Saturday, 10/03/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (15) Penn State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Illinois | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 62,870 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Penn State kicks off. Benn returns 31 yards to the Ill32. | |
| Illinois - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, Ill32 | 14:54 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill33 | 14:47 | Dufrene rush left for 3 yards to the Ill36. |
| 3-7, Ill36 | 14:22 | Williams pass completion to the right to Dufrene for 23 yards to the PSU41. |
| 1-10, PSU41 | 13:44 | Dufrene rush right for 5 yards to the PSU36. |
| 2-5, PSU36 | 13:23 | Dufrene rush middle for -2 yards to the PSU38. |
| 3-7, PSU38 | 12:36 | Williams rush left for 2 yards to the PSU36. |
| 4-5, PSU36 | 12:14 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on PSU7. |
| Penn State - 12:14 | ||
| 4-5, PSU36 | 12:14 | Illinois penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, PSU22 | 11:46 | Royster rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU24. |
| 2-8, PSU24 | 11:10 | Royster rush right for 7 yards to the PSU31. |
| 3-1, PSU31 | 10:37 | Clark incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-1, PSU31 | 10:24 | Boone punts. No return. Ball on Ill3. |
| Illinois - 10:13 | ||
| 1-10, Ill3 | 10:13 | Dufrene rush left for -1 yards to the Ill2. |
| 2-11, Ill2 | 9:54 | Williams rush middle for 7 yards to the Ill9. |
| 3-4, Ill9 | 9:11 | Dufrene rush left for 9 yards to the Ill18. |
| 1-10, Ill18 | 8:56 | Dufrene rush right for 9 yards to the Ill27. |
| 2-1, Ill27 | 7:54 | Benn rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill29. |
| 1-10, Ill29 | 7:47 | Ford rush right for 5 yards to the Ill34. |
| 2-5, Ill34 | 7:09 | Williams rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill36. |
| 3-3, Ill36 | 6:30 | Williams pass completion to the left to Dufrene for 0 yards to the Ill36. |
| 4-3, Ill36 | 6:01 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on PSU22. |
| Penn State - 5:41 | ||
| 1-10, PSU22 | 5:41 | Clark pass completion to the left to Quarless for 5 yards to the PSU27. |
| 2-5, PSU27 | 5:07 | Royster rush right for 0 yards to the PSU27. |
| 3-5, PSU27 | 4:48 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Quarless for 7 yards to the PSU34. |
| 1-10, PSU34 | 3:55 | Clark pass completion to the right to Moye for 7 yards to the PSU41. |
| 2-3, PSU41 | 3:24 | Clark incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-3, PSU41 | 3:13 | Clark pass completion to the right to Zug for 6 yards to the PSU47. |
| 1-10, PSU47 | 3:00 | Royster rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill47. |
| 2-4, Ill47 | 2:11 | Clark incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-4, Ill47 | 1:57 | Penn State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-9, PSU48 | 1:57 | Clark incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, PSU48 | 1:51 | Boone punts. Fayson returns 4 yards to the Ill20. |
| Illinois - 1:41 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 1:41 | Williams rush left for 7 yards to the Ill27. |
| 2-3, Ill27 | 1:25 | Dufrene rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill29. |
| 3-1, Ill29 | 0:55 | Ford rush left for 8 yards to the Ill37. |
| 1-10, Ill37 | 0:34 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill37 | 0:12 | Williams rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill40. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 3-7, Ill40 | 15:00 | Williams pass completion to the right to Duvalt for 5 yards to the Ill45. |
| 4-2, Ill45 | 14:31 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on PSU20. |
| Penn State - 14:19 | ||
| 1-10, PSU20 | 14:19 | Green rush right for 2 yards to the PSU22. |
| 2-8, PSU22 | 13:50 | Green rush middle for 3 yards to the PSU25. |
