
W Michigan 7
(0-1, 0-1 away)

Illinois 24
(1-0, 1-0 home)
Coverage: ESPNU
12:00 PM ET, September 1, 2012
Memorial Stadium, CHAMPAIGN, IL
Top Performers
Passing: A. Carder (WMU) - 239 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: N. Scheelhaase (ILL) - 7 CAR, 21 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: J. Wilson (WMU) - 8 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | WMU | ILL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 13:20 | Ryan Lankford 64 Yd Pass From Nathan Scheelhaase (Nick Immekus Kick) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 05:51 | Nick Immekus 43 Yd | 0 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | WMU | ILL | |||
![]() | TD | 07:40 | Nathan Scheelhaase 4 Yd Run (Nick Immekus Kick) | 0 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | WMU | ILL | |||
![]() | TD | 00:32 | Jaime Wilson 8 Yd Pass From Alex Carder (Andrew Haldeman Kick) | 7 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | WMU | ILL | |||
![]() | TD | 09:06 | Ashante Williams 60 Yd Interception Return (Nick Immekus Kick) | 7 | 24 |
Team Stat Comparison
| WMU | ILL | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 13 | 13 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-17 | 5-16 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 259 | 248 |
| Passing | 265 | 133 |
Comp-Att | 28-47 | 13-21 |
Yards per pass | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | -6 | 115 |
Rushing Attempts | 19 | 41 |
Yards per rush | -0.3 | 2.8 |
| Penalties | 6-39 | 5-30 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 1 |
| Possession | 24:58 | 35:02 |
| Western Michigan Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| A. Carder | 26/43 | 239 | 5.6 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Van Tubbergen | 2/3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Wilson | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28/47 | 265 | 5.6 | 1 | 3 |
| Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| N. Scheelhaase | 11/18 | 126 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 |
| R. O'Toole | 2/3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 13/21 | 133 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Western Michigan Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Drake | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Chance | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Scriven | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Van Tubbergen | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Carder | 3 | -31 | -10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 19 | -6 | -0.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Davis | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Ferguson | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 |
| N. Scheelhaase | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 1 | 11 |
| M. Osei | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 |
| R. O'Toole | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Young | 11 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 4 |
| R. Lankford | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 41 | 115 | 2.8 | 1 | 17 |
| Western Michigan Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Wilson | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 1 | 24 |
| E. Monette | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 22 |
| J. Collins | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 25 |
| J. Schaffer | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 20 |
| B. Hammond | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| D. Duncan | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 |
| M. Cutler | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Chance | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Scriven | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 265 | 9.5 | 1 | 25 |
| Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Lankford | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 1 | 64 |
| D. Young | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| S. Harris | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 |
| E. Viliunas | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Millines | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Ferguson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 1 | 64 |
| Western Michigan Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Celiscar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| A. Williams | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| E. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 60 | 1 |
| Western Michigan Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Keith | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 |
| D. Celiscar | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
| Team | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 |
| Western Michigan Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Wilson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 19 |
| Team | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 19 |
| Illinois Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Western Michigan Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Haldeman | 0/2 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Team | 0/2 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Immekus | 1/2 | 50.0 | 43 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 43 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Western Michigan Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Schroeder | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| Team | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| Illinois Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. DuVernois | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 1 | 2 | 72 |
| Team | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 1 | 2 | 72 |
ATTENDANCE: 43,441




