GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: MICHIGAN (5-2) at ILLINOIS (5-2)

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 17
ILLINOIS 14 13:55 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 17
ILLINOIS 14 11:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 17
ILLINOIS 14 9:21 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 17
ILLINOIS 14 5:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG ILLINOIS
JASON REDA 38 YD

MICHIGAN (24) 17
ILLINOIS 17 3:47 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 17
ILLINOIS 17 0:35 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MICHIGAN (24) 3 14 0 17
ILLINOIS 7 7 3 17 END, 3RD QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: ILLINOIS - TD, JACOB WILLIS 26 YD PASS FROM
JUICE WILLIAMS (JASON REDA
KICK), 0:56. ILLINOIS 7-0
MICHIGAN - FG, K.C. LOPATA 25 YD, 13:39.
ILLINOIS 7-3
2ND QUARTER: ILLINOIS - TD, DANIEL DUFRENE 8 YD RUN (JASON
REDA KICK), 5:02. ILLINOIS
14-3
MICHIGAN - TD, MARIO MANNINGHAM 8 YD PASS
FROM CHAD HENNE (K.C. LOPATA
KICK), 6:59. ILLINOIS 14-10
MICHIGAN - TD, ADRIAN ARRINGTON 14 YD PASS
FROM CHAD HENNE (K.C. LOPATA
KICK), 14:15. MICHIGAN 17-14
3RD QUARTER: ILLINOIS - FG, JASON REDA 38 YD, 11:13.
MICHIGAN 17-17</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 17
ILLINOIS 17 14:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 17
ILLINOIS 17 10:35 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 17
ILLINOIS 17 9:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD MICHIGAN
MARIO MANNINGHAM 11 YD PASS FROM ADRIAN ARRINGTON
(K.C. LOPATA KICK)

MICHIGAN (24) 24
ILLINOIS 17 8:12 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 24
ILLINOIS 17 4:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG MICHIGAN
K.C. LOPATA 39 YD

MICHIGAN (24) 27
ILLINOIS 17 3:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 27
ILLINOIS 17 3:18 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 27
ILLINOIS 17 2:18 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF MICHIGAN (24) 27
ILLINOIS 17 1:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MICHIGAN (24) 3 14 0 10 27
ILLINOIS 7 7 3 0 17 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: ILLINOIS - TD, JACOB WILLIS 26 YD PASS FROM
JUICE WILLIAMS (JASON REDA
KICK), 0:56. ILLINOIS 7-0
MICHIGAN - FG, K.C. LOPATA 25 YD, 13:39.
ILLINOIS 7-3
2ND QUARTER: ILLINOIS - TD, DANIEL DUFRENE 8 YD RUN (JASON
REDA KICK), 5:02. ILLINOIS
14-3
MICHIGAN - TD, MARIO MANNINGHAM 8 YD PASS
FROM CHAD HENNE (K.C. LOPATA
KICK), 6:59. ILLINOIS 14-10
MICHIGAN - TD, ADRIAN ARRINGTON 14 YD PASS
FROM CHAD HENNE (K.C. LOPATA
KICK), 14:15. MICHIGAN 17-14
3RD QUARTER: ILLINOIS - FG, JASON REDA 38 YD, 11:13.
MICHIGAN 17-17
4TH QUARTER: MICHIGAN - TD, MARIO MANNINGHAM 11 YD PASS
FROM ADRIAN ARRINGTON (K.C.
LOPATA KICK), 6:48. MICHIGAN
24-17
MICHIGAN - FG, K.C. LOPATA 39 YD, 11:11.
MICHIGAN 27-17</div>

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
MICHIGAN (24) 27
ILLINOIS 17 FINAL</div>

 

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois (Ticker) -- Already without the nation'sleading rusher, Michigan survived the entire third quarterwithout starting quarterback Chad Henne to get a big road win.

Carlos Brown ran for 113 yards on 25 carries and Henne foughtthrough shoulder problems to throw for 201 yards and twotouchdowns, as 24th-ranked Michigan posted a 27-17 victory overIllinois in a Big Ten conference matchup on Saturday.

Mario Manningham caught nine passes for 109 yards and twotouchdowns for the Wolverines (6-2, 4-0 Big Ten), who won theirsixth game in a row following an 0-2 start.


Michigan running back Mike Hart, who has rushed for 1,078 yardsin seven games, did not play after spraining his right ankle inlast week's victory over Purdue.


Henne missed an offensive possession midway through the firstquarter after injuring his throwing shoulder but returned tofinish the first half. The senior quarterback then did not playfor the entire third quarter but came back onto the field whenthe final quarter began.


With the score tied at 17-17 midway through the fourth quarter,a fumbled punt return gave Michigan the ball on the Illinois13-yard line, and the Wolverines took advantage on a trick play.

Wide receiver Adrian Arrington took a reverse running to theright and threw a perfect pass to lead Manningham in the rightside of the end zone, giving Michigan a 24-17 lead with 8:12remaining.


K.C. Lopata added a 39-yard field goal with 3:49 left to givethe Wolverines some breathing room.


Illinois (5-3, 3-2) managed just 116 yards through the air andlost to Michigan for the sixth straight time.


The Illini started the game quickly, taking a 7-0 lead just 56seconds into the contest.


After a 63-yard kickoff return to the Michigan 33, JuiceWilliams hit Jacob Willis for a 26-yard touchdown on just thesecond play of the game.


Lopata kicked a 25-yard field goal for Michigan, cutting thedeficit to 7-3 with 1:21 left in the first quarter.

Illinois added to their lead when Daniel Dufrene capped a 13play, 90-yard drive with an eight-yard touchdown run. The scoregave the Illini a 14-3 lead with 9:58 left in the secondquarter.


The Wolverines answered right back less than two minutes laterwhen Henne hit Manningham for an eight-yard touchdown, trimmingthe deficit to 14-10.


Henne threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Arrington with 45seconds remaining in the first half to give the Wolverines a17-14 lead at the break.

 

NCAAF: MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
MICHIGAN (24) 27
ILLINOIS 17 FINAL</div>