FINAL SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini at Minnesota Golden Gophers game details
Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 12:00 PM ET
Huntington Bank Stadium · Attendance 47,976
Put the final score in perspective.
Minnesota finished 9 points ahead. The teams combined for 55 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Illinois 13, Minnesota 21. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Minnesota outscored its opponent in 2 and Illinois 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 | 28 | 16 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 8-17 | 7-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 433 | 343 |
| Passing | 279 | 88 |
| Comp/Att | 34/48 | 15/26 |
| Yards per pass | 5.8 | 3.4 |
| Rushing | 154 | 255 |
| Rushing Attempts | 35 | 32 |
| Yards per rush | 4.4 | 8.0 |
| Penalties | 3-30 | 5-30 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 35:40 | 24:20 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Wes Lunt | 34/47 | 279 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 73.2 |
| Desmond Cain | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
rushing
| Josh Ferguson | 20 | 105 | 5.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Kendrick Foster | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 0 | 10 |
| Henry Enyenihi | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wes Lunt | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 14 |
receiving
| Malik Turner | 11 | 126 | 11.5 | 1 | 28 |
| Geronimo Allison | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Desmond Cain | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Josh Ferguson | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
| D.J. Taylor | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Andrew Davis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Henry Enyenihi | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nathan Echard | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
kickReturns
| V'Angelo Bentley | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Sean White | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
puntReturns
| V'Angelo Bentley | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
kicking
| Taylor Zalewski | 3/3 | 100.0 | 44 | 2/2 | 11 |
punting
| Ryan Frain | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers
passing
| Mitch Leidner | 15/25 | 88 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 72.8 |
rushing
| Shannon Brooks | 17 | 174 | 10.2 | 3 | 75 |
| Mitch Leidner | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 0 | 33 |
| Rodney Smith | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| K.J. Maye | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| K.J. Maye | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Drew Wolitarsky | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Brandon Lingen | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Rashad Still | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Shannon Brooks | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| KiAnte Hardin | 6 | 165 | 27.5 | 60 | 0 |
kicking
| Ryan Santoso | 1/1 | 100.0 | 46 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Peter Mortell | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 3:41 | Malik Turner 13 Yd pass from Wes Lunt (Taylor Zalewski Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 1:00 | Shannon Brooks 5 Yd Run (Ryan Santoso Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 12:17 | Taylor Zalewski 23 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 7 |
| 2 | 9:37 | Shannon Brooks 38 Yd Run (Ryan Santoso Kick) | 10 – 14 |
| 2 | 3:39 | Taylor Zalewski 44 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:05 | Rashad Still 1 Yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso Kick) | 13 – 21 |
| 3 | 8:15 | Andrew Davis 6 Yd pass from Wes Lunt (Taylor Zalewski Kick) | 20 – 21 |
| 3 | 6:14 | Ryan Santoso 46 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 24 |
| 4 | 6:56 | Taylor Zalewski 36 Yd Field Goal | 23 – 24 |
| 4 | 1:25 | Shannon Brooks 75 Yd Run (Mitch Leidner Run for Two-Point Conversion) | 23 – 32 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 5:57 AM UTCData methodology