| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Penn State Field Goal - 28-yarder by Collin Wagner. 4:40 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Illinois Touchdown - 18-yard pass from Nathan Scheelhaase to A.J. Jenkins. (Derek Dimke kick). 14:17 Remaining. |
| Illinois Touchdown - 16-yard interception return by Nat Bussey. (Derek Dimke kick). 9:39 Remaining. |
| Penn State Touchdown - 80-yard pass from Rob Bolden to Derek Moye. (Collin Wagner kick). 9:28 Remaining. |
| Illinois Field Goal - 50-yarder by Derek Dimke. 5:19 Remaining. |
| Penn State Field Goal - 22-yarder by Collin Wagner. 2:49 Remaining. |
| Illinois Field Goal - 31-yarder by Derek Dimke. 0:00 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Illinois Touchdown - 4-yard pass from Jason Ford to Evan Wilson. (Derek Dimke kick). 8:30 Remaining. |
| Illinois Field Goal - 41-yarder by Derek Dimke. 1:07 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Illinois Field Goal - 37-yarder by Derek Dimke. 8:55 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Illinois | Penn State |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 23 | 7 |
| By Rushing | 15 | 2 |
| By Passing | 7 | 5 |
| By Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-13-38.0 | 2-14-14.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-1-100 | 1-3-33 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 437 | 235 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 74 | 52 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 282 | 65 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 54 | 26 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 155 | 170 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 0-0 | 2-16 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 20-16-0 | 26-10-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 7.8 | 6.5 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 3-45.0 | 6-44.0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 17 | 18 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 3-1 | 2-18 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 2-36 | 4-107 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-16 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 3-25 | 5-41 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 3 | 1 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 2 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 2-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 33 | 13 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 38:12 | 21:48 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Illinois | Penn State |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| N.Bussey | 1 | 16 | 16 | 1 | | Total | 1 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| A.Santella | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | 48 | | Total | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | 48 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| A.Fera | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 1 | 53 | | Total | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 1 | 53 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| D.Dimke | 4/4 | 100.0 | 50 | 3/3 | 15 | | Total | 4/4 | 100.0 | 50 | 3/3 | 15 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Wagner | 2/2 | 100.0 | 28 | 1/1 | 7 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 28 | 1/1 | 7 |
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