Week 8 · 2021
Illinois at Penn State
Sat 10/23/2021 12:00 PMBeaver StadiumPenn State pregame95% — Pregame win probability: 95% for Penn State. Penn State favored, and lost — Illinois won.Conference
47°Fog4 mph WNW · 100% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Illinois
20
5–7
Penn State
18
7–6
Attendance
105,001
reported
IllinoisILL
Penn StatePSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Artur Sitkowski | 8/19 | 38 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 19.9 |
| ILL | Casey Washington | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| PSU | Sean Clifford | 19/34 | 165 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 21.8 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Chase Brown | 33 | 223 | 6.8 | 1 | 27 |
| ILL | Josh McCray | 24 | 142 | 5.9 | 0 | 28 |
| ILL | Artur Sitkowski | 10 | -8 | -0.8 | 0 | 6 |
| PSU | Noah Cain | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 7 |
| PSU | Keyvone Lee | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 |
| PSU | John Lovett | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 18 |
| PSU | Tyler Warren | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| PSU | Sean Clifford | 5 | -28 | -5.6 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Donny Navarro III | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| ILL | Daniel Barker | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| ILL | Isaiah Williams | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| ILL | Chase Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| ILL | Jakari Norwood | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| PSU | Jahan Dotson | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 0 | 36 |
| PSU | KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 42 |
| PSU | Brenton Strange | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 |
| PSU | Parker Washington | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
| PSU | Noah Cain | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| PSU | John Lovett | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| PSU | Theo Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Artur Sitkowski | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| ILL | Donny Navarro III | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Jahan Dotson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Dvon J-Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PSU | Jaquan Brisker | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Tarique Barnes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Devon Witherspoon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Khalan Tolson | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Tony Adams | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Jartavius Martin | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Jer'Zhan Newton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Keith Randolph Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Isaiah Gay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Owen Carney Jr. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Roderick Perry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Sydney Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Kerby Joseph | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Chase Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Jamal Woods | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Ji'Ayir Brown | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Ellis Brooks | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Arnold Ebiketie | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Joey Porter Jr. | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Jaquan Brisker | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Brandon Smith | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Jesse Luketa | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Tariq Castro-Fields | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Coziah Izzard | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Curtis Jacobs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Derrick Tangelo | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Nick Tarburton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Amin Vanover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Charlie Katshir | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Kalen King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Daequan Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Johnny Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | Curtis Jacobs | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | James McCourt | 3/4 | 75.0 | 39 | 1/1 | 10 |
| PSU | Jordan Stout | 3/4 | 75.0 | 40 | 1/1 | 10 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Blake Hayes | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
| PSU | Jordan Stout | 8 | 375 | 46.9 | 0 | 6 | 55 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Donny Navarro III | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Penn State 8–2 vs Illinois
- 2020 · wk 16Illinois 21 @ Penn State 56
- 2018 · wk 4Penn State 63 @ Illinois 24
- 2015 · wk 9Illinois 0 @ Penn State 39
- 2014 · wk 13Penn State 14 @ Illinois 16
- 2013 · wk 10Illinois 17 @ Penn State 24
- 2012 · wk 5Penn State 35 @ Illinois 7
- 2011 · wk 9Illinois 7 @ Penn State 10
- 2010 · wk 6Illinois 33 @ Penn State 13
- 2009 · wk 5Penn State 35 @ Illinois 17
- 2008 · wk 5Illinois 24 @ Penn State 38
Previous 4 meetings vs. James Franklin
Illinois 1–3 vs James Franklin
- 2020 · wk 16Illinois 21 @ Penn State 56
- 2018 · wk 4Penn State 63 @ Illinois 24
- 2015 · wk 9Illinois 0 @ Penn State 39
- 2014 · wk 13Penn State 14 @ Illinois 16
Previous 5 meetings vs. Bret Bielema
Penn State 3–2 vs Bret Bielema
- 2012 · wk 13 (coaching change that season)Wisconsin 21 @ Penn State 24
- 2011 · wk 13Penn State 7 @ Wisconsin 45
- 2008 · wk 7Penn State 48 @ Wisconsin 7
- 2007 · wk 7Wisconsin 7 @ Penn State 38
- 2006 · wk 10Penn State 3 @ Wisconsin 13
† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.
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