Sunday, 09/28/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (22) Illinois | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| (12) Penn State | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 109,626 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Illinois kicks off. Wallace returns 11 yards to the PSU11. | |
| Penn State - 14:56 | ||
| 1-10, PSU11 | 14:56 | Williams rush left for 8 yards to the PSU19. |
| 2-2, PSU19 | 14:28 | Clark rush right for 3 yards to the PSU22. |
| 1-10, PSU22 | 14:22 | Royster rush middle for 1 yard to the PSU23. |
| 2-9, PSU23 | 13:47 | Clark incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, PSU23 | 13:14 | Clark incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, PSU23 | 13:11 | Boone punts. No return. Ball on Ill40. |
| Illinois - 13:00 | ||
| 1-10, Ill40 | 13:00 | Benn rush right for 1 yard to the Ill41. |
| 2-9, Ill41 | 12:53 | Williams pass completion to the left to Hoomanawanui for 14 yards to the PSU45. |
| 1-10, PSU45 | 12:01 | Dufrene rush middle for 30 yards to the PSU15. |
| 1-10, PSU15 | 11:38 | Williams pass completion to the right to Benn for 13 yards to the PSU2. |
| 1-2, PSU2 | 11:22 | Ford rush middle for 1 yard to the PSU1. |
| 2-1, PSU1 | 10:51 | Ford rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:21 | Eller PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:21 | Illinois kicks off. Williams returns 22 yards to the PSU27. | |
| Penn State - 10:16 | ||
| 1-10, PSU27 | 10:16 | Royster rush middle for 3 yards to the PSU30. |
| 2-7, PSU30 | 10:07 | Clark pass completion to the right to Williams for 4 yards to the PSU34. |
| 2-7, PSU34 | 9:12 | Penn State time out. |
| 3-3, PSU34 | 9:12 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Zug for 8 yards to the PSU42. |
| 1-10, PSU42 | 9:07 | Royster rush middle for 12 yards to the Ill46. |
| 1-10, Ill46 | 8:37 | Clark rush right for 15 yards to the Ill31. |
| 1-10, Ill31 | 7:45 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Butler for 19 yards to the Ill12. |
| 1-10, Ill12 | 7:18 | Royster rush right for 11 yards to the Ill1. |
| 1-1, Ill1 | 6:45 | Illinois penalized 1 yards. |
| 1-1, Ill1 | 6:24 | Clark rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:16 | Kelly PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:16 | Penn State kicks off. No return. Ball on Ill40. | |
| Illinois - 6:16 | ||
| 1-10, Ill40 | 6:16 | Dufrene rush middle for 7 yards to the Ill47. |
| 2-3, Ill47 | 6:05 | Williams rush middle for -1 yards to the Ill46. |
| 3-4, Ill46 | 5:27 | Williams rush middle for 10 yards to the PSU44. |
| 1-10, PSU44 | 5:27 | Williams pass completion to the right to Judson for 8 yards to the PSU36. |
| 2-2, PSU36 | 4:31 | Dufrene rush middle for 1 yard to the PSU35. |
| 3-1, PSU35 | 3:49 | Williams rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU33. |
| 1-10, PSU33 | 3:40 | Williams pass completion to the left to Benn for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:25 | Eller PAT - GOOD. | |
| 3:25 | Illinois kicks off. Williams returns 15 yards to the PSU19. | |
| Penn State - 3:20 | ||
| 1-10, PSU19 | 3:20 | Clark rush middle for -2 yards to the PSU17. |
| 2-12, PSU17 | 3:15 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Quarless for 14 yards to the PSU31. |
| 1-10, PSU31 | 2:48 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Williams for 19 yards to the Ill50. |
| 1-10, Ill50 | 2:24 | Williams rush left for 6 yards to the Ill44. |
| 2-4, Ill44 | 1:45 | Royster rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill43. |
| 3-3, Ill43 | 1:25 | Clark rush right for 7 yards to the Ill36. |
| 3-3, Ill43 | 1:25 | Illinois penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Ill21 | 0:48 | Clark pass completion to the right to Williams for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:22 | Kelly PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:22 | Penn State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Ill20. | |
| Illinois - 0:22 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 0:22 | Williams rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill22. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 2-8, Ill22 | 15:00 | Dufrene rush left for 9 yards to the Ill31. |
| 1-10, Ill31 | 14:54 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill31 | 14:30 | Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-11, Ill30 | 14:30 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Dufrene for -3 yards to the Ill27. |
| 3-14, Ill27 | 13:35 | Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-24, Ill17 | 13:13 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-24, Ill17 | 12:52 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on PSU39. |
| 4-24, Ill17 | 12:52 | Illinois penalized 5 yards. |
| Penn State - 12:41 | ||
| 1-5, PSU43 | 12:41 | Clark pass completion to the left to Butler for 24 yards to the Ill33. |
