University of Illinois
4-3 , 2-2
INDIANA
2-5 , 0-4
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Illinois | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
Illini Rumble Over Indiana, 55-13
October 18, 2008 | Football
Oct. 18, 2008
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Jason Ford rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns to lead Illinois to a 55-13 win over Indiana.
Ford, a true freshman starting in place of usual starter Daniel Dufrene, scored on touchdown runs of 41 and 5 yards as the Illini (4-3, 2-2) handed Indiana (2-5, 0-4) its fifth straight loss.
The Hoosiers played without quarterback Kellen Lewis, nursing a high-ankle sprain. Stand-in Ben Chappell threw for just 168 yards and was sacked three times.
The Illini bounced back from a 27-20 loss to Minnesota by scoring on their first possession. Juice Williams' 1-yard pass to tight end Michael Hoomanawanui was set up by a 60-yarder to Will Judson.
By halftime the Illini had opened up a 28-7 lead that the Hoosiers, minus Lewis, were ill-equipped to overcome.
Williams finished 16-of-22 for 271 yards and three touchdowns. By recent standards he had a quiet night. He piled up a combined 934 yards the previous two weeks, in the Minnesota loss and a win at Michigan.
But Williams had his pick of targets against an out-manned Hoosier pass defense.
Judson flew past cornerback Chris Adkins for the 60-yard pass that set up the opening touchdown, and, similarly receiver Jeff Cumberland blew by linebacker Justin Carrington for a 20-yard TD late in the first quarter.
Indiana, which came into the game after a 45-9 home loss to Iowa, has given up 100 points and 971 yards in its past two games.
Bryan Payton led the Hoosiers with 66 yards rushing and a touchdown. He scored on a 25-yard run with just over a minute left in the first quarter that made the score 14-7.
The win kept the Illini in the hunt for a bowl, but the Hoosiers' hopes of making it to back-to-back bowls for the first time since 1990-91 are all but gone.
Team Stats
IND 0, ILL 7
ILL - Hoomanawanui, M 1 yd pass from Williams, Juice (Eller, Matt kick) 2 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:45
IND 0, ILL 14
ILL - Cumberland, J. 20 yd pass from Williams, Juice (Eller, Matt kick) 7 plays, 72 yards, TOP 3:26
IND 7, ILL 14
IND - Payton, Bryan 25 yd run (Starr, Austin kick), 5 plays, 76 yards, TOP 1:59
IND 7, ILL 21
ILL - Ford, Jason 5 yd run (Eller, Matt kick), 7 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:15
IND 7, ILL 28
ILL - Benn, Arrelious 37 yd pass from Williams, Juice (Eller, Matt kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:20
IND 7, ILL 34
ILL - Ford, Jason 41 yd run (Eller, Matt kickfailed), 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:13
IND 10, ILL 34
IND - Starr, Austin 23 yd field goal 10 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:49
IND 10, ILL 41
ILL - Williams, Juice 8 yd run (Eller, Matt kick), 8 plays, 76 yards, TOP 4:24
IND 10, ILL 48
ILL - Ford, Jason 1 yd run (Eller, Matt kick), 8 plays, 31 yards, TOP 3:23
IND 13, ILL 48
IND - Starr, Austin 31 yd field goal 6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 2:05
IND 13, ILL 55
ILL - Jenkins, A.J. 96 yd kickoff return (Eller, Matt kick)
