Saturday, 10/29/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| (21) Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 97,828 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Illinois kicks off. Amos returns 24 yards to the PSU23. | |
| Penn State - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, PSU23 | 14:55 | Redd rush middle for 7 yards to the PSU30. |
| 2-3, PSU30 | 14:40 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Smith for 4 yards to the PSU34. |
| 1-10, PSU34 | 14:16 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Zordich for 2 yards to the PSU36. |
| 2-8, PSU36 | 13:44 | Redd rush middle for 1 yard to the PSU37. |
| 3-7, PSU37 | 13:13 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, PSU37 | 12:39 | Fera punts. Lankford returns -1 yard to the Ill26. |
| Illinois - 12:30 | ||
| 1-10, Ill26 | 12:30 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Jenkins for -3 yards to the Ill23. |
| 2-13, Ill23 | 12:22 | Ford rush left for 8 yards to the Ill31. |
| 3-5, Ill31 | 11:45 | Ford rush right for 2 yards to the Ill33. |
| 4-3, Ill33 | 11:15 | DuVernois punts. Brown returns 0 yards. Brown fumbles, Brown of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Penn State - 10:41 | ||
| 1-10, PSU28 | 10:41 | Redd rush right for 6 yards to the PSU34. |
| 2-4, PSU34 | 10:35 | Zordich rush left for 1 yard to the PSU35. |
| 3-3, PSU35 | 9:53 | Penn State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-8, PSU30 | 9:24 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-8, PSU30 | 8:57 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ill32. |
| Illinois - 8:51 | ||
| 1-10, Ill32 | 8:51 | Ford rush right for 1 yard to the Ill33. |
| 2-9, Ill33 | 8:45 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, Ill33 | 8:13 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-14, Ill28 | 8:13 | Ford rush left for 2 yards to the Ill30. |
| 4-12, Ill30 | 8:03 | DuVernois punts. No return. Ball on PSU38. |
| Penn State - 7:35 | ||
| 1-10, PSU38 | 7:35 | Redd rush right for 3 yards to the PSU41. |
| 2-7, PSU41 | 7:23 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-7, PSU41 | 6:57 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Brown for 21 yards to the Ill38. |
| 1-10, Ill38 | 6:51 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill38 | 6:25 | Redd rush middle for 13 yards to the Ill25. |
| 1-10, Ill25 | 6:18 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill25 | 5:50 | Beachum rush left for -1 yard to the Ill26. |
| 3-11, Ill26 | 5:41 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-11, Ill26 | 5:05 | 43 yard field goal attempt by Fera is NO GOOD. |
| Illinois - 5:00 | ||
| 1-10, Ill26 | 5:00 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill26 | 4:57 | Young rush for 2 yards to the Ill28. |
| 3-8, Ill28 | 4:50 | Scheelhaase rush right for 5 yards to the Ill33. |
| 4-3, Ill33 | 4:05 | DuVernois punts. Brown returns 3 yards to the PSU37. |
| Penn State - 3:36 | ||
| 1-10, PSU37 | 3:36 | Redd rush right for 1 yard to the PSU38. Redd fumbles, Thomas of Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Illinois - 3:30 | ||
| 1-10, PSU37 | 3:30 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Millines for -6 yards to the PSU43. |
| 2-16, PSU43 | 3:24 | Ford rush middle for 4 yards to the PSU39. |
| 3-12, PSU39 | 2:43 | Scheelhaase sacked by Hodges for -8 yards to the PSU47. |
| 4-20, PSU47 | 2:05 | DuVernois punts. No return. Ball on PSU17. |
| Penn State - 1:44 | ||
| 1-10, PSU17 | 1:44 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU17 | 1:40 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Smith for 5 yards to the PSU22. |
| 3-5, PSU22 | 1:32 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, PSU22 | 0:58 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ill44. |
| Illinois - 0:47 | ||
| 1-10, Ill44 | 0:47 | Jenkins rush for -3 yards to the Ill41. |
