attend. Please contact Tim Simmons at 720-244-6580 to access.

Thursday, Dec. 25 Illinois walk-through at Cotton Bowl Stadium (closed to media) Friday, Dec. 26 9-11:30 am

First Responder Fan Fest (Cotton Bowl Stadium Plaza)

12:02 pm

Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Game - Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech (ESPN)

7:45 pm

Team arrives at Willard Airport from Dallas

* Practice and event times subject to change. All times CST unless othewise noted

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2014 Illinois Football Bowl Roster (As of 12/9/14) NO 53 8 25 15 96 9 81 3 10 2 16 78 55 92 8 23 47 99 42 5 7 70 68 3 7 67 26 18 64 28 18 39 20 6 14 75 25 98 13 82 46 46 88 33 19 38 74 52 89 54 95 30 32 97 83 69 4 84

NAME Nick Allegretti Geronimo Allison Sean Arowolaju Aaron Bailey Rob Bain Martize Barr Raphael Barr Taylor Barton B.J. Bello V’Angelo Bentley Man Berg Harry Black Chris Boles Abe Cajuste Dillan Cazley Devin Church Tim Clary Jarrod Clements Ralph Cooper James Crawford Chayce Crouch Peter Cvijanovic Simon Cvijanovic Jon Davis Caleb Day Christian DiLauro Cedric Doxy Mike Dudek Steve Dumezich Jaylen Dunlap Justin DuVernois Nathan Echard Clayton Fejedelem Josh Ferguson Eric Finney Patrick Flavin Kendrick Foster Joe Fotu Ryan Frain Kameron Fry Jason Goldsmith Tate Gordon Zach Grant Zepheniah Grimes Justin Hardee Samuel Harlib Michael Heitz Alex Hill Dallas Hinkhouse Zach Hirth Jake Howe Julian Hylton Chris James Paul James III Trevor Kanteman Ted Karras Darwyn Kelly Kenny Knight

POS OL WR DB QB DL WR WR DB LB DB QB OL OL DL DB RB TE DL LB STAR QB OL OL TE DB OL DB WR OL DB P LB DB RB STAR OL RB DL PK/P WR STAR LB WR STAR WR DB OL OL TE LS DL/FB DB DB DL TE OL DB WR

HT WT 6-4 305 6-4 195 6-0 195 6-2 225 6-3 305 6-0 195 6-2 190 6-1 215 6-3 225 5-10 190 6-2 200 6-5 280 6-4 320 6-3 290 5-10 190 5-8 190 6-2 250 6-3 290 6-1 240 6-2 215 6-4 225 6-6 290 6-6 310 6-3 240 6-1 200 6-5 295 6-2 220 5-11 185 6-5 285 6-1 185 6-1 190 6-2 230 6-1 195 5-10 195 6-0 220 6-7 300 5-9 200 6-3 285 6-2 220 6-1 200 6-2 215 6-2 200 6-0 195 5-11 225 6-1 195 6-0 180 6-6 310 6-3 315 6-5 245 6-4 220 6-3 305 6-0 195 5-11 185 6-4 255 6-4 245 6-4 310 6-1 210 6-4 205

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YR ELIG. Fr. 5-4 Jr. 3-2 So. 3-3 So. 4-3 So. 3-3 Sr. 1-1 So. 4-3 So. 3-3 So. 3-3 Jr. 3-2 r-Fr. 4-4 r-Fr. 4-4 Jr. 2-2 Sr. 1-1 So. 4-3 So. 3-3 Jr. 2-2 So. 4-3 Sr. 2-1 r-Fr. 4-4 Fr. 5-4 Fr. 5-4 Sr. 1-1 Sr. 2-1 So. 4-3 r-Fr. 4-4 So. 3-3 Fr. 5-4 Fr. 5-4 So. 4-3 Sr. 2-1 r-Fr. 4-4 Jr. 2-2 Jr. 2-2 Jr. 2-2 Jr. 2-2 r-Fr. 4-4 Jr. 3-2 So. 3-3 So. 3-3 Fr. 5-4 Fr. 5-4 So. 3-3 Jr. 2-2 Jr. 3-2 r-Fr. 4-4 Sr. 1-1 Sr. 1-1 Jr. 2-2 So. 3-3 Sr. 1-1 Fr. 5-4 Fr. 5-4 Fr. 5-4 r-Fr. 4-4 Jr. 2-2 r-Fr. 4-4 Jr. 2-2

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East Tampa, Fla./Spoto HS/Iowa Western CC Matteson, Ill./Rich South Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook Washington, D.C./Coolidge/Iowa Western CC Etiwanda, Calif./Etiwanda HS/Citrus College (CA) Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville Sherman Oaks, Calif./La Salle Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach/Victor Valley College Charleston, Ill./Charleston Southfield, Mich./Brother Rice Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton Dayton, Ohio/Trotwood Madison Winnsboro, S.C./Fairfield Central Deerfield, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Granville, Ohio/Newark Catholic Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine HS/East Coast Prep. Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine Louisville, Ky./Louisville Eastern Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby Uniontown, Ohio/Green Calumet City, Ill./Thornwood Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel Chicago, Ill./Crete-Monee Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Eureka, Mo./Eureka Lemont, Ill./Lemont/St. Xavier University Naperville, Ill./Joliet Catholic Riverside, Calif./Centennial/College of the Canyons Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy Peoria, Ill./Richwoods East Oakland, Calif./San Leandro HS/Laney CC Indianapolis, Ind./Scecina Urbana, Ill./Urbana Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park Lincoln, Ill./Lincoln Community Springfield, Ill./Rochester/St. Ambrose College/NIU Bamberg, S.C./Bamberg-Ehrhardt Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville Las Vegas, Nev./Army & Navy Academy Vermont, Ill./VIT Slidell, La./Slidell Clive, Iowa/West Des Moines Valley/Iowa Western CC Eureka, Mo./Eureka McHenry, Ill./McHenry Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way North Orange, Texas/West Orange-Stark Miami, Fla./Norland Woodland Hills, Calif./Royal HS/Pierce College Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral Upper Marlboro, Md./H.D. Woodson Detroit, Mich./Country Day

NO NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POS 2 V’Angelo Bentley . . . . . . DB 2 Tyrin Stone-Davis . . . . . . WR 3 Taylor Barton . . . . . . . . . DB 3 Jon Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . TE 4 Darwyn Kelly . . . . . . . . . DB 4 Reilly O’Toole . . . . . . . . . QB 5 James Crawford . . . . . . STAR 5 Donovonn Young . . . . . . RB 6 Josh Ferguson . . . . . . . . RB 6 Carroll Phillips . . . . . . . . . LB 7 Chayce Crouch . . . . . . . . QB 7 Caleb Day . . . . . . . . . . . DB 8 Geronimo Allison . . . . . . WR 8 Dillan Cazley . . . . . . . . . DB 9 Martize Barr . . . . . . . . . . WR 9 Earnest Thomas III . . . . STAR 10 B.J. Bello . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB 11 Matt LaCosse . . . . . . . . . . TE 12 Wes Lunt . . . . . . . . . . . . QB 13 Ryan Frain . . . . . . . . . . PK/P 13 Dionte Taylor . . . . . . . . . WR 14 Eric Finney . . . . . . . . . . STAR 15 Aaron Bailey . . . . . . . . . . QB 15 Jevaris Little . . . . . . . . . DB 16 Marchie Murdock . . . . . . WR 16 Man Berg . . . . . . . . . . . . QB 17 Jihad Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . DL 17 Taylor Zalewski . . . . . . . . PK 18 Justin DuVernois . . . . . . . . P 18 Mike Dudek . . . . . . . . . . WR 19 Justin Hardee . . . . . . . . . WR 20 Clayton Fejedelem . . . . . DB 21 Zane Petty . . . . . . . . . . . DB 22 LaKeith Walls . . . . . . . . . . LB 23 Devin Church . . . . . . . . . RB 23 Dennis Thurow . . . . . . . . DB 24 Darius Mosely . . . . . . . . DB 25 Sean Arowolaju . . . . . . . DB 25 Kendrick Foster . . . . . . . RB 26 Cedric Doxy . . . . . . . . . . DB 26 Cameron Tucker . . . . . . . RB 27 Eaton Spence . . . . . . . . . DB 28 Jaylen Dunlap . . . . . . . . DB 29 Nelson Lugo . . . . . . . . . STAR 29 T.J. Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . RB 30 Julian Hylton . . . . . . . . . DB 30 Jim Nudera . . . . . . . . . . . . TE 31 Nick North . . . . . . . . . . . DB 31 Leslie Poole . . . . . . . . . . WR 32 Chris James . . . . . . . . . . DB 33 Zepheniah Grimes . . . . STAR 34 Mike Svetina . . . . . . . . . . LB 35 Sean White . . . . . . . . . . . . LB 36 Austin Roberts . . . . . . . . . LB 37 Davontay Kwaaning . . . . DB 38 Samuel Harlib . . . . . . . . DB 38 David Reisner . . . . . . . . . PK 39 Nathan Echard . . . . . . . . . LB

GAME NOTES // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide

2014 Illinois Football Bowl Roster (As of 12/9/14) 37 41 11 15 29 12 56 66 45 48 43 24 29 16 52 58 31 30 73 4 94 21 6 31 93 38 36 85 57 49 91 27 71 2 34 13 44 9 23 26 40 86 83 22 17 55 35 87 80 90 5 17

Davontay Kwaaning Nick Kyburz Matt LaCosse Jevaris Little Nelson Lugo Wes Lunt Michael Martin Scott McDowell Henry McGrew Chase McLaughlin Mason Monheim Darius Mosely T.J. Moss Marchie Murdock T.J. Neal Jr. Kenny Nelson Nick North Jim Nudera Chris O’Connor Reilly O’Toole Tito Odenigbo Zane Petty Carroll Phillips Leslie Poole Teko Powell David Reisner Austin Roberts Brandon Roberts Austin Schmidt Conner Schmidt Dawuane Smoot Eaton Spence Joe Spencer Tyrin Stone-Davis Mike Svetina Dionte Taylor Austin Teitsma Earnest Thomas III Dennis Thurow Cameron Tucker Ryan Tucker Malik Turner Brennen VanMieghem LaKeith Walls Jihad Ward Tré Watson Sean White Tyler White Jeremey Whitlow DeJazz Woods Donovonn Young Taylor Zalewski

DB P TE DB STAR QB LS OL LB PK LB DB RB WR LB DL DB TE OL QB DL DB LB WR DL PK LB DL OL STAR LEO DB OL WR LB WR DL STAR DB RB P WR PK LB DL LB LB TE WR LEO RB PK

5-11 6-0 6-6 6-0 5-11 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-6 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-8 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-3

190 215 250 190 200 225 225 300 235 165 235 190 195 195 235 250 200 240 300 220 280 205 230 185 305 195 230 265 295 195 270 185 300 195 235 190 290 210 205 200 185 205 190 215 295 240 230 255 215 255 220 220

Sr. Fr. Sr. So. So. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. r-Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. r-Fr. So. r-Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. r-Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr.

2-2 5-4 2-1 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 2-2 5-4 5-4 3-2 4-3 5-4 4-4 3-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-1 5-4 1-1 3-3 2-2 3-2 3-3 5-4 4-4 4-3 4-4 4-3 2-2 3-3 3-3 3-2 4-3 1-1 1-1 4-4 2-2 5-4 5-4 2-1 3-3 3-2 5-4 3-3 4-3 2-2 1-1 2-1 2-2

Chicago, Ill./Lindblom Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette HS Naperville, Ill./North St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood Franklin Park, Ill./East Leyden Rochester, Ill./Rochester HS/Oklahoma State Champaign, Ill./Centennial Hinsdale, Ill./Central Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Cypress, Tex./Cypress Woods Orrville, Ohio/Orrville O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township Carpentersville, Ill. / Dundee Crown Arlington, Texas./Legacy McKeeseport, Pa./McKeeseport Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech Hollywood, Fla./McArthur Elmhurst, Ill./York Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South Centerville, Ohio/Centerville Corning, Calif./Corning/American River College Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS/Coiah Lincoln CC Schaumburg, Ill./Conant Miami, Fla./Norland Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin/Navy Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake Peoria, Ill./Richwoods Galena, Ohio/Olentangy Lincoln, Ill./Lincoln Community Groveport, Ohio/Groveport Madison Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Day Mason, Ohio/Mason Philadelphia, Pa./Mastbaum Area VTS/Pierce Col. (CA) Brunswick, Ohio/St. Ignatius Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./University School Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South Southfield, Mich./St. Mary’s Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley River Forest, Ill./Nazareth Academy Chicago, Ill./Marist Springfield, Ill./Sacred Heart-Griffin Metamora, Ill./Metamora Township Cleveland, Ohio/Rhodes Philadelphia, Pa./Bok Vo-Tech HS/Globe Tech (NY) Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic Casey, Ill./Casey-Westfield Kalamazoo, Mich./Plainwell Cleveland, Ohio/Central Catholic Tampa, Fla./Robinson Houston, Texas/Katy Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg

40 41 42 43 44 45 46 46 47 48 49 52 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 58 64 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 78 80 81 82 83 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Ryan Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . P Nick Kyburz . . . . . . . . . . . . P Ralph Cooper . . . . . . . . . . LB Mason Monheim . . . . . . . . LB Austin Teitsma . . . . . . . . . DL Henry McGrew . . . . . . . . . LB Jason Goldsmith . . . . . STAR Tate Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . LB Tim Clary . . . . . . . . . . . . . TE Chase Mclaughlin . . . . . . PK Connor Schmidt . . . . . . STAR T.J. Neal Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . LB Alex Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OL Nick Allegretti . . . . . . . . . OL Zach Hirth . . . . . . . . . . . . LS Chris Boles . . . . . . . . . . . OL Tré Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . LB Michael Martin . . . . . . . . . LS Austin Schmidt . . . . . . . . OL Kenny Nelson . . . . . . . . . . DL Steve Dumezich . . . . . . . . OL Scott McDowell . . . . . . . . OL Christian DiLauro . . . . . . . OL Simon Cvijanovic . . . . . . . OL Ted Karras . . . . . . . . . . . . OL Peter Cvijanovic . . . . . . . . OL Joe Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . OL Chris O’Connor . . . . . . . . . OL Michael Heitz . . . . . . . . . . OL Patrick Flavin . . . . . . . . . . OL Harry Black . . . . . . . . . . . OL Jeremey Whitlow . . . . . . . WR Raphael Barr . . . . . . . . . WR Kameron Fry . . . . . . . . . . WR Trevor Kanteman . . . . . . . TE Brennen VanMieghem . . . PK Kenny Knight . . . . . . . . . WR Brandon Roberts . . . . . . . DL Malik Turner . . . . . . . . . . WR Tyler White . . . . . . . . . . . . TE Zach Grant . . . . . . . . . . . WR Dallas Hinkhouse . . . . . . . TE DeJazz Woods . . . . . . . . . LEO Dawuane Smoot . . . . . . . LEO Abe Cajuste . . . . . . . . . . . DL Teko Powell . . . . . . . . . . . DL Tito Odenigbo . . . . . . . . . . DL Jake Howe . . . . . . . . . DL/FB Rob Bain . . . . . . . . . . . . . DL Paul James III . . . . . . . . . DL Joe Fotu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DL Jarrod Clements . . . . . . . . DL

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2014 Illinois Football DEPTH CHART Pre-Heart of Dallas Bowl – Dec. 12, 2014

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIAL TEAMS

57 Austin Schmidt (6-6, 295, So.) 75 Patrick Flavin (6-7, 300, Jr.)

17 Jihad Ward (6-6, 290, Jr.) 97 Paul James III (6-4, 255, Fr.)

K -OR-

38 David Reisner (6-0, 195, So.) 17 Taylor Zalewski (6-3, 220, Jr.) 13 Ryan Frain (6-2, 220, So.)

74 Michael Heitz (6-5, 310, Sr.) 73 Chris O’Connor (6-5, 300, Jr.)

44 Austin Teitsma (6-2, 290, Sr.) 95 Jake Howe (6-3, 305, Sr.) 98 Joe Fotu (6-3, 285, Jr.)

18 Justin DuVernois (6-1, 190, Sr.) 13 Ryan Frain (6-2, 220, So.)

52 Alex Hill (6-3, 315, Sr.) 71 Joe Spencer (6-4, 300, So.) 78 Harry Black (6-5, 280, R-Fr.)

DT -OR-

96 Rob Bain (6-3, 300, So.) 99 Jarrod Clements (6-3, 290, So.)

56 Michael Martin (6-4, 225, So.) 54 Zach Hirth (6-4, 220, So.)

RG RT QB -OR-

71 Joe Spencer (6-4, 300, So.) 73 Chris O’Connor (6-5, 300, Jr.)

LEO -OR-

90 DeJazz Woods (6-3, 255, Sr.) 91 Dawuane Smoot (6-3, 270, So.) 39 Nathan Echard (6-2, 230, r-Fr.)

WLB

43 Mason Monheim (6-1, 235, Jr.) 22 LaKeith Walls (6-2, 215, So.)

LS -AND- H -AND- KO

52 T.J. Neal Jr. (6-1, 235, So.) 42 Ralph Cooper (6-1, 240, Sr.) 10 B.J. Bello (6-3, 225, So.)

2 V’Angelo Bentley (5-10, 190, Jr.) 24 Darius Mosely (5-11, 190, So.) 18 Mike Dudek (5-11, 185, Fr.)

RB -OR- WR-X

5 Donovonn Young (6-0, 220, Sr.) 6 Josh Ferguson (5-10, 195, Jr.) 23 Devin Church (5-8, 190, So.)

MLB STAR

9 Earnest Thomas III (6-2, 210, Sr.) 14 Eric Finney (6-0, 220, Jr.) 33 Zepheniah Grimes (5-11, 225, Jr.)

2 24 18 23

CB -OR-

2 V’Angelo Bentley (5-10, 190, Jr.) 24 Darius Mosely (5-11, 190, So.) 37 Davontay Kwaaning (5-11, 190, Sr.)

WR-T

18 Mike Dudek (5-11, 185, Fr.) 13 Dionte Taylor (6-0, 180, So.) 9 Martize Barr (6-0, 195, Sr.)

21 Zane Petty (6-1, 205, Sr.) 15 Jevaris Little (6-0, 190, So.) 4 Darwyn Kelly (6-1, 210, r-Fr.)

WR-Z TE -AND-

86 Malik Turner (6-3, 205, Fr.) 19 Justin Hardee (6-1, 195, Jr.) 88 Zach Grant (6-0, 195, So.)

FS -OR-

20 Clayton Fejedelem (6-1, 195, Jr.) 3 Taylor Barton (6-1, 215, So.) 5 James Crawford (6-2, 215, r-Fr.)

27 Eaton Spence (6-0, 185, Jr.) 7 Caleb Day (6-1, 200, So.) 8 Dillan Cazley (5-10, 190, So.)

67 Christian DiLauro (6-5, 295, r-Fr.) 75 Patrick Flavin (6-7, 300, Jr.) 4 Reilly O’Toole (6-4, 220, Sr.) 12 Wes Lunt (6-5, 225, So.) 15 Aaron Bailey (6-2, 225, So.)

8 Geronimo Allison (6-4, 195, Jr.) 16 Marchie Murdock (6-1, 195, r-Fr.) 2 Tyrin Stone-Davis (6-3, 195, So.)

3 Jon Davis (6-3, 240, Sr.) 11 Matt LaCosse (6-6, 250, Sr.) 87 Tyler White (6-5, 255, So.) 47 Tim Clary (6-2, 250, Jr.)

18 Justin DuVernois (6-1, 190, Sr.) 4 Reilly O’Toole (6-4, 220, Sr.) 17 Taylor Zalewski (6-3, 220, Jr.) 38 David Reisner (6-0, 195, So.) 13 Ryan Frain (6-2, 220, So.)

V’Angelo Bentley (5-10, 190, Jr.) Darius Mosely (5-11, 190, So.) Mike Dudek (5-11, 185, Fr.) Devin Church (5-8, 190, So.)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Nick Allegretti �� al-uh-GRET-ee Jake Angona �� an-GO-na Sean Arowolaju �� a-ROE-WOAH-la-joo Martize Barr �� mar-TEZ V’Angelo Bentley �� vee-AN-juh-low Abe Cajuste �� ka-JUST Simon & Peter Cvijanovic ��sve-YAWN-oh-vich Mike Dudek �� DOO-deck Steve Dumezich ��DOO-much-zich Justin DuVernois �� doo-vern-WAH Nathan Echard ��ECK-erd Clayton Fejedelem ��FEJ-uh-lem Patrick Flavin ��FLAH-vin Joe Fotu �� FOE-too Zepheniah Grimes �� zeff-uh-NY-uh Michael Heitz ��heights Trevor Kantemen �� CANT-men Ted Karras ��CARE-us Davontay Kwaaning �� QUAN-ing Jevaris Little ��juh-VAR-is Jim Nudera ��new-DARE-uh Tito Odenigbo �� oh-DEN-ig-bo Dawuane Smoot ��duh-WON Eaton Spence �� sounds like eaten Tyrin Stone-Davis ��ty-RIN Mike Svetina ��sve-TEE-na Dionte Taylor ��dee-ON-tay Austin Teitsma �� TIGHTS-muh Malik Turner �� ma-LEEK Brennen VanMieghem �� van-MEE-gum Jihad Ward �� juh-HODD Taylor Zalewski �� zuh-LESS-key Tom Brattan ��sounds like latin Alex Golesh �� GOAL-esh

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GAME NOTES // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide PROBABLE OFFENSIVE STARTERS QUICK FACTS QB

Reilly O’Toole (Sr., 6-4, 220)

147 rush yds, 147 pass yds & 3 pass TDs at NW … Led UI to 4th-qtr comebacks vs. PSU (11/22) & MINN (10/25) … 5 starts this year

Wes Lunt (So., 6-5, 225)

Returned vs. Iowa after missing 3 games w/broken fibula … 456 pass yds vs. WKU (9/6) most by a B1G player this year

Josh Ferguson (Jr., 5-10, 195)

1 of 10 in FBS w/650+ rush yds, 350+ rec yds … 13th in B1G in rush TDs (8) … Had 95 rush yds & 2 TDs at Northwestern (11/29)

Donovonn Young (Sr., 6-0, 220)

Rushed for 113 yds in last 2 games (56.5 ypg) after posting 248 in previous 10 games (24.8 ypg) … Committed to UI after 2010 Texas Bowl

Geronimo Allison (Jr., 6-4, 195)

16th in B1G in rec yds/gm (47.8) & 19th in rec/gm (3.4) … Had cons. 100-yd games (160, 2 TDs at WASH, 118, 1 TD at NEB) this year

Malik Turner (Fr., 6-3, 205)

Has 4 starts this season … Has 4 straight gms w/1+ rec after having only 1 rec in prev 6 gms … Had a 10-yd TD catch at Northwestern

Mike Dudek (Fr., 5-11, 185)

Holds UI frosh rec records w/965 yds & 69 rec …Tied for UI frosh rec TDs record (6) … 3rd in B1G in rec yds/gm (80.4) & rec/gm (5.8)

Matt LaCosse (Sr., 6-6, 250)

Has 15 career starts … Had 5 rec, 31 yds, TD in last 2 games … Had TD catch & at OSU … Father, Dave, played football at Ball State

Jon Davis (Sr., 6-3, 240)

Has 23 career starts … Had 3 rec, 36 yds, TD vs. MINN … Has 11 rec, 113 yards, 2 TDs in ’14 … Has lined up at TE, WR, FB & RB

Austin Schmidt (So., 6-6, 295)

Has started last 3 games in place of S. Cvijanovic … Has played in 21 career games … Father played at Towson St.

Michael Heitz (Sr., 6-6, 310)

Leads team with 43 career starts … Started at LG in 8 games, incl. last 7; RT vs. WKU, WASH, TXST, NEB … 4-time Academic All-B1G

Joe Spencer (So., 6-4, 300)

Has 13 career starts, incl. last 11 games … UI’s Uplifting Athletes chapter prez … 2-time Academic All-B1G as a finance major

Alex Hill (So., 6-4, 300)

Has 23 career starts, incl. 8 this year … Started 1st 5 games of 2014 … Played role of Santa at Big Brothers Big Sisters holiday party

Christian DiLauro (r-Fr., 6-5, 295)

Has started last 6 games … Redshirted 2013 season after enrolling in January 2013 … 3-star recruit … Majoring in agri-accounting

PROBABLE DEFENSIVE STARTERS QUICK FACTS DE

Jihad Ward (Jr., 6-6, 295)

T-8th on team w/48 tackles, 2nd w/3.0 sacks … Has started all 12 gms … Tied for B1G lead in fumbles recovered in conference games (3)

Rob Bain (So., 6-3, 300)

Has 6 career starts … Had a career-high 6 tackles vs. PUR … 1 of strongest players on team … 1 of top heavyweight wrestlers in Illinois in HS

Jarrod Clements (So., 6-3, 290)

Has 3 career starts … Had 4 tackles, 0.5 TFLs vs. MINN … Had 2 TFLs at NEB … Cousin, Roy Roundtree, was a WR at Michigan from 2009-12

Austin Teitsma (Sr., 6-2, 290)

Tied for team TFLs lead (9.5) … Had 2 TFLs, sack vs. NW … Career-high 3.5 TFLs vs. TXST … Has a perfect 4.0 GPA in grad school

LEO

DeJazz Woods (Sr., 6-3, 255)

Has started all 12 gms … Had career-high 6 tackles, TFL, half-sack vs. MINN … Graduated in May 2014 w/degree in sport management

WLB

Mason Monheim (So., 6-1, 235)

Honorable mention All-B1G … Ranked 41st in FBS & 5th in B1G w/9.0 tackles/gm … 12th in FBS & leads B1G in forced fumbles (0.33/gm)

MLB

T.J. Neal Jr. (So., 6-1, 235)

Had 12 tackles, 2.5 TFLS, FF vs. MINN … FF vs. MINN led to Bentley’s 12-yd fumble rec TD… Had 10 tackles, INT, PBU & QB hurry at NEB

STAR 9

Earnest Thomas III (Sr., 6-2, 210)

Shares team lead with 9.5 TFLs … Had 6 tackles, 2.5 sacks & a FF that ended a late drive vs. MINN … Had TFL, INT, QB hurry vs. NW

V’Angelo Bentley (Jr., 5-10, 190)

Missed NW game w/injury … Had 12-yd fum rec TD vs. MINN … Only player in school history w/kickoff, punt, INT & fumble returns for TDs

Zane Petty (Sr., 6-1, 205)

Ranked 10th in B1G in tackles/gm (8.7) … Leads team with 8 PBUs … Father, Manson, played for Denver Broncos in mid-’70s

Clayton Fejedelem (Jr., 6-1, 195)

Leading Illini tackler in final 2 games (8 vs. PSU and CH 12 at N’western) … Walk-on transfer was awarded scholarship in Oct.

Taylor Barton (So., 6-1, 215)

8th in B1G w/8.7 tackles/gm … Missed NW game w/injury … Had 12 tackles, FF vs. Iowa … Had a 77-yd pick-6, 8 tackles, FF vs. WKU

Eaton Spence (Jr., 6-0, 185)

Has 26 career starts … Had a career-high 3 PBUs vs. Iowa … Team-high 9 tackles at WIS … Had 5 tackles, FR at NEB

PROBABLE SPECIAL TEAMS QUICK FACTS K

Taylor Zalewski (Jr., 6-3, 220)

Took over PK duties at NW, making 1 FG & 4 PATs … Avg 61.9 ypk w/27 touchbacks in 2014 … Has 85 TBs in 152 career KO (55.9 pct.)

David Reisner (So., 6-0, 195)

Hit GW 36-yd FG vs. PSU w/:08 left just 3:00 after missing 50-yarder … Made 3-of-4 FGs vs. PSU after entering game 1-of-3 on season

Justin DuVernois (Sr., 6-1, 190)

Career-best 44.4 avg in 2014, ranking 2nd in B1G & 14th in FBS … 19 punts of 50+ yds in ’14 … T-2nd in UI career punt avg (41.7)

Michael Martin (So., 6-4, 225)

Has served as UI’s LS in all 12 games … Champaign, Ill., native … Mechanical engineering major

Zach Hirth (So., 6-4, 220)

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Did You Know? • Illinois has the second-longest bowl winning streak among Big Ten teams (2). • WR Mike Dudek led the Big Ten in receptions (50) and receiving yards (716) during conference games and leads all FBS freshmen in receiving yards per game (80.4). • DB/RET V’Angelo Bentley is the only player in Illini history with kickoff, punt, interception and fumble return touchdowns during his UI career.

TEAM STAT COMPARISON Season Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL . . . . . . . . . . LT Overall Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Conf. Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Total Offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360.2 . . . . . . . 403.8 Points Scored. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.6 . . . . . . . . 37.5 First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.5 . . . . . . . . 20.3 Rushing Yds.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.1 . . . . . . . 151.2 Passing Yds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243.2 . . . . . . . 252.6 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:06 . . . . . . . 30:04 3rd Down Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.0 . . . . . . . . 41.0 Points Allowed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.9 . . . . . . . . 25.2 Yards Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464.3 . . . . . . . 355.7 Rushing Yds. Allowed. . . . . . . . . . . 249.6 . . . . . . . 117.9 Passing Yds. Allowed. . . . . . . . . . . 214.8 . . . . . . . 237.8

Statistical Leaders Rushing Leaders (YPG) Ferguson . . . . . . . 57.1 Dixon . . . . . . . . . . 95.1 Young . . . . . . . . . . 30.1 Craft . . . . . . . . . . . 23.2 Passing Leaders (YPG) Lunt . . . . . . . . . . 247.0 Sokol . . . . . . . . . . 245.3 O’Toole . . . . . . . . . 87.4 Receiving Leaders (YPG) Dudek . . . . . . . . . . 80.4 Taylor . . . . . . . . . . 62.6 Allison . . . . . . . . . 47.8 Turner/Henderson . 43.3 Scoring Leaders (PPG) Ferguson . . . . . . . . 5.0 Dixon . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 Reisner. . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 Barnes . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 Dudek . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 Fischer . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 Young/Allison . . . . . 2.5 All-Purpose Yards (YPG) Ferguson . . . . . . . 88.2 Dixon . . . . . . . . . 118.6 Dudek . . . . . . . . . . 82.7 Henderson . . . . . 116.8 Tackles (TPG) Monheim . . . . . . . . 9.0 Brice . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 Petty . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 Johnson . . . . . . . . . 5.3 Barton . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 Woods . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 Tackles for Loss (total) Thomas III . . . . . . . 9.5 Butler . . . . . . . . . . 13.5 Teitsma . . . . . . . . . 9.5 Bates . . . . . . . . . . 10.5

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QUICK HITS • Bowl Bound: The Fighting Illini (6-6 overall, 3-5 B1G West) return to a bowl game for the first time since 2011 and will face Louisiana Tech (8-5, 7-1 CUSA West) in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl on Dec. 26 in the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium (Noon CT on ESPN). • Finishing Strong: Illinois won its last two games and three of its last five to become bowl eligible after an emphatic 47-33 rivalry game win over Northwestern on Nov. 29. Two of those three victories came over No. 25 Minnesota, which is playing in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, and Pinstripe Bowl-bound Penn State. • The Hat is Back: With their win over in-state rival Northwestern in the regular season finale, the Fighting Illini re-claimed the “Land of Lincoln” trophy, a bronze replica of Abraham Lincoln’s stovepipe hat, in the sixth battle for the relatively new rivalry trophy (it replaced the longtime Sweet Sioux Tomahawk trophy in 2009). The Illini last held the trophy in 2011 with a 38-35 come-from-behind win. • Big ‘O’: Illinois scored 47 points in the win at Northwestern, the highest total of the Tim Beckman Era and the most by an Illini team since putting up 48 against Northwestern at Wrigley Field on Nov. 20, 2010. The Orange and Blue rushed for a season-high 291 yards, the most since running for 308 yards at Indiana on Oct. 8, 2011. • Things are looking up: Head coach Tim Beckman has the Fighting Illini trending upward, as Illinois is bowl-eligible with a 6-6 record after going 2-10 in 2012 and 4-8 last season. • Super Frosh: WR Mike Dudek is having the most prolific season for a freshman receiver in school history. Dudek has 69 receptions for 965 yards this season, which both break Arrelious Benn’s previous freshman marks of 54 catches and 676 yards in 2007 and place him in Illinois’ season top-10 rankings. He is tied with David Williams for the freshman TD receptions record (6). » Dudek is a first-team Freshman All-American by Scout and 247sports with more possibly to come. » Dudek leads FBS freshmen in receiving yards (80.4 ypg), ranking 26th overall and third in the Big Ten. » Dudek also ranks third in the nation with 354 fourth-quarter receiving yards and with 10 plays of 15+ yards in the fourth quarter. » Dudek is on the verge of becoming the eighth player in school history to record a 1,000 yard season as a receiver, needing 35 yards in the bowl game to reach the milestone. • O’Toole Time: After serving as a backup for most of his Illini career, senior QB Reilly O’Toole has put the team on his back down the stretch, leading the Illini to gutsy wins over Minnesota, Penn State and Northwestern in the final five games to lock up a bowl berth. More on O’Toole on page 11. • Returning History: Junior DB/RET V’Angelo Bentley is the first Illinois player in school history to record a kick return, punt return, interception return and fumble return for TD in his career. He is one of 18 players in the country with two or more defensive touchdowns this season. See page 11 for more on Bentley. • Punching It Out: Senior STAR Earnest Thomas III and junior LB Mason Monheim both have forced seven career fumbles, tied for for fourth place on UI’s career fumbles forced list. The other four players on the list are All-Americans: Simeon Rice (13 FF), Whitney Mercilus (11), Dana Howard (8) and Kevin Hardy (7). » Monheim leads the Big Ten and is tied for 12th in FBS with four forced fumbles this season. • Fergy Fast: Junior RB Josh Ferguson is one of only two active FBS players with more than 1,800 career rushing yards (1,828) and 1,000 receiving yards (1,173). Arizona State’s D.J. Foster is the other. • DuVernois a Weapon: Senior punter Justin DuVernois is second in the Big Ten and 14th in the nation in punting average (44.4 ypp), just behind Steve Weatherford’s single-season UI record of 45.4. As a team, the Illini lead the Big Ten and rank 14th in the nation in net punting average (40.34 ypp). • Tough Slate: Illinois’ schedule is ranked the 13th most difficult in the nation and strongest in the Big Ten, according to official NCAA statistics. The Illini have faced nine bowl-eligible opponents, including all three FBS non-conference foes, tied for ninth-most in the nation and tied for most in the Big Ten with Purdue. • Comeback Kids: Illinois has shown great fortitude throughout the season, posting five comeback wins on the year. The Illini trailed entering the fourth quarter in four of their six wins and lost the lead against Penn State early in the final period before coming back to win all five games. Illinois Bowl FActs • The Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl will mark Illinois’ 18th bowl appearance. • Illinois has an all-time record of 8-9 in bowl games. • Illinois is one of only two Big Ten teams with a bowl winning streak along with Michigan State, as the Illini won the 2010 Texas Bowl over Baylor, 38-14, and the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger over UCLA, 20-14. • This year ends a string of four straight bowl games where Illinois faced an opponent in its home state. In 2011, the Illini faced UCLA in San Francisco in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl; in 2010, it was Baylor in Houston at the Texas Bowl; in 2008, it was USC in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl; and in 2002, the Orange and Blue faced LSU in New Orleans in the Sugar Bowl. Though it should be noted that Ruston, La., the home of Louisiana Tech, is only 250 miles from Dallas, while Champaign is over 800 miles away.

GAME NOTES // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide ILLINI NCAA & B1G RANKINGS TEAM RANKINGS (125 teams ranked)

CATEGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA ��Big Ten Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . 117.1 . . . . . 111th �� 13th Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . 249.6 . . . . . 120th �� 14th Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 243.2 . . . . . . 51st �� 3rd Passing Defense . . . . . . . . 214.8 . . . . . . 43rd �� 10th Passing Efficiency . . . . . . 132.70 . . . . . . 53rd �� 5th Pass Efficiency Defense . . 136.01 . . . . . . 94th �� 14th Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . 360.3 . . . . . 103rd �� 8th Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 464.3 . . . . . 112th �� 14th Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 26.6 . . . . . . 80th �� 8th Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . 33.9 . . . . . 105th �� 14th Net Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.34 . . . . . . 14th ��2nd Punt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.68 . . . . . . 52nd �� 8th Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . 19.24 . . . . . 102nd �� 13th Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . . -0.17 . . . . . . 74th �� 6th Sacks Per Game . . . . . . . . . . 1.75 . . . . . . 90th �� 12th Sacks Allowed Per Game . . . 2.58 . . . . . . 97th �� 11th Tackles For Loss . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 . . . . . . 46th �� 6th

MISCELLANEOUS RANKINGS

CATEGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STAT . . . . . . NCAA ��Big Ten First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 . . . . . . 99th �� 9th Opponent First Downs . . . . . . 276 . . . . . 101st �� 14th Third-Down Conversions . . . 37.4 . . . . . . 91st �� 10th Opponent 3rd-Down Conv. . . 43.6 . . . . . . 98th �� 13th Fourth-Down Conversions . . 36.4 . . . . . 107th �� 13th Opponent 4th-Down Conv. . . 53.8 . . . . . . 72nd �� 11th Penalty Yards Per Game . . . 50.08 . . . . . . 52nd �� 9th Opponent Penalty Yds/Gm . . 45.8 �� 8th Kickoff Coverage . . . . . . . . . 38.0 . . . . . . . . . . �� 10th Time of Possession . . . . . . . 27:06 . . . . . 117th �� 14th Red Zone Offense . . . . . . . . . 74.5 . . . . . 106th �� 14th Red Zone Defense . . . . . . . . 89.6 . . . . . 115th �� 10th

NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top-30)

CATEGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLAYER . . . Stat �� RANK Combined Kick Returns . . . . . . V. Bentley . . . . 749 ��21st Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. DuVernois . . . . 44.4 �� 14th Receiving Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Dudek . . . . 965 �� 26th Receiving Yards Per Game . . . . . M. Dudek . . . . 80.4 �� 30th Forced Fumbles Per Game . . . M. Monheim . . . . 0.33 �� 12th Fumbles Recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Ward . . . . . . 3 �� 8th

BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top-10)

CATEGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLAYER . . . Stat �� RANK Receiving Yards Per Game . . . . . M. Dudek . . . . 80.4 �� 3rd Receptions Per Game . . . . . . . . . M. Dudek . . . . . 5.8 �� 3rd Receiving Touchdowns . . . . . . . . M. Dudek . . . . . . 6 �� 6th Passing Touchdowns . . . . . . . . R. O’Toole . . . . . . 9 �� 10th Combined Kick Returns . . . . . . V. Bentley . . . . 749 �� 3rd Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Bentley . . . . 21.6 �� 8th Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. DuVernois . . . . 44.4 ��2nd Total Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Monheim . . . . . 9.0 �� T-5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T. Barton . . . . . 8.7 �� 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z. Petty . . . . . 8.7 �� T-10th Fumbles Forced Per Game . . . M. Monheim . . . . 0.33 ��1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T. Barton . . . . 0.18 �� T-6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Ward . . . . 0.17 �� T-9th Fumbles Recovered Per Game . . . . J. Ward . . . . 0.25 �� T-2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Bentley . . . . 0.17 �� T-8th

Illinois Bowl History This will be Illinois’ 18th bowl appearance and its first in the five-year-old Heart of Dallas Bowl. The Illini are 8-9 all-time when playing in bowl games and 1-1 in bowl games in the state of Texas. (See pages 103-106 for recaps and stats of Illinois’ previous bowl games) Jan. 1, 1947 Jan. 1, 1952 Jan. 1, 1964 Dec. 29, 1982 Jan. 2, 1984 Dec. 31, 1985 Dec. 29, 1988 Jan. 1, 1990 Jan. 1, 1991 Dec. 31, 1991 Dec. 30, 1992 Dec. 31, 1994 Dec. 30, 1999 Jan. 1, 2002 Jan. 1, 2008 Dec. 29, 2010 Dec. 31, 2011 Dec. 26, 2014

Rose Bowl Rose Bowl Rose Bowl Liberty Bowl Rose Bowl Peach Bowl All-American Bowl Citrus Bowl Hall of Fame John Hancock Bowl Holiday Bowl Liberty Bowl MicronPC.com Bowl Sugar Bowl Rose Bowl Texas Bowl Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl

UCLA Stanford Washington Alabama UCLA Army Florida Virginia Clemson UCLA Hawaii East Carolina Virginia LSU USC Baylor UCLA Louisiana Tech

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45-14 40-7 17-7 15-21 9-45 29-31 10-14 31-21 0-30 3-6 17-27 30-0 63-21 34-47 17-49 38-14 20-14

FACTS ABOUT THE ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL The Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl is holding its fifth postseason game, and first with Zaxby’s as the title sponsor. It will be played at the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas. Previously, the game was known as the TicketCity Bowl in 2011 and 2012, and the Heart of Dallas Bowl presented by PlainsCapital Bank in 2013. The Big Ten has been affiliated with the Heart of Dallas Bowl since its inception in 2010 but did not have a team available in 2014.

Past Heart of Dallas Bowl Results 2014 - North Texas 36, UNLV 14 2013 - Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14 2012 - Houston 30, Penn State 14 2011 - Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38

SERIES NOTES vs. Louisiana Tech • Illinois trails the all-time series with Louisiana Tech 1-0, with the Bulldogs earning a 52-24 victory in Champaign on Sept. 22, 2012, just the fourth game of head coach Tim Beckman’s tenure with the Illini. • Louisiana Tech defensive end Houston Bates started all 12 games at Illinois in 2013, ranking second on the team with 12.0 TFLs and 3.5 sacks. The Covington, Louisiana, native transferred to Louisiana Tech following the season with one year of eligibility remaining. Since he earned his undergraduate degree from illinois, Bates was immediately eligitble to play at LaTech. HIGHLIGHTS AGAINST Louisiana Tech • RB Donovonn Young had a one-yard touchdown run in the second quarter of the 2012 game, pulling the Illini within 21-17 at halftime. Young finished with 78 rushing yards and 30 receiving yards for the game. • QB Reilly O’Toole took over for an injured Nathan Scheelhaase late in the first quarter of that 2012 contest and posted a solid effort, completing 19-of-25 passes for 120 yards and rushing 12 times for 31 yards and a TD. • RB Josh Ferguson posted a then-career high 10 catches for 84 yards against the Bulldogs in 2012, also finishing with 27 yards on the ground and four kick returns for 69 yards, for a total of 180 all-purpose yards in the game. • LB Mason Monheim had seven tackles and a half-TFL against LA Tech in 2012. Monheim, STAR Earnest Thomas III and LB Mike Svetina – who hasn’t played this season because of an injury – are the only three defensive players to record a tackle against the Bulldogs in 2012 who are still on the Illini roster.

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2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide // GAME NOTES Big Ten Standings east Division #4 Ohio State #8 Michigan State Maryland Rutgers Michigan Penn State Indiana

Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. 8-0 1.000 12-1 .923 7-1 .875 10-2 .833 4-4 .500 7-5 .583 3-5 .375 7-5 .583 3-5 .375 5-7 .417 2-6 .250 6-6 .500 1-7 .125 4-8 .333

west Division #18 Wisconsin Nebraska #25 Minnesota Iowa Illinois Northwestern Purdue

Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. 7-1 .875 10-3 .769 5-3 .625 9-3 .750 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 4-4 .500 7-5 .583 3-5 .375 6-6 .500 3-5 .375 5-7 .417 1-7 .125 3-9 .250

Non-Conference Opponents Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Youngstown State 4-4 .500 7-5 .583 Western Kentucky 4-4 .500 7-5 .583 Washington 4-5 .444 8-5 .615 Texas State 5-3 .625 7-5 .583

Seven Illini Garner Big Ten HoNORS Senior punter Justin DuVernois and freshman WR Mike Dudek both earned second-team All-Big Ten accolades following the season, while five more Illini earned honorable mentioin recognition. Sophomore safety Taylor Barton, junior DB V’Angelo Bentley, junior OL Ted Karras, junior LB Mason Monheim and junior DE Jihad Ward all earned honorable mention recognition from the coaches, media or both. Senior quarterback Reilly O’Toole picked up his first Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honor. Getting it Done in the Classroom The Illini have excelled in the classroom under head coach Tim Beckman, a major focus of Beckman’s program-building.

• Twelve current Illini student-athletes will earn their degrees in Dec. 2014, including six with eligibility remaining.

• Twenty-one players earned degrees in 2014 after 16 did so in 2013 and 15 in 2012.

• Illinois has broken its school record for Academic All-Big Ten selections in each of Beckman’s three seasons in Champaign. Prior to Beckman being hired, the school record was 12 (2000 & 2009). Since then, the Illini have had 18 (2012), 21 (2013) and now 27 in 2014.

• For four consecutive semesters, at least 40 football student-athletes have posted at least a 3.0 grade-point-average. In the same time frame, Illinois’ team GPA also has risen steadily.

Semester 3.0+ GPAs Team GPA Fall 2012 42 2.71 Spring 2013 51* 2.87 Fall 2013 43 2.84 Spring 2014 41 2.90

Big Ten in the Bowls

*Most football players with a 3.0 semester GPA in program history

Friday, Dec. 26 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl, Dallas, Texas Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech // 12 p.m. // ESPN

FOURTH-QUARTER MAGIC

Friday, Dec. 26 Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit, Mich. Rutgers vs. North Carolina // 3:30 p.m. // ESPN Saturday, Dec. 27 New Era Pinstripe Bowl, New York, NY Penn State vs. Boston College // 3:30 p.m. // ESPN Saturday, Dec. 27 National University Holiday Bowl, San Diego, Calif. Nebraska vs. #24 USC // 7 p.m. // ESPN Tuesday, Dec. 30 Foster Farms Bowl, Santa Clara, Calif. Maryland vs. Stanford // 9 p.m. // ESPN Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla. #18 Wisconsin vs. #19 Auburn // 11 a.m. // ESPN2 Thursday, Jan. 1 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Texas #8 Michigan State vs. #5 Baylor // 11:30 a.m. // ESPN Thursday, Jan. 1 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. Minnesota vs. Missouri // 12 p.m. // ABC Thursday, Jan. 1 Allstate Sugar Bowl-Semifinal, New Orleans, La. #4 Ohio State vs. #1 Alabama // 7:30 p.m. // ESPN Friday, Jan. 2 Taxslayer Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla. Iowa vs. Tennessee // 2:20 p.m. // ESPN

Illinois Opponents in the Bowls Washington (8-5) Ticket City Cactus Bowl vs. Oklahoma State Jan. 2 // 9:15 p.m. // ESPN Western Kentucky (7-5) Popeyes Bahamas Bowl vs. Central Michigan Dec. 24 // 11 a.m. // ESPN 10 // fightingillini.com // @IlliniFootball // #ILLINI

• The Illini mounted their fifth fourth-quarter comeback victory of the season against Penn State on Nov. 22. What made this one unique is that is the first of the five games that Illinois led entering the fourth, lost the lead, and then came back to win. In the first four comebacks, the Orange and Blue trailed entering the final quarter. • Illinois overcame a 9-7 deficit against Youngstown State in its season opener and won 28-17; then beat Western Kentucky 42-34 after trailing 27-21 entering the fourth quarter; trailed 28-25 entering the final quarter against Texas State before winning 42-35; and was down 24-21 after three quarters against Minnesota before rallying to win 28-24 on Homecoming. • Illinois has had 10 comeback wins since 2001 when trailing after three quarters. Four of those 10 came in the first eight games this season. ILLINOIS WINS AFTER TRAILING ENTERING FOURTH QUARTER (since 2001) Date Opponent Trailed (entering 4th) Final Score QB 10/25/2014 vs. Minnesota 21-24 28-24 O’Toole 9/20/2014 vs. Texas State 25-28 42-35 Lunt 9/6/2014 vs. Western Kentucky 21-27 42-34 Lunt 8/30/2014 vs. Youngstown State 7-9 28-17 Lunt 10/1/2011 vs. Northwestern 17-28 38-35 Scheelhaase 9/3/2005 vs. Rutgers 10-27 33-30 OT Brasic 11/6/2004 vs. Indiana 14-22 26-22 Beutjer 11/17/2001 at Ohio State 21-22 34-22 Kittner 11/10/2001 vs. Penn State 14-21 33-28 Kittner 9/8/2001 vs. Northern Illinois 3-6 17-12 Kittner DUDEK DOES A BIT OF EVERYTHING Freshman receiver Mike Dudek has burst onto the scene in 2014, as the newcomer from Naperville, Illinois, has posted a team-high 69 catches for 965 yards and six touchdowns. He was named a second-team All-Big Ten selection on Dec. 1 and was named a Freshman All-American by Scout.com on Dec. 12. • He ranks 26th in FBS in receiving yards and leads all freshmen receivers. He is third in the Big Ten in receiving yards per game (80.4) and receptions per game (5.8). He was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after grabbing four passes for 55 yards and a touchdown against Western Kentucky. • Dudek led the Big Ten in receptions (50) and receiving yards (716) during conference games. • Dudek broke Arrelious Benn’s school record for receiving yards by a freshman (676 in 2007) with his 56-yard first-quarter catch at Ohio State on Nov. 1. And he topped Benn’s record for receptions by a freshman during his 11-catch, 115-yard performance against Penn State on Nov. 22. He then tied CFB Hall

GAME NOTES // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide 2014 Illinois Honors (as of Dec. 12) DB Taylor Barton • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (media) DB/KR V’Angelo Bentley • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (media and oaches) • ESPN Helmet Sticker (10/25) • Midseason First-Team All-Big Ten KR (Phil Steele) • Preseason Third-Team All-American PR (Phil Steele) • Paul Hornung Award Watch List (versatile) • CFPA Punt Returner Watch List OT Christian DiLauro • Freshman All-Big Ten (ESPN.com) WR Mike Dudek • First Team Freshman All-American (Scout) • First Team True-Freshman All-American (ESPN.com) • First Team True-Freshman All-American (247sports) • Second-Team All-Big Ten (media) • Freshman All-Big Ten (ESPN.com) • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches) • Midseason Second-Team All-Big Ten WR (Phil Steele) • Biletnikoff Award Watch List • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/8) • CFPA Freshman of the Year Watch List P Justin DuVernois • Second-Team All-Big Ten (media and coaches) • Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/27) • Midseason First-Team All-Big Ten Punter (Phil Steele) RB Josh Ferguson • Doak Walker Award Watch List (RB) OL Ted Karras • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (media and coaches) TE Matt LaCosse • CFPA Tight End Watch List QB Wes Lunt • Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week (9/8) LB Mason Monheim • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (media and coaches) • Midseason Second-Team All-Big Ten LB (Phil Steele) • Allstate AFCA Good Works Team (community service) • Butkus Award Watch List (LB) QB Reilly O’Toole • Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree • ESPN Helmet Sticker (11/29) PK David Reisner • Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week (11/24) DL Jihad Ward • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches)

of Famer David Williams’ freshman TD receptions record of six from 1983 with his 14-yard TD catch just before halftime against Northwestern (11/29). • Dudek’s 69 receptions put him in a tie for fifth the UI season receptions list with Hall of Famer David Williams (69 catches in 1983). His 965 receiving yards are good for eighth on the UI season list. • Dudek posted one of the top receiving performances in school history against Purdue on Oct. 4, racking up 200 yards on eight catches to become only the fourth Illini to total 200 or more receiving yards in a game. He is the only player in the Big Ten with a 200-yard receiving game in 2014 and one of only 25 nationally. • Dudek ranks seventh among all FBS players in scrimmage plays of 20-plus yards with 20 and leads all Illini non-quarterbacks in 20-plus yard plays. • Dudek ranks third on the Illini with 46 first downs, first among non-quarterbacks. Twenty-nine of those have come on second, third or fourth down, as he has grabbed 44-of-72 (61.1 percent) passes thrown his direction on those downs, including throwaways. Thirteen of his 16 third-down catches have converted a first down and three of his six TDs have come on third down. • Dudek also ranks third in the nation with 354 fourth-quarter receiving yards and is 12th with 549 yards on 38 catches in the second half and overtime. Dudek’s 23 first downs after halftime rank 12th nationally, and he’s fifth in the nation with 15 plays of 15+ yards in the second half and OT. He also ranks third in FBS with 10 plays of 15+ yards in the fourth quarter and his 14 fourth-quarter first downs rank sixth nationally. O’TOOLE MAKING MOST OF OPPORTUNITY Quarterback Reilly O’Toole has put the Illinois team on his back, leading the Illini to three wins in the season’s final five games to clinch bowl eligibility. • The career backup took over for an injured Wes Lunt and led Illinois to a fourth-quarter comeback on Homecoming against a ranked Minnesota team on Oct. 25. He later engineered another fourth-quarter comeback against a bowl-eligible Penn State squad then led the Illini to a dominant win at Northwestern in the Land of Lincoln rivalry game. • In those three wins, he was 49-of-74 (66.2 percent) for 422 yards and five touchdowns through the air. He also rushed for 214 yards – averaging 5.1 yards per carry and 71.3 yards per game – and one touchdown. Prior to the Minnesota game, O’Toole had only 173 rushing yards in his career. • In the rivalry win over Northwestern, O’Toole commanded the offense to 438 total yards, completing 17-of28 passes for 147 yards and three touchdowns. He also led the Illini with a career-high 147 rushing yards, the first time in his career he rushed for 100 yards. • O’Toole turned in a gutsy performance off the bench against Penn State on Nov. 22, completing 18-of-25 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown, arguably the best performance of his career against an FBS opponent to that point. O’Toole completed 9-of-13 passes for 89 yards in the fourth quarter, engineering two scoring drives and a third that ended in a missed field goal. • In the Oct. 25 win over Minnesota, O’Toole rushed for 59 yards and picked up his third career rushing touchdown, a nine-yard run that gave the Illini a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. O’Toole also finished 14-for-21 with 118 passing yards and a touchdown. • Entering this season, O’Toole had made just two career starts (Charleston Southern and Louisiana Tech in 2012), serving as backup to UI career total offense leader Nathan Scheelhaase from 2011-2013. With Scheelhaase graduating after last season, Oklahoma State transfer Wes Lunt began this year as the starter before getting injured prior to the Sept. 27 game at Nebraska. O’Toole started five of the final eight games and entered the game in relief in the other three games. DUVERNOIS BOOTING HIS WAY INTO ILLINI RECORD BOOK • P Justin DuVernois is having a career year, holding a 44.4 yard-per-punt average through 12 games, which ranks 14th nationally and second in the Big Ten. He was named to the All-Big Ten second team by conference coaches and media. • His season average of 44.4 currently stands as the fourth-best punting season in school history, 1.0 yard behind record-holder Steve Weatherford’s 45.4 average in 2004 campaign, and he is third on the career punting list at 41.67 ypp, just behind Steve Fitts for second (41.68 ypp). • For the season, DuVernois has 19 punts over 50 yards, including six over 60 yards and a long of 74. He also has had 19 punts downed inside the 20, including nine inside the opponent’s 10 yard line. • The Plantation, Florida, native was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 27 after averaging 48.7 ypp on nine punts against Minnesota, helping Illinois win the field-position battle. He had a pair of 61-yard boots, pinned Minnesota inside its 20 four times and inside its 10 twice. • DuVernois booted a career-long 74-yard punt in the first quarter at Nebraska, besting his previous long of 72 against Western Michigan on Sept. 1, 2012. He also had a 72-yard punt at Wisconsin on Oct. 11, pinning the Badgers at their own one yard-line, and a 71-yard kick against Penn State. Nineteen of his 72 punts this season have been over 50 yards and three of his punts have gone over 70 yards.

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NATIONAL RANKINGS

College Football Playoff Rankings (Week 16– Dec. 7) Rk Team Record 1 Alabama* 12-1 2 Oregon* 12-1 3 Florida State* 13-0 4 Ohio State* 12-1 5 Baylor 11-1 6 TCU 11-1 7 Mississippi State 10-2 8 Michigan State 10-2 9 Ole Miss 9-3 10 Arizona 10-3 11 Kansas State 9-3 12 Georgia Tech 10-3 13 Georgia 9-3 14 UCLA 9-3 15 Arizona State 9-3 16 Missouri 10-3 17 Clemson 9-3 18 Wisconsin 10-3 19 Auburn 8-4 20 Boise State 11-2 21 Louisville 9-3 22 Utah 8-4 23 LSU 8-4 24 USC 8-4 25 Minnesota 8-4

ASSOCIATED PRESS (Week 16– Dec. 7)

Rk Team Record Pts 1 Alabama (27) 12-1 1452 2 Florida State (25) 13-0 1436 3 Oregon (8) 12-1 1426 4 Baylor 11-1 1265 5 Ohio State 12-1 1262 6 TCU 11-1 1257 7 Michigan State 10-2 1105 8 Mississippi State 10-2 1070 9 Ole Miss 9-3 976 10 Georgia Tech 10-3 876 11 Kansas State 9-3 875 12 Arizona 10-3 819 13 Georgia 9-3 745 14 UCLA 9-3 663 15 Arizona State 9-3 602 16 Missouri 10-3 599 17 Wisconsin 10-3 542 18 Clemson 9-3 509 19 Auburn 8-4 450 20 Louisville 9-3 406 21 Boise State 11-2 368 22 LSU 8-4 221 23 Utah 8-4 134 24 USC 8-4 112 25 Nebraska 9-3 79 Others receiving votes: Minnesota 58, Oklahoma 46, Marshall 36, Memphis 34, Duke 32, Colorado State 13, Northern Illinois 11, Air Force 7, Cincinnati 5, UCF 4, West Virginia 4, Stanford 1

USA TODAY/COACHES (Week 16 – Dec. 7)

Rk Team Record Pts 1 Alabama (28) 12-1 1486 2 Florida State (25) 13-0 1450 3 Oregon (7) 12-1 1439 4 Ohio State 12-1 1307 5 Baylor 11-1 1277 6 TCU (1) 11-1 1276 7 Michigan State 10-2 1143 8 Mississippi State 10-2 1079 9 Georgia Tech 10-3 922 10 Kansas State 9-3 915 11 Arizona 10-3 903 12 Ole Miss 9-3 882 13 Georgia 9-3 759 14 Missouri 10-3 676 15 UCLA 9-3 661 16 Arizona State 9-3 599 17 Wisconsin 10-3 566 18 Clemson 9-3 518 19 Auburn 8-4 395 20 Louisville 9-3 381 21 Boise State 11-2 325 22 Nebraska 9-3 200 23 LSU 8-4 173 24 Oklahoma 8-4 100 25 Utah 8-4 72 Others receiving votes: Minnesota 71, USC 59, Marshall 55, Duke 39, Northern Illinois 29, Memphis 18, Cincinnati 14, Colorado State 9, UCF 8, Stanford 7, Air Force 6, BYU 6 * Illinois’ 2014 opponents in bold.

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• DuVernois had a career day against at Washington, booting seven punts with an average of 51.7 yards per kick, the fifth-best single-game average in UI history. He had three punts over 50 yards, a long of 60 and one downed inside the 10-yard line, which set up an Illinois safety. • DuVernois currently ranks second in Illinois history in career punting yards (10,377) and career punts (244), and third in career punting average (41.67 ypp). His 3,194 punting yards in 2014 rank fourth in a season in school history, while his 72 punts stand eighth. BENTLEY IN GOOD COMPANY WITH THE “GALLOPING GHOST” • After his game-winning 12-yard fumble return for touchdown against Minnesota and his 45-yard interception return for a touchdown earlier this season against Texas State, V’Angelo Bentley became the only player in Illinois history to record a kickoff return, punt return, interception return and fumble return for touchdown in his career. Football legend Harold “Red” Grange is the only other Illini player with kickoff, punt and interception returns for TDs, but he never returned a fumble for a score. While Grange’s offensive and return exploits are well-known, he also took an interception back 90 yards for a score against Northwestern on Oct. 27, 1923. Bentley returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against Southern Illinois on Aug. 31, 2013, and notched a 67-yard punt return for touchdown against Ohio State on Nov. 16, 2013.

Bentley Return TDs (4) KR 100 yards vs. Southern Illinois 8/31/2013 PR 67 yards vs. Ohio State 11/16/2013 INT 45 yards vs. Texas State 9/20/2014 FR 12 yards vs. Minnesota 10/25/2014

Grange Return TDs (6) KR 95 yards vs. Michigan 10/18/1924 KR 83 yards at Iowa 10/17/1925 PR 70 yards vs. Butler 10/10/1925 PR 66 yards vs. Nebraska 10/6/1923 PR 35 yards vs. Northwestern 10/27/1923 (*returned a blocked punt for TD) INT 90 yards vs. Northwestern 10/27/1923

• Bentley was a candidate for the Paul Hornung Award, which goes to the most versatile player in major college football. Bentley is averaging 21.6 yards on 29 kick returns, 10.2 yards on 12 punt returns and has tallied 44 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, a pick-six, a PBU and two fumble recoveries. He is 21st in the nation in combined kick return yardage with 749 kick and punt return yards. • Bentley was one of the top return men in the country in 2013, leading the Big Ten in punt return average (15.8 ypr) and becoming the first Illini ever to return a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in one season. He had a 100-yard kickoff return against Southern Illinois and a 67-yard punt return against Ohio State. Ferguson Catches Them All • For the second-straight year, running back Josh Ferguson is among the nation’s top all-purpose backs. He is one of only 10 players in the nation with over 650 rushing yards and over 350 receiving yards. Through 12 games, he has eight rushing touchdowns and two receiving TDs. • Ferguson currently sits sixth on the UI career all-purpose yardage list with 3,382 yards (1,828 rush, 1173 rec, 381 KR) and 10th on the career receptions list with 125. He also is 19th in career rushing yards (1,828). • Ferguson ranks second on Illinois’ career receptions and receiving yardage lists for a running back. He has 123 catches and 1,173 receiving yards in three seasons, which trail only Ty Douthard’s 128 receptions and 1,250 yards from 1993-96. • Ferguson has continued to haul in passes at an incredible rate for a running back, snagging 44 receptions in 12 games so far this year to stand second on the team. He now has 125 career receptions, 10th on the Illinois career receptions record list. Ty Douthard is the only other running back in the top 10, standing ninth with 128 career catches. • A preseason Doak Walker Award candidate, Ferguson has 1,058 yards from scrimmage in the first 12 games (685 rushing, 373 receiving) and has found the end zone 10 times this season. • Ferguson went off against Texas State on Sept. 20 with 233 all-purpose yards (190 rushing, 43 receiving) and three total touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving). It marked the most rushing yards by an Illini player since Mikel LeShoure ran for a school-record 330 yards against Northwestern at Wrigley Field on Nov. 20, 2010. • Ferguson scored on a 75-yard rush on the first play of the game from scrimmage against the Bobcats, the longest run by an Illini since Oct. 31, 2009, when Jason Ford had a 79-yard TD scamper. Ferguson also added a 33-yard TD reception against Texas State and had rushes of 48 and 22 yards in the fourth quarter. For the season, Ferguson ranks second among Illini non-quarterbacks in 20+-yard plays with 12, six rushing and six receiving.

GAME NOTES // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide PLAYERS OF THE GAME Following each Illini win, the coaching staff names a player of the game for each of the three phases. GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFFENSE Youngstown State . . . . Wes Lunt, QB Western Kentucky . . . . . Justin Hardee, WR Texas State . . . . . . . . . Ted Karras, OL Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . Reilly O’Toole, QB Penn State . . . . . . . . . . Mike Dudek, WR Northwestern . . . . . . . . Reilly O’Toole, QB GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEFENSE Youngtown State . . . . . Austin Teitsma, DL Western Kentucky . . . . . Taylor Barton, DB Texas State . . . . . . . . . V’Angelo Bentley, DB Minnestoa . . . . . . . . . . Earnest Thomas III, STAR Penn State . . . . . . . . . . Mason Monheim, LB Northwestern . . . . . . . . Jihad Ward, DE

WARD MAKING THE MOST OF OPPORTUNITY • Junior defensive end Jihad Ward started all 12 games this season, taking the reigns after projected starter Kenny Nelson was sidelined with an injury during training camp. The junior college transfer has produced immediately in his first season at Illinois, notching 48 tackles, 7.5 TFLs – including 3.0 sacks – forcing a two fumbles, recovering three fumbles and posting four QB hurries this season. He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by conference coaches. • Ward has an interesting story, as one of five children of a single mother who had him at the age of 17 – the reason he wears No. 17 on the field. A receiver and safety in high school, Ward hit a growth spurt during his senior year and moved to defensive line. He went to Globe Institute of Technology in Manhattan, taking on the role of big brother to the teammates he lived with in Staten Island. He helped the group navigate the two-hour journey to Globe’s campus near Times Square via bus, ferry, train and foot every day, often leaving their housing at 4 a.m. and not returning home until as late as 11:30 p.m. Ward posted 10 sacks in two seasons at Globe Tech, earning recognition as the No. 2 junior college DT by 247sports in 2013. ALLISON a Big-Play Threat

GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SPECIAL TEAMS Youngtown State . . . . . Joe Fotu, DL/Punt Coverage Western Kentucky . . . . . Jevaris Little, DB/Coverage Texas State . . . . . . . . . Zeph Grimes, STAR/Coverage Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . DuVernois, P/Zalewski, KOS Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . Reisner, PK/Fejedelem, Coverage Northwestern . . . . . . . . . Justin DuVernois, P

Junior receiver Geronimo Allison has made a name for himself in his first season in Champaign, ranking 16th in the Big Ten in receiving yards per game (47.8) and 19th in receptions per game (3.4). He has 526 yards and five touchdowns on 37 catches (14.2 ypc) in 11 games – he missed the Texas State game with an injury – ranking eighth in the Big Ten in receiving TDs (5). • Allison has been one of Illinois’ top big-play threats with seven plays of 20-plus yards in 2014, third on the Illini squad among non-quarterbacks. • The Tampa, Florida, native has had overwhelming success on first down, recording 344 of his 526 total yards (65.4 percent) on that down, including four touchdowns. Ten of those 20 catches have resulted in first downs and five of them have gone for 25-plus yards.

GAME CAPTAINS

LUNT Starts Illini Career with a Bang

The coaching staff designates different team captains for each game week throughout the season. Here is a list of this year’s game captains: YOUNGSTOWN STATE – OL Ted Karras, LB Mason Monheim, QB Reilly O’Toole, DL Austin Teitsma WESTERN KENTUCKY – DB V’Angelo Bentley, TE Jon Davis, OL Michael Heitz, STAR Earnest Thomas III WASHINGTON – OL Alex Hill, OL Ted Karras, DB Jevaris Little, DB Zane Petty TEXAS STATE – TE Matt LaCosse, TE Tyler White, DL DeJazz Woods, RB Donovonn Young NEBRASKA – OL Simon Cvijanovic, P Justin DuVernois, QB Reilly O’Toole, DL Austin Teitsma PURDUE – LB Ralph Cooper, DT Jake Howe, OL Ted Karras, LB Mason Monheim WISCONSIN – LB Zeph Grimes, OL Alex Hill, DL DeJazz Woods MINNESOTA – TE Jon Davis, OL Michael Heitz, DB Davontay Kwaaning, STAR Earnest Thomas III ohio State – DB V’Angelo Bentley, OL Simon Cvijanovic, QB Reilly O’Toole, STAR Earnest Thomas III Iowa – TE Jon Davis, OL Michael Heitz, DL Austin Teitsma, RB Donovonn Young Penn State – P Justin DuVernois, OL Alex Hill, QB Reilly O’Toole, DL Austin Teitsma Northwestern – P Justin DuVernois, OL Michael Heitz, QB Reilly O’Toole, STAR Earnest Thomas III

• Junior QB Wes Lunt missed three full games and parts of two others with a fractured fibula suffered against Purdue on Oct. 4. At the time of his injury, Lunt ranked in the top 20 in the nation in completions per game (25.4, 10th), passing yards per game (313.8, 14th), passing touchdowns (13, 17th), passing yards (1,569, 18th), completion percentage (66.5, 20th) and passing efficiency (154.8, 20th), and was tied for fourth in FBS with 14 passing plays of 30+ yards. • Lunt started his Illini career in impressive fashion, recording the best debut as well as the best first two-, three- and four-game starts in an Illini signal-caller’s first season in school history. In five games before his leg fracture, Lunt completed 127-of-191 passes (66.5%) for 1,569 yards, 13 touchdowns and three interceptions, and was leading the Big Ten in passing yards per game (313.8). • Lunt has shown big-play ability for the Illini, completing 15 passes of 30+ yards in seven games (2.14 per game), which is tied for 10th-most in the nation on a per-game basis. His 15 30+-yard plays have gone to five different receivers (Dudek 7, Allison 4, Ferguson 2, Hardee 1, LaCosse 1). • Lunt has been at his best in the fourth quarter, completing 33-of-41 passes for 426 yards with five touchdowns and zero interceptions. He ranks second in FBS in fourth-quarter efficiency (208.101) and completion percentage (80.5) (min. 30 att.). He has led the Illini to three fourth-quarter comeback wins this season. • Lunt’s 456-yard performance against WKU is the most passing yards by a Big Ten player this season and ranks second on the all-time Memorial Stadium passing yardage list, just six yards shy of the stadium-record 462 yards set by Juice Williams vs. Minnesota (Oct. 11, 2008). Lunt’s performance stands fourth, meanwhile, on the Illini all-time single-game passing yardage list. • Lunt’s aerial display vs. WKU also broke his previous career high of 436 yards set during his true-freshman season at Oklahoma State (at Arizona on Sept. 8, 2012). And Lunt recorded the longest pass of his career against the ’Toppers, a 62-yard TD strike to Justin Hardee. • Lunt was named the starter on Aug. 21, beating out senior Reilly O’Toole and sophomore Aaron Bailey in a competition to replace four-year starter and UI all-time total offense record holder Nathan Scheelhaase. NEW KIDS ON THE QUAD A total of 20 players have made their Illini debuts this season. Below is a breakdown by class. True-Freshmen (3): Mike Dudek, Paul James III, Malik Turner Redshirt-Freshmen (4): James Crawford Jr., Christian DiLauro, Nathan Echard, Marchie Murdock Sophomores (2): Michael Martin, David Reisner Sophmore Transfers (4): Zach Grant, Wes Lunt, Carroll Phillips, Tyrin Stone-Davis Juniors (1): Chris Boles Junior Transfers (5): Geronimo Allison, Clayton Fejedelem, Joe Fotu, Dallas Hinkhouse, Jihad Ward Seniors (1): Davontay Kwaaning #ILLINI // @IlliniFootball // fightingillini.com // 13

2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide // GAME NOTES CAREER STARTS LIST PLAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘14 . . ’13 . . ’12 . . . ’11 . . ’10 ��TOT Heitz, Michael . . . . . . . 12 . . 10 . . . 12 . . . . 9 . . . -- ��43 Cvijanovic, Simon . . . . . 9 . . 11 . . . 11 . . . . 4 . . . -- ��35 Monheim, Mason . . . . . 12 . . 12 . . . 10 . . . . -- . . . -- ��34 Thomas III, Earnest . . . 12 . . 12 . . . . 9 . . . . 0 . . . -- ��33 Karras, Ted . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . 10 . . . 12 . . . . -- . . . -- ��31 Spence, Eaton . . . . . . . 12 . . 12 . . . . 2 . . . . -- . . . -- ��26 Davis, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . 7 . . . . 6 . . . . 2 . . . -- ��23 Teitsma, Austin . . . . . . 12 . . 12 . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . -- ��24 Hill, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . 12 . . . . 1 . . . . 2 . . . -- ��23 Ferguson, Josh . . . . . . . . 8 . . . 8 . . . . 6 . . . . 0 . . . -- ��22 Bentley, V’Angelo . . . . . 10 . . . 9 . . . . 0 . . . . -- . . . -- ��19 Petty, Zane . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . 7 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��18 Svetina, Mike . . . . . . . . . -- . . 11 . . . . 5 . . . . -- . . . -- ��16 Barton, Taylor . . . . . . . . 11 . . . 5 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��16 Young, Donovonn . . . . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 10 . . . . 1 . . . -- ��16 LaCosse, Matt . . . . . . . . 5 . . . 9 . . . . 0 . . . . 1 . . . -- ��15 Spencer, Joe . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . 2 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��13 Neal, T.J. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . 0 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��12 Ward, Jihad . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . -- . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��12 Woods, DeJazz . . . . . . . 12 . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . -- ��12 Hardee, Justin . . . . . . . . 8 . . . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . -- . . . -- ��10 Allison, Geronimo . . . . . 11 . . . -- . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��11 Powell, Teko . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . 6 . . . . 0 . . . . -- . . . -- ��9 Dudek, Mike . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . -- . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��9 Lunt, Wes . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . -- . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��7 Howe, Jake . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 6 . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . -- ��6 O’Toole, Reilly . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . 0 . . . . 2 . . . . 0 . . . -- ��7 Barr, Martize . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��5 Bain, Rob . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . 0 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��6 DiLauro, Christian . . . . . 6 . . . -- . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��6 Mosely, Darius . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��5 Clements, Jarrod . . . . . . 3 . . . 0 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��3 Turner, Malik . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . -- . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��4 Flavin, Patrick . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 0 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��2 Schmidt, Austin . . . . . . . 3 . . . 0 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��3 Bailey, Aaron . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��1 Clary, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��1 Fejedelem, Clayton . . . . . 1 . . . -- . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��1 Finney, Eric . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . -- . . . . -- . . . -- ��1 Little, Jevaris . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . -- . . . -- ��1 Redshirted/did not play/not on squad; 0 = Played, didn’t start

2014 Illinois Coaching Staff On Field During Game Tim Beckman.......................................... Head Coach Bill Cubit............Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Tom Brattan.........................................Offensive Line Greg Colby........................................... Defensive Line Alex Golesh....................... Tight Ends/Running Backs Tim Salem........................................... Special Teams Mike Ward.....................................Inside Linebackers Robert Arnheim...................................... Offensive GA Kolby Jackson.........................................Defensive GA In Coaches’ Booth Mike Bellamy.......................................Wide Receivers Tim Banks.............. Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Al Seamonson............................ Outside Linebackers Tyler Johns............................................. Offensive GA LeDominique Williams............................Defensive GA

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LINEBACKER U, IT’S NOT WHERE YOU THINK IT IS • Like many Illini teams over the years, the 2014 Illini defense is led by the linebacking corps of senior STAR Earnest Thomas III, junior Mason Monheim, a 2014 Butkus Award candidate, and sophomore T.J. Neal Jr., a breakout player in 2014. The trio has combined for 256 tackles, 21.5 TFLs, 5.5 sacks, five PBUs, six forced fumbles, three QB hurries and four interceptions in the regular season. Monheim, a preseason Butkus Award candidate, has racked up 108 tackles, which ranks fifth in the Big Ten (9.0 tpg). • Thomas was Illinois’ leading returning tackler from 2013, as he made 101 stops last season as a safety. This year, he moved closer to the line of scrimmage as a STAR, a linebacker/safety hybrid, where he has racked up a team-high 4.5 sacks and 9.5 TFLs. Monheim has piled up 291 tackles, 19.0 TFLs, seven forced fumbles, 3.5 sacks and three interceptions in his first three seasons. He earned second-team freshman All-America honors in 2012 after becoming the first true-freshman ever to lead the Illini in tackles. • Illinois’ history at the linebacker position is up there with any program in the nation. It begins with the greatest linebacker in football history, Dick Butkus, who was a two-time All-American and led the Fighting Illini to a 1964 Rose Bowl win over Washington. Illinois boasts two Butkus Award winners, Dana Howard in 1994 and Kevin Hardy in 1995, several first-team All-Americans like Darrick Brownlow (1990), Simeon Rice (1994 & ‘95) and J Leman (2007), not to mention second-team All-American Scott Studwell (1976) and NFL legend Ray Nitschke. OFFENSIVE NOTEs • Illinois boasts one of the top passing offenses in the Big Ten, ranking third in the conference in passing yards per game (243.2) and completion percentage (61.2 percent), and fifth in passing efficiency. • The Illini rushed for a season-high 291 yards in the regular-season finale at Northwestern, the most since running for 308 yards at Indiana on Oct. 8, 2011. Illinois was led by two 90+-yard rushing performances in QB Reilly O’Toole (147) and RB Josh Ferguson (95). • Illinois’ 47 points scored against Northwestern is its highest total this season and most since totaling 48 against Northwestern at Wrigley Field on Nov. 20, 2010. • The Illini quarterbacks have clearly found a trio of dependable pass-catchers in Mike Dudek (69 receptions), Josh Ferguson (44) and Geronimo Allison (37), as all three have over 30 receptions on the season. • WR newcomers Geronimo Allison, Mike Dudek, and Malik Turner have combined for 125 receptions, 1,663 yards and 12 touchdowns in the first 12 games of 2014. Allison, Dudek and Turner have accounted for 48.3 percent of Illinois’ receptions (125 of 259) and 57.0 percent of Illinois’ receiving yards (1,663 of 2,918). • Running backs Josh Ferguson and Donovonn Young provide a formidable 1-2 punch out of the backfield. Both have over 1,700 career rushing yards, with power back Young sitting at 1,759 career yards and 17 touchdowns, and speedster Ferguson at 1,828 career yards and 15 TDs. Young came up big in the Penn State win, posting a season-high 62 yards on 14 attempts (4.4 ypr), including 38 yards on seven carries in the fourth quarter (5.4 ypr). • Redshirt-freshman Marchie Murdock’s first career catch was a big one. He snared a 17-yard pass from Reilly O’Toole for a first down on Illinois’ last-minute, game-winning drive against Penn State on Nov. 22. • Sophomore tight end Tyler White caught a 13-yard touchdown for his first career reception and Illinois’ first score of the game against Purdue. He followed that by making the tackle on the ensuing kickoff. • QB Wes Lunt and WR Mike Dudek both took home Big Ten weekly honors after the WKU win. Lunt was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his big day against the Hilltoppers, while Dudek earned Freshman of the Week honors after catching four passes for 55 yards and a TD. • The 62-yard TD strike from Lunt to WR Justin Hardee vs. WKU was the Illini’s longest passing play since a 72-yard TD pass from Nathan Scheelhaase to Ryan Lankford vs. Washington (Sept. 14, 2013). DEFENSIVE NOTES • The Illini defense has scored four touchdowns this season, which ranks 13th in FBS and second in the Big Ten. V’Angelo Bentley has both a fumble return and an interception return for touchdown in 2014 – making him one of only 18 FBS players with two or more defensive TDs – while Mason Monheim and Taylor Barton also have pick-sixes to their credit. • All four defensive TDs have been game-changing plays, as Bentley’s scoop and score gave Illinois a 28-24 lead over Minnesota with 6:33 left in the game and his pick-six put the Illini ahead of Western Kentucky, 42-28 with 2:41 remaining, all but sealing the win. Barton’s pick-six increased UI’s lead over Western Kentucky to 35-27 with 10:15 left in the game, while Monheim’s pick-six clinched bowl-eligibility for the Illini by extending their lead to 47-25 at Northwestern with less than five minutes remaining. • Illinois has forced 18 total turnovers in 2014, far surpassing last season’s total of 11, and have converted that into 69 points (nine touchdowns and two field goals). • In the win-or-go-home game at Northwestern, the Orange and Blue forced five turnovers - three interceptions and two fumbles - good for their season high in takeaways and the most in five seasons. The Illini

GAME NOTES // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide TURNOVERS Forced TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INT . . . . . . . FUMBLE ��TOTAL Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . . . . . . 11 �� 18 Opponent. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. . . . . . . . . . . 9 �� 20 Southern Illinois None Western Kentucky 1Q . . . Barton forced fumble (Clements recovered) 4Q . . . Barton interception (77 yard return for TD) 4Q . . . Ward forced fumble (Bentley 6 yard return) Washington 3Q . . . Clements forced fumble (Phillips 3 yard return) Texas State 4Q . . . Bentley interception (45 yard return for TD) Nebraska 1Q . . . Neal Jr. interception (14 yard return) 1Q . . . Monheim forced fumble (Spence recovered) Purdue None Wisconsin None Minnesota 3Q . . . Monheim interception 4Q . . . Neal Jr. forced fumble (Bentley 12 yard return for TD) 4Q . . . Thomas III forced fumble (Ward recovered) Ohio State 4Q . . . Monheim forced fumble (Fejedelem 16 yard return) Iowa 1Q . . . Ward fumble recovery Penn State 2Q . . . Mason Monheim forced fumble (Mosely recovered) Northwestern 1Q . . . Thomas III interception 2Q . . . Monheim fumble recovery 2Q . . . Spence interception (15 yard return) 2Q . . . Ward forced fumble (Ward recovery) 4Q . . . Monheim interception (49 yard return for TD)

last had five takeaways in a game at Michigan on Nov. 6, 2010. The defense held Northwestern to 62 total yards in the first half of the must-win game. • In the last two games, Illinois held Penn State and Northwestern to an average of 318.5 yards and forced six takeaways, while only giving up one. In the first 10 games, the Illini defense gave up an average of 493.5 yards and had 12 total takeaways. • Illinois’ defense stonewalled Penn State in the Nov. 22 victory, holding the Nittany Lions to 265 total yards, 93 yards through the air and 14 points. It marked the fewest total yards by an Illini opponent since UI held UCLA to 219 yards in the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (Dec. 31, 2011), and the fewest passing yards by an Illinois opponent since UI held Minnesota to 78 passing yards on Nov. 10, 2012. • The Fighting Illini held Penn State to 93 passing yards, the fewest passing yards by the Lions since they were held to 88 yards at Ohio State on Nov. 19, 2011. • Junior LB Mason Monheim currently stands 18th on the FBS tackles per game active career leaders list with 8.08 and is the Big Ten’s active career leader among players with more than 30 career games. The 2014 Butkus Award preseason candidate is tied for fifth in the Big Ten and 41st nationally in tackles per game in 2014 (9.0), and leads the Big Ten with four fumbles forced. He has seven career forced fumbles, tied with former Illini great Kevin Hardy and teammate Earnest Thomas III for fourth on the Illinois career fumbles forced record list. • Junior defensive end Jihad Ward has come on strong last in the season. The JUCO transfer had a strong game against Penn State, tying a career high with six tackles, including two TFLs and one sack, and posting one QB hurry. He followed that up with another big day at Northwestern, tallying four tackles, a TFL, forced fumble and fumble recovery. • Junior safety Clayton Fejedelem also has been huge down the stretch. The transfer from St. Xavier University posted a career-high eight tackles against Penn State, surpassing his previous high of six at Nebraska on Sept. 27, 2014, then followed that up with another career-high at Northwestern with 12 stops and a PBU. Fejedelem started the season as a walk-on but was awarded a scholarship by the coaching staff during the Illini’s second bye week in mid-October. • Senior SS Zane Petty ranks 26th in FBS in career tackles per game with 7.46 (179 tackles in 24 career games). • Junior cornerback Eaton Spence notched three passes broken up (PBUs) against Iowa, marking a career high and matching the most by an Illini since Alan Ball had four PBUs against Indiana on Oct. 14, 2002. Against Northwestern, Spence recorded his first interception as an Illini. • The Illini defense came up big throughout the win over Minnesota, forcing three turnovers, five three-andouts and holding the Gophers to just 86 total yards in the first half. • Sophomore linebacker T.J. Neal Jr. led the team with a career-high 12 tackles against the Gophers, including 2.5 TFLs, and forced the key fumble that V’Angelo Bentley returned for the game-winning touchdown. For the season, Neal is fourth on the team with 93 tackles and 5.5 TFLs. • Senior STAR Earnest Thomas III registered a career-high 2.5 sacks against Minnesota and forced a fumble late in the game to end a potential Gopher scoring drive deep in Illinois territory. It was the seventh forced fumble of his career, which ties him four fourth in school history. He then had his second-career interception in the win at Northwestern. Thomas leads the Illini with 9.5 TFLs and 4.5 sacks this season. • Sophomore safety Taylor Barton took an interception 77 yards to the house against Western Kentucky, the first interception return for a touchdown by an Illini since Ashante Williams vs. Western Michigan on Sept. 1, 2012. Barton ranks third on the team and eighth in the Big Ten in tackles, averaging 8.7 per game. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

2014 First Down Production Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Run . . . . Pass . . . . Rec ��Total Wes Lunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 70 Reilly O’Toole . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 65 Mike Dudek . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 44 . . . . . 46 Josh Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 14 . . . . . 45 Donovonn Young . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 25 Geronimo Allison . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 16 . . . . . 16 Aaron Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 14 Martize Barr . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 14 . . . . . 14 Justin Hardee . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 10 . . . . . 10 Jon Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . 9 Malik Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . 9 Matt LaCosse . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . 5 Devin Church . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 2 Marchie Murdock . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 Tyler White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1

• Reis(ner)-ing to the Occasion: Sophomore PK David Reisner nailed a game-winning 36-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining to give the Illini a 16-14 win over Penn State Nov. 22, marking the first time since 2008 that the Illini won a game with a field goal in the last two minutes (Matt Eller, 46 yards vs. Iowa, 27-24, Nov. 1, 2008). Reisner was named co-Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for his heroics vs. PSU. • Sophomore PK David Reisner was 3-of-4 on field goals, including a 36-yard game-winner, and finished with a career-high 10 points in the win over Penn State. He had made only 1-of-3 field goals on the season before the PSU game. Reisner’s three field goals marked the first time since 2011 that an Illini kicker had three or more field goals in a game (Derek Dimke, 3 vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/2011). • As a team, the Illini rank 14th in FBS and second in the Big Ten in net punting (40.34 ypp). • In addition to being one of the nation’s best return men and a starting corner, V’Angelo Bentley blocked a field goal attempt against Penn State in 2012, marking the first blocked FG for an Illini since Derek Walker at Michigan on Oct. 4, 2008, and the first blocked kick of any kind for an Illini since Clay Nurse swatted away a PAT at Fresno State on Dec. 3, 2010. • Junior defensive lineman Joe Fotu helped a force a blocked punt against Youngstown State late in the third quarter, shifting momentum in favor of the Illini. Penguin punter Joey Cejudo ran to the right and #ILLINI // @IlliniFootball // fightingillini.com // 15

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2014 Illinois Team Awards Outstanding Offensive Player: Reilly O’Toole, QB Outstanding Defensive Player: Earnest Thomas III, STAR Out standing Special Teams Players: Justin DuVernois, P, and Ralph Cooper, LB/Coverage 20 14 Team Captains: Justin DuVernois, P; Reilly O’Toole, QB; Austin Teitsma, DL; Earnest Thomas III, STAR Newcomer of the Year (Offense): Mike Dudek, WR Newcomer of the Year (Defense): Jihad Ward, DE Wright Commitment to Excellence Award: Jon Davis, TE Bruce Capel Award: Jake Howe, DT Un sung Hero Award (Offense): Matt LaCosse, TE, and Donovonn Young, RB Un sung Hero Award (Defense): Davontay Kwaaning, DB, and Zane Petty, DB Scholar-Athlete Award: Les Poole, WR Service Above Self Award: Alex Hill, OL, and DeJazz Woods, LEO Illini Warrior Effort Award (Weight Room): Austin Teitsma, DT Off. Scout Team Player of the Year: Jim Nudera, TE Def. Scout Team Players of the Year: Abe Cajuste, DT Spec. Teams Scout Team Player of the Year: Zach Grant, WR Illinois Point Awards (based on season production points) Offensive Skill (QB/WR): Justin Hardee, WR Offensive Big Skill (TE/RB/FB): Jon Davis, TE Offensive Line: Michael Heitz, OL Defensive Skill (CB/S): Clayton Fejedelem, DB Defensive Big Skill (LB/Star): Mason Monheim, LB Defensive Line: Austin Teitsma, DT Special Teams (return/coverage): Zeph Grimes & Tyler White

2014 Academic All-Big Ten (27) Aaron Bailey Rob Bain Dillan Cazley Tim Clary Jon Davis Christian DiLauro Justin DuVernois Nathan Echard Eric Finney Pat Flavin Michael Heitz Jake Howe Ted Karras Davontay Kwaaning West Lunt Michael Martin Mason Monheim Darius Mosely T.J. Neal Reilly O’Toole David Reisner Joe Spencer Austin Teitsma LaKeith Walls Tyler White DeJazz Woods Taylor Zalewski

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punted into the back of his own lineman, who was being pushed backward by Fotu. Though he doesn’t get individual credit for a block, Fotu’s penetration created a game-changing play for the Illini. • Illinois had its streaks of 64 games and 186 attempts without missing a PAT kick, snapped against Texas State on Sept. 20, when Zalewski missed on the PAT following the Illini’s first touchdown. Prior to that miss, the Illini’s last missed PAT kick was on Sept. 5, 2009, against Missouri. • Sophomore long snapper Michael Martin made his Illini debut against Youngstown State, filling in perfectly for returning starter Zach Hirth, who did not play in the first seven games of 2014 due to injury. Hirth, who was ranked the No. 2 long-snapper in the nation by ESPNU coming out of high school, returned for the Minnesota game and handled FG and PAT snapping, while Martin remained the snapper on punts. FIGHTING ILLINI TIDBITS • Kittner’s Last Call: Fighting Illini radio network analyst Kurt Kittner will call his final Illini game at the Heart of Dallas Bowl after eight seasons in the booth. Kittner was a star QB for the Illini from 1998-2001, leading the Illini to an outright Big Ten title and Sugar Bowl berth in 2001. • Senior Day: The Nov. 22 game against Penn State marked the final game for 18 Illini seniors. Martize Barr, Abe Cajuste, Ralph Cooper, Simon Cvijanovic, Jon Davis, Justin DuVernois, Michael Heitz, Alex Hill, Jake Howe, Davontay Kwaaning, Matt LaCosse, Reilly O’Toole, Zane Petty, Austin Teitsma, Earnest Thomas III, Brennen VanMieghem, DeJazz Woods and Donovonn Young became the first senior class to go out with a win in their final home game since 2007. • Honoring the Galloping Ghost: The Illini honored Harold “Red” Grange, the Galloping Ghost, by wearing special “Gray Ghost” alternate uniforms for the Homecoming game on Oct. 25. The uniforms honored the 90th anniversary of Grange’s historic Homecoming performance against Michigan in the Memorial Stadium dedication game on Oct. 18, 1924. In that game, Grange scored four touchdowns and racked up 262 total yards in the first 12 minutes, then ran for a fifth touchdown and threw for a sixth to lead the Illini to a 39-14 victory in what many consider the greatest performance in CFB history. • Taking Down a Ranked Foe: With Minnesota ranked No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Poll on Oct. 25, the Illini win was the first over an opponent ranked in either the Associated Press or coaches poll since a 17-14 victory over No. 22 Arizona State on Sept. 17, 2011. • 125 Years of Illinois Football: Illinois celebrated 125 seasons of football during the the Oct. 4 game against Purdue. Included in the celebration was a reunion of many coaches, players and staff from throughout the Illini’s rich history, which began on Oct. 2, 1890. Among the many notable names in attendance were J.C. Caroline, Dana Howard, Kurt Kittner, J Leman, Mikel Lehoure and Neil Rackers. • Weathering the Storm: The Texas State game on Sept. 20 was delayed for one hour and 56 minutes due to a severe thunderstom and lightning. Play was suspended at 3:55 p.m. with 13:35 remaining in the second quarter and the Illini trailing 14-6. Play resumed at 5:51 p.m. and halftime was abbreviated to 12 minutes. It was the first known weather delay in Illinois history. • Double-Digit Comebacks: Illinois has fought back from double-digit deficits twice this season. The Illini came from 15 down (21-6) late in the second quarter to beat Texas State, and overcame a 10-point deficit against WKU (17-7). Prior to this season, the last Illini double-digit comeback win was on Oct. 2, 2011, vs. Northwestern when Illinois responded from down 18 points (28-10) to claim a 38-35 victory. • Dominating FCS Foes: The Fighting Illini are 14-0 all-time against FCS opponents (formerly I-AA). Illinois is averaging over 42 points per game against FCS foes with an average margin of victory of 28 points per game. All but three of those wins have been by at least 21 points. TRANSFER U • For the second-straight season, Illinois welcomed six junior college transfers to the roster. In 2014, WR Geronimo Allison, DL Joe Fotu, LEO Carroll Phillips, WR Tyrin Stone-Davis and DL Jihad Ward all have made an immedate impact, while WR Raphael Barr has yet to see the field. Allison and Ward are regular starters, while Fotu and Phillips both have seen significant time. Stone-Davis also has played this season. • The 2014 juco sextet follows in the footsteps of six JC transfers who made an impact in 2013 – WR Martize Barr, DL Abe Cajuste, STAR Eric Finney, TE Dallas Hinkhouse TE Trevor Kanteman and DB Zane Petty. All but Hinkhouse and Kanteman, who both redshirted, contributed on the field last season. • In addition to the junior college transfers, three traditional transfers are expected to impact this season after sitting out 2013 due to NCAA rules. Starting QB Wes Lunt, who came to Illinois after starting as a true-freshman at Oklahoma State, is the most notable, but transfers DB Clayton Fejedelem (St. Xavier University), who led the Illini in tackles in each of the final two games, and WR Zach Grant (St. Ambrose University/Northern Illinois University) have both contributed in 2014.

