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The 2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their first season under head coach Bret Bielema, the Fighting Illini compiled a 5–7 record (4–5 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten's West Division, and were outscored by a total of 263 to 242.[1] The team's 20–18 victory over No. 7 Penn State set an NCAA single-game record with nine overtime periods.[2]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (4–5 Big Ten)
Headcoach
Quick facts Illinois Fighting Illini football, Conference ...
2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRyan Walters (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
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2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^ 8–1  12–2 
No. 6 Ohio State x 8–1  11–2 
No. 9 Michigan State 7–2  11–2 
Penn State 4–5  7–6 
Maryland 3–6  7–6 
Rutgers 2–7  5–8 
Indiana 0–9  2–10 
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy 7–2  10–4 
Minnesota 6–3  9–4 
Wisconsin 6–3  9–4 
Purdue 6–3  9–4 
Illinois 4–5  5–7 
Nebraska 1–8  3–9 
Northwestern 1–8  3–9 
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Brandon Peters (1,170 passing yards, 53.8% completion percentage), running back Chase Brown (1,005 rushing yards), wide receiver Isaiah Williams (47 receptions for 525 yards), kicker James McCourt (80 points, 26 of 26 extra points, 18 of 23 field goals), and defensive back Sydney Brown (81 total tackles, 50 solo tackles).[3] Defensive back Kerby Joseph received first-team honors from the media on the 2021 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Preseason

Big Ten media poll

The Illini were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Ten's West Division.[5]

More information Predicted finish, Team ...
Big Ten West Division media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wisconsin233 (29)
2Iowa202 (5)
3Northwestern160
4Minnesota146
5Nebraska91.5
6Purdue72.5
7Illinois47
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Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 28 12:00 p.m. Nebraska
FOX W 30–22 41,064
September 4 6:30 p.m. UTSA*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
 BTN L 30–37 33,906
September 11 10:00 a.m. at Virginia*
ACCN L 14–42 36,036
September 17 8:00 p.m. Maryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
 FS1 L 17–20 37,168
September 25 2:30 p.m. at Purdue
BTN L 9–13 52,840
October 2 11:00 a.m. Charlotte*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
 BTN W 24–14 30,559
October 9 2:30 p.m. Wisconsindagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
 BTN L 0–24 40,168
October 23 11:00 a.m. at No. 7 Penn State
ABC W 20–18 9OT 105,001
October 30 11:00 a.m. Rutgers
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
 BTN L 14–20 36,942
November 6 11:00 a.m. at No. 20 Minnesota
ESPN2 W 14–6 46,382
November 20 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 Iowa
FS1 L 23–33 64,132
November 27 2:30 p.m. Northwestern
BTN W 47–14 27,624
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  1. [a]
    Illinois and Nebraska were originally scheduled to play at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The game was moved back to the United States due to travel concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Personnel

Coaching staff

More information Name, Position ...
Name Position Consecutive season at
Illinois in current position
Bret BielemaHead coach1st
Tony PetersenOffensive coordinator1st
Ryan WaltersDefensive coordinator1st
Ben MillerTight ends coach/special teams coordinator1st
George McDonaldWide receivers coach / assistant head coach1st
Bart MillerOffensive line coach1st
Cory PattersonRunning backs coach4th
Terrance JamisonDefensive line coach1st
Andy BuhLinebackers coach1st
Kevin KaneOutside linebackers coach / associate head coach1st
Aaron HenryDefensive backs coach1st
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Roster