| 1-10, Ill33 | 12:41 | Clark pass completion to the left to Green for 1 yard to the Ill32. |
| 2-9, Ill32 | 12:41 | Green rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill31. |
| 3-8, Ill31 | 11:16 | Clark pass completion to the right to Williams for 9 yards to the Ill22. |
| 1-10, Ill22 | 10:50 | Clark rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill21. |
| 2-9, Ill21 | 10:12 | Clark pass completion to the right to Royster for 16 yards to the Ill5. |
| 1-5, Ill5 | 9:15 | Williams rush left for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:09 | Kelly PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:09 | Penn State kicks off. Jenkins returns 23 yards to the Ill31. | |
| Illinois - 9:03 | ||
| 1-10, Ill31 | 9:03 | Williams rush right for 1 yard to the Ill32. |
| 2-9, Ill32 | 8:51 | Williams pass to the left intercepted by Scirrotto and returned 0 yards. |
| Penn State - 8:13 | ||
| 1-10, Ill48 | 8:13 | Clark incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill48 | 8:08 | Green rush middle for 9 yards to the Ill39. |
| 3-1, Ill39 | 7:41 | Clark rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill37. |
| 1-10, Ill37 | 7:04 | Green rush left for 6 yards to the Ill31. |
| 2-4, Ill31 | 6:50 | Clark incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-4, Ill31 | 6:17 | Clark sacked by Walker for a 7 yard loss to the Ill38. |
| 4-11, Ill38 | 5:52 | Kelly punts. No return. Ball on Ill7. |
| Illinois - 5:24 | ||
| 1-10, Ill7 | 5:24 | Dufrene rush middle for 13 yards to the Ill20. |
| 1-10, Ill20 | 5:12 | Williams pass completion to the left to Duvalt for 4 yards to the Ill24. |
| 2-6, Ill24 | 5:07 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-11, Ill19 | 4:58 | Dufrene rush right for 4 yards to the Ill23. |
| 3-6, Ill23 | 4:21 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Ill23 | 3:49 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on PSU30. |
| Penn State - 3:41 | ||
| 1-10, PSU30 | 3:41 | Royster rush middle for 6 yards to the PSU36. |
| 2-4, PSU36 | 3:41 | Royster rush middle for 24 yards to the Ill40. |
| 1-10, Ill40 | 3:01 | Green rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill38. |
| 2-8, Ill38 | 2:38 | Clark incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-8, Ill38 | 1:58 | Clark pass completion to the right to Royster for 7 yards to the Ill31. |
| 4-1, Ill31 | 1:43 | Green rush middle for 0 yards to the Ill31. |
| Illinois - 1:11 | ||
| 1-10, Ill32 | 1:11 | Williams pass completion to the left to Judson for 13 yards to the Ill45. |
| 1-10, Ill44 | 1:05 | Williams rush right for 2 yards to the Ill46. |
| 1-10, Ill46 | 0:48 | Illinois time out. |
| 2-8, Ill46 | 0:48 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, Ill46 | 0:45 | Williams sacked by Evans for a 10 yard loss to the Ill36. |
| 3-8, Ill36 | 0:31 | Penn State time out. |
| 4-18, Ill36 | 0:31 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on PSU32. |
| Penn State - 0:31 | ||
| 1-10, PSU32 | 0:31 | Clark rush middle for -2 yards to the PSU30. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Penn State kicks off. Davis returns 22 yards to the Ill22. | |
| Illinois - 14:56 | ||
| 1-10, Ill22 | 14:56 | Williams rush right for 5 yards to the Ill27. |
| 2-5, Ill26 | 14:42 | Williams rush left for 12 yards to the Ill38. |
| 1-10, Ill38 | 14:09 | Williams pass completion to the left to Judson for 4 yards to the Ill42. |
| 2-6, Ill42 | 14:09 | Benn rush left for 1 yard to the Ill43. |
| 3-9, Ill41 | 13:11 | Williams rush middle for 7 yards to the Ill48. |
| 4-2, Ill48 | 13:11 | Williams rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill49. |
| Penn State - 13:11 | ||
| 1-10, Ill48 | 13:11 | Royster rush left for 1 yard to the Ill47. |
| 2-9, Ill47 | 12:02 | Royster rush left for 37 yards to the Ill10. |
| 1-10, Ill10 | 11:32 | Royster rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill5. |
| 2-5, Ill5 | 11:13 | Royster rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill4. |
| 3-4, Ill4 | 11:13 | Clark rush right for -3 yards to the Ill7. |
| 4-7, Ill7 | 9:37 | Kelly 25 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:14 | Penn State kicks off. Jenkins returns 25 yards to the Ill29. | |
| Illinois - 9:08 | ||
| 1-10, Ill29 | 9:08 | Williams rush right for 5 yards to the Ill34. |
| 2-5, Ill34 | 9:00 | LeShoure rush left for 11 yards to the Ill45. |
| 1-10, Ill45 | 8:24 | Dufrene rush middle for 9 yards to the PSU46. |
| 2-1, PSU46 | 7:54 | Dufrene rush right for 0 yards to the PSU46. |
| 3-1, PSU46 | 7:26 | Ford rush middle for 3 yards to the PSU43. |
| 1-10, PSU43 | 6:51 | Dufrene rush left for 9 yards to the PSU34. |
| 2-1, PSU34 | 6:20 | Dufrene rush left for 2 yards to the PSU32. |
| 1-10, PSU32 | 6:06 | Dufrene rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU30. |
