Saturday, 09/01/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Illinois | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 43,441 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Western Michigan kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Ill25. | |
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Ill25 | 15:00 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill25 | 14:53 | Ferguson rush for 5 yards to the Ill30. |
| 3-5, Ill30 | 14:20 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill36. |
| 1-10, Ill36 | 13:40 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Lankford for 64 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:20 | Immekus PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:20 | Illinois kicks off. Keith returns 21 yards to the WestMi21. | |
| Western Michigan - 13:14 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi22 | 13:14 | Drake rush right for 1 yard to the WestMi23. |
| 2-9, WestMi23 | 12:45 | Carder pass completion to the left to Scriven for -2 yards to the WestMi21. |
| 3-10, WestMi22 | 12:10 | Western Michigan penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-16, WestMi16 | 12:00 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-16, WestMi16 | 11:58 | Schroeder punts. No return. Ball on Ill39. |
| Illinois - 11:51 | ||
| 1-10, Ill39 | 11:51 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 11 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 11:20 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Young for 6 yards to the WestMi44. |
| 2-4, WestMi44 | 10:55 | Ferguson rush for 12 yards to the WestMi32. |
| 1-10, WestMi32 | 10:25 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Ferguson for 5 yards to the WestMi27. |
| 2-6, WestMi28 | 9:50 | Ferguson rush for 1 yard to the WestMi27. |
| 3-5, WestMi27 | 9:15 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, WestMi27 | 9:04 | 44 yard field goal attempt by Immekus is NO GOOD. |
| Western Michigan - 8:59 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi27 | 8:59 | Carder pass completion to the middle to Duncan for 2 yards to the WestMi29. |
| 2-8, WestMi29 | 8:40 | Carder rush middle for -12 yards to the WestMi17. |
| 3-20, WestMi17 | 8:10 | Carder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-20, WestMi17 | 8:00 | Schroeder punts. No return. Ball on WestMi31. |
| Illinois - 7:58 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi31 | 7:58 | Ferguson rush middle for 2 yards to the WestMi29. |
| 2-6, WestMi27 | 7:30 | Ferguson rush middle for 3 yards to the WestMi24. |
| 3-3, WestMi24 | 6:55 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 4-3, WestMi24 | 6:10 | Immekus 43 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 5:51 | Illinois kicks off. Touchback. Ball on WestMi25. | |
| Western Michigan - 5:51 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi25 | 5:51 | Carder pass completion to the left to Schaffer for 9 yards to the WestMi34. |
| 2-1, WestMi34 | 5:25 | Carder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-1, WestMi34 | 5:19 | Carder pass completion to the right to Hammond for 23 yards to the Ill43. |
| 1-10, Ill43 | 5:00 | Carder pass completion to the left to Wilson for 5 yards to the Ill38. |
| 2-5, Ill38 | 4:35 | Carder pass completion to the right to Wilson for 3 yards to the Ill35. |
| 3-2, Ill35 | 4:10 | Carder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-2, Ill35 | 4:00 | Carder pass to the middle intercepted by Buchanan and returned 2 yards. |
| Illinois - 3:54 | ||
| 1-10, Ill37 | 3:54 | Lankford rush for -11 yards to the Ill26. |
| 2-21, Ill26 | 3:20 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Young for 0 yards. |
| 3-21, Ill26 | 2:35 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Young for 5 yards to the Ill31. |
| 4-16, Ill31 | 1:50 | DuVernois punts. No return. Ball on WestMi41. |
| Western Michigan - 1:34 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi41 | 1:34 | Carder pass completion to the left to Wilson for 24 yards to the Ill35. |
