Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997)
Box Score
Box Score (Final)
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Illinois............ 0 0 0 6 - 6 Record: (0-10,0-7)
Ohio State.......... 7 21 13 0 - 41 Record: (10-1,6-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 03:47 OS - David Boston 17 yd pass from Stanley Jackson (Dan Stultz kick), 4-48 0:46, IL 0 - OS 7
2nd 13:42 OS - S. Wisniewski 9 yd pass from Stanley Jackson (Dan Stultz kick), 9-62 3:11, IL 0 - OS 14
02:35 OS - Pepe Pearson 4 yd run (Dan Stultz kick), 2-37 0:32, IL 0 - OS 21
00:09 OS - Ahmed Plummer 83 yd interception return (Dan Stultz kick), , IL 0 - OS 28
3rd 09:43 OS - Pepe Pearson 40 yd run (Dan Stultz kick), 3-56 0:48, IL 0 - OS 35
05:21 OS - David Boston 4 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Bart Bartholomew rush failed), 8-49 2:45, IL 0 - OS 41
4th 00:00 IL - T. Starghill 38 yd fumble recovery (Mark Hoekstra pass failed), , IL 6 - OS 41
IL OS
FIRST DOWNS................... 16 21
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 43-118 38-221
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 154 193
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 39-21-2 27-17-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 82-272 65-414
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 1-38 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 1-0 3-43
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 3-44 0-0
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-0 2-108
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 6-36.7 3-33.3
Fumbles-Lost.................. 4-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards............... 2-14 6-44
Possession Time............... 33:54 26:06
Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 19 5 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 2 of 7 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-0 0-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 2-5 5-32
RUSHING: Illinois-Robert Holcombe 32-143; Dharma Frye 2-1; Tim Lavery 2-1; Elmer Hickman
1-minus 2; Mark Hoekstra 6-minus 25. Ohio State-Pepe Pearson 15-111; Michael Wiley 5-23; Derek Combs
5-22; Sean Penny 3-17; Stanley Jackson 3-17; Matt Keller 2-16; Nick Goings 1-11; Steve Gehlert 1-7;
Joe Montgomery 2-0; Joe Germaine 1-minus 3.
PASSING: Illinois-Mark Hoekstra 19-34-2-146; Tim Lavery 2-4-0-8; Robert Holcombe 0-1-0-0.
Ohio State-Stanley Jackson 9-13-0-93; Joe Germaine 7-11-1-96; Mark Garcia 1-3-0-4.
RECEIVING: Illinois-Rob Majoy 5-31; Steve Harvard 5-22; Lenny Willis 4-64; Matt Chushing
3-23; George McDonald 1-6; Michael Dean 1-5; Elmer Hickman 1-2; Eric Garrett 1-1. Ohio State-Dee
Miller 5-103; David Boston 3-26; Matt Keller 3-18; Vanness Provitt 2-17; Pepe Pearson 2-15; S.
Wisniewski 1-9; Joe Montgomery 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS: Illinois-Robert Franklin 1-0. Ohio State-Ahmed Plummer 1-83; A. Winfield 1-25.
FUMBLES: Illinois-Robert Holcombe 2-0; Mark Hoekstra 1-1; Steve Harvard 1-0. Ohio State-Steve
Gehlert 1-1; Joe Germaine 1-1.
Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 92008
Kickoff time: 12:21 pm End of Game: 3:22 pm Total elapsed time: 3:01
Officials: Referee: B Lemonnier; Umpire: R Haberer; Linesman: D Goettel;
Line judge: D Thayer; Back judge: T Herbert; Field judge: T Perrault;
Side judge: H Armstead;
Temperature: 35 Wind: SE 1-15 Weather: Overcast Light Snow
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
SACKS (UA-A): Illinois-Jason Eberhart 1-0; Danny Clark 1-0. Ohio State-Matt LaVrar 1-0; A.
Winfield 1-0; Jim Bell 1-0; Na'il Diggs 1-0; Damon Moore 1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Illinois-Eric Guenther 6-4; Bobby Jackson 7-1; Ryan Murphy 5-1; Michael Young
5-1; Steve Willis 5-0; Danny Clark 3-1; Tony Francis 3-1; Carlos McLaurin 3-0; Jason Eberhart 2-1;
T. Starghill 2-1; K. Thomas 1-1; Mike McGee 1-1; Ivan Benson 0-2; Chris Hoffman 1-0; Ryan Craig 1-0;
Brent Taylor 1-0; Joe Lauzen 1-0; Jeff Weisse 1-0; Garrett Johnson 0-1; K. Washington 0-1. Ohio
State-W. Garnett 5-4; K. N. Johnson 5-3; A. Katzenmoyer 6-1; C. McClellion 4-3; A. Winfield 4-3;
Damon Moore 5-1; Na'il Diggs 4-1; David Mitchell 4-0; Ahmed Plummer 3-0; Matt LaVrar 3-0; Jerry
Rudzinski 3-0; Rolland Steele 3-0; Percy King 0-3; Chris Kirk 2-0; Paul Breed 2-0; Joe Brown 2-0;
Marcel Willis 1-1; Jim Bell 1-1; Gary Berry 1-1; Marcus Perez 1-0; Kevin Griffin 1-0; Clinton Wayne
1-0; Rodney Bailey 0-1.
Game Starters:
Illinois
POS ## OFFENSE
TE 86 Matt Chushing
LT 60 Ryan Schau
LG 70 Brent Taylor
C 65 Chris Brown
RG 69 Ray Redziniak
RT 79 M. Sullivan
SE 1 Michael Dean
QB 11 Mark Hoekstra
HB 35 Robert Holcombe
FL 21 Lenny Willis
TE 87 Josh Whitman
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 92 K. Thomas
DT 66 Garrett Johnson
DT 85 Mike McGee
DE 56 Ryan Murphy
LB 52 Michael Young
LB 48 Danny Clark
SS 2 Bobby Jackson
FS 19 Steve Willis
CB 33 Tony Francis
CB 8 Carlos McLaurin
MLB 41 Eric Guenther
Ohio State
POS ## OFFENSE
SE 9 David Boston
LT 77 Tyson Walter
LG 67 Brooks Burris
C 63 Kurt Murphy
RG 64 Ben Gilbert
RT 50 Eric Gohlstin
TE 85 John Lumpkin
QB 8 Stanley Jackson
FB 23 Matt Keller
TB 29 Pepe Pearson
FL 15 Dee Miller
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 94 Rodney Bailey
DT 68 W. Garnett
NG 95 Jim Bell
DE 48 Matt LaVrar
BLB 52 K. N. Johnson
MLB 45 A. Katzenmoyer
WLB 35 Jerry Rudzinski
CB 11 A. Winfield
FS 1 Gary Berry
SS 13 Damon Moore
CB 19 Ahmed Plummer
Player participation:
Illinois: 6-George McDonald, 13-Tim Lavery, 20-T. Starghill, 22-Rob Majoy, 23-Eric Garrett, 24-Asim Pleas, 25-Ryan Craig,
26-James Williams, 27-Ivan Benson, 28-Joe Gatton, 30-Robert Franklin, 32-Elmer Hickman, 34-Ryan Tabloff, 36-Dharma Frye,
38-Steve Harvard, 39-Mike Gusich, 40-Ivery Lewis, 53-Jeff Weisse, 58-Chris Hoffman, 64-Mike Flaar, 67-J.P. Machado,
73-Joe Lauzen, 91-Seth Tesdall, 93-K. Washington, 97-Jason Eberhart, 98-Neil Rackers.
