Illinois Postgame Notes
#22 Iowa 29, Illinois 20
Kinnick Stadium  //  Oct. 10, 2015  //  Attendance: 66,693

Recap

TEAM NOTES

1. The Illini failed to complete a fourth-quarter come back win and snapped its three-game winning streak in Big Ten games. Illinois moves to 3-2 on the season.
2. Illinois has won four of its last seven Big Ten games after going 1-24 in its previous 25 conference contests.
3. Illinois leads the all-time series against Iowa, 38-31-2, including an 18-17-2 mark in Iowa City.
4. The defensive line totaled 23 tackles and 18 solo tackles in today's game.
5. After scoring seven points in the first half, the Illini totaled 13 points in the second half.
6. The Illini offense produced 317 passing yards against Iowa, its second-highest passing total on the season.
7. In the fourth quarter, the Illini completed seven-play, 85-yard touchdown drive to close the deficit to 23-20. The touchdown drive was the longest the Illini have produced this season.
8. The Illini defense totaled seven tackles for loss. On the season, the Illini have 56 TFLs (9.3 per game).
9. Illinois committed two turnovers in today's game. It was the first turnovers the Illini committed in the last three games.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

1. After starting the game 4-for-13, junior QB West Lunt completed 11-straight passes (last two in first half and nine in the third quarter). Lunt was 6-for-15 in the first half for 89 yards and 19-for-27 for 228 yards in the second half.
2. Junior LEO Dawuane Smoot totaled one sack and three TFLs. Smoot has recorded a least one sack in each of the last three games.
3. Senior DE Jihad Ward made a career-high 11 tackles and nine solo tackles.
4. Senior WR Geronimo Allison turned in his third-straight game totaled over 90 receiving yards. Allison finished with eight receptions for 148 yards. Coming into today's game, Allison led the Big Ten in receptions and receiving yards.
5. With 10:13 left in the fourth quarter junior QB Wes Lunt connected with senior WR Geronimo Allison for a 53-yard touchdown. It marked the longest passing play of the season for the Illini.
6. Junior LB T.J. Neal Jr. led the team in tackles, totaling a career-high 14 tackles.
7. Freshman RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn turned in his third-straight game over 60 rushing yards. Vaughn finished with 116 all-purpose yards.
8. True freshmen (WR Desmond Cain, RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn and WR Sam Mays) accounted for 156 of the Illini's 317 total yards (49.2 %)