| 1-10, Ill35 | 1:00 | Carder pass to the right intercepted by Thomas. No return. |
| Illinois - 1:00 | ||
| 1-10, Ill19 | 1:00 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Ill19 | 0:30 | Ferguson rush for 0 yards. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 3-10, Ill19 | 15:00 | Western Michigan penalized 5 yards. |
| 3-5, Ill24 | 15:00 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Millines for 9 yards to the Ill33. |
| 1-10, Ill33 | 14:45 | Davis rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill39. |
| 2-4, Ill39 | 14:15 | Young rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-4, Ill39 | 13:30 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-4, Ill39 | 13:23 | DuVernois punts. No return. Ball on WestMi15. |
| Western Michigan - 13:16 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi15 | 13:16 | Chance rush middle for -1 yard to the WestMi14. |
| 2-11, WestMi14 | 12:50 | Scriven rush right for 1 yard to the WestMi15. Scriven fumbles, Scriven of Western Michigan recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 3-10, WestMi15 | 11:55 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, WestMi15 | 11:47 | Schroeder punts. Davis returns 1 yard to the WestMi48. |
| Illinois - 11:38 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi48 | 11:38 | Davis rush middle for 17 yards to the WestMi31. |
| 1-10, WestMi31 | 11:00 | Davis rush middle for 13 yards to the WestMi18. |
| 1-10, WestMi18 | 10:40 | Ferguson rush middle for 2 yards to the WestMi16. |
| 2-8, WestMi16 | 9:55 | Davis rush middle for 2 yards to the WestMi14. |
| 3-6, WestMi14 | 9:25 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Viliunas for 12 yards to the WestMi2. |
| 1-1, WestMi1 | 8:40 | Scheelhaase rush middle for -2 yards to the WestMi3. |
| WestMi4 | 7:44 | Illinois time out. |
| 2-4, WestMi4 | 7:44 | Scheelhaase rush left for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:40 | Immekus PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:40 | Illinois kicks off. Touchback. Ball on WestMi25. | |
| Western Michigan - 7:40 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi25 | 7:40 | Drake rush middle for 1 yard to the WestMi26. |
| 2-9, WestMi26 | 7:10 | Western Michigan penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-14, WestMi21 | 7:00 | Carder pass completion to the middle to Monette for 3 yards to the WestMi24. |
| 3-11, WestMi24 | 6:30 | Carder pass completion to the left to Schaffer for 4 yards to the WestMi28. |
| 4-7, WestMi28 | 5:55 | Schroeder punts. No return. Ball on WestMi49. |
| Illinois - 5:36 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi49 | 5:36 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Young for 1 yard to the WestMi48. |
| 2-9, WestMi48 | 4:55 | Young rush middle for 3 yards to the WestMi45. |
| 3-6, WestMi45 | 4:15 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, WestMi45 | 4:01 | DuVernois punts. No return. Ball on WestMi12. |
| Western Michigan - 3:55 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi12 | 3:55 | Drake rush left for 4 yards to the WestMi16. |
| 2-6, WestMi16 | 3:25 | Drake rush for 7 yards to the WestMi23. |
| 1-10, WestMi23 | 3:00 | Drake rush middle for 2 yards to the WestMi25. |
| 2-8, WestMi25 | 2:25 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| WestMi25 | 2:14 | Western Michigan time out. |
| 3-8, WestMi25 | 2:14 | Carder pass completion to the right to Duncan for 11 yards to the WestMi36. |
| 1-10, WestMi36 | 2:00 | Carder pass completion to the middle to Duncan for 3 yards to the WestMi39. |
| 2-7, WestMi39 | 1:30 | Carder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, WestMi39 | 1:27 | Carder sacked by Buchanan for -10 yards to the WestMi29. |
| WestMi29 | 1:00 | Illinois time out. |
| 4-17, WestMi29 | 1:00 | Schroeder punts. No return. Ball on Ill32. |
| Illinois - 1:00 | ||
| 1-10, Ill32 | 1:00 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Harris for 4 yards to the Ill36. |
| 2-6, Ill36 | 0:50 | Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-16, Ill26 | 0:44 | Ferguson rush for 7 yards to the Ill33. |