Ohio State: 2-Rolland Steele, 3-David Mitchell, 4-Ken-Yon Rambo, 5-Michael Wiley, 7X-John Bates, 7-Joe Germaine, 10-Tom Hoying,
16-Mark Garcia, 17-Percy King, 18-Tate Johnson, 20-C. McClellion, 21-Charlie Sanders, 22-Steve Gehlert, 28-Leandre Liggins,
31-Chad Cacchio, 32-Na'il Diggs, 33-Joe Montgomery, 36-Sean Penny, 37-Nick Goings, 40-Tam Hopkins, 41-B. Bartholomew,
42-Kevin Griffin, 43-Derek Combs, 44-Chris Kirk, 46-Marcel Willis, 47-Dan Stultz, 57-Nick Spiess, 58-C. Bullard,
60-Brent Johnson, 61-Kevin Loadman, 62-Jason Kozar, 65-S. Simindinger, 72-Marcus Perez, 73-Joe Brown, 75-Henry Fleming,
76-J. Kelley, 78-Drew Elford, 79-Larry Waldon, 81-Darik Warnke, 83-Vanness Provitt, 84-S. Wisniewski, 87-Kevin Houser,
88-Mike Gurr, 90-Clinton Wayne, 91-Jeff Wilson, 92-Paul Breed, 93-Randy Homa, 96-Tony Eisenhard, 98-K. B. Johnson.
Scoring Summary
Scoring Summary (Final)
1997 Ohio State Football
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
Illinois (0-10,0-7) vs. Ohio State (10-1,6-1)
Date: Nov 15, 1997 Site: Columbus, Ohio Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 92008
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Illinois............ 0 0 0 6 - 6
Ohio State.......... 7 21 13 0 - 41
Scoring Summary:
1st 03:47 OS - David Boston 17 yd pass from Stanley Jackson (Dan Stultz kick)
4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 0:46, IL 0 - OS 7
2nd 13:42 OS - S. Wisniewski 9 yd pass from Stanley Jackson (Dan Stultz kick)
9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:11, IL 0 - OS 14
02:35 OS - Pepe Pearson 4 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
2 plays, 37 yards, TOP 0:32, IL 0 - OS 21
00:09 OS - Ahmed Plummer 83 yd interception return (Dan Stultz kick)
IL 0 - OS 28
3rd 09:43 OS - Pepe Pearson 40 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
3 plays, 56 yards, TOP 0:48, IL 0 - OS 35
05:21 OS - David Boston 4 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Bart Bartholomew rush failed)
8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:45, IL 0 - OS 41
4th 00:00 IL - T. Starghill 38 yd fumble recovery (Mark Hoekstra pass failed)
IL 6 - OS 41
Kickoff time: 12:21 pm End of Game: 3:22 pm Total elapsed time: 3:01
Officials: Referee: B Lemonnier; Umpire: R Haberer; Linesman: D Goettel;
Line judge: D Thayer; Back judge: T Herbert; Field judge: T Perrault;
Side judge: H Armstead;
Temperature: 35 Wind: SE 1-15 Weather: Overcast Light Snow
Team Statistics
Team Statistics (Final)
1997 Ohio State Football
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
IL OS
FIRST DOWNS................... 16 21
Rushing..................... 10 12
Passing..................... 5 9
Penalty..................... 1 0
Rushing Attempts.............. 43 38
Yards Gained Rushing.......... 156 236
Yards Lost Rushing............ 38 15
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 118 221
NET YARDS PASSING............. 154 193
Passes Attempted............ 39 27
Passes Completed............ 21 17
Had Intercepted............. 2 1
TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS......... 82 65
TOTAL NET YARDS............... 272 414
Average Gain Per Play....... 3.3 6.4
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 4-1 2-2
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 2-14 6-44
Number of Punts-Yards......... 6-220 3-100
Average Per Punt............ 36.7 33.3
Punt Returns: Number-Yards.... 1-0 3-43
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards. 3-44 0-0
Interceptions: Number-Yards... 1-0 2-108
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards.. 1-38 0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 33:54 26:06
Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 19 5 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 2 of 7 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-0 0-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 2-5 5-32
Individual Statistics
Individual Statistics (Final)
1997 Ohio State Football
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
Illinois
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Robert Holcombe 32 144 1 143 0 13 4.5
Dharma Frye 2 1 0 1 0 1 0.5
Tim Lavery 2 8 7 1 0 8 0.5
Elmer Hickman 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Mark Hoekstra 6 3 28 -25 0 2 -4.2
Totals... 43 156 38 118 0 13 2.7
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck
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Mark Hoekstra 34-19-2 146 0 28 4
Tim Lavery 4-2-0 8 0 6 1
Robert Holcombe 1-0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals... 39-21-2 154 0 28 5
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Rob Majoy 5 31 0 11
Steve Harvard 5 22 0 12
Lenny Willis 4 64 0 28
Matt Chushing 3 23 0 11
George McDonald 1 6 0 6
Michael Dean 1 5 0 5
Elmer Hickman 1 2 0 2
Eric Garrett 1 1 0 1
Totals... 21 154 0 28
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
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Ryan Tabloff 6 220 36.7 48 0
Totals... 6 220 36.7 48 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Steve Harvard 0 0 0 3 44 20 0 0 0
Robert Franklin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals... 1 0 0 3 44 20 1 0 0
Field goal attempts
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Neil Rackers 1st 09:00 47 yds - Blocked
FUMBLES: Illinois-Robert Holcombe 2-0; Mark Hoekstra 1-1; Steve Harvard 1-0. Ohio State-Steve
Gehlert 1-1; Joe Germaine 1-1.
Ohio State
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Pepe Pearson 15 115 4 111 2 40 7.4
Michael Wiley 5 26 3 23 0 11 4.6
Derek Combs 5 22 0 22 0 9 4.4
Sean Penny 3 17 0 17 0 10 5.7
Stanley Jackson 3 19 2 17 0 12 5.7
Matt Keller 2 16 0 16 0 15 8.0
Nick Goings 1 11 0 11 0 11 11.0
Steve Gehlert 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0
Joe Montgomery 2 3 3 0 0 3 0.0
Joe Germaine 1 0 3 -3 0 0 -3.0
Totals... 38 236 15 221 2 40 5.8
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck
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Stanley Jackson 13-9-0 93 2 22 1
Joe Germaine 11-7-1 96 1 33 1
Mark Garcia 3-1-0 4 0 4 0
Totals... 27-17-1 193 3 33 2
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Dee Miller 5 103 0 33
David Boston 3 26 2 17
Matt Keller 3 18 0 22
Vanness Provitt 2 17 0 13
Pepe Pearson 2 15 0 9
S. Wisniewski 1 9 1 9
Joe Montgomery 1 5 0 5
Totals... 17 193 3 33
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
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Bart Bartholomew 2 100 50.0 57 0
Team 1 0 0.0 0 0
Totals... 3 100 33.3 57 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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David Boston 3 43 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Winfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 25
Ahmed Plummer 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 83 83
Totals... 3 43 17 0 0 0 2 108 83
Field goal attempts
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Dan Stultz 2nd 05:59 40 yds - Missed
FUMBLES: Illinois-Robert Holcombe 2-0; Mark Hoekstra 1-1; Steve Harvard 1-0. Ohio State-Steve
Gehlert 1-1; Joe Germaine 1-1.
FUMBLES: Illinois-Robert Holcombe 2-0; Mark Hoekstra 1-1; Steve Harvard 1-0. Ohio State-Joe
Germaine 1-1; Steve Gehlert 1-1.