| 3-5, PSU25 | 13:30 | Clark pass completion to the left to Shuler for 11 yards to the PSU36. |
| 1-10, PSU36 | 12:26 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Zug for 11 yards to the PSU47. |
| 1-10, PSU47 | 12:10 | Clark pass completion to the left to Quarless for 1 yard to the PSU48. |
| 2-9, PSU48 | 11:27 | Green rush middle for 52 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:27 | Wagner PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:05 | Penn State kicks off. Hawthorne returns 13 yards to the Ill25. | |
| Illinois - 10:59 | ||
| 1-10, Ill25 | 10:59 | Ford rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill28. |
| 2-7, Ill27 | 10:32 | Williams rush middle for 12 yards to the Ill39. |
| 1-10, Ill39 | 10:19 | Dufrene rush middle for 4 yards to the Ill43. |
| 2-6, Ill43 | 9:43 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Benn for 49 yards to the PSU8. |
| 1-8, PSU8 | 9:07 | Dufrene rush middle for 4 yards to the PSU4. |
| 2-4, PSU4 | 8:20 | Williams rush left for 0 yards to the PSU4. |
| 3-4, PSU4 | 7:35 | Williams incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, PSU4 | 7:16 | Eller 22 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 7:12 | Illinois kicks off. Wallace returns 15 yards to the PSU13. | |
| Penn State - 7:07 | ||
| 1-10, PSU13 | 7:07 | Green rush left for 3 yards to the PSU16. |
| 2-7, PSU16 | 6:55 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Quarless for 9 yards to the PSU25. |
| 1-10, PSU25 | 5:58 | Green rush left for 6 yards to the PSU31. |
| 2-4, PSU31 | 5:15 | Green rush middle for 3 yards to the PSU34. |
| 3-1, PSU34 | 4:33 | Green rush middle for 12 yards to the PSU46. |
| 1-10, PSU46 | 4:17 | Clark pass completion to the left to Quarless for 5 yards to the Ill49. |
| 2-5, Ill49 | 3:10 | Clark pass completion to the left to Zug for 11 yards to the Ill38. |
| 1-10, Ill38 | 2:59 | Clark incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill38 | 2:28 | Clark rush left for 1 yard to the Ill37. |
| 3-9, Ill37 | 2:00 | Clark incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, Ill37 | 1:46 | Boone punts. No return. Ball on Ill1. |
| Illinois - 1:31 | ||
| 1-10, Ill1 | 1:31 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Duvalt for 20 yards to the Ill21. |
| 1-10, Ill21 | 1:20 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill21 | 1:15 | Williams pass completion to the right to Benn for 20 yards to the Ill41. |
| 1-10, Ill41 | 1:09 | Williams pass completion to the left to Jenkins for 10 yards to the PSU49. |
| 1-10, PSU49 | 1:04 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU49 | 0:59 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Benn for 15 yards to the PSU34. |
| 1-10, PSU34 | 0:42 | Williams rush left for 7 yards to the PSU27. |
| 1-10, PSU27 | 0:33 | Illinois time out. |
| 2-3, PSU27 | 0:33 | Williams sacked by Hull for a 1 yard loss to the PSU28. |
| 2-3, PSU28 | 0:27 | Illinois time out. |
| 3-4, PSU28 | 0:27 | Dufrene rush left for 5 yards to the PSU23. |
| 1-10, PSU23 | 0:19 | Williams sacked by Crawford for a 15 yard loss to the PSU38. |
| 1-10, PSU23 | 0:19 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-30, PSU43 | 0:10 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-30, PSU43 | 0:03 | Williams pass to the right intercepted by Morris and returned 70 yards. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Illinois kicks off. Wallace returns 7 yards to the PSU15. | |
| Penn State - 14:56 | ||
| 1-10, PSU15 | 14:56 | Royster rush middle for 5 yards to the PSU20. |
| 2-5, PSU20 | 14:20 | Royster rush middle for 3 yards to the PSU23. |
| 3-2, PSU23 | 13:55 | Clark pass completion to the left to Suhey for 15 yards to the PSU38. |