| 3-9, Ill33 | 0:15 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-9, Ill33 | 0:06 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-14, Ill28 | 0:06 | DuVernois punts. Touchback. Ball on WestMi25. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Illinois kicks off. Celiscar returns 17 yards to the WestMi25. | |
| Western Michigan - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi25 | 14:54 | Carder pass completion to the left to Schaffer for 16 yards to the WestMi41. Schaffer fumbles, Monette of Western Michigan recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 1-10, Ill46 | 14:30 | Carder pass completion to the right to Collins for 4 yards to the Ill42. |
| 2-4, Ill40 | 14:10 | Carder pass completion to the left to Cutler for 7 yards to the Ill33. |
| 1-10, Ill35 | 13:45 | Carder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill35 | 13:30 | Carder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, Ill35 | 13:20 | Carder pass completion to the left to Monette for 21 yards to the Ill14. |
| 4-2, Ill27 | 13:10 | 45 yard field goal attempt by Haldeman is NO GOOD. |
| Illinois - 13:10 | ||
| 1-10, Ill27 | 13:10 | Young rush for 4 yards to the Ill31. |
| 2-6, Ill31 | 12:40 | Young rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill33. |
| 3-4, Ill33 | 12:10 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Young for 12 yards to the Ill45. |
| 1-10, Ill45 | 11:35 | Western Michigan penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, 50 | 11:00 | Young rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-5, 50 | 10:40 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-5, 50 | 10:34 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Harris for 8 yards to the WestMi42. |
| 1-10, WestMi42 | 10:05 | Western Michigan penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, WestMi27 | 9:48 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 2 yards to the WestMi25. |
| 2-8, WestMi25 | 9:10 | Davis rush middle for 13 yards to the WestMi12. |
| 1-10, WestMi12 | 8:30 | Ferguson rush for -1 yard to the WestMi13. |
| 2-11, WestMi13 | 7:40 | Scheelhaase pass to the left intercepted by Celiscar. No return. Touchback. Ball on WestMi20. |
| Western Michigan - 7:30 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi20 | 7:30 | Carder sacked by Spence for -9 yards to the WestMi11. |
| 2-19, WestMi11 | 7:00 | Carder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-19, WestMi11 | 6:53 | Carder pass completion to the right to Wilson for 3 yards to the WestMi14. |
| 4-16, WestMi14 | 6:20 | Schroeder punts. No return. Ball on Ill31. |
| Illinois - 6:00 | ||
| 1-10, Ill32 | 6:00 | Davis rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill35. |
| 2-7, Ill35 | 5:51 | Young rush for -4 yards to the Ill31. |
| 3-11, Ill31 | 5:10 | O'Toole pass completion to the left to Harris for 7 yards to the Ill38. |
| 4-4, Ill38 | 4:35 | DuVernois punts. Wilson returns 19 yards to the WestMi41. |
| Western Michigan - 4:18 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi41 | 4:18 | Wilson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, WestMi41 | 4:12 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, WestMi41 | 4:06 | Carder pass completion to the right to Schaffer for 20 yards to the Ill39. |
| 1-10, Ill39 | 3:45 | Carder pass completion to the left to Wilson for 4 yards to the Ill35. |
| 2-6, Ill35 | 3:30 | Carder pass completion to the right to Monette for 7 yards to the Ill28. Monette fumbles, Brown of Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Illinois - 3:21 | ||
| 1-10, Ill28 | 3:21 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Ill23 | 3:21 | O'Toole rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill25. |
| 2-13, Ill25 | 2:45 | O'Toole pass completion to the right to Young for 0 yards. |
| 3-13, Ill25 | 2:10 | O'Toole incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-13, Ill25 | 1:58 | DuVernois punts. No return. Ball on WestMi43. |