Drive Chart
Drive Chart (Final)
1997 Ohio State Football
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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IL 1st I36 12:09 Downs O30 09:00 Missed FG 8-34 03:09
IL 1st I20 06:30 Punt I24 04:33 Punt 3-4 01:57
IL 1st I15 03:47 Kickoff I31 01:53 Punt 4-16 01:54
IL 2nd I20 13:42 Kickoff I38 11:05 Punt 5-18 02:37
IL 2nd O40 10:59 Interception O20 09:31 Interception 5-20 01:28
IL 2nd I23 05:59 Missed FG I37 03:07 Fumble 8-14 02:52
IL 2nd I20 02:35 Kickoff I32 01:01 Punt 5-12 01:34
IL 2nd O34 00:23 Punt O34 00:09 Interception 1-0 00:14
IL 2nd I20 00:09 Kickoff I23 15:00 End of half 1-3 00:09
IL 3rd I09 15:00 Kickoff I24 10:31 Punt 7-15 04:29
IL 3rd I20 09:43 Kickoff I24 08:06 Punt 3-4 01:37
IL 3rd I20 05:21 Kickoff O26 00:42 Downs 10-54 04:39
IL 4th O33 14:54 Fumble O12 12:53 Downs 7-21 02:01
IL 4th I32 11:12 Punt O34 09:32 Downs 5-34 01:40
IL 4th I37 04:58 Downs O30 01:24 Downs 11-33 03:34
IL 4th O38 00:00 Fumble O38 00:00 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00
OS 1st O20 15:00 Kickoff I35 12:09 Downs 9-45 02:51
OS 1st O50 09:00 Missed FG I43 06:30 Punt 5-7 02:30
OS 1st I48 04:33 Punt I00 03:47 *TOUCHDOWN 4-48 00:46
OS 1st O38 01:53 Punt I00 13:42 *TOUCHDOWN 9-62 03:11
OS 2nd O33 11:05 Punt O33 10:59 Interception 1-0 00:06
OS 2nd O40 09:31 Interception I23 05:59 Missed FG 6-37 03:32
OS 2nd I37 03:07 Fumble I00 02:35 *TOUCHDOWN 2-37 00:32
OS 2nd O34 01:01 Punt O34 00:23 Punt 3-0 00:38
OS 2nd I00 00:09 Interception I00 00:09 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00
OS 3rd O44 10:31 Punt I00 09:43 *TOUCHDOWN 3-56 00:48
OS 3rd I49 08:06 Punt I00 05:21 *TOUCHDOWN 8-49 02:45
OS 3rd O26 00:42 Downs O33 14:54 Fumble 3-7 00:48
OS 4th O13 12:53 Downs O12 11:12 Punt 3--1 01:41
OS 4th O34 09:32 Downs I37 04:58 Downs 7-29 04:34
OS 4th O30 01:24 Downs O38 00:00 Fumble 3-8 01:24
IL 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 07:00 08:54 10:45 07:15 15:54 18:00 33:54
3rd Down Conversions 0/3 1/5 1/5 2/6 1/8 3/11 4/19
Avg Field Position I23 I34 I16 I45 I31 I30 I31
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1 1/2 1/4 0/1 2/6 2/7
OS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 08:00 06:06 04:15 07:45 14:06 12:00 26:06
3rd Down Conversions 2/4 1/3 2/2 0/3 3/7 2/5 5/12
Avg Field Position O40 O42 O40 O25 O41 O33 O37
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/2
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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OS 1st O20 15:00 Kickoff I35 12:09 Downs 9-45 02:51
IL 1st I36 12:09 Downs O30 09:00 Missed FG 8-34 03:09
OS 1st O50 09:00 Missed FG I43 06:30 Punt 5-7 02:30
IL 1st I20 06:30 Punt I24 04:33 Punt 3-4 01:57
OS 1st I48 04:33 Punt I00 03:47 *TOUCHDOWN 4-48 00:46
IL 1st I15 03:47 Kickoff I31 01:53 Punt 4-16 01:54
OS 1st O38 01:53 Punt I00 13:42 *TOUCHDOWN 9-62 03:11
IL 2nd I20 13:42 Kickoff I38 11:05 Punt 5-18 02:37
OS 2nd O33 11:05 Punt O33 10:59 Interception 1-0 00:06
IL 2nd O40 10:59 Interception O20 09:31 Interception 5-20 01:28
OS 2nd O40 09:31 Interception I23 05:59 Missed FG 6-37 03:32
IL 2nd I23 05:59 Missed FG I37 03:07 Fumble 8-14 02:52
OS 2nd I37 03:07 Fumble I00 02:35 *TOUCHDOWN 2-37 00:32
IL 2nd I20 02:35 Kickoff I32 01:01 Punt 5-12 01:34
OS 2nd O34 01:01 Punt O34 00:23 Punt 3-0 00:38
IL 2nd O34 00:23 Punt O34 00:09 Interception 1-0 00:14
OS 2nd I00 00:09 Interception I00 00:09 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00
IL 2nd I20 00:09 Kickoff I23 15:00 End of half 1-3 00:09
IL 3rd I09 15:00 Kickoff I24 10:31 Punt 7-15 04:29
OS 3rd O44 10:31 Punt I00 09:43 *TOUCHDOWN 3-56 00:48
IL 3rd I20 09:43 Kickoff I24 08:06 Punt 3-4 01:37
OS 3rd I49 08:06 Punt I00 05:21 *TOUCHDOWN 8-49 02:45
IL 3rd I20 05:21 Kickoff O26 00:42 Downs 10-54 04:39
OS 3rd O26 00:42 Downs O33 14:54 Fumble 3-7 00:48
IL 4th O33 14:54 Fumble O12 12:53 Downs 7-21 02:01
OS 4th O13 12:53 Downs O12 11:12 Punt 3--1 01:41
IL 4th I32 11:12 Punt O34 09:32 Downs 5-34 01:40
OS 4th O34 09:32 Downs I37 04:58 Downs 7-29 04:34
IL 4th I37 04:58 Downs O30 01:24 Downs 11-33 03:34
OS 4th O30 01:24 Downs O38 00:00 Fumble 3-8 01:24
IL 4th O38 00:00 Fumble O38 00:00 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00
Defensive Statistics
Defensive Statistics (Final)
1997 Ohio State Football
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
Illinois
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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41 Eric Guenther 6 4 10 . . . . . . / .
2 Bobby Jackson 7 1 8 1.0/9 . . . . . / .
52 Michael Young 5 1 6 . . . . . . / .
56 Ryan Murphy 5 1 6 3.0/9 . . . . . / .
19 Steve Willis 5 . 5 . . . . . . / .
48 Danny Clark 3 1 4 1.0/3 . . . . . 1.0/3 .
33 Tony Francis 3 1 4 . . . . 1 . / .
8 Carlos McLaurin 3 . 3 . . . . . . / .
20 T. Starghill 2 1 3 . . 1-38 . . . / .
97 Jason Eberhart 2 1 3 1.0/2 1 . . . . 1.0/2 .
92 K. Thomas 1 1 2 . . . . . . / .
85 Mike McGee 1 1 2 . . . . . . / .
27 Ivan Benson . 2 2 . . . . . . / .
58 Chris Hoffman 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
25 Ryan Craig 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
73 Joe Lauzen 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
53 Jeff Weisse 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . / .
70 Brent Taylor 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
93 K. Washington . 1 1 . . . . . . / .
66 Garrett Johnson . 1 1 . . 1-0 . . . / .
30 Robert Franklin . . . . . . 1-0 1 1 / .
38 Steve Harvard . . . . . 1-0 . . . / .
Ohio State
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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68 W. Garnett 5 4 9 . . . . . . / .
