Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Illinois Fighting Illini - Box Score - September 29, 2007 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Penn St 20

(3-2, 0-2 Big Ten)

Illinois 27

(4-1, 2-0 Big Ten)

Alerts

12:00 PM ET, September 29, 2007

Memorial Stadium, CHAMPAIGN, IL

	1	2	3	4	T
PSU	10	7	3	0	20
ILL	14	7	3	3	27

Top Performers

Passing: A. Morelli (PSU) - 298 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT

Rushing: R. Mendenhall (ILL) - 18 CAR, 76 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: A. Benn (ILL) - 6 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				PSU	ILL
	FG	09:33	Kevin Kelly 26 Yd Drive: 11 plays, 73 yds, 5:28	3	0
	TD	09:20	Arrelious Benn 90 Yd Kickoff Return (Jason Reda Kick)	3	7
	TD	02:03	Rashard Mendenhall 2 Yd Run (Jason Reda Kick) Drive: 13 plays, 69 yds, 5:44	3	14
	TD	00:42	Derrick Williams 24 Yd Pass From Anthony Morelli (Kevin Kelly Kick) Drive: 3 plays, 73 yds, 1:21	10	14
SECOND QUARTER				PSU	ILL
	TD	10:34	Arrelious Benn 29 Yd Pass From Juice Williams (Jason Reda Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 39 yds, :34	10	21
	TD	08:54	Austin Scott 7 Yd Run (Kevin Kelly Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 63 yds, 1:40	17	21
THIRD QUARTER				PSU	ILL
	FG	12:38	Jason Reda 47 Yd Drive: 7 plays, 40 yds, 2:22	17	24
	FG	06:09	Kevin Kelly 20 Yd Drive: 8 plays, 34 yds, 4:14	20	24
FOURTH QUARTER				PSU	ILL
	FG	07:00	Jason Reda 33 Yd Drive: 9 plays, 66 yds, 2:54	20	27

Team Stat Comparison

	PSU	ILL
1st Downs	18	17
3rd down efficiency	5-17	6-15
4th down efficiency	1-2	0-0
Total Yards	427	336
Passing	298	120
Comp-Att	21-38	11-27
Yards per pass	7.8	4.4
Rushing	129	216
Rushing Attempts	36	38
Yards per rush	3.6	5.7
Penalties	4-20	4-43
Turnovers	4	2
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	3	2
Possession	33:27	26:33

Penn State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
A. Morelli	21/38	298	7.8	1	3
Team	21/38	298	7.8	1	3

Illinois Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
I. Williams	11/24	120	5.0	0	2
E. McGee	0/3	0	0.0	0	0
Team	11/27	120	4.4	1	2

Penn State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Kinlaw	16	66	4.1	0	14
A. Scott	12	52	4.3	1	9
D. Williams	2	20	10.0	0	23
A. Morelli	6	-9	-1.5	0	12
Team	36	129	3.6	1	23

Illinois Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Mendenhall	18	76	4.2	1	16
E. McGee	2	58	29.0	0	53
I. Williams	7	37	5.3	0	17
R. Weil	2	18	9.0	0	12
B. Gamble	2	14	7.0	0	8
A. Benn	5	9	1.8	0	5
D. Dufrene	1	6	6.0	0	6
-. Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	38	216	5.7	1	53

Penn State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Norwood	3	89	29.7	0	43
D. Williams	5	79	15.8	1	47
D. Butler	4	48	12.0	0	16
C. Bell	1	37	37.0	0	34
A. Quarless	2	25	12.5	0	21
T. Golden	1	10	10.0	0	10
R. Kinlaw	2	6	3.0	0	12
M. Hahn	3	4	1.3	0	6
Team	21	298	14.2	1	47

Illinois Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Benn	6	84	14.0	1	29
R. Mendenhall	4	27	6.8	0	10
J. Willis	1	9	9.0	0	9
Team	11	120	10.9	1	29

Penn State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
J. King	1	6	0
T. Davis	1	2	0
Team	2	8	0

Illinois Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
V. Davis	1	0	0
J. Leman	1	0	0
K. Mitchell	1	0	0
Team	3	0	0

Penn State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Wallace	4	55	13.8	23
J. Hayes	1	12	12.0	12
Team	5	67	13.4	23

Illinois Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Benn	1	90	90.0	90
V. Davis	1	27	27.0	27
R. Weil	1	16	16.0	16
Team	3	133	44.3	90

Penn State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D. Williams	2	13	6.5	7
Team	2	13	6.5	7

Illinois Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
K. Hudson	1	2	2.0	0
Team	1	2	2.0	0

Penn State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
K. Kelly	2/3	66.7	26	2/2	8
Team	2/3	66.7	26	2/2	8

Illinois Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Reda	2/2	100.0	47	3/3	9
Team	2/2	100.0	47	3/3	9

Penn State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
J. Boone	4	193	48.3	0	2	70
Team	4	193	48.3	0	2	70

Illinois Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Santella	6	200	33.3	0	1	42
Team	6	200	33.3	0	1	42

ATTENDANCE: 57,078