Sept. 16, 2006

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1. Kyle Hudson's 69-yard touchdown catch marked the longest reception of his career, as well as his second career TD catch.

2. Illinois tied its longest drive in school history with the 99-yard drive that resulted in Kyle Hudson's TD catch. This is the third time that the Illini have had a 99-yard drive, and the first time since Oct. 7, 1989 vs. Ohio State.

3. Isiah Williams finished with career highs in every statistical passing category: 9 completions, 16 attempts, 2 touchdowns, 227 yards, and long pass of 76 yards.

4. With Isiah Williams' TD passes of 76 and 69 yards, it marks the first time in school history that an Illinois quarterback has had two touchdown passes of more than 65 yards in a single game.

5. Isiah Williams threw his first career touchdown pass with a 76-yard TD strike to Rashard Mendenhall. That marks Illinois' longest play of the year and the 11th longest pass in school history.

6. The TD reception by Mendenhall was his fifth career touchdown, and third career touchdown reception. He had two TD catches last season.

7. The scoring drive that ended with Mendenhall's reception lasted 1:05, marking the second fastest UI scoring drive of the season.

8. Illinois' first scoring drive lasted 15 plays, marking the UI's longest drive of the season by number of plays. The Illini now have three scoring drives of 12 or more plays on the year.

9. Tim Brasic's 5-yard TD run marked his second touchdown of the season and fifth of his career.

10. Mendenhall set a career high in receiving yardage with 78 yards. His previous career best was 50 receiving yards vs. Eastern Illinois on Sept. 2.

11. Justin Harrison recorded the third interception of his career with his pick late in the fourth quarter. This also marks the fourth INT of the season for the Illini.

12. J Leman set a career high with a game-high 15 tackles. This marked his second straight game registering double figures in tackles, as he had 12 stops vs. Rutgers last week. Leman now leads the team on the season with 32 tackles.

13. Jacob Willis set career highs with three receptions and 78 yards receiving

14. DaJuan Warren tied his career high with 44 receiving yards.