52 K. N. Johnson 5 3 8 . . . . . . / .
45 A. Katzenmoyer 6 1 7 . . . . . 1 / .
20 C. McClellion 4 3 7 . . . . . . / .
11 A. Winfield 4 3 7 1.0/4 . . 1-25 1 . 1.0/4 .
13 Damon Moore 5 1 6 1.0/12 . . . . . 1.0/12 .
32 Na'il Diggs 4 1 5 1.0/7 . . . . . 1.0/7 .
3 David Mitchell 4 . 4 . . . . 1 . / .
2 Rolland Steele 3 . 3 . . . . . . / .
48 Matt LaVrar 3 . 3 1.0/5 . . . . . 1.0/5 .
19 Ahmed Plummer 3 . 3 . . . 1-83 1 . / .
35 Jerry Rudzinski 3 . 3 1.0/1 . 1-0 . . . / .
17 Percy King . 3 3 . . . . . . / .
44 Chris Kirk 2 . 2 1.0/2 . . . . . / .
92 Paul Breed 2 . 2 . . . . . . / .
73 Joe Brown 2 . 2 . . . . . . / .
95 Jim Bell 1 1 2 1.0/4 . . . . . 1.0/4 .
46 Marcel Willis 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . / .
1 Gary Berry 1 1 2 . 1 . . . . / .
42 Kevin Griffin 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
72 Marcus Perez 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
90 Clinton Wayne 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
94 Rodney Bailey . 1 1 . . . . 1 . / .
Quickie Statistics
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
IL OS
Score......................... 6 41
FIRST DOWNS................... 16 21
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 43-118 38-221
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 154 193
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 39-21-2 27-17-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 82-272 65-414
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 1-38 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 1-0 3-43
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 3-44 0-0
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-0 2-108
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 6-36.7 3-33.3
Fumbles-Lost.................. 4-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards............... 2-14 6-44
Possession Time............... 33:54 26:06
Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 19 5 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 2 of 7 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-0 0-0
Illinois Ohio State
Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg
Robert Holcombe 32 143 0 13 4.5 Pepe Pearson 15 111 2 40 7.4
Tim Lavery 2 1 0 8 0.5 Michael Wiley 5 23 0 11 4.6
Dharma Frye 2 1 0 1 0.5 Derek Combs 5 22 0 9 4.4
Elmer Hickman 1 -2 0 0 -2.0 Sean Penny 3 17 0 10 5.7
Passing AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng Passing AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng
Mark Hoekstra 34-19-2 146 0 28 Stanley Jackson 13-9-0 93 2 22
Tim Lavery 4-2-0 8 0 6 Joe Germaine 11-7-1 96 1 33
Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long
Rob Majoy 5 31 0 11 Dee Miller 5 103 0 33
Steve Harvard 5 22 0 12 David Boston 3 26 2 17
Lenny Willis 4 64 0 28 Matt Keller 3 18 0 22
Matt Chushing 3 23 0 11 Vanness Provitt 2 17 0 13
Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punting No. Avg Long I20
Ryan Tabloff 6 36.7 48 0 Bart Bartholomew 2 50.0 57 0
Team 1 0.0 0 0
Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long
Robert Franklin 1 0 0 0 David Boston 3 43 0 17
Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long
Steve Harvard 3 44 0 20
Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-Yards TOP IL - OS
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OS 1st 03:47 David Boston 17 yd pass from Stanley Jackson Dan Stultz kick 4-48 0:46 0 - 7
OS 2nd 13:42 S. Wisniewski 9 yd pass from Stanley Jackson Dan Stultz kick 9-62 3:11 0 - 14
OS 2nd 02:35 Pepe Pearson 4 yd run Dan Stultz kick 2-37 0:32 0 - 21
OS 2nd 00:09 Ahmed Plummer 83 yd interception return Dan Stultz kick 0 - 28
OS 3rd 09:43 Pepe Pearson 40 yd run Dan Stultz kick 3-56 0:48 0 - 35
OS 3rd 05:21 David Boston 4 yd pass from Joe Germaine B. Bartholomew rush failed 8-49 2:45 0 - 41
IL 4th 00:00 T. Starghill 38 yd fumble recovery Mark Hoekstra pass failed 6 - 41
Participation Report
Participation Report (Final)
1997 Ohio State Football
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
Illinois Ohio State
POS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSE
TE 86 Matt Chushing SE 9 David Boston
LT 60 Ryan Schau LT 77 Tyson Walter
LG 70 Brent Taylor LG 67 Brooks Burris
C 65 Chris Brown C 63 Kurt Murphy
RG 69 Ray Redziniak RG 64 Ben Gilbert
RT 79 M. Sullivan RT 50 Eric Gohlstin
SE 1 Michael Dean TE 85 John Lumpkin
QB 11 Mark Hoekstra QB 8 Stanley Jackson
HB 35 Robert Holcombe FB 23 Matt Keller
FL 21 Lenny Willis TB 29 Pepe Pearson
TE 87 Josh Whitman FL 15 Dee Miller
POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSE
DE 92 K. Thomas DE 94 Rodney Bailey
DT 66 Garrett Johnson DT 68 W. Garnett
DT 85 Mike McGee NG 95 Jim Bell
DE 56 Ryan Murphy DE 48 Matt LaVrar
LB 52 Michael Young BLB 52 K. N. Johnson
LB 48 Danny Clark MLB 45 A. Katzenmoyer
SS 2 Bobby Jackson WLB 35 Jerry Rudzinski
FS 19 Steve Willis CB 11 A. Winfield
CB 33 Tony Francis FS 1 Gary Berry
CB 8 Carlos McLaurin SS 13 Damon Moore
MLB 41 Eric Guenther CB 19 Ahmed Plummer
Illinois: 6-George McDonald, 13-Tim Lavery, 20-T. Starghill, 22-Rob Majoy, 23-Eric Garrett, 24-Asim Pleas, 25-Ryan Craig,
26-James Williams, 27-Ivan Benson, 28-Joe Gatton, 30-Robert Franklin, 32-Elmer Hickman, 34-Ryan Tabloff, 36-Dharma Frye,
38-Steve Harvard, 39-Mike Gusich, 40-Ivery Lewis, 53-Jeff Weisse, 58-Chris Hoffman, 64-Mike Flaar, 67-J.P. Machado,
73-Joe Lauzen, 91-Seth Tesdall, 93-K. Washington, 97-Jason Eberhart, 98-Neil Rackers.
Ohio State: 2-Rolland Steele, 3-David Mitchell, 4-Ken-Yon Rambo, 5-Michael Wiley, 7-Joe Germaine, 7X-John Bates, 10-Tom Hoying,
16-Mark Garcia, 17-Percy King, 18-Tate Johnson, 20-C. McClellion, 21-Charlie Sanders, 22-Steve Gehlert, 28-Leandre Liggins,
31-Chad Cacchio, 32-Na'il Diggs, 33-Joe Montgomery, 36-Sean Penny, 37-Nick Goings, 40-Tam Hopkins, 41-B. Bartholomew,
42-Kevin Griffin, 43-Derek Combs, 44-Chris Kirk, 46-Marcel Willis, 47-Dan Stultz, 57-Nick Spiess, 58-C. Bullard,
60-Brent Johnson, 61-Kevin Loadman, 62-Jason Kozar, 65-S. Simindinger, 72-Marcus Perez, 73-Joe Brown, 75-Henry Fleming,
76-J. Kelley, 78-Drew Elford, 79-Larry Waldon, 81-Darik Warnke, 83-Vanness Provitt, 84-S. Wisniewski, 87-Kevin Houser,
88-Mike Gurr, 90-Clinton Wayne, 91-Jeff Wilson, 92-Paul Breed, 93-Randy Homa, 96-Tony Eisenhard, 98-K. B. Johnson.
Play-by-Play Summary
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
1997 Ohio State Football
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
Illinois won toss and defers, OSU will receive and defend the north
I 1-10 I35 IL ball on IL35.
Neil Rackers kickoff 65 yards to the OS0, touchback.
O 1-10 O20 Pepe Pearson rush over left guard for 7 yards to the OS27 (Tony
Francis).
O 2-3 O27 Pepe Pearson rush over left guard for 2 yards to the OS29 (K.
Thomas;Bobby Jackson).
O 3-1 O29 Matt Keller rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the OS30, 1ST DOWN
OS (Ryan Murphy;Garrett Johnson).
O 1-10 O30 Stanley Jackson slant pass complete to Dee Miller for 15 yards to the
OS45, 1ST DOWN OS (Steve Willis).
O 1-10 O45 Pepe Pearson rush over left end for 11 yards to the IL44, 1ST DOWN
OS (Tony Francis).
O 1-10 I44 Stanley Jackson sideline pass incomplete to Dee Miller.
O 2-10 I44 Pepe Pearson rush over left end for 2 yards to the IL42 (Jeff
Weisse;Mike McGee).
O 3-8 I42 Stanley Jackson SGSL pass complete to Pepe Pearson for 6 yards to the
IL36 (Michael Young).
O 4-2 I36 Pepe Pearson rush over right guard for 1 yard to the IL35 (Bobby
Jackson;Eric Guenther).
--------------- 9 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:51 ---------------
I 1-10 I35 ILLINOIS drive start at 12:09 (1st), IL ball on IL36.
I 1-10 I36 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 2 yards to the IL38 (W. Garnett;Damon
Moore).
I 2-8 I38 Mark Hoekstra slant pass complete to Rob Majoy for 11 yards to the IL49,
1ST DOWN IL (Damon Moore).
I 1-10 I49 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 9 yards to the OS42 (Damon Moore;A.
Winfield).
I 2-1 O42 Robert Holcombe rush over left guard for 7 yards to the OS35, 1ST DOWN
IL (K. N. Johnson;A. Winfield).
