Western Michigan 20, (24) Illinois 23 (F)
Saturday, 09/24/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| (24) Illinois | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 43,684 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Illinois kicks off. Winchester returns 29 yards to the WestMi39. | |
| Western Michigan - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi39 | 14:54 | Carder pass completion to the left to White for 3 yards to the WestMi42. |
| 2-7, WestMi42 | 14:45 | Carder pass completion to the right to White for 13 yards to the Ill45. |
| 1-10, Ill45 | 14:35 | Carder pass completion to the right to Ravenell for 15 yards to the Ill30. |
| 1-10, Ill30 | 14:20 | Carder pass completion to the left to Monette for 4 yards to the Ill26. |
| 2-6, Ill26 | 13:50 | Carder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, Ill26 | 13:40 | Western Michigan penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-11, Ill31 | 13:40 | Carder rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill26. |
| 4-6, Ill26 | 13:25 | 43 yard field goal attempt by Potter is NO GOOD. |
| Illinois - 13:01 | ||
| 1-10, Ill26 | 13:01 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Jenkins for 6 yards to the Ill32. |
| 2-4, Ill32 | 12:55 | Ford rush left for 1 yard to the Ill33. |
| 3-3, Ill33 | 12:13 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-8, Ill28 | 11:51 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-8, Ill28 | 11:27 | Lankford punts. White returns 14 yards to the WestMi36. |
| Western Michigan - 11:17 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi36 | 11:17 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, WestMi36 | 11:15 | Carder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, WestMi36 | 11:11 | Carder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-10, WestMi36 | 11:07 | Armer punts. No return. Ball on Ill27. |
| Illinois - 10:59 | ||
| 1-10, Ill26 | 10:59 | Ford rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Ill26 | 10:40 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Jenkins for 6 yards to the Ill32. |
| 3-4, Ill32 | 10:11 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Jenkins for 8 yards to the Ill40. |
| 1-10, Ill40 | 9:40 | Pollard rush middle for 9 yards to the Ill49. |
| 2-1, Ill49 | 9:11 | Pollard rush middle for 4 yards to the WestMi47. |
| 1-10, WestMi47 | 9:03 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Viliunas for 39 yards to the WestMi8. |
| 1-8, WestMi8 | 8:30 | Pollard rush right for -3 yards to the WestMi11. |
| 2-11, WestMi11 | 8:05 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Wilson for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:45 | Dimke PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:45 | Illinois kicks off. Winchester returns 21 yards to the WestMi33. | |
| Western Michigan - 7:40 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi33 | 7:40 | Drake rush right for 4 yards to the WestMi37. |
| 2-6, WestMi37 | 7:28 | Carder rush for 7 yards to the WestMi44. |
| 1-10, WestMi44 | 6:55 | Carder pass completion to the left to White for 3 yards to the WestMi47. Western Michigan penalized -15 yards. |
| 1-22, WestMi32 | 6:45 | Carder pass completion to the middle to Fields for -5 yards to the WestMi27. |
| 2-27, WestMi27 | 5:55 | Carder pass completion to the left to White for 10 yards to the WestMi37. |
| 3-17, WestMi37 | 5:40 | Carder pass completion to the middle to White for 22 yards to the Ill41. |
| 1-10, Ill41 | 5:30 | Drake rush for 2 yards to the Ill39. |
| 2-8, Ill39 | 5:20 | Fields rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill34. |
| 3-3, Ill34 | 4:25 | Fields rush left for 0 yards. |
| 4-3, Ill34 | 3:50 | Carder pass completion to the right to Arnheim for 10 yards to the Ill24. |
| 1-10, Ill24 | 3:18 | Fields rush right for 3 yards to the Ill21. |
| 2-7, Ill21 | 2:55 | Carder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-7, Ill21 | 2:12 | Carder pass completion to the left to White for 5 yards to the Ill16. |
| Ill16 | 1:44 | Western Michigan time out. |
| 4-2, Ill16 | 1:44 | Carder pass completion to the right to Ravenell for 7 yards to the Ill9. |
| 1-9, Ill9 | 1:39 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-9, Ill9 | 1:26 | Fields rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-9, Ill9 | 1:12 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, Ill9 | 0:46 | Potter 26 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 0:41 | Western Michigan kicks off. Millines returns 28 yards to the Ill25. | |
