FINAL SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini game details
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
Gies Memorial Stadium · Attendance 58,088
Put the final score in perspective.
Minnesota finished 8 points ahead. The teams combined for 42 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Minnesota 13, Illinois 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Illinois outscored its opponent in 0 and Minnesota in 3. 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 | 7-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 361 | 352 |
| Passing | 213 | 226 |
| Comp/Att | 22/37 | 20/33 |
| Yards per pass | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| Rushing | 148 | 126 |
| Rushing Attempts | 32 | 29 |
| Yards per rush | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Penalties | 7-45 | 2-13 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 34:59 | 25:01 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers
passing
| Max Brosmer | 22/37 | 213 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 55.8 |
rushing
| Darius Taylor | 22 | 131 | 6.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Marcus Major Jr. | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mark Crawford | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Brosmer | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Daniel Jackson | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | 37 |
| Elijah Spencer | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 15 |
| Darius Taylor | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | 15 |
| Jameson Geers | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 13 |
fumbles
defensive
| Justin Walley | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Brown | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Lindenberg | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Striggow | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Koi Perich | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Devon Williams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maverick Baranowski | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Henderson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai'Onte' McMillan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Gousby | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Logan-Redding | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Howard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Gerlach | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jah Joyner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Finnessy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Stolsky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deven Eastern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Koi Perich | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
kicking
| Dragan Kesich | 4/4 | 100.0 | 46 | 1/1 | 13 |
punting
| Mark Crawford | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Luke Altmyer | 20/33 | 226 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 53.3 |
rushing
| Josh McCray | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | 42 |
| Aidan Laughery | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Luke Altmyer | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Pat Bryant | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jordan Anderson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Pat Bryant | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Zakhari Franklin | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 1 | 21 |
| Carson Goda | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Hank Beatty | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Aidan Laughery | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Collin Dixon | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Kenari Wilcher | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
fumbles
| Luke Altmyer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
defensive
| James Kreutz | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juice Clarke | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Jacas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Bailey | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Scott | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Meed | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Rosiek | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Coleman-Lyles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Malachi Hood | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Patterson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Holmes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Briggs Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TeRah Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenenna Odeluga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Dixon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Warren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Resetich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Zardzin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Hank Beatty | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
kicking
| David Olano | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Ethan Moczulski | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
punting
| Hugh Robertson | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:21 | Dragan Kesich 20 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 2 | 10:08 | David Olano 25 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 3 |
| 2 | 6:55 | Darius Taylor 29 Yd Run (Dragan Kesich Kick) | 10 – 3 |
| 2 | 3:28 | Josh McCray 42 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 10 – 10 |
| 2 | 0:19 | Dragan Kesich 45 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 10 |
| 3 | 4:36 | Dragan Kesich 38 Yd Field Goal | 16 – 10 |
| 4 | 9:03 | Zakhari Franklin 21 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick) | 16 – 17 |
| 4 | 5:14 | Jameson Geers 1 Yd pass from Max Brosmer (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 22 – 17 |
| 4 | 1:52 | Dragan Kesich 46 Yd Field Goal | 25 – 17 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 9:21 PM UTCData methodology