I 1-10 O35 Robert Holcombe rush over right guard for 4 yards to the OS31 (A. Winfield).
I 2-6 O31 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 1 yard to the OS30 (Matt LaVrar;K. N.
Johnson).
I 3-5 O30 Mark Hoekstra slant pass incomplete to Steve Harvard.
I 4-5 O30 Neil Rackers field goal attempt from 47 BLOCKED, recovered by IL Neil
Rackers at 50 yardline spot at 50 yardline, clock 09:00 (blocked by A.
Katzenmoyer).
--------------- 8 plays, 34 yards, TOP 03:09 ---------------
O 1-10 O50 Pepe Pearson rush over left guard for 2 yards to the IL48 (Eric
Guenther;Michael Young).
O 2-8 I48 Stanley Jackson slant pass complete to Dee Miller for 11 yards to the
IL37, 1ST DOWN OS (Tony Francis).
O 1-10 I37 Stanley Jackson middle pass incomplete to Pepe Pearson.
Jackson's pass was a shuttle attempt to Pearson
O 2-10 I37 Pepe Pearson rush up middle for 3 yards to the IL34 (Mike McGee).
O 3-7 I34 Stanley Jackson screen pass complete to Matt Keller for loss of 9 yards
to the IL43 (Bobby Jackson).
O 4-16 I43 B. Bartholomew punt 43 yards to the IL0, touchback.
--------------- 5 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:30 ---------------
I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 06:30 (1st).
I 1-10 I20 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Rob Majoy for 7 yards to the IL27
(Ahmed Plummer).
I 2-3 I27 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 2 yards to the IL29 (Joe Brown).
I 3-1 I29 Mark Hoekstra sacked for loss of 5 yards to the IL24 (Matt LaVrar).
I 4-6 I24 Ryan Tabloff punt 35 yards to the OS41, David Boston return 11 yards to the
IL48 (Danny Clark).
--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:57 ---------------
O 1-10 I48 OHIO STATE drive start at 04:33 (1st).
O 1-10 I48 Stanley Jackson rush over right end for 7 yards to the IL41 (Michael
Young).
O 2-3 I41 Pepe Pearson rush over right end for 11 yards to the IL30, 1ST DOWN
OS (Bobby Jackson;Ryan Murphy).
O 1-10 I30 Pepe Pearson rush over right tackle for 13 yards to the IL17, 1ST
DOWN OS (Steve Willis).
O 1-10 I17 Stanley Jackson middle pass complete to David Boston for 17 yards to the
IL0, 1ST DOWN OS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:47.
Dan Stultz kick attempt good.
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ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 7
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--------------- 4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 00:46 ---------------
Dan Stultz kickoff 59 yards to the IL6, Steve Harvard return 19 yards to
the IL25 (C. McClellion;Percy King), PENALTY IL holding 10 yards to the
IL15, 1st and 10, IL ball on IL15.
I 1-10 I15 ILLINOIS drive start at 03:37 (1st).
I 1-10 I15 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 11 yards to the IL26, 1ST DOWN IL
(Ahmed Plummer).
I 1-10 I26 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 2 yards to the IL28 (Jerry Rudzinski;A.
Winfield).
I 2-8 I28 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 3 yards to the IL31 (K. N. Johnson).
I 3-5 I31 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass incomplete to Michael Dean (Greg Simpson).
I 4-5 I31 Ryan Tabloff punt 48 yards to the OS21, David Boston return 17 yards to the
OS38 (Michael Young;Ivan Benson).
--------------- 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:44 ---------------
O 1-10 O38 OHIO STATE drive start at 01:53 (1st).
O 1-10 O38 Pepe Pearson rush up middle for 7 yards to the OS45 (Carlos
McLaurin;Danny Clark).
O 2-3 O45 Pepe Pearson rush over left tackle for 8 yards to the IL47, 1ST DOWN
OS (Jason Eberhart;Eric Guenther).
O 1-10 I47 Stanley Jackson sacked for loss of 2 yards to the IL49 (Jason Eberhart).
O 2-12 I49 Stanley Jackson middle pass incomplete to David Boston.
O 3-12 I49 Stanley Jackson middle pass complete to Vanness Provitt for 13 yards to
the IL36, 1ST DOWN OS (Bobby Jackson).
===END OF 1st QUARTER===
ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 7
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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
O 1-10 I36 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
O 1-10 I36 Pepe Pearson rush over right end for loss of 4 yards to the IL40 (Ryan
Murphy).
O 2-14 I40 Stanley Jackson sideline pass complete to Pepe Pearson for 9 yards to
the IL31 (Michael Young).
O 3-5 I31 Stanley Jackson middle pass complete to Matt Keller for 22 yards to the
IL9, 1ST DOWN OS (Bobby Jackson;Tony Francis).
O 1-G I09 Stanley Jackson sideline pass complete to S. Wisniewski for 9 yards to
the IL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:42.
Dan Stultz kick attempt good.
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ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 14
=========================
--------------- 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 03:11 ---------------
Dan Stultz kickoff 65 yards to the IL0, Steve Harvard return 20 yards to
the IL20 (Kevin Griffin).
I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 13:32 (2nd).
I 1-10 I20 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Steve Harvard for 4 yards to the
IL24 (Jerry Rudzinski).
I 2-6 I24 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 6 yards to the IL30, 1ST DOWN IL
(Gary Berry;K. N. Johnson).
I 1-10 I30 Robert Holcombe rush up middle to the IL30, fumble by Robert Holcombe
recovered by IL Robert Holcombe at IL30.
I 2-10 I30 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Rob Majoy for 1 yard to the IL31
(Ahmed Plummer).
I 3-9 I31 Mark Hoekstra SGM pass complete to Rob Majoy for 7 yards to the IL38 (W.
Garnett).
I 4-2 I38 Ryan Tabloff punt 44 yards to the OS18, David Boston return 15 yards to the
OS33 (Ryan Craig).
--------------- 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:27 ---------------
O 1-10 O33 OHIO STATE drive start at 11:05 (2nd).
Joe Germaine in at quarterback
O 1-10 O33 Joe Germaine middle pass intercepted by Robert Franklin at the OS40,
Robert Franklin return 0 yards to the OS40.
--------------- 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:06 ---------------
I 1-10 O40 ILLINOIS drive start at 10:59 (2nd).
I 1-10 O40 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Steve Harvard for 12 yards to the
OS28, 1ST DOWN IL (A. Katzenmoyer).
I 1-10 O28 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 4 yards to the OS24 (A. Katzenmoyer;W.
Garnett).
I 2-6 O24 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 4 yards to the OS20 (Joe Brown).
I 3-2 O20 Robert Holcombe flag pass incomplete to Josh Whitman.
I 4-2 O20 Mark Hoekstra slant pass intercepted by A. Winfield at the OS15, A. Winfield
return 25 yards to the OS40 (Brent Taylor).
--------------- 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:28 ---------------
O 1-10 O40 OHIO STATE drive start at 09:31 (2nd).
O 1-10 O40 Michael Wiley rush up middle for 5 yards to the OS45 (Eric Guenther),
PENALTY OS holding 10 yards to the OS30, NO PLAY.
O 1-20 O30 Joe Germaine deep out pass complete to Dee Miller for 29 yards to the
IL41, 1ST DOWN OS.
O 1-10 I41 Matt Keller rush up middle for 15 yards to the IL26, 1ST DOWN OS
(Steve Willis;Eric Guenther).
O 1-10 I26 PENALTY OS false start 5 yards to the IL31.
O 1-15 I31 Michael Wiley rush over left end for 11 yards to the IL20 (Eric
Guenther).
O 2-4 I20 Michael Wiley rush over right guard for loss of 2 yards to the IL22
(Ryan Murphy).
O 3-6 I22 Michael Wiley rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the IL23.
O 4-7 I23 Dan Stultz field goal attempt from 40 MISSED, spot at IL23, clock 05:59.
--------------- 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 03:32 ---------------
I 1-10 I23 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass incomplete to Lenny Willis.
I 2-10 I23 Mark Hoekstra middle pass incomplete to Lenny Willis.