| Illinois - 0:36 | ||
| 1-10, Ill25 | 0:36 | Young rush right for -4 yards to the Ill21. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 2-14, Ill22 | 15:00 | Ford rush right for 2 yards to the Ill24. Ford fumbles, Nowak of Western Michigan recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Western Michigan - 14:39 | ||
| 1-10, Ill26 | 14:39 | Carder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill26 | 14:35 | Fields rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill24. |
| 3-8, Ill24 | 14:20 | Carder sacked by Mercilus for -7 yards to the Ill31. |
| 4-15, Ill31 | 13:30 | 49 yard field goal attempt by Potter is NO GOOD. |
| Illinois - 13:19 | ||
| 1-10, Ill31 | 13:19 | Young rush for 60 yards to the WestMi9. Young fumbles, Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 1-9, WestMi9 | 13:09 | Young rush for 4 yards to the WestMi5. |
| 2-5, WestMi5 | 12:57 | Pollard rush right for 3 yards to the WestMi2. |
| 3-2, WestMi2 | 12:28 | Pollard rush middle for 1 yard to the WestMi1. |
| 4-1, WestMi1 | 11:43 | Prosch rush right for 0 yards. |
| Western Michigan - 11:20 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi1 | 11:20 | Carder pass completion to the right to Prom for 10 yards to the WestMi11. |
| 1-10, WestMi11 | 11:05 | Western Michigan penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, WestMi6 | 10:55 | Fields rush middle for -1 yard to the WestMi5. |
| 2-16, WestMi5 | 10:40 | Carder pass to the right intercepted by Hawthorne. No return. |
| Illinois - 10:10 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi15 | 10:10 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 5 yards to the WestMi10. |
| 2-5, WestMi10 | 10:04 | Illinois penalized -15 yards. |
| 2-20, WestMi25 | 10:04 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Jenkins for 6 yards to the WestMi19. |
| 3-14, WestMi19 | 8:55 | Scheelhaase sacked by Wiggins for -3 yards to the WestMi22. |
| 4-17, WestMi22 | 8:30 | Dimke 39 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 8:12 | Illinois kicks off. Wallace returns 27 yards to the WestMi28. | |
| Western Michigan - 8:08 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi28 | 8:08 | Carder pass completion to the right to Monette for 6 yards to the WestMi34. |
| 2-4, WestMi34 | 8:03 | Carder pass completion to the left to White for 7 yards to the WestMi41. |
| 1-10, WestMi41 | 7:27 | Carder pass completion to the right to White for 9 yards to the 50. |
| 2-1, 50 | 6:48 | Carder pass completion to the right to Arnheim for 8 yards to the Ill42. |
| 1-10, Ill42 | 6:32 | Carder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill42 | 6:14 | Carder pass completion to the middle to Monette for 7 yards to the Ill35. |
| 3-3, Ill35 | 6:05 | Carder pass completion to the middle to Hammond for 11 yards to the Ill24. |
| 1-10, Ill24 | 5:45 | Carder pass completion to the left to Ravenell for 8 yards to the Ill16. |
| 2-2, Ill16 | 5:00 | Scriven rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill13. |
| Ill13 | 4:39 | Western Michigan time out. |
| 1-10, Ill13 | 4:39 | Carder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill13 | 4:34 | Western Michigan penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, Ill18 | 4:34 | Scriven rush middle for -2 yards to the Ill20. |
| 3-17, Ill20 | 4:25 | Carder pass completion to the left to White for 13 yards to the Ill7. |
| 4-4, Ill7 | 3:47 | Potter 24 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3:26 | Western Michigan kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Ill20. | |
| Illinois - 3:26 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 3:26 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill20 | 3:20 | Young rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill21. |
| 3-9, Ill21 | 2:55 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Ford for -3 yards to the Ill18. |
| 4-12, Ill18 | 2:15 | Lankford punts. No return. Ball on WestMi39. |
| Western Michigan - 1:57 | ||
| 1-10, Ill39 | 1:57 | Carder pass completion to the left to White for 4 yards to the Ill35. |
| 2-6, Ill35 | 1:54 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-6, Ill35 | 1:50 | Carder pass completion to the right to Ravenell for 35 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:42 | Potter PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:42 | Western Michigan kicks off. Millines returns 20 yards to the Ill21. | |