GAME NOTES // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide NEW LOOK FOR THE FIGHTING ILLINI Illinois athletics completed a large-scale, 18-month brand evaluation program with Nike in 2014. The collaboration began in January 2013 and resulted in an updated brand and identity system starting in 2014-15, including logos, marks, uniforms, equipment, lettering, numerals and consistent colors for all 19 Illini sports, including football, and the DIA as a whole. The rebranding was unveiled on April 16, 2014, at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Get a look at the new Illinois identity: http://www.fightingillini.com/identity.

2014 Uniform Combinatioins Opponent Result Helmet Jersey Pants Rec. Youngstown State W White Orange White 1-0 Western Kentucky W White Orange White 2-0 @Washington L White White White 0-1 Texas State W White Orange White 3-0 @Nebraska L Orange White Orange 0-1 Purdue L Orange Orange Orange 0-1 @Wisconsin L Blue White White 0-1 Minnesota W Gray Gray Gray 1-0 @Ohio State L Orange White White 0-1 Iowa L White Orange White 3-1 Penn State W White Orange White 4-1 @Northwestern W White White Orange 1-0

Future Illinois Schedules 2015 // Final Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5

Kent State Western Illinois @ North Carolina Middle Tennessee St. Nebraska @ Iowa OPEN Wisconsin @ Penn State @ Purdue Ohio State @ Minnesota Northwestern B1G Championship

2016 // Final Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3

Murray State North Carolina Western Michigan OPEN @ Nebraska Purdue @ Rutgers @ Michigan Minnesota Michigan State @ Wisconsin Iowa @ Northwestern B1G Championship

2017 // Final Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2

Ball State @ South Florida Western Kentucky OPEN Nebraska @ Iowa Rutgers @ Minnesota Wisconsin @ Purdue Indiana @ Ohio State Northwestern B1G Championship

2018 // Final Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1

Kent State Western Illinois South Florida Penn State OPEN @ Rutgers Purdue @ Wisconsin @ Maryland Minnesota @ Nebraska Iowa at Northwestern B1G Championship

2019 // 2 non-conference TBA Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7

TBA @ UConn TBA Nebraska TBA @ Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin @ Purdue Rutgers @ Michigan State TBA @ Iowa Northwestern B1G Championship

2020 // 2 non-conference TBA Sept. 12 UConn

2021 // 2 non-conference TBA Sept. 11 @ Virginia

UNI-WATCH Thanks to the Nike rebranding process, the Fighting Illini have all new uniforms for 2014. See table at left for all the uniform combinations worn this season. » In all, Illinois wore eight different combinations in 12 games this season. » The most common? The Illini wore white/orange/white five times and have a 4-1 record in the combo. » Illinois wore white helmets for the first time in school history in the season-opener against Youngstown State, going with a white-orange-white combination of helmet, jersey and pants. The Illini ended up wearing white helmets seven times during the 2014 regular season. » The Illini wore all white uniforms (helmet, jersey, pants) for the first time in school history on Sept. 13 at Washington. » The new matte orange helmets were debuted at Nebraska on Sept. 27, while the new blue lids were first worn at Wisconsin on Oct. 11. » On Oct. 25, the “Gray Ghost” alternate uniforms honoring Red Grange, the “Galloping Ghost,” were worn for the first time ever. ALL OVER THE NFL • Illinois had 19 former players in 2014 NFL opening day rosters, tied for sixth-most among the 14 Big Ten schools behind Ohio State (33), Wisconsin (32), Michigan (25), Penn State (25) and Iowa (23), tied with Nebraska (19), and ahead of Rutgers (18), Purdue (17), Maryland (14), Michigan State (14), Northwestern (7), Indiana (6), Minnesota (6). • Thre former Illini – Jonathan Brown (Bears), Ryan Lankford (Colts) and Evan Wilson (Raiders) – are on NFL practice squads. • Sixteen Illini have been drafted since 2010, including 10 in the first three rounds (most in the Big Ten). • Despite not having a first-rounder in either of the last two years, Illinois has had five first-round draft picks since 2008, which is the second-most among Big Ten teams (Ohio State has six). KARRAS CONTINUES FAMILY’S B1G LEGACY Junior offensive lineman Ted Karras started at right guard in the first nine games of 2014, before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Ohio State, giving him 31 career starts. If that name seems familiar, that’s because it’s familial. Karras is the seventh member of his family to play football in the Big Ten, including his great-uncle, Alex, who was a four-time Pro Bowler before starting an acting career that resulted in a starring role in the 1980s sitcom “Webster.” In addition, his grandfather, Ted, played at Indiana; his father, Ted Jr. – now the coach at Division II Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio – played at Northwestern; his great-uncle, Paul, played at Iowa; his great-uncle, Lou, played at Purdue; and his uncle, Tony, played at Northwestern. UPLIFTING ATHLETES PLEDGE DRIVE • Illinois’ Uplifting Athletes chapter held a touchdown pledge drive against Purdue on Oct. 4, raising over $1,000 to benefit acoustic neuroma research. Fans still can make a donation: http://pldgit.com/illinois. • Fighting Illini players raised nearly $8,000 for acoustic neuroma, which ended the career of former Illini offensive lineman Andrew Carter, with their third annual Lift for Life fundraiser through Uplifting Athletes on June 27, 2014. Acoustic neuroma is a rare, slow-growing tumor of the nerve that connects the ear to the brain. Sophomore OL Joe Spencer serves as president of the UI chapter and helped organize the event, which featured the entire Fighting Illini team participating in a strongman competition at Memorial Stadium. Find more on Andrew Carter’s story here: http://bit.ly/CarterFeature.

2022 // 3 non-conference TBA Sept. 10 Virginia

2023 // 2 non-conference TBA Sept. 9

@ Kansas

2024 // 2 non-conference TBA Sept. 7

Kansas

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(Rush/Pass/Rec/PR over 20 yds & KOR/Def over 40 yds) Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Run . . Pass . . Rec . . . Def . . . . ST Tot Lunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . 25 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 25 Dudek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . 18 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 20 O’Toole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . 16 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 19 Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . 0 . . . . 6 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 12 Allison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 8 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 8 M. Barr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 5 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 5 Bentley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 1 . . . . . 3 4 Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 0 . . . . 1 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 4 Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 2 Barton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 1 . . . . . 0 1 Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 1 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 1 Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 1 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 1 Hardee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 1 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 1 LaCosse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 1 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 1 Monheim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 1 . . . . . 0 1 Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 1 . . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 1 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . 43 . . . 43 . . . . . 3 . . . . . 3 63 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (6) 2Q 67 . . . . . . . Bentley kick return 2Q 42 . . . . . . . Allison reception (from Lunt) 4Q 49 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from Lunt) 4Q 20 . . . . . . . Young rush 4Q 20 . . . . . . . Turner reception (from Lunt) 4Q 29 . . . . . . . M. Barr TD reception (from Lunt) Western Kentucky (8) 1Q 30 . . . . . . . LaCosse reception (from Lunt) 1Q 32 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from Lunt) 2Q 30 . . . . . . . Allison reception (from Lunt) 3Q 21 . . . . . . . Ferguson rush 3Q 25 . . . . . . . Davis reception (from Lunt) 4Q 62 . . . . . . . Hardee TD reception (from Lunt) 4Q 77 . . . . . . . Barton interception return for TD 4Q 20 . . . . . . . M. Barr reception (from Lunt) Washington (5) 2Q 60 . . . . . . . Allison TD reception (from Lunt) 3Q 36 . . . . . . . Allison reception (from Lunt) 3Q 27 . . . . . . . Allison TD reception (from Lunt) 4Q 20 . . . . . . . Ferguson reception (from Lunt) 4Q 20 . . . . . . . Church reception (from O’Toole) Texas State (10) 1Q 75 . . . . . . . Ferguson TD rush 2Q 24 . . . . . . . Young reception (from Lunt) 2Q 24 . . . . . . . Barr reception (from Lunt) 3Q 40 . . . . . . . Bentley punt return 3Q 33 . . . . . . . Ferguson TD reception (from Lunt) 3Q 30 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from Lunt) 4Q 23 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from Lunt) 4Q 22 . . . . . . . Ferguson rush 4Q 48 . . . . . . . Ferguson rush 4Q 45 . . . . . . . Bentley interception return for TD Nebraska (7) 1Q 36 . . . . . . . Allison reception (from O’Toole) 1Q 41 . . . . . . . Ferguson TD rush 1Q 27 . . . . . . . Dudek rush 1Q 22 . . . . . . . Ferguson reception (from O’Toole) 2Q 58 . . . . . . . Allison TD reception (from O’Toole) 4Q 24 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from O’Toole) 4Q 28 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from O’Toole) Purdue (8) 1Q 30 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from Lunt) 1Q 41 . . . . . . . Ferguson reception (from Lunt) 2Q 47 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from Lunt) 3Q 47 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from Lunt) 3Q 20 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from Lunt) 4Q 23 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from O’Toole) 4Q 30 . . . . . . . M. Barr reception (from O’Toole) 4Q 28 . . . . . . . M. Barr reception (from O’Toole) Wisconsin (4) 2Q 26 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from O’Toole) 4Q 30 . . . . . . . Bentley punt return 4Q 29 . . . . . . . Bailey TD rush 4Q 24 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from Bailey) Minnesota (4) 1Q 20 . . . . . . . Young rush 1Q 20 . . . . . . . Ferguson reception (from O’Toole) 1Q 22 . . . . . . . Allison reception (from Dudek) 3Q 28 . . . . . . . O’Toole rush Ohio State (1) 1Q 56 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from O’Toole) Iowa (2) 1Q 31 . . . . . . . Dudek TD reception (from Lunt) 4Q 31 . . . . . . . Dudek TD reception (from O’Toole) Penn State (1) 2Q 20 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from O’Toole) 4Q 25 . . . . . . . Dudek reception (from O’Toole) Northwestern (6) 1Q 42 . . . . . . . Ferguson reception (from O’Toole) 2Q 21 . . . . . . . Young rush 2Q 24 . . . . . . . O’Toole rush 4Q 46 . . . . . . . Ferguson TD rush 4Q 49 . . . . . . . Monheim interception return for TD 4Q 25 . . . . . . . O’Toole rush

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SCORING DRIVES Youngstown State 2nd. . . . . . . 13:15. . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 13:58. . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 8:50. . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 2:33. . . . . . .

TD. . . . . . Davis 8 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick) ��4 plays, 33 yards, 1:45 TD. . . . . . Dudek 8 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick) ��6 plays, 35 yards, 1:16 TD. . . . . . Ferguson 15 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick) ��6 plays, 79 yards, 2:07 TD. . . . . . M. Barr 29 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick) ��10 plays, 67 yards, 3:55

Western Kentucky 1st. . . . . . . . 11:26. . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . 0:41. . . . . . . 3rd. . . . . . . . 9:36. . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 12:27. . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 10:15. . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 1:45. . . . . . .

TD. . . . . . Ferguson 1 yard run (Zalewski kick) ��4 plays, 32 yards, 0:53 TD. . . . . . Dudek fumble recovery in end zone (Zalewski kick) ��11 plays, 74 yards, 3:34 TD. . . . . . M. Barr 8 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick) ��11 plays, 65 yards, 5:24 TD. . . . . . Hardee 62 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick) ��9 plays, 88 yards, 4:33 TD. . . . . . Barton 77 yard interception return (Zalewski kick) �� TD. . . . . . Young 1 yard run (Zalewski kick) ��5 plays, 21 yards, 2:19

Washington 1st. . . . . . . . 5:47. . . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . 11:27. . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . 1:17. . . . . . . 3rd. . . . . . . . 7:34. . . . . . .

FG. . . . . . Zalewski 25 yard field goal ��11 plays, 62 yrads, 4:21 SAF . . . . . Team safety (Washington punter fumbled ball on end line) TD . . . . . . Allison 60 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick) ��5 plays, 80 yards, 2:08 TD. . . . . . Allison 27 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick) ��6 plays, 66 yards, 1:30

TEXAS STATE 1st. . . . . . . . 14:47. . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . 1:14. . . . . . . 3rd. . . . . . . . 12:50. . . . . . 3rd. . . . . . . . 9:18. . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 7:42. . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 3:08. . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 2:41. . . . . . .

TD. . . . . . Ferguson 75 yard run (kick failed) ��1 play, 75 yards, 0:13 TD. . . . . . Ferguson 2 yard run (Reisner kick) ��5 plays, 75 yards, 1:03 TD. . . . . . Ferguson 33 yard pass from Lunt (pass failed) ��1 play, 33 yards, 0:11 TD. . . . . . Young 3 yard run (pass failed) ��8 plays, 69 yards, 1:54 TD. . . . . . Dudek 7 yard pass from Lunt (Reisner kick) ��10 plays, 78 yards, 4:06 FG. . . . . . Reisner 19 yard field goal ��8 plays, 72 yards, 2:47 TD. . . . . . Bentley 45 yard interception return (Reisner kick) ��

Nebraska 1st. . . . . . . . 11:24. . . . . . TD. . . . . . Ferguson 41 yard run (Reisner kick) ��3 plays, 70 yards, 1:03 2nd. . . . . . . 7:27. . . . . . . TD. . . . . . Allison 58 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick) ��4 plays, 75 yards, 1:16 Purdue 1st. . . . . . . . 1st. . . . . . . . 3rd. . . . . . . . 3rd. . . . . . . .

9:18. . . . . . . 4:52. . . . . . . 6:07. . . . . . . 1:39. . . . . . .

TD. . . . . . White 13 yard pass from Lunt (Reisner kick) ��10 plays, 88 yards, 3:56 TD. . . . . . Ferguson 2 yard run (Reisner kick) ��7 plays, 67 yards, 2:15 TD. . . . . . Allison 6 yard pass from Lunt (Reisner kick) ��13 plays, 62 yards, 3:52 TD. . . . . . Young 2 yard run (kick failed) ��6 plays, 54 yards, 2:12

Wisconsin 1st. . . . . . . . 1st. . . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . .

6:43. . . . . . . 3:08. . . . . . . 8:43. . . . . . . 2:53. . . . . . .

TD. . . . . . LaCosse 8 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick) ��4 plays, 31 yards, 1:38 TD. . . . . . Allison 5 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick) ��5 plays, 42 yards, 1:49 TD. . . . . . Bailey 29 yard run (Reisner kick) ��1 play, 29 yards, 0:08 TD. . . . . . Young 1 yard run (Reisner kick) ��9 plays, 83 yards, 3:02

Minnesota 1st. . . . . . . . 1st. . . . . . . . 3rd. . . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . .

9:31. . . . . . . 2:39. . . . . . . 8:48. . . . . . . 6:33. . . . . . .

TD . . . . . . Davis 3 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick) ��11 plays, 75 yards, 5:29 TD . . . . . . O’Toole 9 yard run (Reisner kick) ��7 plays, 74 yards, 3:17 TD. . . . . . Ferguson 2 yard run (Reisner kick) ��9 plays, 75 yards, 4:10 TD. . . . . . Bentley 12 yard fumble return (Reisner kick) ��

Ohio State 3rd. . . . . . . . 1:48. . . . . . . TD. . . . . . Young 5 yard run (Reisner kick) ��11 plays, 65 yards, 5:32 4th. . . . . . . . 5:55. . . . . . . TD. . . . . . LaCosse 7 yard pass from Bailey (Reisner kick) ��8 plays, 44 yards, 2:43 Iowa 1st. . . . . . . . 2:29. . . . . . . TD. . . . . . Dudek 31 yard pass from Lunt (Reisner kick) ��3 plays, 34 yards, 1:13 4th. . . . . . . . 3:52. . . . . . . TD. . . . . . Dudek 31 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick) ��12 plays, 89 yards, 4:13 Penn State 2nd. . . . . . . 3rd. . . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . .

0:25. . . . . . . 12:26. . . . . . 8:43. . . . . . . 0:08. . . . . . .

TD. . . . . . LaCosse 1 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick) ��12 plays, 68 yards, 2:27 FG. . . . . . Reisner 28 yard field goal ��6 plays, 19 yards, 2:34 FG. . . . . . Reisner 25 yard field goal ��11 plays, 58 yards, 4:54 FG. . . . . . Reisner 36 yard field goal ��7 plays, 54 yards, 1:40

Northwestern 1st. . . . . . . . 1:41. . . . . . . 1st. . . . . . . . 0:56. . . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . 12:26. . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . 5:39. . . . . . . 2nd. . . . . . . 0:47. . . . . . . 3rd. . . . . . . . 7:24. . . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 12:39. . . . . . 4th. . . . . . . . 4:58. . . . . . .

TD . . . . . . Turner 10 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick) ��11 plays, 56 yards, 4:39 TD. . . . . . Ferguson 1 yard run (kick failed) ��3 plays, 49 yards, 0:37 FG. . . . . . Reisner 33 yard field goal ��5 plays, 33 yards, 1:59 FG. . . . . . Zalewski 33 yard field goal ��4 plays, 4 yards, 1:57 TD. . . . . . Dudek 14 yard pass from O’Toole (Zalewski kick) ��7 plays, 82 yards, 2:07 TD. . . . . . Barr 9 yard pass from O’Toole (Zalewski kick) ��11 plays, 75 yards, 5:00 TD. . . . . . Ferguson 46 yard run (Zalewski kick) ��3 plays, 56 yards, 1:26 TD. . . . . . Monheim 49 yard interception return (Zalewski kick) ��

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8 Geronimo Allison WR, 6-4, 195, Jr.

Tampa, Fla. / Spoto HS / Iowa Western CC 2014: Has started 11 of 12 games, missing the Texas State game with an injury ... Recorded four catches for 20 yards, including a five-yard touchdown, at Wisconsin ... Led the Illini in receiving yards (118) with one touchdown on five catches at Nebraska, giving him back-to-back 100-yard games ... Had a career day at Washington, reeling in his first two touchdowns as an Illini, while totaling six catches on a career-high 160 yards ... Totaled a career high in receptions (8) and 97 yards against Western Kentucky ... Started in his Illini debut against Youngstown State and recorded his first two catches as an Illini, totaling 42 yards. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Carries: Rushing Yards: Long Run: Rushing Touchdowns: Receptions: 8 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Receiving Yards: 160 at Washington, 9/13/14 Long Reception: 60 at Washington, 9/13/14 Receiving Touchdowns: 2 at Washington, 9/13/14 All-Purpose Yards: 160 at Washington, 9/13/14

BAILEY Passing Game-by-Game

2014 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG YSU DNP WKU DNP @WASH DNP TXST DNP @NEB DNP PUR DNP @WIS 5 2 1 39 0 24 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 -@OSU 16 9 0 79 1 19 IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 -PSU 0 0 0 0 0 -@NW DNP 2013 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG SIU 0 0 0 0 0 -CIN 0 0 0 0 0 -vs. WASH 0 0 0 0 0 -MIAMI(OH) 3 1 0 3 0 3 @NEB 0 0 0 0 0 -WIS 2 1 0 1 1 1 MSU 0 0 0 0 0 -@PSU DNP @IND 0 0 0 0 0 -OSU DNP @PUR 0 0 0 0 0 -- NW DNP

Bailey RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

Receiving statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2014 11 37 526 14.2 47.8 5 60

RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 0 2-43 0 43 WKU 0-0 0 0 8-97 0 30 @WASH 0-0 0 0 6-160 2 60 TXST DNP-Injured @NEB 0-0 0 -- 5-118 1 58 PUR 0-0 0 -- 5-31 1 9 @WIS 0-0 0 -- 4-20 1 9 MIN 0-0 0 -- 2-30 0 22 @OSU 0-0 0 -- 1-5 0 5 IOWA 0-0 0 -- 1-11 0 0 PSU 0-0 0 -- 3-11 0 8 @NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 --

15 Aaron Bailey QB, 6-2, 225, So. BolingBrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU DNP WKU DNP @WASH DNP TXST DNP @NEB DNP PUR DNP @WIS 12-75 1 29 0-0 0 -MIN 2-(-1) 0 3 0-0 0 -@OSU 16-39 0 15 0-0 0 -IOWA 1-6 0 6 0-0 0 -PSU 1-1 0 1 0-0 0 -@NW DNP 2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 2-6 1 4 0-0 0 -CIN 3-4 0 2 0-0 0 -vs. WASH 1-10 1 10 0-0 0 -MIAMI(OH) 6-56 1 14 0-0 0 -@NEB 2-1 0 4 0-0 0 -WIS 3-8 0 12 0-0 0 -MSU 1-(-1) 0 -1 0-0 0 -@PSU DNP @IND 2-(-1) 0 0 0-0 0 -OSU DNP @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0 -NW DNP

96 Rob Bain

2014: Has played in five games: WIS, MINN, OSU, IOWA, PSU ... Set career highs in passing attempts (16), completions (nine), passing yards (79), TD passes (one), carries (16) and total offense (118) at Ohio State ... Replaced Reilly O’Toole in the fourth quarter at Wisconsin, rushing for a career-high 75 yards and a TD on 12 carries and going 2-of-5 through the air for 39 yards and one interception.

DL, 6-3, 305, So. Bolingbrook, IlL. / Bolingbrook 2014: Has played in all 12 games, starting six ... Had three tackles against Penn State ... Made his first career start and had a career-high six tackles against Purdue ... Posted three tackles, including one TFL, at Nebraska ... Totaled a career-high two TFLs, the first two of his career, at Washington.

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

CAREER HIGHS

Career Highs

Attempts: 16 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Completions: 9 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Passing Yards: 79 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Touchdown Passes: 1, twice (last at Ohio State, 11/1/14) Long Pass: 24 at Wisconsin, 10/11/14 Carries: 16 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Rushing Yards: 75 at Wisconsin, 10/11/14 Rushing Touchdowns: 1, 4x (last at Wisconsin, 10/11/14) Long Rush: 29 at Wisconsin, 10/11/14 Total Offense: 118 at Ohio State, 11/1/14

Tackles: 6 vs. Purdue, 10/4/14 Solos: 3 vs. Purdue, 10/4/14 TFLs: 2 at Washington, 9/13/14 Sacks: QB Hurries: 1 vs. Ohio State, 11/16/13 Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interception: Interception Return Yards: -

Passing Statistics

YEAR G ATT COMP PCT YDS TD Int LG YPG Eff. 2013 9 5 2 .400 4 1 0 3 0.4 112.7 2014 5 22 11 .500 118 1 1 24 23.6 100.96 TOTAL 14 27 13 .481 122 2 1 24 8.7 103.14

rushing statistics

YEAR G No YDS AVG 2013 9 20 83 4.2 2014 5 32 120 3.8 TOTAL 14 52 203 3.9

YPG TD 9.2 3 24.0 1 14.5 4

LG 14 29 29

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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 10 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 2014 12 12 14 26 3.0-8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 22 14 19 33 3.0-8 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0

BAin Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 WKU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 @WASH 2 0 2 2.0-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 TXST 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

@NEB PUR @WIS MIN @OSU IOWA PSU @NW

1 2 3 3 3 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 3 1 1 2

1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU DNP @PSU DNP @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

9 MarTize Barr

WR, 6-0, 195, Sr. Washington, D.C. / Coolidge HS / Iowa Western CC Pronunciation: mar-TEZ 2014: Has played in 11 games, starting three ... Snagged two passes for 15 yards and a touchdown – his first TD since Sept. 6 vs. WKU – at Northwestern ... Had three catches for a seasonhigh 69 yards against Purdue ... Caught an eight-yard TD pass in the third quarter and totaled four catches for 46 yards against Western Kentucky ... Started against Youngstown State and recorded two catches for 40 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown pass with 2:33 left in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Carries: 1 vs. Cincinnati, 9/7/13 Rushing Yards: 24 vs. Cincinnati, 9/7/13 Long Run: 24 vs. Cincinnati, 9/7/13 Rushing Touchdowns: Receptions: 5, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/19/13) Receiving Yards: 72 vs. Cincinnati, 9/7/13 Long Reception: 30, twice (last vs. Purdue, 10/4/14) Receiving Touchdowns: 1, 4x (last vs. Northwestern 11/29/14) Kickoff Returns: 3, twice (last vs. Michigan State, 8/26/13) Kickoff Return Yardage: 67 vs. Michigan State, 8/26/13 Punt Returns: 1 vs. Wisconsin, 10/19/13 Punt Return Yardage: 3 vs. Wisconin, 10/19/13 All-Purpose Yards: 99 vs. Wisconsin, 10/19/13

Receiving Statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG 2013 11 26 246 9.5 2014 11 19 249 13.1 TOTAL 22 45 495 11.0

YPG TD 22.4 1 22.6 3 22.5 4

LG 30 30 30

Kick return Statistics

YEAR 2013 2014 TOTAL

NO YDS AVG TD LG 7 142 20.3 0 30 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 142 20.3 0 30

Punt return Statistics

YEAR 2013 2014 TOTAL

NO YDS AVG TD LG 1 3 3.0 0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 3 3.0 0 4

BARR RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 -- 2-40 1 29 WKU 0-0 0 -- 4-46 1 20 @WASH 0-0 0 -- 1-15 0 15 TXST 0-0 0 -- 3-36 0 24 @NEB 0-0 0 -- 2-17 0 14 PUR 0-0 0 -- 3-69 0 30 @WIS 0-0 0 -- 1-3 0 3 MIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -IOWA 0-0 0 -- 1-8 0 8 PSU DNP @NW 0-0 0 -- 2-15 1 10 2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 0-0 0 -- 4-36 0 30 CIN 1-24 0 24 5-72 1 26 vs. WASH 0-0 0 -- 1-11 0 11 MIAMI(OH) 0-0 0 -- 1-6 0 6 @NEB 0-0 0 -- 4-30 0 14

The Fighting Illini // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide WIS 0-0 0 -- MSU 0-0 0 -- @PSU 0-0 0 -- @IND 0-0 0 -- OSU 0-0 0 -- @PUR 0-0 0 -- NW DNP

5-51 2-8 1-7 1-13 1-7 1-5

0 16 0 4 0 7 0 13 0 7 0 5

Barr KICK/PUNT RETURN game-by-game

2013 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LG SIU 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -CIN 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -vs. WASH 1-30 30.0 0 30 0-0 0 0 -MIAMI(OH) 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -@NEB 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -WIS 3-45 15.0 0 21 1-3 3.0 0 4 MSU 3-67 22.3 0 25 0-0 0 0 -@PSU 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -@IND 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -OSU 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -@PUR 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -NW DNP

3 Taylor Barton DB, 6-1, 215, So. Orlando, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten 2014: Started the first 11 games at free safety before missing the Northwestern game with an injury ... Ranked eighth in the Big Ten in tackles per game (8.7) ... Tied for the team lead with eight tackles against Penn State and registered one PBU ... Tallied 12 tackles and forced a fumble against Iowa ... Recorded nine tackles against Ohio State ... Totaled 11 tackles at Nebraska ... Set a career high with 14 tackles and had a half-TFL against Texas State ... Had eight tackles and a PBU at Washington ... Notched eight tackles and his first career forced fumble, and also had a 77-yard pick-six in the fourth quarter to give UI an eightpoint lead against WKU ... Had a career-high 13 tackles against YSU, including two touchdown-saving stops. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 14 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Solos: 6, 3x (last at Nebraska 9/27/14) TFLs: 0.5 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: 1, 2x (last vs. Iowa, 11/15/14) Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: 2 vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13 Interception: 1, 2x (last vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14) Interception Return Yards: 77 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14

Defensive Statistics

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 11 13 21 34 0.0-0 0.0-0 1-0 2 0 0-0 2014 11 42 54 96 0.5-1 0.0-0 1-77 2 0 2-0 TOTAL 22 55 75 130 0.5-1 0.0-0 2-77 4 0 2-0

BARTON Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 6 7 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 1-77 0 0 1-0 @WASH 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 TXST 5 9 14 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 5 6 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 4 5 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 5 7 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 PSU 1 7 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @NW DNP - INJURED 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS DNP - INJURED MSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0

10 BJ Bello

career fumble recovery with four minutes left in the fourth quarter against WKU ... Totaled 106 combined return yards against Western Kentucky ... Started at cornerback against Youngstwown State, recording a career-high seven tackles and one PBU.

2014: Has played in eight games: WKU, WASH, TXST, NEB, PUR, WIS, OSU, NW ... Totaled two tackles at Nebraska ... Had one tackle against Wisconsin.

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

Tackles: 8 at Wisconsin, 10/11/14 Solos: 4 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 TFLs: 2.0 at Wisconsin, 10/11/14 Sacks: QB Hurries: 1 vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13 Fumbles Forced: 1 at Wisconsin, 10/6/12 Fumbles Recovered: 1, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) Fumble Return Yards: 12 vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14 Fumble Return Touchdowns: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14 PBUs: 3 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/12 Interceptions: 1, twice (last vs. Texas Sate, 9/20/14) Interception Return Yards: 45 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Interception Return Touchdowns: 1 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Blocked FG: 1 vs. Penn State, 9/29/12 Kickoff Returns: 6, twice (last vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13) Kickoff Return Yardage: 139 at Washington, 9/13/2014 Long Kickoff Return: 100 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13 Kickoff Return Touchdowns: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13 Punt Returns: 3 vs. Ohio State, 11/16/13 Punt Return Yardage: 82 vs. Ohio State, 11/16/13 Long Punt Return: 67 vs. Ohio State, 11/16/13 Punt Return Touchdowns: 1 vs. Ohio State, 11/16/13 All-Purpose Yards: 175 vs. Ohio State, 11/16/13

LB, 6-3, 225, So. New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West

Career Highs

Tackles: 2, twice (last at Nebraksa, 9/17/14) Solos: TFLs: Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 4 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 8 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 12 0 7 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

BELLO Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU DNP - INJURED WKU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN DNP @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA DNP PSU DNP @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH DNP MIAMI(OH) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB DNP WIS 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU DNP @PSU DNP @IND DNP OSU DNP @PUR DNP NW DNP

2 V’Angelo Bentley DB, 5-10, 190, JR. Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville

• Honorable Mention All-Big Ten • 17th in the nation in combined kick return yards • ESPN Helmet Sticker (10/25) • 2014 Hornung Award Watch List (Most Versatile) • 2014 Phil Steele Preseason Third-Team All-American (PR) Pronunciation: vee-AN-juh-low 2014: Has started 11 of 12 games, missing the Northwestern game because of injury ... Only player in Illinois history with a kickoff return, punt return, interception return and fumble return for TD in his career ... Currently 21st in FBS and third in the Big Ten in combined kick returns with 749 total return yards ... Was injured on the opening kick return against Penn State and did not return to the game ... Tallied five tackles, including a TFL, against Iowa ... Tallied three tackles and a half-TFL to go along with his game-winning 12-yard fumble return for a TD against Minnesota ... Recorded a career-high eight tackles, including a career-high two TFLs, at Wisconsin ... Added to his list of highlight-reel plays with a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown and a 40-yard punt return against Texas State ... Had a career-high 139 kickoff return yards on five returns (27.8 ypr) at Washington ... Recorded six tackles, including a career-high four solos, and his first

Career Highs

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2012 12 8 3 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 1-0 2013 10 13 9 22 4.0-12 0-0 1-6 2 1 0-0 2014 11 19 25 44 3.5-7 0-0 1-45 1 0 0-2 TOTAL 33 40 37 77 7.5-19 0-0 2-51 6 1 1-2

Kick return Statistics

YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG 2012 0 0 0 0 -2013 31 663 21.4 1 100 2014 29 626 21.6 0 67 TOTAL 60 1,289 21.5 1 100

Punt return Statistics

YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG 2012 0 0 0 0 -2013 12 189 15.8 1 67 2014 12 123 10.2 0 40 TOTAL 24 312 13.0 1 67

BENTLEY Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 1 6 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 WKU 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 @WASH 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 1-45 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 5 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 1 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 6 2 8 2.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 2 1 3 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 @OSU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 2 3 5 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW DNP - INJURED 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 2 2 4 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 3 3 6 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU DNP - INJURED @PSU DNP - INJURED @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 2 0 2 1.0-6 0-0 1-6 2 0 0-0 NW 1 0 1 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0 LT 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 @MICH 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MINN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

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2014 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LG YSU 2-87 43.5 0 67 1-3 3.0 0 3 WKU 5-98 19.6 0 24 2-22 11.0 0 14 @WASH 5-139 27.8 0 32 0-0 0 0 -TXST 0-0 0.0 0 -- 1-40 40.0 0 40 @NEB 1-28 28.0 0 28 0-0 0 0 -PUR 6-71 11.8 0 29 2-2 1.0 0 5 @WIS 5-131 26.2 0 35 2-39 19.5 0 30 MIN 0-0 0 0 -- 3-17 5.7 0 10 @OSU 2-33 16.5 0 17 1-0 0.0 0 0 IOWA 2-32 16.0 0 23 0-0 0.0 0 -PSU 1-7 7.0 0 7 0-0 0.0 0 -@NW DNP - INJURED 2013 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LG SIU 2-120 60.0 1 100 1-5 5.0 0 5 CIN 0-0 0 0 -- 2-29 14.5 0 26 vs. WASH 4-105 26.3 0 27 1-2 2.0 0 2 MIAMI(OH) 0-0 0 0 -- 2-59 29.5 0 50 @NEB 3-64 21.3 0 26 0-0 0 0 -WIS 1-19 19.0 0 19 0-0 0 0 -MSU DNP - INJURED @PSU DNP - INJURED @IND 6-96 16.0 0 21 0-0 0 0 -OSU 7-93 13.3 0 19 3-82 24.0 1 67 @PUR 2-32 16.0 0 20 2-3 1.5 0 2 NW 6-134 22.3 0 31 1-9 9.0 0 9

92 Abe Cajuste

DL, 6-3, 290, Sr. Miami, Fla. / North Miami Beach / Victor Valley CC Pronunciation: ka-JUST 2014: Played against Northwestern and Youngstown State but did not record any statistics. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 1 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Solos: TFLs: Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 5 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 6 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

CAJUSTE Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU DNP @WASH DNP TXST DNP @NEB DNP PUR DNP @WIS DNP MIN DNP @OSU DNP IOWA DNP PSU DNP @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH DNP-INJURED MIAMI(OH) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU DNP @PSU DNP @IND DNP OSU DNP @PUR DNP NW DNP

8 Dillan Cazley

YEAR G NO YDS AVG 2013 10 2 5 2.5 2014 10 3 21 7.0 TOTAL 20 5 26 5.2

DB, 5-10, 190, So. Charleston, Ill. / Charleston

2014: Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams ... Notched tackles against Ohio State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Defensive Career Highs

Tackles: 1, 7x (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) Solos: 1, 5x (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) TFLs: Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

Defensive Statistics

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 10 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 12 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 22 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

Cazley GAME-BY-GAME

2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 1-9 0 9 0-0 0 -CIN 1-1 0 1 1-(-1) 0 -1 vs. WASH DNP MIAMI(OH) 6-34 1 12 0-0 0 -@NEB 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WIS 0-0 0 -- 1-6 0 6 MSU DNP @PSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@IND 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 --

2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU DNP CIN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH DNP MIAMI(OH) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

CAREER HIGHS

2014: Saw action in 10 games, starting against Minnesota ... Had three carries for nine yards at Ohio State ... Rushed twice for 10 yards at Wisconsin ... Recorded his first two receptions for a career-high 24 yards and his first rush of the season at Washington ... Saw action primarily on special teams through the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first five games. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Carries: 6 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Rushing Yards: 34 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Long Run: 12 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Rushing Touchdowns: 1 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Receptions: 2 at Washington, 9/13/14 Receiving Yards: 24 at Washington, 9/13/14 Receiving Touchdowns: Long Reception: 20 at Washington, 9/13/14 All-Purpose Yards: 34 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 YDS AVG 44 5.5 13 1.4 57 3.4

YPG TD 4.4 1 1.3 0 2.8 1

TE, 6-2, 250, Jr. Spring Grove, Ill. / Richmond-Burton 2014: Has seen action in all 12 games of the season, primarily on special teams. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Carries: Rushing Yards: Long Run: Touchdowns: Receptions: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13 Receiving Yards: 33 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13 Long Reception: 33 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13 All-Purpose Yards: 33 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13

Receiving statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG 2013 10 1 33 33.0 2014 12 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 22 1 33 33.0

YPG TD 3.3 0 0.0 0 1.5 0

LG 33 -33

CLARY RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

RB/WR, 5-8, 190, So. Southfield, Mich. / Brother Rice

YEAR G No 2013 10 8 2014 10 9 TOTAL 20 17

LG 6 20 20

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WKU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@WASH 1-4 0 4 2-24 0 20 TXST 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NEB 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PUR DNP @WIS 2-10 0 7 0-0 0 -MIN 2-(-12) 0 2 1-(-3) 0 0 @OSU 3-9 0 4 0-0 0 -IOWA DNP PSU 1-2 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 --

47 Tim Clary

23 Devin Church

YPG TD 0.5 0 2.1 0 1.3 0

CHURCH RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

rushing statistics

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Receiving statistics

LG 12 7 12

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WKU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@WASH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -TXST 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NEB 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -IOWA 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 0-0 0 -- 1-33 0 33 CIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -vs. WASH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MIAMI(OH) 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NEB DNP WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@IND 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -NW DNP

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99 Jarrod Clements DL, 6-3, 290, So. Dayton, Ohio / Trotwood Madison

2014: Has played in all 12 games, starting three: Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas State ... Has shared time at defensive tackle with Rob Bain since Teko Powell was ruled out for the season with an injury after the Washington game ... Recorded two tackles, including his first career solo sack, against Northwestern ... Tallied TFLs against Iowa and Ohio State ... Had four tackles, including a half-sack, against Minnesota ... Totaled three tackles, including one TFL, at Nebraska ... Tied his career high with four tackles – including a career-best three solos – a QB hurry and a TFL against Texas State ... Totaled a career-high four tackles and forced a fumble at Washington ... Recorded his first career fumble recovery and had a PBU against Western Kentucky ... Posted his first career half-sack and recorded a PBU against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Defensive Career Highs

Tackles: 4, 3x (last vs. Minnesota 10/25/14) Solos: 3 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 TFLs: 1.0, 5x (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) Sacks: 1.0 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 QB Hurries: 1 vs. Tecas State, 9/20/14 Fumbles Forced: 1 at Washington, 9/13/14 Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 PBUs: 1, twice (last vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14) Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

Defensive Statistics

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 10 3 1 4 1.0-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 12 10 14 24 6.0-13 2.0-7 0-0 2 1 1-1 TOTAL 22 13 15 28 7.0-18 2.0-7 0-0 2 1 1-1

Clements Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 0 2 2 0.5-3 0.5-3 0-0 1 0 0-0 WKU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-1 @WASH 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 TXST 3 1 4 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 @NEB 0 3 3 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 4 4 0.5-3 0.5-3 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 1 0 1 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 1 0 1 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 2 0 2 1.0-1 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU DNP CIN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU DNP @IND 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 1 0 1 1.0-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW DNP

42 Ralph Cooper Lb, 6-1, 240, Sr. Winnsboro, S.C. / Fairfield Central

2014: Has played in all 12 games ... Had four tackles in the win at Northwestern ... Had two tackles each against Iowa, Ohio State and Minnesota, including a half-TFL against the Gophers ... Totaled four tackles each at Nebraska and Washington ... Recorded six tackles in the season-opener against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 6, 3x (last vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14) Solo: 4 vs. Charleston Southern (9/15/12)

TFLs: 2.0 vs. Charleston Southern (9/15/12) Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interceptions: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2011 3 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 12 9 9 18 3.0-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 7 5 4 9 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 12 7 18 25 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 34 22 33 55 5.0-10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

COOPER Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 0 6 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 2 2 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU DNP - Injured CIN DNP - Injured vs. WASH DNP - INJURED MIAMI(OH) DNP @NEB DNP WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 3 0 3 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

3 Jon Davis

te, 6-3, 240, Sr. Louisville, Ky. / Louisville Eastern 2014: Has played in all 12 games, starting nine ... Has caught 13 passes for 137 yards (10.5 ypc) and two TDs on the season, along with 10 carries for 28 yards (2.8 ypc) ... Caught three passes for a season-high 36 yards and a TD against Minnesota ... Totaled two catches for 34 yards and had one carry against Western Kentucky ... Recorded three catches for 24 yards and a TD – Illinois’ first of 2014 –against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Receptions: 5, twice (last at Indiana, 11/9/13) Receiving Yards: 53 vs. Wisconsin, 11/19/11 Long Reception: 29 at Purdue, 11/23/13 Receiving Touchdowns: 1, 6x (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) Carries: 8 at Ohio State, 11/3/12 Rushing Yards: 54 vs. Western Michigan, 9/1/12 Long Run: 17 vs. Western Michigan, 9/1/12 Rushing Touchdowns: 1 at Ohio State, 11/3/12 All-Purpose Yards: 54 vs. Western Michigan, 9/1/12 2-Point Conversion: 1 (rec), twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/19/13) Tackles: 1, 7x (last at Purdue, 11/23/13)

Receiving Statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG 2011 13 22 187 8.5 2012 11 9 88 9.8 2013 12 25 208 8.3 2014 12 13 137 10.5 TOTAL 48 69 620 9.0

YPG TD 14.4 1 8.0 1 17.3 2 11.4 2 12.9 6

LG 18 20 29 25 29

rushing statistics

YEAR G No YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2011 13 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 2012 11 21 102 4.9 9.3 1 17 2013 12 9 36 4.0 3.0 0 15 2014 12 10 28 2.8 2.3 0 7 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 48 40 166 4.2 3.5 1 17 @ASU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Davis Rushing/Receiving game-by-game CSU 4 2 6 2.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG LT 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 YSU 0-0 0 -- 3-24 1 18 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 1-2 0 2 2-34 0 25 @WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 2-7 0 7 1-(-2) 0 0 @MICH 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 3-14 0 6 0-0 0 0 IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 1-(-1) 0 -- 0-0 0 0 @OSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 1-3 0 3 2-21 0 12 MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 1-1 0 1 3-36 1 19 @NW 1 5 6 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -2011 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR IOWA 1-3 0 3 1-15 0 15 ARK ST DNP PSU 0-0 0 -- 1-9 0 9 SDSU 0 2 2 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -ASU DNP 2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG WMU DNP SIU 1-15 0 15 2-14 1 11 NU DNP CIN 0-0 0 -- 4-25 0 10 @IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 4-12 0 7 1-8 0 8 OSU DNP MIAMI(OH) 0-0 0 -- 2-6 1 4 @PUR DNP @NEB 0-0 0 -- 3-45 0 16 @PSU DNP WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MICH DNP MSU 2-2 0 2 1--1 0 -1 WIS DNP @PSU 0-0 0 -- 3-27 0 13 @MINN DNP @IND 0-0 0 -- 5-45 0 14 UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0-0 0 -- 1-1 0 1 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl @PUR 2-7 0 4 2-34 0 29 NW 0-0 0 -- 1-4 0 4

68 Simon Cvijanovic OL, 6-6, 310, Sr. Cleveland, Ohio / Benedictine Pronunciation: sve-YAWN-oh-vich

2014: Started the first nine games of the season at left tackle before suffering an injury at Ohio State ... Did not play against Northwestern, Penn State or Iowa ... Helped the offense produce 515 yards against Purdue ... Helped the offense produce 485 yards, including a season-high 219 rushing yards, against Texas State ... Helped the offense produce 42 points on 520 total yards, while giving up only one sack. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

2012 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG WMU 6-54 0 17 0-0 0 -@ASU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -CSU 1-0 0 0 3-26 1 20 LT 0-0 0 -- 1-5 0 5 PSU 0-0 0 -- 1-19 0 19 @WIS 0-0 0 -- 1-7 0 7 @MICH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 IND 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 @OSU 8-27 1 8 2-14 0 9 MINN 4-10 0 5 0-0 0 -PUR DNP - Injured @NW 2-11 0 9 1-17 0 17 2011 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG ARK ST 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -SDSU 0-0 0 -- 1-5 0 5 ASU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WMU 0-0 0 -- 1-9 0 9 NU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 @IND 0-0 0 -- 1-3 1 3 OSU 0-0 0 -- 3-37 0 17 @PUR 0-0 0 -- 4-28 0 9

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7 Caleb Day

DB, 6-1, 200, SO. Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Darby 2014: Has played in 11 games, all but Penn State, seeing more time on defense as the season has progressed ... Has 15 tackles, one TFL and one PBU on the season ... Tallied three tackles against Northwestern ... Had two tackles against Iowa ... Tied a career high with five tackles at Ohio State, including a careerhigh four solos, and notched his first career PBU ... Totaled two tackles, inlcuding his first career TFL, at Wisconsin. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 5, 2x (last at Ohio State, 11/1/14) Solos: 4 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 TFLs: 1 at Wisconsin, 10/11/14 Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: 1 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 8 4 5 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 11 11 4 15 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 TOTAL 19 15 9 24 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0

Day Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 2 0 2 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 IOWA 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU DNP @NW 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU DNP CIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH DNP MIAMI(OH) DNP @NEB DNP WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

67 Christian Dilauro OL, 6-5, 295, R-Fr. Uniontown, Ohio / Green

2014: Has played in 11 games, starting the last six at right tackle (NW, PSU, IOWA, OSU, MINN, WIS) ... Helped the Illini rack up 438 yards of total offense at Northwestern, including a season-best 291 yards rushing ... Made his first career start, at right tackle, at Wisconsin ... Did not play in the season-opener against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

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26 Cedric Doxy DB, 6-2, 220, SO. Calumet City, Ill. / thornwood

2014: Has played in nine games, primarily on special teams ... Has not recorded any statistics ... Missed the Nebraska, Texas State and Washington games with an injury. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

18 Mike Dudek WR, 5-11, 185, Fr. Naperville, IlL. / Neuqua Valley

• First Team Freshman All-American (Scout.com) • Second Team All-Big Ten • Led B1G in receptions & receiving yards in conference play • Led FBS freshmen in receiving yards per game • Illinois’ freshman record-holder in REC and REC YDS • Shares UI freshman record for receiving TDs • Ranked 23rd in the nation in receiving yards • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/8) Pronunciation: DOO-dek

Kickoff Returns: Kickoff Return Yardage: Punt Returns: Punt Return Yardage: All-Purpose Yards: 200 vs. Purdue, 10/4/14

Receiving statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2014 12 69 965 14.0 80.4 6 56

rushing statistics

YEAR G No YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2014 12 5 23 4.6 1.9 0 27

Passing Statistics

YEAR G ATT COMP PCT YDS TD Int LG YPG Eff. 2014 12 1 1 1.000 22 0 0 22 1.8 284.80

Punt return Statistics

YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG 2014 1 4 4.0 0 4

RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 -- 3-61 1 49 WKU 1-2 0 2 4-55 1 32 @WASH 0-0 0 -- 5-43 0 18 TXST 0-0 0 -- 7-90 1 30 @NEB 1-27 0 27 6-90 0 28 PUR 0-0 0 -- 8-200 0 47 @WIS 0-0 0 -- 4-59 0 26 MIN 0-0 0 -- 5-41 0 16 @OSU 0-0 0 -- 3-68 0 56 IOWA 1-1 0 1 6-80 2 31 PSU 0-0 0 -- 11-115 0 25 @NW 1-0 0 0 7-63 1 17

Dudek KICK/PUNT RETURN game-by-game

2014: Named a first-team Freshman All-American by Scout.com ... Named to 247Sports’ True-Freshman All-American team ... Second-team All-Big Ten ... Led the Big Ten in receptions (50) and receiving yards (716) during conference play ... Led FBS freshmen in receiving yards per game (80.4) ... Holds Illinois’ single-season freshman records for receiving yards (965) and receptions (69), and is tied for the touchdown record (6) ... Ranked third in FBS in fourth-quarter receiving yards with 354 yards on 23 catches ... Ranked 29th in FBS, first among freshmen, and third in the B1G in receiving yards per game (80.4) ... Ranked 23rd in FBS, first among freshmen, and second in the Big Ten in receiving yards (965) ... Ranked third in the Big Ten in receptions per game (5.8) ... Led the Illini with seven catches for 63 yards and a touchdown in the win at Northwestern ... Had a career-high 11 receptions for 115 yards against Penn State ... Tied for the team lead with six receptions against Iowa, tallying 80 yards and a career-high two TDs ... Recorded a team-high 68 yards, including a career-long reception of 56 yards, on three catches against Ohio State ... Caught five passes for 41 yards and completed his first career pass for 22 yards against Minnesota ... Posted the fourth 200yard receiving game in school history, with exactly 200 yards on a career-high eight receptions (25.0 ypc) against Purdue ... Led the Illini in receptions (6) at Nebraska and totaled 90 yards for the second-straight game ... Had seven catches for 90 yards and one TD against Texas State ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Sept. 8 after recording four catches for 55 yards and a TD against Western Kentucky, becoming the first Illini newcomer with a TD reception in first two games since 2003 (Kelvin Hayden) ... His TD against WKU was unique, as he recovered Geronimo Allison’s fumble in the end zone in the second quarter, which, by rule is recorded as a receiving touchdown but no reception or receiving yards ... Recorded three catches for 61 yards and his first career touchdown – an eight-yard TD grab in the fourth quarter – in the season-opener against Youngstown State.

2014 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LG YSU 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -WKU 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -@WASH 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -TXST 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -@NEB 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -PUR 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -@WIS 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -MIN 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -@OSU 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -IOWA 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -PSU 0-0 0 0 -- 1-4 4.0 0 4 @NW 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 --

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

DUNLAP Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

CAREER HIGHS

Attempts: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14 Completions: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14 Passing Yards: 22 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14 Carries: 1, 4x (last vs. Iowa, 11/15/14) Rushing Yards: 27 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Long Run: 27 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Rushing Touchdowns: Receptions: 1 vs. Penn State, 11/23/14 Receiving Yards: 200 vs. Purdue, 10/4/14 Long Reception: 56 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Receiving Touchdowns: 2 vs. Iowa, 11/15/14

28 Jaylen Dunlap DB, 6-1, 185, SO. Chicago, Ill. / Crete-Monee

2014: Has missed 11 of 12 games, including the last seven, because of injury ... Only played in one game this season, at Nebraska, and did not record any statistics. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 8 vs. Wisconsin, 10/19/13 Solos: 3, 3x (last at Indiana, 11/9/13) TFLs: 1.0 at Indiana, 11/9/13 Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: 1, twice (last vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13) Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 12 18 8 26 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 2014 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 13 18 8 26 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU DNP - INJURED WKU DNP - INJURED @WASH DNP TXST DNP @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR DNP - INJURED @WIS DNP - INJURED MIN DNP - INJURED @OSU DNP - INJURED IOWA DNP - INJURED PSU DNP - INJURED @NW DNP - INJURED

The Fighting Illini // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @NEB 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 3 0 3 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

18 Justin DuVernois P, 6-1, 190, Sr. Plantation, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas • Second Team All-Big Ten • 14th in FBS in yards per punt • 2014 Ray Guy Award Watch List Pronunciation: doo-vern-WAH 2014: Ranked 14th in FBS and second in the Big Ten in punting (44.4 ypp) ... Stands third in UI history in career punting average (41.67 ypp), slightly behind Steve Fitts (41.68 ypp) for second place ... Needs at least eight punts for 295 yards in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl to break Fitts’ records for career punts and punting yardage ... Needs 113 punting yards in the bowl game to break Brett Larsen’s (3,306 yards, 1995) season punting record ... Has averaged over 44.0 ypp in six of 12 games this season ... Has a career-best 19 punts of 50-plus yards on the season ... Has downed 19 punts inside the 20, including nine inside opponents’ 10 yard line ... Had four punts downed inside the 20 against Northwestern, tying a career high ... Posted a career-high 438 yards on a career best-tying nine punts against Minnesota, including a career best-tying four boots over 50 yards ... Booted a career-long 74-yard punt at Nebraska ... Recorded a career-best single-game average of 51.7 ypp at Washington (7-362). Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Punts: 9, 3x (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) Yardage: 438 vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14 Average: 51.7 at Washington, 9/13/14 Long Punt: 74 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Inside 20: 4, 3x (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) Touchbacks: 2, twice (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14) 50+ yard punts: 4, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) Tackles: 1 at Michigan, 10/13/12

Punting STATISTICS

YEAR G No YDS AVG TB 2011 12 53 2,029 38.3 3 2012 12 73 3,060 41.9 2 2013 11 41 2,094 41.1 2 2014 12 72 3,194 44.4 7 TOTAL 46 249 10,377 41.7 14

FC 15 16 7 16 54

I20 17 19 13 19 66

50+ LG 3 66 15 72 10 66 19 74 47 74

DuVernois Punting game-by-game

2014 No YSU 6 WKU 1 @WASH 7 TXST 7 @NEB 8 PUR 2 @WIS 7 MIN 9 @OSU 4 IOWA 8 PSU 8 @NW 5

Yds Avg Lg BK TB FC 50+ I20 236 39.3 45 0 0 4 0 1 52 52.0 52 0 0 0 1 0 362 51.7 60 0 0 0 3 1 310 44.3 58 0 1 3 1 2 338 42.2 74 0 1 1 2 0 83 41.5 48 0 1 1 0 1 334 47.7 72 0 0 2 4 3 438 48.7 61 0 2 2 4 4 179 44.8 53 0 0 0 1 0 319 39.9 50 0 0 2 1 2 330 41.2 71 0 2 1 1 1 213 42.6 51 0 0 0 1 4

2013 No Yds Avg Lg BK TB FC 50+ I20 SIU 4 169 42.2 59 0 1 0 1 0 CIN 5 194 38.8 53 0 0 0 1 1 VS. WASH 5 226 45.2 57 0 0 0 3 3 MIAMI(OH) DNP - Team did not punt in game @NEB 5 200 40.0 49 0 0 0 0 2 WIS 4 149 37.2 41 0 0 2 0 0 MSU 5 203 40.6 61 0 0 0 1 0 @PSU 4 140 35.0 46 0 0 2 0 1 @IIND 3 127 42.3 53 0 1 1 1 0 OSU 8 353 44.1 62 0 0 0 1 2 @PUR 3 102 34.0 35 0 0 1 0 1 NW 5 231 46.2 66 0 0 1 1 3

2012 No WMU 8 @ASU 5 CSU 4 LT 4 PSU 6 @WIS 8 @MICH 8 IND 8 @OSU 7 MINN 6 PUR 6 @NW 3

Yds Avg Lg BK TB FC 50+ I20 350 43.8 72 0 1 1 2 2 208 41.6 51 0 0 3 1 0 175 43.8 54 0 0 1 1 2 169 42.2 48 0 0 2 0 1 232 38.7 57 0 0 0 1 1 323 40.4 54 0 0 1 2 1 367 45.9 60 0 0 3 2 2 336 42.0 48 0 1 4 0 3 271 38.7 59 0 0 0 2 1 249 41.5 64 0 0 0 1 2 253 47.2 58 0 0 0 2 3 127 42.3 50 0 0 1 1 1

2011 No Yds Avg Lg BK TB FC 50+ I20 ARK ST 3 113 37.7 40 0 0 1 0 0 SDSU 2 70 35.0 38 0 0 1 0 0 ASU 5 208 41.6 48 0 0 3 0 1 WMU 1 30 30.0 30 0 0 0 0 0 NU 3 117 39.0 47 0 0 0 0 1 @IND 6 226 37.7 49 0 1 1 0 3 OSU 6 230 38.3 66 0 1 2 1 3 @PUR 8 280 35.0 44 0 0 2 0 4 @PSU 9 342 38.0 47 0 1 3 0 3 MICH 9 374 41.6 61 0 0 0 2 1 WIS 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 0 0 1 @MINN DNP UCLA* DNP *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

39 Nathan Echard LB, 6-2, 230, R-Fr. Eureka, Mo. / Eureka

2014: Has played in 11 games on special teams ... Recorded his first career tackle against Iowa. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

20 Clayton Fejedelem DB, 6-1, 195, Jr. Lemont, Ill. / Lemont / St. Xavier University Pronunciation: FEJ-uh-lem 2014: Has played in all 12 games, starting one ... Earned a scholarship during the season ... Earned his first career start at free safety at Northwestern in place of an injured Taylor Barton, recording a career-high 12 tackles and one PBU ... Led the team with a career-high eight tackles against Penn State ... Recorded five tackles and returned a fumble 16 yards against Ohio State ... Had two tackles and his first career PBU against Minnesota ... Recorded six tackles, including his first career TFL, at Nebraska ... Recorded his first tackle as an Illini against Western Kentucky. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 12 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Solos: 9 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 TFLs: 1.0 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Fumble Return Yards: 16 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 PBUs: 1, twice (last as Northwestern, 11/29/14) Interceptions: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2014 12 25 23 48 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-1

Fejedelem Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 2 4 6 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @OSU 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1

IOWA 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 9 3 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0

6 Josh Ferguson RB, 5-10, 195, JR. Naperville, Ill. / Joliet Catholic

• 2014 Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List 2014: Stands sixth on Illinois’ career all-purpose yardage list (3,382) ... Currently 19th in UI rushing history (1,828) and 10th in career receptions (125) ... One of two active FBS players with more than 1,500 career rushing yards and 1,000 career receiving yards along with Arizona State’s D.J. Foster ... Recorded 15 carries for 95 yards and two TDs, and added 37 yards on two catches in the win at Northwestern ... Recorded 48 yards on 15 carries, including a one-yard TD plunge, and three catches for 39 yards against Minnesota ... Gained 70 yards and had one touchdown on 15 carries and posted 10 receptions for 79 yards against Purdue ... Gained 70 yards on 11 carries, including a 41-yard touchdown run on Illinois’ first drive, at Nebraska ... Had a career day against Texas State, recording career highs in rushing yards (190), allpurpose yards (233) and total touchdowns (3 - two rushing, one receiving) ... Scored on a 75-yard rush on the first play of the game from scrimmage, punched it in from two yards out just before halftime, then scored on a 33-yard screen pass in the third quarter against Texas State ... Totaled 14 carries for 42 yards and one TD against Western Kentucky ... Notched a go-ahead 15-yard touchdown catch with 8:50 left in the fourth quarter of the season-opener against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Carries: 20 at Purdue, 11/23/13 Rushing Yards: 190 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Long Run: 75 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Rushing Touchdowns: 2, 3x (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) Receptions: 10, twice (last vs. Purdue, 10/4/14) Receiving Yards: 103 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13 Long Reception: 53 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13 Receiving Touchdowns: 1, 6x (last vs. Texas State, 9/20/14) Pass Attempts: 1 vs. Penn State, 9/29/12 Pass Completions: 1 vs. Penn State, 9/29/12 Passing Yards: 22 vs. Penn State, 9/29/12 Passing Touchdowns: 1 vs. Penn State, 9/29/12 Kickoff Returns: 5 at Arizona State, 9/8/12 Kickoff Return Yards: 85 at Arizona State, 9/8/12 Long Kickoff Return: 37 at Northwestern, 11/24/12 All-Purpose Yards: 233 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Tackles: 1, 3x (last at Ohio State, 11/1/14)

rushing statistics

YEAR G No YDS AVG 2011 3 14 52 3.7 2012 10 75 312 4.2 2013 12 141 779 5.5 2014 12 139 685 4.9 TOTAL 37 369 1,828 5.0

Receiving Statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG 2011 3 2 14 7.0 2012 10 29 251 8.7 2013 12 50 535 10.7 2014 12 44 373 8.5 TOTAL 37 125 1,173 9.4

YPG TD 17.3 0 31.2 0 64.9 7 57.1 8 49.4 15

LG 13 51 55 75 75

YPG TD 4.7 0 25.1 0 44.6 4 31.1 2 31.7 6

LG 10 24 53 42 53

kick return Statistics

YEAR 2012 2013 2014 TOTAL

NO YDS AVG TD LG 19 344 18.1 0 37 2 37 18.5 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 -21 381 18.1 0 37

FERGUSON Rushing/Receiving game-by-game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 11-43 0 9 4-37 1 15 WKU 14-42 1 21 2-21 0 15 @WASH 11-58 0 14 2-24 0 20 TXST 14-190 2 75 4-43 1 33 @NEB 11-70 1 41 3-29 0 22 PUR 15-70 1 17 10-79 0 41 @WIS 11-33 0 19 3-30 0 14 MIN 15-48 1 17 3-39 0 20 @OSU 8-34 0 9 2-4 0 7 IOWA 9-29 0 6 6-12 0 13

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0 16 2 46

3-18 2-37

0 8 0 42

2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 9-49 0 34 4-103 1 53 CIN 9-47 0 22 2-55 1 48 vs. WASH 4-29 0 16 1-27 0 27 MIAMI(OH) 8-71 0 25 5-77 1 25 @NEB 19-114 1 23 8-82 0 27 WIS 7-25 1 12 3-2 0 6 MSU 10-26 0 21 2-15 0 8 @PSU 10-34 1 13 6-73 1 26 @IND 16-90 1 34 6-49 0 15 OSU 15-69 1 16 6-15 0 10 @PUR 20-115 0 15 4-11 0 6 NW 14-110 2 55 3-26 0 15 2012 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG WMU 11-38 0 12 1-5 0 5 @ASU 14-101 0 51 3-17 0 16 CSU DNP - INJURED LT 7-27 0 13 10-84 0 24 PSU 5-4 0 2 3-27 0 22 @WIS 7-11 0 6 3-46 0 23 @MICH 9-29 0 9 3-20 0 12 IND 2-16 0 9 0-0 0 -@OSU DNP - INJURED MINN 5-19 0 11 1-5 0 5 PUR 10-43 0 13 3-24 0 15 @NW 5-24 0 13 2-23 0 13 2011 car-YDS TD LG Rec-Yds TD Lg ARK ST 6-15 0 10 1-4 0 4 SDSU 8-37 0 13 1-10 0 10 ASU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WMU DNP - Injured NU DNP - Injured @IND DNP - Injured OSU DNP - Injured @PUR DNP - Injured @PSU DNP - Injured MICH DNP - Injured WIS DNP - Injured @MINN DNP - Injured UCLA* DNP - Injured *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

Ferguson KICK RETURN game-by-game

2013 NO YDS TD LONG SIU 0 0 0 -CIN 0 0 0 -VS. WASH 0 0 0 -MIAMI(OH) 0 0 0 -@NEB 0 0 0 -WIS 0 0 0 -MSU 0 0 0 -@PSU 2 37 0 19 @IND 0 0 0 -OSU 0 0 0 -@PUR 0 0 0 -NW 0 0 0 -2012 NO YDS TD LONG WMU 0 0 0 -@ASU 5 85 0 22 CSU DNP - Injured LT 4 69 0 22 PSU 1 12 0 12 @WIS 4 61 0 23 @MICH 2 37 0 19 IND 0 0 0 -@OSU DNP - Injured MINN 0 0 0 -PUR 0 0 0 -@NW 3 80 0 37

14 Eric Finney

Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 10 8 8 16 2.5-11 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0-1 2014 12 4 15 19 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 TOTAL 22 12 23 35 3.5-12 0.5-2 0-0 1 0 0-1

FINNEY Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @WASH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 1 1 2 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU DNP - INJURED CIN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 MIAMI(OH) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 3 0 3 1.0-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS DNP - INJURED MSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 0 1 1 0.5-2 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 0 1 1 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 1 1 2 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

75 Patrick Flavin OL, 6-7, 300, JR. Lisle, Ill. / Benet Academy Pronunciation: FLAH-vin 2014: Has played in five games, starting two ... Started at right tackle against Purdue and Youngstown State ... Saw action against Northwestern, Ohio State and Nebraska ... Missed the WKU, Washington and Texas State games with an injury. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

98 Joe Fotu

DL, 6-3, 285, Jr. East Oakland, CAlif. / San Leandro HS / Laney CC Pronunciation: FOE-too 2014: Played in seven games on the season ... Totaled a careerhigh three tackles at Washington ... Against Youngstown State, had one tackle and his pressure led to a blocked punt in the third quarter that sparked the Illini rally. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

@WIS MIN @OSU 1 0 1 0-0 IOWA PSU @NW 0 0 0 0-0

DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

13 Ryan Frain PK/P, 6-2, 220, So. Indianapolis, Ind. / Scecina

2014: Has played in two games: Youngstown State and Western Kentucky ... Had one kickoff for 57 yards against Western Kentucky ... Recorded three kickoffs with one touchback and one punt for 34 yards against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

FG Made: FG Attempts: PAT Made: 2 vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/13 PAT Attempts: 2 vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/13 Points: 2 vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/13 Long Field Goal: Kickoffs: 3 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Yards: 160 vs. Younsgtown State, 8/30/14 Average: 53.3 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Touchbacks: 1 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Punts: 1 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Yardage: 34 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Average: 34.0 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Long Punt: 34 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Inside 20: Touchbacks: 50+ yard punts: -

kicking statistics

YEAR PAT FG 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PTS 2013 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2014 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 TOTAL 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2

KICKOFF STATISTICS

YEAR G No YDS AVG TB rt rt yds YPR 2012 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2013 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2014 2 4 217 54.2 1 2 44 22.0 TOTAL 4 4 217 54.2 1 2 44 22.0

Punting STATISTICS

YEAR G No YDS AVG TB FC I20 2013 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 1 1 34 34.0 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 1 34 34.0 0 0 0

Frain Punting game-by-game

2014 No Yds Avg Lg BK TB FC 50+ I20 YSU 1 34 34.0 34 0 0 0 0 0 WKU 0 0 0.0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 @WASH DNP TXST DNP @NEB DNP PUR DNP @WIS DNP MIN DNP @OSU DNP IOWA DNP PSU DNP @NW DNP

Frain Kickoffs game-by-game

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2014 7 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

2014 KO YDS AVG TB RT rt yds YSU 3 160 53.3 1 1 27 WKU 1 57 57.0 0 1 17 @WASH DNP TXST DNP @NEB DNP PUR DNP @WIS DNP MIN DNP @OSU DNP IOWA DNP PSU DNP @NW DNP

Career Highs

Fotu Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

Frain Kicking game-by-game

sTAR, 6-0, 220, JR. Riverside, Calif. / Centennial / College of the Canyons 2014: Has played in all 12 games ... Totaled three tackles against Iowa ... Tallied two tackles and half-TFL at Ohio State ... Had four tackles at Nebraska ... Recorded his first career PBU against WKU.

Tackles: 6 vs. Washington, 9/14/13 Solos: 3, twice (last vs. Nebraska, 10/5/13) TFLs: 1.0 vs. Nebraska, 10/5/13 Sacks: 0.5 at Penn State, 11/2/13 QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Washington, 9/14/13 PBUs: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14

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Tackles: 3 at Washington, 9/13/14 Solos: 3 at Washington, 9/13/14 TFL: QB Sacks: INT: PBU: QBH: FF: FR: -

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR DNP

50+ LG 0 -0 34 0 34

YPR 27.0 17.0

2013 FGM-FGA LG BLKD PAT PTS SIU DNP CIN DNP vs. WASH DNP MIAMI(OH) 0-0 -- 0 2-2 2 @NEB DNP WIS DNP MSU DNP

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19 Justin Hardee

52 Alex Hill

33 Zepheniah Grimes

2014: Has played in all 12 games, starting eight ... Has 18 catches for 230 yards (12.8 ypc) on the season ... Played primarily on special teams against Northwestern and Penn State ... Totaled five catches for 49 yards against Texas State ... Caught a careerhigh six passes for 110 yards, including a go-ahead 62-yard TD pass with 12:27 left in the fourth quarter, against WKU.

2014: Has played in all 12 games, starting eight ... Started four games at left guard, three at center and one at right guard ... Started at center and helped the Illini rack up 438 yards of total offense at Northwestern, including a season-best 291 yards rushing ... Started at left guard against Western Kentucky, Washington, Texas State and Nebraska ... Started at center against Northwestern, Iowa and Youngstown State ... Started at right guard against Penn State ... Started the season’s first five games, four at left guard and one at center, before moving into the O-line’s sixth man role against Purdue, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio State ... Returned to the starting lineup against Iowa after Ted Karras suffered a season-ending injury.