| 2-13, Ill41 | 0:40 | Scheelhaase sacked by Still for -9 yards to the Ill32. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 3-22, Ill32 | 15:00 | Ford rush left for 9 yards to the Ill41. |
| 4-13, Ill41 | 14:50 | DuVernois punts. Brown returns 8 yards to the PSU21. |
| Penn State - 14:16 | ||
| 1-10, PSU21 | 14:16 | Redd rush left for 2 yards to the PSU23. |
| 2-8, PSU23 | 14:10 | Redd rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-8, PSU23 | 13:33 | Bolden sacked by Brown for -8 yards to the PSU15. Bolden fumbles, Pannell of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 4-12, PSU19 | 12:40 | Penn State penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-17, PSU14 | 12:04 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ill41. |
| Illinois - 11:44 | ||
| 1-10, Ill41 | 11:44 | Pollard rush left for -4 yards to the Ill37. |
| 2-14, Ill37 | 11:38 | Pollard rush right for 4 yards to the Ill41. |
| 3-10, Ill41 | 10:55 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Jenkins for 4 yards to the Ill45. |
| 4-6, Ill45 | 10:15 | DuVernois punts. Brown returns 0 yards. Brown fumbles, Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Penn State - 9:43 | ||
| 1-10, PSU15 | 9:43 | Bolden incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU15 | 9:40 | Redd rush right for 14 yards to the PSU29. |
| 1-10, PSU29 | 9:33 | Redd rush right for 1 yard to the PSU30. |
| 2-9, PSU30 | 9:05 | Bolden incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-9, PSU30 | 8:32 | Bolden incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, PSU30 | 8:26 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ill42. |
| Illinois - 8:20 | ||
| 1-10, Ill42 | 8:20 | Ford rush left for 1 yard to the Ill43. |
| 2-9, Ill43 | 8:15 | Scheelhaase rush for 2 yards to the Ill45. |
| 3-7, Ill45 | 7:39 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-12, Ill40 | 7:13 | Scheelhaase rush left for 15 yards to the PSU45. |
| 1-10, PSU45 | 6:40 | Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, Ill45 | 6:15 | Scheelhaase rush for 14 yards to the PSU41. Scheelhaase fumbles, Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Penn State - 5:48 | ||
| 1-10, PSU41 | 5:48 | Redd rush middle for 1 yard to the PSU42. |
| 2-9, PSU42 | 5:44 | Redd rush middle for 1 yard to the PSU43. |
| 3-8, PSU43 | 5:06 | Bolden incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-8, PSU43 | 4:33 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ill32. |
| Illinois - 4:23 | ||
| 1-10, Ill32 | 4:23 | O'Toole pass completion to the right to Harris for 14 yards to the Ill46. |
| 1-10, Ill46 | 4:17 | Ford rush left for 6 yards to the PSU48. |
| 2-4, PSU48 | 3:54 | Young rush for -1 yard to the PSU49. |
| 3-5, PSU49 | 3:24 | O'Toole incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, PSU49 | 2:56 | DuVernois punts. No return. Ball on PSU16. |
| Penn State - 2:50 | ||
| 1-10, PSU16 | 2:50 | Redd rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, PSU16 | 2:46 | Redd rush left for 13 yards to the PSU29. |
| 1-10, PSU29 | 2:32 | Bolden rush for 0 yards. Bolden fumbles, Brown of Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Illinois - 2:06 | ||
| 1-10, PSU25 | 2:06 | Ford rush left for 1 yard to the PSU24. |
| 2-9, PSU24 | 2:01 | O'Toole pass completion to the right to Lankford for 12 yards to the PSU12. |
| 1-10, PSU12 | 1:22 | O'Toole pass completion to the right to Ford for 0 yards. |
| PSU12 | 1:10 | Illinois time out. |
| 2-10, PSU12 | 1:10 | Scheelhaase rush for 8 yards to the PSU4. |
| 3-2, PSU4 | 1:00 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-7, PSU9 | 0:37 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, PSU16 | 0:33 | Russell pass to the right intercepted by Stanley and returned 6 yards. |
| Penn State - 0:24 | ||
| 1-10, PSU19 | 0:24 | Redd rush right for 11 yards to the PSU30. |
| PSU30 | 0:16 | Penn State time out. |
| 1-10, PSU30 | 0:16 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU30 | 0:06 | Rush for -1 yard to the PSU29. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Penn State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Ill20. | |