I 3-10 I23 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass incomplete to Lenny Willis, PENALTY OS pass
interference 14 yards to the IL37, 1ST DOWN IL, NO PLAY.
I 1-10 I37 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass incomplete to Lenny Willis.
I 2-10 I37 Robert Holcombe rush up middle to the IL44, fumble forced by Gary Berry,
fumble by Robert Holcombe recovered by IL Josh Whitman at IL46.
I 3-1 I46 Mark Hoekstra rush quarterback sneek for 2 yards to the IL48, 1ST DOWN
IL (Clinton Wayne).
I 1-10 I48 Mark Hoekstra sacked for loss of 4 yards to the IL44 (Jim Bell).
I 2-14 I44 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Matt Chushing for 8 yards to the
OS48 (Damon Moore;Jim Bell).
I 3-6 O48 Mark Hoekstra sacked for loss of 12 yards to the IL40 (Damon Moore), fumble
by Mark Hoekstra recovered by OS Jerry Rudzinski at IL37.
--------------- 8 plays, 14 yards, TOP 02:52 ---------------
O 1-10 I37 OHIO STATE drive start at 03:07 (2nd).
O 1-10 I37 Joe Germaine deep out pass complete to Dee Miller for 33 yards to the
IL4, 1ST DOWN OS (Steve Willis).
O 1-G I04 Pepe Pearson rush over left end for 4 yards to the IL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock
02:35.
Dan Stultz kick attempt good.
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ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 21
=========================
--------------- 2 plays, 37 yards, TOP 00:32 ---------------
Dan Stultz kickoff 65 yards to the IL0, touchback.
I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 02:31 (2nd).
I 1-10 I20 Robert Holcombe rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the IL21 (K. N.
Johnson).
I 2-9 I21 Timeout Ohio State, clock 02:22.
I 2-9 I21 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 12 yards to the IL33, 1ST DOWN IL
(K. N. Johnson;Gary Berry).
I 1-10 I33 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for no gain to the IL33 (A. Katzenmoyer;W.
Garnett).
I 2-10 I33 Mark Hoekstra sacked for loss of 4 yards to the IL29 (A. Winfield).
I 3-14 I29 Timeout Ohio State, clock 01:18.
I 3-14 I29 Robert Holcombe rush over right guard for 3 yards to the IL32 (W. Garnett;A.
Katzenmoyer).
I 4-11 I32 Timeout Ohio State, clock 01:12.
I 4-11 I32 Ryan Tabloff punt 35 yards to the OS33, downed.
--------------- 5 plays, 12 yards, TOP 01:30 ---------------
O 1-10 O33 OHIO STATE drive start at 01:01 (2nd).
O 1-10 O33 OS ball on OS34.
O 1-10 O34 Joe Germaine sideline pass incomplete to Matt Keller (Jeff Weisse).
O 2-10 O34 Joe Germaine sideline pass complete to Matt Keller for 5 yards to the
OS39 (Danny Clark).
O 3-5 O39 Joe Germaine middle pass incomplete to Dee Miller, PENALTY OS holding
declined.
O 4-5 O39 PENALTY OS delay of game 5 yards to the OS34.
O 4-10 O34 B. Bartholomew punt BLOCKED, recovered by OS Na'il Diggs at OS34
(blocked by Robert Franklin).
--------------- 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:38 ---------------
I 1-10 O34 ILLINOIS drive start at 00:23 (2nd).
I 1-10 O34 Mark Hoekstra pass intercepted by Ahmed Plummer at the OS17, Ahmed Plummer
return 83 yards to the IL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:09.
--------------- 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:14 ---------------
Dan Stultz kick attempt good.
=========================
ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 28
=========================
Dan Stultz kickoff 65 yards to the IL0, touchback.
I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 00:09 (2nd).
I 1-10 I20 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 3 yards to the IL23 (A. Katzenmoyer).
I 2-7 I23 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.
===END OF 2nd QUARTER====
ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 28
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Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
I 2-7 I23 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, OS ball on OS35.
--------------- 1 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:09 ---------------
Dan Stultz kickoff 61 yards to the IL4, Steve Harvard return 0 yards to
the IL4, fumble by Steve Harvard recovered by IL Steve Harvard at IL4, Steve
Harvard for 5 yards to the IL9.
I 1-10 I09 ILLINOIS drive start at 14:52 (3rd), IL ball on IL9.
I 1-10 I09 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 2 yards to the IL11 (W. Garnett).
I 2-8 I11 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 2 yards to the IL13 (W. Garnett).
I 3-6 I13 Mark Hoekstra slant pass complete to Michael Dean for 5 yards to the IL18.
I 4-1 I18 Mark Hoekstra rush quarterback sneek for 1 yard to the IL19, 1ST DOWN
IL (Matt LaVrar;W. Garnett).
I 1-10 I19 Mark Hoekstra slant pass complete to Steve Harvard for 1 yard to the IL20
(Damon Moore).
I 2-9 I20 Robert Holcombe rush over left guard for 3 yards to the IL23 (K. N.
Johnson;Rodney Bailey).
I 3-6 I23 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Steve Harvard for 5 yards to the
IL28 (A. Katzenmoyer).
I 4-1 I28 PENALTY IL delay of game 4 yards to the IL24.
I 4-5 I24 Ryan Tabloff punt 32 yards to the OS44, downed.
--------------- 7 plays, 15 yards, TOP 04:21 ---------------
O 1-10 O44 OHIO STATE drive start at 10:31 (3rd).
Stanley Jackson at quarterback
O 1-10 O44 Stanley Jackson rush over right end for 12 yards to the IL44, 1ST
DOWN OS.
O 1-10 I44 Pepe Pearson rush over left guard for 4 yards to the IL40 (Eric
Guenther;K. Thomas).
O 2-6 I40 Pepe Pearson rush over left guard for 40 yards to the IL0, 1ST DOWN
OS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:43.
Dan Stultz kick attempt good.
=========================
ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 35
=========================
--------------- 3 plays, 56 yards, TOP 00:48 ---------------
Dan Stultz kickoff 65 yards to the IL0, touchback.
I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 09:37 (3rd).
I 1-10 I20 Robert Holcombe rush over left end for 4 yards to the IL24 (A.
Winfield;Marcel Willis).
I 2-6 I24 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Steve Harvard for no gain to the
IL24 (Na'il Diggs).
I 3-6 I24 Mark Hoekstra pass incomplete to Rob Majoy.
I 4-6 I24 Ryan Tabloff punt 26 yards to the 50 yardline, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:31 ---------------
O 1-10 O50 OHIO STATE drive start at 08:06 (3rd).
O 1-10 O50 OS ball on IL49.
O 1-10 I49 Stanley Jackson deep out pass incomplete to David Boston (Tony Francis).
Joe Germaine enters the game
O 2-10 I49 Michael Wiley rush over right guard for 7 yards to the IL42 (Steve
Willis;Eric Guenther).
O 3-3 I42 Michael Wiley rush over right end for 8 yards to the IL34, 1ST DOWN
OS (Michael Young).
O 1-10 I34 Sean Penny rush draw play for 10 yards to the IL24, 1ST DOWN OS
(Carlos McLaurin).
O 1-10 I24 Joe Germaine deep out pass complete to Dee Miller for 15 yards to the
IL9, 1ST DOWN OS.
O 1-G I09 Joe Germaine flag pass incomplete to David Boston.
O 2-G I09 Sean Penny rush over right guard for 5 yards to the IL4 (Eric Guenther).
O 3-G I04 Joe Germaine slant pass complete to David Boston for 4 yards to the IL0,
TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:21.
B. Bartholomew rush attempt failed.
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ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 41
=========================
--------------- 8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 02:45 ---------------
Dan Stultz kickoff 65 yards to the IL0, touchback.
I 1-10 I20 ILLINOIS drive start at 05:14 (3rd).
Courtland Bullard injured and walked off the field
I 1-10 I20 Mark Hoekstra middle pass complete to Matt Chushing for 11 yards to the
IL31, 1ST DOWN IL (Rolland Steele).
I 1-10 I31 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 6 yards to the IL37 (C. McClellion;Percy
King).