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2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 0 Josh McCray Fr
WR 1 Isaiah Williams Fr
RB 2 Chase Brown So
RB 3 Jakari Norwood So
WR 4 Khmari Thompson So
WR 5 Caleb Griffin So
WR 6 Deuce Spann  Fr
WR 7 Brian Hightower Jr
WR 8 Jafar Armstrong Jr
QB 9 Artur Sitkowski So
WR 10 Desmond Dan Jr Sr
WR 11 Carlos Sandy So
QB 12 Matt Robinson So
WR 13 Pat Bryant Fr
WR 14 Casey Washington So
WR 15 Ty Lindenman  Fr
QB 16 Samari Collier Fr
QB 17 Ryan Johnson Jr
QB 18 Brandon Peters Sr
WR 19 Dalevon Campbell So
RB 22 Chase Hayden Jr
RB 23 Reggie Love III  Fr
RB 24 Nick Fedanzo  Fr
RB 26 Mike Epstein Sr
RB 27 Matt Bobak  Fr
TE 40 Lucas Althaus Fr
TE 41 Preston Engel So
TE 42 Michael Marchese Sr
TE 43 Griffin Moore  Fr
TE 48 Mike Cernigila Jr Fr
TE 49 Max Rosenthal Jr
OL 53 Devin Hale Fr
OL 54 Julian Pearl So
OL 55 Blake Jeresaty Sr
OL 57 Evan Kirts  Fr
OL 59 Josh Plohr  Fr
OL 62 Terry Zapf So
OL 63 Alex Palczewski Sr
OL 64 Josh Kreutz Fr
OL 65 Doug Kramer Sr
OL 66 Jordyn Slaughter Injured So
OL 67 Brody Wisecarver Fr
OL 68 Zachary Barlev Fr
OL 70 Tommy Cronin  Fr
OL 72 Jack Badovinac Sr
OL 73 Josh Gesky Fr
OL 75 Alex Pihlstrom Jr
OL 79 Vederian Lowe Sr
WR 80 Peyton Vining Jr
WR 81 Marquez Beason  Fr
TE 82 Luke Ford Jr
WR 83 Keion Battle  Fr
WR 84 Owen Hickey  Fr
WR 85 Miles Scott Fr
WR 86 Donny Navarro Jr
TE 87 Daniel Barker Jr
TE 88 Branden Hohenstein Sr
TE 89 Tip Reiman  Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Kionte Curry Fr
DB 2 Daniel Edwards Fr
DB 2 Derrick Smith Jr
DB 3 DD Snyder II Fr
LB 5 Calvin Hart Jr Injured So
DB 6 Tony Adams Sr
DB 7 Kendall Smith Sr
DB 8 Eddie Smith So
DB 9 Coran Taylor So
DB 10 Tahveon Nicholson  Fr
DB 15 Prince Green Fr
DB 20 Tyler Strain Fr
DB 21 Quan Martin Jr
DB 22 Dylan Thomas So
DB 24 Prather Hudson Sr
DB 25 Kerby Joseph Jr
OLB 26 DJ Johnson Fr
DB 27 Mike Manning So
LB 28 Dylan Rosiek Fr
DB 29 Christian Bobak Sr
DB 30 Sydney Brown Jr
DB 31 Devon Witherspoon So
DB 32 Tailon Leitzsey Sr
OLB 33 Ezekiel Holmes So
LB 34 Ryan Meed  Fr
LB 35 Jake Hansen Sr
OLB 36 Ben Schultz  Fr
DB 37 Jaden Jones-Watkins So
LB 38 Isaac Darkangelo Jr
LB 39 Kenenna Odeluga Fr
OLB 40 Shammond Cooper  Fr
DB 41 Joriell Washington Fr
LB 42 Luke Zardzin Fr
OLB 43 Marko Rajkovic Fr
LB 44 Tarique Barnes So
LB 45 Khalan Tolson Jr
LB 46 Alex McEachern Jr
LB 48 Bryce Barnes So
OLB 49 Seth Coleman  Fr
LB 51 Sean Coghlan Jr
DL 52 Verdis Brown So
LB 54 Kalen Villanueva Fr
DL 55 Sed McConnell Fr
DL 88 Keith Randolph Jr.  Fr
OLB 90 Alec Bryant  Fr
DL 91 Jamal Woods Sr
OLB 92 Isaiah Gay Sr
DL 93 Calvin Avery Jr
DL 94 Johnny Newton  Fr
DL 96 Roderick Perry II Sr
DL 98 Deon Pate Jr
OLB 99 Owen Carney Jr. Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 5 Caleb Griffin So
P 14 Blake Hayes Sr
K, P 17 James McCourt Sr
P 19 Hugh Robertson  Fr
LS 36 Lane Hansen Fr
LS 39 Aidan Hall  Fr
LS 56 Ethan Tabel Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tony Petersen – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks
  • Ryan Walters – Defensive coordinator
  • Ben Miller – Special teams coordinator/tight ends
  • Cory Patterson – Running backs
  • Terrance Jamison – Defensive line
  • George McDonald – Wide receivers / assistant HC
  • Aaron Henry – Defensive backs
  • Bart Miller – Offensive line
  • Andy Buh – Linebackers
  • Kevin Kane – outside linebackers / associate HC
  • Reggie Bain – Graduate assistant – offense
  • Taylor Reed – Graduate assistant – offense
  • Aaron Gonzales – Graduate assistant – defense
  • Kevin Laeone Richardson II – Graduate assistant – defense
  • John Marinelli – Senior analyst
  • Grant O'Brien – Defensive analyst
  • Adam Kleffner – Offensive analyst
  • Greg Froelich – Special teams analyst
  • Tank Wright – Head strength and conditioning coach
  • Pete Roley – Director of football operations
  • Mark Taurisani – Football chief of staff
  • Patrick Embleton – Director of recruiting
  • Terry Hawthorne – Director of high school personnel
  • Pat Ryan – Director of high school relations
  • Nate McNeal – Assistant recruiting coordinator
  • Travis Perry – Director of creative content
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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Game summaries