| 1-10, PSU38 | 13:05 | Penn State penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, PSU28 | 12:58 | Clark incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-20, PSU28 | 12:33 | Clark rush middle for 20 yards to the PSU48. |
| 1-10, PSU48 | 12:08 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Moye for 14 yards to the Ill38. |
| 1-10, PSU48 | 12:08 | Moye fumbles, Frierson of Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards to the Ill30. |
| Illinois - 11:49 | ||
| 1-10, Ill30 | 11:49 | Williams rush right for 1 yard to the Ill31. |
| 2-9, Ill31 | 11:33 | Williams rush right for 5 yards to the Ill36. |
| 2-9, Ill31 | 11:33 | Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-14, Ill26 | 11:11 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-14, Ill26 | 11:04 | Williams sacked by Latimore for a 1 yard loss to the Ill25. |
| 4-15, Ill25 | 10:30 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on PSU31. |
| Penn State - 10:23 | ||
| 1-10, PSU31 | 10:23 | Clark pass completion to the left to Shuler for 4 yards to the PSU35. |
| 2-6, PSU35 | 10:10 | Royster rush right for -1 yards to the PSU34. |
| 3-7, PSU34 | 9:35 | Clark rush middle for 51 yards to the Ill15. |
| 1-10, Ill15 | 8:31 | Clark pass completion to the right to Moye for 6 yards to the Ill9. |
| 2-4, Ill9 | 7:55 | Green rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill4. |
| 1-4, Ill4 | 7:30 | Green rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill1. |
| 2-1, Ill1 | 6:55 | Clark rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:55 | Wagner PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:34 | Penn State kicks off. Graham returns 18 yards to the Ill41. | |
| Illinois - 6:23 | ||
| 1-10, Ill41 | 6:23 | Williams incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Ill41 | 6:22 | Williams rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill42. |
| 3-9, Ill42 | 6:03 | Williams pass completion to the right to Dufrene for 2 yards to the Ill44. |
| 4-7, Ill44 | 5:37 | Santella punts. Royster returns 0 yards to the PSU21. |
| Penn State - 5:37 | ||
| 4-7, Ill44 | 5:37 | Royster fumbles, Royster of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards to the PSU21. |
| 1-10, PSU21 | 5:04 | Royster rush right for 20 yards to the PSU41. |
| 1-10, PSU41 | 4:36 | Royster rush middle for 6 yards to the PSU47. |
| 2-4, PSU47 | 4:12 | Royster rush left for 7 yards to the Ill46. |
| 1-10, Ill46 | 3:50 | Clark incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill46 | 3:17 | Green rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill44. |
| 3-8, Ill44 | 3:05 | Clark pass completion to the right to Royster for 16 yards to the Ill28. |
| 1-10, Ill28 | 1:58 | Royster rush right for 7 yards to the Ill21. |
| 2-3, Ill21 | 1:40 | Clark rush right for 7 yards to the Ill14. |
| 1-10, Ill14 | 1:15 | Royster rush right for 9 yards to the Ill5. |
| 2-1, Ill5 | 0:34 | Royster rush middle for 0 yards to the Ill5. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 3-1, Ill5 | 15:00 | Green rush middle for 4 yards to the Ill1. |
| 1-1, Ill1 | 14:50 | Clark rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 14:50 | Wagner PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:28 | Penn State kicks off. Hawthorne returns 25 yards to the Ill27. | |
| Illinois - 14:20 | ||
| 1-10, Ill27 | 14:20 | Williams rush left for 7 yards to the Ill34. |
| 2-3, Ill34 | 13:58 | Williams pass completion to the right to Benn for -8 yards to the Ill26. |
| 3-11, Ill26 | 13:32 | Williams pass completion to the right to Ford for 9 yards to the Ill35. |
| 4-2, Ill35 | 12:57 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on PSU20. |
| Penn State - 12:43 | ||
| 1-10, PSU20 | 12:43 | Clark pass completion to the left to Moye for 21 yards to the PSU41. |
| 1-10, PSU41 | 12:30 | Green rush left for 12 yards to the Ill47. |
| 1-10, Ill46 | 11:45 | Green rush middle for 13 yards to the Ill33. |