STAR, 5-11, 225, JR. Bamberg, S.C. / Bamberg-Ehrhardt Pronunciation: zeff-uh-NY-uh

2014: Has played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams ... Had one tackle each against Iowa, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Nebraska and Texas State ... Recorded his first career half-TFL against Texas State ... Posted two tackles at Washington ... Recorded three tackles against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 3, 3x (last vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14) Solos: 2, 4x (last at Washington, 9/13/14) TFLs: 0.5 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2012 8 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 12 4 7 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 12 6 5 11 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 21 11 16 27 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

GRIMES Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 0 1 1 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR WMU DNP @ASU DNP CSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 LT 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @MICH DNP IND DNP @OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MINN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

WR, 6-1, 195, JR. Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville

OL, 6-3, 315, SR. Slidell, La. / Slidell

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Receptions: 6 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Receiving Yards: 110 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Long Reception: 62 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 All-Purpose Yards: 110 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Tackles: 3 vs. Ohio State, 11/16/13

Receiving Statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG 2012 12 17 192 11.3 2013 12 11 95 8.6 2014 12 18 230 12.8 TOTAL 36 46 517 11.2

YPG TD 16.0 0 7.9 0 19.2 1 14.4 1

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. LG 48 23 62 62

HArdee RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 -- 2-16 0 11 WKU 0-0 0 -- 6-110 1 62 @WASH 0-0 0 -- 1-5 0 5 TXST 0-0 0 -- 5-49 0 12 @NEB 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PUR 0-0 0 -- 2-21 0 18 @WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@OSU 0-0 0 -- 1-19 0 -IOWA 0-0 0 -- 1-10 0 10 PSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 0-0 0 -- 2-6 0 7 CIN 0-0 0 -- 1-13 0 13 vs. WASH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MIAMI(OH) 0-0 0 -- 3-25 0 18 @NEB 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WIS 0-0 0 -- 1-9 0 9 MSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@IND 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -OSU 0-0 0 -- 3-34 0 23 @PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -NW 0-0 0 -- 1-8 0 8 2012 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG WMU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@ASU 0-0 0 -- 1-17 0 17 CSU 0-0 0 -- 5-99 0 48 LT 0-0 0 -- 2-10 0 7 PSU 0-0 0 -- 2-22 0 16 @WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@MICH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -IND 0-0 0 -- 2-5 0 4 @OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MINN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PUR 0-0 0 -- 5-39 0 9 @NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 --

74 Michael Heitz OL, 6-6, 310, SR. Vermont, Ill. / VIT

Pronunciation: heights 2014: Has started all 12 games, four at right tackle and eight at left guard ... Started at left guard and helped the Illini rack up 438 yards of total offense at Northwestern, including a seasonbest 291 yards rushing ... Also started at left guard against Penn State, Iowa, Ohio State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Purdue and Youngstown State ... Started at right tackle against Nebraska, Texas State, Washington and Western Kentucky ... Academic AllBig Ten selection. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

89 Dallas Hinkhouse

TE, 6-5, 245, Jr. Clive, Iowa / West Des Moines Valley / Iowa Western CC 2014: Has played in nine games on special teams on the season but has not recorded any stats ... Did not see action against Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue or Nebraska. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

54 Zach Hirth LS, 6-4, 220, So. Eureka, Mo. / Eureka

2014: Snapped for PATs and field goals against Northwestern, Penn State, Iowa and Minnesota ... Did not see action in first seven games of the season because of an injury. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

95 Jake Howe DL/FB, 6-3, 305, SR. McHenry, Ill. / McHenry

2014: Has seen action, primarily at defensive tackle, in all 12 games ... Recorded two tackles against Texas State ... Had one tackle each against Penn State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue and Nebraska ... Saw action against Penn State and Youngstown State at fullback but did not record any statistics ... Began working at fullback as well as defensive line during 2014 preseason camp. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 4 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Solos: 1, 3x (last vs. Texas State, 9/20/14) TFLs: Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interceptions: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

rushing statistics

YEAR G No YDS AVG 2011 0 0 0 0.0 2012 0 0 0 0.0 2013 0 0 0 0.0 2014 12 0 0 0.0 Total 12 0 0 0.0

YPG TD 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0

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2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide // The Fighting Illni DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2011 11 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2012 5 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2013 12 0 13 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2014 12 1 6 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 40 3 19 22 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

Howe RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

Howe Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 LT 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS DNP - Injured @MICH DNP - Injured IND DNP - Injured @OSU DNP - Injured MINN DNP - Injured PUR DNP - Injured @NW DNP - Injured 2011 ST AT TOT TFL-YD QBS-YD INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR ARK ST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 SDSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MICH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @MINN DNP UCLA* DNP *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

97 Paul James III DL, 6-4, 255, Fr. Miami, Fla. / Norland

2014: Has seen action in four games: Northwestern, Penn State, Ohio State and Western Kentucky ... Recorded his first career tackle against Western Kentucky ... Did not play against Wisconsin, Purdue, Nebraska, Texas State or Washington because of injury. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

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Career Highs

Tackles: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Solos: TFLs: Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

TXST 0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 1 1 0-0 @WIS 1 0 1 0-0 MIN 0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 @NW 1 1 2 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

11 Matt Lacosse

James Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

• 2014 CFPA Tight End Trophy Watch List

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2014 3 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 3 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU DNP WKU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH DNP - INJURED TXST DNP - INJURED @NEB DNP - INJURED PUR DNP - INJURED @WIS DNP - INJURED MIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA DNP PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

69 Ted Karras OL, 6-4, 310, JR. Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Pronunciation: CARE-us 2014: Out for the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury at Ohio State ... Started the first nine games of the season at right guard ... Helped the offense produce 515 yards against Purdue, 485 yards – including 219 rushing yards – against Texas State, 351 yards at Washington and 42 points on 520 total yards – while giving up just one sack – against Western Kentucky. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

37 Davontay Kwaaning DB, 5-11, 190, Sr. Chicago, Ill. / Lindblom

Pronunciation: duh-VAHN-tay QUAN-ing 2014: Saw action in 11 games, primarily on special teams ... Saw more action on defense against Ohio State, Iowa, Penn State and Northwestern ... Tallied two tackles and a PBU in the win at Northwestern ... Made one tackle each against Wisconsin, Purdue and WKU. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 2 at Northwestern 11/29/14 Solos: 1, twice (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) TFLs: Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: - 1 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2014 11 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 TOTAL 11 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0

Kwaaning Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU DNP WKU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

te, 6-6, 250, SR. Naperville, Ill. / North

2014: Has played in all 12 games, starting five ... Started against Northwestern, Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue and Western Kentucky ... Has 14 catches for 117 yards (8.4 ypc) and three touchdowns ... Caught three passes for 14 yards and a touchdown against Penn State ... Had two catches for 10 yards and a touchdown at Ohio State ... Recorded two catches for 23 yards, including an eightyard touchdown pass, at Wisconsin ... Started and caught three passes for 37 yards against Western Kentucky. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Receptions: 5 at Indiana, 11/9/13 Receiving Yards: 68 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Long Reception: 45 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Touchdowns: 2 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 All-Purpose Yards: 68 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 2-Point Conversion: 1 (rec), twice (last vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13) Tackles: 2 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11

Receiving Statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG 2011 10 1 11 11.0 2012 11 3 32 10.7 2013 12 20 237 11.9 2014 12 14 117 8.4 TOTAL 45 38 397 10.4

YPG TD 1.1 0 2.9 0 19.8 3 9.8 3 8.8 6

LG 11 12 45 30 45

LaCosse RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 -- 1-13 0 13 WKU 0-0 0 -- 3-37 0 30 @WASH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -TXST 0-0 0 -- 1-3 0 3 @NEB 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@WIS 0-0 0 -- 2-23 1 15 MIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@OSU 0-0 0 -- 2-10 1 7 IOWA 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PSU 0-0 0 -- 3-14 1 7 @NW 0-0 0 -- 2-17 0 9 2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 0-0 0 -- 1-5 0 5 CIN 0-0 0 -- 1-(-4) 0 -4 vs. WASH 0-0 0 -- 1-35 0 35 MIAMI(OH) 0-0 0 -- 3-68 2 45 @NEB 0-0 0 -- 1-20 0 20 WIS 0-0 0 -- 2-30 1 29 MSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PSU 0-0 0 -- 2-14 0 8 @IND 0-0 0 -- 5-11 0 7 OSU 0-0 0 -- 3-54 0 24 @PUR 0-0 0 -- 1-4 0 4 NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -2012 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG WMU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@ASU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -CSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -LT 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PSU 0-0 0 -- 2-20 0 11 @WIS 0-0 0 -- 1-12 0 12 @MICH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -IND 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MINN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -2011 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG ARK ST DNP SDSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -ASU DNP WMU DNP NU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 --

The Fighting Illini // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide @IND 0-0 OSU 0-0 @PUR 0-0 @PSU 0-0 MICH 0-0 WIS 0-0 @MINN 0-0 UCLA* 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --

0-0 0 -0-0 0 -0-0 0 -0-0 0 -0-0 0 -0-0 0 -1-11 0 11 0-0 0 --

15 Jevaris Little DB, 6-0, 190, SO. St. Petersburg, Fla. / Lakewood

2014: Has seen action in all 12 games, starting against Washington after Zane Petty’s helmet came off on the opening kickoff ... Had one tackle each against Penn State, Iowa and Youngstown State ... Tied a career high with two tackles at Ohio State and Washington after establishing it as a career high against Western Kentucky ... Recorded his first career TFL, at Washington. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 2, 3x (last at Ohio State, 11/1/14) Solos: 2 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 TFLs: 1 at Washington, 9/13/14 Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 12 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 12 6 3 9 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 24 9 6 15 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

LITTLE Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 1 1 2 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

12 Wes Lunt

QB, 6-5, 225, So. Rochester, Ill. / Rochester HS / Oklahoma STate 2014: Has started seven games this season ... Missed Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio State games with injury and did not play at Northwestern ... Returned against Iowa after missing the previous three games with a fractured fibula suffered against Purdue and completed 14-of-25 passes for 102 yards and a TD against Iowa ... Engineered his third fourth-quarter comeback in an Illini uniform against Texas State, completing 25-of-39 passes for 266 yards, two touchdowns and one interception ... Threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-26 passing with one interception at Washington ... Threw for a career-high 456 yards

against Western Kentucky, second-most in Memorial Stadium history (J. Williams, 462, 2008) and fourth on the UI single-game passing yardage list ... Finished 35-of-50 with three touchdowns against Western Kentucky, inclduing a career-long 62-yard TD pass to Justin Hardee, which gave the Illini a 28-27 fourth quarter lead ... Started his Illini debut against Younstown State, turning in the best Illini quarterback debut in school history in terms of passing yards (285) and touchdowns (4) ... Finished 24-of-38 for 285 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Attempts: 50 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Completions: 35 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Passing Yards: 456 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Touchdown Passes: 4 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Long Pass: 62 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Carries: Rushing Yards: Rushing Touchdowns: Long Rush: Total Offense:

Passing Statistics

YEAR G ATT COMP PCT YDS TD Int LG YPG Eff. 2014 7 233 149 63.9 1,729 14 3 62 247.0 143.53

rushing statistics

YEAR G No YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2014 7 16 -80 -5.0 -11.4 0 0

Total Offense statistics

YEAR G Rush Pass Total Avg/G 2014 7 -80 1,729 1,649 235.6

LUNT Passing Game-by-Game

2014 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG YSU 38 24 0 285 4 49 WKU 50 35 1 456 3 62 @WASH 26 16 1 230 2 60 TXST 39 25 1 266 2 33 @NEB DNP - INJURED PUR 39 27 0 332 2 47 @WIS DNP - INJURED MIN DNP - INJURED @OSU DNP - INJURED IOWA 25 14 0 102 1 31 PSU 17 8 0 58 0 12 @NW DNP

LUNT RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 1-(-1) 0 0 0-0 0 -WKU 3-(-17) 0 0 0-0 0 -@WASH 4-(-22) 0 0 0-0 0 -TXST 1-(-4) 0 0 0-0 0 -@NEB DNP - Injured PUR 2-(-17) 0 0 0-0 0 -@WIS DNP - Injured MIN DNP - INJURED @OSU DNP - Injured IOWA 3-(-5) 0 5 0-0 0 -PSU 2-(-14) 0 0 0-0 0 -@NW DNP

56 Michael martin LS, 6-4, 225, SO. Champaign, Ill. / Centennial

2014: Has served as Illinois’ long snapper in the first 12 games of 2014 ... Recorded one tackle against Penn State ... Shared snapping duties with Zach Hirth against Penn State and Minnesota, with Martin handling long snaps for punts. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

43 Mason Monheim LB, 6-1, 235, JR. Orrville, Ohio / Orrville

• Honorable Mention All-Big Ten • Big Ten leader and 13th in the nation in forced fumbles/game • 2014 Butkus Award Watch List • 2014 AFCA Good Works Team Nominee 2014: Has started all 12 games this season and 34 consecutive games in his career ... Ranked 18th among all active FBS players and first in the Big Ten among players with at least 30 games played in career tackles per game (8.08) ... Ranked sixth in the Big Ten with 9.0 tackles per game ... Leads the Big Ten and ranked 13th in FBS in fumbles forced per game (0.33) ... Tied with Butkus Award winner Kevin Hardy and teammate Earnest Thomas III for fourth on Illinois’ career fumbles forced record list (7) ... Had five tackles, a fumble recovery and a 49-yard interception return for a touchdown in the win at Northwestern ... Recorded five tackles and forced a fumble against Penn State ... Tied his career high with 15 tackles against Iowa ... Had a team-high 11 tackles and a forced fumble against Ohio State ... Racked up eight tackles, one TFL, a half-sack and one interception against Minnesota ... Recorded 11 tackles and a TFL against Purdue ... Totaled 12 tackles and forced a fumble at Nebraska ... Registered a career-high 2.5 TFLs and totaled eight tackles against Texas State ... Totaled 10 tackles, including a career-high nine solos, one TFL and forced a fumble at Washington ... Started against Youngstown State, totaling a team-best 14 tackles and one PBU. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 15, 2x (last vs. Iowa, 11/15/14) Solos: 9 at Washington, 9/13/14 TFLs: 2.5 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Sacks: 1.0 vs. Cincinnati, 9/7/13 QB Hurries: 1 vs. Wisconsin, 10/19/13 Fumbles Forced: 1, 7x (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14) Fumbles Recovered: 1, twice (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) PBU: 1, 4x (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) Interceptions: 1, 3x (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) Interception Return Yards: 49 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Touchdowns: - 1, at Northwestern, 11/29/14

Defensive STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2012 12 33 53 86 6.0-13 1.5-5 1-20 1 0 2-1 2013 12 42 55 97 6.5-16 1.0-4 0-0 1 1 1-0 2014 12 42 66 108 6.5-16 1.0-4 2-52 2 0 4-1 TOTAL 36 117 174 291 19.0-45 3.5-13 3-72 4 1 7-2

MonHeim GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 2 12 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 WKU 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 9 1 10 1.0-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 TXST 4 4 8 2.5-5 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 4 8 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 PUR 2 9 11 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 2 6 8 1.0-2 0.5-2 1-3 0 0 0-0 @OSU 5 6 11 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 IOWA 5 10 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 @NW 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 1-49 1 0 0-1 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 2 6 8 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 6 4 10 2.0-7 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 5 7 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 3 5 8 1.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 WIS 3 2 5 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 MSU 4 10 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @IND 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 5 0 5 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 3 8 11 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR WMU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 @ASU 3 1 4 0.5-2 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0-0 CSU 1 4 5 1.5-2 0-0 1-20 0 0 0-0 LT 3 4 7 0.5-0 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 4 7 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 @WIS 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

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24 Darius Mosely DB, 5-11, 190, SO. O’Fallon, Ill. / O’Fallon Township

2014: Has played in all 12 games this season and starated two (Northwestern and Penn State) ... Had three tackles, a TFL and a fumble recovery against Penn State ... Totaled one tackle and one PBU against Minnesota ... Posted his first career full TFL at Wisconsin ... Had three tackles against Purdue ... Registered four tackles at Nebraska ... Had two tackles and a PBU against Texas State ... Totaled a season-high seven tackles against Western Kentucky. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 9 vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13 Solos: 5, twice (last vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13) TFLs: 1.0, twice (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14) Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: 1, twice (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14) PBUs: 1, 3x (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: Kick Returns: 2 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Kick Return Yardage: 21 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Punt Returns: 2 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Punt Return Yardage: 14 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Long Punt Return: 9 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Punt Return Touchdowns: All-Purpose Yards: 21 at Ohio State 11/1/14

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 12 21 15 36 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-1 2014 12 18 10 28 2.0-9 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-1 TOTAL 24 39 25 64 2.5-9 0-0 0-0 3 0 0-2

Kick return Statistics

YEAR 2013 2014 Total

NO 1 4 5

YDS AVG TD -2 -2.0 0 43 10.8 0 41 8.2 0

LG -2 18 18

Punt return Statistics

YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LG 2013 0 0 0 0 -2014 7 49 7.0 0 14 Total 7 49 7.0 0 14

Mosely Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @NEB 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 1 0 1 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @OSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 2 1 3 1.0-8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 @NW 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 @PSU 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @IND 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 5 4 9 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

Mosely KICK/PUNT RETURN game-by-game

2014 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LG YSU 0-0 0 0 -- 2-14 7.0 0 9 WKU 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 --

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@WASH 1-18 18.0 0 18 0-0 0 0 -TXST 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -@NEB 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -PUR 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -@WIS 1-4 4.0 0 4 1-11 11.0 0 11 MIN 0-0 0 0 -- 0-0 0 0 -@OSU 2-21 10.5 0 12 0-0 0 0 -IOWA 0-0 0 0 -- 1-3 3.0 0 3 PSU 0-0 0 0 -- 1-14 14.0 0 14 @NW 0-0 0 0 -- 2-7 3.5 0 7

16 Marchie Murdock WR, 6-1, 195, R-Fr. Arlington, Texas / Legacy

2014: Has played in four games this season: Northwestern, Penn State, Ohio State and Washington ... Recorded his first career catch for 17 yards and a key first down on the game-winning drive against Penn State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Receptions: - 1 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14 Receiving Yards: - 17 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14 Long Reception: - 17 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14 Rec. Touchdowns: -

Receiving statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2014 4 1 17 17.0 4.2 0 17

Murdock RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU DNP WKU DNP @WASH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -TXST DNP @NEB DNP PUR DNP @WIS DNP MIN DNP @OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -IOWA DNP PSU 0-0 0 -- 1-17 0 17 @NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 --

52 t.j. neal Jr. lb, 6-1, 235, SO. McKeeseport, PA. / Mckeeseport

2014: Ranked 16th in the Big Ten with 7.8 tackles per game ... Has started all 12 games this season ... Had seven tackles in the win at Northwestern ... Tied for the team lead with eight tackles against Penn State ... Tallied seven tackles against Iowa ... Had five tackles against Ohio State ... Recorded a career-high 12 tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, and forced the fumble that was returned for the game-winning TD against Minnesota ... Had seven tackles, 1.0 TFLs and a PBU against Purdue ... Registered his first career interception, returning it four 14 yards in the first quarter at Nebraska, to go along with 10 tackles, one PBU and one QB hurry ... Recorded eight tackles, one QB hurry and one TFL against Texas State ... Totaled a career-high 10 tackles, including a career-high seven solos, and one TFL at Washington ... Recorded seven tackles and his first career PBU against Western Kentucky ... Had seven tackles against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 12 vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14 Solos: 7 at Washington, 9/13/14 TFLs: 2.5 vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14 Sacks: QB Hurries: 1, 3x (last at Nebraska, 9/27/14) Fumbles Forced: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14 Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: 1, 3x (last vs. Purdue, 10/4/14) Interception: 1 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Interception Return Yards: 14 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2012 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 12 15 23 38 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0-0 2014 12 27 66 93 5.5-15 0-0 1-14 3 2 1-0 TOTAL 25 42 89 131 5.5-17 0-0 1-14 3 4 1-0

Neal Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 1 6 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @WASH 7 3 10 1.0-7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 3 5 8 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 @NEB 1 9 10 0-0 0-0 1-14 1 1 0-0 PUR 1 6 7 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @WIS 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 3 9 12 2.5-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 @OSU 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 1 7 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 1 2 3 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 WIS 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0

58 Kenny Nelson DL, 6-6, 250, JR. Detroit, mich. / Cass Tech

2014: Played in five games but aggravated an existing injury against Minnesota and is expected to miss the remainder of the season ... Had a TFL among two tackles at Wisconsin ... Recorded his first career sack and registered the first two TFLs of his career at Nebraska. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 4 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Solos: 2, 3x (last vs. Purdue, 10/4/14) TFLs: 2.0 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Sacks: 1 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: 1, twice (last at Nebraska, 10/5/13) PBUs: Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2012 4 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 11 6 10 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-2 2014 5 5 1 6 3.0-12 1.0-8 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 20 12 13 25 3.0-12 1.0-8 0-0 0 0 0-2

Nelson Defensive game-by-game

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU DNP - INJURED WKU DNP - INJURED @WASH DNP - INJURED TXST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 2 0 2 2.0-11 1.0-8 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 1 1 2 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU DNP - INJURED IOWA DNP - INJURED PSU DNP - INJURED @NW 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 MIAMI(OH) 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

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Total Offense statistics

YEAR G Rush Pass Total Avg/G 2011 10 47 270 317 31.7 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2012 7 76 564 640 91.4 WMU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 6 34 141 175 29.2 @ASU DNP 2014 12 261 1,049 1,310 109.2 CSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 35 418 2,024 2,442 69.8 LT DNP PSU DNP O’TOOLE Passing Game-by-Game @WIS DNP 2014 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG @MICH 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 YSU 0 0 0 0 0 -IND DNP WKU 0 0 0 0 0 -- @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 5 4 0 49 0 20 MINN DNP TXST 0 0 0 0 0 -PUR DNP @NEB 38 17 3 261 1 58 @NW DNP PUR 14 9 1 118 0 30 @WIS 19 12 0 96 2 26 MIN 21 14 0 118 1 20 @OSU 11 4 2 58 0 56 IOWA 6 3 0 45 1 31 PSU 25 18 0 157 1 25 OL, 6-5, 300, JR. @NW 28 17 1 147 3 42

73 Chris O’Connor Tinley Park, Ill. / Andrew

2014: Has played in all 12 games, seeing time at guard and on special teams ... Played a career-high 38 snaps at guard against Western Kentucky. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

4 Reilly O’Toole

QB, 6-4, 220, SR. Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton Warrenville South • Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree 2014: Has played in all 12 games, starting five ... Started against Northwestern, Ohio State, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska ... Led the Illini to a win at Northwestern with a career-high 147 yards on the ground, while also throwing for 147 yards and three TDs ... Had only 271 career rushing yards before exploding for 147 at Northwestern ... Replaced Wes Lunt in the second quarter against Penn State, finishing the day 18-of-25 for 157 yards and a touchdown, including engineering the game-winning drive ... Came on in relief of Wes Lunt against Iowa, completing 3-of-6 passes for 45 yards and a TD while rushing for 29 yards on six carries ... Led Illinois to a Homecoming win over Minnesota, completing 14-of-21 passes for 118 yards and a TD, while rushing 17 times for 59 yards and a TD ... Started at Wisconsin, completing 12-of-19 passes for 96 yards and two TDs ... Came on in relief of an injured Lunt against Purdue and completed 9-of-14 passes for 118 yards ... Started at Nebraska in place of an injured Lunt and threw for 261 yards and one touchdown, completing 17-of-38 pass attempts ... Recovered an on-side kick to seal the victory against WKU. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Attempts: 38 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Completions: 26 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/12 Passing Yards: 333 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/12 Touchdown Passes: 5 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/12 Long Pass: 58 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Carries: 21 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Rushing Yards: 147 at Northwestern, 11/129/14 Rushing Touchdowns: 1, 3x (last vs. Minnesota 10/25/14) Long Rush: 28 vs. Minnesota 10/25/14 Total Offense: 355 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/12

Passing Statistics

YEAR G ATT COMP PCT YDS TD Int LG YPG Eff. 2011 10 67 40 59.7 270 1 4 20 27.0 86.54 2012 7 87 65 74.7 564 6 4 48 80.6 142.7 2013 6 16 12 75.0 141 1 1 29 23.5 157.1 2014 12 167 98 58.7 1,049 9 7 58 87.4 120.85 TOTAL 35 337 215 63.8 2,024 17 16 58 57.8 121.40

rushing statistics

YEAR G No YDS AVG 2011 10 13 47 3.6 2012 7 46 76 1.7 2013 6 10 34 3.4 2014 12 77 261 3.4 TOTAL 35 146 418 2.9

YPG TD 4.7 0 10.9 2 5.7 0 21.8 1 11.9 3

LG 11 12 18 28 28

2013 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG SIU 1 1 0 -1 0 -1 CIN 0 0 0 0 0 -vs. WASH DNP MIAMI(OH) 5 3 1 31 0 18 @NEB 5 3 0 42 0 27 WIS 5 5 0 69 1 29 MSU DNP @PSU DNP @IND DNP OSU 0 0 0 0 0 -@PUR DNP NW DNP 2012 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG WMU 3 2 0 7 0 7 @ASU 14 10 1 54 1 17 CSU 31 26 1 333 5 48 LT 25 19 0 120 0 26 PSU 0 0 0 0 0 @WIS DNP @MICH 10 5 1 25 0 12 IND DNP @OSU DNP MINN DNP PUR DNP @NW 4 3 1 25 0 17

@WIS DNP @MICH 5-(8) 0 5 IND DNP @OSU DNP MINN DNP PUR DNP @NW 6-16 1 12

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2011 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG Ark St 1-5 0 5 0-0 0 -- SDSU 2-7 0 8 0-0 0 -ASU 0-0 0 8 0-0 0 -WMU 0-0 1 11 0-0 0 -NW DNP @IND DNP OSU DNP @PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PSU 1-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MICH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WIS 2-8 0 4 0-0 0 -@MINN 6-26 0 11 0-0 0 -UCLA* 1-1 0 1 0-0 0 -*Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

21 Zane Petty

DB, 6-1, 205, Sr. Corning, Calif. / Corning / American River College 2014: Ranked 10th in the Big Ten in tackles per game (8.7) and 26th in FBS in career tackles per game among active players (7.46) ... Has played in all 12 games and started 10 ... Tallied six tackles and a PBU at Northwestern ... Recorded 13 tackles and a half-TFL against Iowa ... Had nine tackles, a half-TFL and two PBUs at Ohio State ... Collected five total tackles, a half-TFL and one PBU against Minnesota ... Totaled nine tackles against Purdue ... Led the Illini with 15 tackles, matching his career high total, at Nebraska ... Totaled eight tackles and one PBU against Texas State ... Had eight tackles at Washington ... Had a teamhigh nine tackles and a PBU against WKU ... Totaled 10 tackles and one PBU, the first of his career, against Youngstown State.

2011 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG ARK ST 2 1 0 4 0 4 SDSU 9 9 0 50 1 10 ASU 0 0 0 0 0 -WMU 6 3 0 34 0 20 NU DNP @IND DNP OSU DNP @PUR 5 4 1 28 0 12 @PSU 7 4 1 31 0 14 MICH 3 1 0 7 0 7 WIS 12 7 2 53 0 15 @MINN 21 11 0 63 0 14 UCLA* 2 0 0 0 0 -*Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

o’Toole Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 - 0-0 - -WKU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@WASH 4-13 0 7 0-0 0 -TXST 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NEB 6-(-26) 0 1 0-0 0 -PUR 2-1 0 6 0-0 0 -@WIS 11-29 0 18 0-0 0 -MIN 17-59 1 28 0-0 0 -@OSU 7-2 0 6 0-0 0 -IOWA 5-29 0 17 0-0 0 -PSU 4-8 0 5 0-0 0 -@NW 21-147 0 25 0-0 0 -2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 1-(-7) 0 -7 0-0 0 -CIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -VS. WASH DNP MIAMI 3-29 0 18 0-0 0 -@NEB 3-8 0 4 0-0 0 -WIS 2-9 0 6 0-0 0 -MSU DNP @PSU DNP @IND DNP OSU 1-(-5) 0 -5 0-0 0 -@PUR DNP NW DNP 2012 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG WMU 2-3 0 2 0-0 0 -- @ASU 12-12 0 12 0-0 0 -CSU 9-22 0 8 0-0 0 -LT 12-31 1 11 0-0 0 -PSU 0-0 0 - 0-0 0 --

Career Highs

Tackles: 15, 2x (last at Nebraska, 9/27/14) Solos: 5, 4x (last vs. Texas State, 9/20/14) TFLs: 1.0 at Purdue, 11/23/13 Sacks: QB Hurries: 1 vs. Ohio State, 11/16/13 Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: 2 at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Interception: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 12 28 47 75 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 2014 12 46 58 104 1.5-3 0-0 0-0 8 0 0-0 TOTAL 24 74 105 179 2.5-4 0-0 0-0 8 1 0-0

Petty Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 2 8 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 WKU 4 5 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @WASH 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @NEB 2 13 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 4 5 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 MIN 2 3 5 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @OSU 5 4 9 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 IOWA 6 7 13 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 5 9 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 1 7 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 5 5 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 5 10 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 @PUR 2 2 4 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

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6 Carroll Phillips

@NW

LEO, 6-3, 230, So. Miami, Fla. / Miami Central HS / Coiah Lincoln CC 2014: Has been ruled out for the season due to injury ... Played in the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first seven games before suffering an injury ... Had a tackle and a QB hurry against Purdue ... Posted his first career fumble recovery and had one tackle at Washington ... Notched a QB hurry against Western Kentucky ... Posted two tackles and a sack in his Illini debut against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2014 7 4 2 6 1.0-6 1.0-6 0-0 0 2 0-1

Phillips Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 1 1 2 1.0-6 1.0-6 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 @WASH 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 TXST 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 @WIS 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN DNP - INJURED @OSU DNP - INJURED IOWA DNP - INJURED PSU DNP - INJURED @NW DNP - INJURED

93 Teko Powell

2014: Is 22-of-24 on PATs and 5-of-9 on field goals this season ... Converted 1-of-2 field goals and 1-of-2 PATs at Northwestern ... Had a career-high three made field goals, including the game winner, and finished with a career-best 10 points against Penn State ... Registered three kickoffs for a total of 146 yards and one touchback at Nebraska ... Took over the kicking duties against Texas State, going 1-of-1 on field goals and 3-of-3 on PATs, and recording seven kickoffs for a total of 444 yards and four touchbacks. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

FG Made: 3 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14 FG Attempts: 4 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14 PAT Made: 4, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) PAT Attempts: 4, 3x (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) Points: 10 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14 Long Field Goal: 36 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14 Kickoffs: 7 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Yards: 444 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Average: 63.4 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Touchbacks: 4 vs. Texas State, 9/30/14 Tackles: -

Career Highs

Tackles: 5, 3x (last vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14) Solos: 1, 10x (last at Washington. 9/13/14) TFLs: 1.0 vs. Michigan State, 10/26/13 Sacks: QB Hurries: 1 vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13 Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Indiana, 11/9/13 PBUs: Interceptions: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

YEAR G No YDS AVG TB rt rt yds YPR 2014 9 10 590 59.0 5 4 83 26.3

Reisner Kicking game-by-game

2014 FGM-FGA LG BLKD PAT PTS YSU DNP WKU DNP @WASH DNP TXST 1-1 19 -- 3-3 6 @NEB 0-0 -- -- 2-2 2 PUR 0-1 -- 1 3-4 3 @WIS 0-0 -- -- 4-4 4 MIN 0-0 -- -- 4-4 4 @OSU 0-1 -- -- 2-2 2 IOWA 0-0 -- -- 2-2 2 PSU 3-4 36 -- 1-1 10 @NW 1-2 33 -- 1-2 4

Reisner Kickoffs game-by-game

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2012 6 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 10 5 17 22 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-1 2014 3 2 6 8 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 19 10 24 34 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-1 QBH FF-FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

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2014 KO YDS AVG TB RT rt yds YSU DNP WKU DNP @WASH DNP TXST 7 444 63.4 4 3 79 @NEB 3 146 48.7 1 1 4 PUR 0 0 -- 0 0 0 @WIS 0 0 -- 0 0 0 MIN 0 0 -- 0 0 0 @OSU 0 0 -- 0 0 0 IOWA 0 0 -- 0 0 0 PSU 0 0 -- 0 0 0 @NW 0 0 -- 0 0 0

2014: Has played in all 12 games and started the last three in place of Simon Cvijanovic ... Started at left tackle and helped the Illini rack up 438 yards of total offense at Northwestern, including a season best 291 yards rushing ... Made his second-straight start at left tackle against Penn State ... Made his first career start at left tackle against Iowa ... Saw action in the first nine games of the season as a reserve and on special teams.

91 Dawuane Smoot LEO, 6-3, 270, SO. Groveport, Ohio / Groveport Madison Pronunciation: duh-WON 2014: Has played in all 12 games this season ... Had four tackles against Penn State ... Recorded one tackle and had a PBU against Ohio State ... Tallied four total tackles, including two TFLs, and a QB hurry against Minnesota ... Had a half-TFL and a QB hurry at Nebraska ... Tallied a career-high 2.0 sacks and totaled a careerhigh six tackles against Texas State ... Totaled three tackles, including a half-sack for a loss of four yards against Western Kentucky ... Against WKU, combined with Jihad Ward on a fourthquarter sack that forced a fumble and set up the UI touchdown that sealed the win ... Recorded three tackles, including one TFL, against Youngstown State.

Career Highs

KICKOFF STATISTICS

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

OL, 6-6, 295, SO. Galena, Ohio / Olentangy

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

YEAR PAT FG 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PTS 2014 22-24 5-9 3-3 2-4 0-1 0-1 47

2014: Has been ruled out for the season due to injury ... Started the first three games of the season at defensive tackle before becoming injured ... Had two tackles at Washington, one against Western Kentucky and five against Youngstown State.

57 Austin Schmidt

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

kicking statistics

DL, 6-3, 305, JR. Miami, Fla. / Norland

Powell Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

38 David Reisner PK, 6-0, 195, So. Bartlett, Ill. / South Elgin / Navy

Tackles: 2 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Solos: 1, 4x (last at Wisconsin, 10/11/14) TFLs: 1.0 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Sacks: 1.0 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 QB Hurries: 1, twice (last vs. Purdue, 10/4/14) Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Washington, 9/13/14 PBUs: Interceptions: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU YSU 1 4 5 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 WKU 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 @WASH 1 1 2 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 TXST DNP - INJURED @NEB DNP - INJURED PUR DNP - INJURED @WIS DNP - INJURED MIN DNP - INJURED @OSU DNP - INJURED IOWA DNP - INJURED PSU DNP - INJURED

DNP - INJURED

2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) DNP - INJURED @NEB DNP - INJURED WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 1 4 5 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 OSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0-0

YPR

26.3 4.0 --------

Tackles: 6 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Solos: 4 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 TFLs: 2.0, (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) Sacks: 2.0 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 QB Hurries: 1, 3x (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: 1, twice (last at Ohio State, 11/1/14) Interceptions: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 7 3 5 8 1.0-7 1.0-7 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 12 15 14 29 6.0-25 2.5-18 0-0 2 3 0-0 TOTAL 19 18 19 37 7.0-32 3.5-25 0-0 2 3 0-0

Smoot Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 1 2 3 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 1 2 3 0.5-4 0.5-4 0-0 1 0 0-0 @WASH 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 4 2 6 2.0-14 2.0-14 0-0 0 1 0-0 @NEB 1 1 2 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 PUR 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 2 2 4 2.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 @OSU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 IOWA 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH DNP MIAMI(OH) DNP @NEB DNP WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU DNP @IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR DNP NW 1 3 4 1.0-7 1.0-7 0-0 0 0 0-0

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27 Eaton Spence

offense at Northwestern – including a season-best 291 yards rushing – 515 yards against Purdue, 485 yards – including 219 rushing yards – against Texas State, 351 yards at Washington and 42 points on 520 total yards against Western Kentucky.

Pronunciation: sounds like “eaten”

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com.

DB, 6-0, 185, JR. Belle Glade, Fla. / Glades Day

2014: Has started all 12 games this season and 24 straight games ... Recorded six tackles and his first career interception in the win at Northwestern ... Tallied three tackles and a career-high three PBUs against Iowa, equaling the most PBUs in a game by an Illini player since 2002 ... Posted three tackles and one PBU at Ohio State ... Led the Illini with nine tackles at Wisconsin ... Totaled five tackles and recovered a fumble at Nebraska ... Recorded six tackles, including one TFL, at Washington ... Had six tackles against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 14 vs. Washington, 9/14/13 Solos: 6 vs. Washington, 9/14/13 TFLs: 1.0, twice (last at Washington, 9/13/14 Sacks: 1.0 vs. Purdue, 11/17/12 QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Nebraska, 9/27/14 PBUs: 3 vs. Iowa, 11/15/14 Interceptions: 1 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Interception Return Yards: 15 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-Yds INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2012 12 8 8 16 1.0-9 1.0-9 0-0 1 0 0-0 2013 12 25 24 49 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0 0-0 2014 12 27 27 54 1.0-1 0-0 1-15 6 0 0-1 TOTAL 36 60 59 119 2.0-10 1.0-9 1-15 11 0 0-1

Spence Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 5 1 6 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 PUR 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @WIS 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 IOWA 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0 PSU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 1-15 1 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 6 8 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 WIS 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @IND 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 @PUR 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR WMU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @ASU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 LT 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @MICH 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IND 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MINN 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 1 2 3 1.0-9 1.0-9 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

71 Joe Spencer ol, 6-4, 300, SO. mason, ohio / Mason

2014: Has played in all 12 games and started 11 ... The season-opener against Youngstown State was his only non-start ... Has started nine games at center and two at right guard (Northwestern, Iowa) ... Helped the Illini rack up 438 yards of total

2 Tyrin Stone-Davis

WR, 6-3, 195, So. Philadelphia, Pa. / Mastbaum Area VTS / Pierce College 2014: Saw action against Iowa, Texas State, Washington and Western Kentucky but did not record any statistics. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Receptions: Receiving Yards: Long Reception: Receiving Touchdowns: -

2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 0 1 1 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 1 5 6 1.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 7 2 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 @IND 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 2 6 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @ASU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 LT 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @MICH 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IND 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 MINN 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 3 4 7 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 7 5 12 1.5-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

Receiving statistics

13 Dionte Taylor

Stone-Davis RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

Pronunciation: dee-ON-tay

YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2014 3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -TOTAL 3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU DNP WKU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@WASH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -TXST 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NEB DNP PUR DNP @WIS DNP MIN DNP @OSU DNP IOWA 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PSU DNP @NW DNP

34 mike svetina LB, 6-2, 235, JR. Brunswick, Ohio / St. ignatius Pronunciation: sve-TEE-nuh 2014: Did not play in the first 12 games of 2014 because of injury. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 12 at Northwestern, 11/24/12 Solos: 7, twice (last at Penn State, 11/2/13) TFLs: 1.5, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/19/13) Sacks: QB Hurries: Fumble Forced: 1 at Penn State, 11/2/13 Fumble Recovered: PBUs: 1 at Ohio State, 11/3/12 Interceptions: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2012 12 17 23 40 2.5-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 2013 12 25 32 57 2.0-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 2014 0 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 24 42 55 97 4.5-10 0-0 0-0 1 0 1-0

WR, 6-0, 190, SO. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. / University School

2014: Has played in seven games but hasn’t recorded any statistics ... Saw action against Northwestern, Iowa, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Washington, Western Kentucky and Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Receptions: 1 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Receiving Yards: 5 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Long Reception: 5 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13 Receiving Touchdowns: -

Receiving statistics

YEAR G No YDS AVG 2013 8 1 5 5.0 2014 6 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 14 1 5 5.0

YPG TD 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.4 0

LG 5 -5

Taylor RUSHING/RECEIVING Game-by-Game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WKU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@WASH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -TXST DNP @NEB DNP PUR DNP @WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MIN DNP @OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -IOWA DNP PSU DNP @NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -CIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -vs. WASH DNP MIAMI(OH) 0-0 0 -- 1-5 0 5 @NEB DNP WIS DNP MSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PSU DNP @IND 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 --

Svetina Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU DNP - Injured WKU DNP - Injured @WASH DNP - Injured TXST DNP - Injured @NEB DNP - Injured PUR DNP - INJURED @WIS DNP - INJURED MIN DNP - INJURED @OSU DNP - INJURED IOWA DNP - INJURED PSU DNP - INJURED @NW DNP - INJURED

44 Austin Teitsma DL, 6-2, 290, SR. Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard South Pronunciation: TIGHTS-muh 2014: Has started all 12 games in 2014 ... Had four tackles, including a sack and two TFLs, at Northwestern ... Notched seven tackles against Penn State ... Had five tackles against Iowa ... Notched three tackles and a sack at Ohio State ... Recorded a

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2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide // The Fighting Illni career-high five solo tackles among his eight total tackles and half-TFL against Purdue ... Had a career-high 3.5 TFLs, including a half-sack, among his five total tackles against Texas State ... Had a career-high nine tackles, 2.5 TFLs, a half-sack and a QB hurry against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 9, vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Solos: 5 vs. Purdue, 10/4/14 TFLs: 3.5 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Sacks: 1.0, twice (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) QB Hurries: 2 vs. Ohio State, 11/16/13 Fumble Forced: 1, twice (last vs. Washington, 9/14/13) Fumble Recovered: PBUs: Interceptions: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2011 7 2 1 3 0.5-2 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 12 2 13 15 2.0-3 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 1-0 2013 12 16 37 53 5.5-10 0.5-3 0-0 0 3 1-0 2014 12 25 27 52 9.5-23 3.0-12 0-0 0 1 0-0 TOTAL 43 45 78 123 17.5-38 4.5-18 0-0 0 5 2-0

Teitsma Defensive game-by-game

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 3 6 9 2.5-7 0.5-3 0-0 0 1 0-0 WKU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 2 3 5 3.5-9 0.5-5 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 5 3 8 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 2 1 3 1.0-2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 4 0 4 2.0-5 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 1 3 4 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 1 6 7 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 MIAMI(OH) 1 3 4 1.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 @NEB 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 0 2 2 0.5-3 0.5-3 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 1 2 3 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 1 2 3 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 2 2 4 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0-0 @PUR 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

9 Earnest Thomas III STAR, 6-2, 210, SR. Southfield, Mich. / St. Mary’s

2014: Tied with Butkus Award winner Kevin Hardy and teammate Mason Monheim in UI history with seven career forced fumbles ... Started all 12 games this season ... Recorded two tackles, a TFL, an interception and a QB hurry in the win at Northwestern ... Had six tackles against Penn State ... Tallied six tackles against Iowa ... Recorded six tackles, a career-high 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble to end a potential scoring drive late in the fourth quarter against Minnesota ... Registered four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a sack, at Nebraska ... Notched six tackles, including a TFL, against Texas State ... Recorded six tackles, including one TFL, and a QB hurry against Western Kentucky ... Had six tackles, including two TFLs and one sack, against Youngstown State ... Moved from safety to STAR during 2014 spring practice. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 11, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/19/13) Solos: 10 at Nebraska, 10/5/13 TFLs: 2.5 vs. Minnesota 10/25/14 Sacks: 2.5 vs. Minnesota 10/25/14 QB Hurries: 1, 2x (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) Fumbles Forced: 1, 7x (last vs. Minnesota 10/25/14) Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: 3 vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13 Interceptions: 1, 2x (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) Interception Return Yards: Touchdown: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2011 11 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 12 47 22 69 2.0-9 1.0-7 1-0 0 0 3-0 2013 12 57 44 101 2.0-5 0-0 0-0 7 0 3-0 2014 12 32 23 55 9.5-39 4.5-25 1-0 0 2 1-0 TOTAL 47 137 94 231 13.5-53 5.5-32 2-0 7 2 7-0

Thomas Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 2 4 6 2.0-7 1.0-5 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 2 4 6 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 @WASH 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 5 1 6 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 3 1 4 1.5-6 1.0-5 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 2 2 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 2 4 6 2.5-15 2.5-15 0-0 0 0 1-0 @OSU 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR IOWA 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WMU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 2 0 2 1.0-3 0-0 1-0 0 1 0-0 CSU 0 4 4 0.5-1 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR LT 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 SIU 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 PSU 0 3 3 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1-0 @WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 @MICH 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 2 5 7 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IND 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 10 1 11 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 5 6 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MINN 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 3 7 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 1 3 4 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 @IND 8 1 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 2011 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR OSU 2 8 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 ARK ST DNP @PUR 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 SDSU 0 1 1 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 6 4 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0 ASU DNP 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR WMU DNP WMU 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 0 1-0 NU DNP @ASU 8 0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 @IND DNP CSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 LT 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MICH 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @MICH 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IND 4 5 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @MINN DNP @OSU 7 0 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MINN 6 3 9 1.0-7 1.0-7 0-0 0 0 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl PUR 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 6 2 8 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2011 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR ARK ST 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 SDSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WMU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

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@PUR 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU DNP MICH DNP WIS DNP  @MINN DNP UCLA* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

86 Malik Turner

WR, 6-3, 205, FR. Springfield, Ill. / Sacred Heart-Griffin Pronunciation: ma-LEEK 2014: Has played in all 12 games this season, starting four ... Started against Northwestern, Penn State, Ohio State and Texas State ... Hauled in two passes for 15 yards and his first career touchdown at Northwestern ... Recorded two catches for 19 yards against Penn State ... Tallied 11 yards on one catch against Iowa ... Caught three passes for 27 yards at Ohio State ... Posted career highs in receptions (6) and receiving yards (56) against Western Kentucky ... Made his Illini debut against Youngstown State and totaled four catches for 42 yards. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Receptions: 6 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Receiving Yards: 56 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Long Reception: 20 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Receiving Touchdowns: 1 at Northwestern, 11/2914 Tackles: 1 vs. Ohio State 11/1/14

Receiving statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2014 12 19 172 9.1 14.3 1 20

Turner RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 -- 4-42 0 20 WKU 0-0 0 -- 6-56 0 16 @WASH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -TXST 0-0 0 -- 1-2 0 2 @NEB 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@OSU 0-0 0 -- 3-27 0 19 IOWA 0-0 0 -- 1-11 0 11 PSU 0-0 0 -- 2-19 0 11 @NW 0-0 0 -- 2-15 1 10

22 Lakeith walls LB, 6-2, 215, SO. Cleveland, Ohio / rhodes

2014: Has played in all 12 games ... Registered his first career sack against Penn State ... Had a career-high four tackles against Texas State ... Saw action against Youngstown State and recorded three tackles ... Moved from running back to linebacker during 2014 spring practice. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 4 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Solos: 3 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 TFLs: 1 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14 Sacks: 1 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14 QB Hurries: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interceptions: Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: Carries: 2 vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/13 Rushing Yards: 12 vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/13 Long Run: 11 vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/13 Touchdowns: Receptions: Receiving Yards: Long Reception: All-Purpose Yards: -

The Fighting Illini // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2013 8 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 12 10 7 17 1.0-9 1.0-9 0-0 0 0 0-0 Total 20 10 7 17 1.0-9 1.0-9 0-0 0 0 0-0

rushing statistics

YEAR G No YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2013 8 2 12 6.0 1.5 0 11

Receiving Statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2013 8 0 0 0 0 0 --

Walls Defensive Game-by-Game

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 1 0 1 1.0-9 1.0-9 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

Walls RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -CIN DNP vs. WASH DNP MIAMI(OH) 2-12 0 11 0-0 0 -@NEB 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PSU DNP @IND DNP OSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 --

17 Jihad Ward

DL, 6-6, 295, Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Bok Vo-Tech HS / Globe Tech (NY) • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten • 8th in FBS in fumble recoveries 2014: Has started all 12 games at defensive end ... Tallied four tackles, a tackle for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the win at Northwestern ... Had a career day against Penn State, recording six tackles, a career-high two TFLs, one sack and one QB hurry ... Had two tackles, a half-TFL and a fumble recovery against Iowa ... Had four tackles, one PBU, a QB hurry and a fumble recovery that ended a potential scoring drive in the fourth quarter against Minnesota ... Registered a career-high six tackles, including a half-TFL, at Nebraska ... Started and recorded five tackles, including one TFL and a half-sack, and a QB hurry against Texas State ... Started and totaled four tackles, including his first career solo sack at Washington ... Started against Western Kentucky and combined with Dawuane Smoot on a fourth-quarter sack that forced a fumble and set up the UI touchdown that sealed the win ... Totaled five tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one forced fumble and one QB hurry against WKU ... Started in his Illini debut against Youngstown State and recorded five tackles. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 6, 2x (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14) Solos: 3, 3x (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14) TFL: 2.0 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14 QB Sacks: 1.0, 2x (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14) INT: PBU: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14 QBH: 1, 3x (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14) FF: 1, 2x (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14) FR: 1, 3x (last at Northwestern, 11/29/14)

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2014 12 18 30 48 7.5-44 3.0-30 0-0 1 4 2-3

Ward Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 1 4 5 1.5-11 0.5-5 0-0 0 1 1-0 @WASH 3 1 4 1.0-9 1.0-9 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 2 3 5 1.0-6 0.5-5 0-0 0 1 0-0 @NEB 3 3 6 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0-1 @OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 0 2 2 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 PSU 3 3 6 2.0-16 1.0-11 0-0 0 1 0-0 @NW 2 2 4 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-1

87 Tyler White TE, 6-5, 255, SO. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Plainwell

2014: Has played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams ... Caught a touchdown for his first career reception, a 13-yard grab, for Illinois’ first score of the game against Purdue ... Followed up that TD against Purdue by making the tackle on the ensuing kickofff ... Recorded one tackle on special teams against WKU. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Receiving statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG YPG TD LG 2013 12 0 0 0 0 0 -2014 12 2 17 8.5 1.4 1 13 TOTAL 24 2 17 8.5 0.7 1 13

White RUSHING/RECEIVING game-by-game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WKU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@WASH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -TXST 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NEB 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PUR 0-0 0 -- 1-13 1 13 @WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@OSU 0-0 0 -- 1-4 0 4 IOWA 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -PSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -CIN 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -vs. WASH 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MIAMI(OH) 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@NEB 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -WIS 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -MSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@IND 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -OSUa 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PUR 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -NW 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 --

Interception Return Yards: Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR 2011 1 0 2 2 1.0-4 0.5-3 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 12 5 12 17 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2014 12 7 22 29 4.0-14 2.0-11 0-0 0 1 0-0 TOTAL 27 12 36 48 6.0-21 2.5-14 0-0 0 1 0-0

Woods Defensive GAME-BY-GAME

2014 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR YSU 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WKU 1 1 2 1.0-6 1.0-6 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WASH 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 TXST 2 3 5 1.0-3 0.5-2 0-0 0 1 0-0 @NEB 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PUR 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @WIS 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIN 1 5 6 1.0-3 0.5-3 0-0 0 0 0-0 @OSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 IOWA 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 PSU 1 1 2 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NW 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2013 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR SIU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 CIN 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 vs. WASH 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MIAMI(OH) 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @NEB 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 WIS 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 MSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PSU 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @IND 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 OSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 @PUR 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 NW 0 3 3 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2012 ST AT TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF-FR WMU DNP @ASU DNP CSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 LT DNP PSU DNP @WIS DNP @MICH DNP IND DNP @OSU DNP MINN DNP PUR DNP @NW 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2011 ST AT TOT TFL-YDs QBS-YDs INT-Yds PBU QBH FF-FR ARK ST DNP SDSU 0 2 2 1.0-4 0.5-3 0-0 0 0 0-0 ASU DNP WMU DNP NU DNP @IND DNP OSU DNP @PUR DNP @PSU DNP MICH DNP WIS DNP @MINN DNP UCLA* DNP *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

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5 DonoVonn Young

LEO, 6-3, 255, SR. Tampa, Fla. / Robinson

RB, 6-0, 220, SR. Houston, Texas / Katy

2014: Has started all 12 games on the season ... Had two tackles and a TFL against Penn State ... Registered a career-high six tackles, including a TFL and a half-sack, against Minnesota ... Totaled a career-high five tackles, inlcuding one TFL and a halfsack, and a QB hurry against Texas State ... Recorded the first solo sack of his career against Western Kentucky ... Notched three tackles against Youngstown State.

2014: Ranked 21st on the UI career rushing yardage list with 1,759 yards ... Has played in all 12 games, starting three: Northwestern, Penn State and Minnesota ... Recorded nine carries for 51 yards at Northwestern ... Started and had a team-high 14 carries for 62 yards against Penn State ... Collected 25 yards on five carries against Iowa ... Had eight carries for 22 yards and a touchdown against Ohio State ... Started against Minnesota and recorded three carries for 35 yards ... Had a one-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter at Wisconsin ... Had a twoyard touchdown run in the third quarter against Purdue ... Had a three-yard touchdown run in the third quarter against Texas State and caught four passes for a career-high 43 yards ... Led the Illini with 51 total rushing yards on 14 carries against Western Kentucky and scored the fourth-quarter TD that sealed UI’s victory ... Saw action against Youngstown State and totaled 40 yards on nine carries, while catching three passes for nine yards.

Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. Career Highs

Tackles: 6 vs. Minnesota 10/25/14 Solos: 1, 10x (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14) TFLs: 1.0, 5x (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14) Sacks: 1.0 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 QB Hurries: 1 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: PBUs: Interceptions: -

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Carries: 21 vs. Indiana, 10/27/12 Rushing Yards: 124 vs. Indiana, 10/27/12 Long Run: 59 vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/11 Rushing Touchdowns: 2, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 11/19/11) Receptions: 6, twice (last vs. Penn State, 9/29/12) Receiving Yards: 43 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Long Reception: 24 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/13/12 All-Purpose Yards: 145 vs. Indiana, 10/27/12

rushing statistics

YEAR G No YDS AVG 2011 12 87 451 5.2 2012 12 131 571 4.4 2013 12 93 376 4.0 2014 12 88 361 4.1 TOTAL 48 399 1,759 4.4

Receiving statistics

YEAR G NO YDS AVG 2011 12 8 15 1.9 2012 12 38 172 4.5 2013 12 12 43 3.6 2014 12 20 94 4.7 TOTAL 48 78 324 4.2

17 Taylor Zalewski PK, 6-3, 220, JR. Orland Park, IlL. / Carl Sandburg Pronunciation: zuh-LESS-key

YPG TD 37.6 6 47.6 3 31.3 3 30.1 5 36.6 17

LG 59 52 21 20 59

YPG TD 1.2 0 14.3 1 3.6 0 7.8 0 6.8 1

LG 8 23 8 24 24

YOUNG Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game

2014 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG YSU 9-40 0 20 3-9 0 6 WKU 14-51 1 13 0-0 0 -@WASH 4-20 0 9 2-10 0 7 TXST 9-22 1 5 4-43 0 24 @NEB 5-17 0 5 1-7 0 7 PUR 5-18 1 7 5-16 0 9 @WIS 3-6 1 5 0-0 0 -MIN 3-35 0 20 1-(-3) 0 -@OSU 8-22 1 6 0-0 0 -IOWA 5-25 0 15 0-0 0 -PSU 14-62 0 18 2-12 0 8 @NW 9-51 0 21 2-0 0 4 2013 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG SIU 8-6 1 8 0-0 0 -CIN 14-64 1 17 0-0 0 -vs. WASH 13-58 0 14 1-0 0 0 MIAMI(OH) 11-80 0 14 0-0 0 -@NEB 15-61 1 21 0-0 0 -WIS 5-12 0 3 0-0 0 -MSU 0-0 0 -- 0-0 0 -@PSU 6-21 0 8 0-0 0 -@IND 7-28 0 15 2-9 0 7 OSU 7-22 0 7 5-23 0 8 @PUR 2-4 0 5 2-3 0 5 NW 5-20 0 5 2-8 0 4 2012 CAR-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG WMU 11-2 0 4 6-24 0 12 @ASU 12-65 1 17 2-15 0 9 CSU 7-14 0 9 3-29 1 23 LT 19-78 1 13 4-30 0 13 PSU 6-63 0 52 6-14 0 12 @WIS 4-5 0 3 2-(2) 0 @MICH 16-49 0 8 0-0 0 IND 21-124 0 15 4-21 0 12 @OSU 6-17 0 6 5-10 0 10 MINN 10-42 0 16 2-4 0 7 PUR 8-38 0 12 2-15 0 10 @NW 11-74 1 26 2-12 0 9 2011 car-YDS TD LG REC-YDS TD LG ARK ST 6-39 0 24 0-0 0 -SDSU 7-65 2 41 1-2 0 2 ASU 2-8 0 6 0-0 0 -WMU 12-100 1 59 1-5 0 5 NU 8-29 1 14 0-0 0 -@IND 12-73 0 17 1- (-1) 0 0 OSU 8-13 0 6 2-9 0 8 @PUR 7-32 0 9 0-0 0 -@PSU 5-4 0 2 0-0 0 -MICH 0-0 0 -- 1-1 0 1 WIS 8-43 2 22 0-0 0 -@MINN DNP - Injured UCLA* 12-45 0 19 2-(-1) 0 0 *Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

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2014: Has primarily served as Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; kickoff specialist this season ... Had nine kickoffs for an average of 60.8 yards with seven touchbacks, and converted his lone field goal attempt and all four PAT attempts at Northwestern ... Kicked off four times for an average of 62.2 yards with three touchbacks against Penn State ... Totaled three kickoffs for an average of 66.3 yards and one touchback against Iowa ... Averaged 62.7 yards on three kickoffs against Ohio State ... Booted five kickoffs, four of which resulted in touchbacks, for an average of 65.0 ypk against Minnesota ... Totaled four kickoffs with two touchbacks for an average of 65.0 yards at Wisconsin ... Totaled five kickoffs with two touchbacks for an average of 61.0 yards against Purdue ... Made his first field goal of the season from 25 yards at Washington ... All four of his kickoffs at Washington reached the end zone, with two resulting in touchbacks and the maximum average of 65.0 yards ... Went 6-for-6 on PATs and totaled four touchbacks on six kickoffs against Western Kentucky ... Went 4-for-4 on PATs and totaled two kickoffs for 95 yards and one touchback against Youngstown State. Complete bio information can be found in the 2014 Record Book or at http://www.fightingillini.com. CAREER HIGHS

FG Made: 2, 3x (last vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13) FG Attempts: 3, twice (last vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13) PAT Made: 6 vs. Cincinnati, 9/7/13 PAT Attempts: 6 vs. Cincinnati, 9/7/13 Points: 10 vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13 Long Field Goal: 54 yards vs. Purdue, 11/17/12 Kickoffs: 9 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Yards: 547 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Average: 65.0, 7x (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14) Touchbacks: 7 at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Tackles: 1, twice (last vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/13)

kicking statistics

YEAR PAT FG 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PTS 2012 12-12 4-7 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-2 24 2013 38-38 12-17 3-4 7-8 1-4 1-1 74 2014 16-17 2-4 1-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 22 TOTAL 66-67 18-28 6-7 8-9 2-6 2-4 120

KICKOFF STATISTICS

YEAR G No YDS AVG TB rt rt yds YPR 2012 12 43 2,708 63.0 23 20 460 23.0 2013 12 66 4,132 62.6 35 29 719 24.8 2014 11 46 2,848 61.9 27 15 387 25.8 TOTAL 35 155 9,690 62.5 85 64 1,566 24.4

ZALEWSKI Kicking game-by-game

2014 FGM-FGA LG BLKD PAT PTS YSU 0-0 -- 0 4-4 4 WKU 0-2 -- 0 6-6 6 @WASH 1-1 25 0 2-2 5 TXST 0-0 -- 0 0-1 0 @NEB DNP PUR 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0 @WIS 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0 MIN 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0 @OSU 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0 IOWA 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0 PSU 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0 @NW 1-1 33 0 4-4 7 2013 FGM-FGA LG BLKD PAT PTS SIU 2-3 33 0 4-4 10 CIN 1-1 19 0 6-6 9 vs. WASH 1-2 40 0 3-3 6 MIAMI(OH) 0-1 -- 0 4-4 4 @NEB 1-1 38 0 2-2 5 WIS 1-1 31 0 3-3 6 MSU 1-1 31 0 0-0 3 @PSU 1-1 20 0 2-2 5 @IND 0-1 -- 0 5-5 5 OSU 0-0 -- 0 3-3 3 @PUR 2-2 32 0 2-2 8 NW 2-3 51 0 4-4 10

2012 FGM-FGA LG BLKD PAT PTS WMU 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0 @ASU 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0 CSU 1-1 47 0 4-4 7 LT 1-1 26 0 3-3 6 PSU 0-1 -- 0 1-1 1 @WIS 0-1 -- 0 2-2 2 @MICH 0-1 -- 0 0-0 0 IND 1-1 20 0 2-2 5 @OSU 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0 MINN 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0 PUR 1-1 54 0 0-0 3 @NW 0-0 -- 0 0-0 0

ZALEWSKI Kickoff game-by-game

2014 KO YDS AVG TB RT rt yds YSU 2 95 47.5 1 0 0 WKU 6 355 59.2 4 2 33 @WASH 4 260 65.0 2 2 69 TXST 1 65 65.0 1 0 0 @NEB DNP PUR 5 305 61.0 2 3 42 @WIS 4 260 65.0 2 2 39 MIN 5 325 65.0 4 1 25 @OSU 3 188 62.7 0 3 87 IOWA 3 199 66.3 1 2 32 PSU 4 249 62.2 3 1 21 @NW 9 547 60.8 7 2 95

YPR 0.0 16.5 34.5 0.0

2013 KO YDS AVG TB RT rt yds SIU 8 520 65.0 6 2 73 CIN 8 517 64.6 4 4 91 vs. WASH 5 319 63.8 0 5 103 MIAMI(OH) 7 451 64.4 5 2 41 @NEB 4 238 59.5 2 1 26 WIS 5 325 65.0 3 2 77 MSU 2 96 48.0 1 1 3 @PSU 3 193 64.3 2 1 27 @IND 6 383 63.8 3 3 71 OSU 7 442 63.1 2 5 134 @PUR 5 302 60.4 4 1 26 NW 6 348 58.0 3 2 47

YPR 36.5 22.8 20.6 20.5 26.0 38.5 3.0 27.0 23.7 26.8 26.0 23.5

2012 KO YDS AVG TB RT rt yds WMU 5 317 63.4 3 2 39 @ASU 3 195 65.0 1 2 47 CSU 8 511 63.9 6 2 39 LT 5 323 64.6 3 2 43 PSU 2 130 65.0 2 0 0 @WIS 2 130 65.0 2 0 0 @MICH 1 51 51.0 0 1 12 IND 4 244 61.0 2 2 36 @OSU 4 244 61.0 2 2 46 MINN 2 130 65.0 2 0 0 PUR 3 188 62.7 0 3 66 @NW 4 245 61.2 0 4 132

YPR 19.5 23.5 19.5 21.5 0.0 0.0 12.0 18.0 23.0 0.0 22.0 33.0

14.0 19.5 25.0 29.0 16.0 21.0 47.5

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Tim

Beckman head coach Findlay, 1988 Third season at Illinois

The Beckman File Hometown Berea, Ohio

birthdate

Jan. 19, 1965

Family

Wife: Kim Sons: Tyler and Alex Daughter: Lindsay

Education

Bachelor’s degree, physical education – University of Findlay, 1988 Master’s degree, education - Auburn University, 1994

Playing Experience

University of Kentucky, 1983 University of Findlay, 1984-87

BOWL GAMES

2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2007 Insight Bowl 2007 BCS National Championship Game 2006 Fiesta Bowl 2004 GMAC Bowl 2003 Motor City Bowl 1989 Hall of Fame 1988 Sugar Bowl

Tim Beckman is in his third season leading the University of Illinois football program. He was named the 23rd Fighting Illini head football coach by director of athletics Mike Thomas on Dec. 9, 2011. Beckman continued to build the Fighting Illini program in 2014, leading Illinois to its first bowl game during his tenure and UI’s third in five seasons. The Illini won their last two games of the regular season to reach bowl eligibility despite playing the 13th-toughest schedule in the nation, according to the NCAA schedule strength rankings, using five fourth-quarter comebacks to reach the postseason. Beckman helped the Illini double their win total in 2013 as the offense made dramatic improvements over 2012. Illinois’s offensive unit jumped at least 50 spots in the national rankings from 2012 to 2013 in first downs, passing offense, long scrimmage plays, total offense, passing efficiency and scoring offense, with the biggest turnaround an 95-place jump in first downs per game. Beckman’s first Fighting lllini team produced four 2013 NFL Draft picks – OL Hugh Thornton (third round, Colts), DT Akeem Spence (fourth round, Buccaneers), DB Terry Hawthorne (fifth round, Steelers) and DE Michael Buchanan (seventh round, Patriots) – the most by any Big Ten team. The Illini also have excelled in the classroom under Beckman’s leadership. Twenty-one players earned degrees in 2014 after 16 did so in 2013 and 15 in 2012. For four consecutive semesters, at least 40 football student-athletes have posted at least a 3.0 grade-point-average: 42 in Fall 2012, a program-record 51 in Spring 2013, 43 in Fall 2013 and 41 in Spring 2014. Illinois boasted a school-record 27 Academic All-Big Ten selections in 2014, giving UI 66 in Beckman’s three seasons. The Illini also have been active in the community, hosting free weekly youth clinics during the season and making regular visits to local schools and hospitals throughout the year. Prior to Illinois, Beckman spent three years as head coach at Toledo, where he led the Rockets to two bowl appearances and a Mid-American Conference West Division co-championship. Beckman engineered an impressive turnaround at Toledo in his three years at the helm after inheriting a team that went 3-9 in 2008. The Rockets improved to 5-7 in 2009 before going 8-5 with a 7-1 record in the MAC and a berth in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in 2010. Toledo posted an 8-4 record in 2011, including another 7-1 MAC record, a share of the MAC West Division title and a berth in the Military Bowl. In the last two seasons, Beckman compiled a 14-2 record in MAC games, second best in the conference over that span.

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He has learned under some of the finest coaches in America, including Pat Dye, Urban Meyer, Mike Gundy and Jim Tressel. When he guided the Rockets to an 8-4 regular-season record and a bowl appearance in 2010, it was UT’s first bowl since 2005. In addition, his last two recruiting classes at Toledo have been widely praised, earning a No. 1 ranking among MAC teams by Rivals.com in both seasons after landing two of the three four-star prospects signed by conference schools. Beckman sent a pair of Toledo players to the NFL in defensive back Barry Church and receiver Stephen Williams in 2010. Three players earned first-team All-MAC honors in 2011, including Eric Page, who earned first-team honors as a receiver, kick returner and punt returner. Before accepting Toledo’s head coaching position, Beckman had 21 years of experience as an assistant coach. He served

The Coaching Staff // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State (2007-08), the cornerbacks coach at Ohio State (2005-06), the defensive coordinator/assistant head coach at Bowling Green (1998-2004), the defensive coordinator at Elon (1996-97), the secondary coach/ recruiting coordinator at Western Carolina (1990-95) and a graduate assistant at Auburn (1988-89). Beckman’s two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State were successful, as the Cowboys posted a 16-10 record, including a 9-4 mark in 2008 and an appearance in the Holiday Bowl. In 2007, the Cowboys went 7-6, including a win over Indiana in the Insight Bowl. At Ohio State, Beckman mentored the Buckeye cornerbacks. During his stay at Ohio State, the Buckeyes were 22-3 and played in two BCS bowl games. Along the way, he coached six All-Big Ten defensive backs and five future NFL players. His final game as a coach with Ohio State was the 2007 BCS National Championship Game against Florida, where Beckman faced his former boss from his days at Bowling Green, Urban Meyer. At Bowling Green, Beckman was a three-time nominee for the Frank Broyles Award, presented annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. He was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2001, and College Football News named him one of the country’s top defensive coordinators. During his stay at Bowling Green, the Falcons won two bowl games, a MAC East division title and finished ranked in the national polls in 2003. Beckman began his coaching career in 1988 as a graduate assistant at Auburn, where he earned his master’s degree in education. His first full-time coaching job came at Western Carolina, where he coached the secondary and served as recruiting coordinator from 1990-95. Beckman then served as the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Elon College from 1996-97 before moving on to Bowling Green. Beckman started his collegiate playing career at Kentucky but transferred to Findlay and excelled under Hall of Fame head coach Dick Strahm. A 1988 graduate of Findlay, Beckman majored in physical education and lettered in 1984 and 1985 on Oiler teams that qualified for the NAIA playoffs both seasons. Prior to that, he attended Forest Park High School in Beaumont, Texas, for two years before completing high school at Berea (Ohio) High School near Cleveland. The son of longtime college and NFL coach Dave Beckman, Tim is a native of Berea, Ohio. He and his wife, Kim, also a Findlay graduate, have three children: Tyler, Lindsay and Alex. Tyler is a member of the Fighting Illini support staff, while Lindsay is a senior at Oklahoma State. Alex is a junior quarterback at Urbana High School.

BECKMAN’S RECORD VS. OPPONENTS Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 ��.000 Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 ��.000 Ball State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 ��1.000 Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 ��.000 Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 ��.667 Central Michigan . . . . . . . . . 2-1 ��.667 Charleston Southern . . . . . . 1-0 ��1.000 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 ��1.000 Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 ��1.000 Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . 3-0 ��1.000 Florida International . . . . . . 1-1 ��.500 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 ��.000 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 ��n/a Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 ��1.000 Louisiana Tech . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 ��.000 Miami (OH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 ��.667 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 ��.000 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 ��.000 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 ��.500

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 ��.000 New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 ��.1.000 Northern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 ��.333 Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 ��.333 Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 ��1.000 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5 ��.000 Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 ��.333 Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 ��.400 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 ��1.000 Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 ��.000 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 ��.500 Texas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 ��1.000 Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 ��.000 Western Kentucky . . . . . . . . . 1-0 ��1.000 Western Michigan . . . . . . . . 3-1 ��.750 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 ��.000 Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 ��.000 Youngstown State . . . . . . . . 1-0 ��1.000 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-40 ��.452

THE BECKMAN FILE Beckman’S Coaching Experience 2012- Illinois (Head Coach) 2009-11 Toledo (Head Coach) 2007-08 Oklahoma State (Defensive Coordinator) 2005-06 Ohio State (Cornerbacks) 1998-04 Bowling Green (Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach) 1996-97 Elon (Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator) 1990-95 Western Carolina (Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator) 1988-89 Auburn (Graduate Assistant)

TIM BECKMAN’S HEAD COACHING RECORD

Year School Overall Conf. Conf. Finish Bowl Final Polls 2009 Toledo 5-7 3-5 4th (West) --- NR/NR 2010 Toledo 8-5 7-1 2nd (West) Little Caesars NR/NR 2011 Toledo 8-4 7-1 T-1st (West) Military* NR/NR 2012 Illinois 2-10 0-8 6th (Leaders) --- NR/NR 2013 Illinois 4-8 1-7 5th (Leaders) --- NR/NR 2014 Illinois 6-6 3-5 5th (West) Heart of Dallas NR/NR Total 6 yearS 33-40 21-27 - 3 Bowls AT ILLINOIS 3 Years 12-24 4-20 - 1 Bowl Polls listed as AP/Coaches *Led Rockets to Military Bowl berth but did not coach game

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Banks

Defensive Coordinator / SECONDARY Central Michigan, 1995 Third season at Illinois

The Banks File Hometown

Detroit, Mich.

birthdate

Dec. 16, 1971

Family

Wife: Robin

Education

B.S., industrial management – Central Michigan, 1995

Playing Experience

Central Michigan, 1991-94

BOWL GAMES

2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 2011 Liberty Bowl 2010 GMAC Bowl 2008 Motor City Bowl 2007 Motor City Bowl 2006 Champs Sports Bowl 2004 Gator Bowl

Tim Banks is in his third season as Illinois’ defensive coordinator and also works with the Illini secondary. He was hired in January 2012 as part of Tim Beckman’s first staff at Illinois. Banks has developed an opportunistic defense in 2014, as Illinois has posted four defensive touchdowns, tied for 13th nationally. The Illini also rank sixth in the Big Ten with 6.3 tackles for loss per game and have forced 18 turnovers on the season. Cornerback V’Angelo Bentley and safety Taylor Barton both earned All-big Ten honorable mention laurels following the season. Three players from the 2012 Illini defense were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft, with Akeem Spence going to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round, Terry Hawthorne being picked by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round and Michael Buchanan being selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round. Banks has spent the past six seasons as a defensive coordinator, two at Cincinnati as a co-defensive coordinator and the previous three at Central Michigan. Under his guidance, the Bearcats improved 33 spots from 2010 to 2011 in the rushing defense national statistical rankings, from No. 39 to No. 6, and moved up 21 spots in total defense, from No. 63 to No. 42. Cincinnati led the nation in tackles for loss in 2011 after ranking No. 38 the year before and also ranked No. 2 nationally in sacks in 2011, up from No. 38 in 2010. UC improved 48 spots in scoring defense from No. 68 in 2010 to No. 20 in 2011 and jumped 110 spots in turnover margin from No. 119 in 2010 to No. 9 in 2011, largely as a result of forcing 33 turnovers in 2011 compared to 14 in 2010. Cincinnati also improved 62 spots in pass efficiency defense from 2010 to 2011, moving from No. 106 to No. 44. After

BANKS YEAR-BY-YEAR 2012- 2010-11 2007-09 2003-06 2001-02 1999-2000 1997-98 1996

Illinois (defensive coordinator/secondary) Cincinnati (co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs) Central Michigan (defensive coordinator) Maryland (defensive backs, 2006; inside linebackers, 2003-05) Memphis (defensive backs, 2002; outside linebackers, 2001) Bowling Green (defensive backs, 2000; running backs, 1999) Ferris State (defensive backs) Bowling Green (graduate assistant)

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finishing 4-8 in 2010, the Bearcats rebounded to post a 10-3 record in 2011, including a win over Vanderbilt in the 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Banks’ 2009 Central Michigan defense led the Mid-American Conference in scoring defense (18.9), ranked second in rushing defense (122.8), third in pass efficiency defense (117.4), and fourth in total defense (344.2) as the team went 12-2 overall and 8-0 in the MAC. The Chippewas led the MAC in rush defense in both 2007 and 2008, and the 2008 defensive unit led the conference in sacks with 35. Four players earned first-team all-MAC honors during Banks’ tenure: linebackers Red Keith and Ike Brown in 2007 and linebacker Nick Bellore and defensive end Frank Zombo in both 2008 and 2009. CMU generated five turnovers in a game three times during a two-season span, including a seven-turnover effort against Army in 2007. Cornerback Josh Gordy tied a school record with three interceptions in that game against the Cadets. Following the 2007 season, Banks was invited to participate in the NCAA Expert Coaches Academy. Prior to CMU, Banks spent four seasons at the University of Maryland (2003-06) before returning to his alma mater. He coached the Terrapins’ secondary in 2006 after spending his first three seasons with the inside linebackers. Under his guidance, linebacker D’Qwell Jackson was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team selection (2004-05), ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2005) and a Bednarik Award finalist (2005). Jackson (Cleveland Browns) is one of three players Banks coached at Maryland who played in the NFL. The others are linebacker David Holloway (Arizona Cardinals) and cornerback Josh Wilson (Seattle Seahawks). Prior to Maryland, Banks spent two seasons as an assistant at the University of Memphis (2001-02) and two years at Bowling Green (1999-00). At Memphis, the Tigers ranked ninth in Division I-A in pass defense in 2002 – his only season working with the cornerbacks. Banks was a four-year letterman and two-time All-MAC second-team selection (1993-94) at Central Michigan. Banks was a co-captain for the Chippewas’ 1994 MAC championship team and led the 1993 team in tackles with 105. He graduated from Central Michigan in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial management.

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Bill

Cubit

Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Delaware, 1975 Second season at Illinois

The Cubit File Hometown

Sharon Hill, Pa.

birthdate

Oct. 14, 1953

Family

Wife: Nancy Son: Ryan Daughters: Stacey and Sheri

Education

B.S., business administration – Delaware, 1975 M.S., education – St. Joseph’s, 1981

Playing Experience Delaware, 1971-74

BOWL GAMES

2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2008 Texas Bowl 2007 International Bowl 1989 Freedom Bowl 1974 NCAA College Division runner-up 1971 Boardwalk Bowl

CUBIT YEAR-BY-YEAR 2013- 2005-12 2003-04 2001-02 2000 1997-99 1992-96 1990-91 1989 1985 1983-84 1975-76

Bill Cubit is in his second season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Illinois in 2014. He was hired in January 2013 following an eight-year stint as head coach at Western Michigan. Cubit led WMU to a 51-47 overall record and three bowls during his tenure in Kalamazoo. Cubit has shown great adaptability in 2014, leading the Illini to impressive passing marks early in the season then helping Illinois become more balanced later in the year. Quarterback Wes Lunt posted the best four-game start to an Illini QB’s career, throwing for 1,237 yards, 11 touchdowns and only three interceptions. After Lunt broke his leg against Purdue, Reilly O’Toole has taken the reins of the offense and led Illinois to a bowl game, engineering fourth-quarter comebacks against Minnesota and Penn State, and posting the best game of his career in the regular-season final at Northwestern, rushing for 147 yards and throwing for 147 yards and three TDs as Illinois clinched bowl-eligibility. Illinois ranks third in the Big Ten in passing offense and completion percentage in 2014, and fifth in passing efficiency. The Illini also have gotten a breakout season from freshman receiver Mike Dudek, who has shattered UI freshman receiving records with 69 catches and 965 yards, and tied the mark with six receiving TDs. Cubit guided the Illini offense to a dramatic improvement in his first year, as Illinois jumped at least 50 spots in the national rankings from 2012 to 2013 in first downs, passing offense, long scrimmage plays, total offense, passing efficiency and scoring offense, with the biggest turnaround an 95-place leap in first downs per game. His 2013 unit ranked third in school history in passing yards per game (287.7) and fourth in total yards per game (426.7) and points per game (29.7). Quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase posted the third-most yards of total offense in a season in school history under Cubit in 2013 and broke the school record for completion percentage. Cubit’s 2011 Western Michigan squad set records for points (459), touchdowns (58), pass attempts (554), completions (369), passing yards (4,385), total yards (5,960), offensive plays (945), first downs (320), passing first downs (204), kick returns (63), kick

Illinois (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Western Michigan (head coach) Stanford (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Rutgers (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Missouri (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Western Michigan (offensive coordinator) Widener (head coach) Akron (running backs) Florida (quarterbacks) Central Florida (assistant head coach/secondary) Central Florida (secondary) Swarthmore College (running backs/receivers)

return yardage (1,409) and total return yards (1,658). In 2010, two of his receivers (Juan Nunez and Jordan White) topped 1,000 yards in receiving, before White earned consensus All-America honors in 2011 while leading the nation in receiving yards and receptions. Cubit brings 33 years of coaching experience, including 17 years as a head coach on the collegiate and high school level. He also has spent eight years as an offensive coordinator at five NCAA Division I schools working the sidelines in five of the nation’s premier conferences (Big East, Big 12, Mid-American, PAC-10 and Southeastern). Prior to returning to Western Michigan as head coach in 2004, Cubit served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Stanford in 2003, directing a Cardinal offense that ranked 28th in NCAA passing (247.3 yards per game). Prior to his time at Stanford, Cubit served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Rutgers (2001-02) and at Missouri in 2000. In his first stint at WMU from 1997-99, Cubit oversaw an offense that ranked in the NCAA Top 25 in passing offense, scoring offense and total offense in back-to-back seasons. In 1998, the Broncos were the nation’s 20th-highest scoring team with an average of 32.7 points per game, and were 20th in the nation in 1999 with an average of 31.1 points per game. His quarterback during that period was Tim Lester, who finished fifth in NCAA career passing yards (11,299) and seventh in career touchdown passes (87). Cubit’s head coaching experience includes five seasons (1992-96) at Division III Widener University in Philadelphia, Pa. He led the Pioneers to a 34-18-1 mark, two Middle American Conference championships and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances while twice being named conference coach of the year. Other collegiate stops for Cubit include two years (1990-91) as running backs coach at Akron, a season (1989) as quarterbacks coach at Florida, three seasons as assistant head coach (1985) and the secondary coach (1983-85) at Central Florida and two years (1975-76) coaching running backs and receivers at Swarthmore College. As a high school coach, Cubit compiled a nine-year record of 79-15-2 at three different programs - Martin County (Fla.), Academy Park (Pa.) and his alma mater, Sharon Hill. A Sharon Hill, Pa., native, Cubit (59 years old/DOB: 10-14-1953) earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Delaware in 1975. He played quarterback and wide receiver for the Blue Hens (1971-74), earning Associated Press All-America honorable mention in 1974. He also set school records for catches in a game (10) and a season (47), along with receiving yards in a season (787). In 1981, he earned a master’s degree in education from Saint Joseph’s University. Cubit and his wife, Nancy, have three grown children: Stacey - who was married on March 3, 2007 - Sheri and Ryan, who is director of football student-athlete development for the Fighting Illini. Cubit also has three grandchildren.

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BELLAMY Wide Receivers Illinois, 1990 Third season at Illinois

Mike Bellamy is in his third season on Tim Beckman’s staff and second in a coaching role, as he was promoted to wide receivers coach in February 2013 after serving one year as assistant director of player personnel and relations.

The BELLAMY File Hometown Chicago, Ill.

birthdate

June 28, 1966

Family

Wife: Tanya Sons: Mike and McKoy Daughter: McKenna

Education

B.S., speech communication – Illinois, 1990

Playing Experience Illinois, 1989-90

BOWL GAMES

2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl 1990 Citrus Bowl

Bellamy has guided Mike Dudek to the best season by a freshman receiver in school history, as he has broken school records for catches (69) and yards (965) by a rookie, and tied college football Hall of Famer David Williams’ freshman TD catches mark with six. Bellamy’s receivers have helped the Illini rank third in the Big Ten in passing offense (243.2 ypg) and have hauled in 24 touchdowns. Bellamy molded an unheralded group of receivers into one that helped Illinois record the most total passing yards in a season in school history (3,452) and third-most passing yards per game (287.7). He guided Steve Hull’s transition from defensive back to receiver in Hull’s final season, helping him rank in the top 10 in school history in season receiving yards (993), season touchdown catches (seven) and season 100-yard receiving games (five). Hull also was the nation’s most prolific receiver over the final four weeks of the season, posting 653 yards and six touchdowns on 40 catches (16.3 ypc) during that span. In his role with the Fighting Illini in 2012, Bellamy coordinated all former player events, assisted with on-campus recruiting and recruiting mailings, helped coordinate the annual Illinois high school coaching clinic and coordinated all functions with Block I, fraternities and sororities. He immediately served as a bridge between Beckman’s staff and former Illini players, coaches and staff across the country, building numerous relationships. As a player at Illinois (1988 and ’89), Bellamy was a secondteam All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten receiver in 1989. He recorded 59 receptions for 927 yards and eight TDs for the Illini that season, the fourth-most TD catches in a season in school history and the ninth-most receiving yards. He also returned 16 kickoffs for 459 yards, an average of 28.7 that ranks second in school history.

BELLAMY YEAR-BY-YEAR 2013- 2012 2011 2008-10

Illinois (wide receivers) Illinois (assistant director of player personnel and relations) Clark-Atlanta University (receivers/specialists) Sprayberry High School (passing game coordinator/receivers/specialists)

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Bellamy stands second in Illini history in career kickoff return average at 26.4 yards per return, and his 170 kickoff return yards against Indiana on Nov. 18, 1989, remain the single-game school record. He was named one of the top 10 receivers in Illinois history in 2008 and was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Hall of Fame in 2007 for his achievements at the College of DuPage in suburban Chicago. After earning a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Illinois in 1990, Bellamy was a second-round selection by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1990 NFL Draft, playing two seasons for the team. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders from 1992-95 before playing for Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League in 1995-96, winning the World Bowl in 1996. Bellamy came to Illinois after serving as the receivers and specialists coach at Clark-Atlanta University in 2011. Prior to that, was the passing game coordinator, receivers coach and specialists coach at Sprayberry High School from 2008-10. Bellamy has assisted at camps at Illinois, Virginia and Georgia State, as well as the 2010 and 2011 Under Armour Combine and the 2009 and 2010 Georgia High School All-Star game. Following his playing career and before joining the coaching ranks, Bellamy and his wife, Tanya, built a successful business in the beauty industry in the Atlanta area. The couple has three children: Mike, McKenna and McKoy.

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Brattan OFFENSIVE line Delaware, 1972 First season at Illinois

Tom Brattan is in his first year as the offensive line coach at Illinois after being hired in July 2014. He spent the last 13 seasons at Maryland, where he helped the Terrapins to eight bowl games. A 37-year coaching veteran, including 31 at the collegiate level, Brattan has been a part of record-setting offenses throughout his career.

The Brattan File Hometown Newark, Del.

birthdate

Oct. 14, 1950

Family

Wife: Anne Daughters: Kristen, Kate and Megan

Education

B.A., history – Delaware, 1972 M.S., education – Delaware, 1977

Playing Experience Delaware, 1971

BOWL GAMES

2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 2013 Military Bowl 2010 Military Bowl 2008 Humanitarian Bowl 2007 Emerald Bowl 2006 Champs Sports Bowl 2004 Gator Bowl 2002 Peach Bowl 2002 Orange Bowl 2000 Rose Bowl 1997 Citrus Bowl 1996 Rose Bowl

Brattan YEAR-BY-YEAR

Brattan has done an admirable job holding together an Illinois offensive line battered by injuries in 2014, as two of the Illini’s most experienced linemen missed the final three games of the regular season. Still, Illinois ranks third in the Big Ten in passing offense and has staged five fourth-quarter comebacks. Junior guard Ted Karras was named All-Big Ten honorable mention despite suffering a seasonending injury at Ohio State on Nov. 1. In his 13 years with the Terps, Brattan produced five players who earned six All-America honors. His linemen also garnered 17 AllACC laurels, including seven first-team accolades. He helped guide Maryland to eight bowl games and three consecutive 10-win seasons from 2001-03. He also helped the Terps break the school’s singleseason scoring record in 2001 and the single-season total offense record in 2003. Brattan also has prepared a number of players for the next level with 18 former players reaching the NFL, including Bruce Campbell, a fourth-round choice of Oakland in the 2010 NFL Draft. Brattan mentored four All-Americans in his first three seasons at Maryland, as Melvin Fowler (2001), Matt Crawford (2002), Todd Wike (2002) and C.J. Brooks (2003) all earned third-team honors. In 2007, Andrew Crummey notched second-team All-America accolades from Sporting News & third-team honors from Associated Press. And in 2005, Brattan mentored Jared Gaither to third-team Freshman AllAmerica honors. He produced three All-ACC honorees in 2008, including first-team pick Edwin Williams. While Crummey earned second-team All-America honors in 2007 and All-ACC laurels in 2006 and 2007. Brooks was a first-team All-ACC honoree in 2003, while Crawford and Wike were AllACC first teamers in 2002. Wike and Fowler earned first-team All-ACC honors in 2001. Brattan’s offensive line opened holes for four of the top eight running backs in Maryland history and three of the top rushing seasons ever in College Park. Lance Ball piled up 2,487 yards from 2004-07, Bruce Perry gained 2,424 yards from 1999-2003, Davin Meggett posted 2,411

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yards from 2008-11 and Da’Rel Scott gained 2,401 yards from 200710. In addition, Perry’s 2001 season (1,242 yards), Chris Downs’ 1,154yard campaign in 2002, and Scott’s 1,133 yards in 2008 account for three of the eight 1,000-yard seasons in Maryland history. Prior to coming to Maryland, Brattan spent two years (1999-00) at Stanford, where he served as the Cardinal’s line coach in charge of centers and guards. Stanford went 8-4 in 1999 en route to a Rose Bowl bid. The 1999 Stanford offense scored at least 31 points in all but three games and hit the 50-point plateau three times. That year, Brattan’s offensive line allowed just 15 sacks in 385 passing attempts (one sack for every 27 attempts). Brattan took his first full-time job at the collegiate level at William & Mary in 1983 as an offensive backfield coach. After just one season, he was promoted to offensive coordinator and served the remainder of his tenure (1984-91) in that capacity. He also worked with the offensive line at William & Mary. In that time, the Tribe advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs on three occasions. From 1986 to 1990, William & Mary earned national rankings in three seasons (No. 9 in 1986; No. 13 in 1989; No. 7 in 1990). The success was largely a product of Brattan’s offensive design as his unit ranked in the top 20 in offense in 1985 and 1986, while it had the top-rated attack in Division I-AA for the 1990 season and the sixth-best in `91. Brattan took his success at the I-AA level to his next job, Northwestern, where he resided from 1992-98 as offensive line coach. In Brattan’s first three years at the school, the Wildcats continued to struggle, pushing their streak of seasons without a winning mark to 23. Then in 1995, the Wildcats were in the national spotlight as they came seemingly out of nowhere to win the Big Ten championship for the first time in 47 years and advance to the Rose Bowl where they ultimately fell to USC. They finished the year ranked No. 7 in the nation with a 10-2 mark. Brattan’s line allowed just eight sacks all year while helping propel Darnell Autry to a new school rushing record. Northwestern finished fifth nationally in rushing. The Wildcats posted a combined 15-1 league record in 1995 and 1996, taking the Big Ten crown both years after having won just five league games in the previous three years. In 1996, they earned a bid to play Tennessee in the Citrus Bowl. Brattan got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Delaware, in 1972. After one year in Newark, he took his first full-time coaching post at Highland Springs (Va.) High School as an offensive line coach. After three years (1973-75) at Highland Springs, he moved back to his home state of Delaware and took his first head coaching job at McKean High School in 1977. He spent one year at McKean - the same high school that helped produce Maryland legend Randy White - before moving back to Virginia and taking over as the head coach at Lloyd C. Bird High School. After serving at Bird in 1978, he returned to Highland Springs -- this time as a head coach -- for his final four years (1979-82) at the prep level. A native of Newark, Del., Brattan is a 1972 graduate of his hometown school where he earned his bachelor’s degree in history and later earned his master’s degree in education in 1977. He was a member of the Blue Hen football team, lettering in 1971. He and his wife, Anne, have three daughters, Kristen, Kate and Megan.