| 2-8, PSU30 | 5:46 | LeShoure rush left for 10 yards to the PSU20. |
| 1-10, PSU20 | 5:07 | Ford rush middle for 6 yards to the PSU14. |
| 2-4, PSU14 | 4:31 | Williams rush middle for -2 yards to the PSU16. |
| 3-6, PSU16 | 3:46 | Williams incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, PSU16 | 3:11 | 33 yard field goal attempt by Eller is NO GOOD. |
| Penn State - 3:06 | ||
| 1-10, PSU20 | 3:06 | Clark pass completion to the right to Williams for 5 yards to the PSU25. |
| 2-5, PSU25 | 2:58 | Green rush middle for 0 yards to the PSU25. |
| 2-5, PSU25 | 2:58 | Green fumbles, Wilson of Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards to the PSU28. |
| Illinois - 2:58 | ||
| 1-10, PSU28 | 2:58 | Duvalt sacked by Rubin for a 5 yard loss to the PSU33. |
| 2-15, PSU33 | 2:58 | Williams rush left for 0 yards to the PSU33. |
| 3-15, PSU33 | 1:24 | Williams rush middle for 8 yards to the PSU25. |
| 4-7, PSU25 | 0:35 | Eller 43 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Illinois kicks off. Williams returns 94 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | |
| Penn State - 14:47 | ||
| 14:47 | Kelly PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:47 | Penn State kicks off. Benn returns 23 yards to the Ill27. | |
| Illinois - 14:41 | ||
| 1-10, Ill27 | 14:41 | Williams rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill32. |
| 2-5, Ill32 | 14:31 | Williams pass completion to the right to Hoomanawanui for 9 yards to the Ill41. |
| 1-10, Ill41 | 14:31 | Dufrene rush left for 5 yards to the Ill46. |
| 2-5, Ill46 | 13:20 | Williams pass completion to the right to Benn for 54 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:48 | Eller PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:48 | Illinois kicks off. Wallace returns 19 yards to the PSU23. | |
| Penn State - 12:42 | ||
| 1-10, PSU23 | 12:42 | Williams rush right for 4 yards to the PSU27. |
| 2-6, PSU27 | 12:19 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Williams for 5 yards to the PSU32. |
| 3-1, PSU32 | 11:40 | Clark rush right for 22 yards to the Ill46. |
| 1-10, Ill46 | 10:50 | Clark pass completion to the left to Williams for 16 yards to the Ill30. |
| 1-10, Ill30 | 10:43 | Royster rush left for 6 yards to the Ill24. |
| 2-4, Ill24 | 10:10 | Royster rush left for 7 yards to the Ill17. |
| 1-10, Ill17 | 9:33 | Clark pass completion to the left to Quarless for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:03 | Kelly PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:03 | Penn State kicks off. No return. Ball on Ill20. | |
| Illinois - 9:03 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 9:03 | Williams incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Ill20 | 8:57 | Dufrene rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill26. |
| 3-4, Ill26 | 8:49 | Williams pass completion to the right to Benn for 10 yards to the Ill36. |
| 1-10, Ill36 | 8:11 | Dufrene rush left for 0 yards to the Ill36. |
| 1-10, Ill36 | 8:11 | Dufrene fumbles, Scirrotto of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards to the Ill36. |
| Penn State - 7:52 | ||
| 1-10, Ill36 | 7:52 | Royster rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill34. |
| 2-8, Ill34 | 7:41 | Royster rush left for 1 yard to the Ill33. |
| 3-7, Ill33 | 6:55 | Clark incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, Ill33 | 6:18 | Kelly punts. Touchback. Ball on Ill20. |
| Illinois - 6:10 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 6:10 | Williams incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Ill20 | 6:04 | Williams rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill26. |
| 3-4, Ill26 | 5:51 | Williams pass completion to the right to LeShoure for 12 yards to the Ill38. |
| 1-10, Ill38 | 5:22 | Williams pass completion to the middle to LeShoure for 14 yards to the PSU48. |
| 1-10, PSU48 | 5:00 | LeShoure rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU46. |
| 2-8, PSU46 | 4:40 | Williams incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-8, PSU46 | 4:19 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, PSU46 | 4:14 | Williams incomplete pass to the middle. |
| Penn State - 4:09 | ||
| 1-10, PSU47 | 4:09 | Clark rush right for 13 yards to the Ill40. |
| 1-10, Ill41 | 3:57 | Royster rush middle for 7 yards to the Ill34. |
| 2-3, Ill34 | 3:25 | Williams rush left for 6 yards to the Ill28. |
| 1-10, Ill28 | 2:45 | Royster rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill25. |
| 1-10, Ill25 | 2:11 | Illinois time out. |
| 2-7, Ill25 | 2:11 | Royster rush middle for 8 yards to the Ill17. |
| 1-10, Ill17 | 1:54 | Penn State penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, Ill27 | 1:28 | Royster rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill25. |
| 2-18, Ill25 | 0:53 | Clark rush middle for -2 yards to the Ill27. |










