FINAL SCORE
Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini game details
Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 3:30 PM ET
Gies Memorial Stadium · Attendance 45,438
Put the final score in perspective.
Wisconsin finished 11 points ahead. The teams combined for 37 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Wisconsin 10, Illinois 6. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Illinois outscored its opponent in 1 and Wisconsin in 2. 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 | 23 | 15 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 9-16 | 3-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 419 | 333 |
| Passing | 281 | 278 |
| Comp/Att | 25/40 | 22/43 |
| Yards per pass | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Rushing | 138 | 55 |
| Rushing Attempts | 40 | 13 |
| Yards per rush | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Penalties | 4-45 | 7-50 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 40:09 | 19:51 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Wisconsin Badgers
passing
| Bart Houston | 22/33 | 232 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 84.4 |
| Joel Stave | 3/7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 |
rushing
| Alex Erickson | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | 56 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 16 | 42 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Alec Ingold | 13 | 26 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Tanner McEvoy | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Joel Stave | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Houston | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 0 | 1 |
receiving
| Alex Erickson | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 1 | 23 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 35 |
| Troy Fumagalli | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 21 |
| Robert Wheelwright | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 23 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tanner McEvoy | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Natrell Jamerson | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 31 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Alex Erickson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Rafael Gaglianone | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Drew Meyer | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Wes Lunt | 22/43 | 278 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 55.9 |
rushing
| Ke'Shawn Vaughn | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 1 | 36 |
receiving
| Geronimo Allison | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 0 | 31 |
| Malik Turner | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 37 |
| D.J. Taylor | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Desmond Cain | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Caleb Day | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Ke'Shawn Vaughn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| V'Angelo Bentley | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Caleb Day | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
puntReturns
| V'Angelo Bentley | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
kicking
| Taylor Zalewski | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 1/1 | 7 |
punting
| Ryan Frain | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 4:21 | Taylor Zalewski 37 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 14:09 | Robert Wheelwright 23 Yd pass from Bart Houston (Rafael Gaglianone Kick) | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 7:03 | Rafael Gaglianone 26 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 3 |
| 2 | 4:23 | Taylor Zalewski 25 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 6 |
| 3 | 7:48 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn 36 Yd Run (Taylor Zalewski Kick) | 10 – 13 |
| 3 | 4:05 | Alec Ingold 2 Yd Run (Rafael Gaglianone Kick) | 17 – 13 |
| 4 | 9:42 | Alex Erickson 9 Yd pass from Bart Houston (Rafael Gaglianone Kick) | 24 – 13 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:34 PM UTCData methodology