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GREG

COLBY

DEFENSIVE Line Illinois, 1974 10th season at Illinois (Second on Beckman’s Staff)

The Colby File Hometown

Greg Colby is in his second stint on the Fighting Illini coaching staff, returning to the Illini staff in 2013 to coach the defensive line after previously serving as an assistant at Illinois from 1988-95. Colby came to Illinois following five years as head coach at Millersville University, an NCAA Division II institution located in Millersville, Pa. He played both football and baseball for the Illini from 1970-74. Colby’s defensive line showed great improvement as the season went on, with junior Jihad Ward earning All-Big Ten honorable mention laurels after posting 48 tackles, 7.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, four QB hurries, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. He ranks eighth nationally in fumbles recovered. Senior defensive tackle also had a strong final campaign with 52 tackles, a team-high 9.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks and one QB hurry.

Danville, Ill.

birthdate

Feb. 25, 1952

Family

Wife: Janet Sons: Matt and Mike

Education

B.S., physical education – Illinois, 1975

Playing Experience

Illinois, 1970-73 (football) Illinois, 1971-74 (baseball)

Bowl Games

2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 2005 Sun Bowl 2003 Motor City Bowl 1997 Aloha 1996 Sun Bowl 1995 Independence Bowl 1994 Liberty Bowl 1992 Holiday Bowl 1991 John Hancock Bowl 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl 1990 Citrus Bowl 1988 All-American Bowl

Colby is a 35-year veteran of the coaching profession, including 27 years as a collegiate coach and 10 years as a defensive coordinator at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. He has been on staff for two Big Ten championships and 12 bowl games. In his nine years as a high school football coach, Colby won a pair of state championships. Prior to his head-coaching stint at Millersville, Colby spent six years as defensive coordinator at Northwestern under Randy Walker and Pat Fitzgerald. During his time there, the Wildcats posted three consecutive six-win seasons for the first time in 70 years and six-win seasons in four out of five years for the first time since 1905. Northwestern appeared in the Motor City Bowl in 2003 and the Vitalis Sun Bowl in 2005.

Colby helped Michigan State to three bowl appearances from 1995-97 while coaching the defensive line, outside linebackers and serving as co-special teams coordinator under Nick Saban. The Spartans played in the 1995 Independence Bowl, the 1996 Sun Bowl and the 1997 Aloha Bowl. From 1988-95, Colby was assistant coach for outside linebackers and special teams at Illinois, helping the Fighting Illini to a Big Ten Championship in 1990 and six bowl appearances in seven years. He helped the Illini to a 53-38-3 record over that span, with trips to the Citrus Bowl, Hall of Fame Bowl, Holiday Bowl, All-American Bowl, Liberty Bowl and John Hancock Bowl. Colby served as a graduate assistant at Michigan State from 1986-88, working with the defensive line and helping the Spartans to the 1987 Big Ten championship and a berth in the 1988 Rose Bowl. That was preceded by a seven-year stint as a high school coach. He led Danville’s Schlarman High School to consecutive IHSA Class 2A state championships in 1980 and 1981, compiling a 25-1 record. He then guided Naperville Central High School to a 24-13 record from 1982-85, including a conference championship in 1983.

During Colby’s tenure, Northwestern won the American Football Coaches Association award for highest graduation rate four times. The Wildcats ranked second during the other two years Colby was there.

As a student-athlete at Illinois, Colby was a three-year starter for both the Fighting Illini football and baseball teams, serving as captain of the baseball squad as a senior in 1974. He is a native of Danville, Ill., and graduated from Danville High School in 1970, where he was an all-state team captain for the football and baseball teams during his senior year.

Prior to his time at Northwestern, Colby spent four seasons as the defensive coordinator at Kent State under Dean Pees, who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens.

Colby and his wife, Janet, have two sons: Matt and Mike.

Colby YEAR-BY-YEAR 2013- 2008-12 2002-07 1998-2001 1995-97 1988-95 1986-88 1982-86 1979-82 1978-80 1977-78 1975 1974-75

In 2001, Colby’s defense ranked third in the Mid-American Conference and helped the Golden Flashes to its first winning season in 15 years.

Illinois (defensive line) Millersville (head coach) Northwestern (defensive coordinator) Kent State (defensive coordinator/defensive line/linebackers) Michigan State (def. line/inside linebackers/co-special teams coord.) Illinois (outside linebackers/defensive ends/special teams) Michigan State (graduate assistant (defensive line) Naperville (Ill.) High School (head coach) Danville Schlarman (Ill.) High School (head coach) Illinois (assistant baseball coach) Illinois (graduate assistant football coach) Illinois (assistant baseball coach) Illinois (graduate assistant football coach)

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Alex

Golesh

Tight Ends / Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator Ohio State, 2006 Third season at Illinois Alex Golesh is in his third year on the Illinois staff as the tight ends and running backs coach, and recruiting coordinator. He came to the Illini from Toledo along with head coach Tim Beckman and assistant coach Mike Ward.

The Golesh File Hometown Dublin, Ohio

birthdate

June 24, 1984

Family

Wife: Alexis Daughter: Corbin Son: Barrett

Education

B.S., education – Ohio State, 2006

BOWL GAMES

2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2008 Holiday Bowl 2006 Poinsettia Bowl 2005 Fiesta Bowl 2004 Alamo Bowl

Golesh led a versatile and talented bunch of running backs and tight ends in 2014, including junior Josh Ferguson, who led Illinois with 10 total touchdowns and 685 rushing yards, and ranked second on the team with 44 catches. Senior running back Donovonn Young also came on strong late in the season and has 361 yards and five touchdowns on the ground to go along with 20 catches. Illinois’ three tight ends – seniors Jon Davis and Matt LaCosse, and sophomore Tyler White – have combined for 29 catches, 271 yards and six TDs in 2014. Golesh guided a productive group of tight ends that combined for 52 catches, 545 yards and eight touchdowns in 2013, including four touchdowns against Miami (Ohio), the most tight end TDs in a game in school history. He also helped punter Justin DuVernois to another solid season, as the junior posted a 41.1 yard-per-punt average with 10 over 50 yards and 13 downed inside the 20. Golesh, who was named a top-10 recruiter in the Big Ten by Rivals.com in 2013, guided DuVernois to a strong sophomore campaign in 2012 as he ranked fourth in the Big Ten in punting with a 41.9 yard-per-punt average, with a long of 72 yards, 16 fair catches, 19 punts downed inside the 20 yard line and 15 punts of 50 or more yards.

Prior to going to Toledo, Golesh spent three seasons as a graduate assistant, two at Northern Illinois (2006-07) and one at Oklahoma State. Golesh worked with the outside linebackers at Oklahoma State in 2008, helping the Cowboys to a 9-4 record and a berth in the Holiday Bowl. At NIU, Golesh worked for one season assisting with the secondary and one season with the offensive line, helping the Huskies make the 2006 Poinsettia Bowl. Golesh got his start in the coaching business as a student assistant coach while attending Ohio State as an undergraduate. He spent two-and-a-half years aiding the Buckeyes’ defensive coaches, with responsibilities that included working with the defensive line and helping to break down film. During his time at Ohio State, the Buckeyes claimed the 2005 Big Ten Championship and went on to earn a victory in the Fiesta Bowl over Notre Dame. OSU also posted a win in the 2004 Alamo Bowl over Oklahoma State. Golesh also spent one year as a defensive line coach in a firstyear football program at newly opened Westerville Central High School in 2002. Golesh was born in Moscow, Russia, but grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Dublin, Ohio, where he was a three-year letterwinner in football at Dublin Scioto High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Ohio State in 2006. He and his wife, Alexis, had a daughter, Corbin, in May 2011, and welcomed a son, Barrett, in July 2014.

Golesh was on Beckman’s staff at Toledo for three years from 2009-2011, serving as both the tight ends coach and the recruiting coordinator. Golesh aided the UT program in securing the No. 1 recruiting class in the Mid-American Conference in consecutive years. The 2010 UT class was No. 1 according to Rivals.com, while both Rivals and Scout.com rated the 2011 class No. 1. Golesh’s tight ends served as key blockers in a Rocket rushing attack that ranked No. 3 in the MAC in both 2010 and 2011. In 2009, Golesh coached the running backs at Toledo, helping senior running back DaJuane Collins earn third-team All-MAC honors.

GOLESH YEAR-BY-YEAR 2012- Illinois (tight ends/running backs/recruiting coordinator, 2014; tight ends/specialists/recruiting coordinator, 2012-13;) 2010-11 Toledo (tight ends/recruiting coordinator) 2009 Toledo (running backs/recruiting coordinator) 2008 Oklahoma State (graduate assistant) 2006-07 Northern Illinois (graduate assistant)

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Tim

Salem

Special Teams Coordinator Arizona State, 1985 Third season at Illinois

The Salem File Hometown

Minneapolis, Minn.

birthdate Oct. 1, 1961

Family

Tim Salem is in his third season at Illinois as the special teams coordinator. He also coached running backs in 2012 and 2013. He was hired in January 2012 as part of Tim Beckman’s first staff at Illinois.

UCF’s special teams units were a strength in 2009, as well. The Knights ranked fifth nationally in punt return defense, 10th in kickoff return defense and 13th in kickoff returns.

Salem has guided Justin DuVernois to one of the best punting seasons in school history, as DuVernois is averaging 44.4 yards per punt – fourthbest in UI history – with 19 boots over 50 yards and 19 downed inside the 20. DuVernois earned second-team All-Big Ten honors following the season. The Illini rank second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally in net punting.

As offensive coordinator in 2007, Salem guided UCF to one of the best seasons in program history. Behind a high-powered offense, the Knights won 10 contests, claimed the C-USA title for the first time and participated in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. UCF broke several school records in 2007, including points (502), touchdowns (62) and rushing yards (3,287). The Knights averaged 35.86 points per game, which ranked 17th nationally.

Salem oversaw dramatic improvements in the Illini’s punt return unit in 2013, as Illinois ranked 16th in the nation after standing 118th in 2012. Return man V’Angelo Bentley became the first Illini to return both a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns in the same season, and he ranked sixth nationally in punt return average with 15.8 yards per return.

Wife: Wendy Sons: Taylor and Landan Daughter: Kylan

Salem also guided a group of running backs that featured Josh Ferguson, who broke the school record for receiving yards by a running back in a season with 535 and also led the Illini with 11 total touchdowns.

Education

Salem came to Illinois from UCF, where he helped guide the Knights to four bowls in eight seasons. Most recently, he spent three seasons as the Knights’ tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. Salem served the previous five years as UCF’s offensive coordinator.

Playing Experience

With Salem leading the way in 2011, UCF once again boasted one of the top kickoff return units in the nation. The Knights jumped into the top five thanks in large part to true freshman Rannell Hall, who was the lone freshman to earn first-team All-Conference USA honors. In fact, Hall became the third Knight in the last four years to serve as the All-C-USA first-team kick returner (Joe Burnett in 2008, Quincy McDuffie in 2010).

Bachelor’s Degree – Arizona State, 1985 Arizona State, 1983-84 Minnesota, 1980-82

BOWL GAMES

2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 2010 Liberty Bowl 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl 2007 Liberty Bowl 2005 Hawaii Bowl 2001 Outback Bowl 1999 Sugar Bowl 1998 Sugar Bowl 1990 Freedom Bowl 1987 Rose Bowl 1985 Holiday Bowl

UCF’s special teams units also excelled in 2010, propelling the Knights to the top season in program history. UCF went 11-3, won seven games in C-USA play, claimed the league title and defeated Georgia in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The Knights led the nation in kickoff returns, ranked third in kickoff return defense and 12th in punt returns to rank as the No. 2 overall special teams unit in the country. McDuffie ranked second nationally in kickoff returns, while Josh Robinson was eighth in punt returns. McDuffie garnered All-C-USA first team honors for his special teams play, while Robinson was a second-team pick.

SALEM YEAR-BY-YEAR

2012- Illinois (special teams coordinator, 2014; running backs/special teams coordinator, 2012-13) 2004-11 C entral Florida (tight ends/special teams coord., 2009-11; offensive coord./running backs, 2007-08; offensive coord./receivers, 2006; offensive coord./tight ends, 2005; offensive coord./quarterbacks, 2004) 2003 Eastern Michigan (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/kickers) 1997-2000 Ohio State (quarterbacks, 1997-99; quarterbacks/wide receivers, 2000) 1991-96 Purdue (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks, 1994-96; quarterbacks, 1991-93) 1989-90 Colorado State (running backs/special teams) 1987-88 Phoenix College (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) 1985-86 Arizona State (graduate assistant) 46 // fightingillini.com // @IlliniFootball // #ILLINI

Salem also served as the program’s running backs coach in 2007, guiding Kevin Smith to one of the best seasons in college football history. The consensus All-America tailback and C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Year rushed for 2,567 yards, second-most in a season in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history, and scored a nation-best 29 rushing touchdowns. Smith was selected by Detroit in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. In 2006, Salem coached UCF’s receivers while serving as offensive coordinator, and the Knights ranked 30th nationally in passing offense (233.8 ypg) and 34th in total offense (373.2 ypg). Receiver Mike SimsWalker thrived in Salem’s system, garnering first-team All-C-USA honors after averaging 7.5 receptions, third-most in the country. Sims-Walker was selected by Jacksonville in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Several Knights posted impressive campaigns in Salem’s offense during the 2005 campaign, in which the Knights won the C-USA East Division championship and participated in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. Smith was named the league’s freshman of the year, while receivers Brandon Marshall and Sims-Walker combined for 2,050 yards and 20 touchdowns. Prior to working at UCF, Salem was the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and kicking coach at Eastern Michigan in 2003, where he mentored Lou Groza Award finalist Andrew Wellock. From 1997-00, Salem was the quarterbacks coach at Ohio State, where he coached Joe Germaine to the 1998 Big Ten Player of the Year honor. Germaine threw for more than 300 yards in 10 games that season, compiling 3,330 yards and 25 touchdowns with only seven interceptions while leading OSU to an 11-1 record. Salem also worked at Purdue for six seasons as the quarterbacks coach, while also serving as the offensive coordinator for three years. The Boilermakers led the Big Ten in rushing in 1995. Prior to Purdue, Salem spent two years at Colorado State (1989-90) as the running backs and special teams assistant coach and two seasons at Phoenix College (1987-88) as the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and assistant athletic director. A 1985 graduate of Arizona State, Salem began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater for two seasons. Salem began his collegiate playing career at Minnesota, where he broke the Big Ten record for consecutive pass completions in 1980, before transferring to Arizona State for the 1983-84 seasons. Salem is a native of Minneapolis, Minn., and starred at the prep level at St. Thomas Academy. His father, Joe, was the head football coach at Minnesota from 1979-84. Salem and his wife, Wendy, have three children: sons, Taylor and Landan, and daughter, Kylan.

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SEAMONSON OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS Wisconsin, 1982 Second season at Illinois

The SEAMONSON File

Al Seamonson is in his second season as the outside linebackers coach at Illinois. He was hired in February 2013 following coaching stints at Central Florida, Maryland, Bowling Green State, The Citadel, Army and Wisconsin. Seamonson, who spent the 2011 coaching linebackers at UCF, works with the “LEO” and “Star” positions at Illinois. Seamonson has guided senior STAR Earnest Thomas III to an extremely productive season, as Thomas shares the team lead with 9.5 TFLs and leads the Illini with 3.5 sacks. He also ranks fifth with 55 tackles. And Seamonson has helped develop DeJazz Woods into a reliable start at the LEO position, as Woods has posted 29 tackles, 4.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks in 2014.

Hometown

Stoughton, Wis.

birthdate

Sept. 7, 1959

Family

Wife, Kristi Daughter: Kylen Sons: Kalvin and Karter

Education

B.S., physical education/coaching K-12 – Wisconsin, 1982

Playing Experience Wisconsin, 1978-81

BOWL GAMES

2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 2010 Military Bowl 2008 Humanitarian Bowl 2007 Emerald Bowl 2006 Champs Sports Bowl 2004 Gator Bowl 2002 Peach Bowl 2002 Orange Bowl 1985 Peach Bowl 1984 Hall of Fame Bowl 1982 Independence Bowl

Seamonson helped LEO Houston Bates earn honorable mention All-Big Ten honors in 2013 after ranking ninth in the conference in TFLs per game (1.0) and standing second on the team with 12.0 TFLs on the season. In 2010, Seamonson helped Maryland go 9-4 and conclude the season with a No. 23 national ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 and a victory over East Carolina in the Military Bowl. He spent his first eight years in College Park working with the Terrapin outside linebackers before taking over as the coach for all linebackers in 2009. He served as a special teams assistant throughout his time under Ralph Friedgen and also was the Terps’ defensive coordinator for the end of the 2008 season.

highlight of his tenure was in 1992 when the Bulldogs led Division I-AA in scoring defense, yielding just 13.0 points per contest en route to a Southern Conference championship and their third berth in the I-AA playoffs in five years. In 2000, Seamonson coached at Bowling Green State under Gary Blackney and along with Tim Beckman, Tim Banks and Mike Ward, helping the Falcons rank fourth in the MAC in rushing defense and total defense. He then spent 10 years at Maryland, working mostly with strong-side linebackers and the LEOs (linebacker/ end option). Seamonson had a hand in grooming most of the six Terrapin linebackers who went on to NFL careers, including All-Pro Shawne Merriman. In 2003, Maryland finished sixth in the nation in scoring defense and 15th in total defense. In 2011, he was on the staff at Central Florida with current Illini running backs coach and special teams coordinator Tim Salem. A native of Stoughton, Wis., Seamonson was a wide receiver at Stoughton High School and was a captain for the all-state shrine team in 1977. He and his wife, Kristi, have three children: Kylen, Kalvin and Karter.

A 1982 graduate of Wisconsin and a two-year letterwinner at wide receiver, Seamonson got his start in coaching in Madison. In 1982, he served as a volunteer coach for Wisconsin’s wide receivers. The next two years, he was a graduate assistant working with the secondary. Seamonson’s first stop after leaving Wisconsin was at the U.S. Military Academy (Army) in West Point for the 1985 and ’86 seasons, helping the Cadets to a 31-29 Peach Bowl victory over Illinois in 1985. From Army, he moved to The Citadel, where he helped coach five linebackers to All-Southern Conference honors and one (J.J. Davis) to an appearance in the Senior Bowl. The

SEAMONSON YEAR-BY-YEAR 2013- 2011 2001-10 2000 1987-99 1985-86 1982-84

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Mike

Ward

INSIDE Linebackers Georgetown College, 1984 Third season at Illinois Ward is in his third season at Illinois after joining the Fighting Illini staff as an assistant coach in December 2011, coming to Champaign from Toledo along with head coach Tim Beckman and assistant coach Alex Golesh.

The WARD File Hometown

Mansfield, Ohio

birthdate

Feb. 21, 1962

Family

Wife: Jody Daughters: Michaela and Addison

Education

B.S., health and physical education Georgetown, 1984 M.S., secondary education Georgetown, 1986

Playing Experience

Georgetown College, 1980-83

BOWL GAMES

2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2008 GMAC Bowl 2004 GMAC Bowl 2003 Motor City Bowl

A 21-year veteran of the coaching profession, Ward guided Mason Monheim to honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition in 2014, as the junior from Orrville, Ohio, ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 9.0 tackles per game and leads the conference with four forced fumbles. He has accounted for six turnovers, including a game-clinching pick-six at Northwestern, and ranks 18th nationally in career tackles per game among active players. Ward’s other charge, sophomore T.J. Neal Jr., ranks fourth on the squad with 93 tackles, has 5.5 TFLs, three PBUs, two QB hurries and a forced fumble in his first season as a starter. ’s two pupils – Jonathan Brown and Mason Monheim – finished in the top three on the team in tackles with 119 and 97, respectively, in 2013. Brown earned second-team All-Big Ten honors, as he ranked second in the conference in tackles and fourth in tackles for loss (1.3 per game, 15.0 total), while also totaling 5.0 sacks and four PBUs. Monheim had 6.5 TFLs and one sack on the season. Ward guided Monheim to a stellar freshman campaign in 2012, as the rookie linebacker earned second-team Freshman All-America honors from Phil Steele after leading the Illini and all Big Ten freshmen with 86 tackles. Prior to coming to Illinois, Ward was the assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator on Beckman’s staff at Toledo from 2009-11 and was instrumental in the rapid development of the Rockets’ defense. The last two seasons, the Toledo defense ranked among the national leaders in turnovers forced and turnover margin. In 2010, the Rockets forced 34 turnovers, the fifth-highest takeaway total in the nation and 13 more than the previous season. That total included 20 interceptions, the eighth-most in the country.

WARD YEAR-BY-YEAR 2012- 2009-11 2007-08 2000-06 1992-99 1986-91 1984-85

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In 2011, Toledo forced 28 turnovers and had the third-best turnover margin in the nation (1.33). The defensive turnaround helped propel Toledo to an 8-5 season and its first bowl appearance in five years in 2010, and an 8-4 season, a share of the MAC West Division title and a berth in the Military Bowl in 2011. Ward, who coached the linebackers, also helped guide five players to All-MAC honors in 2010 and 2011. Prior to coaching at Toledo, Ward spent 17 years as an assistant at Bowling Green, including five years working with Beckman (2000-04) and the final two as the defensive coordinator. He began as the program’s strength coach from 1992-99 before coaching the defensive linemen from 2000-06 and serving as the defensive coordinator in 200708. From 2000-08, Ward coached one All-American, one Academic All-American and nine All-MAC performers. The Falcons had six winning seasons and played in three bowl games during that span. Prior to becoming a Falcon, Ward was an assistant football coach and strength coach at his alma mater, Georgetown College, for two years. Ward earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Georgetown in 1984. He later earned a graduate degree in secondary education from Georgetown. As a player at Georgetown, he earned second-team NAIA Division I All-America football honors as a guard in 1983. After completing his education at Georgetown, Ward was an assistant football coach at the University of Findlay for six years. He served as the linebacker coach and the strength and conditioning coordinator for the Oilers before leaving to join BGSU in 1992. A Mansfield, Ohio, native, Ward attended Mansfield Lexington High School. He is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist. His colleagues in the MAC twice named him as the NSCA Professional of the Year. Ward and his wife, Jody, have two children, Michaela and Addison.

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Robert

Arnheim

Offensive graduate assistant Western Michigan, 2012 First season at Illinois

The Arnheim File Hometown Orlando, Fla.

Playing Experience

Western Michigan, 2008-11

Robert Arnheim is in his first year on the Fighting Illini coaching staff in 2014 after spending the past two seasons as a graduate assistant at Western Michigan, where he also was an All-MAC receiver. Arnheim assists with the offensive skill positions at Illinois. In 2013, Arnheim served as Western Michigan’s assistant quarterbacks coach, where he developed practice scripts, conducted self-scouting reports, ran the defensive scout team, assisted with special teams and served as on-field liaison to the offensive coordinator on game day.

Arnheim racked up 1,696 career receiving yards and nine touchdowns on 151 receptions, which ranks eighth in WMU history. An All-MAC performer in 2009, his four career 100-yard games stand 12th in program history. Arnheim also served as a team captain and earned the Mike Gary Sportsmanship Award at the team’s postseason banquet in 2011.

In his first year on the Bronco staff, Arnheim was the assistant receivers coach and compiled weekly passing quality control charts and scouting reports, worked with receivers and special teams during practice and the scout secondary and special teams units. On game day, he signaled plays, assisted with communication of personnel and served as liaison with coaches in the press box.

L e Dominique

Williams

Defensive graduate assistant University of Charleston, 2009 First season at Illinois

The Williams File Hometown

Cincinnati, Ohio

Playing Experience

University of Charleston, 2006-09

LeDominique Williams is in his first year on the Fighting Illini coaching staff in 2014 after spending the past two seasons as a graduate assistant at Ohio University. Williams assists Greg Colby with the Illinois defensive line. Williams spent the 2012 and ‘13 seasons as a member of the Ohio University coaching staff. In his role, Williams worked primarily with the Bobcats’ defensive line unit, while also serving as video coordinator for the 2012 season. Williams spent 2011 at Ashland University, serving as a defensive graduate assistant and assistant video coordinator. At Ashland, Williams was the program’s point person with the DVSport software. He also coached the defensive end position and recruited the Cincinnati, Ohio area.

Prior to his time at Ashland, Williams spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Charleston - his alma mater - where he served as the safeties coach in 2009 and the linebackers coach in 2010. In addition, Williams ran lifting, conditioning and speed training sessions. Williams earned two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Charleston in business administration and sports administration, and is finishing up his master’s degree from Ohio University in coaching education.

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Kolby

Jackson

Defensive graduate assistant Illinois, 2008 Fifth season at Illinois

The Jackson File Hometown

Champaign, Ill.

Playing Experience

Illinois Wesleyan University, 2004

Kolby Jackson is in his fifth year on the Fighting Illini staff in 2014, now on the defensive side of the ball after spending the past four on offense. Jackson spent 2012 and ’13 as Illinois’ special teams and offensive graduate assistant and was the Illini’s offensive quality control coach in 2010 and ’11, including coaching the Illini’s receivers in the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. In 2012, Jackson also worked with the Illini running backs. In his current role, Jackson assists defensive coordinator Tim Banks with the defensive backs and also works with special teams coordinator Tim Salem in all aspects of special teams. As Illinois’ offensive quality control coach in 2010-11, Jackson assisted with coaching the receivers and assisted in game planning, scouting reports and directing the scout team. The 2010 Illini offense broke the school records for points per game and total points and Illinois won bowl games in

Tyler

JOhns

Offensive graduate assistant Findlay, 2013 First season at Illinois Tyler Johns is in his first year on the Fighting Illini staff, serving as the offensive graduate assistant. Johns assists offensive line coach Tom Brattan.

The Johns File Hometown

Waynesfield, Ohio

Playing Experience Findlay, 2009-12

Johns comes to Illinois after spending 2013 as the assistant offensive line coach at Iowa Western Community College. He helped the Reivers to an 11-1 record, their second-straight Midwest Football Conference championship, their fourthstraight NJCAA Region XI championship and a win over Butler County in the Graphic Edge Bowl. IWCC finished the season ranked No. 2 in the country. Prior to his time at Iowa Western, Johns was a three-year starter at the University of Findlay, earning honorable mention All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) honors in 2012 after helping the Oilers to a 7-3 record. Johns started every game of his final three seasons at right tackle and finished his career with 35 starts.

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consecutive years in 2010-11 for the first time in school history. Jackson came to Illinois in 2010 after coaching receivers and running backs at Champaign Centennial High School and spending one season (2009) as a business development support intern for the St. Louis Rams in 2008-09. Jackson played one season at Illinois Wesleyan University in 2004 before transferring to the University of Illinois and graduating magna cum laude with a degree in recreation, sport and tourism, and a minor in business administration in 2008. He completed a master’s degree in sport management in May 2012.

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Knox

Director of Football Operations Hiram College, 1997 Third season at Illinois Tim Knox is in his third season as the director of football operations for the Fighting Illini. He was hired to head coach Tim Beckman’s first staff at Illinois on May 21, 2012.

The Knox File Hometown

Branbridge Township, Ohio

Education

B.S., history – Hiram College, 1997 M.S., sports administration – Western Michigan, 1999

Family

Wife: Danielle Son: Caleb Daughter: Langley

In the role as director of football operations, Knox handles the logistical facets of team travel during the season, many aspects of the summer camps, and the logistics of Camp Rantoul, while also coordinating the team’s daily schedule, many of the team’s community service efforts and serving as liaison with the rest of the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Knox came to Illinois after 15 seasons with the Western Michigan football program, including three as a graduate assistant (1997-99), one season as running backs coach (2004) and 11 (2000-03, 2005-11) seasons as director of football operations. A 1997 graduate of Hiram College, Knox lettered four years at cornerback for the Terriers, earning All-Ohio Athletic Conference Second-Team honors in 1995 and 1996, and

honorable mention accolades in 1994. He also was a two-time OAC All-Academic selection in 1995 and 1996. As a Terrier, he also lettered as a member of the baseball team in 1996 and 1997 and acted as a student assistant coach with the men’s basketball program for three years. A native of Branbridge Township, Ohio, Knox is a 1993 graduate of Kenston High School, where he earned eight varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history at Hiram and a master’s in sports administration from WMU in 1999. Knox’s father, Al, retired in May of 2013 after 48th year of teaching in Northeast Ohio. He has taught students who have gone onto great professional careers, namely movie star Halle Berry (Bedford HS) and LeBron James (St. Vincent-St. Mary HS) of the Miami Heat. Knox and his wife, Danielle, were married in June 2014. They have one son, Caleb, and one daughter, Langley.

Ryan

Cubit

Director of Football Student-Athlete Development Western Michigan, 2006 First season at Illinois

The Cubit File Hometown

Kalamazoo, Mich.

Education

B.S., business administration – Western Michigan, 2006 M.B.A. – Western Michigan, 2008

Playing Experience

Western Michigan, 2004-06 Rutgers, 2001-02

Family

Daughters: Lila, Claire

Ryan Cubit is in his first season at Illinois as the director of football student-athlete development. The son of Fighting Illini offensive coordinator and former Western Michigan head coach Bill Cubit, Ryan comes to Champaign after spending five seasons on his father’s staff at WMU, achieving the position of co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2012. As director of football student-athlete development, Cubit will oversee all on-campus activities of student-athletes in the Illinois football program. He will manage and coordinate all on-campus admissions for incoming freshmen and transfers, perform preliminary transcript evaluations for those prospective student-athletes and manage all official and unofficial visits for football recruits. He will serve as football admissions coordinator and work closely with the associate athletic director for academics in that pursuit, and also will work closely with compliance staff regarding the recruitability of prospective student-athletes.

Cubit helped engineer the golden age of offense in Western Michigan history from 2008-12, guiding Alex Carder to a record-setting campaign in 2011 that included 3,873 yards passing and five games of 400-plus passing yards. Carder was the fourth consecutive All-Mid-American Conference honoree under Cubit, as he earned the award in 2010 and 2011 after Tim Hiller was named to the All-MAC teams in 2008 and 2009. As a player, Cubit finished his career tied for the career completion percentage record at WMU (60.2 percent) and was fifth in career passing yards (4,729). He played three seasons in Kalamazoo after starting his career at Rutgers. Cubit graduated with a degree in business administration in 2006 and completed a master’s of business of administration in 2008. He led WMU to its first bowl berth in nearly 20 years as he guided the Broncos to the 2007 International Bowl. Cubit has has two daughters, Lila and Claire.

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Scott

Yielding

Director of Player Personnel The Citadel, 1993 First season at Illinois Scott Yielding is in his first season on the Illini staff as director of player personnel after spending the past two seasons as tight ends coach and academic coordinator at The Citadel.

The Yielding File Hometown Atlanta, Ga.

Education

B.A., history – The Citadel, 1993 M.S., secondary education – The Citadel, 1998

Family

Wife: Valerie Daughter: Georgia

Prior to his time at his alma mater, Yielding spent four years at Oklahoma State as assistant director of football operations and assistant director of recruiting. His duties included recruiting, coordinating and selecting walk-on players for the Cowboy roster. With Yielding on the staff, the Cowboys were recognized as producing some of the nation’s finest recruiting classes. During his stay in Stillwater, Oklahoma State posted a record of 41-11, including a 23-3 mark in Yielding’s final two years. In 2011 the Cowboys finished 12-1, won the Big 12 title and defeated Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl to earn the No. 3 spot in the final national polls. The previous season, Oklahoma State finished No. 10 in the country, shared the Big 12 South

championship and was victorious over Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. Prior to his stint at Oklahoma State, Yielding spent 10 years coaching on the high school level, beginning his career at North Charleston High School (1998-00) and then coaching at four different schools in Georgia. Yielding earned his bachelor’s degree in history from The Citadel in 1993 and received a master’s degree in secondary education from The Citadel in 1998. While a graduate student, he worked in the office of admissions and served as NCAA and academic liaison to the football program. Yielding and his wife, Valerie, have a daughter, Georgia Lee.

Juice

Williams

Director of Alumni and Former Player Relations Illinois, 2009 First season at Illinois Juice Williams is in his first season at Illinois as the director of alumni and former player relations after joining Tim Beckman’s staff in March 2014.

The Williams File Hometown Chicago, Ill.

Education

B.A., communication – Illinois, 2009

Playing Experience Illinois, 2006-09

Family

Fiance: Jamillah Bowman Daughter: La’Chez Williams Son: Layden Williams

Williams manages all alumni and former player relations and functions, assists with on-campus recruiting, helps coordinate the annual Illinois high school coaching clinic and maintains relationships with Block I, fraternities and sororities. A Chicago native, Williams broke Illinois record and ranked fifth on the Big Ten career total offense list with 10,594 yards upon his graduation, helping Illinois lead the Big Ten in rushing in 2006 and 2007, and in passing in 2008. He engineered an Illini offense that broke school records for total offense and rushing offense in 2007, and led the Orange and Blue to a monumental 28-21 victory at No. 1 Ohio State on the way to the Rose Bowl that season. He finished his career third in passing yards in school history with 8,037 and ranked sixth in career rushing yards

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(2,557), becoming the first non-running back in school history to surpass 2,000 yards on the ground. Williams also broke Illinois records for single-season total offense, singleseason rushing yards by a quarterback and career starts by a quarterback. An honorable mention Freshman All-American by Sporting News in 2006 and a three-time All-Big Ten selection, Williams’ 56 career touchdown passes rank second in Illini history. Williams is engaged to Jamillah Bowman and the couple is planning to be married in December. Jamillah, the sister of former Flyin’ Illini guard P.J. Bowman, ran track at and earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown. She later obtainted a master’s degree from Michigan before earning Ph.D. and J.D. degrees from Stanford. Williams has a daughter, La’Chez, and a son, Layden.

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FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF

Sports Medicine Staff (l-r): Front Row: Mariellen Veach, Miranda Cerny, Michele Schultz, Christopher Reed, Ryan Lyles, Amanda Montbriand, Yesenia Avelar. Back Row: Dr. Jerrad Zimmerman, Melanie Swager, Kerry Cummings, Sarah Bonnett, Chelsea Burkart, Eric Streeter, Cole Hartwigsen, Chris Walker, Jake Naas, Dr. Robert Bane

Recruiting Staff (l-r): Director of Football Student-Athlete Development Ryan Cubit, Director of Player Personnel Scott Yielding, Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Nina Baloun, Recruiting Coordinator Alex Golesh, Director of Alumni and Former Player Relations Juice Williams, Football Operations Graduate Assistant Patrick Embleton, Player Personnel Graduate Assistant Charlie Drewek

Video Staff (l-r): Front Row: Corbin Neville, Jordan Trajkovski, Nicholas Pickett, Joseph Davis, Brian Prenta, Hiro Taguchi. Back Row: Director of Football Game Analysis Dane Chester, Student Assistant Coach Josh Ok, Nathan Richard, Drew Richard, Kentrell Brown, Brandon Ostrowski, Alex Benizzi

Strength and Conditioning Staff (l-r): Head Football Strength Coach Aaron Hillmann, Max Ford, Nate Peoples, Andy Grubb, Freddie Walker, Chelsea Burkart

Equipment Staff (l-r): Clint Miller, Stephen Hale, Football Equipment Manager Trent Chesnut, John Birdsell, Steve Starwalt, Tim Osterbur

Student Managers (l-r): Front Row: Michael Smola, Nathan Ross, Antonio Liga, Michael Rubenacker, Alex Hartman, Nathan Blackburn. Back Row: Stephen Hale, Sam Pille, Stephen Dunn, Kenneth Heasley, Vishal Shah, Sam Gooding, Jake Chestnut, Football Equipment Manager Trent Chesnut, Clint Miller, Assistant Equipment Manager John Birdsell #ILLINI // @IlliniFootball // fightingillini.com // 53

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Thomas Director of Athletics Colorado State, 1983 Fourth Year at Illinois

Mike Thomas is in his fourth year at the University of Illinois in 2014-15 after being named the school’s 18th director of athletics on Aug. 10, 2011, following six successful years as the director of athletics at the University of Cincinnati. A 29-year veteran of college athletics administration, Thomas is leading the Fighting Illini athletic program to national prominence. In three years leading the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics at Illinois, Thomas has executed a number of major projects. Thomas launched the three-year, $170 million State Farm Center renovation project – including a landmark 30-year, $60 million naming rights agreement that is the largest for a college-only venue in the country. Construction started in winter 2014 and will be completed in full before the 2016-17 season. Thomas spearheaded a $7.2 million project at Memorial Stadium that included a new video board, ribbon boards, auxiliary video boards, sound system and control room to enhance the fan experience at Illini football games. Along with head coach Mike Small, Thomas oversaw the fundraising for and construction of the $5.5 million Lauritsen/Wohlers Outdoor Golf Practice Facility. In addition, the $1.2 million second-phase renovation of Huff Hall, which featured a new floor and lower bowl bleachers among other upgrades, was completed in summer 2014. And in spring 2014, Thomas commissioned two studies – renovating the south and east sides of Memorial Stadium and developing a master plan for Olympic sport venues – that will help guide Illinois’ next major facility projects. On the branding front, Thomas guided Illinois through an 18-month collaboration with Nike, completed in April 2014, that resulted in a new brand and identity system including new uniforms and consistent colors, logos, lettering and

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numerals. He also led a group that signed a 10-year agreement with Learfield Sports estimated to be worth more than $60 million to become DIA’s exclusive marketing partner and multimedia rights holder, and launched “Illinois. Our State. Our Team.” as the theme for Fighting Illini athletics. In December 2014, he also created the first Fighting Illini Fan Council to give season-ticket holders a platform to help shape game day at Illinois athletic events. During Thomas’ tenure, the I FUND has seen impressive growth in donations fueled by the launch of the Illinois Renaissance to renovate State Farm Center, with first-year fundraising efforts for the campaign totaling nearly $95 million in cash and pledges. Total I FUND fundraising of $29.2 million for 2013-14 marked a record high and is 73 percent increase over 2011-12. Thomas and the I FUND also announced an ambitious long-term goal of “15 x 15 x 2020,” which aspires to more than double both the donor base to 15,000 and total amount donated to scholarships to $15 million annually by the year 2020 On the competitive front, Illini teams have compiled one NCAA championship, six Big Ten titles, and 11 individual NCAA titles during Thomas’ three years at the helm. In 2012, Thomas’ first year at Illinois, the Fighting Illini finished 21st overall in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, marking the program’s secondbest finish in the 21 -year history of the award. Thomas began his tenure in Champaign-Urbana by hiring Tim Beckman as the Fighting Illini head football coach in December 2011 and naming John Groce and Matt Bollant the head coaches of Illinois men’s and women’s basketball, respectively, in April 2012.

The Coaching Staff // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide In the classroom, Fighting Illini student-athletes posted an impressive 3.23 overall GPA for the Fall 2013 semester and 3.14 for Spring 2014. Ten teams posted a perfect 1,000 in the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the 2012-13 academic year – baseball, men’s cross country, men’s golf, men’s gym, wrestling, women’s golf, softball, women’s soccer, women’s tennis and volleyball – while five earned the NCAA Public Recognition Award by ranking in the top 10 percent of their sport nationally for the four-year period ending with 2012-13: baseball, men’s golf, women’s golf, soccer and women’s tennis. For the third straight year, Fighting Illini student-athletes, coaches and staff completed over 7,000 hours of community service. Prior to his move to Illinois, Thomas revamped and led a vibrant Cincinnati Bearcats athletic program from 2005-11, directing the school’s launch into the Big East Conference and earning several Big East championships, as well as multiple Big East academic excellence awards. In 2006, Thomas hired head football coach Brian Kelly and the Cincinnati football team made program history in the three following seasons by achieving a 34-6 record, consecutive Big East Championships and appearances in the Orange and Sugar Bowls. The 2009 season ended with UC finishing 12-0 and No. 3 in the final BCS rankings. Thomas also hired Butch Jones, who went on to ensure Cincinnati’s dominance on the conference scene, sharing in a Big East title in 2011 and 2012. Thomas brought back a Bearcat when he hired former UC assistant Mick Cronin as head men’s basketball coach in 2006. Cronin returned the program to national prominence with appearances in the NCAA tournament the past four seasons. UC grew to be one of the most recognized schools in the 16-member Big East for academic success and earning multiple Big East Academic Excellence Awards, including a league-high five Big East Academic Excellence Awards in 2009-10. The overall APR of all Bearcats programs also increased during Thomas’ tenure. In the final APR report from his tenure, five UC athletic teams earned perfect APR scores of 1,000, including men’s basketball. In that same time period, the Graduate Success Rate (GSR) for student-athletes increased from 66 percent to 77 percent. From 2006-11, UC’s student-athletes emerged as community leaders, with annual community service hours growing from 1,000 to over 5,500. On the external side, the University of Cincinnati grew at a tremendous rate. Thomas increased UC’s athletic department budget 20 percent, while simultaneously reducing the annual operating deficit by more than $6 million. UC established single-season attendance and revenue records for football in each of the three seasons from 2008-10. Football attendance skyrocketed, with seasonticket package sales exploding by 277 percent since 2006 and resulting in record football revenues. In terms of donor development, membership in UCATS increased by almost 300 percent during Thomas’ tenure and the department raised $70 million during his arrival. Thomas raised private funds and built the Sheakley Athletics Center, providing football and other UC athletic teams much needed additional practice and competitive space. In 2008-09, Thomas revamped UC’s multimedia rights partnership, reaching an agreement with IMG College for a new multimedia rights partnership, increasing overall revenues in this area by over $17 million. Prior to taking the athletic director position at UC, Thomas spent five years as the Director of Athletics at the University of Akron and seven years as associate athletic director at the University of Virginia, an institution known for achieving impressive success both academically and athletically, before bringing that model to Akron. Virginia finished in the Top 25 in the Director’s Cup in each year of Thomas’ tenure there while at the same time finishing in the Top 10 nationally in student-athlete graduation rates.

Under Thomas’ direction, Akron rose from last place to second among Mid-American Conference schools in the Director’s Cup annual rankings. Simultaneously, Akron vaulted from last to second place in the MAC Academic Achievement Awards. Thomas increased the financial base of the Akron athletics program through increasing corporate sponsorship levels by 750 percent and boosted annual giving to athletics to its highest level in the school’s history. Community support was rallied, with record increases shown in both football and basketball attendance. During this time period, the Zips won their first and only MAC football championship and participated in the program’s lone FBS bowl game in history. Thomas’ hire of men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot led to unparalleled success on the hardwood with Dambrot’s program becoming one of the most successful in the MAC over the past 10 seasons, including eight postseason appearances. While at Akron, support services and facilities for academic support for student-athletes were significantly improved, resulting in jumps in grade point averages and graduation rates of UA student-athletes. During his career in collegiate athletics, Thomas has coordinated over $350 million in facility construction and renovation, including $25 million in capital improvements at Akron that featured a new indoor fieldhouse and golf facility, a football practice complex, and a softball facility. He also spearheaded the new on-campus football stadium and was instrumental in the development and launching stages of the $61 million facility, which opened in September of 2009. At Virginia, Thomas served as a member of the senior staff and was sport oversight for eight programs. He served as the department liaison for the $86 million renovation to UVA’s football stadium and oversaw several other capital projects. In addition, Thomas served as the Chair of the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Committee and also served on the ACC Sportsmanship Committee. Recognized for his administrative acumen by his peers, Thomas has served on several national and conference committees, including the NCAA Division I Championship/Sports Management Cabinet (where he also served as the NCAA men’s basketball liaison to the cabinet and as a member of the cabinet’s four-person Administrative Committee) and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Issues Committee. Thomas also previously chaired the Big East Championship and Competition Committee and served as a member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee, the NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet, the NCAA Postseason Bowl Licensing Subcommittee and the Division IA Athletics Director’s Association Legislative Review Committee. He presently serves on the Big Ten Legislative Review Committee. Twice during his career, Thomas has received distinction for his efforts and dedication as a director of athletics, garnering the General Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletics Director Award in 2005 at Akron and then again in April of 2008 at Cincinnati. He has been recognized by the Cincinnati Sports Professionals Network as the 2009-10 Sports Executive of the Year. Prior to his experience at Virginia, Thomas spent seven years at the University of Denver as assistant athletic director for internal operations, serving as chief financial officer and overseeing the departments of compliance, merchandising, and facilities. He began his athletic administration career at the University of Iowa as an administrative and operations intern. Thomas received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Colorado State University in 1983, and his master’s degree in athletic administration from Western Illinois University in 1986. He and his wife, Jenifer, have four children: Vince, Joey, Mick and Meredith.

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University Administration Robert A. Easter

Phyllis M. Wise

Robert A. Easter was appointed presidentdesignate of the University of Illinois in March 2012, and became the university’s 19th president in July 2012.

Phyllis M. Wise, Ph.D., was named Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Vice President of the University of Illinois on Oct. 1, 2011.

Before becoming president, Easter spent his entire, nearly 40-year career as a senior administrator and faculty member on the university’s Urbana-Champaign campus, where he earned his doctorate in animal science in 1976. He was interim chancellor from 2009-2011, serving as chief executive officer of the 42,000-student campus, and also served as interim provost and interim vice chancellor for research.

Dr. Wise is the chief executive officer for the Urbana-Champaign campus and is responsible for all financial programs, campus policies, and priorities with the mission of ensuring a transformative educational experience for America’s next generation of leaders. The Urbana-Champaign campus has a budget of $1.5B with more than $400M in annual research expenditures. There are 42,000 students and 3,000 faculty members. The university is renowned for its interdisciplinary collaborations, advances in human understanding, community outreach, global partnerships, and life-changing scientific developments.

president

From 2002-2009, he was dean of the nationally ranked College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. Before that, he served as head of the Department of Animal Sciences, where he has been a faculty member since 1976. An expert in livestock feeding, Easter has co-authored a book on livestock production and has written more than 90 peer-reviewed articles, 11 book chapters, and numerous papers for conferences and industry publications. He also has spoken to audiences in the U.S. and 30 foreign countries on livestock feeding. In 2006, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD), and was appointed as chair of BIFAD in 2007. He also is a member of the American Society of Animal Science and the British Society of Animal Science, and he serves on the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation and the Governor’s Committee on China. Reared on a grain and livestock farm in southwest Texas, Easter earned an undergraduate degree in agricultural education in 1970 and a master’s degree in animal nutrition in 1972, both from Texas A&M University. He completed a doctorate in animal science at the University of Illinois in 1976 and immediately joined the Animal Science Department as an assistant professor of swine nutrition and management. He presently holds the rank of Professor Emeritus. His teaching has been recognized by the Midwest Section of the American Society of Animal Science and at the departmental and college levels. In 1992, Easter received the American Feed Industry Association Award in Nonruminant Nutrition Research from the American Society of Animal Science. In 1994, the University of Illinois College of Agriculture awarded Easter with the prestigious Paul A. Funk Award for contributions to Illinois agriculture. He operates a small grain farm in central Illinois and is a retired officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, where he served for 20 years. He also is an avid gardener and reader. Easter and his wife Cheryl have two adult children and six grandchildren.

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chancellor

Prior to this appointment Phyllis M. Wise was interim President of the University of Washington in 2010-2011. Before that appointment, she served as Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Washington, a position she held for five years. During that time Dr. Wise was a professor of physiology and biophysics, biology, and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington. Dr. Wise was dean of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California-Davis for three years. Prior to that, she was professor and chair of the Department of Physiology at the University of Kentucky in Lexington from 1993 to 2001. Wise also was a faculty member at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, from 1976 to 1993, promoted through the ranks to full professor of physiology in 1987. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine, she holds a bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College in biology and a doctorate degree in zoology from the University of Michigan.

2014-15 board of trustees Governor Pat Quinn, ex officio Ricardo Estrada Patrick J. Fitzgerald Karen A. Hasara Patricia Brown Holmes Christopher G. Kennedy, chair Dr. Timothy N. Koritz

Edward L. McMillan James D. Montgomery Pamela B. Strobel Lucas Frye, UIUC student Hannah Cave, UIS student Danielle Leibowitz, UIC student

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TEAM STATISTICS 2014 Schedule/Results

2014 All-Big Ten Teams

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Coaches First Team J.T. Barrett, Ohio State Tevin Coleman, Indiana MELVIN GORDON, Wisconsin Tony Lippett, Michigan State Kenny Bell, Nebraska Jack Allen, Michigan State Pat Elfein, Ohio State Kyle Costigan, Wisconsin Brandon Scherff, Iowa Rob Havenstein, Wisconsin Maxx Williams, Minnesota Brad Craddock, Maryland

DL Shilique Calhoun, MSU DL Randy Gregory, Nebraska DL JOEY BOSA, Ohio State DL Anthony Zettel, Penn State LB Jake Ryan, Michigan LB Mike Hull, Penn State LB Derek Landisch, Wisconsin DB William Likely, Maryland DB Kurtis Drummond, MSU DB Trae Waynes, Michigan Sate DB Doran Grant, Ohio State DB DB P Peter Mortell, Minnesota

Coaches Second Team Connor Cook, Michigan St. David Cobb, Minneosta Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska Stefon Diggs, Maryland Devin Funchess, Michigan Austin Blythe, Iowa Travis Jackson, Michigan State Zac Epping, Minneosta Jack Conklin, Michigan State Taylor Decker, Ohio State Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State Sam Ficken, Penn State Carl Davis, Iowa Louis Trinca-Pasat, Iowa Maliek Collins, Nebraska Michael Bennett, Ohio State Quinton Alston, Iowa Taiwan Jones, Michigan State Damien Wilson, Minnesota Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Minneosta Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Neb. Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern Frankie Williams, Purdue Michael Caputo, Wisconsin* Darius Hillary, Wisconsin* Justin DuVernois, Illinois

Illinois Honorable Mention: V’Angelo Bentley, Mike Dudek, Ted Karras, Mason Monheim, Jihad Ward Illinois Sportsmanship Award Honorees: Reilly O’Toole, Mark Murphy Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year: Jerry Kill, Minnesota * - Additional honorees due to tie QB RB RB WR WR C G G T T TE K

Media First Team J.T. BARRETT, Ohio State Tevin Coleman, Indiana Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Tony Lippett, Michigan State Leonte Carroo, Rutgers Jack Allen, Michigan State Zac Epping, Minneosta Kyle Costigan, Wisconsin Brandon Scherff, Iowa Rob Havenstein, Wisconsin Maxx Williams, Minneosta Brad Croddock, Maryland

Media Second Team Connor Cook, Michigan St. David Cobb, Minneosta Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska Mike Dudek, Illinois DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State Dan Voltz, Wisconsin Travis Jackson, Michigan State Pat Elfein, Ohio State Jack Conklin, Michigan State Taylor Decker, Ohio State Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State Sam Ficken, Penn State

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Shilique Calhoun, MSU Carl Davis, Iowa Randy Gregory, Nebraska Drew Ott, Iowa JOEY BOSA, Ohio State Andre Monroe, Maryland Anthony Zettel, Penn State Michael Benett, Ohio State Jake Ryan, Michigan Joshua Perry, Ohio State Damien Wilson, Minnesota Vince Biegel, Wisconsin Mike Hull, Penn State Derek Landisch, Wisconsin William Likely, Maryland Nate Gerry, Nebraska Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Minn. Nick Van Hoose, Northwestern Kurtis Drummond, MSU Doran Grant, Ohio State Trae Waynes, Michigan State Michael Caputo, Wisconsin Peter Mortell, Minneosta Justin DuVernois, Illinois

Illinois Honorable Mention: Taylor Barton, V’Angelo Bentley, Ted Karras, Mason Monheim Graham-George Off. Player of the Year: Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Nagurski-Woodson D. Player of the Year: Joey Bosa, Ohio State Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year: J.T. Barrett, Ohio State Dave McClain Coach of the Year: Jerry Kill, Minnesota * - Additional honorees due to tie

CAPS - unanimous selection

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DATE OPPONENT Aug. 30 Youngstown State Sept. 6 Western Kentucky Sept. 13 at Washington Sept. 20 Texas State Sept. 27 @ Nebraska Oct. 4 Purdue Oct. 11 at Wisconsin Oct. 25 Minnesota Nov. 1 @ #16 Ohio State Nov. 15 Iowa Nov. 22 Penn State Nov. 29 at Northwestern

W/L SCORE REC ATTEND W 28-17 1-0 36,234 W 42-34 2-0 38,561 L 19-44 2-1 62,325 W 42-35 3-1 41,019 L 14-45 3-2 (0-1) 91,255 L 27-38 3-3 (0-2) 45,046 L 28-38 3-4 (0-3) 80,341 W 28-24 4-4 (1-3) 44,437 L 14-55 4-5 (1-4) 106,961 L 14-30 4-6 (1-5) 50,373 W 16-14 5-6 (2-5) 35,172 W 47-33 6-6 (3-5) 31,137

2014 team statistics Illinois Opponent SCORING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Points Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.9 FIRST DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 RUSHING YARDAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1405 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2995 Yards gained rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1733 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3285 Yards lost rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Rushing Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586 Average Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.6 TDs Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 PASSING YARDAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2918 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2577 Comp-Att-Int . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259-423-11 . . . . . . . . 200-342-7 Average Per Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 Average Per Catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 464.3 TDs Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 TOTAL OFFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4323 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5572 Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 928 Average Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 464.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-712 . . . . . . . . . . 23-553 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-191 . . . . . . . . . . 20-163 INT RETURNS: #-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-203 . . . . . . . . . . 11-203 KICK RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.5 FUMBLES-LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-9 . . . . . . . . . . . 20-11 PENALTIES-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-601 . . . . . . . . . . 64-550 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.8 PUNTS-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-3228 . . . . . . . . . 57-2242 Average Per Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.3 Net punt average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:06 . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:54 3RD-DOWN Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64/171 . . . . . . . . . . . 82/188 3rd-Down Pct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37% . . . . . . . . . . . . 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 14/26 4th-Down Pct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36% . . . . . . . . . . . . 54% SACKS BY-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-130 . . . . . . . . . . 31-196 MISC YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 . . . . . . . . . . . 15-20 ON-SIDE KICKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 RED-ZONE SCORES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (35-47) 74% . . . . . . (43-48) 90% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28-47) 58% . . . . . . (33-48) 69% PAT-ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (38-41) 93% . . . . . (48-48) 100% ATTENDANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290,842 . . . . . . . . . . 372,019 Games/Avg Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/41,549 . . . . . . . . . 5/74,404 Neutral Site Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS Illinois Opponents

1st 85 88

2nd 57 123

3rd 63 103

4th 114 93

OT 0 0

Total 319 407

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing GP Att Gain Loss Ferguson, Josh 12 139 749 64 Young, Donovonn 12 88 372 11 O’Toole, Reilly 12 77 364 103 Bailey, Aaron 5 32 156 36 Davis, Jon 12 10 30 2 Dudek, Mike 12 5 30 7 Church, Devin 10 9 27 14 Team 7 4 0 6 Lunt, Wes 7 16 5 85 Total.......... 12 380 1733 328 Opponents...... 12 586 3285 290

Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 685 4.9 8 75 57.1 361 4.1 5 21 30.1 261 3.4 1 28 21.8 120 3.8 1 29 24.0 28 2.8 0 7 2.3 23 4.6 0 27 1.9 13 1.4 0 7 1.3 -6 -1.5 0 0 -0.9 -80 -5.0 0 5 -11.4 1405 3.7 15 75 117.1 2995 5.1 28 72 249.6

Passing GP Eff Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G Lunt, Wes 7 143.53 149-233-3 63.9 1729 14 62 247.0 O’Toole, Reilly 12 120.85 98-167-7 58.7 1049 9 58 87.4 Bailey, Aaron 5 100.96 11-22-1 50.0 118 1 24 23.6 Dudek, Mike 12 284.80 1-1-0 100.0 22 0 22 1.8 Ferguson, Josh 12 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total.......... 12 132.7 259-423-11 61.2 2918 24 62 243.2 Opponents...... 12 136.01 200-342-7 58.5 2577 19 80 214.8 Receiving GP Dudek, Mike 12 Ferguson, Josh 12 Allison, Geronimo 11 Young, Donovonn 12 Barr, Martize 11 Turner, Malik 12 Hardee, Justin 12 LaCosse, Matt 12 Davis, Jon 12 Church, Devin 10 White, Tyler 12 Murdock, Marchie 4 Total.......... 12 Opponents...... 12

No 69 44 37 20 19 19 18 12 13 3 2 1 259 200

Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 965 14.0 6 56 80.4 373 8.5 2 42 31.1 256 14.2 5 60 47.8 94 4.7 0 24 7.8 249 13.1 3 30 22.6 172 9.1 1 20 14.3 230 12.8 1 62 19.2 43 3.6 0 8 9.8 137 10.5 2 25 11.4 21 7.0 0 20 2.1 17 8.5 1 13 1.4 17 17.0 0 17 4.2 2918 11.3 24 62 243.2 2577 12.9 19 80 214.8

Scoring TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Ferguson, Josh 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 Reisner, David 0 5-9 22-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 37 Dudek, Mike 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 36 Young, Donovonn 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Allison, Geronimo 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Zalewski, Taylor 0 2-4 16-17 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 22 Barr, Martize 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 LaCosse, Matt 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Bentley, V’Angelo 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Davis, Jon 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Barton, Taylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Monheim, Mason 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Hardee, Justin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 White, Tyler 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Bailey, Aaron 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total.......... 43 7-13 38-41 0-0 0 0-2 0 1 319 Opponents...... 51 15-20 48-48 1-1 2 0-0 0 2 407

Punt Returns Bentley, V’Angelo Mosely, Darius Dudek, Mike Total.......... Opponents......

No 12 7 1 21 20

Yds Avg TD 123 10.2 0 49 7.0 0 4 4.0 0 191 9.1 0 163 8.1 0

Long 40 14 4 40 28

Interceptions Monheim, Mason Thomas III, Earnest Spence, Eaton Bentley, V’Angelo Barton, Taylor Neal Jr., T.J. Total.......... Opponents......

No Yds Avg TD Long 2 52 26.0 1 49 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 15 1 45 45.0 1 45 1 77 77.0 1 77 1 14 14.0 0 14 7 203 29.0 3 77 11 203 18.5 1 54

Kick Returns Bentley, V’Angelo Mosley, Darius White, Tyler LaCosse, Matt Clary, Tim Total.......... Opponents......

No 29 4 2 1 1 37 23

Yds Avg TD 626 21.6 0 43 10.8 0 26 13.0 0 6 6.0 0 11 11.0 0 712 19.2 0 553 24.0 1

Long 67 18 17 6 11 67 89

Fumble Returns Bentley, V’Angelo Ward, Jihad Fejedelem, Clayton Phillips, Carroll Total.......... Opponents......

No 2 1 1 1 5 2

Yds Avg TD 18 9.0 1 0 0.0 0 16 16.0 0 3 3.0 0 37 7.4 1 147 73.5 2

Long 12 0 16 3 16 95

FG Sequence Illinois Opponents Youngstown State - (33),(29),(36) Western Kentucky 50,34 (41), (19) Washington (25) (20),(25),(51) Texas State (19) 45 Nebraska - (29),54 Purdue 30 (20) Wisconsin - 47, (44) Minnesota - (44), 40 Ohio State 47 (44), (26) Iowa - 46 Penn State (28),(25), 50, (36) Northwestern (33),36,(33) (34) -Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

Field Goals FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blk Zalewski, Taylor 2-4 50.0 0-0 1-1 1-2 1-4 0-1 33 0 Reisner, David 5-9 55.6 1-1 2-2 2-4 0-1 0-1 36 1 Punting No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk DuVernois, Justin 72 3194 44.4 74 6 16 9 19 0 Frain, Ryan 1 34 34.0 34 0 1 0 0 0 Total.......... 73 3228 44.2 74 6 17 19 19 0 Opponents...... 57 2242 39.3 70 5 11 15 6 1

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Total Offense G Lunt, Wes 7 O’Toole, Reilly 12 Ferguson, Josh 12 Young, Donovonn 12 Bailey, Aaron 5 Dudek, Mike 12 Davis, Jon 12 Church, Devin 10 TEAM 7 Total.......... 12 Opponents...... 12

Plays 249 244 139 88 54 6 10 9 4 803 928

Kickoffs Zalewski, Taylor Reisner, David Frain, David Total.......... Opponents......

Yds Avg TB OB RT Net Ydln 2848 61.9 27 2 590 59.0 5 1 217 54.2 1 1 3655 60.9 33 4 24.0 38.0 27 4344 58.7 34 3 19.2 37.6 27

No 46 10 4 60 74

Rush -80 261 685 361 120 23 28 13 -6 1405 2995

Pass Total Avg/G 1729 1649 235.6 1049 1310 109.2 0 685 57.1 0 361 30.1 118 238 47.6 22 45 3.8 0 28 2.3 0 13 1.3 0 -6 -0.9 2918 4323 360.2 2577 5572 464.3

All Purpose G Ferguson, Josh 12 Dudek, Mike 12 Bentley, V’Angelo 11 Allison, Geronimo 11 Young, Donovonn 12 O’Toole, Reilly 12 Barr, Martize 11 Hardee, Justin 12 Turner, Malik 12 Davis, Jon 12 LaCosse, Matt 12 Hardee, Justin 12 Bailey, Aaron 5 Mosley, Darius 12 Barton, Taylor 11 Monheim, Mason 12 White, Tyler 12 Church, Devin 10 Murdock, Marchie 4 Spence, Eaton 12 Neal Jr., T.J. 12 Clary, Tim 12 TEAM 7 Total.......... 12 Opponents...... 12

Rush 685 23 0 0 361 261 0 0 0 28 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 -6 1405 2995

Rec 373 965 0 526 94 0 249 230 172 137 117 95 0 0 0 0 17 21 17 0 0 0 0 2918 2577

PR 0 4 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 191 163

KOR IR Tot Avg. 37 0 1058 88.2 0 0 992 82.7 626 45 794 72.2 0 0 526 47.8 0 0 455 37.9 0 0 261 21.8 0 0 249 22.6 0 0 230 19.2 0 0 172 14.3 0 0 165 13.8 6 0 123 10.2 0 0 95 7.9 0 0 120 24.0 43 0 92 7.7 0 77 77 7.0 0 52 52 4.3 0 0 17 4.2 0 0 34 3.4 0 0 17 4.2 0 15 15 1.2 0 14 14 1.2 11 0 11 0.9 0 0 9 1.3 712 203 5429 452.4 553 203 6491 540.9

CHARTING THE ILLINI LONGEST DRIVES DRIVES ILLINOIS OPPONENT by # of plays 14 (64 yards, 5:16, missed FG vs. Purdue) 18 (99 yards, 5:58, TD) WKU by # of yards 89 (12 plays, 4:13, TD vs. Iowa) 99 (18 plays, 5:58, TD) WKU Time of Possession 5:39 (9 plays, 35 yards, Punt at Wisconsin) 7:23 (16 plays, 74 yards, FG) Purdue

RED ZONE STATS (inside the 20) ILLINOIS OPPONENT Times inside the 20 47 48 Total Scores 35 43 Touchdowns 28 33 Field Goals 7 10 Lost on Downs or Turnovers 7 4 Lost on Missed Field Goals 4 0 End of Game or Half 1 1 Scoring Percentage .745 .896 Scoring Percentage (TDs only) .596 .688 Percent of Total Drives .294 .296

HIGHEST SCORING QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 2014 season 14, PUR/WIS/MIN 13, N’western Beckman Era 14, PUR/WIS/MIN(’14) 22, SIU (’13)

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FIELD POSITION Drives Started Cumulative Starting Yardlines Average Starting Field Position Times Started Inside the 20 Drives Started in Plus Territory

ILLINOIS OPPONENT 160 162 4,960 4,778 31.0 29.5 28 29 20 17

POINTS AFTER TURNOVERS ILLINOIS OPPONENT Turnovers Forced 18 20 Total Scores 11 14 Scoring Percentage .611 .700 Points off Turnovers 69 (9 TD, 2 FG) 82 (10 TD, 4 FG) 3RD 13, Purdue 17, C. Southern (’12)

4TH OT 21, YSU & WKU -- 21, YSU & WKU (’14) --

FINAL 47, N’western 47, N’western (’14)

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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |---------------Tackles---------------| |-Sacks-| |-----Pass Def-----| No Defensive Leaders GP UT AT Total For Loss No- Yds Int-Yds BrUp 43 Monheim, Mason 12 42 66 108 6.5-16 1.0-4 2-52 2 21 Petty, Zane 12 46 58 104 1.5-3 . . 8 38 Barton, Taylor 11 42 54 96 0.5-1 . 1-77 2 52 Neal Jr., T.J. 12 27 66 93 5.5-15 . 1-14 3 9T Thomas III, Earnest 12 27 66 93 9.5-39 4.5-25 1-0 . 27 Spence, Eaton 12 27 27 54 1.0-1 - 1-15 6 44 Teitsma, Austin 12 25 27 52 9.5-23 3.0-12 . 4 20 Fejedelem, Clayton 12 25 23 48 1.0-2 . . 2 17 Ward, Jihad 12 18 30 38 7.5-44 3.0-30 . . 2 Bentley, Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo 11 19 25 44 3.5-7 . 1-45 1 91 Smoot, Dawuane 12 15 14 29 6.0-25 2.5-18 - 2 90 Woods, DeJazz 12 7 22 29 4.0-14 2.0-11 . - 24 Mosely, Darius 12 18 10 28 2.0-9 . . 2 96 Bain, Rob 12 12 14 26 3.0-8 1.0-0 . . 42 Cooper, Ralph 12 7 18 25 0.5-1 . 1-6 2 99 Clements, Jarrod 12 10 14 24 6.0-13 2.0-7 . 2 14 Finney, Eric 12 4 15 19 1.0-1 . 1 22 Walls, LaKeith 12 10 7 17 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . 7 Day, Caleb 11 11 4 15 . . . 1 33 Grimes, Zepheniah 12 6 5 11 0.5-1 . . . 1L Little, Jevaris 12 6 3 9 1.0-4 . . . 93 Powell, Teko 3 2 6 8 . . . . 95 Howe, Jake 12 1 6 7 . . . . 6P Phillips, Carroll 7 4 2 6 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . 98 Fotu, Joe 7 5 1 6 . . . . 58 Nelson, Kenny 5 5 1 6 3.0-12 1.0-8 . . 37 Kwaaning, Davontay 11 2 3 5 . . . . 19 Hardee, Justin 12 . 4 4 . . . . 8C Cazley, Dillan 12 3 1 4 . . . . 10 Bello, B.J. 8 . 3 3 . . . . 56 Martin, Michael 12 1 1 2 . . . . 6 Ferguson, Josh 12 2 . 2 . . . . 74 Heitz, Michael 12 1 . 1 . . . . 1Z Zalewski, Taylor 11 1 . 1 . . . . 9 Barr, Martize 11 1 . 1 . . . . 86 Turner, Malik 12 1 . 1 . . . . 3 Davis, Jon 12 1 . 1 . . . . 18D Dudek, Mike 12 1 . 1 . . . . TM TEAM 7 1 . 1 . . . 67 DiLauro, Christian 11 1 . 1 . . . 39 Echard, Nathan 11 . 1 1 . . . . 97 James III, Paul 4 . 1 1 . . . . Total.......... 12 443 558 1001 76-255 21-130 7-203 34 Opponents...... 12 434 338 772 89-351 31-196 11-203 37

QBH . . . 2 2 . . . 2 . 3 1 . 1 1 1 . . . . . . . 2 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 28

|----Fumbles----| Rcv-Yds FF Blkd Kick 1-0 4 . . . . . 2 . . 1 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . . . 1-16 - . . . . 2-18 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . 1-7 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 11-37 11 1 9-147 9 1

SAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 2

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Rushing Passing Passing Total Time Team Score First Downs Att-Yd-TD C-A-Int-TD Yards Offense Punt Fumbles Penalties Poss Illinois 28 14 22-78-0 24-38-0-4 285 363 7-270 3-1 7-55 19:59 vs. Youngstown State 17 19 59-203-1 11-24-0-0 177 380 8-268 0-0 5-25 40:01 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 42 28 35-64-2 35-50-1-3 456 520 1-52 4-2 9-69 35:06 vs. Western Kentucky 34 23 30-103-1 28-48-1-2 297 400 4-155 4-2 5-24 24:54 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 19 15 26-72-0 20-31-1-2 279 351 7-362 2-2 11-110 25:47 at Washington 44 25 58-245-2 16-22-0-1 219 464 4-140 3-1 8-73 34:13 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 42 21 27-219-3 25-39-1-2 266 485 7-310 0-0 4-19 22:19 vs. Texas State 35 26 52-139-1 29-43-1-4 336 475 8-380 1-0 8-63 37:41 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 14 16 24-78-1 17-38-3-1 261 339 8-338 0-0 7-53 20:24 at Nebraska 45 35 70-458-5 10-21-1-1 166 624 3-113 2-1 8-70 39:36 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 27 26 25-65-2 36-53-1-2 450 515 2-83 1-1 2-20 27:20 vs. Purdue 38 19 45-349-4 15-20-0-1 202 551 4-174 1-0 6-64 32:40 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 28 20 39-153-2 14-24-1-2 135 288 7-334 0-0 4-50 27:39 at Wisconsin 38 22 47-401-5 10-18-0-0 97 498 5-192 0-0 4-53 32:21 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 28 16 41-123-2 15-23-0-1 140 263 9-438 2-1 4-36 31:25 vs. Minnesota 24 19 41-171-2 12-30-1-1 240 411 6-265 2-2 4-30 28:35 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 14 15 42-106-1 13-27-2-1 137 243 4-179 3-2 5-50 29:17 at Ohio State 55 28 44-296-3 20-34-0-4 249 545 1-35 1-1 6-56 30:43 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 14 12 25-88-0 17-31-0-2 147 235 8-319 1-0 8-59 24:14 vs. Iowa 30 26 55-304-1 17-24-0-3 283 587 2-63 3-1 1-10 35:46 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 16 16 27-68-0 26-42-0-1 215 283 8-330 0-0 3-30 27:09 vs. Penn State 14 15 47-172-1 8-16-0-1 93 265 7-274 1-1 5-34 32:51 ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois 47 23 47-291-2 17-28-1-3 147 438 5-213 0-0 6-50 34:37 at Northwestern 33 19 38-154-2 24-42-3-1 218 372 5-183 2-2 4-48 25:23 ------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Illinois Game-By-Game starters OFFENSIVE STARTERS

GAME LT LG C RG RT QB RB WR WR WR TE Youngstown St. S. Cvijanovic Heitz Hill Karras Flavin Lunt Ferguson Allison Barr Hardee Davis W. Kentucky S. Cvijanovic Hill Spencer Karras Heitz Lunt Ferguson Allison LaCosse (TE) Hardee Davis Washington S. Cvijanovic Hill Spencer Karras Heitz Lunt Dudek (WR) Allison Barr Hardee Davis Texas State S. Cvijanovic Hill Spencer Karras Heitz Lunt Ferguson Dudek Turner Hardee Davis Nebraska S. Cvijanovic Hill Spencer Karras Heitz O’Toole Ferguson Allison Dudek Hardee Barr (WR) Purdue S. Cvijanovic Heitz Spencer Karras Flavin Lunt Ferguson Allison Dudek LaCosse (TE) Davis Wisconsin S. Cvijanovic Heitz Spencer Karras DiLauro O’Toole Ferguson Allison Hardee LaCosse (TE) Davis Minnesota S. Cvijanovic Heitz Spencer Karras DiLauro O’Toole Young Allison Hardee Dudek Church (RB) Ohio State S. Cvijanovic Heitz Spencer Karras DiLauro O’Toole Ferguson Allison Hardee Dudek Turner (WR) Iowa A. Schmidt Heitz Hill Spencer DiLauro Lunt Ferguson Allison LaCosse (TE) Dudek Davis Penn State A. Schmidt Heitz Spencer Hill DiLauro Lunt Young Allison Turner Dudek Davis Northwestern A. Schmidt Heitz Hill Spencer DiLauro O’Toole Young Allison Turner Dudek LaCosse Consecutive 3 12 3 11 6 1 2 8 2 5 1 Career 3 43 23 13 6 7 16 11 4 9 15

DEFENSIVE STARTERS

GAME DE DT DT Youngstown St. Ward Teitsma Powell W. Kentucky Ward Teitsma Powell Washington Ward Teitsma Powell Texas State Ward Teitsma Clements Nebraska Ward Teitsma Clements Purdue Ward Teitsma Bain Wisconsin Ward Teitsma Bain Minnesota Ward Teitsma Clements Ohio State Ward Teitsma Bain Iowa Ward Teitsma Bain Penn State Ward Teitsma Bain Northwestern Ward Teitsma Bain Consecutive 12 24 4 Career 12 24 6

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An Illinois Player Had ... Rushing

250 yards rushing: 330, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010 200 yards rushing: 330, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010 150 yards rushing: 190, Josh Ferguson vs. Texas State, 9/20/2014 125 yards rushing: 147, Reilly O’Toole at Northwestern, 11/29/2014 100 yards rushing: 147, Reilly O’Toole at Northwestern, 11/29/2014 Back-to-back 175 yard rushing games: Rashard Mendenhall (189 vs. Ball State, 10/27/2007 & 201 at Minnesota, 11/3/2007) Three consecutive 100-yard rushing games: Mikel Leshoure, 11/6/2010-12/29/2010 (5 games) Five consecutive 100-yard rushing games: Mikel Leshoure, 11/6/2010-12/29/2010 (5 games) 2 rushers with 175 yards: Rocky Harvey (215), Steve Havard (175) vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/12/1998 2 rushers with 100 yds: T. Pollard (133), D. Young (100) vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/2011 80+ yard rushing play: 80, Daniel Dufrene at Ohio State, 11/10/2007 70+ yard rushing play: 75, Josh Ferguson vs. Texas State, 9/20/2014 Two 40+ runs in one quarter: 82 and 47 (1st), Antioneo Harris vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002 True-freshman rushed for 100-yards in first career game: E.B. Halsey, 139 yards vs. Missouri, 8/30/2003 40 rushing attempts: 40, Antoineo Harris at Wisconsin, 11/9/2002 30 rushing attempts: 33, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010 2 rushers with 2 TDs: N. Scheelhaase (2) & D Young (2) vs. SDSU, 9/10/2011 8 TDs rushing: Howard Griffith (8) vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/1990 4 TDs rushing: Antoineo Harris (4) vs. Indiana, 10/27/2002 3 TDs rushing: Mikel Leshoure (3) vs. Baylor, 12/29/2010 2 TDs rushing: J osh Ferguson (2) vs. Texas State, 9/20/2014 2 TDs rushing by a QB: Nathan Scheelhaase (2) vs. SDSU, 9/10/2011

Receiving

200 yards receiving: 200, Mike Dudek vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014 150 yards receiving: 200, Mike Dudek vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014 100 yards receiving: 115, Mike Dudek vs. Penn State, 11/22/2014 2 receivers with 100 yards receiving: Ryan Lankford (115) & Josh Ferguson (103) vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/2013 70+ yard pass play: 72, R. Lankford from N. Scheelhaase vs. Washington, 9/14/2013 60+ yard pass play: 60, Geronimo Allison from Wes Lunt at Washington, 9/13/2014 50+ yard pass play: 56, Mike Dudek from Reilly O’Toole at Ohio State, 11/1/2014 10 or more receptions: 10, Josh Ferguson vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014 2 receivers with 2 TDs: Will Judson and Chris Duvalt vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008 3 TDs receiving: A.J. Jenkins (3) vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011 An OL caught a pass: Jeff Allen, (1 rec., 2 yds) vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/2010 An OL scored a TD: Corey Lewis, fumble recovery in end zone at Indiana, 11/9/2013

Passing

600 yards passing: 621, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 500 yards passing: 621, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 400 yards passing: 456, Wes Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/2014 300 yards passing: 332, Wes Lunt vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014 Consecutive 300-yard passing games: Nathan Scheelhaase at Penn State (321, 11/2/2013) and at Indiana (450, 11/9/2013) Three consecutive 300-yard passing games: Jason Verduzco vs East Carolina (352,8/31/1991), at Missouri (431, 9/14/1991) and vs. Houston (341, 9/21/1991) 6 TDs passing: Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 5 TDs passing: Nathan Scheelhaase (5) vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/2013 4 TDs passing: Wes Lunt (4) vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/2014 3 TDs passing: Reilly O’Toole (3) at Northwestern, 11/29/2014

Two 65-plus yard TD passes in the same game: N. Scheelhaase, 77 & 67 yds to A.J. Jenkins at Indiana, 10/8/11 10+ consecutive completions in a game: Nathan Scheelhaase (15) vs. Northwestern, 11/30/2013 Non-QB with passing TD: Josh Ferguson vs. Penn State, 9/29/12

Defense

20 Tackles: J Leman (20) vs. Missouri, 9/1/2007 4 interceptions: Mike Gow (4) vs. Stanford, 9/21/74 3 interceptions: Eugene Wilson (3) vs. Penn State, 11/10/2001 2 interceptions: Trulon Henry (2) vs. Ohio State, 10/2/2010 3+ sacks in a game: Whitney Mercilus (3.0) at Indiana, 10/8/2011 3+ TFLs in a game: Austin Teitsma (3.5) vs. Texas State, 9/20/2014 3+ PBUs in a game: Eaton Spence (3) vs. Iowa, 11/15/2014 Interception by a lineman: Michael Buchanan vs. Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 Interception return for TD: Mason Monheim (49 yards) at Northwestern, 11/29/2014 Two players with interception returns for TD in a game: Pat Nixon-Youman (68 yards) vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010 & Jonathan Brown (66 yards) vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010 Fumble recovery for TD: V’Angelo Bentley (12 yards) vs. Minnesota, 10/25/2014 Scored on a safety: at Washington (UW punter fumbled out of end zone), 9/13/2014 Defensive extra point: Kevin Mitchell (75 yards) at Ohio State, 11/5/2005

Total Offense/All-Purpose

500 yds. total offense: 5 03, Juice Williams vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 400 yds. total offense: 439, Wes Lunt vs. WKU, 9/6/2014 300-100 (passing-rushing): 431 (310-121), Juice Williams at Michigan, 10/4/2008 300 all-purpose yards: 328, A.J. Jenkins vs. N’western, 10/1/2011 200 all-purpose yards: 200, Mike Dudek vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014 3 Total TDs: Josh Ferguson (3 – 2 rush, 1 rec) vs. Texas St., 9/20/2014

Special Teams

5 field goals: Doug Higgins vs. Michigan State, 10/20/1990 4 field goals: Derek Dimke (4) at Penn State, 10/9/2010 3 field goals: David Reisner (3) vs. Penn State, 11/22/2014 2 field goals: David Reisner (3) vs. Penn State, 11/22/2014 Made 50+ yard field goal: Taylor Zalewski (54) vs. Purdue, 11/17/2012 Blocked a Punt: Team vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/2014 Blocked Punt for a Touchdown: Vontae Davis (2 yards) vs. Missouri, 9/1/2007 Blocked Two Field Goals: Terrell Washington vs. NIU, 9/8/2001 Blocked a Field Goal: V’Angelo Bentley vs. PSU, 9/29/2012 Blocked a PAT: Clay Nurse at Fresno State, 12/3/2010 Punt return for TD: V’Angelo Bentley (67 yards) vs. OSU, 11/16/2013 Kickoff return for TD: V’Angelo Bentley (100 yards) vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/2013 Blocked FG returned for TD: Travis Williams (66 yards) vs. Illinois St., 9/6/2003 Two-point conversion: N. Scheelhaase pass to Miles Osei vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2013 Two two-point conversions in the same game: 2 at Ohio State, 11/3/2012 (Russell pass to LaCosse; Russell rush)

An Opposing Player had ...

200 yards rushing: 208, Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska, 9/27/2014 150 yards rushing: 175, Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin, 10/11/2014 Two 100-yard rushers: M. Gordon (175) and C. Clement (164), Wisconsin, 10/11/2014 50+ yard rushing play: 67, David Cobb, Minnesota, 10/25/2014 Two 40+ TD runs in one quarter: Carlos Hyde (51, 55 in 4th), Ohio State, 11/16/2013 400 yards passing: 408, Scott Rislov, San Jose State, 9/21/2002 300 yards passing: 336, Tyler Jones, Texas State, 9/20/2013 80+ yard pass play: 80, Purdue (Austin Appleby to Danny Anthrop), 10/4/2014 70+ yard pass play: 80, Purdue (Austin Appleby to Danny Anthrop), 10/4/2014 50+ yard pass play: 53, Iowa (C.J. Beathard to Jake Duzey), 11/15/2014 200 yds. in receptions: 246, Roy Roundtree, Michigan, 11/6/2010 150 yds. in receptions: 189, Cody Latimer, Indiana, 11/9/2013 100 yds. in receptions: 110, Jake Duzey, Iowa, 11/15/2014 Two 100-yard receivers: 182, Chirstian Jones & 112, Rashad Lawrence, Northwestern, 11/30/2013 4 Field Goals: Dan Conroy, Michigan State, 10/16/2010 Three 50+ yard field goals: Tim Douglas (51, 58, 51), Iowa, 9/26/1998

Punt return for TD: Jeremy Maclin (66 yards), Missouri, 9/2/2007 Kickoff return for TD: S . Vault (89 yards), Northwestern, 11/29/2014 INT return for TD: Shaq Thompson (36 yards), Washington, 9/13/2014 Blocked Punt for a TD: Ben Kuznia (3 yards), Minnesota, 11/7/2009 Fumble recovery for TD: Shaq Thompson (52 yards), Washington, 9/13/2014 Scored on a Safety: Louis Trinca-Pasat sack (intentional grounding on Wes Lunt), Iowa, 11/15/2014

An Illinois Team Had ...

80 points: 87 vs. Illinois Wesleyan (87-3), 10/5/1912 70 points: 79 vs. Illinois State (79-6), 9/16/1944 60 points: 65 at Michigan (65-67), 11/6/2010 50 points: 50 vs. Miami (Ohio) (50-14), 9/28/2013 40 points: 47 at Northwestern (47-33), 11/29/2014  30 points: 47 at Northwestern (47-33), 11/29/2014  0 points: at Michigan (0-45), 10/13/2012 0 points in 1st half: at Ohio State (14-55), 11/1/2014 0 points in 2nd half: at Nebraska (14-45), 9/27/2014 Did Not Score a Touchdown: vs. Michigan State (3-42), 10/26/13 400 rushing yards: 519 vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010 300 rushing yards: 308 at Indiana, 10/8/2011 200 rushing yards: 291 at Northwestern, 11/29/2014 Less Than 100 rushing yards: 68 vs. Penn State, 11/22/2014 Negative yards net rushing: -27 vs. Arizona, 9/18/1993 400 passing yards: 450 vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014 300 passing yards: 450 vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014 Less than 100 passing yards: 96 at Ohio State, 11/3/2012 4 TD catches by tight ends: 4 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/2013 700 total net yards: 723 vs. Illinois-Normal, 9/16/44 600 total net yards: 612 at Indiana, 11/9/2013 500 total net yards: 515 vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014 400 total net yards: 438 at Northwestern, 11/29/2014 Less Than 100 total net yards: 78 at Wisconsin, 10/8/1977 Consecutive games, 500 total net yards: at Michigan (501, 10/4/2008), vs. Minnesota (550, 10/11/2008), vs. Indiana (563, 10/18/2008) Kicked five field goals: 5 vs. Wisconsin, 10/20/2001 A Shutout: Charleston Southern (44-0), 9/15/2012 9 or more sacks in a game: 9 at Purdue, 11/3/2001 6 or more sacks in a game: 6 vs. Arizona State, 9/17/2011 15 or more TFL in a game: 15 vs. San Jose St., 9/21/2002 10 or more TFL in a game: 11 vs. Minnesota, 10/25/2014 Missed Extra Point Kick: at Northwestern, 11/29/2014 Successful Two-Point Conversion: vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2013 2 Successful Two-Point Conversions: at Ohio State (2), 11/3/2012 Forced 5 or more turnovers: 5 at Northwestern, 11/29/2014 Turned ball over 5 or more times: 6 vs. Louisiana Tech, 9/22/2012 10+ Passes Broken Up: 11 vs. Illinois State, 9/12/2009 Blocked two kicks in same game: 2 at Purdue, 10/4/2003 Blocked two punts in the same game: 2 vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010 Entire game without punting: vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/2013 No penalties committed: vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/2011 No turnovers given up: vs. Iowa, 11/15/2014 No sacks allowed: vs. Cincinnati, 9/7/2013 A successful on-side kick: vs. Penn State, 11/22/2014 Overtime game: Lost to Penn State, 24-17, in 1OT, 11/2/2013 A game with a weather delay: vs. Texas State, 9/20/2014 (1:56 delay)

An Opposing Team had ...