I 2-4 I37 Robert Holcombe rush over left guard for 13 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST
DOWN IL (Marcel Willis).
I 1-10 I50 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to George McDonald for 6 yards to the
OS44 (Rolland Steele).
I 2-4 O44 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 1 yard to the OS43 (Paul Breed;Na'il
Diggs).
I 3-3 O43 Robert Holcombe rush over right guard for 11 yards to the OS32, 1ST DOWN
IL (David Mitchell;C. McClellion).
I 1-10 O32 Robert Holcombe rush over left guard for 6 yards to the OS26 (A. Winfield;K.
N. Johnson).
I 2-4 O26 Robert Holcombe rush up middle for 1 yard to the OS25 (A. Katzenmoyer;W.
Garnett).
I 3-3 O25 Robert Holcombe rush OPR for loss of 1 yard to the OS26 (Jerry Rudzinski).
I 4-4 O26 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass incomplete to George McDonald.
--------------- 10 plays, 54 yards, TOP 04:32 ---------------
O 1-10 O26 OHIO STATE drive start at 00:42 (3rd).
O 1-10 O26 Joe Germaine sideline pass complete to Joe Montgomery for 5 yards to the
OS31 (Carlos McLaurin).
O 2-5 O31 Joe Germaine sideline pass complete to David Boston for 5 yards to the
OS36, 1ST DOWN OS (T. Starghill).
===END OF 3rd QUARTER====
ILLINOIS 0, OHIO STATE 41
=========================
Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
O 1-10 O36 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
O 1-10 O36 Joe Germaine sacked for loss of 3 yards to the OS33 (Danny Clark),
fumble by Joe Germaine recovered by IL Garrett Johnson at OS33.
--------------- 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:48 ---------------
I 1-10 O33 ILLINOIS drive start at 14:54 (4th).
I 1-10 O33 Mark Hoekstra flag pass incomplete to Michael Dean.
I 2-10 O33 Robert Holcombe rush over right guard for 8 yards to the OS25 (C.
McClellion;Percy King).
I 3-2 O25 Robert Holcombe rush over right guard for 4 yards to the OS21, 1ST DOWN
IL (Chris Kirk).
I 1-10 O21 Mark Hoekstra pass incomplete (Marcel Willis).
I 2-10 O21 Mark Hoekstra middle pass complete to Rob Majoy for 5 yards to the OS16
(David Mitchell).
I 3-5 O16 Mark Hoekstra middle pass incomplete to Matt Chushing.
I 4-5 O16 Mark Hoekstra middle pass complete to Matt Chushing for 4 yards to the OS12
(C. McClellion).
--------------- 7 plays, 21 yards, TOP 02:01 ---------------
O 1-10 O12 OHIO STATE drive start at 12:53 (4th).
O 1-10 O12 OS ball on OS13.
Mark Garcia enters the game
O 1-10 O13 Sean Penny rush over right end for 2 yards to the OS15 (Bobby
Jackson;Jason Eberhart).
O 2-8 O15 Joe Montgomery rush over right end for loss of 3 yards to the OS12 (Ryan
Murphy).
O 3-11 O12 Mark Garcia slant pass incomplete to Kevin Griffin.
O 4-11 O12 B. Bartholomew punt 57 yards to the IL31, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:41 ---------------
I 1-10 I31 ILLINOIS drive start at 11:12 (4th).
I 1-10 I31 IL ball on IL32.
I 1-10 I32 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Lenny Willis for 28 yards to the
OS40, 1ST DOWN IL.
I 1-10 O40 Mark Hoekstra deep out pass incomplete to George McDonald (David Mitchell).
I 2-10 O40 Elmer Hickman rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the OS42 (Chris Kirk).
I 3-12 O42 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Lenny Willis for 8 yards to the
OS34.
I 4-4 O34 Mark Hoekstra deep out pass incomplete to Lenny Willis.
--------------- 5 plays, 34 yards, TOP 01:40 ---------------
O 1-10 O34 OHIO STATE drive start at 09:32 (4th).
O 1-10 O34 Derek Combs rush over right end for 7 yards to the OS41 (Eric Guenther).
O 2-3 O41 Derek Combs rush up middle for 9 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN
OS (Chris Hoffman).
O 1-10 O50 Nick Goings rush draw play for 11 yards to the IL39, 1ST DOWN OS
(T. Starghill;Ivan Benson).
O 1-10 I39 PENALTY OS false start 5 yards to the IL44.
O 1-15 I44 Derek Combs rush over right end for 5 yards to the IL39 (Ryan Murphy;T.
Starghill).
O 2-10 I39 Mark Garcia slant pass complete to Vanness Provitt for 4 yards to the
IL35.
O 3-6 I35 Joe Montgomery rush draw play for 3 yards to the IL32 (Eric Guenther).
O 4-3 I32 PENALTY OS false start 5 yards to the IL37.
O 4-8 I37 Timeout Ohio State, clock 05:07.
O 4-8 I37 Mark Garcia sideline pass incomplete to Kevin Griffin.
--------------- 7 plays, 29 yards, TOP 04:34 ---------------
I 1-10 I37 ILLINOIS drive start at 04:58 (4th).
I 1-10 I37 Dharma Frye rush over left guard for no gain to the IL37 (Na'il Diggs;C.
McClellion).
I 2-10 I37 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Eric Garrett for 1 yard to the IL38
(Na'il Diggs).
I 3-9 I38 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass complete to Lenny Willis for 22 yards to the
OS40, 1ST DOWN IL (Rolland Steele).
I 1-10 O40 Dharma Frye rush up middle for 1 yard to the OS39 (Paul Breed).
I 2-9 O39 Mark Hoekstra sideline pass incomplete to George McDonald.
Mark Hoekstra of Illinois shaken off and walked off
Tim Lavery entered the game
I 3-9 O39 Tim Lavery sideline pass complete to Lenny Willis for 6 yards to the OS33
(David Mitchell;C. McClellion).
I 4-3 O33 Tim Lavery rush over left end for 8 yards to the OS25, 1ST DOWN IL
(David Mitchell).
I 1-10 O25 Tim Lavery sacked for loss of 7 yards to the OS32 (Na'il Diggs).
I 2-17 O32 Tim Lavery sideline pass incomplete to George McDonald.
I 3-17 O32 Tim Lavery slant pass incomplete to Eric Garrett.
I 4-17 O32 Tim Lavery sideline pass complete to Elmer Hickman for 2 yards to the OS30
(Marcus Perez).
--------------- 11 plays, 33 yards, TOP 03:34 ---------------
O 1-10 O30 OHIO STATE drive start at 01:24 (4th).
O 1-10 O30 Derek Combs rush over left end for 1 yard to the OS31 (Bobby Jackson).
Steve Gehlert enters the game
O 2-9 O31 Derek Combs rush up middle for no gain to the OS31 (Joe Lauzen;K.
Washington).
O 3-9 O31 Steve Gehlert rush over right end to the OS38, fumble forced by Jason
Eberhart, fumble by Steve Gehlert recovered by IL T. Starghill at OS38, T.
Starghill for 38 yards to the OS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00.
--------------- 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:24 ---------------
Mark Hoekstra pass attempt failed.
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ILLINOIS 6, OHIO STATE 41
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I 1-G I35 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00.