| Illinois - 1:37 | ||
| 1-10, Ill21 | 1:37 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Davis for 9 yards to the Ill30. |
| 2-1, Ill30 | 1:33 | Scheelhaase rush left for 5 yards to the Ill35. |
| 1-10, Ill35 | 1:26 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill35 | 1:13 | Scheelhaase rush for 8 yards to the Ill43. |
| 3-2, Ill43 | 1:06 | Ford rush right for 7 yards to the 50. |
| 50 | 1:01 | Illinois time out. |
| 1-10, 50 | 1:01 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Ford for 5 yards to the WestMi45. |
| 2-5, WestMi45 | 0:55 | Illinois penalized -15 yards. |
| Ill40 | 0:55 | Illinois time out. |
| 2-20, Ill40 | 0:55 | Scheelhaase sacked by Bishop for -7 yards to the Ill33. |
| Ill33 | 0:40 | Western Michigan time out. |
| 3-27, Ill33 | 0:40 | Pollard rush right for 20 yards to the WestMi47. |
| WestMi47 | 0:02 | Illinois time out. |
| 4-7, WestMi47 | 0:02 | Scheelhaase pass to the left intercepted by Currie. No return. Touchback. Ball on WestMi20. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Western Michigan kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Ill20. | |
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 15:00 | O'Toole pass completion to the right to Wilson for 20 yards to the Ill40. |
| 1-10, Ill40 | 14:54 | Scheelhaase rush for 3 yards to the Ill43. |
| 2-7, Ill43 | 14:16 | O'Toole incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-7, Ill43 | 13:56 | Western Michigan penalized 5 yards. |
| 3-2, Ill48 | 13:49 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Wilson for 2 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 13:44 | Scheelhaase sacked for -5 yards to the Ill45. |
| 2-15, Ill45 | 13:00 | Young rush middle for 11 yards to the WestMi44. |
| 3-4, WestMi44 | 12:45 | Pollard rush for 19 yards to the WestMi25. |
| 1-10, WestMi25 | 12:00 | Young rush right for 3 yards to the WestMi22. |
| 2-7, WestMi22 | 11:09 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Millines for 8 yards to the WestMi14. |
| 1-10, WestMi14 | 10:55 | Young rush for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:27 | Dimke PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:27 | Illinois kicks off. Wallace returns 28 yards to the WestMi31. | |
| Western Michigan - 10:22 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi31 | 10:22 | Carder rush middle for 1 yard to the WestMi32. |
| 2-9, WestMi32 | 10:05 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-9, WestMi32 | 9:40 | Carder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-9, WestMi32 | 9:35 | Armer punts. Lankford returns -1 yard to the Ill19. |
| Illinois - 9:27 | ||
| 1-10, Ill18 | 9:27 | Ford rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Ill18 | 9:04 | Young rush left for 5 yards to the Ill23. |
| 3-5, Ill23 | 8:30 | Scheelhaase rush right for 1 yard to the Ill24. |
| 4-4, Ill24 | 7:55 | DuVernois punts. No return. Ball on WestMi46. |
| Western Michigan - 7:26 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi46 | 7:26 | Western Michigan penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, WestMi41 | 7:26 | Fields rush left for 5 yards to the WestMi46. |
| 2-10, WestMi46 | 7:15 | Carder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, WestMi46 | 6:48 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, WestMi46 | 6:44 | Armer punts. No return. Ball on Ill13. |
| Illinois - 6:38 | ||
| 1-10, Ill13 | 6:38 | Scheelhaase rush for 2 yards to the Ill15. |
| 2-8, Ill15 | 6:30 | Young rush for 2 yards to the Ill17. |
| 3-6, Ill17 | 5:55 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Ford for 18 yards to the Ill35. |
| 1-10, Ill35 | 5:23 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Jenkins for 11 yards to the Ill46. |
| 1-10, Ill46 | 4:40 | Ford rush right for 3 yards to the Ill49. |
| 2-7, Ill49 | 4:00 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-7, Ill49 | 3:46 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, Ill49 | 3:42 | Western Michigan penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, WestMi36 | 3:42 | O'Toole pass completion to the right to Harris for 9 yards to the WestMi27. |
| 2-1, WestMi27 | 3:14 | O'Toole pass completion to the left to Young for 5 yards to the WestMi22. |
| 1-10, WestMi22 | 2:54 | O'Toole incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, WestMi22 | 2:35 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 4 yards to the WestMi18. |