200 yards rushing: 304, Iowa, 11/15/2014 300 yards rushing: 304, Iowa, 11/15/2014 Less Than 100 yards rushing: 66, Southern Illinois, 8/31/2013 Less Than 50 yards rushing: -6, Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 Less Than 20 yards rushing: -6, Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 Negative yards rushing: -6, Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 One first down: Missouri, 9/10/1994 Zero first downs: Michigan, 10/27/34 300 yards passing: 336, Texas State, 9/20/2014 400 yards passing: 414, Northwestern, 11/30/2013 Less Than 100 yards passing: 93, Wisconsin, 11/22/2014 500 total net yards: 587, Iowa, 11/15/2014 600 total net yards: 624, Nebraska, 9/27/2014 700 total net yards: 705, Michigan State, 9/24/2005 Less Than 100 total net yards: 96, South Dakota State, 9/10/2011 Less Than 250 total net yards: 219, UCLA, 12/31/2011 40 points: 55, Ohio State (55-14), 11/1/2014 50 points: 55, Ohio State (55-14), 11/1/2014 60 points: 60, Ohio State (60-35), 11/16/2013 70 points: 70, Michigan (70-21), 11/7/1981 A Shutout: Michigan (45-0), 10/13/2012 Did Not Score in Game: Charleston Southern (0-44), 9/15/2012 Did Not Score a Touchdown: Charleston Southern (0-44), 9/15/2012 Scoreless Half: (First) Miami (Ohio) (14-50), 9/28/2013 Missed PAT: Ohio State, 11/16/2013 Successful Two-Point Conversion: Northwestern (2), 11/29/2014 Def. Scored All Points in Victory: Arizona, 16 points, 9/18/1993

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Youngstown State �� 17 Illinois �� 28 Aug. 30, 2014 Memorial Stadium // Champaign, Ill. // 36,234

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Youngstown State Illinois

1 2 3 4 F 3 3 3 8 17 0 7 0 21 28

Scoring Summary First Quarter YSU: Cejudo 33 yard field goal, 0:00 (10-33, 4:31) Second Quarter ILL: Davis 8 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick), 13:15 (4-33, 1:45) YSU: Cejudo 29 yard field goal, 0:00 (11-75, 3:52) Third Quarter YSU: Cejudo 36 yard field goal, 9:18 (12-54, 5:42) Fourth Quarter ILL: Dudek 8 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick), 13:58 (6-35, 1:16) YSU: Ruiz 2 yard run (Nania rush), 10:57 (7-75, 3:01) ILL: Ferguson 15 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick), 8:50 (6-79, 2:07) ILL: M. Barr 29 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick), 2:33 (10-67, 3:55)

TEAM STATISTICS

Oklahoma State transfer QB Wes Lunt threw four touchdown passes in his Illinois debut.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - It took a while but new quarterback Wes Lunt delivered a come-from-behind 28-17 win Saturday for Illinois over Youngstown State in a season opener. Lunt threw three late touchdowns for Illinois. The second was a 15-yarder to running back Josh Ferguson that put Illinois up for good 21-17. Lunt finished the day 24-of-38 for 285 yards and four touchdowns. He used nine different receivers. Lunt’s highly anticipated debut after his transfer from Oklahoma State started slowly. The Illini had seven first downs by halftime and clung to a 7-6 lead. The Penguins took a 17-14 lead with 10:57 left in the game on a 2-yard Brian Ruiz touchdown and a 2-point conversion by quarterback Dante Nania. Ruiz finished with 32 carries for 116 yards and one touchdown. Nania was 11-of-24 for 177 yards. Illinois’ late salvation came on Lunt’s arm and two of those touchdowns. The first one required the kind of luck that might not come along too often. Leading 9-7 with 4:44 left in the third quarter, Youngstown needed less than a yard for a first down at the 50-yard line. The Penguins lined up to punt but punter Joey Cejudo rolled right on what looked like a fake. Apparently seeing no opening, the senior punter tried a low, rugby punt that hit a teammate in the back. The ball bounced back toward the goal line, rolling out of bounds at the Youngstown 35. The Illini had the break they needed. Lunt came out throwing, driving Illinois to the 8. From there he spotted freshman receiver Mikey Dudek running wide open in the right rear of the end zone for an easy touchdown, a lead and, finally, some relief. Illinois was up 14-9 with 13:58 to play, but only briefly. The Penguins struck back with a 61-yard pass from Nania to Andrew Williams. That set up a 2-yard touchdown plunge by Ruiz and a 2-point conversion by Nania that gave the Penguins a 17-14 edge. But Lunt went to work again, driving the Illini down the field before finding Ferguson in the end zone. Up 21-17, Illinois finally had a lead that would stick.

Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YSU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-203. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-78 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-24-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-38-0 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38.6 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-87 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40:01. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:59

INDIVIDUAL Leaders RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): YSU - Ruiz 32-116-1, Nania 12-46, Webb 6-26, Moore 5-6, Stubbs 3-6, Hymes 1-3. ILL - Ferguson 11-42, Young 9-39, Lunt 1-(-1), Team 1-(-2). PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): YSU - Nania 11-24-0-0-177. ILL - Lunt 24-38-0-4-285. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): YSU - Berassa 4-39, Webb 2-56, Stubbs 2-12, A. Williams 1-61, Ruiz 1-6, Adams 1-3. ILL - Turner 4-42, Ferguson 4-37-1, Dudek 3-61-1, Davis 3-24-1, Young 3-9, Allison 2-43, M. Barr 2-40-1, Hardee 2-16, LaCosse 1-13. Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): YSU - Smith 8; Childs 6; Nwadiogbu 6, 1.0-1; Thompson 5; D’Alesio 5. ILL - Monheim 14; Barton 13; Petty 10; Teitsma 9, 2.5-7; Bentley 7; Neal Jr. 7; Thomas III 6, 2.0-7; Spence 6; Cooper 6.

GAME NOTES • W ith the win over Youngstown State, the Illini have won 17 consecutive home openers, the fourth-longest streak in the Big Ten as of this afternoon. Head coach Tim Beckman is now 3-0 in home openers as head coach at Illinois. • I llinois won its first-ever meeting with YSU and is now 14-0 all-time against FCS teams. • I llinois scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, equaling the most points scored in the final quarter in 32 years since putting up 22 points on Oct. 2, 1982, at Minnesota. The Illini now have posted 21 points in the fourth quarter nine times since 1982. • T he Illini defense stiffened in the red zone, as it limited the Penguins to three field goals and a touchdown in four trips inside the Illinois 20-yard. On the opposite side of the ball, the UI offense found success in the red zone, earning touchdowns on all three trips. • U I also held the advantage on third-down conversions (8-of-15, 53.3%) compared to YSU (5-of-19, 26.3%). • Illinois wore white helmets in a game for the first time in school history. • S ophomore QB Wes Lunt turned in the best Illini quarterback debut in terms of passing yards (285) and touchdowns (4) in school history. • L unt spread the wealth throughout the game, as nine different Illini receivers caught a pass and his four TD passes went to four different receivers. • N ewcomers to the Illini receiving corps – Geronimo Allison, Mike Dudek, and Malik Turner – accounted for nine receptions and 146 yards. • S enior DT Austin Teitsma totaled a career-high nine tackles, including a career-best 2.5 TFLs and half a sack. • S ophomore LB Carroll Phillips registered his first career sack in his Illini debut.

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Western Kentucky �� 34 Illinois �� 42 Sept. 6, 2014 Memorial Stadium // Champaign, Ill. // 38,561

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Western Kentucky Illinois

1 2 3 4 F 3 14 10 7 34 7 7 7 21 42

Scoring Summary First Quarter ILL: Ferguson 1 yard run (Zalewski kick), 11:26 (4-32, 0:53) WKU: Schwettman 41 yard field goal, 5:35 (5-16, 1:23) Second Quarter WKU: Allen 1 yard run (Schwettman kick), 11:12 (18-99, 5:58) WKU: Higbee 16 yard pass from Doughty (Schwettman kick), 4:15 (8-67, 2:44) ILL: Dudek fumble recovery in end zone (Zalewski kick), 0:41 (11-74, 3:34) Third Quarter ILL: M. Barr 8 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick), 9:36 (11-65, 5:24) WKU: Terry 95 yard fumble recovery (Schwettman kick), 4:09 WKU: Schwettman 19 yard field goal, 2:00 (4-5, 1:09) Fourth Quarter ILL: Hardee 62 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick), 12:27 (9-88, 4:33) ILL: Barton 77 yard interception return (Zalewski kick), 10:15 ILL: Young 1 yard run (Zalewski kick), 1:43 (5-21, 2:19) WKU: Grant 14 yard pass from Doughty (Schwettman kick), 0:26 (7-75, 1:17)

Much to the chagrin of WKU mascot Big Red, Taylor Barton’s 77-yard pick-six helped the Illini to another comeback win.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois quarterback Wes Lunt threw for three touchdowns and Taylor Barton returned an interception for a late score to secure a comeback win over Western Kentucky, 42-34. Lunt was 35 of 50 with one interception for the Illini (2-0). Illinois wide receiver Justin Hardee caught six balls for 110 yards and one touchdown. Barton picked off Hilltopper quarterback Brandon Doughty in the fourth quarter for a 77-yard touchdown that put Illinois up 35-27. The undefeated start for Illinois looks good in the standings, and Lunt had a big day.

TEAM STATISTICS Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WKU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-103. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-64 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-48-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-50-1 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38.8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-52.0 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-98 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35:06

INDIVIDUAL Leaders

Illinois trailed the Hilltoppers 17-7 in the second quarter and, after taking a 21-17 lead in the third quarter, gave it right back with a big turnover, a 95-yard fumble return by Western Kentucky cornerback Wonderful Terry. The good news, aside from the win itself? An Illinois defense that hadn’t forced a turnover in two-plus games dating to last season had three Saturday. All of them led to points, but none was bigger than Barton’s fourth-quarter interception. The Illini were up 28-27 with less than 11 minutes to play, but Western Kentucky had the ball at the Illinois 30-yard line and was moving the ball with ease. Doughty looked over the middle and threw deep for a receiver, apparently never seeing Barton. Barton pulled down the pick, cut left and was quickly past the last Hilltopper for a 77-yard touchdown return and a 35-27 lead. The Illini hadn’t returned an interception for a touchdown since September 2012. After throwing for more than 500 yards against Bowling Green a week earlier, Doughty grabbed the headlines coming into the game. But Allen was the hammer Western Kentucky used to pound down the Illini early Saturday. The Hilltoppers were able to turn a big defensive stand late in the first quarter into a 99-yard touchdown drive that silenced the Memorial Stadium crowd, stunned Illinois and gave Western Kentucky the lead. After holding Illinois four times inside its own 6-yard line, including the stop on fourth down at the goal line that gave them the ball, the Hilltoppers started pushing their way up field. Allen carried the ball nine times for 36 yards and caught two passes during the 18-play, 5:58 drive. His last carry was the 1-yard touchdown run that, with the extra point, gave Western Kentucky a 10-7 lead. A 16-yard touchdown pass from Doughty to Tyler Higbee 7 minutes later gave the Hilltoppers a 17-7 edge with 4:15 left the first half.

RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): WKU - Allen 24-118-1, Towner 1-7, Wales 1-3, Doughty 3-(-1), Occhipinti 1-(-24). ILL - Young 14-47-1, Ferguson 14-32-1, Dudek 1-2, Davis 1-2, Team 1-(-2), Lunt 3-(-17). PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): WKU - Doughty 28-48-1-2-297. ILL - Lunt 35-50-1-3-456. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): WKU - Allen 6-56, Grant 4-58-1, McNeal 4-39, Dangerfield 3-31, Higbee 3-30-1, Taylor 3-16, German 2-35, Henry 1-20, Norris 1-11, Towner 1-1. ILL - Allison 8-97, Hardee 6-110-1, Turner 6-56, Dudek 4-551, M. Barr 4-46-1, LaCosse 3-37, Davis 2-34, Ferguson 2-21. Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): WKU - Holt 12, 2.0-6; Singh 11; Terry 9, 1.0-4; Williams 8; Thomas 6; Shorter 5, 1.0-11. ILL - Petty 9; Barton 8; Monheim 7; Mosely 7; Neal Jr. 7; Bentley 6; Thomas III 6, 1.0-4; Ward 5, 1.5-11.

GAME NOTES • I llinois completed a fourth quarter comeback against Western Kentucky for the second-straight game, marking fourth-quarter comebacks in consecutive games for the first time since the 2001 season. • I llinois fought back from a 10-point deficit against WKU (17-7), its first double-digit comeback win since Oct. 2, 2011, vs. Northwestern when the Illini responded from down 18 points (28-10) to claim a 38-35 victory. • I llinois had three takeaways (two fumbles, interception) in a game for the first time since Sept. 22, 2012, against Louisiana Tech, when it recovered three fumbles. • Q uarterback Wes Lunt turned in another stellar performance. He threw for a career-high 456 yards, which ranks second on the all-time Memorial Stadium passing yardage, just six yards shy of the school record 462 yards set by Juice Williams vs. Minnesota (Oct. 11, 2008). Lunt’s performance stands fourth, meanwhile, on the Illini all-time single-game passing yardage list. • L unt’s 456 yards broke his previous career high of 436 set during his true-freshman season at Oklahoma State, against Arizona on Sept. 8, 2012. Lunt also recorded the longest pass of his career vs. WKU, a 62-yard TD strike to Justin Hardee. • T rue-freshman Mike Dudek became the first Illini newcomer to tally a touchdown reception in each of his first two career games since junior college transfer Kelvin Hayden did so in 2003.

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Illinois �� 19 Washington �� 44 Sept. 13, 2014 Husky Stadium // Seattle, Wash. // 62,325

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Illinois Washington

1 2 3 4 F 3 9 7 0 19 21 17 0 6 44

Scoring Summary First Quarter WASH: Callier 3 yard run (Van Winkle kick), 10:16 (12-46, 4:44) ILL: Zalewski 25 yard field goal, 5:47 (11-62, 4:21) WASH: Ross 75 yard pass from Miles (Van Winkle kick), 5:34 (1-75, 0:13) WASH: Thompson 36 yard interception return (Van Winkle kick), 4:11) Second Quarter WASH: Washington 12 yard run (Van Winkle kick), 14:53 (8-75, 2:39) ILL: Safety, 11:27 WASH: Thompson 52 yard fumble recovery (Van Winkle kick), 10:33 ILL: Allison 60 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick), 1:17 (5-80, 2:08) WASH: Van Winkle 20 yard field goal, 0:00 (8-89, 1:01) Third Quarter ILL: Allison 27 yard pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick), 7:34 (6-66, 1:30) Fourth Quarter WASH: Van Winkle 25 yard field goal, 14:54 (9-42, 4:13) WASH: Van Winkle 51 yard field goal, 6:21 (11-43, 6:00)

WR Geronimo Allison had a breakout game with 160 receiving yards and two touchdowns, including this #SCTop10 grab.

SEATTLE (AP) - Linebacker Shaq Thompson returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown, picked up a fumble and rumbled 52 yards for another score, and Washington routed Illinois 44-19 on Saturday, improving to 3-0 under Chris Petersen. Thompson became the first Washington player in 20 years to score via fumble and interception in the same game. Reggie Reser accomplished the feat in 1994 in a victory over California. Thompson was on the verge of adding a TD on offense but stumbled on a 13-yard run when it looked like he had a clear path to the end zone. Washington quarterback Cyler Miles threw a 75-yard touchdown to John Ross as part of a 21-point blitz that took less than six minutes of the first half. Dwayne Washington’s 12-yard TD run gave the Huskies a 28-3 lead on the first play of the second quarter. Wes Lunt threw for 230 yards for the Fighting Illini (2-1), but was unable to take advantage of Washington’s depleted secondary. Illinois was trying for just the fifth 3-0 start in the past 25 years. Washington played without starting cornerbacks Marcus Peters (suspension) and Jermaine Kelly (injury) and it didn’t matter. After two shaky outings in squeaking past Hawaii and FCS power Eastern Washington, the Huskies put together a complete performance. Thompson was the catalyst. A week after racing 57 yards for a touchdown on offense, Thompson’s two defensive TDs were part of a 28-2 scoring run by the Huskies. Thompson stepped in front of Lunt’s pass and ran untouched for his first score, just four plays after Miles and Ross hooked up for their long touchdown. Then early in the second quarter, Lunt was stripped by Andrew Hudson as he attempted to move in the pocket. Washington’s John Timu shielded an Illinois player so Thompson had a clear path to scoop up the loose ball and run for his second touchdown and a 35-5 Washington lead. Miles was 15-of-20 passing for 191 yards and added another 55 yards rushing. If there is a complaint for Washington it might be the run game. Collectively, the Huskies finished with 245 yards rushing - most of those coming in the fourth quarter - but there was no standout ball carrier. Dwayne Washington had 58 yards rushing on 11 carries while Jesse Callier ran for 53 yards and had a 3-yard TD run for Washington’s first score. The effort was what Petersen was hoping to see after offense struggles in the opening win at Hawaii and the defensive concerns that arose after last week’s narrow victory over Eastern Washington. Geronimo Allison had six catches for 160 yards and two touchdowns, but was the bulk of the Illini offense. After throwing for 456 yards in last week’s win over Western Kentucky, Lunt was sacked five times and when he did have time missed open receivers. Illinois was 1 of 10 on third downs and committed 11 penalties. 66 // fightingillini.com // @IlliniFootball // #ILLINI

TEAM STATISTICS Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WASH First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-245 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-31-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-22-0 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51.7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35.0 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-157. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-69 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-73 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34:13

INDIVIDUAL Leaders RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): ILL - Ferguson 11-52, Young 4-20, O’Toole 4-12, Davis 2-6, Church 1-4, Lunt 4-(-22). WASH - Washington 11-58-1, Miles 9-55, Callier 10-53-1, Coleman 18-46, Cooper 4-16, Thompson 3-16, Mickens 1-9, Durkee 1-(-1), Ross 1-(-7). PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): ILL - Lunt 16-26-1-2-230, O’Toole 4-5-0-0-49, Ferguson 0-0-0-0-0. WASH Miles 15-20-0-1-191, Hall 1-1-0-0-28, Mickens 0-1-0-0-0. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): ILL - Allison 6-160-2, Dudek 5-43, Church 2-24, Ferguson 2-24, Young 2-10, M. Barr 1-15, Hardee 1-5, Davis 1-(-2). WASH Mickens 5-75, Daniels 3-39, Ross 2-74-1, Cooper 2-7, Coleman 2-(-5), Campbell 1-25, Taylor 1-4. Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): ILL - Monheim 10, 1.0-5; Neal Jr. 10, 1.0-7; Barton 8; Petty 8; Spence 6, Ward 4, 1.0-9; Cooper 4; Clements 4. WASH - Kikaha 6, 3.5-22; Hudson 5, 2.0-2; King 5, 0.5-1; Thompson 4.

GAME NOTES • G eronimo Allison posted 160 yards and two touchdowns on six catches, marking his first 100-yard game in an Illini uniform. It is Illinois’ second-straight game with a 100-yard receiver and sixth in its last seven games dating back to 2013. • V ’Angelo Bentley equaled the third-most kickoff return yards in a game in school history with 139 on five returns (28.0 ypr). That ties Greg Foster’s performance at Syracuse on Sept. 30, 1978. It was 31 yards shy of tying Mike Bellamy’s school record of 170 yards against Indiana on Nov. 18, 1989. • J ustin DuVernois had a career day against the Huskies, booting six punts with an average of 52.2 yards per kick. He had three punts over 50 yards and one downed inside Washington’s 20 yard line. It is a career best for single-game average for the senior and the second time in his career that he has booted three punts over 50, equaling his output from the 2013 Washington game. • T he Fighting Illini scored on a safety in the second quarter when Washington punter Korey Durkee fumbled the ball in the back of his own end zone and it bounced out of bounds. That marked the first safety for Illinois since Oct. 5, 2013, at Nebraska.

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Texas State �� 35 Illinois �� 42 Sept. 20, 2014 Memorial Stadium // Champaign, Ill. // 41,019

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Texas State Illinois

1 2 3 4 F 14 7 7 7 35 6 7 12 17 42

Scoring Summary First Quarter ILL: Ferguson 75 yard rush (kick failed), 14:47 (1-75, 0:13) TXST: Ijah 4 yard pass from Jones (Dann kick), 9:16 (8-55, 2:58) TXST: Gaines 11 yard pass from Jones (Dann kick), 3:38 (11-72, 4:18) Second Quarter TXST: Jones 1 yard run (Dann kick), 2:17 (13-90, 4:42) ILL: Ferguson 2 yard run (Reisner kick), 1:14 (5-75, 1:03) Third Quarter ILL: Ferguson 33 yard pass from Lunt (pass failed), 12:50 (1-33, 0:11) ILL: Young 3 yard run (pass failed), 9:18 (8-69, 1:54) TXST: Ijah 12 yard pass from Jones (Dann kick), 6:26 (2-13, 0:31) Fourth Quarter ILL: Dudek 7 yard pass from Lunt (Reisner kick), 7:42 (10-78, 4:06) ILL: Reisner 19 yard field goal, 3:08 (8-72, 2:47) ILL: Bentley 45 yard interception return (Reisner kick), 2:41 TXST: Smith 9 yard pass from Jones (Dann kick), 1:12 (9-75, 1:29)

V’Angelo Bentley’s fourth-quarter pick-six sealed a third fourth-quarter comeback win for the Fighting Illini.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois combined two touchdowns and 190 yards rushing from Josh Ferguson with the kind of desperate, second-half comeback the Illini have relied on all season to escape Texas State on Saturday, 42-35. All three Illinois (3-1) wins this season have come after trailing in the second half. Wes Lunt threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns for the Illini. The game was delayed for almost two hours by lightning that started in the second quarter. Before the delay the game was almost all Texas State (1-2). And after, the Illini clawed back. Texas State built a 21-6 second-quarter lead. But the Illini scored 17 fourth-quarter points to put the game away. Texas State didn’t make many mistakes Saturday. But two in the fourth quarter cost the Bobcats dearly. Illinois trailed 28-25 and was faced with a fourth down at the Bobcats 16. Backup kicker David Reisner converted the field goal but Texas State’s David Mims knocked him down, giving Illinois an automatic first down. Four plays later Lunt hit receiver Mike Dudek on the run in the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown and a 32-28 lead with 7:42 left in the game. Even then, Texas State wasn’t done. An Illini field goal made the lead 35-28 but the Bobcats got the ball back with 3 minutes left. Jones had been on so much of the day, making all the right decisions in the Bobcats’ option offense. But on a first down at his own 39, he threw left and found no one but Illini cornerback V’Angelo Bentley. The speedy Bentley covered the 45 yards between him and the end zone in a hurry and Illinois had breathing room at 42-28. With 13:35 left in the second quarter, officials delayed the game, sending teams to their locker rooms fans into the stadium concourses just ahead of a driving rain and lightning storm. And after the break, the Illini offense woke up. Ferguson finished off a quick Illinois drive with a badly needed 2-yard touchdown that pulled Illinois to within 21-13. After the abbreviated 12-minute halftime, Illinois picked up where it left off. First, the defense forced a three-and-out against a Bobcats offense that had been piling up yards. Then Bentley gave the Illini terrific field position with a 40-yard punt return to the Texas State 33. And finally Ferguson barreled all 33 of those yards to the goal line after a short pass from Lunt, diving into the end for a touchdown that pulled the Illini back to within two points, 21-19. The Illini went for two and failed, but after trailing by 15 - and it could have been more - they were back in the game.

TEAM STATISTICS Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TXST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-139. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-219 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-43-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-39-1 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44.3 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37:41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22:19

INDIVIDUAL Leaders RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): TXST - Lowe 26-117, Jones 17-11-1, Franks 7-8, Best 1-5, Team 1-(2). ILL - Ferguson 14-190-2, Young 9-19-1, Davis 3-14, Lunt 1-(-4). PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): TXST - Jones 29-43-1-4-336. ILL - Lunt 25-39-1-2-266. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): TXST - Ijah 5-65-2, Carden 4-56, Lowe 4-55, Miller 4-43, Smith 4-39-1, Gaines 3-27-1, Best 2-43, Mercer 2-5, Franks 1-3. ILL Dudek 7-90-1, Hardee 5-49, Young 4-43, Ferguson 4-43-1, Barr 3-36, LaCosse 1-3, Turner 1-2. Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): TXST - Mayo 11; Jeter-Gilmon 7, 1.0-3; Odiari 5; Shaw 5; Targun 5; Mims 4; Williams 4. ILL - Barton 14, 0.5-1; Petty 8; Monheim 8, 2.5-5; Neal Jr. 8, 1.0-1; Thomas III 6, 1.0-1; Smoot 6, 2.0-14; Woods 5, 1.0-3; Teitsma 5, 3.5-9; Ward 5, 1.0-6; Clements 4, 1.0-1; Walls 4; Spence 4.

GAME NOTES • I llinois mounted its third fourth-quarter comeback win this season, overcoming a 28-25 deficit entering the final stanza to win, 42-35. It equals the Illini’s most fourth-quarter comeback victories in a season since 2001, when UI also had three. Illinois overcame a 9-7 deficit against Youngstown State in its season-opener and won 28-17, then beat Western Kentucky 42-34 after trailing 27-21 entering the fourth quarter. • A fter falling behind 21-6 late in the second quarter, Illinois out-scored the Bobcats 36-14 including a 17-0 spurt in the fourth quarter to take control of the game. • I llinois recorded two one-play scoring drives in today’s game, marking the first time it has done that since the 67-65 triple-overtime loss at Michigan on Nov. 6, 2010. Junior running back Josh Ferguson was the catalyst on both drives today, scoring on a 75-yard rush (a backward screen pass) on the Illini’s first play from scrimmage and on a 33-yard screen pass in the third quarter. • J unior running back Josh Ferguson went off against the Bobcats, recording career highs in rushing yards (190), all-purpose yards (233) and total touchdowns (3 - two rushing, one receiving). It marked the fifth 100-yard game of his career. The last Illini player to record three total touchdowns in a game was A.J. Jenkins on Oct. 1, 2011, when he caught three touchdown passes in Illinois’ 38-35 win over Northwestern. • T he game included a storm/lightning delay that lasted a total of 1:56. Play was suspended at 3:55 p.m. and resumed at 5:51 p.m. Halftime also was abbreviated to 12 minutes.

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Illinois �� 14 #21 Nebraska �� 45 Sept. 27, 2014 Memorial Stadium // Lincoln, Neb. // 91,255

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Illinois Nebraska

1 2 3 4 F 7 7 0 0 14 7 24 7 7 45

Scoring Summary First Quarter NEB: Abdullah 12 yard run (Brown kick), 12:27 (7-75, 2:33) ILL: Ferguson 41 yard run (Reisner kick), 11:24 (3-70, 1:03) Second Quarter NEB: Abdullah 8 yard run (Brown kick), 13:21 (10-80, 3:50) NEB: Abdullah 2 yard run (Brown kick), 9:52 (3-2, 1:22) NEB: Bell 63 yard pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick), 8:43 (1-63, 0:08) ILL: Allison 58 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick), 7:27 (4-75, 1:16) NEB: Brown 29 yard field goal, 2:48 (11-70, 4:34) Third Quarter NEB: Cross 4 yard run (Brown kick), 7:56 (11-68, 5:31) Fourth Quarter NEB: Newby 6 yard run (Brown kick), 4:58 (10-64, 3:48)

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Josh Ferguson’s 41-yard touchdown run in the first quarter kept the Illini in the game early.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Ameer Abdullah ran for 208 yards and three touchdowns, Imani Cross added a career-high 109 yards and a TD, and No. 21 Nebraska beat Illinois 45-14 on Saturday night. Illinois (3-2, 0-1) started Reilly O’Toole at quarterback in place of Wes Lunt. O’Toole was 17-of-38 for 261 yards and two touchdowns and was intercepted three times, twice by Daniel Davie. Illinois turned a couple big plays into first-half touchdowns. Josh Ferguson left safety Corey Cooper on his heels with a slick move on a 41-yard run that marked the fourth time in five games that Nebraska has allowed a touchdown on its first defensive series. Geronimo Allison used his 5-inch height advantage to grab a deep ball over cornerback Josh Mitchell, then turned and ran the rest of the way for a 58-yard TD. Allison, a junior-college transfer, finished with five receptions and 118 yards - his second-straight game with more than 100 yards receiving. Those two drives accounted for 145 yards. The Illini totaled 161 yards on their other 11 possessions against Nebraska’s No. 1 defense. “The game comes down to not stopping the run and not having enough consistency on the offensive side of the ball,” Illinois coach Tim Beckman said. It was Abdullah’s third 200-yard rushing game of the season and fourth of his career, second-most in program history behind 1983 Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier’s seven. Abdullah went over 100 yards nine minutes into the game and scored the Huskers’ first three touchdowns on runs of 12, 8 and 2 yards. Abdullah broke four runs of 20 yards or longer, had three others longer than 10 and left after his 22nd carry after he went over 200 for the second straight year against the Illini. Armstrong was 10-of-21 for 166 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. He attempted only three passes through the first quarter and a half, each one incomplete. On the fourth, he hit Kenny Bell in stride on a fly pattern for a 63-yard touchdown that made it 28-7. The Fighting Illini forced two Nebraska turnovers early in the game on back-to-back drives. T.J. Neal intercepted an Armstrong pass and Mason Monheim poked a ball out of the hands of Cross that was recovered by Eaton Spence. Illinois’ offensive line had more than it could handle dealing with defensive end Randy Gregory, who had 2 1/2 sacks and three quarterback hurries - not to mention a bone-jarring block on Malik Turner to help facilitate Nate Gerry’s 53-yard interception return that set up a short scoring drive. 68 // fightingillini.com // @IlliniFootball // #ILLINI

Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NU First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-458 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-38-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21-1 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-42.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37.7 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-70 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-36

INDIVIDUAL Leaders RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): ILL - Ferguson 11-61-1, Dudek 1-27, Young 5-17, Davis 1-(-1), O’Toole 6-(-26). NU - Abdullah 22-208-3, Cross 22-109-1, Armstrong Jr. 10-66, Nelson 5-35, Newby 9-34-1, Fyfe 2-6. PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): ILL - O’Toole 17-38-3-1-261. Armstrong Jr. 10-21-1-1-166, Fyfe 0-0-0-0-0. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): ILL - Dudek 6-90, Allison 5-118-1, Ferguson 3-29, Barr 2-17, Young 1-7. NU - Bell 5-105-1, Westerkamp 2-31, Newby 2-21, Moore 1-9. Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): ILL - Petty 15; Monheim 12; Barton 11; Neal Jr. 10; Ward 6, 1.0-0; Fejedelem 6, 1.0-2; Spence 5; Bentley 5. NU - Anderson 9, 3.0-13; Gregory 7, 3.0-17; Kalu 7; Gerry 5, 1.0-2; Mitchell 4; Cooper 3.

GAME NOTES • I llinois’ offense continued to rack up big plays, posting seven on the night. The Illini now have 36 on the season, including 32 long scrimmage plays (20-plus yards), which is tied for seventh in the country. • T he Illini defense notched 11 more tackles for loss against the Huskers, giving Illinois back-to-back games with 10-plus TFLs. The Orange and Blue now rank 11th nationally in TFLs, averaging 8.0 per game. • J unior wide receiver Geronimo Allison recorded his second-straight 100-yard game with 118 yards and one touchdown on five catches (23.6 ypc). He posted 160 yards and two TDs on six catches at Washington on Sept. 13 before missing the Texas State game with an injury. • S enior punter Justin DuVernois booted a career-long 74-yard punt in the first quarter, besting his previous long of 72 against Western Michigan on Sept. 1, 2012. For the game, DuVernois averaged 42.2 yards on eight punts with two traveling over 50 yards. • S ophomore linebacker T.J. Neal Jr. snagged his first career interception in the first quarter and returned it 14 yards. Neal finished the game with 10 tackles, an interception, a PBU and a QB hurry.

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Purdue �� 38 Illinois �� 27 Oct. 4, 2014 Memorial Stadium // Champaign, Ill. // 45,046

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Purdue Illinois

1 2 3 4 F 7 10 14 7 38 14 0 13 0 27

Scoring Summary First Quarter ILL: White 13 yard pass from Lunt (Reisner kick), 9:18 (10-88, 3:56) PUR: Mostert 44 yard run (Griggs kick), 7:07 (5-75, 2:11) ILL: Ferguson 2 yard run (Reisner kick), 4:52 (7-67, 2:15) Second Quarter PUR: Hunt 54 yard run (Griggs kick), 8:58 (3-77, 1:34) PUR: Griggs 20 yard field goal, 0:06 (16-74, 6:54) Third Quarter PUR: Anthrop 80 yard pass from Appleby (Griggs kick), 9:59 (2-81, 0:51) ILL: Allison 6 yard pass from Lunt (Reisner kick), 6:07 (13-62, 3:52) PUR: Appleby 1 yard run (Griggs kick), 3:51 (6-75, 2:16) ILL: Young 2 yard run (kick failed), 1:39 (6-54, 2:12) Fourth Quarter PUR: Appleby 1 yard run (Griggs kick), 13:39 (6-75, 3:00)

Freshman Mike Dudek exploded for 200 yards receiving on eight catches, the fourth-best WR performance in UI history.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Purdue gashed Illinois for 349 yards rushing and first-time starting quarterback Austin Appleby threw for a touchdown and ran for two more to lead Purdue to a 38-27 upset on Saturday at Illinois. Appleby was 15-of-20 for 202 yards. He ran for another 76 yards on seven carries. Akeem Hunt carried the ball 30 times for 177 yards and a touchdown. The Boilermakers (3-3, 1-1 Big Ten) took a 24-14 lead on an 80-yard touchdown pass from Appleby to Danny Anthrop in the third quarter. Big plays sank the Illini (3-3, 0-2). Besides the 80-yard touchdown, Purdue had plays of 62, 54 and 53 yards. Wes Lunt led Illinois with 332 yards and three touchdowns. But he limped off the field with help early in the fourth quarter after a big hit and did not return. Anthrop’s touchdown capped a jarring momentum swing early in the third quarter that turned the game for Purdue. Trailing 17-14, Illinois moved deep into Boilermakers territory on a flea-flicker from Lunt to Mike Dudek. The freshman receiver wrestled the ball away from two defenders as he came down to set Illinois up at the Purdue 12. But on the next play Lunt threw the ball to Josh Ferguson in the left flat and the back dropped the ball. The play was initially ruled an incomplete pass but the Boilermakers fell on the ball. Replays showed Ferguson was 2 yards behind Lunt when he dropped the ball and after a review the play was called a fumble. On the next play, Appleby found Anthrop. Illini safety Zane Petty lunged for the ball, missed and fell as Anthrop glided up the right sideline for a touchdown. All three Illini wins this season have required second-half comebacks, but on Saturday the Illinois defense couldn’t get the stop it needed against a Boilermakers offense that came in struggling. Illinois backup QB Reilly O’Toole, was 9-of-14 for 118 yards and an interception. Early on it looked like Illinois might run away from the Boilermakers. The Illini led 14-7 on a 13-yard Lunt touchdown to Tyler White and a 2-yard run by Josh Ferguson and midway through the second quarter were driving again. But on a fourth-and-2 play at the Purdue 23 Lunt missed Martize Barr in the end zone.

TEAM STATISTICS Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-349. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-65 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-20-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-53-1 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41.5 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:20

INDIVIDUAL Leaders RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): PUR - Hunt 30-177-1, Appleby 7-76-2, Green 3-51, Mostert 3-48-1, Team 2-(-3). ILL - Ferguson 15-60-1, Young 5-18-1, Davis 1-3, O’Toole 2-1, Lunt 2-(-17). PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): PUR - Appleby 15-20-0-1-202. ILL - Lunt 27-39-0-2-332, O’Toole 9-14-1-0-118. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): PUR - Hunt 4-22, Anthrop 3-99-1, Sinza 1-25, Hart 1-12, Phillips 1-11, Holmes 1-9, Yancey 1-8, Appleby 1-7, Knauf 1-6, Green 1-3. ILL - Ferguson 10-79, Dudek 8-200, Allison 5-31-1, Young 5-16, Barr 3-69, Davis 2-21, Hardee 2-21, White 1-13-1. Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): PUR - Williams 12, 1.5-6; L. Feichter 12; Herman 8; Bentley 7; Brown 6, 0.5-; Lewis 6; Richards 5; Robinson 5. ILL Monheim 11, 1.0-3; Petty 9; Teitsma 8, 0.5-0; Neal Jr. 7, 1.0-2; Bain 6; Fejedelem 5; Ward 4; Barton 4.

GAME NOTES • F reshman wide receiver Mike Dudek posted the fourth 200-yard receiving game in school history, with exactly 200 yards on a career-high eight receptions (25.0 ypc). He recorded the most receiving yards by an Illini this season and highest output since Steve Hull turned in 224 yards at Indiana (Nov. 9, 2013) last year. Dudek also notched three big plays over 30 yards. • S ophomore quarterback Wes Lunt went over 300 yards passing for the second time in an Illinois uniform, finishing 27-of-39 for 332 yards and two touchdowns. • L unt, who entered the day tied for 12th nationally in pass plays of 30-plus yards, added to his total with four big plays, giving him 14 on the season. He hit Dudek for three big plays (30, 47, 47 yards) and Josh Ferguson for one (41 yards). • J unior running back Josh Ferguson equaled his career-high with 10 receptions, totaling 79 receiving yards to go along with 60 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown. • S ophomore tight end Tyler White caught a touchdown for his first career reception, a 13-yard grab, for Illinois’ first score of the game. • I llinois eclipsed 500 yards of total offense for the second time this season, finishing with 515 total yards (450 passing, 65 rushing). It also marked the Illini’s second game with 450 or more passing yards. • T he Illini were 11-of-16 on third down and held a 26-19 edge in first downs over Purdue. • I llinois scored on its opening possession for the fifth straight game. Lunt was 5-of-7 for 59 yards and hit five different receivers on that drive.

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Illinois �� 28 Wisconsin �� 38 Oct. 11, 2014 Camp Randall Stadium // Madison, Wis. // 80,341

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Illinois Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 F 14 0 0 14 28 7 17 7 7 38

Scoring Summary First Quarter WIS: Gordon 15 yard run (Gaglianone kick), 12:12 (6-80, 2:48) ILL: LaCosse 8 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick), 6:43 (4-31, 1:38) ILL: Allison 5 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick), 3:08 (5-42, 1:49) Second Quarter WIS: Gordon 6 yard run (Gaglianone kick), 12:56 (10-75, 5:11) WIS: Gordon 30 yard run (Gaglianone kick), 2:14 (2-64, 0:28) WIS: Gaglianone 44 yard field goal, 0:03 (5-52, 1:13) Third Quarter WIS: Gordon 1 yard run (Gaglianone kick), 1:08 (9-90, 4:31) Fourth Quarter WIS: Clement 72 yard run (Gaglianone kick), 14:50 (1-72, 0:10) ILL: Bailey 29 yard run (Reisner kick), 8:43 (1-29, 0:08) ILL: Young 1 yard run (Reisner kick), 2:53 (9-83, 3:02)

QB Aaron Bailey provided a late spark at Camp Randall, rushing for 75 yards and a TD in the fourth quarter.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A fast start and a late surge wasn’t enough for the Fighting Illini in a 38-28 road loss at Wisconsin on Saturday. Melvin Gordon padded his resume for a potential Heisman Trophy candidacy with 175 yards rushing and four touchdowns. The junior eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season in just Wisconsin’s sixth game, a school record. Wisconsin (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) started Joel Stave at quarterback, but Gordon did most of the damage against the league’s worst rushing defense. Illinois (3-4, 0-3) did rally in the fourth quarter with backup Aaron Bailey at quarterback. He led them to two scores to get within 38-28 with about 3 minutes left before Illinois recovered an onside kick. But Bailey threw an interception with two minutes left to seal Wisconsin’s win. Gordon’s most impressive run may have come with 1:16 left in the second quarter, when Gordon took a first-down handoff from the Wisconsin 22 but got tripped up as he burst through a hole. But the stumbling Gordon regained his balance and ended up with a 46-yard run to the Illinois 32. Rafael Gaglianone hit a 44-yard field goal four plays later for a 24-14 lead going into the half.

TEAM STATISTICS Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UW First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-153. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-401 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-24-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18-0 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47.7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38.4 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:21

INDIVIDUAL Leaders RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): ILL - Bailey 12-75-1, Ferguson 11-33, O’Toole 1129, Church 2-10, Young 3-6-1. UW - Gordon 27-175-4, Clement 13-164-1, Doe 1-34, Jamerson 1-23, McEvoy 1-12, Erickson 1-(-3), Team 1-(-4). PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): ILL - O’Toole 12-19-0-2-96, Bailey 2-5-1-0-39. UW - Stave 7-14-0-0-73, McEvoy 3-4-0-0-24. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): ILL - Dudek 4-59, Allison 4-20-1, Ferguson 3-30, LaCosse 2-23-1, Barr 1-3. UW - Arneson 4-48, Erickson 2-18, Doe 1-16, Fumagali 1-12, Fredrick 1-3, Gordon 1-0. Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): ILL - Spence 9; Bentley 8, 2.0-4; Petty 6; Barton 5; Neal Jr. 5. UW - Jacobs 12, 2.0-11; Caputo 8, 1.0-5; Landisch 7, 2.012; Biegel 6, 2.5-3; Schobert 6; Jean 5.

Gordon, who finished with 27 carries, is a lethal combination of power and breakaway speed made all the more dangerous when the Badgers’ beefy offensive line opens up running lanes.

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On Saturday, Stave ended up supplanting Tanner McEvoy, who had started the first five weeks. Stave, who reclaimed the starting job he held last season, presents more of a deep-passing threat. McEvoy, a mobile quarterback, played just one series.

• J unior receiver Geronimo Allison caught his team-leading fifth touchdown of the season in the first quarter, a five-yard pass from Reilly O’Toole.

The best play call was simple: handoff to Gordon. He had two touchdown runs in the first half before jumping into the end zone from a yard out with 1:08 left in the third quarter for his fourth score and a 31-14 lead. Illinois’ Reilly O’Toole, starting for the injured Wes Lunt, finished 12-of-19 for 96 yards. He connected with Matt LaCosse for an 8-yard touchdown pass with 6:43 left in the first quarter, then found Geronimo Allison for a 5-yard score on Illinois’ next drive to give the Illini a short-lived 14-7 lead. The Illini offense did show life late, with Bailey running for a 29-yard touchdown run before Donovonn Young’s 1-yard scoring run pulled Illinois within 38-28 with 2:53 left. Bailey finished with 12 carries for 75 yards, and was 2-of-5 passing for 39 yards.

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• S ophomore quarterback Aaron Bailey made his season debut, rushing 12 times for a team-high 75 yards and one touchdown, and completing 2-of-5 passes for 39 yards.

• S enior punter Justin DuVernois had an incredible day, punting seven times with an average of 47.7 yards per punt and a long of 72. He downed three punts inside the Badger 20 and four boots traveled over 50 yards. • I llinois held Wisconsin to only 97 passing yards on the day, marking the fewest by an Illini opponent since Miami (Ohio) had 95 on Sept. 28, 2013.

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Minnesota �� 24 Illinois �� 28 Oct. 25, 2014 Memorial Stadium // Champaign, Ill. // 44,437

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Minnesota Illinois

1 2 3 4 F 0 3 21 0 24 14 0 7 7 28

Scoring Summary First Quarter ILL: Davis 3 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick), 9:31 (11-75, 5:29) ILL: O’Toole 9 yard run (Reisner kick), 2:39 (7-74, 3:17) Second Quarter MINN: Santoso 44 yard field goal, 12:53 (10-48, 4:46) Third Quarter MINN: Fruechte 52 yard pass from Leidner (Santoso kick), 12:58 (1-52, 0:06) ILL: Ferguson 2 yard run (Reisner kick), 8:48 (9-75, 4:10) MINN: Cobb 1 yard run (Santoso kick), 6:02 (6-75, 2:46) MINN: Cobb 13 yard run (Santoso kick), 2:40 (2-80, 0:42) Fourth Quarter ILL: Bentley 12 yard fumble return (Reisner kick), 6:33

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Illinois (4-4, 1-3 Big Ten) trailed 24-21 with 6:33 left in the game when linebacker T.J. Neal stripped the ball from running back David Cobb. Cornerback V’Angelo Bentley grabbed the ball at the Gopher 12 and ran it in for a touchdown.

Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MINN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-171. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-123 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-30-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-23-0 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48.7 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:25

Illinois then held the Gophers (6-2, 3-1) four times at the Illini 26 with less than two minutes to play.

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V’Angelo Bentley’s fourth-quarter, go-ahead scoop-and-score disappointed yet another opposing mascot, this time Goldy Gopher.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois turned to its defense Saturday for a late touchdown and a defensive stand that delivered a 28-24 win over Minnesota.

After the final whistle, Illinois’ players streamed off the sideline, gathering in front of the band for several minutes of celebration. The win ended a three-game losing streak for the Illini and gave them just their second conference win in coach Tim Beckman’s two-and-a-halfs season in Champaign. Much of the credit belonged to the defense. Cobb finished with 118 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. But Illinois held him in check for almost three quarters, with 34 yards on his first 16 carries. The loss ended a four-game win streak for the Gophers and robbed them of what would have been their first 4-0 Big Ten start since 1967. Illinois led 14-0 in the first quarter, scoring on two of its first three drives. Most of the yardage and one of the scores coming from quarterback Reilly O’Toole. The senior backup started for Wes Lunt, who is out with a broken leg, and finished 14-of-21 for 188 yards and a touchdown. He added another 59 yards on 17 carries and a rushing touchdown. O’Toole threw for the first touchdown, hitting tight end Jon Davis from 3 yards with 9:31 left in the first quarter. Just under seven minutes later, O’Toole ran the ball in from 9 yards. But at least as important was the start by Illinois’ defense.

RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): MINN - Cobb 22-118-2, Maye 5-43, Edwards 1-4, Leidner 11-3; Kirkwood 2-3. ILL - O’Toole 17-59-1, Ferguson 15-48-1, Young 3-35, Davis 1-1, Bailey 1-(-1), Dudek 1-(-7), Church 2-(-12). PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): MINN - Leidner 12-30-1-1-240. ILL - O’Toole 14-21-0-1-118, Dudek 1-1-0-0-22, Bailey 0-1-0-0-0. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): MINN - Fruechte 3-105-1, Maye 3-14, Williams 2-33, Cobb 2-7, Jones 1-46, Wolitarsky 1-35. ILL - Dudek 5-41, Ferguson 3-39, Davis 3-36-1, Allison 2-30, Young 1-(-3), Church 1-(-3). Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): MINN - Campbell 11, 2.5-13; Wilson 10, 3.5-12; Thompson 8; Wells 7; Murray 4; Richardson 4. ILL - Neal Jr. 12, 2.5-5; Monheim 8, 1.0-2; Thomas III 6, 2.5-15; Woods 6, 1.0-3; Petty 5, 0.5-1; Barton 4; Smoot 4, 2.0-4; Ward 4; Spence 4; Clements 4, 0.5-3.

GAME NOTES • W ith Minnesota entering the game ranked No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, Illinois’ win marks its first over an opponent ranked in either the Associated Press or USA Today coaches poll since a 17-14 victory over No. 22 Arizona State on Sept. 17, 2011. • T railing 24-21 after three quarters, Illinois mounted its fourth fourth-quarter comeback this season, surpassing the 1992 and 2001 seasons when the Illini had three fourth-quarter comeback wins. Illinois overcame a 9-7 deficit against Youngstown State in its season opener and won 28-17; then beat Western Kentucky 42-34 after trailing 27-21 entering the fourth quarter; UI also trailed 28-25 entering the final quarter against Texas State before winning 42-35. • I llinois had three takeaways (two fumbles, one interception) in a game for the second time this season. Today’s total equals the most takeaways since notching four in the season-opener against Western Michigan on Sept. 1, 2012.

The Illini forced the Gophers off the field without a first down on Minnesota’s first two drives, the first time Illinois has done that to an opponent since 2012.

• I n addition to forcing three turnovers, the Illini defense came up big throughout the day, forcing five three-and-outs on the day and holding the Gophers to just 86 total yards in the first half. UI forced a three-and-out on four of Minnesota’s first five possessions.

Between quarterback Mitch Leidner and Cobb, the Gophers came to life in the third quarter. They put up 21 points on a 52-yard Leidner strike to Isaac Fruechte and a pair of rushing touchdowns by Cobb, from one and 13 yards.

• W hile the Gophers ended up with 411 yards of offense, more than half of that total came on just a handful of plays. Minnesota tallied 223 yards on five big plays. Of the remaining 66 plays, the Gophers accounted for 188 yards, an average of just 2.8 yards per play.

Those 21 unanswered points gave Minnesota its first and only lead, 24-21.

• W ith his 12-yard fumble recovery return for a touchdown, junior V’Angelo Bentley became the first Illinois player in school history to record a kick return, punt return, interception return and fumble return for a touchdown in his career. His game-changing play gave the Illini a 28-24 lead with 6:33 remaining in the fourth quarter, which UI held onto for its fourth win of the season.

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Illinois �� 14 #13 Ohio State �� 55 Nov. 1, 2014 Ohio Stadium // Columbus, Ohio // 106,961

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Illinois Ohio State

1 2 3 4 F 0 0 7 7 14 17 14 17 7 55

Scoring Summary First Quarter OSU: Samuel 23 yard run (Nuemberger kick), 11:25 (3-38, 0:38) OSU: Nuemberger 44 yard field goal, 6:47 (9-48, 2:54) OSU: Smith 32 yard pass from Barrett (Nuemberger kick), 1:30 (9-71, 3:47) Second Quarter OSU: Samuel 1 yard run (Nuemberger kick), 11:43 (6-24, 2:41) OSU: Smith 8 yard pass from Barrett (Nuemberger kick), 0:20 (2-25, 0:14) Third Quarter OSU: Wilson 27 yard pass from Jones (Nuemberger kick), 11:56 (8-79, 3:04) OSU: Nuemberger 26 yard field goal, 9:31 (4-5, 1:37) OSU: Marshall 30 yard run (Nuemberger kick), 7:20 (3-51, 0:54) ILL: Young 5 yard run (Reisner kick), 1:48 (11-65, 5:32) Fourth Quarter OSU: Thomas 19 yard pass from Jones (Nuemberger kick), 14:21 (7-50, 2:20) ILL: LaCosse 7 yard pass from Bailey (Reisner kick), 5:55 (8-44, 2:43)

Mike Dudek broke the Illinois freshman receiving yardage record on this 56-yard catch and run in the first quarter.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Curtis Samuel ran for two touchdowns and J.T. Barrett hit Devin Smith on two scoring passes - all in the first half - and No. 13 Ohio State beat Illinois 55-14 on Saturday night. Donovonn Young’s 5-yard run late in the third quarter broke up the shutout for the Illini (4-5, 1-4). Barrett, nursing a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and wearing a brace, left at halftime with the Buckeyes up 31-0. He completed 15-of-24 passes for 167 yards. He gave way to Cardale Jones, who lofted a picture-perfect 27-yard TD pass to Dontre Wilson and also hit Michael Thomas on a 19-yard scoring pass. Jones was 5-of-9 for 82 yards passing. After their first possession of the second half, Illinois quarterbacks Reilly O’Toole and Aaron Bailey had combined for 58 yards passing - and 56 of them came on O’Toole’s completion to Mike Dudek. Dudek set the school mark for yards receiving by a freshman on the play. Bailey, 9-of-16 for 79 yards without an interception, completed a 7-yard TD pass to tight end Matt LaCosse to close the scoring. O’Toole ended up 4-of-11 for 58 yards with two interceptions. The Buckeyes substituted heavily in the second half while a crowd of 106,961 left early as the score mounted. The game was played in windy conditions with temperatures in the mid-30s. The 20th consecutive Big Ten regular-season win matched the mark set by Ohio State teams from 2005-07. Unlike a week ago, when the Buckeyes rolled to a 17-0 halftime lead at Penn State only to struggle before pulling out a 31-24 victory in double overtime, this one was a landslide early. Illinois threw two interceptions - both of which were off receivers’ hands - and also lost a fumble. The Buckeyes failed on two fourth-down runs deep in opposition territory, punted once - and scored on the other five possessions. O’Toole was intercepted by Darron Lee nine plays after the opening kickoff, with the Buckeyes taking just three plays to cover 38 yards. Samuel -- who got the start in place of leading rusher Elliott - covered the final 23 yards untouched. Barrett hit Smith on a 32-yard scoring toss to make it 17-0 before Samuel split two tacklers on a 1-yard plunge. Barrett found Smith on an 8-yard score for a 31-0 halftime lead. The officials also had an off night. They whistled an Ohio State punt dead because the Illini had 12 men on the field, but then it was determined that the refs had miscounted. The Illini had the allotted 11. No flag. 72 // fightingillini.com // @IlliniFootball // #ILLINI

TEAM STATISTICS Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OSU First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-106. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-296 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-34-0 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44.8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35.0 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-87 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:43

INDIVIDUAL Leaders RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): ILL – Bailey 16-39, Ferguson 8-34, Young 8-22-1, Church 3-9, O’Toole 7-2. OSU – Elliott 9-69, Samuel 9-63-2, Jones 7-47, Marshall 5-42-1, Barrett 7-38, Ball 7-37. PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): ILL – Bailey 9-16-0-1-79, O’Toole 4-11-2-058. OSU – Barrett 15-24-0-2-167, Jones 5-9-0-2-82, Marshall 0-1-0-0-0. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): ILL – Dudek 3-68, Turner 3-27, LaCosse 2-10-1, Ferguson 2-4, Hardee 1-19, Allison 1-5, White 1-4. OSU – Thomas 6-67-1, Wilson 4-42-1, Smith 3-72-2, Spencer 2-22, Marshall 1-18, Greene 1-13, Brown 1-9, Heuerman 1-7, Elliott 1-(-1). Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): ILL – Monheim 11, 1.0-1; Petty 9, 0.5-1; Barton 9; Day 5; Fejedelem 5; Neal Jr. 5; Thomas III 4. OSU – Perry 7; Powell 5, 1.0-2; Bosa 4, 3.0-12; Miller 4, 3.0-13; McMilan 4; Williams 4, 0.5-0; Holmes 4, 0.5-1.

GAME NOTES • M ike Dudek broke the record for receiving yards by an Illinois freshman with his 56-yard catch in the first quarter, and finished the game with 707 yards in 2014, topping Arrelious Benn’s 676 yards from 2007. He needs 10 more catches to break Benn’s record for receptions by a freshman.

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Iowa �� 30 Illinois �� 14 Nov. 15, 2014 Memorial Stadium // Champaign, Ill. // 50,373

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Iowa Illinois

1 2 3 4 F 2 7 7 14 30 7 0 0 7 14

Scoring Summary First Quarter IOWA: Trinca-Pasat safety, 4:55 ILL: Dudek 31 yard pass from Lunt (Reisner kick), 2:29 (3-34, 1:13) Second Quarter IOWA: Hamilton 1 yard pass from Rudock (Koehn kick), 10:56 (5-67, 2:22) Third Quarter IOWA: Hamilton 6 yard pass from Rudock (Koehn kick), 2:56 (10-71, 4:30) Fourth Quarter IOWA: Rudock 6 yard run (Koehn kick), 13:41 (7-66, 3:08) IOWA: Powell 19 yard pass from Beathard (Koehn kick), 8:05 (7-86, 3:50) ILL: Dudek 31 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick), 3:52 (12-89, 4:13)

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LB Mason Monheim was all over the field against the Hawkeyes, equaling his career-high with 15 tackles.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Running back Mark Weisman ran for 134 yards and Iowa battered Illinois with 587 yards of offense Saturday in a 30-14 win. The Hawkeyes (7-3, 4-2 Big Ten) ran for a season-high 304 yards. Quarterback Jake Rudock was 14-of-21 for 210 yards and two touchdowns before leaving in the fourth quarter with the game in hand. Early on, Iowa had to scrounge for points. The Hawkeyes took a 2-0 lead on a first-quarter safety and Illinois’ defense stopped them three times on fourth down to keep the game close. Iowa led 9-7 at the half. But Iowa’s run game wore Illinois (4-6, 1-5) down and set up 21 second-half points that sealed the game. Illinois quarterback Wes Lunt played for the first time since breaking his left leg Oct. 4 against Purdue. But he finished a quiet 14-of-25 for 102 yards and one touchdown. Midway through the third quarter, it all started to take its toll on an Illinois defense that had given up big yards but managed to keep the game close. Rudock capped an 11-play, 71-yard drive with a short toss to tight end Ray Hamilton, who bulled into the end zone through two defenders for a 6-yard touchdown and a 16-7 lead. From there the dominoes started falling for Iowa and against the Illini. With 13:41 left, Rudock hammered Illinois again, this time rolling to his left and taking the ball in himself for a 6-yard touchdown and a 23-7 lead. That was all the Hawkeyes would need. Lunt hadn’t played in weeks, and two of Illinois’ starting linemen, left tackle Simon Cvijanovic and right guard Ted Karras, were out, too. Both were injured in the loss to Ohio State, and Karras is gone for the season. The Illini talked in the week leading up to the game about the need to run the ball to protect Lunt, but as offensive coordinator Bill Cubit has said all season, the team isn’t built to run. And it showed. The Illini ran the ball 25 times for 88 yards, most of before the game got out of hand.

Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IOWA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-304. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-88 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-24-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-31-0 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-39.9 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35:46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:14

INDIVIDUAL Leaders RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): IOWA – Weisman 23-134, Canzeri 12-68, Rudock 8-39-1, Parker 3-34, Bullock 3-18, Wadley 5-11, Beathard 1-0. ILL – O’Toole 5-29, Ferguson 9-29, Young 5-25, Bailey 1-6, Davis 1-3, Dudek 1-1, Lunt 3-(-5). PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): IOWA – Rudock 14-21-0-2-210, Beathard 3-3-0-1-73. ILL – Lunt 14-25-0-1-102, O’Toole 3-6-0-1-45. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): IOWA – Hamilton 4-20-2, Duzey 3-110, Smith 3-46, Martin-Manley 2-56, Powell 2-25-1, Plewa 2-19, Bullock 1-7. ILL – Dudek 6-802, Ferguson 6-12, Davis 1-15, Turner 1-11, Allison 1-11, Hardee 1-10, Barr 1-8. Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): IOWA – Lowdermilk 7; 1.0-5; Meier 7, 0.5-1; Mabin 6, 1.0-1; Lomax 6, 1.0-4; Jewell 5; Alston 5; Ott 4, 1.0-7. ILL – Monheim 15; Petty 13, 0.5-1; Barton 12; Neal Jr. 7; Thomas III 6; Bentley 5, 1.0-2; Fejedelem 5; Teitsma 5.

GAME NOTES • I llinois forced three turnovers on downs in today’s game, stopping the Hawkeyes on fourth down in each of the first three quarters. Mason Monheim stacked up Mark Weisman at the goal line in the first quarter, Iowa tight end Macon Plewa fell one yard short of the marker in the second quarter, and Eaton Spence broke up a short pass in the third quarter to end Iowa drives. • T he Fighting Illini took advantage of an Iowa turnover in the first quarter, converting a Jihad Ward fumble recovery into a 31-yard touchdown strike from Wes Lunt to Mike Dudek that put Illinois ahead 7-2. The fumble recovery gives Illinois 12 turnovers forced on the season, surpassing the season total from 2013 (11). • J unior cornerback Eaton Spence notched three passes broken up (PBUs) on the day, marking a career high for the Belle Glades, Florida, native. It also equals the most by an Illini since 2002 when Alan Ball had four PBUs against Indiana on Oct. 14, 2002.

Illini receiver Mike Dudek caught six balls for 80 yards. He scored both of Illinois’ touchdowns, including a beauty late in the first quarter that gave the Illini a 7-2 lead. Iowa cornerback Demond King rang stride for stride with Dudek down the right sideline but the freshman receiver leaned back to give himself just enough space to haul the ball in in the end zone. Illinois entered the game knowing it had three shots to get the two wins it needs to get to six and win bowl eligibility. The loss means the Illini need to beat Penn State at home and Northwestern on the road in the regular-season finale to get there. #ILLINI // @IlliniFootball // fightingillini.com // 73

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Penn State �� 14 Illinois �� 16 Nov. 22, 2014 Memorial Stadium // Champaign, Ill. // 35,172

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Penn State Illinois

1 2 3 4 F 7 0 0 7 14 0 7 3 6 16

Scoring Summary First Quarter PSU: Godwin 18 yard pass from Hackenberg (Ficken kick), 8:24 (9-52, 4:49) Second Quarter ILL: LaCosse 1 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick), 0:25 (12-68, 2:27) Third Quarter ILL: Reisner 28 yard field goal, 12:26 (6-19, 2:34) Fourth Quarter PSU: Lynch 47 yard run (Ficken kick), 13:37 (8-77, 4:14) ILL: Reisner 25 yard field goal, 8:43 (11-58, 4:54) ILL: Reisner 36 yard field goal, 0:08 (7-54, 1:40)

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David Reisner’s 36-yard game-winning field goal with eight seconds left kept the Illini’s fading bowl hopes alive.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Backup quarterback Reilly O’Toole led Illinois on a late drive that set up a game-winning David Reisner field goal, delivering a 16-14 win over Penn State on Saturday. Reisner hit from 36 yards with eight seconds left on the clock. Minutes earlier he missed a 50-yarder that would have put Illinois on top. O’Toole relieved Wes Lunt late in the first half. O’Toole finished 18-of-25 for 157 yards and a touchdown for Illinois (5-6, 2-5 Big Ten). Mike Dudek had 11 catches for 115 yards for Illinois. Christian Hackenberg threw for an 18-yard touchdown pass to Chris Godwin to put Penn State (6-5, 2-5) up early. But struggled the rest of the day. He finished 7-of-15 for 72 yards and the touchdown. Penn State running back Akeel Lynch carried the ball 28 times for 137 yards and a 47-yard touchdown. O’Toole has started a handful of games in his four years on campus but most of that time he’s served as a back up. Lunt, just seven weeks removed from a broken leg, didn’t look quite right in his second game back from the injury. The normally strong-armed quarterback didn’t throw deep much and, when he did, didn’t have the touch that made him one of the country’s most dangerous quarterbacks early this season. O’Toole, on the other hand, moved Illinois’ offense down the field fast. And when he hit tight end Matt LaCosse on the 1-yard, game-tying touchdown, it erased a half of offensive frustrations. While O’Toole and Reisner starred, a stiff 19 mph wind played a supporting role Saturday. It swept Reisner’s 50-yard miss wide left. But it also gave Illinois points early in the second half that put the Illini in the lead. The kickoff to open the half was knocked down by the wind, falling down at about the Penn State 20. Illinois’ Clayton Fejedelem recovered at the Nittany Lion 28. Four plays later Reisner kicked a 28-yard field goal and a 10-7 lead. Reisner was 3-4 on field goals Saturday. Illinois had made just two on six attempts all season before Saturday. Tied 7-7 at the half, the Nittany Lions had to be scratching their heads and asking, “How?” Before O’Toole replaced Lunt on the final possession of the first half, Illinois had 45 yards of offense. Penn State had started its first three drives at its own 46 and 48 and the Illinois 49, all of them with a stiff wind at its back. But the Nittany Lions turned those three short fields into just one score, a Hackenberg strike to Godwin halfway through the first quarter.

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Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PSU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-172. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-68 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-42-0 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-41.2 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:09

INDIVIDUAL Leaders RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): PSU – Lynch 28-137-1, Bars 1-32, Hamilton 3-14, Chiappialle 3-8, Belton 6-6, Lewis 1-1, Team 2-(-10), Hackenberg 3-(-16). ILL – Young 14-62, Ferguson 5-9, O’Toole 4-8, Church 1-2, Bailey 1-1, Lunt 2-(-14). PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): PSU – Hackenberg 8-16-0-1-93. ILL – O’Toole 18-25-0-1-157, Lunt 8-17-0-0-58. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): PSU – Lynch 2-35, Godwin 1-18-1, James 1-9, Lewis 1-9, Belton 1-9, Gesicki 1-7, Hamilton 1-6. ILL – Dudek 11-115, Ferguson 3-18, LaCosse 3-14-1, Allison 3-11, Turner 2-19, Young 2-12, Murdock 1-17, Davis 1-9. Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): PSU – Hull 10; Allen 9; Wartman 9, 1.0-3; Lucas 6, 0.5-0; Cabinda 5, 0.5-1; Johnson 5, 0.5-1, Amos 4, 0.5-0. ILL – Fejedelem 8; Barton 8; Neal Jr. 8; Teitsma 7; Petty 6; Thomas III 6; Ward 6, 2.0-16; Monheim 5; Smoot 4.

GAME NOTES • I llinois’ defense stonewalled Penn State in today’s game, holding the Nittany Lions to 265 total yards and only 93 yards through the air. It marks the fewest total yards by an Illini opponent since UI held UCLA to 219 yards in the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, and the fewest passing yards by an Illinois opponent since UI held Minnesota to 78 passing yards on Nov. 10, 2012. Penn State’s 93 passing yards marked its fewest passing yards since being held to 88 yards at Ohio State on Nov. 19, 2011. • I llinois kept PSU from moving the ball significantly on all except two of its drives, holding the Lions to 138 yards on 46 plays (2.9 yards per play) on its 10 non-scoring drives not counting the kneel-down at the end of the first half. The Illini limited PSU to 1-of-2 inside the red zone and held the Lions to only three plays over 20 yards on the day. • I llinois saved its best for last, recording 140 yards – just under half of its game total of 283 yards – in the fourth quarter. The Illini also posted eight of their 16 first downs in the final 15 minutes, holding the ball for 9:20 in the fourth. • I llinois went the entire game without committing a turnover, marking its second-straight game without one. Illinois won the turnover battle (1-0), marking the second-straight week and third time in the last four games that UI has won the turnover battle. • K icker David Reisner nailed a game-winning 36-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining, marking the first time since 2008 that the Illini have won a game with a field goal in the last two minutes. Reisner was 3-of-4 on field goals on the day after entering the game just 1-of-3 on the season • W ide receiver Mike Dudek had a career-high 11 receptions for 115 yards (10.5 ypc), including a game-high 25-yard catch on Illinois’ final drive. His 11 catches break Illinois’ freshman record for receptions as he now has 62 catches for 902 yards on the season. The 115 yards mark his second career 100-yard game and his fourth with 90-plus yards.

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Illinois �� 47 Northwestern �� 33 Nov. 29, 2014 Ryan Field // Evanston, Ill. // 31,137

SCORING BY QUARTER Team Illinois Northwestern

1 2 3 4 F 13 13 7 14 47 0 7 10 16 33

Scoring Summary First Quarter ILL: Turner 10 yard pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick), 1:41 (11-56, 4:39) ILL: Ferguson 1 yard run (kick failed), 0:56 (3-49, 0:37) Second Quarter ILL: Reisner 33 yard field goal, 12:26 (5-33, 1:59) ILL: Zalewski 33 yard field goal, 5:39 (4-4, 1:57) NU: Vault 89 yard kickoff return (Mitchell kick), 5:24 ILL: Dudek 14 yard pass from O’Toole (Zalewski kick), 0:47 (7-82, 2:07) Third Quarter NU: Mitchell 34 yard field goal, 12:24 (9-24, 2:29) ILL: Barr 9 yard pass from O’Toole (Zalewski kick), 7:24 (11-75, 5:00) NU: Jackson 5 yard run (Mitchell kick), 3:56 (10-75, 3:28)

QB Reilly O’Toole’s 294 total yards (147 pass, 147 rush) helped UI claim the Land of Lincoln rivalry trophy and clinch bowl eligibility.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Reilly O’Toole passed for 147 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for 147 yards, Josh Ferguson had a pair of rushing scores and Illinois took advantage of five Northwestern turnovers for a 47-33 victory over its in-state and Big Ten rival on Saturday. Illinois (6-6, 3-5 Big Ten) is bowl eligible for the first time since 2011. Northwestern (5-7, 3-5) was led by freshman running back Justin Jackson, who had 130 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns. The Wildcats, though, couldn’t overcome five turnovers by quarterback Zack Oliver, who was starting in place of injured Trevor Siemian. Oliver finished with 221 yards passing, but much of it came after the outcome had been decided. He had just 9 yards in the first half. Illinois took a 7-0 lead late in the first as O’Toole found wide receiver Malik Turner alone in the front left corner of the end zone for a 10-yard scoring pass to cap an 11-play, 56-yard drive. On Northwestern’s first play following the kickoff, Oliver threw into double coverage and was picked off by Earnest Thomas III, giving the Illini the ball at the NU 49. Three plays later, Ferguson punched it in from the one for the 13-0 lead (the PAT kick failed) with 56 seconds remaining in the opening quarter. That began a disastrous stretch of four turnovers (two interceptions and two fumbles) by Oliver on four straight possessions. Illinois, though, could only manage a pair of David Reisner field goals to extend the lead to 19-0. The Wildcats’ lone highlight of the opening half was an 89-yard kickoff return for the TD by Solomon Vault to trim the deficit to 19-7, but Illinois answered with a 7-play, 82-yard drive - capped by a 14-yard pass from O’Toole to receiver Mike Dudek - for a 26-7 halftime edge. O’Toole was intercepted by cornerback Matthew Harris on the first play of the third quarter. But the ensuing drive stalled and the Wildcats had to settle for a field goal. The Illini then seemed to reclaim control with an 11-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 6-yard TD pass from O’Toole to receiver Martize Barr to stretch the lead to 33-10. Northwestern, though, battled back and trimmed the deficit to 33-25 early in the fourth quarter on a pair of Jackson scoring runs (1 yard and 46 yards) and a two-point conversion. But again the Illini responded and stretched the lead to 40-25 on a 46-yard TD run by Ferguson with 12:39 left. The Illini completely sealed the win with a 49-yard interception return for a TD by linebacker Mason Monheim for a 47-25 edge with just under five minutes to play.

Fourth Quarter NU: Jackson 35 yard run (Dickerson pass from Oliver), 14:05 (10-83, 2:47) ILL: Ferguson 46 yard run (Zalewski kick), 12:39 (3-56, 1:26) ILL: Monheim 49 yard interception return (Zalewski kick), 4:58 NU: Green 4 yard pass from Oliver (Jones pass from Oliver), 1:28 (16-75, 3:30)

TEAM STATISTICS Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NU First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Rushes-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-291. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-154 Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Comp-Att-Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-28-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-42-3 Total Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36.6 Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-95-1 Penalties-Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48 Fumbles-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Third-down Conv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34:37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:23

INDIVIDUAL Leaders RUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): ILL – O’Toole 21-147, Ferguson 15-95-2, Young 9-51, Dudek 1-0, Team 1-(-2). NU – Jackson 24-130-2, Green 8-26, Oliver 6-(-2). PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): ILL – O’Toole 17-28-1-3-147. NU – Oliver 23-38-3-1-221, Alviti 1-3-0-0-(-3), Scanlan 0-1-0-0-0. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): ILL – Dudek 7-63-1, Ferguson 2-37, LaCosse 2-17, Turner 2-15-1, Barr 2-15-1, Young 2-0. NU – Jones 4-50, McHugh 4-37, Jackson 3-46, Youngblood-Ary 3-29, Dickerson 3-10, Vitale 2-12, Green 2-4-1, Carr 1-21, Taylor 1-5, Vault 1-4. Tackle Leaders (Tackles, TFL-Yds): ILL – Fejedelem 12; Neal Jr. 7; Spence 6; Petty 6; Monheim 5; Teitsma 4, 2.0-5; Ward 4, 1.0-2; Cooper 4. NU – Ariguzo 12, 1.5-6; Hall 11; Campbell 9; Walker 8, 2.0-2; Smith 8, 0.5-1; Lowry 6, 1.0-2.

GAME NOTES • I llinois improved to 6-6 on the season with today’s win, clinching bowl eligibility for the first time since 2011 and for the third time in the last five years after winning the 2010 Texas Bowl (over Baylor) and 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (over UCLA). • I llinois re-claimed the “Land of Lincoln” trophy in the sixth battle for the relatively new rivalry trophy. The Illini last held the trophy in 2011 with a 38-35 come-from-behind win. With today’s victory, Illinois leads the all-time series against Northwestern with a 55-48-5 record. • T he Illini rushed for a season-high 291 yards, the most since running for 308 yards at Indiana on Oct. 8, 2011. Illinois was led by two plus 90-yard rushing performances in QB Reilly O’Toole (147) and RB Josh Ferguson (95). • I llinois’ 47 total points scored is the highest total this season and most since totaling 48 against Northwestern at Wrigley Field on Nov. 20, 2010. • T he Orange and Blue forced five turnovers – with three interceptions and two fumbles – good for the their season high in takeaways. The Illini last had five takeaways in a game at Michigan on Nov. 6, 2010. • M ike Dudek continued his stellar freshman season, adding seven receptions for 63 yards and one touchdown. His total of 69 receptions moved him into a tie for fifth the UI season receptions list with Hall of Famer David Williams (69 catches in 1983). He also moved to ninth in season receiving yardage at 965 yards, passing WR coach Mike Bellamy (927 yards in 1989) and David Williams (958 yards in 1983). With his 14-yard touchdown catch late in the second quarter, Dudek tied David Williams’ freshman TD receptions record of six. Dudek already owns UI freshman marks for receptions and receiving yards.

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SUPERLATIVE STATISTICS Team Superlatives

CATEGORY ILLINOIS TEAM HIGHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . at Northwestern, 11/29/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 . . . . . . . at Northwestern, 11/29/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 . . . . . . . at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Yards Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 . . . . . . . vs Texas State, 9/20/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5 . . . . . . . at Wisconsin, 10/11/14 TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . vs Texas State, 9/20/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . at Nebraska, 9/27/14; at Wisconsin, 10/11/14 Pass attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . . . . . . . vs Purdue, 10/4/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . vs Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Pass completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . vs Purdue, 10/4/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . vs Texas State, 9/20/14 Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 . . . . . . . vs Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 . . . . . . . vs Texas State, 9/20/14 Yards Per Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 . . . . . . . at Washington, 9/13/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 . . . . . . . vs Iowa, 11/15/14 TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . vs Youngston State, 8/30/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . vs Texas State, 9/29/14; at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 . . . . . . . vs Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 . . . . . . . vs Texas State, 9/20/14 Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 . . . . . . . vs Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 . . . . . . . at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Yards Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 . . . . . . . vs Texas State, 9/20/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5 . . . . . . . vs Purdue, 10/4/14 Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . at Northwestern, 11/29/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . . . . . . . at Ohio State, 11/1/14 Sacks By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . vs Texas State, 9/20/14; vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . at Washington, 9/13/14; at Wisconsin, 10/11/14 First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . vs Western Kentcuky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . at Washington, 9/1314 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . at Washington, 9/13/14; vs. Texas State, 9/20/14; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Penalty Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 . . . . . . . at Washington, 9/1314 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 . . . . . . . at Washington, 9/13/14 Turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . at Ohio State, 11/1/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Interceptions By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . at Northwestern, 11/29/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . at Nebraska, 9/27/14 Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . vs Minnesota, 10/25/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . vs Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Punting Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.0 . . . . . . . vs Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.5 . . . . . . . vs Texas State, 9/20/14 Long Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 . . . . . . . at Nebraska, 9/27/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . vs Texas State, 9/20/11 Punts inside 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . vs Minnesota 10/25/14; at Northwestern, 11/29/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . Arizona State, 9/17/11

INDIVIDUAL Superlatives

CATEGORY ILLINOIS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . Reilly O’Toole at Northwestern, 11/29/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . . Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State, 8/30/14 Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 . . . . . . . Josh Ferguson vs Texas State, 9/20/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 . . . . . . . Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska, 9/27/14 TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . Josh Ferguson vs Texas State, 9/20/14; at Northwestern, 11/29/14 . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin, 10/11/14 Long Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 . . . . . . . Ferguson, Josh vs Texas State, 9/20/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 . . . . . . . Corey Clement, Wisconsin, 10/11/14 Pass attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . . . . . . West Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . B. Doughty, Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 Pass completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . West Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . Tyler Jones, Texas State, 9/20/14 Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 . . . . . . . West Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 . . . . . . . Tyler Jones, Texas State, 9/20/14 TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . West Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . Tyler Jones, Texas State, 9/20/14 Long Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . West Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . . Austin Appleby, Purdue, 10/4/14 Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . Mike Dudek vs Penn State, 11/22/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . Leon Allen, Western Kentuvcky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Thomas, Ohio State, 11/1/14 Yards Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 . . . . . . . Mike Dudek vs Purdue, 10/4/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 . . . . . . . JJake Duzey, Iowa, 11/15/14 TD Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . Geronimo Allison at Washington, 9/13/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . Ben Ijah, Texas State, 9/20/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Dudek vs. Iowa, 11/15/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devin Smith, Ohio State, 11/1/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ray Hamilton, Iowa, 11/15/14 Long Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . Justin Hardee vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . . Danny Anthrop, Purdue. 10/4/14 Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . David Reisner vs Penn State, 11/22/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . Joey Cejudo, Youngstown State, 8/30/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Van Winkle, Washington, 9/13/14 Long Field Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . David Reisner vs Penn State, 11/22/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . C. Van Winkle, Washington, 9/13/14 Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . Justin DuVernois vs Minnesota, 10/25/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . Will Johnson, Texas State, 9/20/14 Punting Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.0 . . . . . . . Justin DuVernois vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.5 . . . . . . . Will Johnson, Texas State, 9/20/14 Long Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 . . . . . . . Justin DuVernois at Nebraska, 9/27/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . Will Johnson, Texas State, 9/20/14 Punts inside 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . Justin DuVernois vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . 5x-last was C. Kornbrath, Iowa, 11/15/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin DuVernois at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . Zane Petty at Nebraska, 9/27/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . 5x-last was C. Ariguzo, Northwestern, 11/29/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mason Monheim vs. Iowa, 11/15/14 Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 . . . . . . . Earnest Thomas III vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 . . . . . . . Hau’oli Kikaha, Washington, 9/13/14 Tackles For Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 . . . . . . . Austin Teitsma vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 . . . . . . . Hau’oli Kikaha, Washington, 9/13/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damien Wilson, Minnesota, 10/25/14

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING YARDs

Game: 330, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010 Season: 1,697, Mikel Leshoure, 2010 Career: 4,105, Robert Holcombe, 1994-97 1,000-yard Seasons: 3, Robert Holcombe, 1995-97

RUSHING attempts

Game: 49, Robert Holcombe vs. East Carolina, 9/23/95 Season: 294, Robert Holcombe, 1997 Career: 943, Robert Holcombe, 1994-97

yards per rush

Game: 25.3 (3-76), Abe Woodson vs. Iowa St., 10/1/55 Season (min. 80 att): 6.5 (127-826), John Karras, 1949 Career (min. 100 att): 6.5 (388-2,539), Rashard Mendenhall

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

Game: 8, Howard Griffith vs. SIU, 9/22/90* Season: 17, Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 and Mikel Leshoure, 2011 Career: 31, Howard Griffith, 1987-90 * - NCAA Record

100-yard Rushing Games

Season: 3,671, Tony Eason, 1982 Career: 8,725, Jack Trudeau, 1981-85

PASS ATTEMPTS

Quarter: 32, Jack Trudeau (4th) at Purdue, 10/12/85 Half: 44, Jack Trudeau (2nd) at Purdue, 10/12/85 Game: 69, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Season: 505, Tony Eason, 1982 Career: 1,264, Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001

pass completions

Game: 43, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Season: 322, Jack Trudeau, 1985 Career: 797, Jack Trudeau, 1981-85

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE

Game (min. 20 attempts): .839 (26-31), Reilly O’Toole vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 Season: .667, Nathan Scheelhaase, 2013 (287-430) Career: .640, Jack Trudeau, 1981-85 (797-1245)

touchdown passes

Season: 2, Howard Griffith, 1990; Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 Career: 2, Red Grange, 1923-25; Howard Griffith, 1987-90; Robert Holcombe, 1994-97; Rashard Mendenhall, 2005-07

Quarter: 3, Wes Lunt vs. Youngstown State (4th), 8/30/14; Jon Beutjer vs. San Jose State (2nd), 9/21/2002; Jeff George vs. Indiana (2nd), 11/18/89; Dave Wilson at Ohio State (3rd), 11/8/80; Tom O’Connell vs. Washington (1st), 10/11/52 Half: 5, Dave Wilson at Ohio State (2nd), 11/8/80; Tom O’Connell vs. Washington (1st), 10/11/52 Game: 6, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Season: 27, Kurt Kittner, 2001 Career: 70, Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001

passing yardage

pass efficiency

Season: 9, Mikel Leshoure, 2010 Career: 16, Robert Holcombe, 1994-97 Consecutive: 5, Mikel Leshoure, 11/6/10-12/29/10

200-yard Rushing Games

Half: 344, Dave Wilson (2nd) at Ohio State, 11/8/80 340, Nathan Scheelhaase (1st) vs. SIU, 8/31/2013 Game: 621, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/80

Game: 308.9, Tom O’Connell vs. Washington, 10/11/52 Season: 140.7, Nathan Scheelhaase, 2013 Career: 133.8, Tony Eason, 1981-82

ncaa records held by illinois players and teams Updated pending the release of the 2014 NCAA Record Book

Scoring

Most Touchdowns in a Game: (1st) 8, Howard Griffith vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/90 Most Touchdowns in a Quarter: (T-1st) 4, Howard Griffith vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/90, 3rd quarter Most Points in a Game: (1st) 48, Howard Griffith vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/90 Most Consecutive Rushes for a TD: (T-1st) 3, Howard Griffith vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/90

Passing

Passes Attempted Without an Interception, Both Teams: (1st), 114, Illinois at Purdue, 10/12/85 Passing Yards In One Game: (10th), 621, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Career Passing Yards Per Game: (13th), 300.4, Tony Eason, 1981‑82

Receiving

Career Receptions Per Game: (14th), 7.4, David Williams, 1983-85 Season Receptions Per Game: (T-26th), 9.2, David Williams, 1984 Career Yards Per Game: (28th), 96.8, David Williams, 1983-85

defense

Career Total Tackles Per Game: (T-11th), 10.03, Jerry Schumacher, 2000-02 Career Solo Tackles Per Game: (5th), 6.74, Jerry Schumacher, 2000-02 Single-Game Total Tackles: (T-23rd), 22, J Leman vs. Northwestern, 11/18/2006 Season Forced Fumbles: (2nd), 9, Whitney Mercilus, 2011 Career Forced Fumbles: (T-11th), 11, Whitney Mercilus, 2009-11 Season Sacks: (T-9th), 16.0, Whitney Mercilus, 2011 Career Interceptions: (1st), 29, Al Brosky, 1950-52 (356 yards) Career Passes Intercepted Per Game: (1st), 1.1, Al Brosky, 1950-52 (29 in 27 games) Consecutive Games Intercepting a Pass: (1st), 15, Al Brosky (began Nov. 11, 1950 at Iowa; ended Oct. 18, 1952 at Minn.) Career Passes Defended Per Game: (1st), 2.15, Eugene Wilson, 1999-2002; (T-6th) 1.39, Christian Morton, 2000-03 Season Passes Defended Per Game: (3rd), 2.6, Eugene Wilson, 2001; (7th) 2.4, Christian Morton, 2001 Career Passes Defended: (2nd), 71, Eugene Wilson, 1999-2002; (T-17th) 46, Christian Morton, 2000-03 Season Passes Defended: (5th), 29, Eugene Wilson, 2001; (T-9th), Christian Morton, 26, 2001 Single-Game Passes Defended: (T-8th), 6, Bobby Jackson, vs. Northern Illinois, 9/8/2001 Longest Return of a Defensive Extra Point Attempt: (T-1st), 100, Quintin Parker vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/89

Total Offense

Career Yards Per Game: (19th) 299.5, Tony Eason Single game: (20th), Dave Wilson, 585 yards, at OSU, 11/8/80

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passing yards per game Season: 333.7, Tony Eason, 1982 Career: 300.4, Tony Eason, 1981-82

consecutive pass completions

15, Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Northwestern, 11/30/2013 14, Jason Verduzco vs. Colorado (9) & vs. S. Ill. (5), 9/15 - 9/22/90 14, Tony Eason at Iowa, 10/30/82 13, Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Baylor, 12/29/2010* 12, Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/2013 12, Johnny Johnson at Wisconsin, 11/19/94 11, Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2013 10, Nathan Scheelhaase at Purdue, 11/23/2013 10, Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/2013 10, Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Cincinnati, 9/7/2013 10, Jason Verduzco vs. Northern Illinois, 9/5/92 10, Jack Trudeau at Purdue, 10/12/85 10, Jack Trudeau at Iowa, 9/29/84 10, Tony Eason at Syracuse, 9/18/82 10, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/80 *Started game with 13 consecutive completions.