| 1-10, Ill33 | 11:12 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Shuler for 18 yards to the Ill15. |
| 1-10, Ill15 | 10:30 | Royster rush right for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:30 | Wagner PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:18 | Penn State kicks off. Hawthorne returns 21 yards to the Ill23. | |
| Illinois - 10:12 | ||
| 1-10, Ill23 | 10:12 | Dufrene rush left for 16 yards to the Ill39. |
| 1-10, Ill23 | 10:12 | Penn State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, PSU45 | 9:52 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Ramsey for 24 yards to the PSU21. |
| 1-10, PSU21 | 9:36 | Williams rush middle for 14 yards to the PSU7. |
| 1-7, PSU7 | 9:10 | Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-17, PSU17 | 9:07 | Williams pass completion to the left to Fayson for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:07 | Eller PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:46 | Illinois kicks off. Touchback. Ball on PSU20. | |
| Penn State - 8:46 | ||
| 1-10, PSU20 | 8:46 | Royster rush middle for 13 yards to the PSU33. |
| 1-10, PSU33 | 8:23 | Royster rush right for 2 yards to the PSU35. |
| 2-8, PSU35 | 8:00 | Royster rush middle for 4 yards to the PSU39. |
| 3-4, PSU39 | 7:19 | Clark rush right for 1 yard to the PSU40. |
| 4-3, PSU40 | 6:34 | Boone punts. Touchback. Ball on Ill20. |
| Illinois - 5:54 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 5:54 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill20 | 5:48 | Williams sacked by Stanley for a 6 yard loss to the Ill14. |
| 2-10, Ill20 | 5:48 | Williams fumbles, Crawford of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards to the Ill14. |
| Penn State - 5:42 | ||
| 1-10, Ill14 | 5:42 | Carter rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill11. |
| 2-7, Ill11 | 5:20 | Carter rush right for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:20 | Wagner PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:49 | Penn State kicks off. Hawthorne returns 17 yards to the Ill20. | |
| Illinois - 4:42 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 4:42 | Williams incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Ill20 | 4:36 | Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-20, Ill10 | 4:14 | Williams rush middle for 7 yards to the Ill17. |
| 3-13, Ill17 | 3:45 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Benn for 20 yards to the Ill37. |
| 1-10, Ill37 | 3:30 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill37 | 3:20 | Williams pass completion to the right to Duvalt for 21 yards to the PSU42. |
| 1-10, PSU42 | 3:20 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, PSU42 | 3:03 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Jenkins for 7 yards to the PSU35. |
| 3-3, PSU35 | 2:45 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Fayson for 8 yards to the PSU27. |
| 1-10, PSU27 | 2:36 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU27 | 2:23 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, PSU27 | 2:18 | Williams pass completion to the middle to James for 7 yards to the PSU20. |
| 4-3, PSU20 | 2:00 | Williams rush middle for 4 yards to the PSU16. |
| 1-10, PSU16 | 1:40 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Dufrene for 7 yards to the PSU9. |
| 2-3, PSU9 | 1:16 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-3, PSU9 | 1:06 | Williams pass completion to the right to Sykes for 6 yards to the PSU3. |
| 1-3, PSU3 | 0:58 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-3, PSU3 | 0:47 | Williams rush right for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:47 | Eller PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:42 | Illinois kicks off. No return. Ball on Ill46. | |
| Penn State - 0:41 | ||
| 1-10, Ill46 | 0:41 | Newsome rush middle for 16 yards to the Ill30. |