| 3-6, WestMi18 | 2:20 | O'Toole incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, WestMi18 | 1:42 | Dimke 35 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 1:37 | Illinois kicks off. Wallace returns 26 yards to the WestMi31. | |
| Western Michigan - 1:31 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi31 | 1:31 | Drake rush left for 8 yards to the WestMi39. |
| 2-2, WestMi39 | 1:18 | Illinois penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, WestMi44 | 0:58 | Carder pass completion to the middle to White for 16 yards to the Ill40. |
| 1-10, Ill40 | 0:36 | Fields rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill37. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan - 15:00 | ||
| 2-7, Ill37 | 15:00 | Drake rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-7, Ill37 | 14:45 | Carder pass completion to the right to Arnheim for 34 yards to the Ill3. |
| 1-3, Ill3 | 14:15 | Carder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-3, Ill3 | 14:07 | Western Michigan penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-8, Ill8 | 14:07 | Carder pass completion to the right to White for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:58 | Potter PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:58 | Western Michigan kicks off. Jenkins returns 21 yards to the Ill19. | |
| Illinois - 13:53 | ||
| 1-10, Ill19 | 13:53 | Ford rush left for 6 yards to the Ill25. |
| 2-4, Ill25 | 13:40 | Young rush left for 3 yards to the Ill28. |
| 3-1, Ill28 | 13:07 | Young rush right for 2 yards to the Ill30. |
| 1-10, Ill30 | 12:37 | Pollard rush middle for 49 yards to the WestMi21. |
| 1-10, WestMi21 | 12:04 | Pollard rush right for 3 yards to the WestMi18. |
| 2-7, WestMi18 | 11:44 | Scheelhaase rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-7, WestMi18 | 11:09 | Scheelhaase rush for 7 yards to the WestMi11. |
| 1-10, WestMi11 | 10:30 | Pollard rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, WestMi11 | 9:58 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Jenkins for 4 yards to the WestMi7. |
| WestMi7 | 8:57 | Western Michigan time out. |
| 3-6, WestMi7 | 8:57 | Scheelhaase rush left for 3 yards to the WestMi4. |
| 4-3, WestMi4 | 8:40 | Dimke 21 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 8:14 | Illinois kicks off. Wallace returns 26 yards to the WestMi25. | |
| Western Michigan - 8:07 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi25 | 8:07 | Carder pass completion to the right to Ravenell for 6 yards to the WestMi31. |
| 2-4, WestMi31 | 7:55 | Drake rush middle for 2 yards to the WestMi33. Drake fumbles, Drake of Western Michigan recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 2-2, WestMi33 | 7:08 | Carder rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-2, WestMi33 | 6:45 | Armer punts. No return. Ball on Ill23. |
| Illinois - 5:59 | ||
| 1-10, Ill23 | 5:59 | Pollard rush left for 5 yards to the Ill28. |
| 2-5, Ill28 | 5:45 | Pollard rush for 7 yards to the Ill35. |
| 1-10, Ill35 | 5:14 | Scheelhaase rush right for 3 yards to the Ill38. |
| 2-7, Ill38 | 4:20 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 4 yards to the Ill42. |
| Ill42 | 3:16 | Illinois time out. |
| 3-3, Ill42 | 3:16 | Scheelhaase rush for 7 yards to the Ill49. |
| 1-10, Ill49 | 3:10 | Pollard rush middle for 13 yards to the WestMi38. |
| 1-10, WestMi38 | 2:40 | Young rush right for 1 yard to the WestMi37. |
| WestMi37 | 1:59 | Western Michigan time out. |
| 2-9, WestMi37 | 1:59 | Pollard rush middle for 3 yards to the WestMi34. |
| WestMi34 | 1:57 | Western Michigan time out. |
| 3-6, WestMi34 | 1:57 | Ford rush right for 2 yards to the WestMi32. |
| WestMi32 | 1:12 | Illinois time out. |
| 4-4, WestMi32 | 1:12 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 3 yards to the WestMi29. |
| Western Michigan - 1:05 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi29 | 1:05 | Carder pass completion to the middle to Monette for 4 yards to the WestMi33. |
| 2-6, WestMi33 | 1:00 | Carder pass completion to the right to Arnheim for 13 yards to the WestMi46. |
| 1-10, WestMi46 | 0:45 | Carder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, WestMi46 | 0:37 | Carder sacked by Buchanan for -7 yards to the WestMi39. |
| 3-17, WestMi39 | 0:30 | Carder pass completion to the right to White for 12 yards to the Ill49. |
| 4-10, WestMi46 | 0:15 | Carder pass completion to the right to White for 12 yards to the Ill42. |