Nebraska

See also: 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 0 9 7622
Fighting Illini 2 14 14030
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at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

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Game information
First quarter
  • ILL – Cam Taylor-Britt tackled in own end zone by Kerby Joseph, 4:07. Fighting Illini 2–0.

Second quarter

  • NEB – Markese Stepp 2-yard run (kick failed), 14:25. Cornhuskers 6–2. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:27.
  • NEB – Connor Culp 27-yard field goal, 9:15. Cornhuskers 9–2. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:01.
  • ILL – Mike Epstein 1-yard run (James McCourt kick), 2:51. Tied 9–9. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:24.
  • ILL – Calvin Hart Jr. 41-yard fumble return (James McCourt kick), 0:37. Fighting Illini 16–9.

Third quarter

  • ILL – Luke Ford 2-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 6:56. Fighting Illini 23–9. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:04.
  • ILL – Isaiah Williams 1-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 4:01. Fighting Illini 30–9. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:10.
  • NEB – Adrian Martinez 75-yard run (Connor Culp kick), 3:48. Fighting Illini 30–16. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13.

Fourth quarter

  • NEB – Oliver Martin 4-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (kick failed), 2:41. Fighting Illini 30–22. Drive: 19 plays, 91 yards, 6:42.
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More information Statistics, NEB ...
StatisticsNEBILL
First downs1918
Total yards392326
Rushes–yards39–16048–167
Passing yards232159
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–32–015–19–0
Time of possession25:0534:55
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NebraskaPassingAdrian Martinez16/32, 232 yards, TD
RushingAdrian Martinez17 rushes, 111 yards, TD
ReceivingOliver Martin6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
IllinoisPassingArtur Sitkowski12/15, 124 yards, 2 TD
RushingMike Epstein16 rushes, 75 yards, TD
ReceivingDeuce Spann1 reception, 45 yards
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UTSA

See also: 2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team
UTSA Roadrunners at Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Roadrunners 7 13 31437
Fighting Illini 0 14 31330
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at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

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Game information
First quarter
  • UTSA – Frank Harris 9-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 1:32. Roadrunners 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 4:40.