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 15:00 | Ford rush right for 3 yards to the Ill23. |
| 2-7, Ill23 | 14:50 | Ford rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill26. |
| 3-4, Ill26 | 14:20 | O'Toole pass completion to the right to Ford for 5 yards to the Ill31. |
| 1-10, Ill31 | 13:39 | O'Toole incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Ill31 | 13:14 | Young rush right for 2 yards to the Ill33. |
| 3-8, Ill33 | 13:08 | O'Toole rush for 0 yards. |
| 4-8, Ill33 | 12:20 | DuVernois punts. Brown returns 17 yards to the PSU38. |
| Penn State - 11:46 | ||
| 1-10, PSU38 | 11:46 | Redd rush right for 1 yard to the PSU39. |
| 2-9, PSU39 | 11:40 | McGloin pass to the left intercepted by Hawthorne. No return. |
| Illinois - 11:05 | ||
| 1-10, PSU40 | 11:05 | Ford rush right for -1 yard to the PSU41. |
| 2-11, PSU41 | 10:56 | O'Toole pass to the middle intercepted by Lynn. No return. |
| Penn State - 10:21 | ||
| 1-10, PSU31 | 10:21 | Redd rush for 24 yards to the Ill45. |
| 1-10, Ill45 | 10:10 | Redd rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill39. |
| 2-4, Ill39 | 9:52 | Zordich rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill37. |
| 3-2, Ill37 | 9:12 | Redd rush right for 1 yard to the Ill36. |
| 4-1, Ill36 | 8:28 | McGloin rush middle for 0 yards. |
| Illinois - 7:58 | ||
| 1-10, Ill36 | 7:58 | Ford rush left for 5 yards to the Ill41. |
| 2-5, Ill41 | 7:50 | Pollard rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-5, Ill41 | 7:20 | Scheelhaase rush for 8 yards to the Ill49. |
| 1-10, Ill49 | 6:45 | Ford rush middle for 1 yard to the 50. |
| 2-9, 50 | 6:35 | Scheelhaase rush left for 10 yards to the PSU40. |
| 1-10, PSU40 | 6:04 | Scheelhaase rush for 4 yards to the PSU36. |
| 2-6, PSU36 | 5:50 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Jenkins for 6 yards to the PSU30. |
| 1-10, PSU30 | 5:22 | Ford rush left for 18 yards to the PSU12. |
| 1-10, PSU12 | 4:54 | Pollard rush right for 2 yards to the PSU10. |
| 2-8, PSU10 | 4:43 | Pollard rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-8, PSU10 | 4:13 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Harris for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:32 | Dimke PAT - GOOD. | |
| 3:32 | Illinois kicks off. Powell returns 26 yards to the PSU39. | |
| Penn State - 3:27 | ||
| 1-10, PSU39 | 3:27 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, PSU39 | 3:20 | Redd rush left for 3 yards to the PSU42. |
| 3-7, PSU42 | 3:15 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, PSU42 | 2:43 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ill12. |
| Illinois - 2:36 | ||
| 1-10, Ill12 | 2:36 | Ford rush middle for 15 yards to the Ill27. |
| 1-10, Ill27 | 2:30 | Ford rush middle for -1 yard to the Ill26. |
| 2-11, Ill26 | 2:16 | Ford rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill32. |
| 3-5, Ill32 | 1:44 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Jenkins for 8 yards to the Ill40. |
| 1-10, Ill40 | 1:15 | Young rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill42. |
| 2-8, Ill42 | 1:00 | Young rush middle for 0 yards. Young fumbles, Hodges of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Penn State - 0:30 | ||
| 1-10, Ill43 | 0:30 | Redd rush right for 0 yards. Redd fumbles, Redd of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Ill43 | 0:15 | McGloin sacked by Thomas and Mercilus for -7 yards to the 50. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 3-17, 50 | 15:00 | McGloin sacked by Buchanan for -7 yards to the PSU43. |
| 4-24, PSU43 | 14:53 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ill19. |
| Illinois - 14:03 | ||
| 1-10, Ill19 | 14:03 | Ford rush left for 3 yards to the Ill22. Penn State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Ill37 | 13:54 | Ford rush right for -6 yards to the Ill31. |
