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Rutgers at Illinois

Oct 14, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 7

Away

Rutgers

Big Ten

Final Score

35 - 24

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Illinois

Big Ten

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Total Yards

Illinois394
Rutgers376

Passing Yards

Illinois308
Rutgers102

Rushing Yards

Illinois86
Rutgers274

Turnovers

Illinois3
Rutgers3

Game Conditions

Temperature77°F
Wind20 mph S

Humidity

54%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jeff George Jr.

Illinois

YDS: 308

Rushing

Gus Edwards

Rutgers

YDS: 91

Receiving

Ricky Smalling

Illinois

YDS: 111

Tackles

Jawuan Harris

Rutgers

TOT: 11

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Illinois31:45
Rutgers28:15

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Rutgers beats Illinois 35-24

Standard

Rutgers defeated Illinois 35-24 in Week 7 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 376-394 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns.

Rutgers set the terms early in a game that finished 35-24. Raheem Blackshear run for 19 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK) came with {'seconds': 21, 'minutes': 7} left in the first quarter, giving Rutgers the first major swing.

Rutgers's box score carried the story: 376 total yards, 274 rushing yards, and 102 passing yards. Illinois finished with 394 total yards, including 86 on the ground and 308 through the air.

Rutgers converted 4-10 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 3-3, Rutgers led 21-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Raheem Blackshear run for 19 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Raheem Blackshear run for 19 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK) (Rutgers led 7-0 over Illinois).

  • Field Goal Good

    Chase McLaughlin 43 yd FG GOOD (Illinois led 3-7 over Rutgers).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Josh Hicks run for 5 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK) (Rutgers led 14-3 over Illinois).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Gus Edwards run for 7 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK) (Rutgers led 21-10 over Illinois).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Ra'Von Bonner run for 1 yd for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) (Illinois led 10-14 over Rutgers).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Gus Edwards run for 5 yds for a TD, (Andrew Harte KICK) (Rutgers led 28-10 over Illinois).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    35-24

    Rutgers defeated Illinois.

  • Total yards

    376-394

    Rutgers held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    274

    Rutgers averaged 5.8 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    102

    Rutgers averaged 8.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    4-10

    Rutgers's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-17

    Illinois's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    3-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticIllinoisRutgers
Total Yards394376
Passing Yards308102
Rushing Yards86274
First Downs1817
Third Down Efficiency5-174-10
Fourth Down Efficiency2-20-1
Total Penalties (Yards)8-688-75
Turnovers33
Completions / Attempts20-386-12
Rushing Attempts2947
Passing TDs20
Rushing TDs15
Kicking Points65
Possession Time31:4528:15
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)