250-yard passing games

Season: 9, Tony Eason, 1982 Career: 17, Tony Eason, 1981-82 Consecutive: 6, Tony Eason, 10/3-11/7/81

300-yard passing games

Season: 6, Tony Eason, 1981 Career: 10, Tony Eason, 1981-82 Consecutive: 5, Dave Wilson, 10/18-11/15/80

400-yard passing games

Season: 3, Dave Wilson, 1980 Career: 3, Dave Wilson, 1980; Tony Eason, 1981-82 Consecutive: 2, Dave Wilson, 11/8-11/15/80

consecutive passing streaks

Games with touchdown pass: 16, Jack Trudeau, 11/19/83-9/21/85 Passes without an interception: 215, Jack Trudeau, 9/21 - 11/9/85 Passes thrown in a game without an interception: 66, Jack Trudeau at Purdue, 10/12/85 Yards gained in two consecutive games: 1,024, Dave Wilson, 1980 (621 at Ohio State, 11/8/80; 403 at Indiana, 11/15/80)

most interceptions thrown

Game: 6, Tom O’Connell vs. Ohio State, 11/15/52 Season: 19, Tony Eason, 1982 Career: 43, Jack Trudeau, 1981-85

TOTAL OFFENSive yardage

Game: 585, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Season: 3,892, Juice Williams, 2008 Career: 10,634, Nathan Scheelhaase 2010-13

most OFFENSIVE PLAYS

Game: 76, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Season: 530, Dave Wilson, 1980 Career: 1,845, Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-13

receptions

Game: 16, David Williams at Purdue, 10/12/85 Season: 101, David Williams, 1984 Career: 262, David Williams, 1983-85

RECEIVING YARDAGE

Game: 268, A.J. Jenkins vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011 Season: 1,278, David Williams, 1984 Career: 3,392, David Williams, 1983-85

touchdown receptions

Game: 3, several, last by A.J. Jenkins vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011 Season: 10, David Williams, 1985 Career: 24, David Williams, 1983-85

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RECEPTION YARDAGE AVERAGE

(min. 3 receptions) Game: 41.5 (4-166), Rich Kreitling at Minnesota, 10/18/58 Season: 29.9 (23-688), Rich Kreitling, 1958 Career: 25.5 (35-891), Rich Kreitling, 1957-58

100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES

Season: 6, David Williams, 1984, 1985; Brandon Lloyd, 2001 Career: 16, David Williams, 1983-85 Consecutive: 3, Mike Martin, 10/2-10/16/82

POINTS

Game: 48, Howard Griffith vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/90 Season: 122, Mikel Leshoure, 2010 Career: 267, Jason Reda, 2004-07

touchdowns

Quarter: 4, Red Grange (1st) vs. Michigan, 10/18/24; Howard Griffith (3rd) vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/90 Half: 4, Red Grange (1st) vs. Michigan, 10/18/24; Howard Griffith (1st & 2nd) vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/90 Game: 8, Howard Griffith vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/90 Season: 20, Mikel Leshoure, 2010 Career: 33, Howard Griffith, 1987-90

field goals

Game: 5, Dan Beaver vs. Purdue, 10/13/73; Mike Bass at Wisconsin, 10/23/82; Chris White vs. Wisconsin, 10/16/84; Doug Higgins vs. Michigan State, 10/20/90 Season: 24, Chris White, 1984; Mike Bass, 1982, Derek Dimke, 2010 Career: 53, Chris White, 1983-85

consecutive field goals 13 12 10 10 10 9

Mike Bass, 9/11/82-10/9/82 Chris Richardson, 10/9/93-11/6/93 Derek Dimke, 12/29/10-10/1/11 Derek Dimke, 10/2/10-10/23/10 Chris White, 10/6/84-10/27/84 Derek Dimke, 11/14/09-9/18/10

extra pointS

Game: 9, Doug Higgins at Northwestern 11/25/1989; Neil Rackers vs. Virginia, 12/30/99 Season: 44, Neil Rackers, 1999 Career: 114, Jason Reda, 2004-07

punting average

Game: 54.3, Bill Brown at Michigan, 11/8/58 Season: 45.4, Steve Weatherford, 2004 Career: 43.6, Steve Weatherford, 2002-05

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE

Game (min. 4): 51.0, Dike Eddleman, vs. Minnesota, 10/18/47 Season (min. 8 ): 32.8, Dike Eddleman, 1947 Career (min. 15 ): 28.7, Buddy Young, 1944-46

PUNT RETURNS

Game: 7, George Arvanitis vs. Indiana, 11/10/84; Marquis Mosely vs. Akron, 9/21/96; Eugene Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 9/4/99 Season: 37, George Arvanitis, 1984; Darryl Usher, 1987 Career: 94, Darryl Usher, 1985-87

PUNT RETURN YARDAGE

Game: 125, Red Grange vs. Nebraska, 10/6/23 Season: 308, Darryl Usher, 1987 Career: 896, Eugene Wilson, 1999-2002

KICKOFF RETURNS

Game: 7, V’Angelo Bentley (93 yds) vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2013 Season: 31, George McDonald-Ashford (736 yds), 1996 31, V’Angelo Bentley (663 yds.), 2013 Career: 64, Clinton Lynch (1,383 yds.), 1990-93

KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE

Game: 46.3, Greg Foster at Syracuse, 9/30/78 Season: 29.7, Darryl Usher, 1987 Career: 30.2, Red Grange, 1923-25

kickoff return yardage

Game: 170, Mike Bellamy vs. Indiana, 11/18/89 Season: 736, George McDonald-Ashford, 1996 Career: 1,495, Pierre Thomas, 2003-06

kickoff return touchdowns

Game: 1, last by V’Angelo Bently (100 yards) vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/2013 Season: 1, last by V’Angelo Bently (100 yards) vs. Southern Illinois, 2013 Career: 2, Red Grange, 1923-25

TACKLES

Game: 34, John Sullivan vs. Minnesota, 11/12/77 Season: 202, John Sullivan, 1977 Career: 595, Dana Howard, 1991-94

tackles for loss

Game: 6, Jeff Weisse vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/12/98 Season: 23, Mike Polosky, 1991; Simeon Rice, 1995 Career: 69, Simeon Rice, 1992-95

quarterback sacks

Game: 5, Simeon Rice vs. Washington State, 9/1/94 Season: 16, Whitney Mercilus, 2011; Simeon Rice, 1994 Career: 44.5, Simeon Rice, 1992-95

INTERCEPTIONS

Game: 4, Mike Gow at Stanford, 9/21/74 Season: 11, Al Brosky, 1950 & 1951 Career: 30, Al Brosky,* 1950-52 (NCAA Record-29) Consecutive Games with at Least One Pass Interception: 16, Al Brosky,* 1950-51 (NCAA record-15), began 11/11/50 (at Iowa), ended 10/18/52 (at Minnesota) (*NCAA did not include Bowl game statistics in its records. Brosky had one interception in the 1952 Rose Bowl.)

career individual starts

ALL POSITIONS 1. Nathan Scheelhaase, QB (2010-13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Ryan McDonald, C (2005-08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Tim Simpson, OL (1988-91) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 3. Jeff Allen, OL (2008-11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Bucky Babcock, OL (2001-04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Tony Pashos, OL (1999-2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 6. Chris Norwell, DT (2004-07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 7. Matt Maddox, OL (2003-06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Marques Sullivan, OL (1997-2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Kevin Hardy, LB (1992-95) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Dana Howard, LB (1991-94) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 11. Juice Williams, QB (2006-09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Danny Clark, LB (1996-99) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Simeon Rice, LB (1992-95) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 14. Michael Heitz, OL (2011-14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Quarterbacks 1. Nathan Scheelhaase (2010-13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 2. Juice Williams (2006-09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 3. Kurt Kittner (1998-2001) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Running Backs 1. Robert Holcombe (1994-97) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 2. Thomas Rooks (1983-85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 3. Ty Douthard (1993-96) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Offensive Linemen 1. Ryan McDonald, C (2005-08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Tim Simpson (1988-91) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 3. Jeff Allen (2008-11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Bucky Babcock (2001-04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Tony Pashos (1999-2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Wide Receiver 1. Jason Dulick (1993-96) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 2. Arrelious Benn (2007-09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 David Williams (1983-85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

interception return yardage

Tight End 1. Matt Cushing (1994-97) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 2. Josh Whitman (1997-2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Evan Wilson (2010-13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 4. Jon Davis (2011-14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5. David Olson (1990-93) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

interception touchdowns

Linebacker 1. Kevin Hardy (1992-95) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Dana Howard (1991-94) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 3. Danny Clark (1996-99) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Simeon Rice (1992-95) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Game: 152, Ron Bess vs. Notre Dame, 10/21/67 Season: 198, Ron Bess, 1967 Career: 370, Al Brosky, 1950-52

Game: 1 , several, last by Mason Monheim at Northwestern, 11/29/14 Season: 2 , Mike Gow (1974); Dave Edwards (1983); Christian Morton (2001) Career: 3, Mike Gow, 1972-74

Freshman Records

Rushing Yardage: 868, Nathan Scheelhaasse, 2010 Passing Yardage: 1,825, Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010 Touchdown Passes: 17, Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010 Consecutive Pass Completions: 13, Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Baylor, 12/29/10 Passing Efficiency: 131.97, Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010 Receptions: 69, Mike Dudek, 2014 Receiving Yardage: 965, Mike Dudek, 2014 Touchdown Catches: 6, David Williams, 1983 and Mike Dudek, 2014 Points: 84, Matt Eller, 2008 Tackles: 147, Dana Howard, 1991 Interceptions: 5, Craig Swoope, 1982 Quarterback Sacks: 9, Simeon Rice, 1992 Field Goals: 15, Matt Eller, 2008

Defensive Linemen 1. Chris Norwell (2004-07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 2. Derek Walker (2005-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 3. Akeem Spence (2010-12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Defensive Back 1. Tyrone Washington (1992-95) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Marlon Primous (1988-91) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 3. Bobby Jackson (1997-2001) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Muhammad Abdullah (1998-2001) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 David Edwards (1980-84) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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TEAM RECORDS total Points, Season

Most Total offense, game

Points per game, Season

Rushing yards per game, Season

Rk Year G Pts PPG Coach 1. 2010 13 423 32.5 Zook 2. 2001 12 390 32.5 Turner 3. 1999 12 388 32.3 Turner 4. 1902 13 380 29.2 Holt 5. 2007 13 362 27.8 Zook 6. 2013 12 356 29.7 Beckman 7. 1983 12 347 28.9 White 8. 2002 12 346 28.8 Turner 9. 2008 12 344 28.7 Zook 10. 1982 12 338 28.2 White

Rk Year G Pts Avg Coach 1. 2010 13 423 32.54 Zook 2. 2001 12 390 32.5 Turner 3. 1999 12 388 32.3 Turner 4. 2013 12 356 29.7 Beckman 5. 1984 11 323 29.4 White 6. 1902 13 380 29.2 Holt 7. 1983 12 347 28.9 White 8. 2002 12 346 28.8 Turner 9. 2008 12 344 28.7 Zook 10. 1982 12 338 28.2 White

Points per game, conference

Rk Year G Pts Avg Coach 1. 2010 8 286 35.8 Zook 2. 1983 9 303 33.7 White 3. 2001 8 261 32.6 Turner 4. 1914 6 187 31.2 Zuppke 5. 1989 8 239 29.9 White 6. 1902 6 178 29.7 Smith 7. 2007 8 221 27.6 Zook 8. 2008 8 219 27.4 Zook 9. 2002 8 212 26.5 Turner 10. 1953 6 154 25.7 R. Eliot

Most Points, Game

Rk Pts Opponent 1. 87 Illinois Wesleyan, 10/5/1912 2. 80 Iowa, 11/27/1902 3. 79 Illinois-Normal, 9/16/1944 79 Illinois College, 10/19/1895 5. 75 Rolla Mines, 10/9/1915 6. 70 Knox, 10/10/1896 7. 67 Butler, 10/3/1942 8. 66 Northwestern, 11/3/1894 9. 65 at Michigan, 11/6/2010 10. 64 Rush, 10/10/1903

Total offense per game, Season

Rk Year G 1. 2002 12 2. 1984 11 3. 2008 12 4. 2013 12 5. 2007 13 6. 2001 12 7. 1981 11 8. 1999 12 9. 1989 12 10. 2010 13

Yds Avg Coach 5,356 446.3 Turner 4,860 441.8 White 5,273 439.4 Zook 5,120 426.7 Beckman 5,525 425.0 Zook 5,041 420.1 Turner 4,514 410.4 White 4,887 407.3 Turner 4,773 397.8 Mackovic 5,162 397.1 Zook

Total Offense, Season

Rk Year G 1. 2007 13 2. 2002 12 3. 2008 12 4. 2010 13 5. 2013 12 6. 2001 12 7. 1999 12 8. 1984 11 9. 1989 12 10. 2009 12

Yds Avg Coach 5,525 425.0 Zook 5,356 446.3 Turner 5,273 439.4 Zook 5,162 397.1 Zook 5,120 426.7 Beckman 5,041 420.1 Turner 4,887 407.3 Turner 4,860 441.8 White 4,773 397.8 Mackovic 4,722 393.5 Zook

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Most passing yards, game

Rk Yds Opponent 1. 723 Illinois-Normal, 9/16/1944 2. 662 at Northwestern, 11/19/1983 3. 659 at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 4. 655 at Minnesota, 11/3/2007 5. 645 Houston, 9/21/1991 6. 640 at Northwestern, 11/23/1981 7. 612 at Indiana, 11/9/2013 8. 603 vs. Virginia, 12/29/1999 9. 602 San Jose State, 9/21/2002 10. 601 Miami (OH), 9/28/2013 11. 600 Arkansas State, 9/14/2002

Rk Year G 1. 1953 9 2. 2007 13 3. 2010 13 4. 1972 11 5. 1957 9 6. 1955 9 7. 1963 10 8. 1951 10 9. 1965 10 1956 9

Rk Yds Opponent 1. 621 at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 2. 479 at Wisconsin, 10/23/1982 3. 462 vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 4. 456 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 5. 451 vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008 6. 450 at Indiana, 11/9/2013 450 vs. Purdue, 10/4/14 8. 447 at Northwestern, 11/21/1981 9. 431 at Missouri, 9/14/1991 10. 430 California, 9/20/2003 11. 426 San Jose State, 9/21/2002 12. 425 Purdue, 10/18/1980

Yds Avg Coach 2,481 275.7 R. Eliot 3,338 256.8 Zook 3,199 246.1 Zook 2,590 235.5 Blackman 2,095 232.8 R. Eliot 2,084 231.6 R. Eliot 2,314 231.4 P. Elliott 2,198 219.7 R. Eliot 2,176 217.6 P. Elliott 1,958 217.6 R. Eliot

total Rushing Yards, Season Rk Total G 1 3,338 13 2. 3,199 13 3. 2,590 11 4. 2,481 9 5. 2,405 12 6. 2,340 11 7. 2,330 11 8. 2,314 10 9. 2,274 11 10. 2,266 12

YPG 256.8 246.1 235.5 275.7 200.4 212.7 217.8 231.4 206.7 188.8

Year 2007 2010 1972 1953 2009 1971 1975 1963 1973 2006

Most rushing yards, game Rk Yds Opponent 1. 562 Illinois-Normal, 9/16/1944 2. 519 Northwestern, 11/20/2010 3. 467 Iowa, 10/27/1973 4. 467 South Dakota, 9/26/1942 5. 449 Indiana, 11/5/1949 6. 448 Minnesota, 11/3/2007 7. 432 at Ohio State, 10/10/1953 8. 429 Iowa, 11/20/1971 9. 420 Minnesota, 10/11/1975 10. 417 Butler, 10/3/1942

Yards Passing per game, Season

Rk Year G 1. 1981 11 2. 1980 11 3. 2013 12 4. 1984 11 5. 2002 12 6. 2001 12 7. 1982 12 8. 2008 12 9. 1991 12 10. 1985 12

Yds Avg Coach 3,398 308.9 White 3,227 293.4 White 3,452 287.7 Beckman 3,130 284.5 White 3,388 282.3 Turner 3,327 277.3 Turner 3,254 271.2 White 3,232 269.3 Zook 3,066 255.5 Mackovic 2,992 249.3 White

total Passing, Season

Rk Year G 1. 2013 12 2. 1981 11 3. 2002 12 4. 2001 12 5. 1982 12 6. 2008 12 7. 1980 11 8. 1984 11 9. 1991 12 10. 1985 12

Yds Avg Coach 3,452 287.7 Beckman 3,398 308.9 White 3,388 282.3 Turner 3,327 277.3 Turner 3,254 271.2 White 3,232 269.3 Zook 3,227 293.4 White 3,130 284.5 White 3,066 255.5 Mackovic 2,992 249.3 White

fewest sacks allowed, Season

Rk Year G Sacks Avg Coach 1. 2007 13 16 1.23 Zook 2. 2001 12 16 1.33 Turner 1991 12 16 1.33 Makovic 4. 1984 11 15 1.36 White 5. 1989 12 17 1.42 Makovic 6. 2003 12 21 1.75 Turner 1994 12 21 1.75 Tepper 8. 2000 11 20 1.82 Turner 9. 2010 13 25 1.92 Zook 10. 2002 12 24 2.00 Turner 1985 12 24 2.00 White

most interceptions, Season Rk Year G 1. 1964 9 2. 1952 9 3. 1966 10 1951 10 5. 1950 9 6. 1973 11 7. 1963 10 8. 1965 10 9. 1983 12 10. 1971 11

INT Avg Coach 23 2.56 P. Elliott 22 2.44 R. Eliot 23 2.30 P. Elliott 23 2.30 R. Eliot 19 2.11 R. Eliot 23 2.09 Blackman 20 2.00 P. Elliott 19 1.90 P. Elliott 21 1.75 White 19 1.73 Blackman

most Sacks, Season (since 1983) Rk Year G Sacks Avg Coach 1. 2011 13 41 3.2 Zook 2. 2007 13 40 3.1 Zook 2001 12 40 3.3 Turner 4. 1987 11 38 3.5 White 5. 1991 12 37 3.1 Mackovic 1989 12 37 3.1 Mackovic 1983 12 37 3.1 White 8. 1985 12 35 2.9 White 9. 2008 12 32 2.7 Zook 10. 1999 12 32 2.7 Turner most Tackles for Loss, Season (since 1970) Rk Year G TFL Avg Coach 1. 1987 11 107 9.7 White 2. 2011 13 103 7.9 Zook 3. 1995 11 97 8.8 Tepper 4. 1999 12 92 7.7 Turner 5. 2001 12 89 7.4 Turner 6. 1994 12 88 7.3 Tepper 7. 2007 13 86 6.6 Zook 8. 1998 11 85 7.7 Turner 1981 11 85 7.7 White 10. 2008 12 84 7.0 Zook 1993 11 84 7.6 Tepper

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TEAM RECORDS biggest comeback win

Pass Completion Percentage, Season

Most Touchdowns, Game

Punts, Game

Non-Conference: 20, vs. Rutgers, 9/3/2005 (27-7 deficit), 33-30 ot Conference: 20, at Michigan, 10/25/1999 (27-7 deficit), 35-29

Non-Conference: 12, vs. Illinois-Normal, 9/16/1944 Conference: 9, at Michigan, 11/6/2010 and at Northwestern, 11/25/1989

Fewest Points, Season

Full-season: 103, 1978 (7.9), 11 games Conference: 62, 1978 (7.8), 8 games

fewest Total Yards, Season

Highest: .664, 302-of-455, 2013 Lowest:â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;.382, 63-of-161, 1961

Most: 18, vs. Army, 11/3/34 Fewest: 0, several times, last time vs. Miami (OH), 9/128/2013

Punts, Season Most: 86, 1971 Fewest: 45, 1983

Yardage Punting, Game

1,578 (945 rushing; 633 passing), 1961, 10 games

Most: 692, vs. Army, 11/3/34 Fewest: 0, several times, last time vs. Miami (OH) 9/28/2013

fewest Yards Rushing, Game

Punting Average, Season

Non-Conference: -27, vs. Arizona, 9/18/1993 Conference: 19, at Michigan, 10/25/1980

Rushing Plays, Season Most: 593, 1973 (11 games) 619, 2010 (13 games) Fewest: 375, 2003 (12 games)

First Downs, Game (since 1924) Most: 36 at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 36 vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/2013 Fewest: 6 vs. Wisconsin, 10/8/1987

First Downs Rushing, Season Most: 170, 2007 (13 games) Fewest: 65, 1997 (11 games)

Touchdowns Rushing, Season Most: 29, 2010 (13 games) Fewest: 5, 2003 (12 games)

Passes Attempted, Game

Most: 69 (43 completed), at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 Fewest: 4 (2 completed), at USC, 10/28/1961

Passes Attempted, Season Most: 471 (250 completed), 1980 Fewest: 125 (64 completed), 1977

Passes Completed, Game

Most: 43 (69 attempted), at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Fewest: 1 (8 attempted), vs. Minnesota, 10/21/61

Passes Completed, Season Most: 290 (462 attempted), 1985 302 (455 attempted), 2013 Fewest: 63 (161 attempted), 1961

Highest: 44.8, 2010 (64 punts) Lowest: 32.5, 1960 (36 punts)

tackles for loss, season Most: 107, 1987 Fewest: 27, 1996

QUARTERBACK SACKS, season Most: 41, 2011 Fewest: 10, 1988

games won/tied in last two minutes with a field goal

Date Score, Opp., Kicker, Dist., Time 11/22/2014 16-14, Penn St, David Reisner 36 yds, :08 11/1/2008 27-24, Iowa, Matt Eller, 46 yds., :24 9/30/2006 23-20, Michigan State, Jason Reda, 39 yds., :06 11/16/2002 16-16, Ohio State, John Gockman, 48 yds, :00* 10/22/1991 10-7, Ohio State, Chris Richardson, 41 yds, :36 10/20/1990 15-13, Michigan State, Doug Higgins, 48 yds, :59 10/29/1988 27-27, Minnesota, Doug Higgins, 44 yds, :01 10/17/1987 16-14, Wisconsin, Doug Higgins, 34 yds, :54 10/5/1985 31-28, Ohio State, Chris White, 38 yds, :00 10/23/1982 29-28, Wisconsin, Mike Bass, 46 yds, :03 9/13/1980 20-17, Michigan State, Mike Bass, 38 yds, :00 10/27/1979 17-17, Minnesota, Kirk Bostrom, 31 yds, 1:37 10/13/1973 15-13, Purdue, Dan Beaver, 32 yds, 1:37 10/30/1926 3-0, Pennsylvania, Frosty Peters, 14 yds, n/a 11/22/1919 9-7, Ohio State, Bob Fletcher, 20 yds, :12 10/16/1915 3-3, Minnesota, Bart Macomber, 24 yds, n/a 11/5/1910 3-0, Indiana, Otto Seiler, drop kick in final minutes 10/15/1910 3-0, Chicago, Otto Seiler, 38 yards, drop kick in final minute, n/a * - lost game in overtime

Most: 26, at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Fewest: 0, several times, last vs. Stanford, 9/23/78

First Downs Passing, Season

consecutive games streaks

Most: 148, 1980 154, 2013 Fewest:â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;31, 1961

Passes Had Intercepted, Season Most: 22, 1997 Fewest: 6, 1999

Best Pass Completion percentage, game Non-Conference: .833, 20-of-24 for 310 yards vs. Arkansas State, 9/14/2002 Conference: .800, 16-of-20 for 168 yards, at Indiana, 11/15/86 .800, 16-of-20 for 155 yards, at Penn State, 10/9/10

Top OffenSIVE PERFORMANCES

(since 1971) Team Rushing, First Half 1. 303 at Northwestern, 11/20/2010 (Wrigley Field) 2. 255 at Minnesota, 11/3/2007 3. 241 vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/12/1998 4. 227 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11 Team Rushing, Second Half 1. 312 vs. Michigan, 10/31/09 2. 216 at Northwestern, 11/20/2010 (Wrigley Field) 3. 215 vs. Arkansas State, 9/14/2002 4. 213 vs. Houston, 9/21/1991 Team Passing, First Half 1. 340 vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/2013 (Scheelhaase) 2. 290 at Michigan, 11/7/81 (Eason) 3. 279 at Northwestern, 11/21/81 (Eason) 4. 277 at Ohio State, 11/8/80 (Wilson) Team Passing, Second Half 1. 347 vs. Minnesota, 10/11/08 (J. Williams) 2. 344 at Ohio State, 11/8/80 (Wilson) 3. 343 vs. Purdue, 10/18/80 (Wilson) Total Offense, First Half 1. 408 at Northwestern, 11/19/83 2. 395 at Michigan, 11/7/81 3. 394 vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/2013 3. 389 at Minnesota, 11/3/2007 Total Offense, Second Half 1. 406 vs. Michigan, 10/31/09 2. 393 vs. Arkansas State, 9/14/2002 3. 388 vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008

LONGEST OFFENSIVE DRIVES (since 1971)

Time: 9:52, vs. Northwestern (18 plays, 55 yds. missed FG), 11/19/88 Plays: 20 at Iowa (90 yards, 7:59) 10/1/2005 Yardage: 99, vs. Cincinnati (12 plays, 5:07, TD); vs. Michigan (6 plays, 2:47, TD), 10/21/2009; vs. Syracuse (5 plays, 1:46, TD), 9/16/2006; vs. Ohio State (10 plays, 4:17, TD), 10/7/89; vs. Wisconsin (4 plays, 1:25, TD), 10/24/81

First Downs Passing, Game

Highest Scoring Game (Combined): 132 (65-67 at Michigan, 11/6/2010 Largest Illinois Defeat: 63-0 at Chicago, 11/17/1906 Lowest-Scoring Illinois Victories: (3-0) 10 times, last at Northwestern (1951). Lowest-Scoring Illinois Defeats: (3-0) Four times, last vs. Ohio State (1932). Lowest-Scoring Illinois Ties: (0-0) 18 times, last vs. Northwestern (1978)

Games Unbeaten: 15, (13-0-2, 10/3/1914-10/7/1916) Games Won: 13, (10/30/09-10/21/11); 13, (10/6/23-11/1/24) Big Ten Conference Games Unbeaten: 12, (12-0-0, 11/13/82-9/22/84) Big Ten Conference Games Won: 12, (11/13/82-9/22/84) Home Games Unbeaten: 17, 16-0-1 (10/1/27-10/11/30) Home Games Won: 16, (9/20/2002-10/14/2003) Home Big Ten Conference Games Unbeaten: 14, 13-0-1 (10/1/83-11/23/85) Home Big Ten Conference Games Won: 11, (10/1/83-10/26/85) Losses: 18, 10/5/1996-9/5/1998 Highest Scoring Illinois Victory: 87-3 vs. Illinois Wesleyan, 10/5/1912

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RUSHING RECORDS Career 1,000-yard Rushers

career rushing leaders 1. Robert Holcombe Year Att Yards TDs 1994 125 520 4 1995 264 1,051 5 1996 260 1,281 12 1997 294 1,253 4 Career 943 4,105 25 2. Antoineo Harris 1999 37 214 2000 192 772 2001 169 629 2002 278 1,330 Career 676 2,985

1 7 6 8 22

3. Thomas Rooks 1982 34 215 1983 164 863 1984 219 1,056 1985 143 753 Career 560 2,887

4 8 4 5 25

4. Jim Grabowski 1963 141 616 1964 186 1,004 1965 252 1,258 Career 579 2,878

7 10 7 24

5. Rocky Harvey 1998 134 634 1999 143 774 2000 123 683 2001 145 620 Career 545 2,711

6 7 3 4 20

T-6. Mikel Leshoure 2008 35 126 2009 108 734 2010 281 1,697 Career 424 2,557

1 5 17 23

T-6. Juice williams 2006 154 576 2007 165 755 2008 175 719 2009 143 607 Career 637 2,557

2 7 5 3 17

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Robert Holcombe, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,105 Antoineo Harris, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,985 Thomas Rooks, 1982-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,887 Jim Grabowski, 1963-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,878 Rocky Harvey, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,711 Mikel Leshoure, 2008-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,557 Juice Williams, 2006-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,557 Pierre Thomas, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,545 Rashard Mendenhall, 2005-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,539 Howard Griffith, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,485 Keith Jones, 1984-88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,194 John Karras, 1949-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,135 Chubby Phillips, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,103 Red Grange, 1923-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,071 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,066 Rich Johnson, 1966-68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,058 Jason Ford, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,962 Ty Douthard, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,851 Josh Ferguson, 2012-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,828 Lonnie Perrin, 1972-75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,771 Donovonn Young, 2011-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,759 J.C. Caroline, 1953-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,696 James Coleman, 1975-77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,573 George Uremovich, 1971-73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,565 Steve Feagin, 1989-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,558 Steve Havard, 1995-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,541 E.B. Halsey, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,448 Darrell Robinson, 1969-71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,357 Buddy Young, 1944, 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,296 Abe Woodson, 1954-56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,276 Bill Brown, 1958-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,269 Ray Wilson, 1983-86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,250 Daniel Dufrene, 2007-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,233 Steve Greene, 1972-75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,228 Bobby Mitchell, 1955-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,109 Dwight Beverly, 1982-83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,103 Mike Holmes, 1979-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,097 Mike Navarro, 1970-72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,083 Harry Jefferson, 1954-56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,032 Ruck Steger, 1946-49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,026 *Ray Nitschke, 1955-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 998

Season rushing yardage 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Mikel Leshoure, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,697 Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,681 Antoineoâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Harris, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,330 Robert Holcombe, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,281 Jim Grabowski, 1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,258 J.C. Caroline, 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256 Robert Holcombe, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,253 Keith Jones, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,196 Howard Griffith, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,115 Thomas Rooks, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,056

Single-Game rushing Yardage

8. Pierre Thomas 2003 43 233 2004 152 893 2005 127 664 2006 131 755 Career 453 2,545

2 8 5 5 20

9. RASHARD MENDENHALL 2005 48 218 2006 78 640 2007 262 1,681 Career 388 2,539

0 5 17 22

10. Howard Griffith 1988 114 623 1989 164 747 1990 201 1,115 Career 479 2,485

7 9 15 31

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Mikel Leshoure at Northwestern, 11/20/2010 . . . . . . . . . 330 Robert Holcombe at Minnesota, 11/16/1996 . . . . . . . . . 315 Howard Griffith vs. Northwestern, 11/24/1990 . . . . . . . . 263 Jim Grabowski vs. Wisconsin, 11/14/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Red Grange at Pennsylvania, 10/31/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Rocky Harvey vs. M. Tennessee, 9/12/1998 . . . . . . . . . . 215 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Indiana, 10/22/07 . . . . . . . . . . 214 Red Grange vs. Michigan, 10/18/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Howard Griffith vs. So. Illinois, 9/22/1990 . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Robert Holcombe vs. Minnesota, 11/18/1995 . . . . . . . . . 206

Career rushing attempts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Robert Holcombe, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 943 Antoineoâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Harris, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676 Juice Williams, 2006-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 Jim Grabowski, 1963-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 Thomas Rooks, 1982-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560 Rocky Harvey, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 Rich Johnson, 1966-68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 Keith Jones, 1985-88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 Chubby Phillips, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480

Season rushing attempts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Robert Holcombe, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Mikel Leshoure, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Antoineo Harris, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Robert Holcombe, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Robert Holcombe, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Jim Grabowski, 1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Rich Johnson, 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Keith Jones, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Thomas Rooks, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Single-Game rushing attempts 1. 2. 3. 5. 7. 9. 10.

Robert Holcombe vs. E. Carolina, 9/23/1995 . . . . . . . . . . 49 Antoineo Harris at Northwestern, 11/23/2002 . . . . . . . . . 44 Robert Holcombe at Minnesota, 11/16/1996 . . . . . . . . . . 43 Darrell Robinson vs. Ohio State, 10/24/70 . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Antoineo Harris at Wisconsin, 11/9/2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Rocky Harvey at Northwestern, 10/3/1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Pierre Thomas vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2004 . . . . . . . . . . 37 Howard Griffith vs. Northwestern, 11/24/1990 . . . . . . . . . 37 Jim Grabowski vs. Purdue, 10/30/65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Rich Johnson at Northwestern, 11/18/67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Career rushing TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2. 3. 5. 8. 11.

Howard Griffith, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Jason Ford, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Robert Holcombe, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Thomas Rooks, 1982-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Chubby Phillips, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Jim Grabowski, 1963-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Johnny Karras, 1949-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Mikel Leshoure, 2008-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ty Douthard, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Red Grange, 1923-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Rashard Mendenhall, 2005-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Antoineo Harris, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Season rushing TOUCHDOWNS 1. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 10.

Mikel Leshoure, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Howard Griffith, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Johnny Karras, 1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Robert Holcombe, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Red Grange, 1924 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Keith Jones, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Steve Havard, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Jim Grabowski, 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ty Douthard, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Howard Griffith, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chubby Phillips, 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Single-Game rushing TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2. 4.

Howard Griffith vs. So. Illinois, 9/22/1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Antoineo Harris vs. Indiana, 10/26/2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Red Grange vs. Michigan, 10/18/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Several Times, (last by Mikel Leshoure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs. Baylor, 12/29/2010)

career 100-yard RUSHING games 1. 2. 4. 5. 8.

Robert Holcombe, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Jim Grabowski, 1963-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Mikel Leshoure, 2008-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rashard Mendenhall, 2005-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Pierre Thomas, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Rich Johnson, 1966-68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 John Karras, 1949-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Antoineo Harris, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Rocky Harvey, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Thomas Rooks, 1982-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Mikel Leshoure, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Jim Grabowski, 1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 J.C. Caroline, 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Antoineo Harris, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Robert Holcombe, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Robert Holcombe, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Robert Holcombe, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rich Johnson, 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Jim Grabowski, 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pierre Thomas, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pierre Thomas, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Rich Johnson, 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 John Karras, 1949 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

CAREER RUSHING YARDS BY A QUARTERBACK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Juice Williams, 2006-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,557 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,066 Fred Custardo, 1963-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 Tim Brasic, 2003-2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498 John Easterbrook, 1958-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 Mike Wells, 1970-72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 Bob Naponic, 1966-68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 Reilly O’Toole, 2011-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 Eddie McGee, 2007-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Kurt Steger, 1975-77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Rick Weiss, 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

SEASON RUSHING YARDS BY A QUARTERBACK

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 10.

Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 868 Juice Williams, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755 Juice Williams, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 Juice Williams, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576 Juice Williams, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 Tim Brasic, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Rick Weiss, 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Mike Wells, 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

SINGLE-GAME RUSHING BY A QUARTERBACK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Juice Williams vs. Eastern Illinois, 9/6/2008 . . . . . . . . . . 174 Reilly O’Toole at Northwestern, 11/29/2014 . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Juice Williams vs. Purdue, 11/11/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Juice Williams vs. Northwestern, 11/17/07 . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Juice Williams at Minnesota, 11/3/07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Nathan Scheelhaase at Fresno State, 12/3/2010 . . . . . . . 131 Juice Williams at Michigan, 10/4/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Purdue, 10/30/2010 . . . . . . . . . . 118 Tim Brasic vs. Wisconsin, 10/29/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Northern Illinois, 9/18/2010 . . . 115 Nathan Scheelhaase vs. UCLA, 12/31/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

yearly rushing leaders

(includes Bowl Games) 1946 Buddy Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 1947 Ruck Steger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 1948 Ruck Steger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 1949 John Karras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826 1950 Dick Raklovits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709 1951 John Karras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716 1952 Pete Bachouros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484 1953 J. C. Caroline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256 1954 J. C. Caroline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 1955 Harry Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514 1956 Abe Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 1957 Ray Nitschke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514 1958 Marshall Starks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 1959 Bill Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 1960 Bill Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 1961 Al Wheatland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 1962 Ken Zimmerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 1963 Jim Grabowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616 1964 Jim Grabowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,004 1965 Jim Grabowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,258

1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Bill Huston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Rich Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768 Rich Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973 Dave Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 Darrell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749 John Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 George Uremovich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 George Uremovich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 Chubby Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772 Lonnie Perrin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907 James Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687 James Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715 Wayne Strader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Mike Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792 Mike Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Calvin Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Dwight Beverly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Thomas Rooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863 Thomas Rooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,056 Thomas Rooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753 Keith Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534 Keith Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Keith Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,196 Howard Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747 Howard Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,115 Kameno Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664 Darren Boyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593 Ty Douthard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 Ty Douthard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,051 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,281 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,253 Rocky Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634 Steve Havard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790 Antoineo Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772 Antoineo Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 629 Antoineo Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,330 E.B. Halsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 Pierre Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 893 Pierre Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664 Pierre Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755 Rashard Mendenhall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,681 Juice Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719 Mikel Leshoure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 734 Mikel Leshoure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,697 Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 Donovonn Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571 Josh Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779

longest runs

93 92 89 86 84 84 83 82 82 80 80 80 79 79 79 78 76 76 75 75 75 75 74 73 73 71 71 70* 70

Buddy Young at Great Lakes, 9/30/44 Buddy Young at Pittsburgh, 10/21/44 Harry Jefferson vs. Syracuse, 10/23/54 Rashard Mendenhall at Northwestern, 11/18/2006 Antoineo Harris vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002 Ray Nitschke vs. Northwestern, 11/23/57 John Karras at Indiana, 10/27/51 Buddy Young at Pittsburgh, 10/21/44 Red Grange at Chicago, 11/8/24 Daniel Dufrene at Ohio State, 11/10/07 Cyril Pinder vs. Duke, 10/23/65 Edgar Nichol vs. Coe, 10/13/28 Jason Ford vs. Michigan, 10/31/09 Rashard Mendenhall vs. USC, 1/1/2008 Rashard Mendenhall at Penn State, 10/21/2006 Howard Griffith vs. Utah, 9/17/88 Dick Raklovits at UCLA, 10/13/50 Johnny Martin vs. Illinois-Normal, 9/16/44 Josh Ferguson vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Mike Holmes at Michigan State, 9/8/79 Don Johnson vs. Illinois-Normal, 9/16/44 Gil Berry at Chicago, 10/29/32 Buddy Young vs. Notre Dame, 10/28/44 John Wilson at Wisconsin, 11/13/71 J.C. Caroline vs. Nebraska, 9/26/53 Paul Patterson vs. Illinois-Normal, 9/16/44 Don Johnson vs. Illinois-Normal, 9/16/44 Mikel Leshoure at Northwestern, 11/20/2010 Mikel Leshoure vs. Michigan, 10/31/09

70 Abe Woodson vs. Michigan State, 10/27/56 70 Dick Raklovits vs. Missouri, 10/15/49 70 Jack Pierce vs. Western Michigan, 11/8/47 70 Eddie Bray at Purdue, 10/2/43 70 Red Grange vs. Butler, 10/10/25 69 Pierre Thomas vs. Michigan St., 10/9/2004 69 Morris Virgil vs. Arkansas State, 9/14/2002 69 Bill Brown at Wisconsin, 11/14/59 69* Abe Woodson vs. Iowa State, 10/1/55 69* Les Lindberg at Northwestern, 11/10/34 68* Jason Ford vs. Illinois State, 9/12/2009 68 Thomas Rooks at Northwestern, 11/19/83 68 Lonnie Perrin vs. Washington State, 10/4/75 67 Robert Holcombe vs. Indiana, 10/5/1996 67 John Karras vs. Indiana, 10/28/50 66* Bill Huston at Michigan, 11/5/66 66 Red Grange vs. Michigan, 10/18/24 65* John Karras vs. Indiana, 11/5/49 65 Red Grange vs. Nebraska, 10/6/23 65 Ron Kraft vs. Minnesota, 11/24/17 64 Rashard Mendenhall at Minnesota, 11/3/2007 64 Keith Jones at Wisconsin, 10/15/88 64 J.C. Caroline at Ohio State, 10/10/53 64 Buddy Young vs. Iowa, 10/14/44 64 Eddie McGovern vs. Pittsburgh, 10/16/43 63 John Karras at Iowa, 10/8/49 63 Eddie McGovern at Ohio State, 11/13/43 62* Mikel Leshoure at Northwestern, 11/20/2010 62 Jason Ford at Michigan, 11/6/2010 62 Pierre Thomas vs. Purdue, 11/11/2006 62 Rocky Harvey vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2/2000 62* Chubby Phillips vs. Iowa, 10/27/73 62 Paul Patterson at Pittsburgh, 10/21/44 61 Troy Pollard vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/2011 61 Mikel Leshoure vs. Fresno State, 12/5/2009 61 Kurt Kittner vs. Louisville, 9/19/1998 61 Dick Raklovits at Iowa, 11/11/50 60 Pierre Thomas vs. FAMU, 9/4/04 * Non-scoring play

100-yard games

(since 1945) 129 Stan Stascia at Wisconsin, 10/20/45 178 Jack Pierce vs. Iowa, 11/10/45 123 Art Dufelmeier at Northwestern, 11/23/46 112 Ruck Steger vs. Pittsburgh, 9/27/47 103 Ruck Steger vs. Minnesota, 11/1/47 103 Julius Rykovich vs. UCLA, 1/1/47 103 Buddy Young vs. UCLA, 1/1/47 104 Paul Patterson vs. Purdue, 10/23/48 174 John Karras at Iowa, 10/8/49 111 John Karras at Purdue, 10/22/49 121 Burt Schmidt at Purdue, 10/22/49 122 John Karras vs. Michigan, 10/29/49 155 John Karras vs. Indiana, 11/5/49 124 Ron Clark vs. Indiana, 11/5/49 106 Ron Clark vs. Northwestern, 11/19/49 114 Dick Raklovits at UCLA, 10/13/50 183 John Karras vs. Washington, 10/21/50 143 John Karras vs. Indiana, 10/28/50 122 Dick Raklovits at Michigan, 11/4/50 118 John Karras at Northwestern, 11/25/50 100 Don Stevens vs. Syracuse, 10/13/51 100 John Karras at Washington, 10/20/51 135 John Karras at Indiana, 10/27/51 167 Al Tate at Northwestern, 11/24/51 150 Bill Tate vs. Stanford, 1/1/52 137 Pete Bachouros at Iowa, 11/8/52 151 Clarence DeMoss vs. Northwestern, 11/22/52 142 J.C. Caroline vs. Nebraska, 9/26/53 129 J.C. Caroline vs. Stanford, 10/3/53 152 Mickey Bates at Ohio State, 10/10/53 192 J.C. Caroline at Ohio State, 10/10/53 205 J.C. Caroline vs. Minnesota, 10/17/53 115 Stan Wallace vs. Syracuse, 10/24/53 157 J.C. Caroline vs. Purdue, 10/31/53 184 J.C. Caroline vs. Michigan, 11/7/53 115 J.C. Caroline vs. Penn State, 9/25/54 127 Harry Jefferson at California, 9/24/55

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RUSHING Records 123 173 113 107 131 181 135 170 106 109 164 104 101 125 110 171 239 185 127 125 100 186 113 163 196 187 103 105 116 108 157 134 102 117 121 119 122 113 187 163 110 116 105 104 142 149 113 121 125 127 107 155 131 174 152 122 127 140 118 103 103 101 107 106 148 102 195 180 121 105 117 113 179 134 138 136 139 168 110 137

Harry Jefferson vs. Minnesota, 10/15/55 Bobby Mitchell vs. Michigan, 11/5/55 Bobby Mitchell at Wisconsin, 11/12/55 Bobby Mitchell at Northwestern, 11/19/55 Harry Jefferson at Washington, 10/6/56 Abe Woodson at Minnesota, 10/20/56 Abe Woodson vs. Michigan State, 10/27/56 Ray Nitschke vs. Northwestern, 11/23/57 Bill Brown at Wisconsin, 11/14/59 John Counts vs. Northwestern, 11/21/59 Bill Brown vs. Northwestern, 11/21/59 Jim Grabowski at UCLA, 10/25/63 Sam Price at UCLA, 10/25/63 Jim Grabowski vs. Washington, 1/1/64 Jim Grabowski at California, 9/26/64 Jim Grabowski vs. UCLA, 10/24/64 Jim Grabowski vs. Wisconsin, 11/14/64 Jim Grabowski vs. Michigan State, 11/21/64 Jim Grabowski vs. SMU, 9/25/65 Jim Grabowski at Michigan State, 10/2/65 Fred Custardo at Ohio State, 10/9/65 Jim Grabowski vs. Indiana, 10/16/65 Cyril Pinder vs. Duke, 10/23/65 Jim Grabowski vs. Purdue, 10/30/65 Jim Grabowski at Wisconsin, 11/13/65 Jim Grabowski at Northwestern, 11/20/65 Bill Huston vs. Stanford, 10/22/66 Bill Huston at Michigan, 11/5/66 Rich Johnson vs. Pittsburgh, 9/30/67 Rich Johnson vs. Minnesota, 10/14/67 Rich Johnson at Northwestern, 11/18/67 Rich Johnson at Iowa, 11/25/67 Rich Johnson at Indiana, 10/5/68 Rich Johnson at Minnesota, 10/12/68 Rich Johnson at Michigan, 11/9/68 Rich Johnson vs. Northwestern, 11/16/68 Rich Johnson vs. Iowa, 11/23/68 Davis Jackson at Iowa State, 10/4/69 Darrell Robinson vs. Ohio State, 10/24/70 Darrell Robinson at Purdue, 10/31/70 John Wilson at Wisconsin, 11/13/71 George Uremovich at Wisconsin, 11/13/71 Mike Wells vs. Northwestern, 11/4/72 George Uremovich vs. Indiana, 11/11/72 Lonnie Perrin vs. Indiana, 11/11/72 George Uremovich at California, 9/22/73 Chubby Phillips vs. Iowa, 10/27/73 Steve Greene vs. Indiana, 9/14/74 Chubby Phillips at Stanford, 9/21/74 Chubby Phillips vs. California, 10/5/74 Chubby Phillips at Northwestern, 11/23/74 Lonnie Perrin vs. Washington St., 10/4/75 Lonnie Perrin vs. Purdue, 10/18/75 Lonnie Perrin at Northwestern, 11/22/75 James Coleman at Missouri, 9/18/76 James Coleman vs. Baylor, 9/25/76 Chubby Phillips vs. Michigan State, 10/23/76 Chubby Phillips vs. Wisconsin, 10/30/76 Chubby Phillips vs. Northwestern, 11/20/76 Charlie Weber at Stanford, 9/24/77 Wayne Strader vs. Indiana, 10/22/77 James Coleman at Northwestern, 11/19/77 Vince Carter vs. Northwestern, 9/9/78 Rich Weiss vs. Wisconsin, 10/14/78 Mike Holmes at Air Force, 9/22/79 Calvin Thomas vs. Iowa, 10/6/79 Mike Holmes at Minnesota, 10/27/79 Mitchell Brookins at Northwestern, 11/17/79 Mike Holmes vs. Michigan State, 9/13/80 Calvin Thomas vs. Air Force, 9/27/80 Dwight Beverly vs. Stanford, 9/17/83 Dwight Beverly at Wisconsin, 10/8/83 Dwight Beverly at Purdue, 10/22/83 Thomas Rooks vs. Indiana, 11/12/83 Thomas Rooks at Northwestern, 11/19/83 Thomas Rooks vs. Michigan State, 9/22/84 Thomas Rooks vs. Wisconsin, 10/6/84 Thomas Rooks at Ohio State, 10/13/84 Thomas Rooks at Michigan, 10/27/84 Thomas Rooks vs. Southern Illinois, 9/14/85

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109 163 100 126 148 186 116 128 149 105 118 117 208 128 263 108 107 118 110 102 125 105 123 118 101 126 109 101 172 130 146 100 102 206 151 182 166 106 315 165 163 157 104 143 103 175 215 132 146 123 106 145 104 122 112 128 124 117 104 123 102 106 162 195 176 158 178 139 102 143 188 185 131 100 116 126 110 103 126 161

Ray Wilson vs. Indiana, 11/16/85 Thomas Rooks vs. Indiana, 11/16/85 Keith Jones at Indiana, 11/15/86 Lynn McClellan vs. East Carolina, 9/9/87 Howard Griffith vs. Utah, 9/17/88 Keith Jones vs. Utah, 9/17/88 Howard Griffith vs. Purdue, 10/8/88 Keith Jones vs. Purdue, 10/8/88 Keith Jones vs. Indiana, 11/5/88 Keith Jones at Michigan, 11/12/88 Keith Jones vs. Northwestern, 11/19/88 Howard Griffith vs. Ohio State, 10/7/89 Howard Griffith vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/1990 Howard Griffith at Indiana, 11/17/1990 Howard Griffith vs. Northwestern, 11/24/1990 Kameno Bell vs. East Carolina, 8/31/1991 Clinton Lynch vs. Houston, 9/21/1991 Steve Feagin at Northwestern, 10/26/1991 Kameno Bell vs. Wisconsin, 11/2/1991 Kevin Jackson vs. Northwestern, 10/24/1992 Kevin Jackson at Purdue, 10/2/1993 Damien Platt at Iowa, 10/16/1993 Ty Douthard at Michigan, 10/23/1993 Damien Platt vs. Northwestern, 10/30/1993 Ty Douthard at Penn State, 11/13/1993 Ty Douthard vs. Missouri, 9/10/1994 Ty Douthard vs. Northern Illinois, 9/17/1994 Robert Holcombe vs. Iowa, 10/15/1994 Ty Douthard vs. Penn State, 11/12/1994 Robert Holcombe vs. East Carolina, 9/23/1995 Robert Holcombe vs. Michigan State, 10/14/1995 Robert Holcombe vs. Northwestern, 10/28/1995 Robert Holcombe at Iowa, 11/4/1995 Robert Holcombe vs. Minnesota, 11/18/1995 Robert Holcombe vs. Akron, 9/21/1996 Robert Holcombe vs. Indiana, 10/5/1996 Robert Holcombe at Northwestern, 10/26/1996 Robert Holcombe vs. Iowa, 11/2/1996 Robert Holcombe at Minnesota, 11/16/1996 Robert Holcombe at Louisville, 9/13/1997 Robert Holcombe vs. Washington St., 9/20/1997 Robert Holcombe at Iowa, 9/27/1997 Robert Holcombe vs. Penn State, 10/4/1997 Robert Holcombe at Ohio State, 11/15/1997 Steve Havard at Washington St., 9/5/1998 Steve Havard vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/12/1998 Rocky Harvey vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/12/1998 Rocky Harvey at Northwestern, 10/3/1998 Steve Havard vs. Indiana, 11/7/1998 Steve Havard at Louisville, 9/18/1999 Rocky Harvey at Michigan, 10/23/1999 Rocky Harvey vs. Penn State, 10/30/1999 Steve Havard at Ohio State, 11/13/1999 Rocky Harvey vs. Virginia, 12/30/1999 Rocky Harvey vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2/2000 Antoineo Harris vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2/2000 Rocky Harvey at San Diego State, 9/9/2000 Antoineo Harris at San Diego State, 9/9/2000 Rocky Harvey vs. Iowa, 10/14/2000 Antoineo Harris at Michigan State, 10/28/2000 Antoineo Harris vs. Louisville, 9/22/2001 Antoineo Harris at Indiana, 10/13/2001 Antoineo Harris at Southern Miss, 9/7/2002 Antoineo Harris vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002 Antoineo Harris vs. Indiana, 10/26/2002 Antoineo Harris at Wisconsin, 11/9/2002 Antoineo Harris at Northwestern, 11/23/2002 E.B. Halsey vs. Missouri, 8/30/2003 Marcus Mason at Indiana, 11/8/2003 Pierre Thomas vs. FAMU, 9/4/2004 Pierre Thomas at Michigan St., 10/9/2004 Pierre Thomas vs. Indiana, 11/6/2004 Pierre Thomas at Northwestern, 11/20/2004 Pierre Thomas at Iowa, 10/1/2005 Tim Brasic vs. Wisconsin, 10/29/2005 Pierre Thomas vs. Eastern Illinois, 9/2/2006 Pierre Thomas at Michigan State, 9/30/2006 Juice Williams at Michigan State, 9/30/2006 Pierre Thomas vs. Indiana, 10/7/2006 Rashard Mendenhall at Penn State, 10/21/2006

145 105 113 139 150 214 160 189 201 133 106 136 124 155 174 124 121 172 137 122 150 128 184 112 106 180 115 119 118 120 101 141 330 142 131 184 101 133 100 100 110 101 124 114 115 110 190 147

Juice Williams vs. Purdue, 11/11/2006 Pierre Thomas vs. Purdue, 11/11/2006 Rashard Mendenhall at Northwestern, 11/18/2006 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Western Illinois, 9/8/2007 Rashard Mendenhall at Syracuse, 9/15/2007 Rashard Mendenhall at Indiana, 9/22/2007 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Wisconsin, 10/6/2007 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Ball State, 10/27/2007 Rashard Mendenhall at Minnesota, 11/3/2007 Juice Williams at Minnesota, 11/3/2007 Daniel Dufrene at Ohio State, 11/10/2007 Juice Williams vs. Northwestern, 11/17/2007 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Northwestern, 11/17/2007 Rashard Mendenhall vs. USC, 1/1/2008 Juice Williams vs. Eastern Illinois, 9/6/2008 Daniel Dufrene vs. UL-Lafayette, 9/13/2008 Juice Williams at Michigan, 10/4/2008 Jason Ford vs. Indiana, 10/18/2008 Jason Ford vs. Illinois State, 9/12/2009 Mikel Leshoure at Purdue, 10/24/2009 Mikel Leshoure vs. Michigan, 10/31/2009 Jason Ford vs. Michigan, 10/31/2009 Mikel Leshoure vs. Fresno State, 12/5/2009 Mikel Leshoure vs. Missouri, 9/4/2010 Mikel Leshoure vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/2010 Mikel Leshoure vs. Northern Illinois, 9/18/2010 Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Northern Illinois, 9/18/2010 Mikel Leshoure at Penn State, 10/9/2010 Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Purdue, 10/30/2010 Mikel Leshoure at Michigan, 11/6/2010 Nathan Scheelhaase at Michigan, 11/6/2010 Mikel Leshoure vs. Minnesota, 11/13/2010 Mikel Leshoure at Northwestern, 11/20/2010 Mikel Leshoure at Fresno State, 12/3/2010 Nathan Scheelhaase at Fresno State, 12/3/2010 Mikel Leshoure, vs. Baylor, 12/29/2010 Troy Pollard vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/2011 Troy Pollard vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/2011 Donovonn Young vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/2011 Jason Ford at Penn State, 10/29/2011 Nathan Scheelhaase vs. UCLA, 12/31/2011 Josh Ferguson at Arizona State, 9/8/2012 Donovonn Young vs. Indiana, 10/27/2012 Josh Ferguson at Nebraska, 10/5/2013 Josh Ferguson at Purdue, 11/23/2013 Josh Ferguson vs. Northwestern, 11/30/2013 Josh Ferguson vs. Texas State, 9/20/14 Reilly O’Toole at Northwestern, 11/29/14

100-yard rushing duos

103: Julius Rykovich; 103: Buddy Young, vs. UCLA, 1/1/47 121: Burt Schmidt; 111: John Karras, at Purdue, 10/22/49 155: John Karras; 124: Ron Clark, vs. Indiana, 11/5/49 192: J.C. Caroline; 152: Mickey Bates, at Ohio State, 10/10/53 164: Bill Brown; 109: John Counts, vs. Northwestern, 11/21/59 104: Jim Grabowski; 101: Sam Price, at UCLA, 11/25/63 116: George Uremovich; 110: John Wilson, at Wisconsin, 11/13/71 142: Lonnie Perrin; 104: George Uremovich, vs. Indiana,11/11/72 163: Thomas Rooks; 109: Ray Wilson, vs. Indiana, 11/16/85 186: Keith Jones; 148: Howard Griffith, vs. Utah, 9/17/88 128: Keith Jones; 116: Howard Griffith, vs. Purdue, 10/8/88 215: Rocky Harvey; 175: Steve Havard, vs. MTSU, 9/12/98 128: Antoineo Harris; 112: Rocky Harvey, vs. MTSU - 9/2/2000 124: Rocky Harvey; 117: Antoineo Harris, at San Diego St., 9/9/2000 110: Pierre Thomas; 103: Juice Williams, at Michigan St.,9/30/2006 145: Juice Williams; 105: Pierre Thomas, vs. Purdue, 11/11/2006 201: Rashard Mendenhall; 133: Juice Williams, at Minnesota, 11/ 3/2007 136: Juice Williams; 124: Rashard Mendenhall, vs. Northwestern, 11/17/2007 150: Mikel Leshoure; 128: Jason Ford vs. Michigan, 10/31/2009 180: Mikel Leshoure; 115: Nathan Scheelhaase vs. N. Illinois, 9/18/2010 120: Mikel Leshoure; 101: Nathan Scheelhaase at Michigan, 11/6/2010 142: Mikel Leshoure; 131: Nathan Scheelhaase at Fresno State, 12/3/2010 133: Troy Pollard; 100: Donovonn Young vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/2011

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total offense / ALL-PURPOSE career total offense yardage

Rush Pass Total 1. Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010- . . . . 2,066 . . . . 8,568 . . 10,634 2. Juice Williams, 2006-09 . . . . . . . 2,557 . . . . 8,037 . . 10,594 3. Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . 158 . . . . 8,722 . . . 8,880 4. Jack Trudeau, 1981-85 . . . . . . . . . . -85 . . . . 8,725 . . . 8,640 5. Jason Verduzco, 1989-92 . . . . . . . -276 . . . . 7,532 . . . 7,256 6. Tony Eason, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . -29 . . . . 7,031 . . . 7,002 7. Johnny Johnson, 1992-94 . . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . 5,293 . . . 5,358 8. Jon Beutjer, 2002-04 . . . . . . . . . . . -32 . . . . 5,190 . . . 5,158 9. Jeff George, 1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . -422 . . . . 5,189 . . . 4,767 10. Robert Holcombe, 1994-97 . . . . . 4,105 . . . . . . . 0 . . . 4,105

season total offense yardage

Rush 1. Juice Williams, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . 719 . . . . 2. Tony Eason, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . 3. Nathan Scheelhaase, 2013 . . . . . . . 271 . . . . 4. Tony Eason, 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -29 . . . . 5. Jack Trudeau, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . -18 . . . . 6. Kurt Kittner, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -14 . . . . 7. Jason Verduzco, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . -31 . . . . 8. Dave Wilson, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . -194 . . . . 9. Jack Trudeau, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 . . . . 10. Kurt Kittner, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 . . . .

Pass Total 3,173 . . . 3,892 3,671 . . . 3,671 3,272 . . . 3,543 3,360 . . . 3,331 3,339 . . . 3,321 3,256 . . . 3,242 3,014 . . . 2,983 3,154 . . . 2,960 2,724 . . . 2,797 2,702 . . . 2,785

single-game total offense yardage

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Dave Wilson at OSU, 11/8/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 Juice Williams vs. Minnesota, 10/11/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 Nathan Scheelhaase at Indiana, 10/9/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 Tony Eason at Wisconsin, 10/23/82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480 Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011 . . . . . . . 461 Juice Williams vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 Tony Eason at Northwestern, 11/21/81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Jason Verduzco at Missouri, 9/14/1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Wes Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 Juice Williams at Michigan, 10/4/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Jon Beutjer vs. San Jose State, 9/21/2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431

yearly total offense leaders

(includes Bowl Games) 1970 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -5 . . . . . 906 . . . . . 901 1971 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 . . . . 1,007 . . . 1,201 1972 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 . . . . . 837 . . . 1,124 1973 Jeff Hollenbach . . . . . . . . . . . . -59 . . . . . 916 . . . . . 857 1974 Jeff Hollenbach . . . . . . . . . . . . -64 . . . . 1,037 . . . . . 973 1975 Kurt Steger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 . . . . 1,136 . . . 1,299 1976 Kurt Steger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . 1,243 . . . 1,258 1977 James Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . 715 . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . 719 1978 Rich Weiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 . . . . . 665 . . . . . 962 1979 Lawrence McCullough . . . . . . -104 . . . . 1,254 . . . 1,150 1980 Dave Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -194 . . . . 3,154 . . . 2,960 1981 Tony Eason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -29 . . . . 3,360 . . . 3,331 1982 Tony Eason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . 3,671 . . . 3,671 1983 Jack Trudeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . -134 . . . . 2,624 . . . 2,490 1984 Jack Trudeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 . . . . 2,724 . . . 2,797 1985 Jack Trudeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -18 . . . . 3,339 . . . 3,321 1986 Shane Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . 1,414 . . . 1,446 1987 Scott Mohr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -138 . . . . 1,436 . . . 1,298 1988 Jeff George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -240 . . . . 2,451 . . . 2,211 1989 Jeff George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -182 . . . . 2,738 . . . 2,556 1990 Jason Verduzco . . . . . . . . . . . -183 . . . . 2,567 . . . 2,384 1991 Jason Verduzco . . . . . . . . . . . . -31 . . . . 3,014 . . . 2,983 1992 Jason Verduzco . . . . . . . . . . . . -44 . . . . 1,779 . . . 1,735 1993 Johnny Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 . . . . 1,688 . . . 1,847 1994 Johnny Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2 . . . . 2,495 . . . 2,493 1995 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . 1,051 . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1,051 1996 Scott Weaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . -189 . . . . 1,701 . . . 1,512 1997 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . 1,253 . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1,253 1998 Kurt Kittner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . 782 . . . . . 810 1999 Kurt Kittner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 . . . . 2,702 . . . 2,785 2000 Kurt Kittner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . 1,982 . . . 2,043 2001 Kurt Kittner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -14 . . . . 3,256 . . . 3,242 2002 Jon Beutjer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . 2,511 . . . 2,518 2003 Jon Beutjer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -41 . . . . 1,597 . . . 1,556 2004 Jon Beutjer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2 . . . . 1,082 . . . 1,080 2005 Tim Brasic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 . . . . 1,979 . . . 2,399 2006 Juice Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576 . . . . 1,489 . . . 2,065

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Juice Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juice Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juice Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . . .

755 . . . . 719 . . . . 507 . . . . 868 . . . . 624 . . . . 303 . . . . 271 . . . .

1,743 . . . 2,498 3,173 . . . 3,892 1,632 . . . 2,139 1,825 . . . 2,693 2,110 . . . 2,734 1,361 . . . 1,664 3,272 . . . 3,543

career all-purpose yardage

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Robert Holcombe, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,737 Pierre Thomas, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,451 Keith Jones, 1985-88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,206 Arrelious Benn, 2007-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,613 Thomas Rooks, 1982-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,501 Josh Ferguson, 2012-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,382 Chubby Phillips, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,380 Howard Griffith, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,264 Red Grange, 1923-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,263 A.J. Jenkins, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,230 David Williams, 1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,195

season all-purpose yardage

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,999 Mikel Leshoure, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,893 Keith Jones, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,818 Arrelious Benn, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,668 Pierre Thomas, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,665 Robert Holcombe, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,530 Robert Holcombe, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,522 Darryl Usher, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,470 Antoineo Harris, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,459 Mike Bellamy, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,386

single-game all-purpose yardage

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Red Grange, Michigan, 10/18/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Mikel Leshoure, at Northwestern, 11/20/2010 . . . . . . . . . . 341 A.J. Jenkins, Northwestern, 10/1/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Robert Holcombe, Minnesota, 11/16/1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Red Grange, Penn, 10/31/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Red Grange, Chicago, 11/8/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Pierre Thomas, Michigan St., 10/9/2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Robert Holcombe, Indiana, 10/5/1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Howard Griffith, Northwestern, 11/24/1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 J.C. Caroline, Michigan, 11/7/53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

yearly all-purpose yard leaders

(includes Bowl Games) 1963 Jim Grabowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637 1964 Jim Grabowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1105 1965 Jim Grabowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1280 1966 John Wright, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831 1967 Rich Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779 1968 Rich Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 969 1969 Dave Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930 1970 Darrell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756 1971 John Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748 1972 George Uremovich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 988 1973 George Uremovich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646 1974 Chubby Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,047 1975 Lonnie Perrin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,100 1976 James Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,134 1977 James Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,352 1978 Greg Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562 1979 Mike Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 919 1980 Mike Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923 1981 Darryl Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 859 1982 Mike Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,038 1983 Thomas Rooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,020 1984 David Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,278 1985 Thomas Rooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,065 1986 Keith Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,194 1987 Darryl Usher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,470 1988 Keith Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,818 1989 Mike Bellamy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,386 1990 Howard Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,277 1991 Kameno Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,290 1992 Darren Boyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892 1993 Ty Douthard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,005 1994 Ty Douthard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,129 1995 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,121 1996 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,522 1997 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,530 1998 Rocky Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,117 1999 Rocky Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,210 2000 Rocky Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 2001 Brandon Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,173 2002 Antoineo Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,459 2003 E.B. Halsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,285 2004 Pierre Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,665 2005 Pierre Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,350 2006 Pierre Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,057 2007 Rashard Mendenhall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,999 2008 Arrelious Benn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,668 2009 Mikel Leshoure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911 2010 Mikel Leshoure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,893 2011 A.J. Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,381 2012 Josh Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907 2013 Josh Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,351

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PASSING RECORDS career pASSING leaders 1. Jack Trudeau Year Att Cmp Int Yds TD 1981 3 2 0 38 0 1983 363 226 16 2,624 19 1984 378 247 10 2,724 18 1985 501 322 17 3,339 18 Career 1245 797 43 8,725 55 2. Kurt Kittner 1998 162 72 7 782 1 1999 396 216 5 2,702 24 2000 297 173 8 1,982 18 2001 409 221 14 3,256 27 Career 1,264 682 34 8,722 70 3. Nathan Scheelhaase 2010 264 155 8 1,825 17 2011 291 184 8 2,110 13 2012 246 149 8 1,361 4 2013 430 287 13 3,272 21 Career 1,231 775 37 8,568 55 4. juice williams 2006 261 103 9 1,489 9 2007 267 153 12 1,743 13 2008 381 219 16 3,173 22 2009 227 131 7 1,632 12 Career 1,136 606 44 8,037 56 5. Jason Verduzco 1989 26 16 1 172 1 1990 355 226 12 2,567 16 1991 420 252 14 3,014 15 1992 282 184 8 1,779 10 Career 1,083 678 35 7,532 42 6. Tony Eason 1981 1982 Career

406 248 14 3,360 20 505 313 19 3,671 18 911 561 33 7,031 38

7. Johnny Johnson 1993 1994 1995 Career

287 135 10 1,688 11 333 198 6 2,495 19 199 99 7 1,110 5 819 432 23 5,293 35

8. Jon Beutjer 2002 2003 2004 Career

327 193 11 2,511 21 257 162 9 1,597 10 188 107 4 1,082 8 772 462 24 5,190 39

9. Jeff George 1988 1989 Career

403 232 10 2,451 9 386 242 12 2,738 22 789 474 22 5,189 31

10. Scott Weaver 1993 1994 1995 1996 Career

73 38 3 419 1 65 37 2 463 4 103 55 10 629 3 314 176 14 1701 7 565 306 29 3,212 15

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Career PASS Attempts

Season PASSING yardage

Season PASS Attempts

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jack Trudeau, 1981-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,725 Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,722 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,568 Juice Williams, 2006-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,037 Jason Verduzco, 1989-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,532 Tony Eason, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,031 Johnny Johnson, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,293 Jon Beutjer, 2002-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,190 Jeff George, 1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,189 Scott Weaver, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,212

Tony Eason, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,671 Tony Eason, 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,360 Jack Trudeau, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,339 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,272 Kurt Kittner, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,256 Juice Williams, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,173 Dave Wilson, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,154 Jason Verduzco, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,014 Jeff George, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,738 Jack Trudeau, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,724

Single-Game PASSING yardage 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Dave Wilson, at Ohio St., 11/8/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, at Wisconsin, 10/23/82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juice Williams, vs. Minnesota, 10/11/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/2014 . . . . . . . . . . . Juice Williams, vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase, at Indiana, 19/9/2013 . . . . . . . . . . Jason Verduzco, at Missouri, 9/14/1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Beutjer, vs. California, 9/20/2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Beutjer, vs. San Jose St., 9/21/2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Wilson, vs. Purdue, 10/18/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, vs. Alabama, 12/29/82 (Liberty) . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase, vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/2013 . . . Jack Trudeau, at Purdue, 10/12/85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, at Northwestern, 11/21/1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Wilson, at Indiana, 11/15/1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Kittner, vs. Wisconsin, 11/20/2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, vs. Army, 12/31/85 (Peach) . . . . . . . . . . . .

career PASS completions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jack Trudeau, 1981-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Verduzco, 1989-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juice Williams, 2006-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George, 1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Beutjer, 2002-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnny Johnson, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Weaver, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Season PASS completions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jack Trudeau, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Verduzco, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Wilson, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Verduzco, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Single-Game PASS completions

1. 2. 3. 5. 6.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,264 Jack Trudeau, 1981-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,245 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,231 Juice Williams, 2006-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,136 Jason Verduzco, 1989-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,083 Tony Eason, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911 Johnny Johnson, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819 Jeff George, 1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 789 Jon Beutjer, 2002-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773 Scott Weaver, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565

Tony Eason, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Wilson, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Verduzco, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Kittner, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Kittner, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SIngle-Game PASS attempts

621 479 462 456 451 450 431 430 426 425 423 416 413 409 403 401 401

1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 9.

797 775 682 678 606 561 474 462 432 306

Season Completion Percentage

322 313 287 252 248 247 245 242 232 226 226

Dave Wilson, at Ohio State, 11/8/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, at Purdue, 10/12/85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase, at Indiana, 11/9/2013 . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, vs. Army, 12/31/85 (Peach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, at Wisconsin, 10/23/82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Beutjer, vs. California, 9/20/2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George, vs. Michigan State, 10/22/88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, vs. Alabama, 12/29/82 (Liberty) . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Wilson, vs. Purdue, 10/18/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

43 39 38 38 37 35 35 35 35 35

505 501 463 430 420 409 406 403 396 386

Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau at Purdue, 10/12/85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Wilson vs. Minnesota, 11/1/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Verduzco at Missouri, 9/14/1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason vs. Pittsburgh, 9/25/82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Wilson vs. Purdue, 10/18/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase, at Indiana, 11/9/2013 . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Beutjer vs. California, 9/20/2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George vs. Michigan State, 10/22/88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau vs. Army, 12/31/85 (Peach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason vs. Alabama, 12/29/82 (Liberty) . . . . . . . . . . .

69 66 59 58 58 58 57 57 55 55 55

Career Completion Percentage 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Jack Trudeau, 1981-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.0 2(797-1,245) Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-13 . . . . . . . . . 62.96 (775-1,231) Jason Verduzco, 1989-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62.60 (678-1,083) Tony Eason, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.58 (561-911) Jeff George, 1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.07 (474-789)

Nathan Scheelhaase, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Verduzco, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Verduzco, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes Lunt, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Beutjer, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

career TouchDown Passes

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

66.74 (287-430) 65.34 (247-378) 65.25 (184-282) 64.55 (213-330) 63.95 (149-233) 63.68 (284-446) 63.23 (184-291) 63.04 (162-257) 62.69 (242-386) 62.65 (203-324) 61.78 (278-450)

Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juice Williams, 2006-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, 1981-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Verduzco, 1989-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Beutjer, 2002-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnny Johnson, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George, 1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Wells, 1970-72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

70 56 55 55 42 39 38 35 31 21

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1. 2. 3. 5. 7. 8.

Kurt Kittner, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Kittner, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juice Williams, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheelhaase, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Beutjer, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Eason, 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnny Johnson, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Trudeau, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Wilson, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Single-Game touchdown passes 1. 2. 7.

27 24 22 22 21 21 20 19 19 19

Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Scheehaase vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/2013 . . . . . . . . Reilly O’Toole vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 . . . . . . Juice Williams vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff George vs. Indiana, 11/18/89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom O’Connell vs. Washington, 10/11/52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20x, last Wes Lunt vs. Western Kentucky9/6/2014 . . . . . . .

6 5 5 5 5 5 4

career passing efficiency 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Tony Eason, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133.8 Jack Trudeau, 1981-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130.4 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130.2 Jason Verduzco, 1989-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130.0 Jon Beutjer, 2002-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.8 Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.8 Jeff George, 1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.8 Juice Williams, 2006-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.1 Dave Wilson, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.2 Tom O’Connell, 1951-52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.0

season passing efficiency 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Wes Lunt, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.53 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.7 Tony Eason, 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.0 Jon Beutjer, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.9 Juice Williams, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.1 Johnny Johnson, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.6 Jack Trudeau, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136.3 Kurt Kittner, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.8 Jeff George, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.9 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133.4 Jason Verduzco, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.5 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.0 Jack Trudeau, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.4 Juice Williams, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.4 Kurt Kittner, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.3

single-Game pass efficiency 1. 2. 3 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Tom O’Connell vs. Washington, 10/11/52 . . . . . . . . . . . 308.9 Jeff George at Northwestern, 11/25/89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271.6 Jason Verduzco vs. Houston, 9/21/1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . 247.9 Jon Beutjer vs. Arkansas St., 9/14/2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . 247.8 Johnny Johnson vs. Iowa, 10/15/1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238.3 Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Purdue, 10/30/2010 . . . . . . . . 227.9 Nathan Scheelhaase vs. S. Illinois, 9/11/2010 . . . . . . . 221.3 Juice Williams vs. Indiana, 10/18/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . 221.2 Reilly O’Toole vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 . . 220.9 Jon Beutjer vs. FAMU, 9/4/2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213.6

yearly passing leaders

(Includes Bowl Games) Year Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comp . . . . . . . Yds. 1946 Perry Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . 298 1947 Perry Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 . . . . . . . . 719 1948 Bernie Krueger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 . . . . . . . . 703 1949 Bernie Krueger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . 477 1950 Fred Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . . . 464 1951 Tom O’Connell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . 692 1952 Tom O’Connell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 . . . . . . 1,761 1953 Elry Falkenstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . 577 1954 Em Lindbeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . . . 476 1955 Em Lindbeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . . . 588 1956 Hiles Stout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . 278 1957 Tom Haller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . . 675 1958 John Easterbrook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . 656 1959 Mel Meyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . . . 495

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

John Easterbrook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . . . 538 Dave McGann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . 269 Mike Taliaferro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . 1,139 Mike Taliaferro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . 450 Fred Custardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 . . . . . . 1,012 Fred Custardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 . . . . . . 1,124 Bob Naponic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . 998 Dean Volkman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 . . . . . . 1,005 Bob Naponic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 . . . . . . . . 813 Steve Livas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . 705 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 . . . . . . . . 906 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 . . . . . . 1,007 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 . . . . . . . . 837 Jeff Hollenbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 . . . . . . . . 916 Jeff Hollenbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . 1,037 Kurt Steger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . 1,136 Kurt Steger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 . . . . . . 1,243 Mike McCray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . 418 Rich Weiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 . . . . . . . . 665 Lawrence McCullough . . . . . . . . . . 130 . . . . . . 1,254 Dave Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 . . . . . . 3,154 Tony Eason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 . . . . . . 3,360 Tony Eason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 . . . . . . 3,671 Jack Trudeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 . . . . . . 2,624 Jack Trudeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 . . . . . . 2,724 Jack Trudeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 . . . . . . 3,339 Shane Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 . . . . . . 1,414 Scott Mohr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 . . . . . . 1,436 Jeff George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 . . . . . . 2,451 Jeff George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 . . . . . . 2,738 Jason Verduzco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 . . . . . . 2,567 Jason Verduzco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 . . . . . . 3,014 Jason Verduzco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 . . . . . . 1,779 Johnny Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 . . . . . . 1,688 Johnny Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 . . . . . . 2,495 Johnny Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 . . . . . . 1,110 Scott Weaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 . . . . . . 1,701 Mark Hoekstra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 . . . . . . 1,029 Kurt Kittner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 . . . . . . . . 782 Kurt Kittner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 . . . . . . 2,702 Kurt Kittner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 . . . . . . 1,982 Kurt Kittner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 . . . . . . 3,256 Jon Beutjer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 . . . . . . 2,511 Jon Beutjer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 . . . . . . 1,597 Jon Beutjer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 . . . . . . 1,082 Tim Brasic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 . . . . . . 1,979 Juice Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 . . . . . . 1,489 Juice Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 . . . . . . 1,743 Juice Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 . . . . . . 3,173 Juice Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 . . . . . . 1,632 Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . . . . . . 155 . . . . . . 1,825 Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . . . . . . 166 . . . . . . 2,110 Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . . . . . . 149 . . . . . . 1,361 Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . . . . . . 287 . . . . . . 3,272

300-yard passing games (Att-Comp-Int-TD) 306 425 318 310 621 403 330 360 368 357 386 409 301 358 479 423 342 315 301 313 321 310 413 307 401

Tom O’Connell at Iowa, 11/8/52 (34-22-0-1) Dave Wilson vs. Purdue, 10/18/80 (58-35-2-3) Dave Wilson at Michigan, 10/25/80 (53-24-1-1) Dave Wilson vs. Minnesota, 11/1/80 (59-22-2-2) Dave Wilson at Ohio St., 11/8/80 (69-43-3-6) Dave Wilson at Indiana, 11/15/80 (41-24-2-3) Tony Eason vs. Minnesota, 10/3/81 (32-21-1-3) Tony Eason at Purdue, 10/10/81 (34-19-2-2) Tony Eason at Ohio State, 10/17/81 (47-27-3-2) Tony Eason vs. Wisconsin, 10/24/81 (3-26-0-3) Tony Eason at Michigan, 11/7/81 (53-31-4-1) Tony Eason at Northwestern, 11/21/81 (48-27-2-3) Tony Eason vs. Michigan St., 9/11/82 (41-25-0-1) Tony Eason vs. Purdue, 10/9/82 (40-28-0-4) Tony Eason at Wisconsin, 10/23/82 (51-37-2-1) Tony Eason vs. Alabama, 12/29/82 (55-35-4-1) Jack Trudeau at Minnesota, 11/5/83 (38-25-1-3) Jack Trudeau vs. Northwestern, 9/1/84 (39-24-1-1) Jack Trudeau vs. Wisconsin, 10/6/84 (31-21-1-1) Jack Trudeau at Ohio State, 10/13/84 (52-32-1-4) Jack Trudeau vs. Purdue, 10/20/84 (27-17-1-2) Jack Trudeau vs. USC, 9/7/85 (37-21-4-1) Jack Trudeau at Purdue, 10/12/85 (66-39-0-3) Jack Trudeau at Northwestern, 11/23/85 (29-22-0-3) Jack Trudeau vs. Army, 12/31/85 (55-38-2-3)

306 316 343 302 321 329 358 352 431 341 323 352 326 301 401 387 426 368 319 305 430 451 310 462 328 391 416 312 321 450 307 456 332

Jeff George at Wisconsin, 10/15/88 (32-19-0-1) Jeff George vs. Michigan St., 10/22/88 (55-35-1-1) Jeff George at Minnesota, 10/29/88 (42-28-2-1) Jeff George at Iowa, 11/4/89 (44-28-2-1) Jeff George vs. Virginia, 1/1/1990 (38-26-1-3) Jason Verduzco vs. Purdue, 10/13/1990 (34-21-1-2) Jason Verduzco vs. Iowa, 11/3/1990 (51-32-0-4) Jason Verduzco vs. E. Carolina, 8/31/1991 (36-25-0-3) Jason Verduzco at Missouri, 9/14/1991 (58-31-1-1) Jason Verduzco vs. Houston, 9/21/1991 (22-16-0-3) Kurt Kittner vs. Michigan St., 9/25/1999 (54-30-1-1) Kurt Kittner vs. Michigan, 9/23/2000 (38-27-0-2) Kurt Kittner at Penn State, 10/21/2000 (49-29-2-3) Kurt Kittner vs. Louisville, 9/22/2001 (39-18-2-2) Kurt Kittner vs. Wisconsin, 10/20/2001 (45-24-1-4) Kurt Kittner vs. Northwestern, 11/22/2001 (43-33-1-4) Jon Beutjer vs. San Jose St., 9/21/2002 (38-28-2-4) Jon Beutjer vs. Michigan, 9/28/2002 (49-25-3-2) Jon Beutjer at Wisconsin, 11/9/2002 (34-22-3-4) Jon Beutjer vs. Ohio State,11/16/2002 (45-27-0-1) Jon Beutjer vs. California, 9/20/2003 (57-35-3-1) Juice Williams vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008 (42-26-2-5) Juice Williams at Michigan, 10/4/2008 (26-13-0-2) Juice Williams vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 (41-26-1-2) Juice Williams at Western Michigan, 11/8/08 (45-20-2-1) Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11 (32-21-1-3) Nathan Scheelhaase vs. S. Illinois, 8/31/13 (36-28-1-2) Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Cincinnati, 9/7/13 (37-26-0-4) Nathan Scheelhaase at Penn State, 11/2/13 (52-33-2-1) Nathan Scheelhaase at Indiana, 11/9/13 (57-38-1-2) Nathan Scheelhaase vs. N’western, 11/30/13 (45-31-1-2) Wes Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14 (50-35-1-3) Wes Lunt vs. Purdue, 10/4/14 (39-27-0-2)

longest pass plays

90 Taliaferro to Yavorski vs. Ohio St., 10/13/1962 86 Eason to O. Williams vs. Wisconsin, 10/24/1981 83 Trudeau to Boso vs. USC, 9/7/1985 83 Easterbrook to Kreitling at Michigan, 11/8/1958 83 Hickey to Kreitling at Minnesota, 10/18/1958 82 Offenbecher to Woodson vs. Michigan St., 10/27/1956 80 Eason to M. Martin at Minnesota, 10/2/1982 78 O’Connell to J. Ryan vs. Washington, 10/11/1952 77 Scheelhaase to Jenkins at Indiana, 10/8/2011 77 Williams to Cumberland at Michigan, 10/4/2008 77 Trudeau to D. Williams at Minnesota, 11/5/1983 77 Wilson to M. Martin vs. Purdue, 10/18/1980 76 Williams to Mendenhall vs. Syracuse, 9/16/2006 74 K. Steger to E. Rouse at Missouri, 9/18/1976 72 Scheelhaase to R. Lankford vs. Washington, 9/14/2013 72 Scheelhaase to A.J. Jenkins vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/2011 72 Beutjer to Hayden vs. California, 9/20/2003 69 Williams to J. Willis at Michigan State, 9/30/2006 69 Williams to Hudson vs. Syracuse, 9/16/2006 68* Eason to Lopez at Northwestern, 11/21/1981 67 Scheelhaase to Jenkins at Indiana, 10/8/2011 67* Kittner to D. Smith vs. Louisville, 9/22/2001 67 O’Connell to Smith at Iowa, 11/8/1952 66 Weaver to Holcombe vs. Indiana, 10/5/1996 * Non-scoring play

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RECEIVING RECORDS career RECEIVING leaders 1. David Williams Year Rec. Yards TD 1983 69 958 6 1984 101 1,278 8 1985 92 1,156 10 Career 262 3,392 24 2. Brandon Lloyd 1999 2001 2002 Career

30 511 2 65 1,062 10 65 1,010 9 160 2,583 21

3. A.J. Jenkins 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career

11 287 3 10 123 1 56 746 7 90 1,276 8 167 2,432 19

4. Walter Young 1999 2000 2001 2002 Career

14 267 1 27 403 0 50 890 8 56 822 6 147 2,382 15

5. Mike Martin 1979 1980 1981 1982 Career

1 7 0 31 555 5 34 670 5 77 1,068 5 143 2,300 15

6. John Wright Sr. 1965 1966 1967 Career

47 755 4 60 831 4 52 698 4 159 2,284 12

7. Arrelious benn 2007 2008 2009 Career

54 676 2 67 1,055 3 38 490 2 159 2,221 7

career receptions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

David Williams, 1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Jason Dulick, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 A.J. Jenkins, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Brandon Lloyd, 1999-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Arrelious Benn, 2007-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 John Wright, Sr., 1965-67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Walter Young, 1999-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Mike Martin, 1979-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Ty Douthard, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Josh Ferguson, 2012-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

season receptions

1. David Williams, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 2. David Williams, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 3. A.J. Jenkins, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 4. Mike Martin, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 5. Mike Dudek, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 David Williams, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 6. Arrelious Benn, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 7. Brandon Lloyd, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Brandon Lloyd, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 9. Kameno Bell, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Tim Brewster, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

single-game receptions

1. David Williams at Purdue, 10/12/1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2. Steve Hull vs. Northwestern, 11/30/2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Keith Jones vs. Michigan St., 10/22/1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 4. A.J. Jenkins vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Arrelious Benn vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Brandon Lloyd vs. Northwestern, 11/22/2001 . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Kameno Bell vs. Ohio State, 10/12/1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 David Williams at Michigan, 10/27/1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Mike Martin vs. Ohio State, 10/16/1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 10. Mike Dudek vs. Penn State, 11/22/2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A.J. Jenkins vs. Arkansas State, 9/1/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 E.B. Halsey vs. Iowa, 10/1/2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Kelvin Hayden vs. California, 9/20/2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Ty Douthard at Penn State, 11/13/1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Denver Strader vs. Iowa, 10/6/1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

career touchdown receptions

1. 2. 3. 4. 7.