| 2-16, Ill31 | 13:42 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-16, Ill31 | 13:06 | Ford rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill37. |
| 4-10, Ill37 | 13:01 | DuVernois punt blocked by Bars. Returned by Fagnano to the Ill31. |
| Penn State - 12:24 | ||
| 1-10, Ill31 | 12:24 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill31 | 12:20 | Redd rush for 7 yards to the Ill24. |
| 3-3, Ill24 | 12:10 | Redd rush left for 8 yards to the Ill16. |
| 1-10, Ill16 | 11:39 | Redd rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill14. |
| 2-8, Ill14 | 11:05 | Beachum rush for 2 yards to the Ill12. |
| 3-6, Ill12 | 10:19 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Smith for 7 yards to the Ill5. |
| 1-5, Ill5 | 9:40 | Redd rush right for -1 yard to the Ill6. |
| 2-6, Ill6 | 8:58 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Redd for -1 yard to the Ill7. |
| 3-7, Ill13 | 8:18 | McGloin sacked by Mercilus for -6 yards to the Ill13. |
| 4-13, Ill13 | 7:34 | Fera 30 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 7:00 | Penn State kicks off. Osei returns 13 yards to the Ill26. | |
| Illinois - 6:55 | ||
| 1-10, Ill26 | 6:55 | Ford rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill27. |
| 2-9, Ill27 | 6:50 | Ford rush right for 4 yards to the Ill31. |
| 3-5, Ill31 | 6:13 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 19 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 5:32 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, 50 | 4:55 | Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-20, Ill40 | 4:50 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 8 yards to the Ill48. |
| 3-12, Ill48 | 4:24 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 7 yards to the PSU45. |
| 4-5, PSU45 | 3:37 | DuVernois punts. Touchback. Ball on PSU20. |
| Penn State - 3:05 | ||
| 1-10, PSU20 | 3:05 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Moye for 20 yards to the PSU40. |
| 1-10, PSU40 | 3:00 | McGloin pass completion to the middle to Brown for 13 yards to the Ill47. |
| 1-10, Ill47 | 2:41 | Penn State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, PSU48 | 2:25 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Brown for 15 yards to the Ill37. |
| 1-10, Ill37 | 2:14 | Redd rush middle for 4 yards to the Ill33. |
| 2-6, Ill33 | 1:57 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, Ill33 | 1:42 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-6, Ill33 | 1:38 | Illinois penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Ill18 | 1:31 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Moye for 8 yards to the Ill10. |
| 2-2, Ill10 | 1:26 | Redd rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill5. |
| Ill5 | 1:20 | Penn State time out. |
| 1-5, Ill5 | 1:20 | Redd rush left for 2 yards to the Ill3. |
| Ill3 | 1:11 | Penn State time out. |
| 2-3, Ill3 | 1:11 | Redd rush left for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:08 | Fera PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:08 | Penn State kicks off. Pollard returns 16 yards to the Ill17. | |
| Illinois - 1:01 | ||
| 1-10, Ill17 | 1:01 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Ill17 | 0:58 | Scheelhaase rush right for 7 yards to the Ill24. |
| Ill24 | 0:50 | Illinois time out. |
| 3-3, Ill24 | 0:50 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Jenkins for 6 yards to the Ill30. |
| 1-10, Ill30 | 0:46 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Davis for 16 yards to the Ill46. |
| 1-10, Ill46 | 0:34 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill46 | 0:26 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Jenkins for 20 yards to the PSU34. |
| PSU34 | 0:19 | Illinois time out. |
| 1-10, PSU34 | 0:19 | Scheelhaase rush left for 9 yards to the PSU25. |
| PSU25 | 0:05 | Illinois time out. |
| PSU25 | 0:05 | Penn State time out. |
| 2-1, PSU25 | 0:05 | 42 yard field goal attempt by Dimke is NO GOOD. |