=======FINAL SCORE=======
ILLINOIS 6, OHIO STATE 41
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Play Breakdown Summary
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
1997 Ohio State Football
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
Illinois Ohio State
Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total
OVERALL.......... 38 44 82 OVERALL.......... 36 29 65
1ST DOWN......... 16 15 31 1ST DOWN......... 18 15 33
2ND DOWN-SHORT... 2 0 2 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 4 0 4
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 6 1 7 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 1 3
2ND DOWN-LONG.... 7 9 16 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 6 5 11
3RD DOWN-SHORT... 2 2 4 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 1 0 1
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 0 2 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 1 2
3RD DOWN-LONG.... 1 12 13 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 3 6 9
4TH DOWN......... 2 5 7 4TH DOWN......... 1 1 2
Illinois Ohio State
Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total
............... 38 44 82 ............... 36 29 65
Play Breakdown
Play Breakdown (Final)
1997 Ohio State Football
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
Illinois (Sorted by Play type)
1ST DOWN RUN (16 RUN, 15 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 I20 #35 4 [ ] over left end 1-10 O34 # INT [ ]
1-10 O32 #35 6 [ ] over left guard 1-10 O25 # SACK [ ]
1-10 I37 #36 0 [ ] over left guard 1-10 I48 # SACK [ ]
1-10 I36 #35 2 [ ] up middle 1-10 O21 # - [ ]
1-10 I20 #35 3 [ ] up middle 1-10 O40 #6 - [ ] DO
1-10 I26 #35 2 [ ] up middle 1-10 O33 #1 - [ ] FL
1-10 I15 #35 11 [ ] up middle 1-10 I20 #86 11 [ ] up middle
1-10 O28 #35 4 [ ] up middle 1-10 I32 #21 28 [ ] SI
1-10 I09 #35 2 [ ] up middle 1-10 I37 #21 - [ ] SI
1-10 I31 #35 6 [ ] up middle 1-10 I23 #21 - [ ] SI
1-10 I30 #35 0 [ ] up middle 1-10 I20 #22 7 [ ] SI
1-10 I33 #35 0 [ ] up middle 1-10 I20 #38 4 [ ] SI
1-10 I49 #35 9 [ ] up middle 1-10 O40 #38 12 [ ] SI
1-10 O40 #36 1 [ ] up middle 1-10 I50 #6 6 [ ] SI
1-10 O35 #35 4 [ ] over right guard 1-10 I19 #38 1 [ ] SL
1-10 I20 #35 1 [ ] over right tackle
2ND-SHORT RUN (2 RUN, 0 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS
2-1 O42 #35 7 [ ] over left guard
2-3 I27 #35 2 [ ] up middle
2ND-MIDDLE RUN (6 RUN, 1 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-4 I37 #35 13 [ ] over left guard 2-6 I24 #38 0 [ ] SI
2-4 O26 #35 1 [ ] up middle
2-6 I24 #35 6 [ ] up middle
2-4 O44 #35 1 [ ] up middle
2-6 O24 #35 4 [ ] up middle
2-6 O31 #35 1 [ ] up middle
2ND-LONG RUN (7 RUN, 9 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS
2-9 I20 #35 3 [ ] over left guard 2-10 I33 # SACK [ ]
2-10 O40 #32 -2 [ ] up middle 2-10 I23 #21 - [ ] up middle
2-8 I11 #35 2 [ ] up middle 2-10 O21 #22 5 [ ] up middle
2-8 I28 #35 3 [ ] up middle 2-10 I30 #22 1 [ ] SI
2-10 I37 #35 7 [ ] up middle 2-10 I37 #23 1 [ ] SI
2-9 I21 #35 12 [ ] up middle 2-9 O39 #6 - [ ] SI
2-10 O33 #35 8 [ ] over right guard 2-17 O32 #6 - [ ] SI
2-14 I44 #86 8 [ ] SI
2-8 I38 #22 11 [ ] SL
3RD-SHORT RUN (2 RUN, 2 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1 I46 #11 2 [ ] quarterback sneek 3-1 I29 # SACK [ ]
3-2 O25 #35 4 [ ] over right guard 3-2 O20 #87 - [ ] FL
3RD-MIDDLE RUN (2 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3 O25 #35 -1 [ ] OPR
3-3 O43 #35 11 [ ] over right guard
3RD-LONG RUN (1 RUN, 12 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS
3-14 I29 #35 3 [ ] over right guard 3-6 I24 #22 - [ ]
3-6 O48 # - [ ]
3-5 O16 #86 - [ ] up middle
3-9 I31 #22 7 [ ] SGM
3-5 I31 #1 - [ ] SI
3-12 O42 #21 8 [ ] SI
3-9 I38 #21 22 [ ] SI
3-9 O39 #21 6 [ ] SI
3-6 I23 #38 5 [ ] SI
3-6 I13 #1 5 [ ] SL
3-17 O32 #23 - [ ] SL
3-5 O30 #38 - [ ] SL
4TH DOWN RUN (2 RUN, 5 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS
4-3 O33 #13 8 [ ] over left end 4-4 O34 #21 - [ ] DO
4-1 I18 #11 1 [ ] quarterback sneek 4-5 O16 #86 4 [ ] up middle
4-17 O32 #32 2 [ ] SI
4-4 O26 #6 - [ ] SI
4-2 O20 # INT [ ] SL
Play Breakdown
Play Breakdown (Final)
1997 Ohio State Football
Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 1997 at Columbus, Ohio)
Ohio State (Sorted by Play type)
1ST DOWN RUN (18 RUN, 15 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 I34 #36 10 [ ] draw play 1-10 I47 # SACK [ ]
1-10 O50 #37 11 [ ] draw play 1-10 O36 # - [ ]
1-4 I04 #29 4 [ ] over left end 1-20 O30 #15 29 [ ] DO
1-10 O45 #29 11 [ ] over left end 1-10 I37 #15 33 [ ] DO
1-10 O30 #43 1 [ ] over left end 1-10 I24 #15 15 [ ] DO
1-15 I31 #5 11 [ ] over left end 1-10 I49 #9 - [ ] DO
1-10 I44 #29 4 [ ] over left guard 1-9 I09 #9 - [ ] FL
1-10 O20 #29 7 [ ] over left guard 1-10 I37 #29 - [ ] up middle
1-10 O50 #29 2 [ ] over left guard 1-10 O33 # INT [ ] up middle
1-10 I41 #23 15 [ ] up middle 1-10 I17 #9 17 [ ] up middle
1-10 O38 #29 7 [ ] up middle 1-10 I44 #15 - [ ] SI
1-10 I36 #29 -4 [ ] over right end 1-10 O34 #23 - [ ] SI
1-10 O13 #36 2 [ ] over right end 1-10 O26 #33 5 [ ] SI
1-10 O34 #43 7 [ ] over right end 1-9 I09 #84 9 [ ] SI
1-15 I44 #43 5 [ ] over right end 1-10 O30 #15 15 [ ] SL
1-10 O44 #8 12 [ ] over right end
1-10 I48 #8 7 [ ] over right end
1-10 I30 #29 13 [ ] over right tackle
2ND-SHORT RUN (4 RUN, 0 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS
2-3 O27 #29 2 [ ] over left guard
2-3 O45 #29 8 [ ] over left tackle
2-3 O41 #43 9 [ ] up middle
2-3 I41 #29 11 [ ] over right end
2ND-MIDDLE RUN (2 RUN, 1 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6 I40 #29 40 [ ] over left guard 2-5 O31 #9 5 [ ] SI
2-4 I20 #5 -2 [ ] over right guard
2ND-LONG RUN (6 RUN, 5 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS
2-10 I44 #29 2 [ ] over left end 2-12 I49 #9 - [ ] up middle
2-10 I37 #29 3 [ ] up middle 2-10 O34 #23 5 [ ] SI
2-9 O31 #43 0 [ ] up middle 2-14 I40 #29 9 [ ] SI
2-8 O15 #33 -3 [ ] over right end 2-8 I48 #15 11 [ ] SL
2-9 I09 #36 5 [ ] over right guard 2-10 I39 #83 4 [ ] SL
2-10 I49 #5 7 [ ] over right guard
3RD-SHORT RUN (1 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1 O29 #23 1 [ ] over right tackle
3RD-MIDDLE RUN (1 RUN, 1 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3 I42 #5 8 [ ] over right end 3-4 I04 #9 4 [ ] SL
3RD-LONG RUN (3 RUN, 6 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS
3-6 I35 #33 3 [ ] draw play 3-5 O39 #15 - [ ] up middle
3-6 I22 #5 -1 [ ] over left guard 3-5 I31 #23 22 [ ] up middle
3-9 O31 #22 7 [ ] over right end 3-12 I49 #83 13 [ ] up middle
3-7 I34 #23 -9 [ ] SC
3-8 I42 #29 6 [ ] SGSL
3-11 O12 #42 - [ ] SL
4TH DOWN RUN (1 RUN, 1 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS
4-2 I36 #29 1 [ ] over right guard 4-8 I37 #42 - [ ] SI