David Williams, 1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Brandon Lloyd, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 A.J. Jenkins, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Walter Young, 1999-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Jason Dulick, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Mike Martin, 1980-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Greg Lewis, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Shawn Wax, 1988-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Oliver Williams, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 John Wright, Sr., 1965-67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

season touchdown receptions

8. Jason Dulick 1993 1994 1995 1996 Career

28 387 2 52 550 6 36 453 3 53 614 4 169 2,004 15

9. Shawn Wax 1997 1988 1989 1990 Career

0 0 0 16 286 3 26 465 3 60 863 6 102 1,614 12

10. Greg Lewis 1999 2000 2001 2002 Career

12 149 1 40 544 6 13 225 1 38 538 4 103 1,456 12

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1. Brandon Lloyd, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 David Williams, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3. Brandon Lloyd, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4. A.J. Jenkins, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Walter Young, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Mike Bellamy, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Randy Grant, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 David Williams, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9. Steve Hull, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A.J. Jenkins, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 -- Mike Dudek, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

single-game touchdown receptions

1. A.J. Jenkins vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Greg Lewis vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2/2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gus Palma vs. Houston, 8/21/1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Shawn Wax vs. Iowa, 11/3/1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mike Bellamy vs. Indiana, 11/18/1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 David Williams at Purdue, 10/12/1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7. Multiple (last, Mike Dudek at Iowa, 11/15/2014) . . . . . . . . 2

career receiving YARDAGE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

David Williams, 1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,392 Brandon Lloyd, 1999-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,583 A.J. Jenkins, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,432 Walter Young, 1998-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,382 Mike Martin, 1979-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,300 John Wright Sr., 1965-67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,284 Arrelious Benn, 2007-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,221 Jason Dulick, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,004 Shawn Wax, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,614 Greg Lewis, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,456

season receiving yardage

1. David Williams, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,278 2. A.J. Jenkins, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,276 3. David Williams, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,156 4. Mike Martin, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,068 5. Brandon Lloyd, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,062 6. Arrelious Benn, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,055 7. Brandon Lloyd, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,010 8. Steve Hull, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993 9. Mike Dudek, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965 10. David Williams, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 958

single-game receiving yardage

1. A.J. Jenkins vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011 . . . . . . 12 . . . 268 2. Steve Hull at Indiana, 11/9/2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . 224 3. David Williams vs. Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;western, 9/1/84 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . 208 4. Mike Dudek vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014 . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . 200 5. Mike Sherrod at Indiana, 11/15/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . 191 6. David Williams at Minnesota, 11/5/83 . . . . . . . . 11 . . . 188 Rex Smith at Iowa, 11/8/52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . 188 8. A.J. Jenkins at Indiana, 10/8/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . 182 9. Arrelious Benn vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 . . . . . 12 . . . 181 10. Walter Young vs. LSU, 1/1/2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . 178 Brandon Lloyd at California, 9/1/2001 . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . 178

career 100-yard RECEIVING games 1. 2. 4. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11.

David Williams, 1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Brandon Lloyd, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 John Wright, Sr., 1965-67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 A.J. Jenkins, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Mike Martin, 1980-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Walter Young, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Mike Bellamy, 1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Steve Hull, 2010-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Arrelious Benn, 2007-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Aaron Moorehead, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ryan Lankford, 2010-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Shawn Wax, 1988-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Oliver Williams, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Rocky Ryan, 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

SEASON 100-yard receiving games 1. 4. 9.

Brandon Lloyd, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 David Williams, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 David Williams, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Steve Hull, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A.J. Jenkins, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Arrelious Benn, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Brandon Lloyd, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 John Wright, Sr., 1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Walter Young, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mike Bellamy, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 David Williams, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mike Martin, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 John Wright, Sr., 1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Record Book // 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Guide

RECEIVING RECORDS tight end career receiving yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rec . . . . Yds . . TD Doug Dieken, 1968-70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 . . . 1,246 . . . 7 Tim Brewster, 1982-83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 . . . 1,233 . . . 2 Ken Dilger, 1991-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 . . . 1,073 . . . 9 Anthony Williams, 1984-87 . . . . . . . . . . . 94 . . . . 893 . . . 3 Jeff Finke, 1988-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 . . . . 780 . . . 4 Joe Smalzer, 1974-75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . 766 . . . 7 Cap Boso, 1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . 756 . . . 5 Matt Cushing, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . 709 . . . 4 Mike Sherrod, 1977-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . 665 . . . 3 Lee Boeke, 1977-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 . . . . 656 . . . 9

tight end season receiving yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rec . . . . Yds . . TD Tim Brewster, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . 628 . . . 2 Ken Dilger, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . 607 . . . 6 Tim Brewster, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 . . . . 605 . . . 0 Doug Dieken, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . 537 . . . 4 Joe Smalzer, 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . 525 . . . 4 Doug Dieken, 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . 486 . . . 3 Jerry Reese, 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . 468 . . . 3 Anthony Williams, 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . 369 . . . 1 Cap Boso, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . 369 . . . 4 Cap Boso, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . 363 . . . 1

tight end single-game receiving yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rec . . . . Yds . . TD Mike Sherrod at Indiana, 11/15/80 . . . . . . . 8 . . . . 191 . . . 1 Joe Smalzer at Minnesota, 11/16/74 . . . . 10 . . . . 162 . . . 1 Tim Brewster at Wisconsin, 10/23/82 . . . . . 8 . . . . 154 . . . 0 Marty Friel vs. Northwestern, 11/20/76 . . . 6 . . . . 128 . . . 1 Jerry Reese at Indiana, 11/15/1986 . . . . . . 8 . . . . 120 . . . 1 Ken Dilger at Minnesota, 11/5/1994 . . . . . . 6 . . . . 114 . . . 0 Doug Dieken at Iowa State, 10/4/69 . . . . . . 8 . . . . 101 . . . 1 Lee Boeke at Iowa, 10/11/80 . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . 97 . . . 0 Tim Brewster vs. Indiana, 11/12/83 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . 86 . . . 0 Ken Dilger vs. Penn State, 11/12/94 . . . . . . 5 . . . . . 78 . . . 1

Running Back career receiving yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rec . . . . Yds . . TD Ty Douthard, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 . . . 1,250 . . . 8 Josh Ferguson, 2012-present . . . . . . . . 125 . . . 1,173 . . . 6 Keith Jones, 1984-88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 . . . . 771 . . . 3 Carey Davis, 2000-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 . . . . 751 . . . 5 Kameno Bell, 1989-91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 . . . . 673 . . . 1 Jason Davis, 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . 644 . . . 5 E.B. Halsey, 2002-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 . . . . 632 . . . 6 Steve Feagin, 1989-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . 571 . . . 0 Rashard Mendenhall, 2005-07 . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . 564 . . . 5 Darrell Smith, 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . 495 . . . 5

Running Back season receiving yards

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rec . . . . Yds . . TD Josh Ferguson, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . . . 535 . . . 4 Kameno Bell, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . 503 . . . 0 Darrell Smith, 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . 495 . . . 5 Keith Jones, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 . . . . 374 . . . 0 Josh Ferguson, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . 373 . . . 2 Ty Douthard, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . 364 . . . 2 Jason Davis, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 . . . . 340 . . . 2 Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . 318 . . . 2 Steve Feagin, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . 305 . . . 0 E.B. Halsey, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . 303 . . . 4 Carey Davis, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . 274 . . . 3

YEARLY RECEIVING LEADERS

(Includes Bowl Games) Year Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rec . . . . . . . . . . . . Yds 1946 Bill Heiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Sam Zatkoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 1947 Sam Zatkoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 1948 Walt Kersulis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 1949 Ronnie Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 1950 Tony Klimek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 1951 Rex Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 1952 Rocky Ryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 Rex Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642 1953 Rocky Ryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 1954 Dean Renn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 1955 Bob DesEnfants. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 1956 Abe Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 1957 Rich Kreitling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 1958 Rich Kreitling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 1959 John Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 1960 Ed Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bradovich. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 1961 Dick Newell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Gary Hembrough. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 1962 Jim Warren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 1963 Jim Warren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Sam Price. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 1964 Bob Trumpy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 1965 John Wright, Sr.. . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755 1966 John Wright, Sr.. . . . . . . . . . . . 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831 1967 John Wright, Sr.. . . . . . . . . . . . 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698 1968 Doug Dieken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 1969 Doug Dieken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 1970 Doug Dieken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 1971 Garvin Roberson. . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 1972 Garvin Roberson. . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569 1973 Garvin Roberson. . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 1974 Joe Smalzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 1975 Jeff Chrystal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 1976 Frank Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 1977 Tom Schooley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 1978 Jeff Barnes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 1979 Mike Holmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 1980 Greg Dentino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 1981 Darrell Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 1982 Mike Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 . . . . . . . . . . . 1,068 1983 David Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 958 1984 David Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 . . . . . . . . . . 1,278 1985 David Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 . . . . . . . . . . . 1,156 1986 Stephen Pierce. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602 1987 Darryl Usher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723 1988 Keith Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 1989 Mike Bellamy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927 1990 Shawn Wax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863 1991 Kameno Bell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 1992 John Wright, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 1993 Ty Douthard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 1994 Jason Dulick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 1995 Jason Dulick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 1996 Jason Dulick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 1997 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 1998 Lenny Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 1999 Michael Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 2000 Greg Lewis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 2001 Brandon Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . . . . . . 1,062 2002 Brandon Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . . . . . . 1,010 2003 Kelvin Hayden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592 2004 Kendrick Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687 2005 Kyle Hudson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469 2006 Kyle Hudson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 2007 Arrelious Benn. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676 2008 Arrelious Benn. . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . . . . . . 1,055 2009 Arrelious Benn. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 2010 A.J. Jenkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746 2011 A.J. Jenkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 . . . . . . . . . . . 1,276 2012 Ryan Lankford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469 2013 Steve Hull. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993

10+ pass receptions in a game

Rex Smith John Wright, Sr. Joe Smalzer Denver Strader Joe Curtis Mike Martin Richard Ryles Mike Martin David Williams David Williams David Williams David Williams Cap Boso David Williams David Williams David Williams David Williams David Williams Keith Jones Mike Bellamy Shawn Wax Kameno Bell Ty Douthard Brandon Lloyd Brandon Lloyd Brandon Lloyd Walter Young Carey Davis Kelvin Hayden E.B. Halsey Kyle Hudson Arrelious Benn A.J. Jenkins A.J. Jenkins Josh Ferguson Spencer Harris Steve Hull Steve Hull Mike Dudek

at Iowa, 11/8/52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 vs. Stanford, 10/22/66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 at Minnesota, 11/16/74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. Iowa, 10/6/79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 at Ohio State, 11/8/80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. Ohio State, 10/16/82. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 at Wisconsin, 10/23/82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 at Iowa, 10/30/82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 at Minnesota, 11/5/83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 vs. UCLA, 1/2/84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. Northwestern, 9/1/84. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 at Iowa, 9/29/84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 at Ohio State, 10/13/84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 at Michigan, 10/27/84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 vs. Minnesota, 11/3/84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 vs. Indiana, 11/10/84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 at Purdue, 10/12/85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 at Iowa, 11/9/85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. Michigan State, 10/22/88. . . . . . . . . 13 vs. Ohio State, 10/7/89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. Iowa, 11/3/1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 vs. Ohio State, 10/12/1991. . . . . . . . . . . 12 at Penn State, 11/13/1993. . . . . . . . . . . 11 at Michigan, 9/28/2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. Northwestern, 11/22/2001. . . . . . . . . 12 vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2002. . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. Missouri, 8/30/2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. California, 9/20/2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 at Iowa, 10/1/2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 vs. Wisconsin, 10/29/2005. . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. Minnesota, 10/4/2008. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/2011. . . . . . . . . 11 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011. . . . . . . . . . 12 vs. Louisiana Tech, 9/22/2012. . . . . . . . 10 at Penn State, 11/2/2013. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 at Purdue, 11/23/2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs. Northwestern 11/30/2013. . . . . . . . . 13 vs. Penn State, 11/22/2014. . . . . . . . . . 11

100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES 110 119 173 133 190 136 166 157 106 164 139 119 112 110 114 116 116 139 107 112 144 101 174 161 100 162 111 128 111 110 105 147 191 114 112 156 142 134

Joe Vernasco vs. Iowa, 11/10/51 Rocky Ryan vs. Iowa State, 9/27/52 Rocky Ryan vs. Washington, 10/11/52 Rocky Ryan vs. Purdue, 10/25/52 Rex Smith at Iowa, 11/8/52 Dean Renn vs. Northwestern, 11/20/54 Rich Kreitling at Minnesota, 10/18/58 Rich Kreitling at Michigan, 11/8/58 Bob Trumpy at Northwestern, 10/3/64 John Wright, Sr. vs. SMU, 9/25/65 John Wright, Sr. vs. Purdue, 10/30/65 John Wright, Sr. at Wisconsin, 11/13/65 John Wright, Sr. at Northwestern, 11/20/65 John Wright, Sr. vs. Missouri, 9/24/66 John Wright, Sr. vs. Michigan State, 10/1/66 John Wright, Sr. at Indiana, 10/15/66 John Wright, Sr. vs. Stanford, 10/22/66 John Wright, Sr. vs. Wisconsin, 11/12/66 John Wright, Sr. vs. Notre Dame, 10/21/67 John Wright, Sr. at Ohio State, 10/28/67 John Wright, Sr. at Iowa, 11/25/67 Doug Dieken at Iowa State, 10/4/69 Garvin Roberson vs. Indiana, 11/11/72 Garvin Roberson vs. Minnesota, 11/17/73 Jeff Chrystal vs. Washington State, 9/28/74 Joe Smalzer at Minnesota, 11/16/74 Frank Johnson vs. Missouri, 9/20/75 Marty Friel vs. Northwestern, 11/20/76 Mike Martin vs. Purdue, 10/18/80 Lee Boeke at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Greg Dentino at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Mike Martin at Ohio State, 11/8/80 Mike Sherrod at Indiana, 11/15/80 Oliver Williams vs. Minnesota, 10/3/81 Mike Martin vs. Minnesota, 10/3/81 Mike Martin at Purdue, 10/10/81 Oliver Williams vs. Wisconsin, 10/24/81 John Lopez at Northwestern, 11/23/81

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RECEIVING / scoring RECORDS career SCORING leaders 1. JASON REDA Year TD PAT 2PT FG Tot 2004 0 26-27 0 7-12 47 2005 0 20-20 0 13-20 59 2006 0 24-24 0 15-19 69 2007 0 44-45 0 16-18 92 Career 0 114-116 0 51-69 267 2. chris white 1983 1984 1985 Career

0 39-40 0 14-23 81 0 33-33 0 15-21 78 0 31-32 0 24-28 103 0 103-105 0 53-72 262

3. Chris Richardson 1991 1992 1993 1994 Career

0 29-31 0 13-18 68 0 22-25 0 12-18 58 0 18-19 0 14-20 60 0 34-36 0 13-17 73 0 103 0 52-73 259

4. Doug Higgins 1987 1988 1989 1990 Career

0 12-14 0 8-13 36 0 28-28 0 11-15 61 0 38-39 0 6-9 56 0 35-35 0 14-20 77 0 113-116 0 39-57 230

5. Mike Bass 1980 1981 1982 Career

0 24-25 0 7-11 45 0 33-35 0 10-17 63 0 32-34 0 24-28 104 0 89-94 0 41-56 212

6. Derek Dimke 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career

0 0 0 0 0 0 12-12 0 5-5 27 0 43-43 0 24-29 115 0 34-34 0 10-12 64 0 89-89 0 39-46 206

T-7. Howard Griffith 1987 0 0 0 0 0 1988 7 0 0 0 42 1989 11 0 0 0 66 1990 15 0 0 0 90 Career 33 0 0 0 198 T-7. Dan Beaver 1973 1974 1975 1976 Career

0 14-17 0 12-23 50 0 22-24 0 10-17 52 0 24-27 0 7-13 45 0 24-25 0 9-17 51 0 84-93 0 38-70 198

9. Neil Rackers 1996 1997 1998 1999 Career

0 18-18 0 2-5 24 0 10-11 0 5-10 25 0 14-16 0 7-10 35 1 44-44 0 20-26 110 1 86-89 0 34-51 194

10. Red Grange 1923 12 0 0 0 72 1924 13 0 0 0 78 1925 6 0 0 0 36 Career 31 0 0 0 186

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Oliver Williams vs. Michigan State, 9/11/82 Mike Martin at Minnesota, 10/2/82 Mitchell Brookins vs. Purdue, 10/9/82 Mike Martin vs. Purdue, 10/9/82 Mike Martin vs. Ohio State, 10/16/82 Tim Brewster at Wisconsin, 10/23/82 Mike Martin vs. Alabama, 12/29/82 David Williams vs. Stanford, 9/17/83 Mitchell Brookins vs. Iowa, 10/1/83 David Williams vs. Michigan, 10/29/83 David Williams at Minnesota, 11/5/83 David Williams at Northwestern, 11/19/83 David Williams vs. Northwestern, 9/1/84 David Williams vs. Missouri, 9/8/84 Randy Grant at Stanford, 9/15/84 David Williams at Iowa, 9/29/84 David Williams vs. Wisconsin, 10/6/84 Randy Grant vs. Purdue, 10/20/84 David Williams at Michigan, 10/27/84 David Williams vs. Minnesota, 11/3/84 Randy Grant vs. Indiana, 11/10/84 David Williams vs. Southern Cal, 9/7/85 David Williams at Nebraska, 9/21/85 Stephen Pierce vs. Ohio State, 10/5/85 David Williams at Purdue, 10/12/85 David Williams vs. Wisconsin, 10/26/85 David Williams at Northwestern, 11/23/85 David Williams vs. Army, 12/31/85 Jerry Reese at Indiana, 11/15/86 Darryl Usher at Purdue, 10/10/87 Steven Williams at Arizona State, 9/10/88 Mike Bellamy at Ohio State, 10/1/88 Mike Bellamy at Wisconsin, 10/15/88 Keith Jones vs. Michigan State, 10/22/88 Mike Bellamy vs. Ohio State, 10/7/89 Mike Bellamy at Michigan State, 10/21/89 Mike Bellamy at Iowa, 11/4/89 Mike Bellamy vs. Virginia, 1/1/1990 Shawn Wax at Ohio State, 10/6/1990 Shawn Wax vs. Purdue, 10/13/1990 Shawn Wax vs. Iowa, 11/3/1990 Gus Palma vs. East Carolina, 8/31/1991 Elbert Turner at Missouri, 9/14/1991 John Wright, Jr. at Missouri, 9/14/1991 Gus Palma vs. Houston, 9/21/1991 Elbert Turner at Purdue, 11/9/1991 Jason Dulick vs. Minnesota, 11/6/1993 Jasper Strong vs. Washington State, 9/1/1994 Ken Dilger at Minnesota, 11/5/1994 Larry Davis vs. Iowa, 9/26/1998 Lenny Willis vs. Iowa, 9/26/1998 Michael Dean vs. Michigan State, 9/25/1999 Michael Dean at Indiana, 10/2/1999 Brandon Lloyd at Iowa, 11/6/1999 Jameel Cook at Ohio State, 11/13/1999 Greg Lewis vs. Michigan, 9/23/2000 Aaron Moorehead vs. Iowa, 10/14/2000 Walter Young at Penn State, 10/21/2000 Aaron Moorehead vs. Indiana, 11/4/2000 Brandon Lloyd at California, 9/1/2001 Brandon Lloyd vs. Northern Illinois, 9/8/2001 Brandon Lloyd vs. Minnesota, 10/6/2001 Brandon Lloyd vs. Wisconsin, 10/20/2001 Aaron Moorehead vs. Wisconsin, 10/20/2001 Brandon Lloyd at Purdue, 11/3/2001 Walter Young at Ohio State, 11/17/2001 Brandon Lloyd vs. Northwestern, 11/22/2001 Walter Young vs. Northwestern, 11/22/2001 Walter Young vs. LSU, 1/1/2002 Brandon Lloyd vs. Missouri, 8/31/2002 Brandon Lloyd vs. Arkansas State, 9/14/2002 Walter Young vs. San Jose State, 9/21/2002 Aaron Moorehead vs. San Jose St., 9/21/2002 Brandon Lloyd vs. Michigan, 9/28/2002 Brandon Lloyd at Minnesota, 10/3/2002 Brandon Lloyd vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002 Walter Young at Wisconsin, 11/9/2002 Walter Young vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2002 Kelvin Hayden vs. California, 9/20/2003 Eric McGoey at Iowa, 10/30/2003 Kendrick Jones vs. FAMU, 9/4/2004

110 Kendrick Jones vs. UCLA, 9/11/2004 114 Kyle Hudson vs. Wisconsin, 10/29/2005 131 Jeff Cumberland vs. Northwestern, 11/17/2007 177 Will Judson vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008 110 Arrelious Benn at Penn State, 9/27/2008 122 Arrelious Benn at Michigan, 10/4/2008 181 Arrelious Benn vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 117 A.J. Jenkins vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 130 Arrelious Benn vs. Indiana, 10/18/2008 111 Arrelious Benn at Western Michigan, 11/8/08 114 A.J. Jenkins vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/2010 137 A.J. Jenkins vs. Minnesota, 11/13/2010 119 Darius Millines vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/2011 148 A.J. Jenkins vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/2011 103 A.J. Jenkins vs. Arizona State, 9/17/2011 268 A.J. Jenkins vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011 182 A.J. Jenkins at Indiana, 10/8/2011 103 A.J. Jenkins vs. Michigan, 11/12/2011 104 Ryan Lankford vs. Penn State, 9/29/2012 115 Ryan Lankford vs. Southern Illinois, 8/30/2013 103 Josh Ferguson vs. Southern Illinois, 8/30/2013 100 Ryan Lankford vs. Washington, 9/14/2013 105 Steve Hull vs. Wisconsin, 10/19/2013 224 Steve Hull vs. Indiana, 11/9/2013 105 Steve Hull vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2013 169 Steve Hull vs. Purdue, 11/23/2013 155 Steve Hull vs. Northwestern, 11/30/2013 110 Justin Hardee vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/2014 160 Geronimo Allison at Washington, 9/13/2014 118 Geronimo Allison at Nebraska, 9/27/2014 200 Mike Dudek vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014 115 Mike Dudek at Northwestern, 11/29/2014

career points scored

TD X1 X2 FG TP 1. Jason Reda, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . 0 114 0 51 267 2. Chris White, 1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . 0 103 0 53 262 3. Chris Richardson, 1991-94 . . . . . . 0 103 0 52 259 4. Doug Higgins, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . 0 116 0 39 230 5. Mike Bass, 1980-82 . . . . . . . . . . . 0 89 0 41 212 6. Derek Dimke, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . 0 89 0 39 206 7. Howard Griffith, 1987-90 . . . . . . 33 0 0 0 198 Dan Beaver, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . 0 84 0 38 198 9. Neil Rackers, 1996-99 . . . . . . . . . 1 86 0 34 194 10. Red Grange, 1923-25 . . . . . . . . . 31 0 0 0 186

season points scored

TD X1 X2 FG TP 1. Mikel Leshoure, 2010 . . . . . . . . . 20 0 1 0 122 2. Derek Dimke, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 43 0 24 115 3. Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 . . . . . 19 0 0 0 114 4. Neil Rackers, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 44 0 20 110 5. Mike Bass, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 32 0 24 104 6. Chris White, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 31 0 24 103 7. Jason Reda, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 44 0 16 92 8. Howard Griffith, 1990 . . . . . . . . . 15 0 0 0 90 9. Matt Eller, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 39 0 15 84 10. Chris White, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 39 0 14 81

single-game points scored

TD X1 X2 FG TP 1. Howard Griffith vs. SIU, 9/22/1990..............8 0 0 0 48 2. Mikel Leshoure at Michigan, 11/6/2010......5 0 0 0 30 Red Grange vs. Michigan, 10/18/24............5 0 0 0 30 4. Antoineo Harris vs. Indiana, 10/26/2002.....4 0 0 0 24 Lonnie Perrin vs. N’western, 11/22/76.........4 0 0 0 24 Mickey Bates at Ohio State, 10/10/53.........4 0 0 0 24 7. Neil Rackers at Iowa, 11/6/1999.................1 4 0 4 22 Ray Sullivan vs. DePauw, 10/26/24.............3 1 0 1 22

career touchdowns 1. 2. 3. 4. 6.

Howard Griffith, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Red Grange, 1923-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Ty Douthard, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Robert Holcombe, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Mikel Leshoure, 2008-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Rashard Mendenhall, 2005-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Jason Ford, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Thomas Rooks, 1982-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 David Williams, 1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chubby Phillips, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Jim Grabowski, 1963-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 John Karras, 1949-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

season touchdowns 1. 2. 3. 4. 8. 9.

Mikel Leshoure, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Rashard Mendenhall, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Howard Griffith, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Robert Holcombe, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 John Karras, 1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Buddy Young, 1944 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Red Grange, 1924 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Red Grange, 1923 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Josh Ferguson, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Ty Douthard, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Howard Griffith, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Keith Jones, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Thomas Rooks, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Mickey Bates, 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

single-game touchdowns 1. 2. 4. 7.

Howard Griffith vs. So. Illinois, 9/22/1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Mikel Leshoure at Michigan, 11/6/2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Red Grange vs. Michigan, 10/18/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Antoineo Harris vs. Indiana, 10/26/2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lonnie Perrin vs. Northwestern, 11/22/76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Mickey Bates at Ohio State, 10/10/53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Multiple, last A.J. Jenkins vs. N’western, 10/1/2011 . . . . . . 3

CAREER field goals

(since 1945) 1. Chris White, 1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 2. Chris Richardson, 1991-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 3. Jason Reda, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 4. Mike Bass, 1980-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 5. Derek Dimke, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Doug Higgins, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 7. Dan Beaver, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 8. Neil Rackers, 1996-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 9. John Gockman, 2001-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 10. Peter Christofilakos, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

season field goals 1. 4. 5. 6. 9.

Derek Dimke, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chris White, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Mike Bass, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Neil Rackers, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Jason Reda, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Matt Eller, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Jason Reda, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chris White, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 John Gockman, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Chris Richardson, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Doug Higgins, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Chris Siambekos, 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Chris White, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

single-game field goals 1. 5.

Doug Higgins vs. Mich. St., 10/20/1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chris White vs. Wisconsin, 10/6/84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mike Bass at Wisconsin, 10/23/82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Dan Beaver vs. Purdue, 10/13/73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Multiple (last by Derek Dimke, at Penn St 10/9/2010) . . . . 4

CAREER FIELD GOAL accuracy

(min. 20 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCT FG 1. Derek Dimke, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .848 39-46 2. Peter Christofilakos, 1999-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .840 21-25 3. Jason Reda, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .750 51-68 4. Mike Bass, 1980-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .745 41-55 5. Chris White, 1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .736 53-72 6. Chris Richardson, 1991-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .712 52-73 7. Doug Higgins, 1987-1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .684 39-57 8. Neil Rackers, 1996-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .667 34-51

9. Taylor Zalewski, 2012-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .667 16-24 10. Matt Eller, 2008-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .613 19-31 11. Dan Beaver, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .543 38-70

season FIELD GOAL accuracy

(min. 10 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCT FG 1. Peter Christofilakos, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .923 12-13 2. Jason Reda, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .889 16-18 3. Chris White, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .857 24-28 Mike Bass, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .857 24-28 5. Derek Dimke, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833 10-12 6. Derek Dimke, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .828 24-29 7. Mike Wells, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800 8-10 8. Jason Reda, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .789 15-19 9. Neil Rackers, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .769 20-26 10. Chris Richardson, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .765 13-17

career extra point accuracy

(min. 65 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAT PCT 1. Derek Dimke, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89-89 1.000 2. Peter Christofilakos, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 69-69 1.000 3. Neil Rackers, 1996-1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-87 .988 4. Jason Reda, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114-116 .982 5. Chris White, 1983- 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103-105 .981 6. Doug Higgins, 1987-1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113-116 .974 7. Matt Eller, 2008-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-65 .953 8. Mike Bass, 1980-1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89-94 .947 9. Chris Richardson, 1991-1994 . . . . . . . . . . . 103-111 .927 10. Dan Beaver, 1973-1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-93 .903

season extra point accuracy

(min. 20 att.) PAT PCT 1. Neil Rackers, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-44 1.000 2. Derek Dimke, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-43 1.000 3. Peter Christofilakos, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-40 1.000 4. Taylor Zalewski, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-38 1.000 5. Doug Higgins, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-35 1.000 6. Derek Dimke, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-34 1.000 7. Chris White, 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-33 1.000 8. Peter Christofilakos, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-29 1.000 9. Doug Higgins, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-28 1.000 10. Steve Fitts, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-25 1.000 11. Jason Reda, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-24 1.000 12. John Gockman, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-21 1.000 13. Jason Reda, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-20 1.000

single-gamE extra point accuracy 1. 3. 6.

Neil Rackers vs. Virginia, 12/30/1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9 Doug Higgins at Northwestern, 11/25/89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9 Derek Dimke vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/2011 . . . . . . . 8-8 Doug Higgins vs. Southern Illinois 9/22/1990 . . . . . . . . . 8-8 Chris White at Northwestern, 11/19/83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8 Derek Dimke vs. Fresno State, 12/5/2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 Jason Reda vs. FAMU, 9/4/2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 Steve Fitts at San Diego State, 9/9/2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 Mike Bass vs. Northwestern, 9/4/82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 Mike Bass at Northwestern, 11/21/81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

yearly scoring leaders

(Includes Bowl Games) Year Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Points 1946 Perry Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 1947 Dike Eddleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 1948 Paul Patterson/Bernie Krueger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1949 John Karras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 1950 Dick Raklovits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 1951 John Karras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 1952 Rocky Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 1953 Mickey Bates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 1954 Abe Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 1955 Bob Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 1956 Abe Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 1957 Ray Nitschke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 1958 Rich Kreitling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 1959 Bill Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 1960 Marshall Starks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 1961 Jim Plankenhorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1962 Dave Pike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Jim Grabowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Jim Grabowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Fred Custardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Bob Naponic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Rich Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Rich Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Dave Jackson/Steve Livas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Doug Dieken/Bob Bess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 John Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Dan Beaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Chubby Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Dan Beaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 James Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Dave Finzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Dave Finzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Mike Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Mike Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Mike Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Mike Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Chris White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Chris White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Chris White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Chris Siambekos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Doug Higgins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Keith Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Howard Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Howard Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Chris Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Chris Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Chris Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Chris Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Bret Scheuplein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Robert Holcombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Rocky Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Neil Rackers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Antoineo Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Peter Christofilakos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Peter Christofilakos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 John Gockman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Pierre Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Jason Reda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Jason Reda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Rashard Mendenhall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Matt Eller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Mikel Leshoure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Mikel Leshoure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Derek Dimke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Ryan Lankford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Taylor Zalewski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

yearly kick-scoring leaders

Year Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAT FG TP Rk 1946 Don Maechtle. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1 17 na 1947 Don Maechtle. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0 24 3! 1948 Don Maechtle. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1 19 3 1949 Sam Rebecca. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 9 7 1950 Sam Rebecca. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 0 17 3 1951 Sam Rebecca. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1 28 2 1952 Richard Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 0 15 na 1953 Ken Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 0 17 6* 1954 Bob Wiman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 0 9 4 1955 Richard Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1 11 5 1956 Richard Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 8 4 1957 Don Yeazel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 0 9 8 1958 Don Yeazel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 10 7 1959 Gerald Wood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1 13 3 1960 Gerald Wood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3 25 2 1961 Jim Plankenhorn. . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 11 1 1962 Jim Plankenhorn. . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 8 3 1963 Jim Plankenhorn. . . . . . . . . . . 16 8 40 2 1964 Fred Custardo. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1 18 2@ 1965 Fred Custardo. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 4 43 1 1966 Jim Stotz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5 31 2 1967 Dan McKissic. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2 21 4 1968 Dan McKissic. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 11 4 1969 Dan McKissic. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 16 5

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Scoring / Kicking / PUNTING records 1970 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16 8-10 33 1! 1971 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-21 2-5 25 3# 1972 Mike Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-21 1-2 21 4$ 1973 Dan Beaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17 12-23 50 1 1974 Dan Beaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24 10-17 52 2 1975 Dan Beaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-27 7-13 45 1 1976 Dan Beaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 9-17 51 2 1977 Dave Finzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 6-11 25 1 1978 Dave Finzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 5-8 23 1 1979 Kirk Bostrom. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15 6-13 31 2 1980 Mike Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 7-11 46 1 1981 Mike Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-35 10-17 63 1 1982 Mike Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-34 24-28 104 1 1983 Chris White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-40 14-23 81 1 1984 Chris White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32 24-28 103 1 1985 Chris White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-33 15-22 78 1 1986 Chris Siambekos . . . . . . . . . 19-20 14-19 61 1 1987 Doug Higgins. . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14 8-13 36 1 1988 Doug Higgins. . . . . . . . . . . . 28-28 11-15 61 2 1989 Doug Higgins. . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39 6-9 56 2 1990 Doug Higgins. . . . . . . . . . . . 35-35 14-20 77 2 1991 Chris Richardson. . . . . . . . . 29-31 13-18 68 1 1992 Chris Richardson. . . . . . . . . 22-25 12-18 58 1 1993 Chris Richardson. . . . . . . . . 18-19 14-20 60 1 1994 Chris Richardson. . . . . . . . . 34-36 13-17 73 1 1995 Bret Scheuplein. . . . . . . . . . 19-21 10-17 49 1 1996 Neil Rackers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-18 2-5 24 2 1997 Neil Rackers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 5-10 25 2 1998 Neil Rackers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16 7-10 35 3 1999 Neil Rackers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-44 20-26 104 1& 2000 Steve Fitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-25 5-10 40 2 2001 Peter Christofilakos. . . . . . . 29-29 12-13 65 1 2002 Peter Christofilakos. . . . . . . 40-40 9-12 67 1 2003 John Gockman . . . . . . . . . . . 21-21 14-22 63 1 2004 Jason Reda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 7-12 47 2 2005 Jason Reda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-20 13-20 59 1 2006 Jason Reda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-24 15-19 69 1 2007 Jason Reda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 16-18 92 2 2008 Matt Eller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-41 15-20 84 1 2009 Matt Eller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24 4-10 35 2 2010 Derek Dimke. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-43 24-29 115 2 2011 Derek Dimke. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-34 10-12 56 1 2012 Taylor Zalewski. . . . . . . . . . . 12-12 4-7 54 2 2013 Taylor Zalewski. . . . . . . . . . . 38-38 12-17 74 1 ! Also scored four TDs for total of 57 points - * Also scored four TDs for total of 41 points - @ Also scored four TDs for total of 42 points - # Also scored one TD for total of 31 points - $ Also scored five TDs for total of 51 points - & Also scored one TD for a total of 110 points

50-yard field goals

57 Dan Beaver vs. Purdue, 10/18/75 55 Doug Higgins vs. Michigan State, 10/20/1990 54 Taylor Zalewski vs. Purdue, 11/17/2012 53 Doug Higgins vs. Minnesota, 10/31/87 53 Mike Bass at Syracuse, 9/18/82 53 Dave Finzer at Purdue, 10/15/77 52 Derek Dimke vs. Missouri, 9/4/2010 52 Jason Reda at Indiana, 10/8/2005 52 John Gockman vs. Northwestern, 11/22/2001 52 Chris Richardson vs. Iowa, 10/15/1994 52 Chris White vs. Michigan State, 9/22/84 52 Mike Bass at Iowa, 10/30/82 52 Kirk Bostrom at Air Force, 9/22/79 52 Dan Beaver vs. Washington State, 10/4/75 52 Dan Beaver vs. Purdue, 10/13/73 52 Lonnie Perrin vs. Penn State, 10/7/72 51 Taylor Zalewski vs. Northwestern, 11/30/2013 51 Matt Eller vs. UL-Lafayette, 9/13/2008 51 Jason Reda at Minnesota, 11/3/07 51 John Gockman vs. Minnesota, 10/6/2001 51 Bret Scheuplein at Wisconsin, 11/25/1995 51 Chris White vs. Indiana, 11/16/85 51 Dan McKissic vs. Purdue, 11/4/67 50 Derek Dimke at Penn State, 10/9/2010 50 Jason Reda vs. Wisconsin, 10/6/07 50 Jason Reda at Syracuse, 9/15/07 50 Neil Rackers at Iowa, 11/6/1999 50 Neil Rackers at Ohio State, 11/13/1999 50 Chris White at Missouri, 9/10/83

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Mike Bass at Minnesota, 10/2/82 Dan Beaver at Iowa, 10/26/74 Earl Britton at Iowa, 10/20/23

longest scoring plays

KO ret. 100 Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo Bentley vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/2013 100 Travis Williams on a lateral from Eugene Wilson vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002 Punt Ret. 92 Dike Eddleman vs. Western Michigan, 11/8/47 Rush 93 Buddy Young at Great Lakes, 9/20/44 Pass 90 Mike Taliaferro to Mike Yavorski vs. Ohio State, 10/13/62 FG 57 Dan Beaver vs. Purdue, 10/18/75 Def. PAT 100 Quintin Parker vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/89 Int Ret. 98 Julius Rykovich vs. Ohio State, 11/16/46 98 Bruce Sullivan at Michigan, 11/5/66 98 Willie Osley vs. Washington, 10/2/71 Blk FG Ret 66 Mel Agee (nine yards with the block), Mike Poloskey (12 yards), Quintin Parker (45 yards after lateral from Poloskey) at Ohio State, 10/6/1990 Fum Ret 96 Jeff Arneson at Ohio State, 10/10/1992

career punting average 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Steve Weatherford, 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.5 Steve Fitts, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.68 Justin DuVernois, 2011-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.67 Ryan Tabloff, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.9 Anthony Santella, 2007-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.8 Bill Brown, 1958-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.3 J.C. Caroline, 1953-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.7 Brett Larsen, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.5 Forry Wells, 1990-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.4 Chris Sigourney, 1979-83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.4 Phil Vierneisel, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.3

season punting average 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Steve Weatherford, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.4 Anthony Santella, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.8 Steve Weatherford, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.5 Justin DuVernois, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.36 Dike Eddleman, 1948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.0 Steve Weatherford, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.6 Steve Fitts, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.3 Steve Fitts, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.1 Justin DuVernois, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.9 Chris Sigourney, 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.5

single-game punting average

(Minimum of three punts) 1. Bill Brown at Michigan, 11/8/58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Dike Eddleman vs. Purdue, 10/5/46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Steve Weatherford vs. Mich. St., 10/9/2004 . . . . . . . . . . 4. Dike Eddleman vs. Ohio St., 11/3/48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Justin DuVernois at Washington, 9/13/2014 . . . . . . . . . 6. Anthony Santella vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/2010 . . . . . Chris Sigourney vs. MSU, 9/11/82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. Steve Weatherford vs. PSU, 10/22/2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Ryan Tabloff vs. Purdue, 10/25/1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. Phil Vierneisel at Wisconsin, 11/1/75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

career punts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 9.

Terry Masar, 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Brett Larsen, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Ryan Tabloff, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Steve Fitts, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Justin DuVernois, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Brian Menkhausen, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Charlie Bareither, 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Justin DuVernois, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Kirk Bostrom, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Dave Finzer, 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

single-game punts 1. 2. 3. 5. 7.

Les Lindberg . . . . . 18 Ralph Ehni . . . . . . 15 Steve Fitts . . . . . . . 13 Brett Larsen . . . . . 13 Terry Masar . . . . . . 12 Dave Strong . . . . . 12 Steve Fitts . . . . . . . 11 Ryan Tabloff . . . . . 11 Kirk Bostrom . . . . . 11 Dave Finzer . . . . . . 11 Terry Masar . . . . . . 11 Terry Masar . . . . . . 11

692 635 482 551 440 516 407 429 437 341 450 480

vs. Army, 11/3/34 at USC, 10/14/39 vs. Penn St., 10/30/1999 vs. Arizona, 9/16/1995 vs. Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;western, 10/3/71 at Iowa, 10/17/36 vs. Louisville, 9/19/1998 at Iowa, 9/27/1997 at Michigan, 10/25/80 at Missouri, 10/7/78 at Michigan, 10/9/71 vs. Oregon, 9/19/70

career punting yardage 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Steve Fitts, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,671 Justin DuVernois, 2011-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,377 Anthony Santella, 2007-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,964 Phil Vierneisel, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,008 Chris Sigourney, 1979-83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,935 Steve Weatherford, 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,402 Chad Little, 1984-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,354 Terry Masar, 1969-71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,587 Brett Larsen, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,547 Forry Wells, 1990-93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,740 Dike Eddleman, 1946-48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,232

season punting yardage 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brett Larsen, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Masar, 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Tabloff, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin DuVernois, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Fitts, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin DuVernois, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Santella, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Weatherford, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Fitts, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Menkhausen, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

single-game punting yardage 54.3 54.0 53.2 53.0 51.7 50.8 50.8 50.2 50.0 49.3

Steve Fitts, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Justin DuVernois, 2011-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Anthony Santella, 2007-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Phil Vierniesel, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Chris Sigourney, 1979, 81-83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Chad Little, 1984-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Terry Masar, 1969-71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Steve Weatherford, 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Brett Larsen, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Forry Wells, 1990-93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Dike Eddleman, 1946-48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.

Les Lindberg vs. Army, 11/3/34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692 Ralph Ehni at USC, 10/14/39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 Brett Larsen vs. Arizona, 9/16/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Dave Strong at Iowa, 10/17/36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 Charlie Bareither vs. Missouri, 9/28/68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494 Steve Fitts vs. Penn State, 10/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 Steve Fitts vs. Ohio State, 10/10/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 Terry Masar vs. Oregon, 9/17/70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480 Steve Fitts at Michigan, 9/29/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466 Steve Weatherford vs. PSU, 10/22/2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452

longest punts 88 86 86 85 85 82 80 79 78 75 74 74 74 72

3,306 3,255 3,195 3,194 3,182 3,060 2,866 2,856 2,749 2,656

Dike Eddleman vs. Iowa, 11/6/48 Dike Eddleman vs. Ohio State, 11/13/48 Bill Butkovich vs. Michigan, 10/27/45 Ryan Tabloff vs. Purdue, 10/25/1997 Phil Vierneisel vs. Michigan State, 10/19/74 Phil Vierneisel at Ohio State, 11/2/74 Brett Larsen vs. Arizona, 9/16/1995 Steve Weatherford, vs. Mich. St., 10/9/2004 Steve Fitts vs. Wisconsin, 10/17/1998 Steve Fitts vs. Minnesota, 10/16/1999 Justin DuVernois at Nebraska, 9/27/2014 Steve Fitts vs. Arkansas State, 9/4/1999 Dike Eddleman vs. Iowa, 11/6/48 Justin DuVernois at Wisconsin, 10/11/2014

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Punting / Punt return records 72 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68

Justin DuVernois vs. Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 Justin DuVernois vs. Penn State, 11/22/2014 Chad Little vs. Northwestern, 9/1/84 Steve Weatherford at Purdue, 11/12/2005 Steve Fitts at Indiana, 10/2/1999 Bill Tate at Wisconsin, 10/4/52 Steve Fitts vs. Penn State, 11/10/2001 Chad Little at Purdue, 10/12/85 Chris Sigourney at Purdue, 10/22/83 Dave Finzer at Michigan State, 10/29/77 Phil Vierneisel at Indiana, 9/15/73 Phil Vierneisel vs. West Virginia, 9/29/73 Steve Fitts at Michigan, 9/29/2001 Dave Finzer vs. Northwestern, 9/9/78

yearly punting leaders

(Includes Bowl games, minimum of 10 punts) Year Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avg 1946 Dike Eddleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.3 1947 Dike Eddleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.2 1948 Dike Eddleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.0 1949 John Vukelich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.6 1950 Don Laz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.0 1951 Ken Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.3 1952 Ken Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.9 1953 Ken Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.6 1954 J. C. Caroline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.4 1955 Abe Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.6 1956 Abe Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.7 1957 Jack Delveaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.9 1958 Bill Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.2 1959 Bill Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.3 1960 Ed O’Bradovich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.1 1961 Doug Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.1 1962 Mike Taliaferro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.2 1963 Mike Taliaferro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.2 1964 George Donnelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.2 1965 Terry Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.0 1966 Terry Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.5 1967 Terry Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.6 1968 Charlie Bareither . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.2 1969 Terry Masar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.2 1970 Terry Masar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.8 1971 Terry Masar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.3 1972 Jim Rucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.3 1973 Phil Vierneisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.3 1974 Phil Vierneisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.0 1975 Phil Vierneisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.8 1976 Phil Vierneisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.8 1977 Dave Finzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.3 1978 Dave Finzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.3 1979 Chris Sigourney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.9 1980 Kirk Bostrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.7 1981 Chris Sigourney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.5 1982 Chris Sigourney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.5 1983 Chris Sigourney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.6 1984 Chad Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.9 1985 Chad Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.4 1986 Chad Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.9 1987 Chad Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.6 1988 Brian Menkhausen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.4 1989 Brian Menkhausen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.3 1990 Forry Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.0 1991 Forry Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.7 1992 Forry Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.6 1993 Forry Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.9 1994 Brett Larsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.6 1995 Brett Larsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.8 1996 Jason Higgins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.1 1997 Ryan Tabloff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.0 1998 Steve Fitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.3 1999 Steve Fitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.3 2000 Steve Fitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.9 2001 Steve Fitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.1 2002 Steve Weatherford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.7 2003 Steve Weatherford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.5 2004 Steve Weatherford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.4 2005 Steve Weatherford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.6 2006 Kyle Yelton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.4 2007 Anthony Santella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.7

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Anthony Santella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Santella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Santella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Lankford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin DuVernois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin DuVernois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38.4 41.3 44.8 40.1 41.9 41.1

Career PUNT RETURN AVERAGE

(Minimum 12 punt returns) 1. Dike Eddleman, 1946-48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.5 (18-387) 2. Gary Windy, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.8 (17-252) 3. V’Angelo Bentley, 2012-present . . . . . . . . . . 13.0 (24-312) 4. Mike Gow, 1972-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.5 (62-650) 5. Red Grange, 1923-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.1 (48-486) 6. Eugene Wilson, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.6 (93-896) Gary Voelker, 1992-93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.6 (57-547) 8. Marquis Mosely, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 (49-458) 9. Kyle Hudson, 2005-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 (17-128) 10. E.B. Halsey, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 (74-494)

season PUNT RETURN AVERAGE

1. Dike Eddleman, 1948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.8 (8-262) 2. Christian Morton, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.4 (8-195) 3. V’Angelo Bentley, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.8 (12-189) 4. Gary Windy, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.8 (17-252) 5. Red Grange, 1923 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.1 (15-212) 6. Gary Voelker, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2 (18-219) 7. Miles Osei, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 (7-84) 8. Mike Gow, 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 (24-282) 9. Eugene Wilson, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7 (23-270) 10. V’Angelo Bentley, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.2 (12-123) 10. Marquis Mosely, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.0 (25-250) Eugene Wilson, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 (25-250)

single-game PUNT RETURN AVERAGE

1. Dike Eddleman vs. Minnesota, 10/18/47 . . . . . 51.0 (2-102) 2. Red Grange vs. Nebraska, 10/6/23 . . . . . . . . . .31.3 (4-125) 3. V’Angelo Bentley vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2013 . . 27.3 (3-82) 4. Eugene Wilson at Southern Miss, 9/7/2002 . . . . 22.7 (4-91) 5. Eugene Wilson at Indiana, 10/13/2001 . . . . . . . 22.3 (3-67) 6. Gary Windy vs. Syracuse, 10/3/70 . . . . . . . . . . . 21.8 (4-87) 7. Gary Voelker at Minnesota, 10/3/1992 . . . . . . . 20.2 (5-101) 8. Red Grange vs. Butler, 10/10/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.2 (5-86) 9. Eugene Wilson at Wisconsin, 11/9/2002 . . . . . . 14.6 (3-44) 10. Marquis Mosely vs. Akron, 9/21/1996 . . . . . . . .14.4 (7-101)

career PUNT RETURN YARDAGE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Eugene Wilson, 1999-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .896 (93-9.6) Darryl Usher, 1985-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756 (90-8.4) Mike Gow, 1972-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .650 (62-10.5) Gary Voelker, 1992-93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 (57-9.6) E.B. Halsey, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 (74-6.7) Red Grange, 1923-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 (48-10.1) Marquis Mosely, 1993-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 (49-9.4) Dike Eddleman, 1946-48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 (18-21.5) Christian Morton, 2000-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 (30-11.2) Steven Williams, 1985-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 (37-8.8)

season PUNT RETURN YARDAGE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

Darryl Usher, 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 (37-8.3) Eugene Wilson, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 (32-9.8) Mike Gow, 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 (24-11.8) Eugene Wilson, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 (23-11.7) Darryl Usher, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 (27-9.9) Dike Eddleman, 1948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 (8-32.8) Gary Windy, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 (17-14.8) Eugene Wilson, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 (25-10.0) Marquis Mosely, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250 (25-10.0) E.B. Halsey, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 (27-8.4)

single-game PUNT RETURN YARDAGE

1. 2. 3. 4. 6.

Red Grange vs. Nebraska, 10/6/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 Eugene Wilson vs. San Diego St., 9/11/99 . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Dike Eddleman vs. Minnesota, 10/18/47 . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Marquis Mosely vs. Akron, 9/21/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Gary Voelker at Minnesota, 10/3/92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Dike Eddleman vs. W. Michigan, 11/8/47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

7. 8. 9. 10.

Eugene Wilson at Southern Miss, 9/7/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Ethan Blackaby vs. Wisconsin, 11/12/60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Gary Windy vs. Syracuse, 10/3/70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Red Grange vs. Butler, 10/10/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

YEARLY PUNT RETURN LEADERS Year Player 1967 Dave Jackson 1968 Charlie Bareither 1969 Dave Jackson 1970 Gary Windy 1971 Willie Osley 1972 Mike Gow 1973 Mike Gow 1974 Mike Gow 1975 Bruce Beaman 1976 Derwin Tucker 1977 James Coleman 1978 Dale Hardy 1979 Bonji Bonner 1980 Mike Martin 1981 Mike Martin 1982 Kirby Wilson 1983 Don Passmore 1984 George Arvanitis 1985 Darryl Usher 1986 Darryl Usher 1987 Darryl Usher 1988 Steve Mueller 1989 Steven Williams 1990 Steve Mueller 1991 Kameno Bell 1992 Gary Voelker 1993 Gary Voelker 1994 Marquis Mosely 1995 Marquis Mosely 1996 Marquis Mosely 1997 Rob Majoy 1998 Rob Majoy 1999 Eugene Wilson 2000 Chrisitan Morton 2001 Eugene Wilson 2002 Eugene Wilson 2003 E.B. Halsey Christian Morton 2004 E.B. Halsey 2005 E.B. Halsey 2006 E.B. Halsey 2007 Kyle Hudson 2008 Arrelious Benn 2009 Jarred Fayson 2010 Jack Ramsey 2011 Ryan Lankford 2012 Tommy Davis 2013 V’Angelo Bentley

No 7 10 6 17 13 24 20 18 8 11 5 14 9 15 20 12 32 37 31 26 37 25 35 17 13 18 39 18 6 25 30 14 32 8 25 23 8 8 27 16 23 17 15 7 13 19 11 12

Yds Avg TD LP 104 2.4 1 78 28 2.8 0 7 54 9.0 0 20 252 14.8 1 69 72 5.5 0 23 282 11.7 0 44 194 9.7 0 32 174 9.6 1 56 35 4.4 0 14 29 2.6 0 11 45 9.0 0 24 67 4.8 0 14 62 6.9 0 18 123 8.2 0 29 122 6.1 0 38 114 9.5 1 46 143 4.5 0 15 261 7.1 0 28 302 9.7 0 24 180 6.9 0 24 308 8.3 0 41 107 4.3 0 14 334 9.5 0 35 123 7.2 0 16 101 7.8 0 18 219 12.2 0 61 328 8.4 0 32 140 7.8 0 20 68 11.3 0 30 250 10.0 0 41 158 5.3 0 14 96 6.9 0 30 304 9.8 1 65 195 24.4 1 80 250 10.0 0 46 270 11.7 1 70 79 9.9 1 41 56 7.0 0 16 226 8.4 0 40 73 4.6 0 21 113 5.0 0 20 128 7.5 0 34 114 7.6 0 31 41 5.9 0 9 38 2.9 0 21 33 1.7 0 11 26 2.4 0 11 189 15.8 1 67

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 92 89 88 82 82 81 80 78 75 70 67 66 65 65* 65 63 62 61 61 60 56* 56*

Dike Eddleman vs. Western Michigan, 11/8/47 Dike Eddleman vs. Minnesota, 10/18/47 Ethan Blackaby vs. Wisconsin, 11/12/60 Buddy Young vs. Illinois-Normal, 9/16/44 Paul Patterson vs. Indiana, 9/23/44 Bill Daley vs. Minnesota, 10/10/42 Christian Morton vs. Indiana, 11/4/2000 Dave Jackson vs. Pittsburgh, 9/30/67 Chick Maggioli at Pittsburgh, 9/21/46 Doug Mills vs. Chicago, 11/16/29 V’Angelo Bentley vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2013 Red Grange vs. Nebraska, 10/6/23 Eugene Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 9/4/1999 Jack Pierce vs. Army, 10/9/48 Harold Pogue at Wisconsin, 11/20/14 Doug Mills at Michigan, 10/25/30 Phil Knell at Indiana, 10/15/66 Al Brosky at Iowa, 11/11/50 Gary Voelker at Minnesota, 10/3/1992 Mick Smith at Michigan, 11/5/66 Eugene Wilson vs. San Diego State, 9/11/1999 Stan Stasica at Ohio State, 11/17/45

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Kick Return RECORDS 56* Mike Gow at Stanford, 9/21/74 56 Murney Lazier vs. Iowa, 11/6/48 55 Harold Pogue at Wisconsin, 11/21/14 50* V’Angelo Bentley vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/2013 46 Kirby Wilson at Minnesota, 10/2/82 46 Eugene Wilson at Indiana, 10/13/2001 45 Mike Gow vs. Michigan, 11/9/74 44* Mike Gow vs. Wisconsin, 11/18/72 * Non-scoring play

Career KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE

(min. 15 returns) 1. Red Grange, 1923-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.2 (15-453) 2. Mike Bellamy, 1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.4 (18-475) 3. Pierre Thomas, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.3 (59-1,495) 4. Arrelious Benn, 2007 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.7 (42-996) 5. Bruce Beaman, 1972-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.0 (30-689) 6. Ray Wilson, 1983-86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.9 (22-503) 7. Chubby Phillips, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.8 (46-1,048) 8. Darryl Usher, 1985-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.6 (42-950) 9. George McDonald-Ashford, 1995-98 . . . . . . 22.4 (57-1,276) 10. V’Angelo Bentley, 2012-present . . . . . . . . . 21.5 (60-1,289) 11. A.J. Jenkins, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.3 (38-773)

season KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Darryl Usher, 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.7 (15-445) Mike Bellamy, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.7 (16-459) Arrelious Benn, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.0 (10-280) Pierre Thomas, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.1 (25-677) Arrelious Benn, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.5 (12-318) Keith Jones, 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.5 (15-398) Marshall Starks, 1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.3 (NA) Bruce Beaman, 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.2 (16-420) Rocky Harvey, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.4 (16-406) James Coleman, 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.9 (23- 572)

single-game KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE

(Minimum 3 KO Returns) 1. Greg Foster at Syracuse, 9/30/78 . . . . . . . . . . . 46.3 (3-139) 2. Pierre Thomas vs. WMU, 9/18/2004 . . . . . . . . . 44.0 (3-132) 3. Mike Bellamy vs. Indiana, 11/18/89 . . . . . . . . . 42.5 (4-170) 4. Red Grange vs. Michigan, 10/24/24 . . . . . . . . . 42.0 (3-126) 5. Darryl Usher at Northwestern, 11/21/87 . . . . . . 41.3 (3-124) 6. Red Grange at Iowa, 10/17/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.0 (3-123) 7. Pierre Thomas vs. Purdue, 9/25/2004 . . . . . . . 40.3 (3-121) 8. Bob Hayes vs. Michigan, 10/21/72 . . . . . . . . . . 33.0 (4-132) 9. Chubby Phillips vs. MSU, 10/23/76 . . . . . . . . . 32.8 (4-131) 10. Christian Morton vs. Ohio St., 11/11/2000 . . . . . 31.3 (3-94)

single-game kickoff return yardage

1. 2. 3. 5. 7. 9. 10. 11.

Mike Bellamy vs. Indiana, 11/18/89 . . . . . . . . . 170 (4-42.5) E.B. Halsey vs. Wisconsin, 9/27/2003 . . . . . . . 167 (6-29.3) V’Angelo Bentley at Washington, 9/13/2014 (5-27.8) Greg Foster at Syracuse, 9/30/78 . . . . . . . . . . . 139 (3-46.3) Pierre Thomas vs. WMU, 9/18/2004 . . . . . . . . . 132 (3-44.0) Bob Hayes vs. Michigan, 10/21/72 . . . . . . . . . . 132 (4-33.0) Pierre Thomas vs. MSU, 9/24/2005 . . . . . . . . . 131 (5-26.2) Chubby Phillips vs. MSU, 10/23/76 . . . . . . . . . 131 (4-32.8) Red Grange vs. Michigan, 10/24/24 . . . . . . . . . 126 (3-42.0) Darryl Usher at Northwestern, 11/21/87 . . . . . . 124 (3-41.3) Red Grange at Iowa, 10/17/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 (3-41.0)

YEARLY KICK RETURN LEADERS Year Player 1971 Joe Lewis 1972 Bruce Beaman 1973 Chubby Phillips 1974 Chubby Phillips 1975 Chubby Phillips 1976 Chubby Phillips 1977 James Coleman 1978 Greg Foster 1979 Greg Foster 1980 Greg Foster 1981 Kirby Wilson 1982 Kirby Wilson 1983 Dwayne Pugh 1984 Larry Ashley 1985 Keith Jones 1986 Keith Jones 1987 Darryl Usher 1988 Keith Jones 1989 Mike Bellamy 1990 Clinton Lynch 1991 Clinton Lynch 1992 Jim Klein 1993 Gary Voelker 1994 Damien Platt 1995 George McDonald 1996 George McDonald 1997 Steve Havard 1998 Rocky Harvey 1999 Rocky Harvey 2000 Christian Morton 2001 Eugene Wilson 2002 Morris Virgil 2003 E.B. Halsey 2004 Pierre Thomas

No 12 16 8 11 15 12 23 23 21 13 27 16 9 9 19 15 15 13 16 26 26 16 19 11 16 31 16 16 11 27 12 16 16 25

Yds Avg TD LG 224 18.7 0 28 420 23.2 0 72 224 28.0 1 72 228 20.7 0 45 312 20.8 0 36 283 23.6 0 73 572 24.9 1 98 550 23.9 0 82 385 18.3 0 37 256 19.7 0 30 546 20.2 0 40 278 17.4 0 27 183 20.3 0 44 168 18.7 0 33 399 21.0 0 50 398 26.5 0 61 445 29.7 0 51 234 18.0 0 27 459 28.7 0 89 449 22.5 0 37 501 19.3 0 41 294 18.4 0 35 415 21.8 0 41 218 19.8 0 30 331 20.7 0 37 736 23.7 0 48 315 19.7 0 41 406 25.4 0 77 193 17.5 0 28 539 20.0 0 42 235 19.6 0 29 332 20.8 0 36 378 23.6 0 66 677 27.1 1 99

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Pierre Thomas E.B. Halsey Jacob Willis A.J. Jenkins Arrelious Benn Darius Millines Troy Pollard Josh Ferguson V’Angelo Bentley

20 13 12 22 12 22 19 19 31

461 227 201 490 318 430 317 344 663

23.0 17.5 16.8 22.3 26.5 19.5 16.7 18.1 21.4

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

48 25 32 96 40 43 29 37 100

longest kickoff returns

100 V’Angelo Bentley vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/2013 100 Travis Williams vs. Purdue, 10/12/02 (90 yards) on lateral from Eugene Wilson (10 yards) 99 Pierre Thomas vs. W. Michigan, 9/18/04 98 James Coleman at Michigan St., 10/29/77 98 George Uremovich vs. Indiana, 11/11/72 (87 yards) on lateral from Lonnie Perrin (11 yards) 96 A.J. Jenkins vs. Indiana, 10/18/2008 96 Cecil Young vs. Purdue, 11/4/61 95 John Karras at Ohio State, 11/12/49 95 Red Grange vs. Michigan, 10/18/24 94 Steve Havard vs. Indiana, 11/7/98 90 Arrelious Benn vs. Penn State 9/29/07 90 Eddie Bray at Northwestern, 11/20/43 90 Potsy Clark vs. Chicago, 11/14/14 89* Mike Bellamy vs. Indiana, 11/18/89 83 Bill Krall vs. Iowa Seahawks, 9/18/43 83 Red Grange at Iowa, 10/17/25 82* Greg Foster at Syracuse, 9/30/78 80 Don Greenwood at Pittsburgh, 10/21/44 77* Rocky Harvey vs. Louisville, 9/19/1998 77* Ray Wilson at Northwestern, 11/23/85 76 E.B. Halsey vs. Michigan State, 9/24/2005 75* Pierre Thomas at Northwestern, 11/18/2006 72* Pierre Thomas vs. Purdue, 9/25/2004 72* Chubby Phillips vs. West Virginia, 9/20/73 72* Bruce Beaman at Iowa, 11/25/72 67* V’Angelo Bentley vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/2014 64* Lonnie Perrin vs. Wisconsin, 11/18/72 63* Arrelious Benn vs. Wisconsin, 10/25/2008 53* Rocky Harvey at Penn State, 10/31/1998 51* Darryl Usher vs. Minnesota, 10/31/87 * Non-scoring play

career kickoff return yardage

(min. 30 returns) 1. Pierre Thomas, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,495 (59-25.3) 2. Clinton Lynch, 1990-93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,383 (64-21.6) 3. V’Angelo Bentley, 2012-present . . . . . . . . . . 1,289 (60-21.5) 4. George McDonald-Ashford, 1995-98 . . . . . . 1,276 (57-22.4) 5. Greg Foster, 1979-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,233 (58-21.3) 6. Chubby Phillips, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,048 (46-22.8) 7. Troy Pollard, 2007-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,055 (53-19.9) 8. Arrelious Benn, 2007-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 996 (42-23.7) 9. Darryl Usher, 1985-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 (42-22.6) 10. James Coleman, 1976-77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818 (38-21.5) 11. A.J. Jenkins, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773 (38-20.3)

season kickoff return yardage

1. George McDonald-Ashford, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . 736 (31-23.7) 2. Pierre Thomas, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677 (25-27.1) 3. V’Angelo Bentley, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663 (31-21.4) 4. V’Angelo Bentley, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626 (29-21.6) 5. Clinton Lynch, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 (26-22.5) 6. James Coleman, 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 (23-24.9) 7. Greg Foster, 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 (23-23.9) 8. Christian Morton, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 (27-20.0) 9. A.J. Jenkins, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 (22-22.3) 10. Pierre Thomas, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 (20-23.0) 11. Mike Bellamy, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 (16-28.7) 12. Darryl Usher, 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 (15-29.7)

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defensive RECORDS (Interceptions) Career INTERCEPTIONS 1. 2. 3. 6. 8.

Al Brosky, 1950-52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . 356 Mike Gow, 1972-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . 284 Craig Swoope, 1982-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . 272 Mike Heaven, 1981-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . 106 George Donnelly, 1962-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 . . . . . 142 Eugene Wilson, 1999-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . 51 Henry Jones, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . 77 Red Grange, 1923-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . 247 Trevor Starghill, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . 22 Ron Bess, 1965-67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . na Phil Knell, 1964-68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . 140

season INTERCEPTIONS 1. 3. 4. 6. 7.

Al Brosky, 1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . 197 Al Brosky, 1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . 96 Mike Gow, 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . 142 George Donnelly, 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . 54 Al Brosky, 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . 77 Willie Osley, 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . 127 Eugene Wilson, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 29 Ron Bess, 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 . . . . . 198 Terry Miller, 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 30 Red Grange, 1925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 83

single-game INTERCEPTIONS 1. 2. 6.

Mike Gow at Stanford, 9/21/74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Eugene Wilson vs. Penn State, 11/10/2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Duane Lyle vs. East Carolina, 9/23/1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mike Gow vs. Minnesota, 11/17/73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Phil Knell at Purdue, 10/29/66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Several (last, Trulon Henry vs. Ohio State, 10/2/2010) . . . . 2

yearly interception leaders

Year Player No Yds Avg TD 1949 @Ruck Steger 3 30 10.0 0 1950 Al Brosky 11 96 8.7 1 1951 Al Brosky 11 197 17.9 0 1952 Al Brosky 8 77 9.6 0 1953-58 na 1959 @Marshall Starks 4 74 18.5 0 1960-61 na 1962 @Dick Butkus 2 10 5.0 0 1963 George Donnelly 5 88 17.6 0 1964 George Donnelly 8 54 6.8 0 1965 @Don Hansen 3 20 6.7 0 @Ron Acks 3 0 0.0 0 1966 Phil Knell 7 83 11.9 0 1967 Ron Bess 6 198 33.0 1 1968 Charlie Bareither 3 63 21.0 0 1969 John Ryan 2 33 16.5 0 Bob Bucklin 2 1 0.5 0 1970 Gary Windy 3 36 12.0 0 1971 Willie Osley 7 127 18.1 1 1972 Mike Gow 4 64 16.0 0 1973 Mike Gow 10 142 14.2 1 1974 Mike Gow 5 78 15.6 2 1975 Bill Cerney 2 49 24.5 0 Mac McCracken 2 30 15.0 0 1976 Dale Hardy 3 115 38.3 0 1977 David Blakely 3 40 13.3 0 John Meyer 3 34 11.3 0 1978 Lloyd Levitt 4 56 14.0 0 1979 Jack Squirek 2 32 16.0 0 Bonji Bonner 2 21 10.5 0 Dave Kelly 2 9 4.5 0 1980 6 players tied with one interception 1981 Kelvin Atkins 2 7 3.5 0 Craig Kirbel 2 0 0.0 0 1982 Craig Swoope 5 112 22.4 0 1983 David Edwards 5 95 19.0 2 Mike Heaven 5 52 10.4 0 1984 Craig Swoope 3 101 33.7 1 Mike Heaven 3 7 2.3 0 1985 Craig Swoope 3 8 2.7 0 Todd Avery 3 2 0.7 0 1986 African Grant 2 4 2.0 0 1987 Keith Taylor 4 37 9.3 0

1988 Marlon Primous 1989 Henry Jones 1990 Romero Brice Henry Jones 1991 Filmel Johnson 1992 Filmel Johnson Jeff Arneson 1993 Antwoine Patton 1994 Robert Crumpton 1995 Kevin Hardy Dennis Stallings Duane Lyle Trevor Starghill 1996 Asim Pleas Trevor Starghill 1997 Trevor Starghill Ivan Benson 1998 Asim Pleas 1999 M. Abdullah 2000 Eugene Wilson 2001 Eugene Wilson 2002 Mike Hall 2003 Marc Jackson Travis Williams 2004 Kelvin Hayden 2005 Alan Ball James Cooper Justin Harrison Remond Willis 2006 Travon Bellamy Brit Miller Kevin Mitchell 2007 Kevin Mitchell 2008 Vontae Davis 2009 Russell Ellington Doug Pilcher Tavon Wilson Terry Hawthorne Garrett Edwards 2010 Trulon Henry 2011 Terry Hawthorne 2012 Steve Hull 2013 Jonathan Brown V’Angelo Bentley Taylor Barton @ Big Ten games only

3 5 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 3 5 4 6 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1

11 3.7 58 11.6 17 5.7 16 5.3 24 8.0 28 14.0 14 7.0 13 3.3 (-4) (-1.0) 26 8.7 58 19.3 36 12.0 22 7.3 41 10.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 100 33.3 52 10.4 22 5.5 29 4.8 9 4.5 0 0.0 32 32.0 84 21.0 0 0.0 41 41.0 30 30.0 27 27.0 88 44.0 19 9.5 0 0.0 1 0.2 12 6.0 78 78.0 41 41.0 0 0.0 44 44.0 12 12.0 24 8.0 39 13.0 17 8.5 16 16.0 6 6.0 0 0.0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

longest interception returns

98 Willie Osley vs. Washington, 10/2/71 98 Bruce Sullivan at Michigan, 11/5/66 98 Julius Rykovich vs. Ohio State, 11/16/46 95 Eddie McGovern at Iowa, 11/6/43 93 Bruce Sullivan at Purdue, 10/29/66 92 Brian Williams vs. Indiana, 11/18/89 90 Red Grange vs. Northwestern, 10/27/23 89 Asim Pleas vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/12/1998 83 Bobby Jackson at Purdue, 11/3/2001 80 Arnold Wolgast# vs. Army, 11/9/29 78* Russell Ellington vs. Illinois State, 9/12/2009 77 Taylor Barton vs. Westen Kentucky, 9/6/2014 77* Ron Bess vs. Notre Dame, 10/21/67 75 Mondrian Long vs. Iowa, 11/14/2000 75 Ron Bess vs. Notre Dame, 10/21/67 73 Craig Swoope vs. Indiana, 11/10/84 72 Justin Harrison vs. Michigan, 10/16/2004 72* Phil Pezzoli at Notre Dame, 10/15/38 68 Patrick Nixon-Youman vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010 66 Jonathan Brown vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010 65 Don Greenwood vs. Indiana, 9/23/44 62 Christian Morton at Purdue, 11/3/2001 62 Phil Knell at Indiana, 10/15/66 61* Dana Howard at Northwestern, 10/29/1994 60 Harold Pogue at Minnesota, 10/21/14 59* Lance Harkey vs. Southern Illinois, 9/14/85 56* Stan Wallace vs. Stanford, 1/1/52 55 Nana Agyeman vs. Middle Tenn., 9/2/2000 54 Jack Kane at Wisconsin, 10/9/43 53* Dale Hardy vs. Northwestern, 11/20/76 52 Bob Mitchell vs. Iowa State, 10/1/55 52 Sam Zatkoff at Michigan, 10/26/46 52* Frank Walker at Michigan, 10/25/30 51* Antwoine Patton at Ohio State, 10/8/1994 51* Mike Dundy at UCLA, 10/25/63 * Non-scoring play # lateral pass

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defensive RECORDS (Tackles) career TACKLES

career TACKLES leaders 1. Dana Howard Year ST AT Total 1991 102 45 147 1992 85 65 150 1993 89 59 148 1994 84 66 150 Career 360 235 595 2. John Sullivan 1974 5 3 8 1975 69 72 141 1976 3 4 7 1977 78 124 202 1978 76 67 143 Career 231 270 501 3. Darrick Brownlow 1987 10 9 1988 99 67 1989 73 64 1990 105 56 Career 287 196 4. John Gillen 1977 1978 1979 1980 Career

19 166 137 161 483

12 27 80 75 44 85 53 65 189 252

39 155 129 118 441

5. John Holecek 1991 37 25 1992 85 52 1993 79 57 1994 58 43 Career 259 177

62 137 136 101 436

6. J LEMAN 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career

28 28 37 30 75 77 71 61 211 196

56 67 152 132 407

7. Danny Clark 1996 1997 1998 1999 Career

32 20 70 25 84 31 82 37 268 113

52 95 115 119 381

8. Dick Butkus 1962 1963 1964 Career

na na na na na na na na

97 145 132 374

9. Steve Glasson 1986 38 46 1987 24 35 1988 57 52 1989 62 57 Career 181 190

84 59 109 119 371

10. Jerry Schumacher 1999 12 7 2000 73 31 2001 85 40 2002 78 44 Career 248 122

19 104 125 122 370

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Dana Howard, 1991-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .595 John Sullivan, 1974-78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501 Darrick Brownlow, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 John Gillen, 1977-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441 John Holecek, 1991-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436 J Leman, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Danny Clark, 1996-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381 Dick Butkus, 1962-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Steve Glasson, 1986-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Jerry Schumacher, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

season TACKLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.

John Sullivan, 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Scott Studwell, 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 Darrick Brownlow, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Darrick Brownlow, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 John Gillen, 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 J Leman, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Dana Howard, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Dana Howard, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Dana Howard, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Dana Howard, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

single-game TACKLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

John Sullivan vs. Minnesota, 11/12/77 . . . . . . . . . 34 (10-24) John Sullivan vs. Syracuse, 10/1/77 . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 (3-24) Bill Burrell vs. Purdue, 10/31/59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 (na) John Sullivan vs. Ohio State, 11/5/77 . . . . . . . . . . 25 (10-15) Dana Howard vs. Ohio State, 10/12/91 . . . . . . . . . 24 (20-4) Dana Howard vs. Michigan St., 11/21/92 . . . . . . . . 23 (14-9) John Gillen at Ohio State, 11/11/78 . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 (9-14) John Gillen vs. Minnesota, 11/18/77 . . . . . . . . . . 23 (12-11) Scott Studwell at Purdue, 10/16/76 . . . . . . . . . . . 23 (10-13) John Sullivan vs. Ohio State, 11/8/75 . . . . . . . . . . 23 (11-12) Tom Hicks vs. West Virginia, 9/29/73 . . . . . . . . . . . 23 (14-9) Dick Butkus at Ohio State, 10/12/63 . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 (na)

single-game solo TACKLES

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Dana Howard vs. Ohio State, 10/12/1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Dana Howard vs. Michigan, 11/16/1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Tom Hicks vs. West Virginia, 9/29/73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Dana Howard vs. Michigan State, 11/21/1992 . . . . . . . . . 14 Brit Miller at Wisconsin, 10/25/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Vontae Davis vs.â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;USC, 1/1/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Dennis Stallings vs. Indiana, 10/5/1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Kevin Hardy vs. Michigan State, 10/14/1995 . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ed White at Ohio State, 10/11/86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Jack Squirek at Indiana, 11/15/80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 John Sullivan vs. Purdue, 10/21/78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

yearly tackles leader

Year Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AT ST TT 1971 Dave Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 49 102 1972 Larry Allen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 45 102 1973 Ty McMillin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 47 98 1974 Ty McMillin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 39 119 1975 John Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 72 141 1976 Scott Studwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 82 177 1977 John Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 124 202 1978 John Gillen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 75 155 1979 John Gillen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 85 129 1980 John Gillen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 65 118 1981 Jack Squirek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 59 93 1982 Mike Weingrad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 31 74 1983 Don Thorp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 41 90 1984 Sam Ellsworth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 29 71 1985 Mark Tagart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 23 86 1986 Ed White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 59 116 1987 Glenn Cobb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 57 120 1988 Darrick Brownlow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 67 166 1989 Darrick Brownlow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 64 137 1990 Darrick Brownlow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 56 161 1991 Dana Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 45 147 1992 Dana Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 65 150 1993 Dana Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 59 148 1994 Dana Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 66 150 1995 Dennis Stallings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 40 130 1996 Dennis Stallings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 48 135 1997 Danny Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 25 95 1998 Danny Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 31 115 1999 Danny Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 37 119 2000 Robert Franklin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 26 109 2001 Jerry Schumacher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 40 125 2002 Jerry Schumacher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 44 122 2003 Matt Sinclair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 68 129 2004 Matt Sinclair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 40 87 2005 Kevin Mitchell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 29 78 2006 J Leman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 77 152 2007 J Leman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 61 132 2008 Brit Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 60 132 2009 Ian Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 38 95 2010 Martez Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 65 112 2011 Jonathan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 46 108 2012 Mason Monheim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 53 86 2013 Jonathan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 57 115

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Defensive Records (TFL / Sacks) career tackles for loss 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

Simeon Rice, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-385 Moe Gardner, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-226 Jonathan Brown, 2010-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.5-155 Fred Wakefield, 1997-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-158 Don Thorp, 1980-83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-191 J Leman, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.5-113 Kevinâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Hardy, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-220 Danny Clark, 1996-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-146 Scott Davis, 1985-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-206 Brit Miller, 2005-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-116 Jerry Schumacher, 1999-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-110

season tackles for loss 1. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 10.

Simeon Rice, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-127 Mike Poloskey, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-104 Whitney Mercilus, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.5-123 Fred Wakefield, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-78 Simeon Rice, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-126 Moe Gardner, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-92 Jonathan Brown, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.5-63 J Leman, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-65 Mike Piel, 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-88 Don Thorp, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-99 Octavus Morgan, 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-89

single-game tackles for loss 1. 2. 10.

Jeff Weisse vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/12/1998 . . . . . . . . 6-37 Will Davis at Indiana, 9/22/2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22 Simeon Rice vs. Arizona, 9/16/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24 Simeon Rice vs. Northern Illinois, 9/17/1994 . . . . . . . . 5-28 Simeon Rice vs. Washington State, 9/1/1994 . . . . . . . . 5-36 Simeon Rice vs. Oregon, 9/25/1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 Mike Poloskey vs. East Carolina, 8/31/1991 . . . . . . . . . 5-12 Mike Piel at Northwestern, 11/21/1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 Jim Rucks vs. Tulane, 9/26/70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 Jonathan Brown vs. Nebraska, 10/5/2013 . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Jonathan Brown vs. Wisconsin, 11/19/2011 . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Whitney Mercilus at Indiana, 10/8/2011 . . . . . . . . . . . .4-28 Clay Nurse at Minnesota, 11/7/2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Brit Miller at Michigan, 10/4/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26 Fred Wakefield vs. Iowa, 10/14/2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 Garrett Johnson vs. Middle Tenn., 9/12/1998 . . . . . . . . 4-16 Simeon Rice vs. Michigan, 9/2/1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Simeon Rice at Northwestern, 10/29/1994 . . . . . . . . . . 4-25 Simeon Rice vs. Iowa, 10/15/1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Mikki Johnson vs. Northwestern, 10/30/1993 . . . . . . . . 4-19 Simeon Rice at Houston, 9/19/1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11 Mel Agee at Michigan, 11/10/1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 Scott Davis vs. East Carolina, 9/19/1987 . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26 Mike Piel vs. Arizona State, 9/12/1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26 Don Thorp at Missouri, 9/10/1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Kelvin Atkins vs. Minnesota, 10/3/1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 Dean March at Northwestern, 11/23/74 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29 Larry Allen vs. Penn State, 9/23/72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

yearly tackles for loss leaders

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

Jim Rucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-78 Tab Bennett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-53 Larry Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-62 Octavus Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-89 John DiFeliciantonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-43 John DiFeliciantonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32 John DiFeliciantonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-72 Bruce Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-50 John Gillen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28 Kelvin Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30 John Gillen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41 Don Thorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-71 Nick Epps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40 Don Thorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28 Don Thorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-99 Guy Teafatiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-52 Scott Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 -75 Scott Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46 Mike Piel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41 Mike Piel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-88 Moe Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31 Moe Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-92

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Mel Agee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37 Moe Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32 Darrick Brownlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16 Mike Poloskey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-104 Simeon Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-67 Mikki Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-73 Simeon Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-126 Simeon Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-127 Jeff Weisse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19 Danny Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-55 Garrett Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-49 Danny Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-65 Fred Wakefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-78 Jerry Schumacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-45 Jerry Schumacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-50 Derrick Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-39 Derrick Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-28 Matt Sinclair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47 Chris Norwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5-31 J Leman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-65 Will Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-56 Brit Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.5-63 Clay Nurse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.5-54 Corey Liuget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-43 Whitney Mercilus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.5-123 Jonathan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5-37 Jonathan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-53

career quarterback sacks

(Sack records kept since 1983) 1. Simeon Rice, 1992-95* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.5 2. Scott Davis, 1983-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3. Fred Wakefield, 1997-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 4. Mike Poloskey, 1988-91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5. Whitney Mercilus, 2009-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Kevin Hardy, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Moe Gardner, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 8. Will Davis, 2005-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Terrell Washington, 1999-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Mel Agee, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 *Big Ten record

yearly quarterback sack leaders

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Don Thorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0-48 Guy Teafatiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0-43 Scott Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0-67 Scott Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0-33 Ray Hairston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0-25 Scott Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0-74 Mel Agee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0-35 Moe Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0-73 Mel Agee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0-47 Mike Poloskey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0-37 Mike Poloskey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.0-88 Simeon Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0-65 Simeon Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0-45 Simeon Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-114 Simeon Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5-80 Paul Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0-4 Danny Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0-34 Fred Wakefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0-29 Garrett Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5-40 Mike McGee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0-41 Fred Wakefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0-58 Jerry Schumacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0-23 Jerry Schumacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0-32 Derrick Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0-32 Scott Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0-30 Matt Sinclair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0-26 Derrick Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0-16 Matt Sinclair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0-31 Chris Norwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0-19 Derek Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5-25 Will Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5-45 Derek Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0-40 Brit Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0-46 Clay Nurse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5-37 Corey Liuget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5-27 Whitney Mercilus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.0-105 Michael Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5-43 Jonathan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31

season quarterback sacks 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Whitney Mercilus, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Simeon Rice, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Mike Poloskey, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Simeon Rice, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 Scott Davis, 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Will Davis, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 Fred Wakefield, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Simeon Rice, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Moe Gardner, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mel Agee, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Scott Davis, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

single-game quarterback sacks

1. 2. 5. 6.

