College Football National Championship: Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

November 30, -0001
70°
Minnesota Stadium (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 60,956 (95%)
Fighting Illini 3 6 14 17 - 40
Tigers (LSU) 0 10 6 10 - 26

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Fighting Illini: 4-4-LSU 8 (0:22) 5-Marcus Barton 27 yard field goal is GOOD. LSU 0 ILL 3
(Qtr 2) Tigers (LSU): 1-10-ILL 15 (10:17) 7-Andrew McCormick pass complete to 16-Bryce Kubiak for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Glen Russell. LSU 73-Brian Parker was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LSU 7 ILL 3
(Qtr 2) Tigers (LSU): 4-8-ILL 11 (4:37) 3-Glen Russell 28 yard field goal is GOOD. LSU 10 ILL 3
(Qtr 2) Fighting Illini: 4-10-LSU 29 (1:36) 5-Marcus Barton 47 yard field goal is GOOD. LSU 10 ILL 6
(Qtr 2) Fighting Illini: 4-10-LSU 23 (1:05) 5-Marcus Barton 41 yard field goal is GOOD. LSU 10 ILL 9
(Qtr 3) Tigers (LSU): 4-1-ILL 18 (13:06) 3-Glen Russell 36 yard field goal is GOOD. LSU 60-Paul Webster was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LSU 13 ILL 9
(Qtr 3) Fighting Illini: 3-9-LSU 10 (10:28) 3-Luther Fountain pass complete to 12-Len Harding for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Marcus Barton. LSU 13 ILL 16
(Qtr 3) Tigers (LSU): 4-6-ILL 41 (6:27) 3-Glen Russell 58 yard field goal is GOOD. LSU 16 ILL 16
(Qtr 3) Fighting Illini: 1-3-LSU 3 (0:59) 36-Kenneth Monico ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Marcus Barton. LSU 16 ILL 23
(Qtr 4) Tigers (LSU): 4-5-ILL 5 (13:40) 3-Glen Russell 22 yard field goal is GOOD. LSU 19 ILL 23
(Qtr 4) Tigers (LSU): 1-10-ILL 27 (10:57) 3-Luther Fountain pass INTERCEPTED by 32-Glenn Webster at ILL 33. 32-Glenn Webster to ILL 0 for 33 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Glen Russell. LSU 26 ILL 23
(Qtr 4) Fighting Illini: 1-6-LSU 6 (9:15) 3-Luther Fountain pass complete to 32-David Naylor for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Marcus Barton. LSU 26 ILL 30
(Qtr 4) Fighting Illini: 2-4-LSU 4 (5:53) 30-Stephen Bone ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Marcus Barton. LSU 26 ILL 37
(Qtr 4) Fighting Illini: 4-9-LSU 11 (1:18) 5-Marcus Barton 29 yard field goal is GOOD. LSU 26 ILL 40

Team Statistics

Tigers (LSU) Fighting Illini
First Downs 11 20
- Rushing 1 7
- Passing 10 12
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 262 429
- Offensive Plays 78 68
- Yards Per Play 3.36 6.31
Net Rushing Yards 18 147
- Rushing Attempts 13 27
- Yards Per Rush 1.38 5.44
Net Passing Yards 244 282
- Att/Comp/Int 59 / 33 / 2 39 / 20 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 289 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 45 2 / 19
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.75 6.88
- Yards Per Completion 8.76 15.05
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 21 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 3 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 30 4 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 27 1 / 23
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 33 2 / 24
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 4 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 36
Time of Possession 32:29 27:33

Drive Charts

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:59 OWN 25 4 19 Punt
1 12:29 1:27 OWN 33 3 6 Punt
1 8:18 1:33 OWN 26 3 6 Punt
1 5:11 2:02 OWN 19 3 7 Punt
1 0:19 5:06 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 8:12 1:35 OWN 45 3 2 Punt
2 5:52 1:17 OPP 13 3 2 Field Goal
2 2:29 0:43 OWN 40 3 5 Interception
2 1:32 0:16 OWN 17 3 0 Interception
2 1:01 1:01 OWN 25 3 -10 Punt
3 14:57 1:55 OPP 27 3 9 Field Goal
3 10:24 4:01 OWN 25 8 34 Field Goal
3 0:57 2:20 OWN 25 6 70 Field Goal
4 12:15 1:19 OWN 31 3 -4 Punt
4 10:46 1:36 OPP 25 4 -75 Touchdown
4 9:11 1:29 OWN 25 3 -16 Punt
4 5:51 2:35 OWN 25 8 40 Downs
4 1:50 0:16 OWN 12 4 10 Downs
4 1:16 0:59 OWN 25 4 12 Downs

Illinois Fighting Illini

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:01 1:32 OWN 7 3 10 Punt
1 11:02 2:44 OWN 14 4 11 Punt
1 6:45 1:34 OWN 20 4 15 Punt
1 3:09 2:50 OWN 30 6 62 Field Goal
2 10:13 2:01 OWN 25 4 26 Interception
2 6:36 0:45 OWN 3 2 15 Fumble
2 4:35 2:06 OWN 19 3 -1 Punt
2 1:46 0:14 OPP 29 3 0 Field Goal
2 1:16 0:14 OPP 23 3 0 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:03 OWN 25 1 -5 Interception
3 13:02 2:39 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
3 6:23 5:26 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
4 13:37 1:22 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
4 10:56 0:10 OWN 27 1 0 Interception
4 7:42 1:51 OWN 49 5 51 Touchdown
4 3:16 1:26 OWN 38 3 2 Punt
4 1:34 0:19 OPP 12 3 1 Field Goal
4 0:17 0:17 OPP 27 1 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Patino 12 16 1.33 5 0 0
David Warner 1 2 2.00 2 0 0