| Western Michigan - 1:50 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi43 | 1:50 | Carder pass completion to the left to Cutler for 9 yards to the Ill48. |
| 2-1, Ill48 | 1:25 | Drake rush for 15 yards to the Ill33. |
| 1-10, Ill33 | 1:05 | Carder pass completion to the right to Collins for 25 yards to the Ill8. |
| 1-8, Ill8 | 0:40 | Carder pass completion to the left to Wilson for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:32 | Haldeman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:32 | Western Michigan kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Ill25. | |
| Illinois - 0:32 | ||
| 1-10, Ill25 | 0:32 | Ferguson rush left for 5 yards to the Ill30. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 2-5, Ill30 | 15:00 | Ferguson rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill32. |
| 3-3, Ill32 | 14:45 | Western Michigan penalized 4 yards. |
| 1-10, Ill36 | 14:34 | Young rush for 1 yard to the Ill37. |
| 2-9, Ill37 | 13:50 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-14, Ill32 | 13:50 | Young rush for -4 yards to the Ill28. |
| 3-18, Ill28 | 12:40 | O'Toole rush for 1 yard to the Ill29. |
| 4-17, Ill29 | 12:00 | DuVernois punts. Wilson returns 2 yards to the WestMi31. |
| Western Michigan - 11:44 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi32 | 11:44 | Drake rush middle for -2 yards to the WestMi30. Drake fumbles, Hammond of Western Michigan recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 2-12, WestMi30 | 11:00 | Carder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-12, WestMi30 | 11:00 | Carder pass completion to the left to Collins for 21 yards to the Ill49. |
| 1-10, Ill49 | 10:45 | Illinois penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, Ill44 | 10:41 | Carder pass completion to the left to Cutler for -3 yards to the Ill47. |
| 2-8, Ill47 | 10:00 | Drake rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill46. |
| 3-7, Ill46 | 9:20 | Carder pass to the left intercepted by Williams and returned 60 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Illinois - 9:06 | ||
| 9:06 | Immekus PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:06 | Illinois kicks off. Touchback. Ball on WestMi25. | |
| Western Michigan - 9:06 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi25 | 9:06 | Chance rush middle for 2 yards to the WestMi27. |
| 2-8, WestMi27 | 8:40 | Carder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, WestMi27 | 8:38 | Carder pass completion to the right to Chance for 4 yards to the WestMi31. |
| 4-4, WestMi31 | 8:05 | Schroeder punts. No return. Ball on Ill2. |
| Illinois - 7:40 | ||
| 1-10, Ill2 | 7:40 | Osei rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Ill2 | 7:10 | Young rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill3. |
| 3-9, Ill3 | 6:35 | Osei rush for 5 yards to the Ill8. |
| Ill8 | 6:20 | Western Michigan time out. |
| 4-4, Ill8 | 6:20 | DuVernois punts. Wilson returns 9 yards to the WestMi44. |
| Western Michigan - 6:07 | ||
| 1-10, WestMi44 | 6:07 | Chance rush right for 3 yards to the WestMi47. |
| 2-7, WestMi47 | 5:45 | Carder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-7, WestMi47 | 5:41 | Carder pass completion to the middle to Wilson for 8 yards to the Ill45. |
| 1-10, Ill45 | 5:10 | Chance rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill42. |
| 2-7, Ill42 | 4:40 | Van Tubbergen rush for 4 yards to the Ill38. |
| 3-3, Ill38 | 4:20 | Van Tubbergen pass completion to the left to Wilson for 4 yards to the Ill34. |
| 1-10, Ill34 | 3:55 | Van Tubbergen pass completion to the right to Monette for 22 yards to the Ill12. |
| 1-10, Ill12 | 3:25 | Chance rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Ill12 | 2:55 | Van Tubbergen rush for -16 yards to the Ill28. |
| 3-26, Ill28 | 2:15 | Van Tubbergen incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-26, Ill28 | 2:09 | 46 yard field goal attempt by Haldeman is NO GOOD. |
| Illinois - 2:04 | ||
| 1-10, Ill28 | 2:04 | Young rush for -1 yard to the Ill27. |
| 2-11, Ill27 | 1:30 | Osei rush for 3 yards to the Ill30. |
| 3-8, Ill30 | 0:40 | Young rush middle for 0 yards. |
