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 | |  | | Michigan State (3-3) | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 | | Illinois (1-4) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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| Scoring Summary | | Michigan State: Glenn Winston 2 yd run (Brett Swenson kick) | | | Michigan State: Larry Caper 17 yd run (Brett Swenson kick) | | | Michigan State: Brett Swenson 35 yd FG | | | Michigan State: Danny Fortener 45 yd interception return (Brett Swenson kick) | | | Illinois: Mikel LeShoure 3 yd run (Matt Eller kick) | | | Illinois: Mikel LeShoure 41 yd pass from Juice Williams (Matt Eller kick) | |
| Team Statistics | | | Illinois | Michigan State | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 13 | 18 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 272 | 372 | | Total Plays | 60 | 70 | | Average Gain | 4.5 | 5.3 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 132 | 193 | | Rushes | 32 | 45 | | Average per rush | 4.1 | 4.3 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 140 | 179 | | Completions-attempted | 9-28 | 13-25 | | Sacked | 0 | 0 | | Yards Lost | 0 | 0 | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 1 | 2 | | Interceptions | 1 | 1 | | Fumbles Lost | 0 | 1 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 6 | 5 | | Penalty Yards | 58 | 50 | | Time of Possesion | 23:53 | 36:7 | | Punts | 9 | 7 | | Punt Average | 43.11 | 38.14 | | Return Yards | 94 | 80 |
| Passing | | Illinois | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Juice Williams (0) | 7 | 17 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | | | Eddie McGee (0) | 2 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | | | Michigan State | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Keith Nichol (0) | 13 | 25 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Rushing | | Illinois | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Jason Ford (0) | 4 | 40 | 0 | 10.0 | | | Juice Williams (0) | 12 | 33 | 0 | 2.8 | | | Daniel Dufrene (0) | 7 | 26 | 0 | 3.7 | | | Mikel LeShoure (0) | 3 | 22 | 1 | 7.3 | | | Eddie McGee (0) | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1.8 | | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Larry Caper (0) | 16 | 95 | 1 | 5.9 | | | Glenn Winston (0) | 14 | 64 | 1 | 4.6 | | | Keith Nichol (0) | 6 | 27 | 0 | 4.5 | | | Caulton Ray (0) | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1.8 | | | Andre Anderson (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | | | Team (0) | 2 | -5 | 0 | -2.5 | |
| Receiving | | Illinois | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Chris Duvalt (0) | 3 | 47 | 0 | 15.7 | | | Arrelious Benn (0) | 3 | 38 | 0 | 12.7 | | | Mikel LeShoure (0) | 1 | 41 | 1 | 41.0 | | | Jack Ramsey (0) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | | | A.J. Jenkins (0) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Blair White (0) | 4 | 50 | 0 | 12.5 | | | Larry Caper (0) | 2 | 44 | 0 | 22.0 | | | Garrett Celek (0) | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | | | Andrew Hawken (0) | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | | | Brian Linthicum (0) | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25.0 | | | Mark Dell (0) | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23.0 | | | B.J. Cunningham (0) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
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