Illinois Fighting Illini

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Joe George 10 65 6.50 18 4 0
Stephen Bone 10 61 6.10 16 3 1
Kenneth Monico 5 20 4.00 11 1 1
David Naylor 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Luther Fountain 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Andrew McCormick 59 33 289 6 / 45 1 47 2 60.63

Illinois Fighting Illini

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Luther Fountain 39 20 301 2 / 19 2 46 3 62.02

Receiving Stats

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Salinas 5 61 12.20 47 0
Bryce Kubiak 5 37 7.40 15 1
Mary Flowers 4 31 7.75 10 0
Herman Veltri 5 30 6.00 12 0
Terry Evans 4 27 6.75 17 0
Brandon Conley 2 25 12.50 23 0
Mike Garcia 3 24 8.00 11 0
Richard Lawson 1 20 20.00 20 0
David Warner 1 13 13.00 13 0
James Patino 1 12 12.00 12 0
Kenneth Phillips 2 9 4.50 7 0

Illinois Fighting Illini

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Mark Vincent 2 81 40.50 46 0
Frederick Nunez 4 75 18.75 39 0
Kenneth Monico 2 41 20.50 26 0
Stephen Bone 4 37 9.25 14 0
David Naylor 3 27 9.00 15 1
Henry Mabry 3 25 8.33 13 0
Len Harding 1 10 10.00 10 1
Joe George 1 5 5.00 5 0

Blocking Stats

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Steven Hebert 76 22 4 4
William Cho 69 25 1 1
Stephen Chang 0 2 0 0
Russell Gomez 0 3 0 0
Glenn Webster 0 2 0 0
Neal Hurd 0 2 0 0
David Warner 6 3 0 0
Larry Dews 0 3 0 0
Russell Armendariz 0 2 0 0
Alphonse Hughes 0 1 0 0
Andrew Hall 70 23 0 3
Walter Fitzhugh 0 1 0 0
Christopher Baxter 0 3 0 0
Ralph Simpson 1 2 0 0
Nelson Wells 0 1 0 0
Michael French 0 1 0 0
Joseph Abbott 0 1 0 0
Brandon Conley 0 1 0 0
Ray Neal 0 1 0 0
Joshua Ray 0 1 0 0
Bryce Kubiak 3 4 0 0
Benjamin Corbett 0 3 0 0
James Patino 20 8 0 1
Paul Webster 60 26 0 0
Robert Salinas 3 10 0 1
William Esters 57 31 0 0
Terry Evans 44 32 0 1
Richard Bailey 0 8 0 0
Mike Garcia 0 10 0 2
Brian Parker 22 3 0 0
Kenneth Phillips 0 5 0 0
Ray Rios 26 3 0 0
Herman Veltri 7 11 0 0
Mary Flowers 27 6 0 1
Brian Means 0 3 0 0
Thomas Curtis 18 5 0 1
Jose Lundstrom 3 2 0 0
Jake Donahue 0 2 0 0
Enrique Rosado 0 1 0 0

Illinois Fighting Illini

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Harry Bennett 50 36 1 4
Jimmie Joplin 49 27 1 3
Timothy Morant 13 4 0 0
Buford Overton 8 4 0 0
Joe George 2 1 0 0
Douglas Williams 1 1 0 0
Gilberto Leboeuf 0 3 0 0
John Slaughter 0 3 0 0
James Ewald 0 3 0 1
Craig Smith 0 3 0 0
James Lewis 2 2 0 0
Nicholas White 0 2 0 0
Kenneth Monico 3 2 0 0
Robert Williamson 2 3 0 0
Courtney Contreras 5 2 0 0
Kenneth Pannell 0 1 0 0
Melvin Swenson 1 1 0 1
David Naylor 2 1 0 0
Glen Smith 2 3 0 1
Gilbert Lowell 0 5 0 0
Henry Mabry 0 18 0 1
David Franklin 49 31 0 0
Larry Johnson 52 37 0 1
Gregory Carlisle 42 27 0 3
Douglas Runyon 22 15 0 0
Stephen Bone 4 1 0 0
Frederick Nunez 0 15 0 0
Danny Dupuis 0 16 0 2
Ronnie Banks 3 3 0 1
Mark Vincent 5 18 0 0
Enrique Thayer 22 7 0 0
Maurice Brawley 15 2 0 0
William Albrecht 5 10 0 0
Len Harding 0 11 0 1
Kevin Nutter 11 4 0 0
Anthony Kranz 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Glenn Webster 1 33 33.00 1
Alphonse Hughes 2 0 0.00 0

Illinois Fighting Illini

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Melvin Swenson 1 23 23.00 0
Sam Boles 1 1 1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ray Neal 0 1 0 0
Russell Armendariz 0 0 1 0

Illinois Fighting Illini

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Frederick Nunez 1 0 0 0

Punting

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Dustin Lehman 8 384 48.00 46.50 52 4

Illinois Fighting Illini

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Raphael Adamson 6 283 47.17 47.17 50 2

Kicking

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Glen Russell 4 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 1 58 2 / 2

Illinois Fighting Illini

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Marcus Barton 4 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 0 47 4 / 4

Punt Return

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Illinois Fighting Illini

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Danny Dupuis 2 13 6.5 10 0

Kick Return

Louisiana St Tigers (LSU)

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Brandon Conley 1 27 27.0 0

Illinois Fighting Illini

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Stephen Bone 1 23 23.0 0

Defensive Stats