Second quarter

  • UTSA – Brendan Brady 7-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 11:31. Roadrunners 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:43.
  • ILL – Deuce Span 31-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 9:21. Roadrunners 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:10.
  • UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 32-yard field goal, 6:24. Roadrunners 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:57.
  • ILL – Daniel Barker 14-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 2:46. Roadrunners 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38.
  • UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 28-yard field goal, 0:47. Roadrunners 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:01.

Third quarter

  • ILL – James McCourt 52-yard field goal, 9:22. Roadrunners 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:26.
  • UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 27-yard field goal, 3:19. Roadrunners 23–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.

Fourth quarter

  • ILL – James McCourt 53-yard field goal, 14:15. Roadrunners 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:04.
  • UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 19-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 12:37. Roadrunners 30–20. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.
  • ILL – Daniel Barker 15-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 9:56. Roadrunners 30–27. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41.
  • UTSA – Brendan Brady 33-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 4:57. Roadrunners 37–27. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:59.
  • ILL – James McCourt 32-yard field goal, 1:55. Roadrunners 37–30. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 2:56.
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More information Statistics, UTSA ...
StatisticsUTSAILL
First downs2624
Total yards497416
Rushes–yards50–23735–166
Passing yards280266
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–32–022–43–0
Time of possession30:4229:18
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UTSAPassingFrank Harris20/32, 280 yards, TD
RushingSincere McCormick31 rushes, 117 yards
ReceivingZakhari Franklin10 receptions, 155 yards, TD
IllinoisPassingArtur Sitkowski22/42, 266 yards, 3 TD
RushingReggie Love III11 rushes, 39 yards
ReceivingIsaiah Williams8 receptions, 101 yards
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Virginia

See also: 2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Illinois Fighting Illini at Virginia Cavaliers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Illini 0 7 7014
Cavaliers 14 7 14742
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at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia

  • Date: September 11
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 36,036
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV: ACCN
  • Box score, Recap
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Game information
First quarter
  • UVA – Jelani Woods 32-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick), 13:44. Cavaliers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:16.
  • UVA – Dontayvion Wicks 28-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick), 10:04. Cavaliers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:37.

Second quarter

  • ILL – Deuce Spann 33-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt kick), 11:09. Cavaliers 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:19.
  • UVA – Dontayvion Wicks 6-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick), 1:17. Cavaliers 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:41.

Third quarter

  • ILL – Chase Brown 21–yard run (James McCourt kick), 12:59. Cavaliers 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:01.
  • UVA – Billy Kemp IV 2-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick), 9:04. Cavaliers 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:55.
  • UVA – Keytaon Thompson 8-yard run (Justin Duenkel kick), 4:06. Cavaliers 35–14. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:50.

Fourth quarter

  • UVA – Wayne Taulapapa 3-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick), 6:02. Cavaliers 42–14. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:44.
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More information Statistics, ILL ...
StatisticsILLUVA
First downs2031
Total yards337556
Rushes–yards27–11633–133
Passing yards221423
Passing: Comp–Att–Int24–45–128–40–1
Time of possession27:5231:19
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
IllinoisPassingArtur Sitkowski24/45, 221 yards, TD, INT
RushingChase Brown7 rushes, 41 yards, TD
ReceivingDalevon Campbell2 receptions, 43 yards
VirginiaPassingBrennan Armstrong27/36, 405 yards, 5 TD, INT
RushingWayne Taulapapa10 rushes, 35 yards
ReceivingJelani Woods5 receptions, 122 yards, TD
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Maryland

See also: 2021 Maryland Terrapins football team
Illinois Fighting Illini (1–2) vs. Maryland Terrapins (2–0)
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Maryland 0 3 71020
Illinois 0 3 7717
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at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL

  • Date: Saturday, September 17, 2021
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 75°F
  • Game attendance: 37,168
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV: FS1
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Game information
Second Quarter
  • (10:43) UMD – Joseph Petrino 32 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:07; UMD 3-0)
  • (1:27) ILL – James McCourt 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 2:16; Tied 3-3)
Third Quarter
  • (13:11) UMD – Tayon Fleet-Davis 2-yard run, Joseph Petrino kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; UMD 10-3)
  • (6:15) ILL – Josh McCray 38-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 3:37; Tied 10-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:13) ILL – Casey Washington 30-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:05; ILL 17-10)
  • (13:11) UMD – Tayon Fleet-Davis 10-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 2:37 Tie 17-17)
  • (00:00) UMD – Joseph Petrino 32-yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 00:47; UMD 20-17)
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More information Statistics, UMD ...
StatisticsUMDILL
First downs2519
Total yards481368
Rushes/yards27/13145/183
Passing yards350185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int32-43-010–26–1
Time of possession29:0930:51
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MarylandPassingTaulia Tagovailoa32–43, 350 yards, 1 TD
RushingTayon Fleet-Davis11 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDontay Demus Jr.8 receptions, 77 yards
IllinoisPassingBrandon Peters10–26, 185 yards, 1 INT
RushingReggie Love III10 carries, 63 yards
ReceivingChase Brown2 receptions, 54 yards
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Purdue

See also: 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Illinois Fighting Illini at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Illini 0 3 339
Boilermakers 6 0 0713
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at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 52,840
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV: BTN
  • Box score, Recap
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Game information
First quarter
  • PUR – Mitchell Fineran 23-yard field goal, 8:31. Boilermakers 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 6:29.
  • PUR – Mitchell Fineran 30-yard field goal, 3:34. Boilermakers 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:57.

Second quarter

  • ILL – James McCourt 51-yard field goal, 2:24. Boilermakers 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:40.

Third quarter

  • ILL – James McCourt 35-yard field goal, 8:18. Tied 6–6. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:42.

Fourth quarter

  • ILL – James McCourt 45-yard field goal, 14:51. Fighting Illini 9–6. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:39.
  • PUR – TJ Sheffield 14-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick), 5:44. Boilermakers 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 3:42.
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More information Statistics, ILL ...
StatisticsILLPUR
First downs1717
Total yards275315
Rushes–yards42–17526–38
Passing yards100277
Passing: Comp–Att–Int14–27–024–40–2
Time of possession33:4526:15
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
IllinoisPassingBrandon Peters14/26, 100 yards
RushingJosh McCray24 rushes, 156 yards
ReceivingCasey Washington3 receptions, 31 yards
PurduePassingAidan O'Connell12/19, 182 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingDylan Downing10 rushes, 39 yards
ReceivingMilton Wright7 receptions, 88 yards
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Charlotte

See also: 2021 Charlotte 49ers football team
Charlotte vs Illinois
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
49ers 7 700 14
• Fighting Illini 3 7140 24
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Scoring summary
17:28ILLIJames MCCOURT 29 Yd Field GoalILLI 3-0
11:31CHARVictor TUCKER 22 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Jonathan CRUZ Kick)CHAR 7-3
22:52ILLIDaniel BARKER 10 Yd pass from Brandon PETERS (James MCCOURT Kick)ILLI 10-7
20:46CHARElijah SPENCER 27 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Jonathan CRUZ Kick)CHAR 14-10
36:52ILLIChase BROWN 31 Yd Run (James MCCOURT Kick)ILLI 17-14
30:00ILLIChase BROWN 80 Yd Run (James MCCOURT Kick)ILLI 24-14

Wisconsin

See also: 2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 3 7 14024
Fighting Illini 0 0 000
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at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: October 9, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at n/a MPH
  • Game attendance: 40,168
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play) and Matt Millen (analyst)
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At. No. 7 Penn State

See also: 2021 Illinois vs. Penn State football game and 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Illinois Fighting Illini at No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary
More information Quarter, OT ...
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OT3OT4OT5OT6OT7OT8OT9OTTotal
Fighting Illini 0 7 0333000002220
No. 7 Nittany Lions 7 3 0033000002018
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at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

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Game information
First quarter

Second quarter

  • PSU – Jordan Stout 35-yard field goal, 11:12. Nittany Lions 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 1:41.
  • ILL – Chase Brown 1-yard run (James McCourt kick), 2:52. Nittany Lions 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:20.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • ILL – James McCourt 37-yard field goal, 11:49. Tied 10–10. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 7:33.

