Mining the Box Score: MSU-Illinois
Taking a closer look at the statistics from Michigan State's 26-6 football over Illinois.
| Final - 10.16.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Michigan St. Spartans | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 26 |
Stories
Biggies and Slappies: Illinois
The Only Colors takes a look at Saturday's best and worst individual performances.
Michigan State 26, Illinois 6 - A Splendid Sort of Homecoming
A recap of Michigan State's 26-6 victory over Illinois.
Illini fall to MSU, deflate in second half
the Illini lost to Michigan State, but the season is about to get a lot less difficult.
Michigan State Illinois 26-6 Postgame Victory Thread WOOO 7-0
The Only Colors's postgame Illinois thread.
Preview: Michigan State vs. Illinois
The Only Colors previews Saturday's game against the Fighting Illini.
Next Up: The Illinois Fighting Illini
The Only Colors looks briefly at Saturday's opponent, the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Big Ten Football Picks, Week Seven - Where "Let Down" Is Not "Just" a Radiohead Song
An overview of the Big Ten Football games in Week 7, complete with picks.
GameThreads
Spartans Fans GameThread on The Only Colors
Loading Game Thread from The Only Colors
Fighting Illini Fans GameThread on The Champaign Room
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Michigan St. | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 26 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 6:42 left: Illinois Field Goal - 21-yarder by Derek Dimke. |
| Quarter 2 |
| 6:47 left: Michigan State Field Goal - 37-yarder by Dan Conroy. |
| 0:04 left: Illinois Field Goal - 33-yarder by Derek Dimke. |
| Quarter 3 |
| 12:14 left: Michigan State Field Goal - 34-yarder by Dan Conroy. |
| 8:26 left: Michigan State Touchdown - 48-yard pass from Kirk Cousins to B.J. Cunningham. (Dan Conroy extra point is good). |
| 8:26 left: |
| 1:57 left: Michigan State Field Goal - 32-yarder by Dan Conroy. |
| Quarter 4 |
| 11:33 left: Michigan State Field Goal - 18-yarder by Dan Conroy. |
| 2:35 left: Michigan State Touchdown - 15-yard run by Larry Caper. (Dan Conroy extra point is good). |
| 2:35 left: |
| Team statistics | Illinois | Michigan St. |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 32:16 | 27:44 |
| First Downs | 21 | 16 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 15-27 3 | 13-24 0 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 114 42 | 93 31 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 13 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 4 1-1 3 | 1 1-1 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-60 | 8-84 |
| Punts-Average | 4-39.5 | 2-50.0 |
