FINAL SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini game details
Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 12:00 PM ET
Gies Memorial Stadium
Put the final score in perspective.
Minnesota finished 4 points ahead. The teams combined for 72 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Minnesota 17, Illinois 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Illinois outscored its opponent in 2 and Minnesota in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 20 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-15 | 6-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 361 | 410 |
| Passing | 227 | 228 |
| Comp/Att | 20/37 | 11/24 |
| Yards per pass | 6.1 | 8.7 |
| Rushing | 136 | 201 |
| Rushing Attempts | 36 | 43 |
| Yards per rush | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| Penalties | 3-25 | 5-50 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 19:17 | 17:25 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers
passing
| Adam Weber | 20/36 | 225 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 85.1 |
| MarQueis Gray | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
rushing
| De'Leon Eskridge | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 3 | 26 |
| MarQueis Gray | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Adam Weber | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 29 |
| Duane Bennett | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Da'Jon McKnight | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 1 | 24 |
| Duane Bennett | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Eric Lair | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 27 |
| MarQueis Gray | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Tiree Eure | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Jon Hoese | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Bryant Allen | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
interceptions
| Troy Stoudermire | 1 | 24 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Troy Stoudermire | 2 | 112 | 56.0 | 90 | 0 |
| Eric Lair | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Ryan Collado | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
kicking
| Eric Ellestad | 1/1 | 100.0 | 45 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Dan Orseske | 6 | 196 | 32.7 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Nathan Scheelhaase | 10/21 | 172 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 32.1 |
| Eddie McGee | 1/3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | 96.4 |
rushing
| Mikel Leshoure | 18 | 141 | 7.8 | 2 | 55 |
| Nathan Scheelhaase | 19 | 35 | 1.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Jason Ford | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 1 | 19 |
receiving
| A.J. Jenkins | 6 | 137 | 22.8 | 1 | 38 |
| Fred Sykes | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Spencer Harris | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 17 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
kickReturns
| Darius Millines | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Troy Pollard | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jack Ramsey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Derek Dimke | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Anthony Santella | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:12 | ILLINOIS pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 6 |
| 1 | 8:12 | ILLINOIS Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 11:26 | MINNESOTA rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 7 |
| 2 | 11:26 | MINNESOTA Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:23 | MINNESOTA pass complete for a touchdown. | 13 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:23 | MINNESOTA Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 7 |
| 2 | 0:10 | MINNESOTA 45 yard field goal GOOD. | 17 – 7 |
| 3 | 9:40 | ILLINOIS rush for a touchdown. | 17 – 13 |
| 3 | 9:40 | ILLINOIS Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 14 |
| 3 | 7:59 | ILLINOIS pass complete for a touchdown. | 17 – 20 |
| 3 | 4:50 | MINNESOTA pass complete for a touchdown. | 23 – 20 |
| 3 | 4:50 | MINNESOTA Extra point GOOD. | 24 – 20 |
| 4 | 10:44 | ILLINOIS rush for a touchdown. | 24 – 26 |
| 4 | 10:44 | ILLINOIS Extra point GOOD. | 24 – 27 |
| 4 | 8:14 | ILLINOIS rush for a touchdown. | 24 – 33 |
| 4 | 8:14 | ILLINOIS Extra point GOOD. | 24 – 34 |
| 4 | 7:55 | MINNESOTA rush for a touchdown. | 30 – 34 |
| 4 | 7:55 | MINNESOTA Extra point GOOD. | 31 – 34 |
| 4 | 0:16 | MINNESOTA rush for a touchdown. | 37 – 34 |
| 4 | 0:16 | MINNESOTA Extra point GOOD. | 38 – 34 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 5:57 AM UTCData methodology