Field rating, stats, recreation abstract and extra ft. Luke Altmyer


In a battle of bowl-eligible groups, No. 25 Illinois rallied on a last-second 40-yard move from QB Luke Altmyer to Pat Bryant to assert a formidable win.

Altmyer threw a pair of touchdowns and ran for an additional rating as Illinois rallied late to put up a formidable 38-31 victory.

Illinois (8-3, 5-3 in Massive Ten) might be the league’s prime crew outdoors the quartet of seemingly School Soccer Playoff picks. The Illini got here in off a win over Michigan State and now might handle a 9-3 season with a visit to Northwestern coming subsequent. Rutgers (6-5, 3-5 in Massive Ten) defeated Maryland final week to realize bowl eligibility, however misplaced a recreation through which they led for a lot of the manner.

Illinois vs. Rutgers Field Rating

Workforce 1st 2nd third 4th Whole
Illinois 0 9 6 23 38
Rutgers 3 14 0 14 31

Illinois Passing Stats

Participant Comp. Att. Yards Cross TDs
Luke Altmyer 12 26 249 2

Illinois Speeding and Receiving Stats

Participant Rushes Yards Rush TDs Rec. Yards Rec. TDs
Josh McCray 13 58 1 0 0 0
Ca’Lil Valentine 6 24 0 0 0 0
Aidan Laughery 6 26 1 1 5 0
Luke Altmyer 11 74 1 0 0 0
Pat Bryant 0 0 0 7 197 1
Hank Beatty 0 0 0 2 31 1
Collin Dixon 0 0 0 2 16 0

Illinois Kicking Stats

Participant XP-XPA FG-FGA Lengthy
David Olano 1 for two 1 for 1 29

Rutgers Passing Stats

Participant Comp. Att. Yards Cross TDs
Athan Kaliakmanis 19 37 175 2

Rutgers Speeding and Receiving Stats

Participant Rushes Yards Rush TDs Rec. Yards Rec. TDs
Athan Kaliakmanis 13 84 2 0 0 0
Kyle Monangai 28 122 0 4 24 0
Antwan Raymond 4 7 0 0 0 0
Ian Robust 0 0 0 6 66 1
KJ Duff 0 0 0 2 25 0
Dymere Miller 0 0 0 3 38 0
Mike Higgins 0 0 0 1 11 0
Christian Dremel 0 0 0 3 11 0

Rutgers Kicking Stats

Participant XP-XPA FG-FGA Lengthy
Jai Patel 4 for 4 1 for 1 34

The groups traded scores all through the primary half, however a missed further level by Illinois and a 75-yard drive by Rutgers to shut out the second quarter (ending in a Kaliakmanis TD move to Ian Robust) gave Rutgers a 17-9 lead.

Illinois scored on a four-yard TD run mid-third quarter by missed a two-point conversion to tie the sport. The groups traded fourth-quarter touchdowns earlier than Illinois’s Luke Altmyer broke off a 30-yard scoring run to present Illinois its first lead of the sport, 30-24.

Rutgers answered with a 10-play, 65-yard drive culminating in a 13-yard scoring move to working again Kyle Monangai from Kaliakmanis to retake a 31-30 benefit with 1:08 to play.

It wasn’t sufficient as Altmyer’s 40-yard bomb to Bryant delivered the profitable rating with simply 4 seconds left.

  • Rutgers: 34-yard subject objective by Jai Patel, 3-0, 5:52 remaining in 1st quarter
  • Illinois: 29-yard subject objective by David Olano, 3-3, 14:56 remaining in 2nd quarter
  • Rutgers: 12-yard TD run by Athan Kaliakmanis (Patel XPT), 10-3, 9:20 remaining in 2nd quarter
  • Illinois: 18-yard TD move to Hank Beatty from Luke Altmeyer (Olano XPT missed), 10-9, 5:32 remaining in 2nd quarter
  • Rutgers: 2-yard TD move to Ian Robust from Athan Kaliakmanis (Patel XPT), 17-9, 0:06 remaining in 2nd quarter
  • Illinois: 4-yard TD run by Josh McCray (Two level conversion failed), 17-15, 6:36 remaining in third quarter
  • Rutgers: 1-yard TD run by Athan Kaliakmanis (Patel XPT), 24-15, 14:51 remaining in 4th quarter
  • Illinois: 8-yard TD run by Aidan Laughery (Olano XPT), 24-22, 13:48 remaining in 4th quarter
  • Illinois: 30-yard TD run by Luke Altmeyer (Altmeyer to McCray for two-point conversion), 30-24, 3:07 remaining in 4th quarter
  • Rutgers: 13-yard TD move to Kyle Monangai from Athan Kaliakmanis (Patel XPT), 31-30, 1:08 remaining in 4th quarter
  • Illinois: 40-yard TD move to Pat Bryant from Luke Altmyer (Two level conversion failed), 36-31, 0:04 remaining in 4th quarter
  • Illinois: Security on kickoff, 38-31, remaining.

Illinois finishes the common season with a visit to Northwestern, whereas Rutgers closes the common season by touring to Michigan State. Each groups are bowl-eligible and could have postseason play forward.