Grading The Defense: Black Is White, Linebackers Are Suck
Defensive Line: B. It's been said that holding could be called on every play if the referees look hard enough. Well, holding really could've been called on nearly every Illinois offensive...
| Final - 9.27.2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Penn St. Nittany Lions | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
Stories
Penn State - Illinois Post Game Link Dump
Select Player Stats General Links Complete Game StatsCoaches and Player QuotesAP Photo GalleryGame NotesPaterno Post Game TranscriptPaterno Post Game Audio Game Recaps GoPSUSportsESPNA...
BSD Staff Predictions - Illinois Fighting Illini
As another game week comes to an end, let's close it out with your BSD staff predictions. RUTS Says... We're already seeing a lot of double-reverse psychology on this game, mostly due to the...
Malicious Internet Interrogation with Illinois Loyalty
We are joined this week by the excellent blogger/photoshop extraordinaire Illinois Loyalty, who describes themselves as being "devoted to the glory and heartbreak that is Illini sports". ...
Illinois Preview: A Visit From The Zookie Monster
Real football. Finally. Who Shot Who In The What Now? Illinois (2-1) at Penn State (4-0). Kickoff at 8 p.m. at Beaver Stadium. It's a White House night. Leave the hunting jackets at...
The Hunt For Blue October
In this day and age the trend for most conferences is to backload the schedule of their better teams putting off their better games until late in the season. The thinking goes like this: let your...
GameThreads
Nittany Lions Fans GameThread on Black Shoe Diaries
Loading Game Thread from Black Shoe Diaries
Fighting Illini Fans GameThread on The Champaign Room
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Penn St. | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| No Scoring. |
| Quarter 2 |
| No Scoring. |
| Quarter 3 |
| No Scoring. |
| Quarter 4 |
| No Scoring. |
| Team statistics | Illinois | Penn St. |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 28:04 | 31:43 |
| First Downs | 19 | 24 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 183 13-24 1 | 181 14-20 0 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 189 42 | 241 44 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 1-1 1 | 1 2-1 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-40 | 1-10 |
| Punts-Average | 3-39.3 | 3-33.7 |