Simeon Rice vs. Washington St., 9/1/1994 . . . . . . . . 5 (-36) Clay Nurse at Minnesota, 11/7/2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (-28) Will Davis at Indiana, 9/22/2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (-18) Mike Poloskey vs. East Carolina, 8/31/1991 . . . . . . . 4 (-11) Jeff Weisse vs. Middle Tenn., 9/12/1998 . . . . . . . . 3.5 (-25) Whitney Mercilus at Indiana, 10/8/2011 . . . . . . . . . . 3 (-27) Mark Butkus at Michigan St., 9/24/1983 . . . . . . . . . 3 (-27) Guy Teafatiller vs. Missouri, 9/8/1984 . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (-25) Scott Davis vs. East Carolina, 9/19/1987 . . . . . . . . . 3 (-12) Moe Gardner at Michigan St., 10/24/1987 . . . . . . . . 3 (-28) Bobby Dawson at Northwestern, 11/21/1987 . . . . . . 3 (-25) Simeon Rice at Houston, 9/19/1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (-10) Simeon Rice vs. Oregon, 9/25/1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (-10) Mikki Johnson vs. Northwestern, 10/30/1993 . . . . . . 3 (-18) Simeon Rice at Northwestern, 10/29/1994 . . . . . . . . 3 (-24)

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Defensive Records (PBU / Forced Fumbles) career passes broken up 1. 2. 3. 6. 7. 8.

Eugene Wilson, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Morton, 2000-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Jackson, 1997-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marlon Primous, 1988-91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Crumpton, 1991-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Swoope, 1982-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Armstead, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Hawthorne, 2009-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tavon Wilson, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vontae Davis, 2006-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Ball, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Green, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Edwards, 1980-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Graham, 1970-71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Season passes broken up 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 10.

Eugene Wilson, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Morton, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eugene Wilson, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eugene Wilson, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Ball, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Jackson, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Armstead, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Armstead, 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Graham, 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Mitchell, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Hall, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Crumpton, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Green, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Jones, 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Windy, 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

single-game passes broken up 1. 2. 3. 5.

60 41 26 26 26 25 24 22 22 22 22 22 22 22

30 26 16 14 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11

Bobby Jackson vs. Northern Illinois, 9/8/2001 . . . . . . . . . . Eugene Wilson vs. Penn State, 11/10/2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . Duane Lyle vs. East Carolina, 9/23/1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Huisinga vs. Wisconsin, 11/18/72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Ball vs. Indiana, 10/14/2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Morton at Purdue, 11/3/2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Morton at Indiana, 10/13/2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor Starghill vs. Michigan State, 11/22/1997 . . . . . . . . Mike Hopkins at Missouri, 9/14/1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morris Gardner vs. Purdue, 10/13/1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Armstead vs. Ohio State, 10/16/82 . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Bishop vs. Iowa, 10/31/81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Gow at Stanford, 9/21/74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Graham at Wisconsin, 11/13/71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

1997 Trevor Starghill/Asim Pleas/Steve Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1998 Danny Clark/Tony Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1999 Eric Guenther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2000 Eugene Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2001 Eugene Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30* 2002 Eugene Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2003 Christian Morton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2004 Kelvin Hayden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2005 Alan Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2006 Alan BallÂ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2007 Kevin Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2008 Vontae Davis/Brit Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2009 Tavon Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2010 Tavon Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2011 Terry Hawthorne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2012 Terry Hawthorne/Justin Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2013 Earnest Thomas III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 * Led the NCAA

career forced fumbles

(since 1990) 1. Simeon Rice, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2. Whitney Mercilus, 2009-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3. Dana Howard, 1990-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4. Mason Monheim, 2012-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Earnest Thomas III, 2011-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Kevin Hardy, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7. Justin Harrison, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 J Leman, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Derrick Strong, 2000-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Michael Young, 1997-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tyrone Washington, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Season forced fumbles

(since 1990) 1. Whitney Mercilus, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9* 2. Kevin Hardy, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Jeff Arneson, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. Mason Monheim, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Simeon Rice, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Simeon Rice, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Dana Howard, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Filmel Johnson, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9. Earnest Thomas, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Martez Wilson, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Josh Brent, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Brit Miller, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vontae Davis, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Justin Sanders, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Justin Harrison, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Derrick Strong, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Michael Young, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Simeon Rice, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mike Hopkins, 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 * Big Ten Record

yearly passes broken up leaders

(Includes Bowl Games) 1970 Gary Windy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1971 John Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1972 Larry Huisinga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1973 Bruce Bearman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1974 Mike Gow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1975 Mike Gow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1976 Scott Studwell/Mac McCraken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Jim Kirwan/Dale Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1977 John Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1978 Lloyd Levitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1979 Lloyd Levitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1980 David Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1981 Charles Armstead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1982 Charles Armstead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1983 Craig Swoope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1984 John Ayres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1985 Craig Swoope/Lance Harkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1986 Ed White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1987 Bobby Dawson/Keith Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1988 Marlon Primous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1989 Chris Green/Henry Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1990 Moe Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1991 Filmel Johnson/Marlon Primous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1992 Robert Crumpton/John Holecek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1993 Robert Crumpton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1994 Simeon Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1995 Antwoine Patton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1996 Trevor Starghill/Asim Pleas/James Williams . . . . . . . . . 5

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Earnest Thomas IIIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forced fumble helped seal the Oct. 25 win over Minnesota. He has seven career FF.

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LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR RUSHING

Yr Yds Player, Opponent, Date 1971 73 John Wilson at Wisconsin, 11/13/71 1972 53 Lonnie Perrin vs. Indiana, 11/11/72 1973 62 Chubby Phillips vs. Iowa, 10/27/73 1974 27 Larry Schulz vs. California, 10/5/74 1975 68 Lonnie Perrin vs. Washington State, 10/4/75 1976 47 James Coleman vs. Michigan State, 10/23/76 1977 43 Mike McCray at Purdue, 10/15/77 1978 43 Rich Weiss at Minnesota, 11/18/78 1979 75 Mike Holmes at Michigan State, 9/8/79 1980 53 Mike Holmes vs. Northwestern, 9/6/80 1981 37 Darrell Smith vs. Indiana, 11/14/81 1982 30 Thomas Rooks vs. Northwestern, 10/4/82 1983 68 Thomas Rooks at Northwestern, 11/19/83 1984 38 Thomas Rooks at Ohio State, 10/13/84 1985 42 Ray Wilson vs. Michigan, 11/2/85 1986 29 Keith Jones vs. Purdue, 10/11/86 1987 57 Ken Thomas vs. Arizona State, 9/12/87 1988 78 Howard Griffith vs. Utah, 9/17/88 1989 36 Ken Thomas vs. Ohio State, 10/7/89 1990 51 Howard Griffith vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/1990 1991 57 Joe Muti vs. Houston, 9/21/1991 1992 47 Kevin Jackson vs. Northwestern, 10/24/1992 1993 36 Kevin Jackson at Purdue, 10/2/1993 1994 36 Robert Holcombe vs. Missouri, 9/10/1994 1995 56 Robert Holcombe at Iowa, 11/4/1995 1996 67 Robert Holcombe vs. Indiana, 10/5/1996 1997 48 Robert Holcombe vs. Washington State, 9/20/1997 1998 61 Kurt Kittner vs. Louisville, 9/19/1998 1999 54 Rocky Harvey at Michigan, 10/23/1999 2000 62 Rocky Harvey vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2/2000 2001 32 Carey Davis vs. Louisville, 9/22/2001 2002 84 Antoineo Harris vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002 2003 35 Morris Virgil vs. Illinois State, 9/6/2003 Pierre Thomas at Michigan, 10/18/2003 2004 69 Pierre Thomas at Michigan State, 10/9/2004 2005 35 Pierre Thomas vs. Northwestern, 11/19/2005 2006 86 Rashard Mendenhall at Northwestern, 11/18/2006 2007 80 Daniel Dufrene at Ohio State, 11/10/2007 2008 50 Juice Williams at Michigan, 10/4/2008 2009 79 Jason Ford vs. Michigan, 10/31/2009 2010 70 Mikel Leshoure at Northwestern, 11/20/2010 2011 61 Troy Pollard vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/2011 2012 52 Donovonn Young vs. Penn State, 9/29/2012 2013 55 Josh Ferguson vs. Northwestern, 11/30/2013 2014 75 Josh Ferguson vs. Texas State, 9/20/2014

LONG OPPONENT PLAYS Punts 88 Ollie Olson, Northwestern, 10/15/32 87 Karl Edwards, Ohio State, 10/15/83 83 Gordon Teter, Purdue, 10/30/65 79 Ed Sutter, Northwestern, 11/24/1990 79 Jason Baker, Iowa, 9/26/1998 78 Joe Radigan, Rutgers, 9/9/2006 78 Joe Whisler, Ohio State, 11/13/48 75 Tom Tupa, Ohio State, 10/4/86 74 Brad Nortman, Wisconsin, 11/19/2011 74 Nick Harris, California, 9/16/2000 71 Ollie Olson, Northwestern, 10/15/32 71 Cameron Johnston, Ohio State, 11/16/2013

PASSING

Yr Yds Players, opponent, Date 1971 58 Mike Wells to John Wilson vs. Northwestern, 10/30/71 1972 60 Lonnie Perrin to Joe Lewis at Ohio State, 10/14/72 1973 41 Jeff Hollenbach to Frank Johnson at Indiana, 9/15/73 1974 68 Jeff Hollenbach to Frank Johnson at Purdue, 10/12/74 1975 58 Mike McCray to Earl Tate at Texas A&M, 9/27/75 1976 74 Kurt Steger to Eric Rouse at Missouri, 9/18/76 1977 45 Mike McCray to Dan Bulow vs. Indiana, 10/22/77 1978 29 Lawrence McCullough to Eric Rouse at Syracuse, 10/30/78 1979 33 Tim McAvoy to Mike Sherrod at Purdue, 10/13/79 33 Lawrence McCullough to Mike Sherrod at Minnesota, 10/27/79 1980 77 Dave Wilson to Mike Martin vs. Purdue, 10/18/80 1981 86 Tony Eason to Oliver Williams vs. Wisconsin, 10/24/82 1982 80 Tony Eason to Mike Martin at Minnesota, 10/2/82 1983 77 Jack Trudeau to David Williams at Minnesota, 11/5/83 1984 62 Jack Trudeau to David Williams vs. Wisconsin, 10/6/84 62 Jack Trudeau to Randy Grant vs. Purdue, 10/20/84 1985 83 Jack Trudeau to Cap Boso vs. USC, 9/7/85 1986 54 Brian Menkhausen to Stephen Pierce vs. Iowa, 11/8/86 1987 50 Brian Menkhausen to Darryl Usher vs. Arizona State, 9/12/87 1988 50 Jeff George to Shawn Wax at Wisconsin, 10/15/88 1989 68 Jeff George to Mike Bellamy vs. Virginia, 1/1/1990 1990 55 Jeff Kinney to Jeff Finke vs. Purdue, 10/13/1990 1991 61 Jason Verduzco to Elbert Turner at Purdue, 11/9/1991 1992 34 Jason Verduzco to John Wright vs. Purdue, 11/7/1992 1993 51 Johnny Johnson to Jasper Strong at Iowa, 10/16/1993 1994 73 Johnny Johnson to Jasper Strong vs. E.Carolina, 12/31/1994 1995 44 Scott Weaver to Jason Dulick at Indiana, 10/7/1995 1996 66 Scott Weaver to Robert Holcombe vs. Indiana, 10/5/1996 1997 63 Mark Hoekstra to Robert Holcombe vs. Michigan State, 11/22/1997 1998 50 Kurt Kittner to Larry Davis vs. Iowa, 9/26/1998 1999 67 Kurt Kittner to Rocky Harvey at Louisville, 9/18/1999 2000 61 Kurt Kittner to Aaron Moorehead vs. Iowa, 10/14/2000 2001 67 Kurt Kittner to Dwayne Smith vs. Louisville, 9/22/2001 2002 51 Jon Beutjer to Walter Young vs. Michigan, 9/28/2002 2003 72 Jon Beutjer to Kelvin Hayden vs. California, 9/20/2003 2004 56 Brad Bower to Kendrick Jones vs. Indiana, 11/6/2004 2005 61 Tim Brasic to Jason Davis vs. Wisconsin, 10/29/2005 2006 76 Juice Williams to Rashard Mendenhall vs. Syracuse, 9/16/2006 2007 56 Juice Williams to Arrelious Benn vs. Ball State, 10/27/2007 & Eddie McGee to Arrelious Benn vs. USC, 1/1/2008 2008 77 Juice Williams to Jeff Cumberland at Michigan, 10/4/2008 2009 58 Juice Williams to Arrelious Benn vs. Fresno State, 12/5/2009 2010 54 Nathan Scheelhaase to A.J. Jenkins vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/2010 2011 77 Nathan Scheelhaase to A.J. Jenkins at Indiana, 10/6/2011 2012 64 Nathan Scheelhaase to Ryan Lankford vs. Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 2013 72 Nathan Scheelhaase to Ryan Lankford vs. Washington, 9/14/2013 2014 62 Wes Lunt to Justin Hardee vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/2014

Punt Returns 95 Allen Brenner, Michigan State, 10/1/66 86 Blanche Martin, Michigan St., 10/26/57 85 Arnold Jackson, Louisville, 9/13/1997 79 Tim Mixon, California, 9/17/2005 74 Steve Breaston, Michigan, 10/18/2003 74 Luke Leverson, Minnesota, 10/16/1999 74 Fred Cooper, Purdue, 10/28/72 74 Bump Elliott, Michigan, 11/1/47 73 Jeff Backes, Northwestern, 11/20/2004 72 Amani Toomer, Michigan, 10/22/1994 Kickoff Returns 100 Bill Wentz, Ohio State, 10/8/60 99 Shane Wynn, Indiana, 10/6/2011 99 Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, 8/30/2008 99 Sulecio Sanford, Middle Tennessee, 9/12/1998 98 Marcus Thigpen, Indiana, 10/7/2006

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Rushing Plays 92 Royce Mix, Iowa, 11/25/72 85 Albert Potter, Northwestern, 11/7/1896 84 Larry Johnson, Penn State, 11/2/2002 84 Billy Taylor, Michigan, 11/8/69 83 Brian Leonard, Rutgers, 9/3/2005 83 Emil Sitko, Notre Dame, 9/28/46 80 Mike Trumpy, Northwestern, 11/20/2010 78 Keith Jones, Nebraska, 9/20/86 78 Jim Hatch, Iowa, 11/8/52 78 Bill Glassgow, Iowa, 10/19/29 #ILLINI // @IlliniFootball // fightingillini.com // 99

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Yr Yds Player, Opponent, Date 1971 29 George Uremovich vs. Washington, 10/2/71 1972 98 George Uremovich (87) on lateral from Lonnie Perrin (11) vs. Indiana, 11/11/72 1973 72 Chubby Phillips vs. West Virginia, 9/20/73 1974 45 Chubby Phillips vs.Washington State, 10/28/74 1975 36 Chubby Phillips at Northwestern, 11/22/75 1976 73 Chubby Phillips vs. Michigan State, 10/23/76 1977 98 James Coleman at Michigan State, 10/29/77 1978 82 Greg Foster at Syracuse, 9/30/78 1979 37 Greg Foster vs. Indiana, 11/10/79 1980 36 Mike Martin at Michigan, 10/25/80 1981 40 Kirby Wilson vs. Indiana, 11/14/81 1982 27 Dwight Beverly vs. Michigan, 11/6/82 Kirby Wilson vs. Michigan State, 10/11/82 1983 39 Dwayne Pugh at Purdue, 10/22/83 1984 33 Larry Ashley at Stanford, 9/15/84 1985 77 Ray Wilson at Northwestern, 11/23/85 1986 61 Keith Jones vs. Purdue, 10/11/86 1987 51 Darryl Usher vs. Minnesota, 10/31/87 1988 30 Mark Qualls vs. Utah, 9/17/88 1989 89 Mike Bellamy vs. Indiana, 11/18/89 1990 37 Clinton Lynch vs. Iowa, 11/3/1990 1991 41 Clinton Lynch vs. East Carolina, 8/31/1991 Clinton Lynch at Iowa, 10/19/1991 1992 44 Clinton Lynch vs. Northwestern, 10/24/1992 1993 64 Clinton Lynch at Michigan, 10/23/1993 1994 37 Marquis Mosely vs. Washington State, 9/1/1994 1995 37 George McDonald-Ashford at Ohio State, 11/11/1995 1996 48 George McDonald-Ashford vs. Indiana, 10/5/1996 1997 42 Rob Majoy at Indiana, 10/31/1997 1998 94 Steve Havard vs. Indiana, 11/7/1998 1999 41 Brandon Lloyd vs. Minnesota, 10/16/1999 2000 42 Christian Morton vs. Ohio State, 11/11/2000 2001 45 Michael Hall vs. Wisconsin, 10/20/2001 2002 100 Travis Williams (from Eugene Wilson) vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002 2003 66 E.B. Halsey vs. Wisconsin, 9/27/2003 2004 99 Pierre Thomas vs. Western Michigan, 9/18/2004 2005 76 E.B. Halsey vs. Michigan State, 9/24/2005 2006 75 Pierre Thomas at Northwestern, 11/18/2006 2007 90 Arrelious Benn vs. Penn State, 9/29/2007 2008 96 A.J. Jenkins vs. Indiana, 10/18/2008 2009 40 Arrelious Benn vs. Northwestern, 11/14/2009 2010 44 Troy Pollard vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010 2011 29 Tory Pollard vs. Arizona State, 9/17/2011 2012 45 Terry Hawthorne at Ohio State, 11/3/2012 2013 100 V’Angelo Bentley vs. Southern Illinois, 9/31/2013 2014 67 V’Angelo Bentley vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/2014

Long Opponent Plays (cont.) Interception Returns 99 Michael Mauti, Penn State, 9/29/2012 95 Dave Puzzuoli, Pittsburgh, 9/25/82 90 Kywin Supernaw, Indiana, 10/31/1997 86 Mikal Smith, Arizona, 9/14/1996 83 Ahmed Plummer, Ohio State, 11/15/1997 81 Ed Thompson, Ohio State, 11/6/76 75 Dave Holt, Kansas, 9/21/68 73 Jeff Robinson, Northwestern, 11/21/87 72 Phil Parker, Michigan State, 9/24/83 71 Trevis Graham, Minnesota, 9/30/2000 71 Loran Day, Northwestern, 11/22/47 Fumble Returns 100 Cornelius Brown, Missouri, 9/1/2007

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PUNT RETURNS

Yr Yds Player, Date 1971 25 Octavus Morgan vs. Ohio State, 10/9/71 1972 44 Mike Gow vs. Wisconsin, 11/18/72 1973 32 Mike Gow at Michigan State, 10/20/73 1974 56 Mike Gow at Stanford, 9/21/74 1975 14 Bruce Beaman vs. Missouri, 9/20/75 James Coleman at Northwestern, 11/22/75 1976 21 Al Young vs. Iowa, 9/11/76 Dave Kelly at Minnesota, 10/9/76 1977 24 James Coleman vs. Michigan, 9/10/77 1978 14 Dale Hardy at Ohio State, 11/11/78 1979 22 Rick George at Northwestern, 11/17/79 1980 33 Rick George vs. Minnesota, 11/1/80 1981 38 Mike Martin at Northwestern, 11/21/81 1982 46 Kirby Wilson at Minnesota, 10/2/82 1983 15 Don Passmore vs. Iowa, 10/1/83 Don Passmore at Minnesota, 11/5/83 1984 28 George Arvanitis vs. Minnesota, 11/3/84 1985 24 Darryl Usher at Northwestern, 11/23/85 1986 24 Darryl Usher vs. Purdue, 10/11/86 1987 41 Darryl Usher at Purdue, 10/10/87 1988 29 Pat Donnelly vs. Indiana, 11/5/88 1989 35 Steven Williams vs. Virginia, 1/1/1990 1990 16 Steven Mueller at Indiana, 11/17/1990 1991 22 Filmel Johnson vs. Houston, 9/21/1991 1992 61 Gary Voelker at Minnesota, 10/3/1992 1993 32 Gary Voelker at Iowa, 10/16/1993 1994 26 Martin Jones at Wisconsin, 11/19/1994 1995 30 Marquis Mosely vs. Michigan, 9/2/1995 1996 41 Marquis Mosely vs. Akron, 9/21/1996 1997 14 Rob Majoy vs. Purdue, 10/25/1997 1998 30 Rob Majoy vs. Iowa, 9/26/1998 1999 65 Eugene Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 9/4/1999 2000 80 Christian Morton vs. Indiana, 11/4/2000 2001 45 Eugene Wilson at Indiana, 10/13/2001 2002 70 Eugene Wilson at Southern Mississippi, 9/7/2002 2003 41 E.B. Halsey at Purdue, 10/4/2003 2004 40 E.B. Halsey vs. Western Michigan, 9/18/2004 2005 21 E.B. Halsey vs. Penn State, 10/22/2005 2006 20 E.B. Halsey vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/02/2006 2007 34 Kyle Hudson vs. Western Illinois, 9/8/2007 2008 31 Arrelious Benn at Western Michigan, 11/8/2008 2009 9 Jarred Fayson vs. Michigan State, 10/10/2009 2010 21 Jack Ramsey at Michigan, 11/6/2010 2011 11 Terry Hawthorne vs. UCLA, 12/31/2011 Ryan Lankford at Indiana, 10/8/2011 2012 11 Tommy Davis vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 2013 67 V’Angelo Bentley vs. Ohio State, 11/16/2013 2014 40 V’Angelo Bentley vs. Texas State, 9/20/2014

Pass Plays 97 M. Koffler to R. Jay Soward, USC, 9/7/1996 95 T. Blanchford to B. Newland, Oregon, 9/19/70 91 S. Schaffner to J. Bruce, Minnesota, 10/29/88 90 T. Collins to D. Alexander, Michigan, 10/23/93 90 S. Smith to A. Carter, Michigan, 11/6/82 87 D. O’Neil to W. Tate, Oregon, 9/25/93 84 B. Otton to C. Miller, USC, 9/7/1996 82 M. LoVecchio to J. Gilmore, Indiana, 11/6/2004 81 B. McAllister to M. Ingram, Michigan St., 10/19/85 80 A. Appleby to Danny Anthrop, Purdue, 10/4/2014 80 R. Bolden to D. Moye, Penn State, 10/9/2010 80 A. Abdul-Khaliq to A. Hosack, Minnesota, 10/25/2003 80 R. Leaf to K. McKenzie, Washington St., 9/20/1997 80 J. Blake to D. Johnson, East Carolina, 8/31/1991 80 R. Venturi to R. Rector, Northwestern, 11/20/65

Longest Field Goals 61 Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan State, 9/11/82 59 Tom Skladany, Ohio State, 11/8/75 58 Tim Douglas, Iowa, 9/26/1998 57 Mark Harmon, Stanford, 9/15/84 57 Paul Rogind, Minnesota, 10/27/79 57 Pat O’Dea, Wisconsin, 11/11/1899 56 Dave Jacobs, Syracuse, 10/1/77 55 Gary Cairns, Ohio State, 10/8/66 54 Jim Harper, Colorado, 9/15/1990 54 Ron Van Der Meer, California, 10/5/74 54 Paul Edinger, Michigan St., 9/25/1999

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ANNUAL TEAM STATISTICS points First Rush Rushing Passing total Total Time of Third Teams Scored Downs Attempts Yards Yards Plays Offense Fumbles-lost Penalties Possession Down -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1950 (7-2) 138 (15.3) 116 447 1944 (216.0 596 (66.2) -- 2540 (282.2) 29-19 40/314 -- -- Opponent 56 (6.2) 105 410 1240 (137.8) 744 (82.7) -- 1984 (220.4) 25-14 31/267 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1951 (9-0-1) 220 (22.0) 151 499 2198 (219.8) 1021 (102.1) -- 3219 (321.9) 33-19 55/498 -- -Opponent 83 (8.3) 105 422 1020 (102.0) 1167 (116.7) -- 2187 (218.7) 32-14 46/385 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1952 (4-5) 194 (21.6) 139 304 1090 (121.1) 1929 (214.3) -- 3019 (335.4) 27-18 67/656 -- -Opponent 175 (19.4) 137 485 1858 (206.4) 932 (103.6) -- 2790 (310.0) 27-17 52/440 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1953 (7-1-1) 228 (25.3) 150 478 2481 (275.7) 724 (80.4) -- 3205 (356.1) 33-18 65/602 -- -- Opponent 133 (14.8) 122 367 1481 (164.6) 780 (86.7) -- 2261 (251.2) 24-20 44/386 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1954 (1-8) 103 (11.4) 112 345 1119 (124.3) 1016 (112.9) -- 2135 (237.2) 36-24 48/467 -- -Opponent 180 (20.0) 154 470 2109 (234.3) 663 (73.7) -- 2772 (308.0) 25-17 54/553 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1955 (5-3-1) 149 (16.6) 150 430 2084 (231.6) 892 (99.1) -- 2976 (330.7) 23-12 45/326 -- -Opponent 114 (12.7) 131 410 1704 (189.3) 830 (92.2) -- 2534 (281.6) 25-9 43/324 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1956 (2-5-2) 124 (13.8) 133 480 1958 (217.6) 680 (75.6) -- 2638 (293.1) 30-13 44/384 -- -Opponent 154 (17.1) 128 460 2123 (235.9) 603 (67.0) -- 2726 (302.9) 35-20 44/398 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1957 (4-5) 167 (18.6) 176 482 2095 (232.8) 1026 (114.0) -- 3121 (346.8) 37-24 54/411 -- -Opponent 133 (14.8) 120 472 1552 (172.4) 605 (67.2) -- 2157 (239.7) 24-11 35/303 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1958 (4-5) 144 (16.0) 124 413 1327 (147.4) 1252 (139.1) -- 2579 (286.6) 24-15 46/413 -- -- Opponent 150 (16.7) 136 400 1594 (177.1) 965 (107.2) -- 2559 (284.3) 29-15 36/296 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1959 (5-3-1) 111 (12.3) 128 447 1613 (179.2) 841 (93.4) -- 2454 (272.7) 39-19 52/473 -- -Opponent 93 (10.3) 110 386 1025 (113.9) 688 (76.4) -- 1713 (190.3) 20-9 27/203 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1960 (5-4) 140 (15.6) 155 492 1928 (214.2) 816 (90.7) -- 2744 (304.9) 23-7 35/264 -- -Opponent 117 (13.0) 111 380 1369 (152.11) 745 (82.8) -- 2114 (234.9) 25-11 22/190 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1961 (0-9) 53 (5.9) 110 395 945 (105.9) 633 (70.3) -- 1578 (175.3) 29-10 32/322 -- -Opponent 289 (32.1) 163 461 2138 (237.6) 1144 (127.1) -- 3282 (364.7) 28-14 50/457 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1962 (2-7) 75 (8.3) 111 358 932 (103.6) 1181 (131.2) -- 2113 (234.8) 19-9 36/325 -- -Opponent 234 (26.0) 150 452 2090 (232.2) 986 (109.6) -- 3076 (341.8) 27-8 39/448 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1963 (8-1-1) 187 (18.7) 170 587 2314 (231.4) 820 (82.0) -- 3134 (313.4) 33-19 57/494 -- -Opponent 103 (10.3) 139 417 1139 (113.9) 1208 (120.8) -- 2347 (234.7( 37-24 N/A -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1964 (6-3) 142 (15.8) 147 458 1600 (177.8) 1012 (112.4) -- 2612 (290.2) 19-11 58/432 -- -Opponent 100 (11.1) 104 322 800 (88.9) 1102 (122.4) -- 1902 (211.3) 20-8 46/294 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1965 (6-4) 235 (23.5) 182 542 2176 (217.6) 1198 (119.8) -- 3374 (337.4) 25-11 49/434 -- -Opponent 118 (11.8) 151 420 1404 (140.4) 1306 (130.6) -- 2710 (271.0) 36-20 55/420 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1966 (4-6) 173 (17.3) 152 459 1430 (143.0) 1402 (140.2) -- 2832 (283.2) 26-13 49/433 -- -- Opponent 193 (19.3) 150 418 1292 (129.2) 1379 (137.9) -- 2071 (207.1) 20-10 48/387 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1967 (4-6) 143 (14.3) 146 474 1333 (133.3) 1172 (117.2) -- 2505 (250.5) 24-10 46/422 -- -Opponent 213 (21.3) 178 479 1748 (174.8) 1270 (127.0) -- 3018 (301.8) 24-7 32/284 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1968 (1-9) 107 (10.7) 168 564 1808 (180.8) 827 (82.7) -- 2635 (263.5) 37-17 43/316 -- -Opponent 333 (33.3) 205 540 2672 (267.2) 1526 (152.6) -- 4198 (419.8) 26-17 54/486 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1969 (0-10) 106 (10.6) 147 504 1350 (135.0) 1123 (112.3) -- 2473 (247.3) 38-28 48/494 -- -Opponent 397 (39.7) 231 603 2650 (265.0) 1673 (167.3) -- 4323 (432.3) 31-16 52/583 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1970 (3-7) 165 (16.5) 152 514 1623 (162.3) 917 (91.7) -- 2540 (254.0) 28-12 47/417 -- -Opponent 279 (27.9) 184 525 1878 (187.8) 1495 (149.5) -- 3373 (337.3) 25-13 45/493 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1971 (5-6) 163 (14.8) 180 583 2340 (212.7) 1056 (96.0) -- 3396 (308.7) 36-18 NA/704 -- -Opponent 238 (21.6) 186 538 2018 (183.5) 1513 (137.6) -- 3521 (320.1) 33-16 NA/593 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1972 (3-8) 197 (17.9) 194 586 2196 (199.6) 1422 (129.3) -- 3618 (328.9) 37-26 67/595 -- -Opponent 277 (25.1) 206 585 2361 (214.6) 1405 (127.7) -- 3766 (342.4) 36-21 59/557 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1973 (5-6) 164 (14.9) 167 593 2274 (206.7) 1066 (96.9) -- 3340 (303.6) 45-29 57/554 -- -Opponent 157 (14.3) 157 567 1886 (171.5) 912 (82.9) -- 2798 (254.4) 42-22 43/379 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1974 (6-4-1) 210 (19.1) 195 583 2119 (192.6) 1486 (135.0) -- 3605 (327.7) 35-16 46/433 -- -Opponent 206 (18.7) 211 556 2557 (198.3) 1511 (137.3) -- 3693 (335.7) 34-21 41/321 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1975 (5-6) 229 (20.8) 196 541 2330 (211.8) 1339 (121.7) -- 3669 (333.6) 40-17 50/650 -- -Opponent 260 (23.6) 210 616 2568 (233.5) 1239 (112.6) -- 3807 (346.1) 39-17 48/513 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1976 (5-6) 235 (21.4) 182 517 1663 (151.2) 1616 (146.9) -- 3279 (298.1) 31-14 65/519 -- -Opponent 248 (22.5) 194 571 2082 (189.3) 1321 (120.1) -- 3403 (309.4) 34-22 47/471 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1977 (3-8) 141 (12.8) 164 547 2155 (195.9) 805 (73.2) -- 2960 (269.1) 29-17 49/440 -- -- Opponent 292 (26.5) 264 668 3368 (285.7) 1247 (113.4) -- 4390 (399.1) 29-15 36/392 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1978 (1-8-2) 103 (7.9) 165 550 2186 (153.7) 927 (84.3) -- 2618 (238.0) 41-23 55/545 -- -Opponent 317 (28.8) 236 596 2910 (245.9) 1392 (126.5) -- 4097 (372.5) 23-8 52/556 -- -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979 (2-8-1) 156 (14.2) 190 450 1591 (144.6) 1568 (142.5) -- 3159 (287.2) 30-13 51/449 29:58 77-166 Opponent 266 (24.2) 156 545 2251 (204.6) 1550 (140.9) -- 3801 (346.1) 23-8 40/387 30:02 91-164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1980 (3-7-1) 241 (21.9) 237 377 1046 (95.1) 3227 (293.4) -- 4273 (388.5) 38-22 77/744 28:11 66-171 Opponent 326 (29.6) 13 574 2359 (214.5) 2301 (172.4) -- 3951 (359.2) 32-18 51/496 31:43 66-180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1981 (7-4) 287 (26.1) 218 382 1116 (101.5) 3398 (308.9) -- 4514 (410.4) 33-16 74/770 28:17 51/153 Opponent 288 (26.2) 232 514 1650 (150.0) 2301 (209.2) -- 3951 (359.2) 32-18 51/496 31:43 66/180 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1982 (7-5) 338 (28.2) 260 416 1371 (114.3) 3677 (306.4) --- 5048 (420.7) 16-8 99/877 31:12 61/180 Opponent 229 (19.1) 239 500 1784 (148.7) 2419 (201.6) --- 4203 (350.3) 30-14 65/475 28:48 80/192 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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ANNUAL TEAM STATISTICS points First Rush Rushing Passing total Total Time of Third Teams Scored Downs Attempts Yards Yards Plays Offense Fumbles-lost Penalties Possession Down -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1983 (10-2) 356 (29.7) 260 486 1893 (157.8) 2973 (247.8) --- 4866 (405.5) 24-15 75/557 29:36 74/166 Opponent 258 (21.5) 219 474 1247 (103.9) 2636 (219.7) --- 3883 (323.6) 28-11 65/659 30:24 64-180 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1984 (7-4) 323 (29.4) 254 452 1730 (157.3) 3130 (284.5) -- 4860 (441.8) 30-12 55/473 32:01 82-165 Opponent 209 (19.0) 199 451 1703 (154.8) 1981 (180.1) -- 3684 (334.9) 24-13 50/400 27:59 67-161 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1985 (6-5-1) 304 (25.3) 257 404 1413 (21.5) 3393 (272.0) --- 4806 (400.5) 34-20 81/685 30:10 87/184 Opponent 334 (27.8) 240 556 2192 (172.8) 2461 (215.2) --- 4653 (387.8) 23-11 50/470 29:50 70/171 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1986 (4-7) 189 (17.2) 193 385 1198 (108.9) 2406 (218.7) -- 3604 (327.6) 25-15 70/570 29:26 59-167 Opponent 299 (27.2) 198 529 2013 (183.0) 1765 (160.5) -- 3778 (343.5) 24-13 64/472 30:34 63-168 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1987 (3-7-1) 153 (13.9) 178 412 1095 (99.5) 2096 (1905) -- 3191 (290.1) 31-18 66/621 28:32 54-173 Opponent 208 (18.9) 188 577 2200 (200.0) 1152 (104.7) -- 3352 (304.7) 33-15 71/546 31:28 66-175 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1988 (6-5-1) 245 (20.4) 223 415 1702 (149.7) 2563 (2156.4) --- 4265 (355.4) 23-10 91/333 29:47 67/179 Opponent 243 (20.3) 208 532 1888 (154.6) 1844 (161.4) --- 3732 (311.0) 29-13 79/579 30:13 80/198 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1989 (10-2) 332 (27.7) 261 447 1803 (150.2) 2970 (247.5) -- 4773 (397.8) 20-13 82/771 30:32 76/153 Opponent 182 (15.2) 180 494 1702 (141.8) 1757 (146.4) -- 3459 (288.3) 31-15 73/666 29:27 55/172 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1990 (8-4) 293 (24.4) 247 450 1737 (152.3) 2883 (245.3) -- 4620 (385.0) 32-14 73/569 29:19 59/162 Opponent 246 (20.5) 208 547 2088 (176.4) 2385 (143.9) -- 3828 (319.0) 25-12 74/652 30:40 64/186 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1991 (6-6) 264 (22.0) 258 421 1618 (134.8) 3066 (255.5) -- 4684 (390.3) 25-14 65/558 30:41 76/171 Opponent 188 (15.7) 215 497 1565 (130.4) 2379 (198.3) -- 3944 (328.7) 22-12 79/666 29:19 71/184 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1992 (6-5-1) 228 (19.0) 221 479 1449 (120.8) 2098 (174.8) -- 4357 (363.1) 18-11 68/629 31:02 67/161 Opponent 235 (19.6) 235 482 1871 (155.9) 2339 (194.9) -- 4210 (350.8) 39-20 60/472 28:58 61/171 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1993 (5-6) 204 (18.6) 192 411 1443 (131.2) 2107 (191.5) -- 3550 (322.7) 28-12 57/490 29:47 69/192 Opponent 210 (19.1) 182 444 1265 (115.0) 2137 (194.3) -- 3402 (309.3) 27-16 60/556 30:13 70/173 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1994 (7-5) 309 (25.8) 238 458 1568 (130.7) 2990 (249.2) -- 4558 (379.8) 21-15 81/803 31:54 92/187 Opponent 156 (13.0) 174 449 1460 (121.7) 1949 (162.4) -- 3409 (284.1) 9-9 57/449 28:07 50/175 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1995 (5-5-1) 193 (17.6) 163 456 1307 (118.8) 1739 (158.1) -- 3046 (276.9) 16-11 72/616 28:52 61/186 Opponent 198 (18.0) 177 453 1500 (136.4) 1976 (179.6) -- 3476 (316.0) 22-14 64/540 31:08 55/174 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1996 (2-9) 190 (17.3) 201 414 1468 (133.5) 1954 (177.6) -- 3422 (311.1) 20-10 48/403 29:02 70/175 Opponent 372 (33.8) 206 486 2369 (215.4) 1877 (170.6) -- 4246 (386.0) 19-11 65/549 30:58 78/167 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1997 (0-11) 119 (10.8) 169 385 1370 (124.5) 1780 (161.8) -- 3150 (286.4) 16-10 58/465 27:39 56/190 Opponent 368 (33.8) 224 492 2316 (210.5) 2279 (207.2) -- 4595 (417.7) 21-12 64/474 32:21 63/159 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1998 (3-8) 149 (13.6) 166 406 1560 (141.8) 1607 (146.1) -- 3167 (287.9) 19-15 54/471 27:55 55/178 Opponent 326 (29.6) 231 460 1689 (153.5) 2385 (216.8) -- 4074 (370.4) 15-6 64/568 32:04 75/177 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1999 (8-4) 388 (32.3) 249 483 2082 (173.5) 2805 (233.8) -- 4887 (407.3) 13-8 67/530 30:23 84/201 Opponent 273 (22.8) 257 493 2034 (169.5) 2602 (218.3) -- 4654 (423.1) 21-12 84/673 29:37 58/182 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2000 (5-6) 294 (26.7) 229 202 1790 (162.7) 2389 (217.2) 796 4179 (379.9) 19-12 45/400 28:46 82/175 Opponent 286 (26.0) 257 322 2558 (232.5) 1979 (179.9) 861 4537 (412.5) 20-8 82/734 31:14 73/169 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2001 (10-2) 390 (32.5) 253 488 1714 (142.8) 3327 (277.3) 906 5041 (420.1) 15-8 66/669 30:08 87/199 Opponent 285 (23.8) 247 409 1768 (147.3) 2804 (233.7) 906 4572 (381.0) 19-9 91/745 29:52 79/201 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2002 (5-7) 346 (28.8) 274 461 1968 (164.0) 3388 (282.3) 915 5356 (446.3) 24-11 59/550 28:26 86/190 Opponent 307 (25.6) 264 527 2285 (190.4) 2796 (233.0) 932 5081 (423.4) 17-11 69/554 31:29 75/193 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2003 (1-11) 203 (16.9) 230 375 1328 (110.7) 2756 (229.7) 826 4084 (304.3) 14-10 61/477 28:09 69/172 Opponent 398 (33.2) 283 574 2681 (223.4) 2428 (202.3) 887 5109 (425.8) 18-6 73/629 31:51 72/163 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2004 (3-8) 240 (21.8) 220 406 1686 (153.3) 2032 (184.1) 760 3718 (338.0) 17-11 42/361 28:24 67/164 Opponent 323 (29.4) 243 462 2137 (194.3) 2526 (229.6) 821 4663 (423.9) 11-3 78/643 31:36 80/173 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2005 (2-9) 187 (17.0) 220 438 1740 (158.2) 2161 (196.5) 809 3901 (354.6) 16-5 69/557 29:16 65/173 Opponent 435 (39.6) 257 471 2574 (234.0) 2588 (235.4) 780 5162 (469.3) 13-4 58/463 30:44 76/150 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2006 (2-10) 235 (19.6) 198 434 2266 (188.8) 1878 (156.5) 766 4144 (345.3) 34-21 59/460 28:17 61/169 Opponent 321 (26.8) 209 462 1534 (127.8) 2187 (182.2) 797 3721 (310.1) 20-10 54/414 31:43 72/180 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2007 (9-4) 362 (27.9) 277 595 3338 (256.8) 2187 (168.2) 918 5525 (425.0) 27-12 64/636 29:52 78/181 Opponent 283 (21.8) 265 462 1718 (132.2) 3180 (244.6) 941 4898 (376.8) 19-8 75/615 30:08 76/199 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2008 (5-7) 344 (28.7) 257 460 2034 (169.5) 3232 (269.3) 853 5266 (438.8) 19-10 66/612 29:24 67/162 Opponent 319 (26.6) 225 464 1835 (152.9) 2369 (197.4) 806 4204 (350.3) 21-14 45/396 30:35 64/172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2009 (3-9) 290 (24.2) 237 497 2405 (200.4) 2317 (193.1) 828 4722 (393.5) 23-8 78/734 29:50 68-174 Opponent 362 (30.2) 248 438 1853 (154.4) 2986 (248.8) 811 4839 (403.3) 20-11 55/475 30:10 74-166 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2010 (7-6) 423 (32.5) 268 619 3199 (246.1) 1963 (151.0) 903 5162 (397.1) 15-7 79/713 32:19 72-177 Opponent 305 (23.5) 233 434 1700 (130.8) 2867 (220.5) 847 4567 (380.6) 24-16 63/598 27:41 66-181 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2011 (7-6) 294 (22.6) 251 550 2232 (171.7) 2392 (184.0) 912 4624 (355.7) 29-15 64/549 31:02 82-194 Opponent 255 (19.6) 205 514 1610 (123.8) 2061 (162.3) 842 3720 (286.2) 31-12 59/501 28:58 64-185 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2012 (2-10) 200 (16.6) 197 443 1534 (127.8) 2026 (168.8) 797 3560 (296.7) 22-16 71/595 30:15 59-173 Opponent 385 (32.1) 235 514 2327 (193.9) 2324 (193.7) 802 4651 (387.6) 28-11 58/475 29:45 47-148 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2013 (4-8) 356 (29.7) 288 411 1668 (13.9.0) 3452 (287.7) 866 5120 (426.7) 14-7 70/563 29:11 81-170 Opponent 425 (35.4) 284 513 2863 (238.6) 2915 (242.9) 867 5778 (481.5) 15-8 82/685 30:49 76-168 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2014 (6-6) Opponent

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POSTSEASON BOWLS Illinois Bowl History Jan. 1, 1947 Rose UCLA W, 45-14 Jan. 1, 1952 Rose Stanford W, 40-7 Jan. 1, 1964 Rose Washington W, 17-7 Dec. 29, 1982 Liberty Alabama L, 15-21 Jan. 2, 1984 Rose UCLA L, 9-45 Dec. 31, 1985 Peach Army L, 29-31 Dec. 29, 1988 All-American Florida L, 10-14 Jan. 1, 1990 Citrus Virginia W, 31-21 Jan. 1, 1991 Hall of Fame Clemson L, 0-30 Dec. 31, 1991 John Hancock UCLA L, 3-6 Dec. 30, 1992 Holiday Hawaii L, 17-27 Dec. 31, 1994 Liberty E. Carolina W, 30-0 Dec. 30, 1999 MicronPC.com Virginia W, 63-21 Jan. 1, 2002 Sugar LSU L, 34-47 Jan. 1, 2008 Rose USC L, 17-49 Dec. 29, 2010 Texas Baylor W, 38-14 Dec. 31, 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger UCLA W, 20-14

1947 ROSE BOWL

Jan. 1, 1947 // Pasedena, Calif. In the first Rose Bowl under the Big Ten-Pac 10 agreement, unheralded Illinois routed highly ranked UCLA, 45-14. Illinois running backs Julius Rykovich and Claude “Buddy” Young rushed for 103 yards apiece. During the course of the game, six different Illinois players scored touchdowns as the Fighting Illini racked up their first Bowl victory. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 19 0 20 45 UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 0 0 14 Scoring Summary UI Julius Rykovich 1 run (kick failed) UCLA Ernie Case 1 run (Case kick) UI Buddy Young 2 run (Maechtle kick) UI Paul Patterson 4 run (kick failed) UI Perry Moss 1 run (kick blocked) UCLA Al Hoisch 100 kick return (Case kick) UI Buddy Young 1 run (Maechtle kick) UI Ruck Steger 68 interception return (kick failed) UI Stan Green 81 interception return (Maechtle kick) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 320-78-398; UCLA – 62-176-238. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Rykovich 18-103-1, Young 20-103-2; UCLA – Hoisch 4-27-0, Cal Rossi 10-25-0. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Moss 8-3-0-0-85; UCLA – Case 24-11-2-0-165. Receiving: (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – Rykovich 1-44-0, Bill Huber 2-21-0; UCLA – Burr Baldwin 3-57-0, Dave Dobrow 2-28-0.

1952 ROSE BOWL

Jan. 1, 1952 // Pasedena, Calif. For three quarters, Illinois and Stanford battled in what appeared to be a low-scoring, defensive struggle. Late in the third quarter, Illinois scored the first of 34 unanswered points to blow out Stanford. Illinois took the lead on a sixyard touchdown run by Johnny Karras, then exploded for 27 fourth-quarter points to give Illinois and Head Coach Ray Eliot a second Rose Bowl victory in as many tries. Illinois rolled up 434 yards in total offense, with Mattoon’s Bill Tate picking up 150 yards on the ground. The 1952 Rose Bowl was the first nationally telecast college football game.

Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0 7 27 40 Stanford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 0 0 7 Scoring Summary UI Pete Bachourus 6 run (kick failed) SU Harry Hugasian 1 run (Gary Kerkorian kick) UI Bill Tate 5 run (Sam Rebecca kick) UI John Karras 7 run (Rebecca kick) UI Bill Tate 8 run (Rebecca kick) UI Don Stevens 7 run (kick blocked) UI John Ryan 6 pass from Don Engels (Rebecca kick) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 371-73-434; SU – 53-180-233. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Tate 20-150-1, Karras 13-581; SU– Hugasian 14-41-1. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Tom O’Connell 14-6-1-0-67; SU – Gary Kerkorian 22-11-2-0-166. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – Bachouras 3-36-0; SU – William McColl 4-62-0, Hugasian 4-49-0.

1964 ROSE BOWL

Jan. 1, 1964 // Pasedena, Calif. Illinois made its first appearance in Pasadena in 12 years, led by linebacker Dick Butkus and fullback Jim Grabowski. Illinois trailed 7-0 before Jim Plankenhorn’s 32-yard field goal with one second remaining in the first half put the Illini on the scoreboard. Illinois came out strong in the second half, grinding out touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to wear down the Huskies, 17-7. Grabowski earned MVP honors, gaining 125 yards and scoring one touchdown. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 7 7 17 Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 7 0 0 7 Scoring Summary UW Dave Kopay 7 run (Ron Medved kick) UI Jim Plankenhorn 32 FG UI Jim Warren 2 run (Plankenhorn kick) UI Jim Grabowski 1 run (Plankenhorn kick) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 102-43-145; UW – 59-71130.

proved to be the difference. The game would later become a made-for-television movie “Bear,” starring Gary Busey. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 6 0 9 15 Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 7 7 21 Scoring Summary UA Ricky Moore 4 run (Peter Kim kick) UI Joe Curtis 1 run (kick failed) UA Jesse Bendross 8 run (Kim kick) UI Oliver Williams 2 pass from Tony Eason (pass failed) UI Mike Bass 23 FG UA Craig Turner 1 run (Kim kick) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 21-423-444; UA – 217130-347. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Curtis 7-13-1, Richard Ryles 4-10-0; UA – M oore 13-65-1, Jeff Fagan 6-38-0, Turner 11-36-1. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Eason 55-35-4-1423, Kris J enner 3-0-3-0-0; UA – Walter Lewis 13-7-2-0130. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – Mike Martin 8-127-0, Williams 7-84-1, Tim B rewster 6-55-0; UA – Jesse Bendross 3-51-0, Joey J ones 2-60-0 .

1984 ROSE BOWL

Jan. 2, 1984 // Pasadena, Calif. Head Coach Mike White led Illinois to a perfect 9-0 Big Ten Conference record and the first Fighting Illini visit to Pasadena in 20 years. UCLA ended fourth-ranked Illinois’ hopes for a national championship with a 45-9 victory. The Bruins piled up 21 second-quarter points en route to a 28-3 halftime lead. UCLA quarterback Rick Neuheisel enjoyed the best game of his college career, completing 22 of 31 passes for 298 yards. The Bruins rushing attack ground out 232 yards to give UCLA 511 yards in total offense. Illinois ended the season with a 10-2 record, only the second Illinois team in history to win 10 or more games, and became the first and only team in conference history to defeat all nine Big Ten opponents in the same season. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 0 6 9 UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 21 10 7 45

Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Grabowski 23-125-1, Sam Price 10-55-0; UW – Kopay 4-29-1, Steve Bramwell 5-220. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Fred Custardo 7-4-0-0-43, Mike Taliaferro 8-2-0-0-16; UW – Bill Siler 17-6-3-0-46. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – Ron Fearn 3-24-0; UW – Al Libke 3-19-9.

Scoring Summary UCLA Paul Bergmann 3 pass from Rick Neuheisel (Lee kick) UI Chris White 41 FG UCLA Kevin Nelson 28 run (Lee kick) UCLA Karl Dorrell 16 pass from Neuheisel (Lee kick) UCLA Mike Young 53 pass from Neuheisel (Lee kick) UCLA Dorrell 15 pass from Neuheisel (Lee kick) UCLA John Lee 29 FG UI Thomas Rooks 5 pass from Jack Trudeau (pass failed) UCLA Bryan Wiley 8 run (Lee kick)

1982 LIBERTY BOWL

Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 0-205-205; UCLA – 213-298-511.

Dec. 29, 1982 // Memphis, Tenn. Illinois reappeared on the bowl scene after a 19-year absence, facing Alabama and Paul “Bear” Bryant, who was coaching his final game. Illinois saw its perfect bowl record snapped with a 21-15 loss. Fighting Illini quarterback Tony Eason set a Liberty Bowl record, throwing for 423 yards, but Alabama’s bruising ground attack mustered 217 yards and

Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Dwight Beverly 4-22-0, Thomas Rooks 8-21-0; UCLA – Nelson 18-69-1, Frank Cephous 12-86-0. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Yds.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Trudeau 39-23-3-1-178; UCLA – Neuheisel 31-22-0-4-298. #ILLINI // @IlliniFootball // fightingillini.com // 103

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POSTSEASON BOWLS Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – David Williams 10-88-0, Tim Brewster 5-60-0; UCLA – Young 5-129-1, Dorrell 5-61-2, Bergmann 4-54-1.

1985 PEACH BOWL

Dec. 31, 1985 // Atlanta, Ga. On a cold, rainy day in Atlanta, Army scored two touchdowns on halfback option plays to take an eight-point lead into the final five minutes. Trailing 31-23 with less than a minute left, Illinois quarterback Jack Trudeau hit All-American receiver David Williams for a 54-yard touchdown to bring the Fighting Illini within two points of a tie. Trudeau’s two-point conversion pass attempt was broken up and Army handed Illinois its third consecutive Bowl defeat in the 1980s. Trudeau set Peach Bowl records with 38 completions in 55 attempts for 401 yards. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 13 7 6 29 Army. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 14 7 3 31 Scoring Summary ARMY Rob Healy 22 run (Stopa kick) UI Chris White 45 FG UI Cap Boso 1 pass from Jack Trudeau (White kick) ARMY Doug Black 1 run (Stopa kick) ARMY Benny White 33 pass from William Lampley (Stopa kick) UI David Williams 15 pass from Trudeau (pass failed) UI Ray Wilson 1 run (White kick) ARMY Scott Spellmon 26 pass from Clarence Jones (Stopa kick) ARMY Craig Stopa 39 FG UI Williams 54 pass from Trudeau (pass failed) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 77-401-478; ARMY – 291-94385. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Thomas Rooks 10-35-0, Wilson 8-31-1; ARMY – Healy 23-107-1, Lampley 16-76-0, Black 15-73-1. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Yds.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Trudeau 55-38-2-3401; ARMY – Healy 6-3-1-0-35. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – David Williams 7-109-2, Stephen Pierce 6-92-0, Anthony Williams 5-59-0.

1988 ALL-AMERICAN BOWL

Dec. 29, 1988 // Birmingham, Ala. Coach John Mackovic led Illinois to a surprising 6-4-1 record and a third-place finish in the Big Ten, earning a date with SEC powerhouse Florida in the All-American Bowl. On the first play from scrimmage, Florida freshman Emmitt Smith scampered 55 yards for a touchdown. Illinois tied the score on a 30-yard run by Keith Jones in the second quarter. After a fourth-quarter Doug Higgins field goal gave Illinois a three-point lead, Smith scored his second TD with less than four minutes remaining to give the Gators the victory. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 7 0 3 10 Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 0 7 14 Scoring Summary UF Emmitt Smith 55 run (John Francis kick) UI Keith Jones 30 run (Doug Higgins kick) UI Doug Higgins 44 FG UF Smith 2 run (Francis kick) 104 // fightingillini.com // @IlliniFootball // #ILLINI

Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 55-194-249; UF – 187-69-256. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Jones 18-88-1; UF – Smith 28-159-2. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Jeff George 37-202-0-194; UF – Kyle Morris 12-6-2-0-50. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – Mike Bellamy 5-49-0; Steven Williams 5-49-0; UF – Terence Barber 4-29-0.

1990 CITRUS BOWL

Jan. 1, 1990 // Orlando, Fla. Illinois snapped a 26-year bowl victory drought with a 31-21 win over Virginia in the Florida Citrus Bowl. Illinois jumped on the Cavaliers early, with linebacker Bill Henkel recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff. Five plays later, quarterback Jeff George drilled a 15-yard scoring strike to Steven Williams. After Virginia tied the game early in the second quarter, George directed Illinois on an 80-yard scoring drive. Illinois opened the second half with an 84-yard drive capped by fullback Howard Griffith’s threeyard touchdown. Early in the fourth quarter, receiver Mike Bellamy scored on a 26-yard pass from George to clinch an Illini victory. George earned MVP honors, completing 26-of38 for 321 yards and three TDs. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 7 7 31 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 7 7 7 21 Scoring Summary UI Steven Williams 15 pass from Jeff George (Doug Higgins kick) UV Tim Finkelston 30 pass from Shawn Moore (Jake McInerney kick) UI Dan Donovan 1 pass from George (Higgins kick) UI Doug Higgins 34 FG UI Howard Griffith 3 run (Higgins kick) UV Marcus Wilson 2 run (McInerney kick) UI Mike Bellamy 24 pass from George (Higgins kick) UV Herman Moore 4 pass from S. Moore (McInerney kick) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 176-321-497; UV – 110112-322. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Griffith 18-93-0, Steve Feagin 10-54-0; UV – Terry Kirby 8-64-0. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – George 38-26-1-3321; UV – S. Moore 27-17-2-2-191. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – Bellamy 8-166-1, Williams 4-45-1; UV – Finkelston 3-69-1, Herman Moore 5-56-1.

1991 HALL OF FAME BOWL

Jan. 1, 1991 // Tampa, Fla. The Fighting Illini’s trip to the Hall of Fame Bowl would be Illinois’ third bowl appearance in as many years under John Mackovic, but it would also be the most disappointing. The Tigers took the opening kickoff and marched 71 yards in 16 plays before All-American kicker Chris Gardocki kicked an 18-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. Record-setting Illini running back Howard Griffith fumbled on Illinois’ first play from scrimmage, and on the very next play, Tiger quarterback DeChane Cameron hit Doug Thomas with a 14-yard touch

down pass to give his team a 10-0 lead. The Tiger offense tacked on two more touchdowns in the second quarter, while the Clemson defense held the Fighting Illini to just 22 total yards in the half. Illinois got its offense on track in the second half with 225 yards, but never could find paydirt. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0 Clemson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 14 3 3 30 Scoring Summary CU Chris Gardocki 18 FG CU Doug Thomas 14 pass from DeChane Cameron (Gardocki kick) CU Howard Hall 17 pass from Cameron (Gardocki kick) CU Arlington Nunn 34 interception return (Gardocki kick) CU Chris Gardocki 26 FG CU Chris Gardocki 43 FG Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 62-185-247; CU – 148-157305. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Howard Griffith 15-59-0; CU – Cameron 17-76-0. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Jason Verduzco 25-13-2- 0-121; CU – Cameron 20-14-0-2-141. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – Shawn Wax 6-77-0; Steven Mueller 3-76-0; CU – Thomas 5-57-1; Terry Smith 3-43-0.

1991 JOHN HANCOCK BOWL

Dec. 31, 1991 // El Paso, Texas The Illini were playing their first game under new head coach Lou Tepper, who was named John Mackovic’s replacement a little more than two weeks earlier when Mackovic took the head coaching job at Texas. The UI defense certainly came to play, holding the high-octane UCLA attack to just 268 yards of total offense. The Illini offense didn’t fare much better, though, totaling 308 yards of its own in a classic defensive struggle. Illinois missed an early scoring opportunity when Jason Verduzco’s pass was intercepted at the Bruin goal line. The Illinois defense forced a UCLA fumble six plays later, but promptly turned the ball back to the Bruins at the UI 24-yard line after a blocked punt. The Illinois defense held UCLA to a field goal. Both teams traded punches until Illini freshman Chris Richardson kicked a 27-yard field goal. The score remained tied until the opening drive of the fourth quarter when Illinois’ Filmel Johnson fumbled a UCLA punt at the UI 11-yard line that lead to a 19-yard Louis Perez field goal. Illinois LB Mike Poloskey earned the Jimmy Rogers Jr. Trophy as the game’s Most Valuable Lineman. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 0 0 3 UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 0 3 6 Scoring Summary UCLA Louis Perez 32 FG UI Chris Richardson 27 FG UCLA Louis Perez 19 FG Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 119-189-308; UCLA – 92-176-268. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Steve Feagin 12-71-0; UCLA –

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yards. All-American linebacker Simeon Rice led the way with 10 tackles. The Liberty Bowl was the Illini’s first Bowl victory since 1990. Illinois’ 30-0 victory was the most lopsided win in Liberty Bowl history and was the only shutout posted among the 1994-95 Bowls.

1992 HOLIDAY BOWL

Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10 6 0 30 East Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0

Dec. 30, 1992 // San Diego, Calif. Coach Lou Tepper ended his first full year at the helm of the Illini by leading the team to its fifth-consecutive bowl appearance, the longest such streak in school history. Illinois’ offense got off to a quick start against Hawaii, marching 73 yards in nine plays to take a 7-0 lead after the first quarter. The Illini were down by three, 10-7, at halftime, but Hawaii stormed out of the locker room to piece together scoring drives of 80 and 62 yards. On its opening possession of the fourth quarter, a botched Illini lateral gave Hawaii the ball on the Illini’s 21, but the UI defense held the Rainbows to a field goal. On Illinois’ next possession, an interception gave Hawaii the ball once again, and the Rainbows proceeded to kill Illinois’ hopes for a victory by cruising for another score. John Wright caught his second TD pass of the contest in the waning minutes to make the final score 27-17. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 0 7 17 Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 7 10 10 27 Scoring Summary UI John Wright 14 pass from Jason Verduzco (Richardson kick) UH Travis Sims 6 run (Elam kick) UI Chris Richardson 19 FG UH Travis Sims 1 run (Elam kick) UH Jason Elam 45 FG UH Jason Elam 37 FG UH Darrick Branch 53 pass from Michael Carter (Elam kick) UI John Wright 18 pass from Jason Verduzco (Richardson kick) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 108-248-356; UH – 287115-402. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Darren Boyer 11-39-0; Steve Feagin 7-31-0; UH – Travis Sims 29-113-2; Michael Carter 21-105-0. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Jason Verduzco 34-26-1-2-248; UH – Michael Carter 16-6-2-1-15. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – John Wright 7-82-2; UH – Darrick Branch 1-53-1.

1994 LIBERTY BOWL

Dec. 31, 1994 // Memphis, Tenn. Making its sixth bowl appearance in seven years, Illinois dominated Liberty Bowl opponent East Carolina from the beginning. The Illini took a 14-0 first-quarter lead on Johnny Johnson touchdown passes to Ken Dilger and Jasper Strong. In the second quarter the Illini added a Chris Richardson field goal and a touchdown reception by Jason Dulick to pull away, 24-0. Illinois’ final score came in the third quarter on another Johnson TD strike, this time to Ty Douthard. John son’s four touchdown passes and 250 yards passing earned him Most Valuable Offensive Player and Most Valuable Player of the Game honors. The Illini defense forced four interceptions and a fumble, allowing a total of only 271 total

Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 325-286-611; UVA – 172208-380.

Scoring Summary UI Ken Dilger 17 pass from Johnny Johnson (Richardson kick) UI Jasper Strong 73 pass from Johnson (Richardson kick) UI Richardson 21 FG UI Jason Dulick 5 pass from Johnson (Richardson kick) UI Ty Douthard 30 pass from Johnson (kicked failed) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 134-255-389; ECU – 92-179-271. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Ty Douthard 13-52-0; Robert Holcombe 12- 46-0; ECU – Marcus Crandell 41-20-4-0179. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Johnny Johnson 30-18-0-4-250; Scott Weaver 4-2-0-0-5; ECU – Marcus Crandell 41-20-4-0-179. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI - Jasper Strong 3-96-1, Ken Dilger 7-60-1, Jason Dulick 3-30-1; ECU - Scott Richards 4-25-0, Jason Nichols 6-55-0.

1999 MICRONPC.COM BOWL

Dec. 30, 1999 // Miami, Fla. The Illini took advantage of the school’s first bowl appearance in five years with an impressive 63-21 victory over highly touted running back Thomas Jones and the Virginia Cavaliers. In a game which pitted two evenly matched, 7-4 squads, the Illini dominated with 611 yards total offense and nine touchdowns. On the first drive of the game, Kurt Kittner led the Illini down field 71 yards and scored on a one-yard run. The Illini then rattled off 35 unanswered points, including a flea-flicker pass from wide receiver Brandon Lloyd to Kittner for 30 yards and a halftime score of 42-7. Kittner threw a school record 24th touchdown pass on a one-yard reception to Jameel Cook. The Illini broke 22 Illinois and Micronpc.com Bowl records that night and scored the second-most points in collegiate bowl history. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 28 7 14 63 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 7 7 21 Scoring Summary UI Kurt Kittner 1 yd run (Neil Rackers kick) UV Thomas Jones 7 yd run (Todd Braverman kick) UI Rocky Harvey 47 yd run (Rackers kick) UI Kittner 30 yd pass from Brandon Lloyd (Rackers kick) UI Jameel Cook 61 yd pass from Kittner (Rackers kick) UI Steve Havard 2 yd run (Rackers kick) UI Cook 1 yd pass from Kittner (Rackers kick) UV Kevin Coffey 5 yd pass from Ellis (Braverman kick) UI Havard 2 yd run (Rackers kick) UI Harvey 9 yd run (Rackers kick) UI Kirk Johnson 1 yd run (Rackers kick) UV T hompson 55 yd pass from Rivers (Braverman kick)

Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI — Harvey 10-122-2; Havard 15-75-2; K ittner 4-11-1; Johnson 3-5-1; UVA —Jones 23-110-1. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI — Kittner 24-14-12-254; U VA – Ellis 32-15-1-1-146. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI — Cook 4-88-2, Lloyd 3-57-0, Dean 2- 42-0, Young 1-31-0, Kittner 1-30-1; UVA — Jones 5-31-0, McMullen 3-31-0.

2002 SUGAR BOWL

Jan. 1, 2002 // New Orleans, La. Big Ten champion Illinois made a late rally but couldn’t overcome LSU’s fast start as it fell in its first-ever Bowl Championship Series contest 47-34 at the Nokia Sugar Bowl. The Tigers scored the game’s first 28-points and jumped out to a 34-7 halftime advantage thanks to a 27-point second quarter that saw Domanick Davis run for a pair of scores and Rohan Davey throw for two more. The Illini matched LSU’s hot start with a second half rally as Kurt Kittner threw for 182 yards and three scores after halftime to cut the Tiger lead to 13 midway through the fourth quarter. But Illinois couldn’t get any closer as LSU converted a pair of third downs to run out the clock and get the win. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 7 14 13 34 LSU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 27 7 6 47 Scoring Summary LSU Domanick Davis 4 yard run (Corbello kick) LSU Davis 25 yard run (kick blocked) LSU Davis 16 yard run (Corbello kick) LSU Josh Reed 5 yard pass from Rohan Davey (Corbello kick) UI Brian Hodges 2 yard pass from Kurt Kittner (Christofilakos kick) LSU Robert Royal 7 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick) UI Brandon Lloyd 17 yard pass from Kittner (Christofilakos kick) LSU Reed 32 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick) UI Lloyd 10 yard pass from Kittner (Christofilakos kick) UI Walter Young 17 yard pass from Kittner (Christofilakos kick) LSU Davis 4 yard run (pass failed) UI Young 40 yard pass from Lloyd (pass failed) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 61-302-363; LSU – 151444-595. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI — Harvey 9-42; Lloyd 1-14; Davis 4-13; H arris 2-3; LSU —Davis 28-122-4; Henderson 13-54. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI — Kittner 35-14-1262-4; L SU — Davey 53-31-0-444-3. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI — Young 6-178-2; Lloyd 5-56-2; Davis 2-24; Harvey 1-42; Hodges 1-2-1; LSU — Reed 14-239-2; C layton 8-120; Myers 4-51; Royal 2-15-1; Webster 2-14; Davis 1-5.

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POSTSEASON BOWLS 2008 ROSE BOWL

Jan. 1, 2008 // PASADENA, CALIF. The Illini took themselves out of the 2008 Rose Bowl game with four turnovers, which resulted in 28 USC points, and squandered four trips in the red zone for no points to fall to the Trojans, 49-17. Making their first bowl appearance in six years, the Big Ten’s second-place team squared off against No. 6 USC, the Pac-10 champs. Junior tailback Rashard Mendenhall rattled off 155 rushing yards on USC’s fourth-ranked defense and added another 59 yards receiving. With a 21-3 halftime deficit, Illinois came out in the second half, scoring a quick touchdown on a 79-yard run by Mendenhall. After another 55-yard burst by Mendenhall, the Illini threatened inside the 20 yard line, but a Jacob Willis fumble near the goal line gave the momentum back to USC. From there, the Trojans scored 28 unanswered points before an Arrelious Benn 56-yard reception from Eddie McGee capped the game’s scoring in the fourth quarter. Sophomore defender Vontae Davis tied an Illinois bowl record with 13 solo tackles. Early in the game, senior safety Justin Harrison picked off a John David Booty pass returning it 45 yards, but a missed field goal gave the Illini no points. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 7 7 17 USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7 14 14 49 Scoring Summary USC Washington 8 yard pass from Booty (Buehler kick) USC Reed 34 yard pass from Green (Buehler kick) USC Washington 3 yard run (Buehler kick) UI Jason Reda 28 yard field goal UI Rashard Mendenhall 79 yard run (Reda kick) USC Davis 2 yard pass from Booty (Buehler kick) USC McKnight 6 yard run (Buehler kick) USC Ausberry 15 yard pass from Booty (Beuhler kick) USC Hershel 3 yard run (Buehler kick) UI Benn 56 yard pass from McGee (Reda kick) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 144-301-445; USC – 344289-633. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI — R. Mendenhall 17-155-1; McGee 2-7; Weil 2-1; Dufrene 1-0; Williams 15-(19); USC — McKnight 10-125-1; Johnson 9-104; Washington 12-751; Dennis 6-30-1; Adewale 1-17; Bradford 1-5; Havili 1-5; Booty 3-(17). Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI — Williams 35-212-0-245; McGee 1-1-0-1-56; USC — Booty 37-25-1-3-255; Green 1-1-0-1-34. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI — Benn 5-80-1; R. Mendenhall 5-59; Willis 4-74; Cumberland 3-37; Warren 3-25; Gamble 2-26; USC — Davis 7-87-1; McKnight 6-45; Havili 4-63; Washington 3-12; Ausberry 2-28; Johnson 2-15; Reed 1-34; Hazelton 1-5.

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2010 Texas Bowl

Dec. 29, 2010 // Houston, Texas Mikel Leshoure ran for 184 yards and three touchdowns as Illinois earned its first bowl victory since 1999, beating Baylor 38-14 in the Texas Bowl. The Illini spoiled the Bears’ first bowl appearance in 16 seasons. Both teams finished at 7-6. Leshoure had a 5-yard TD run in the second quarter, a 13-yard score in the third quarter and another 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth period. The performance gave him the school single-season rushing record with 1,697 yards. The Illini built a 24-0 lead and Leshoure’s last touchdown put the game out of reach. Leshoure was chosen the most valuable player. Illinois finished with 291 yards rushing and 533 yards of total offense to give coach Ron Zook his first bowl win as a head coach in his fourth try. Freshman quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase got off to a sensational start, completing all of his 13 passes in the first half, and finished 18 of 23 for 242 yards. He scored on a 55-yard touchdown run with 41 seconds to play to make it 38-14. Illinois opened the second half with an 87-yard drive capped by a 13-yard touchdown run by Leshoure. Leshoure also scored the 2-point conversion to extend the lead to 24-0 and set the Illinois single-season scoring record. Illinois led 9-0 before a 5-yard touchdown run by Leshoure about 10 minutes before halftime stretched the lead to 16-0. That score was set up by a 52-yard reception by Ryan Lankford a play earlier. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 8 14 38 Baylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 7 7 14 Scoring Summary UI Derek Dimke 38 yard FG UI Derek Dimke 28 yard FG UI Derek Dimke 43 yard FG UI Mikel Leshoure 5 yard run (Dimke kick) UI Mikel Leshoure 13 yard run (Leshoure rush) BU Jay Finley 4 yard run (Jones kick) BU Kendall Wright 39 yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Jones kick) UI Leshoure 5 yard run (Dimke kick) UI Nathan Scheelhaase 55 yard run (Dimke kick) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 291-242-533; BAY – 124313-437. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI — Leshoure 29-184-3; Ford 12-54-0; Scheelhaase 9-53-1; BAY — Finley 12-63-1; Griffin 16-44-0; Reese 1-17-0. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI — Scheelhaase 23-18-0-0-242; BAY -- Griffin 41-30-0-1-306. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI — Jenkins 6-52-0; Fayson 4-31-0; Ford 3-29-0; Leshoure 2-21-0; Lankford 1-52-0; Millines 1-32-0; E. Wilson 1-25-0; BAY — Wright 12-1271; Gordon 6-50-0; Taylor 5-81-0; Reese 3-22-0; Sampson 2-3-0; Williams 1-12-0; Monk 1-10-0; Buerck 1-8-0.

2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

Dec. 31, 2011 // San Francisco, Calif. Terry Hawthorne intercepted a Kevin Prince pass and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown with 43 seconds left in the third quarter to give Illinois its first lead of the game and the Illini held off UCLA for a 20-14 victory in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl at AT&T Park. It marked the first time in school history that Illinois had won bowl games in consecutive years and snapped a six-game losing streak after the Illini began the season 6-0. Nathan Scheelhaase sealed the victory with a 60-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Jenkins midway through the fourth quarter. A stingy Illinois defense limited the Bruins to 18 yards rushing – the lowest by an FBS opponent since 2005 – and only 219 total yards of offense, and recorded five sacks, breaking the single-season school record. Consensus All-American Whitney Mercilus recorded 1.5 sacks, equaling Simeon Rice’s school-record 16 from 1994, and giving him 22.5 tackles for loss on the season, the second-most in school history. Jenkins caught six passes for 80 yards on the day, falling two yards short of tying David Williams’ single-season record for receiving yards with his season total of 1,276 yards. The game was played under unique circumstances as both schools had interim coaching staffs for the game, most of which were not retained after the bowl. Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 F Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 7 10 20 UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 7 0 7 14 Scoring Summary UCLA Embree 16 yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick) UI Dimke 36 yard field goal UI Hawthorne 39 yard interception return (Dimke kick) UI Dimke 37 yard field goal UI Jenkins 60 yard pass from Scheelhaase (Dimke kick) UCLA Rosario 38 yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI – 178-148-326; UCLA – 30-201-231. Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI – Scheelhaase 22-110, Young 12-45, Jenkins 1-16, Pollard 4-13, O’Toole 1-1, Team 1-(1), Millines 1-(-2), Dimke 1-(-4). UCLA – Coleman 9-39, Franklin 8-29, James 2-(-6), Team 1-(-13), Prince 10-(-31). Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds.): UI – Scheelhaase 18-30-1-1-139, O’Toole 0-2-0-0-0, Millines 1-1-0-0-9. UCLA – Prince 14-29-1-2-201. Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI – Jenkins 6-80-1, Lankford 3-25, Millines 2-18, Viliunas 2-15, Young 2-(-1), Scheelhaase 1-9, Harris 1-6, Davis 1-0, Pollard 1-(-4). UCLA – Fauria 5-36, Smith 3-60, Rosario 3-55-1, Evans 1-29, Embree 1-16-1, Coleman 1-5.

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POSTSEASON BOWL RECORDS team Total Offense

Most Yards Gained Illinois 611, vs. Virginia (1999 Micronpc.com) Opponent 633, USC (2008 Rose) Fewest Yards Gained Illinois 205, vs. UCLA (1984 Rose) Opponent 182, Washington (1964 Rose)

Most Rushing TDs Illinois 6, vs. Virginia (1999 MicronPC.com) Opponent 4, LSU (2002 Sugar)

team PASSING

Most Passes Attempted Illinois 58, vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty) Opponent 53, LSU (2002 Sugar)

Most Touchdowns Scored (Rush/Pass) Illinois 9, vs. Virginia (1999 Micronpc.com) Opponent 7, LSU (2002 Sugar) & USC (2008 Rose)

Fewest Passes Attempted Illinois 15, (1947, 1952, 1964 Rose) Opponent 13, Alabama (1982 Liberty)

Fewest Touchdowns Scored (Rush/Pass) Illinois 0, vs. UCLA (1991 John Hancock); vs. Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame) Opponent 0, UCLA (1991 John Hancock); East Carolina (1994 Liberty)

Most Passes Completed Illinois 38, vs. Army (1985 Peach) Opponent 31, LSU (2002 Sugar), Baylor (2010 Texas)

team first downs

Fewest Passes Completed Illinois 4, vs. UCLA (1947 Rose) Opponent 6, Hawaii (1992 Holiday)

Most First Downs Illinois 29, vs. Virginia (1990 Citrus) Opponent 32, LSU (2002 Sugar) Fewest First Downs Illinois 14, vs. Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame) 14, vs. UCLA (1991 John Hancock) 14, vs. LSU (2002 Sugar) Opponent 12, UCLA (1947 Rose Bowl) 12, Washington (1964 Rose) 12, Florida (1988 All-American)

Most Passes Intercepted Illinois 7, vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty) Opponent 4, UCLA (1947 Rose) Fewest Passes Intercepted Illinois 0, vs. Washington (1964 Rose); vs. Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame); vs. Baylor (2010 Texas) Opponent 0, UCLA (1984 Rose); LSU (2002 Sugar); Baylor (2010 Texas)

Most First Downs by Rushing Illinois 19, vs. UCLA (1947 Rose) Opponent 16, Hawaii (1992 Holiday)

Most Yards Passing Illinois 423, vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty) Opponent 444, LSU (2002 Sugar)

Fewest First Downs by Rushing Illinois 3, vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty) 3, vs. LSU (2002 Sugar) Opponent 2, UCLA (2011 Kraft Fight Hunger)

Fewest Yards Passing Illinois 59, vs. Washington (1964 Rose) Opponent 68, Washington (1964 Rose)

Most First Downs by Passing Illinois 19, vs. Army (1985 Peach) Opponent 26, LSU (2002 Sugar) Fewest First Downs by Passing Illinois 4, vs. UCLA (1947 Rose) Opponent 4, Washington (1964 Rose) Most First Downs by Penalty Illinois 3, vs. USC (2008 Rose) Opponent 3, East Carolina (1994 Liberty)

team RUSHING

Most Rushes Illinois 66, vs. Washington (1964 Rose) Opponent 64, Army (1985 Peach) Fewest Rushes Illinois 17, vs. UCLA (1984 Rose) Opponent 23, East Carolina (1994 Liberty) Most Yards Gained Illinois 361, vs. Stanford (1952 Rose) Opponent 344, USC (2008 Rose) Fewest Yards Gained Illinois 0, vs. UCLA (1984 Rose) Opponent 19, UCLA (2011 Kraft Fight Hunger)

Highest Completion Percentage Illinois .782 (18-23), vs. Baylor (2010 Texas) Opponent .721 (31-43), Baylor (2010 Texas) Lowest Completion Percentage Illinois .400, vs. Washington (1964 Rose) Opponent .353, Hawaii (1992 Holiday) Most Touchdown Passes Illinois 5, vs. LSU (2002 Sugar) Opponent 4, UCLA (1984 Rose); LSU (2002 Sugar); USC (2008 Rose)

team punting Most Punts Illinois Opponent

9, vs. LSU (2002 Sugar) 8, UCLA (1947 Rose); LSU (2002 Sugar); UCLA (2011 Kraft Fight Hunger)

Fewest Punts Illinois 0, vs. Virginia (1999 Micronpc.com) Opponent 2, Hawaii (1992 Holiday) Highest Punting Average Illinois 50.5, vs. Stanford (1952 Rose) Opponent 46.0, Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame) Lowest Punting Average Illinois 33.3, vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty) Opponent 30.3, Stanford (1952 Rose) Highest Punt Return Average Illinois 17.0, vs. UCLA (1947 Rose) Opponent 14.5, UCLA (1991 John Hancock) #ILLINI // @IlliniFootball // fightingillini.com // 107

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POSTSEASON BOWL RECORDS team kickoff returns

Most Kickoff Returns Illinois 6, vs. Army (1985 Peach) Opponent 8, UCLA (1947 Rose)

Most Passes Completed Illinois 38, Jack Trudeau vs. Army (1985 Peach) Opponent 31, Rohan Davey, LSU (2002 Sugar)

Highest Kickoff Return Average Illinois 33.3, vs. UCLA (1984 Rose) Opponent 32.6, UCLA (1947 Rose)

Most Touchdown Passes Thrown Illinois 4, Johnny Johnson vs. East Carolina (1994 Liberty); Kurt Kittner vs. LSU (2002 Sugar) Opponent 4, Rick Neuheisel, UCLA (1984 Rose)

Lowest Kickoff Return Average Illinois 11.0, vs. UCLA (2011 Kraft Fight Hunger) Opponent 9.0, UCLA (1991 John Hancock)

Most Passing Yardage Illinois 423, Tony Eason vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty) Opponent 444, Rohan Davey, LSU (2002 Sugar)

team penalties

Most Interceptions Thrown Illinois 4, Tony Eason vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty) Opponent 4, Marcus Crandell, East Carolina (1994 Liberty)

Most Penalties Against Illinois 15, vs. East Carolina (1994 Liberty) Opponent 13, LSU (2002 Sugar) Fewest Penalties Against Illinois 2, vs. Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame) Opponent 3, Alabama (1982 Liberty); Army (1985 Peach); Hawaii (1992 Holiday); UCLA (2011 Kraft Fight Hunger) Most Yards Penalized Illinois 164, vs. East Carolina (1994 Liberty) Opponent 113, LSU (2002 Sugar) Fewest Yards Penalized Illinois 25, vs. Hawaii (1992 Holiday) Opponent 14, Alabama (1982 Liberty)

team FUMBLES

Most Fumbles Illinois 6, vs. USC (2008 Rose) Opponent 5, Washington (1964 Rose) Fewest Fumbles Illinois 0, vs. East Carolina (1994 Liberty); vs. Stanford (1952 Rose) Opponent 0, Army (1985 Peach) & USC (2008 Rose) Most Fumbles Lost Illinois 3, vs. Washington (1964 Rose) Opponent 3, Alabama (1982 Liberty)

individual RUSHING

Most Carries Illinois 29, Mikel Leshoure vs. Baylor (2010 Texas) Opponent 29, Travis Sims, Hawaii (1992 Holiday) Most Yards Gained Illinois 187, Mikel Leshoure vs. Baylor (2010 Texas) Opponent 159, Emmitt Smith, Florida (1988 All-American) Yards per Rush (5 carries min.) Illinois 12.2, Rocky Harvey vs. Virginia (1999 Micronpc.com) Opponent 12.5, Joe McKnight, USC (2008 Rose) Most Rushing TDs Illinois 3, Mikel Leshoure vs. Baylor (2010 Texas) Opponent 4, Domenick Davis, LSU (2002 Sugar)

individual passing

Most Passes Attempted Illinois 55, Tony Eason vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty); Jack Trudeau vs. Army (1985 Peach) Opponent 53, Rohan Davey, LSU (2002 Sugar)

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Best Completion Percentage (min. 5 att.) Illinois .783, Nathan Scheelhaase (18-23) vs. Baylor (2010 Texas) Opponent .732, Robert Griffin III (30-41), Baylor (2010 Texas) Consecutive Completions Illinois 13 (to start game), Nathan Scheelhaase vs. Baylor (2010 Texas)

individual receiving

Most Receptions Illinois 10, David Williams vs. UCLA (1984 Rose) Opponent 14, Josh Reed, LSU (2002 Sugar) Most Reception Yardage Illinois 178, Walter Young vs. LSU (2002 Sugar) Opponent 239, Josh Reed, LSU (2002 Sugar) Most Touchdown Receptions Illinois 2, five times (last, Walter Young and Brandon Lloyd vs. LSU, 2002 Sugar) Opponent 2, Karl Dorrell, UCLA (1984 Rose); Josh Reed, LSU (2002 Sugar)

INDIVIDUAL scoring

Most Touchdowns Illinois 3, Mikel Leshoure (all rushing) vs. Baylor (2010 Texas) Opponent 4, Domanick Davis, LSU (2002 Sugar) Most Points Illinois 20, Mikel Leshoure vs. Baylor (2010 Texas) Opponent 24, Domanick Davis, LSU (2002 Sugar) Most Extra Points Illinois 9, Neil Rackers vs. Virginia (1999 Micronpc.com) Opponent 7, David Buehler, USC (2008 Rose)

INDIVIDUAL field goals

Longest Field Goal Illinois 45, Chris White vs. Army (1985 Peach) Opponent 45, Jason Elam, Hawaii (1992 Holiday) Most Field Goals Illinois 3, Derek Dimke (38, 28, 43) vs. Baylor (2010 Texas) Opponent 3, Chris Gardocki, Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame)

tackles

Most Tackles Illinois 13, Vontae Davis vs. USC (2008 Rose); Moe Gardner vs. Florida (1988 All-American); Don Thorp vs. UCLA (1984 Rose) Opponent 15, Daren Hart, East Carolina (1994 Liberty)

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