FINAL SCORE
Eastern Illinois Panthers at Illinois Fighting Illini game details
Saturday, September 2, 2006 at 7:00 PM ET
Gies Memorial Stadium · Attendance 45,444
Put the final score in perspective.
Illinois finished 25 points ahead. The teams combined for 59 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Eastern Illinois 14, Illinois 28. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Illinois outscored its opponent in 3 and Eastern Illinois in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Eastern Illinois | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
 Illinois | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 0 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 293 | 519 |
| Passing | 180 | 181 |
| Comp/Att | 12/22 | 15/21 |
| Yards per pass | 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Rushing | 106 | 345 |
| Rushing Attempts | 33 | 48 |
| Yards per rush | 3.2 | 7.2 |
| Penalties | 2-25 | 5-28 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 3 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 18:12 | 18:28 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Eastern Illinois Panthers
passing
| Mike Donato | 8/14 | 134 | 9.6 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| Justin Duhai | 1/1 | 33 | 33.0 | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Cole Stinson | 3/7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Vincent Webb | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Norris Smith | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ademola Adeniji | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Voss | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Donato | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Micah Rucker | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Voss | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Parsill | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Mobley | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Kesler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Quinten Ponius | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Tristan Burge | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
kicking
| Zach Yates | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 2/2 | 5 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Tim Brasic | 13/17 | 149 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 65.6 |
rushing
| Pierre Thomas | 15 | 126 | 8.4 | 2 | 38 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 2 | 26 |
| Tim Brasic | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 11 |
| Walter Mendenhall | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Rashard Mendenhall | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Derrick McPhearson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Jacob Willis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Kyle Hudson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Jody Ellis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Frank Lenti Jr. | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
interceptions
| Brit Miller | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vontae Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| E.B. Halsey | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| Jason Reda | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
punting
| Kyle Yelton | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:29 | Illinois rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 9:29 | Illinois Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 2:15 | Illinois rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 13 |
| 1 | 2:15 | Illinois Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 13:51 | Eastrn Illinois pass complete for a touchdown. | 6 – 14 |
| 2 | 13:51 | Eastrn Illinois Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 14 |
| 2 | 8:40 | Illinois rush for a touchdown. | 7 – 20 |
| 2 | 8:40 | Illinois Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 21 |
| 2 | 5:29 | Eastrn Illinois pass complete for a touchdown. | 13 – 21 |
| 2 | 5:29 | Eastrn Illinois Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:30 | Illinois rush for a touchdown. | 14 – 27 |
| 2 | 0:30 | Illinois Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 28 |
| 3 | 7:58 | Illinois rush for a touchdown. | 14 – 35 |
| 3 | 7:58 | Illinois Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 35 |
| 4 | 14:07 | Illinois rush for a touchdown. | 14 – 42 |
| 4 | 14:07 | Illinois Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 42 |
| 4 | 5:31 | Eastrn Illinois 42 yard field goal GOOD. | 17 – 42 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:26 PM UTCData methodology