Overtime

  • PSU – Jordan Stout 31-yard field goal. Nittany Lions 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 12 yards.
  • ILL – James McCourt 39-yard field goal. Tied 13–13. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards.

Second overtime

  • ILL – James McCourt 22-yard field goal. Fighting Illini 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards.
  • PSU – Jordan Stout 40-yard field goal. Tied 16–16. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards.

Eighth overtime

  • ILL – Isaiah Williams 2-point pass from Brandon Peters. Fighting Illini 18–16.
  • PSU – Noah Cain 2-point run. Tied 18–18.

Ninth overtime

  • ILL – Casey Washington 2-point pass from Brandon Peters. Fighting Illini 20–18.
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More information Statistics, ILL ...
StatisticsILLPSU
First downs2714
Total yards395227
Rushes–yards67–35729–62
Passing yards38165
Passing: Comp–Att–Int8–21–119–34–0
Time of possession36:2523:35
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
IllinoisPassingArtur Sitkowski8/19, 38 yards, INT
RushingChase Brown33 rushes, 223 yards, TD
ReceivingDonny Navarro III2 receptions, 12 yards
Penn StatePassingSean Clifford19/34, 164 yards, TD
RushingNoah Cain11 rushes, 43 yards
ReceivingJahan Dotson6 receptions, 69 yards
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Rutgers

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 3 0 10 20
Fighting Illini 0 14 0 0 14
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See also: 2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

No. 20 Minnesota

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini 7 7 0 0 14
No. 20 Golden Gophers 0 0 0 6 6
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See also: 2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

No. 17 Iowa

See also: 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Illinois at Iowa
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Fighting Illini 10 337 23
• No. 17 Hawkeyes 7 10313 33
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Scoring summary
18:37IllinoisL. Ford 13-yard pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick)Illinois 7–0
3:20IllinoisJames McCourt 46-yard field goalIllinois 10–0
3:05IowaCharlie Jones 100-yard kickoff return (Caleb Shudak kick)Illinois 10–7
214:08IowaArland Bruce IV 2-yard run (Caleb Shudak kick)Iowa 14–10
6:41IowaCaleb Shudak 51-yard field goalIowa 17–10
3:13IllinoisJames McCourt 45-yard field goalIowa 17–13
39:12IowaCaleb Shudak 48-yard field goalIowa 20–13
2:46IllinoisJames McCourt 53-yard field goalIowa 20–16
49:12IowaCaleb Shudak 48-yard field goalIowa 23–16
9:12IowaCaleb Shudak 48-yard field goalIowa 26–16
1:36IowaJack Campbell 32-yard interception return (Caleb Shudak kick)Iowa 33–16
0:31IowaIsaiah Williams 16-yard pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick)Iowa 33–23
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StatisticsILLIOWA
First downs1118
Total yards312255
Rushing yards64172
Passing yards24883
Turnovers21
Time of possession25:4234:18
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
IllinoisPassingBrandon Peters16/36, 248 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingChase Brown13 carries, 42 yards
ReceivingCasey Washington3 receptions, 61 yards
IowaPassingAlex Padilla6/17, 83 yards, INT
RushingTyler Goodson27 carries, 132 yards
ReceivingArland Bruce IV2 receptions, 45 yards
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Northwestern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
Fighting Illini 14 23 3 7 47
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See also: 2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team and Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry

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