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10/31/1981 (1981-1982)

Memorial Stadium [Champaign, Illinois]

#16 Iowa @ Illinois #16 Iowa Hawkeyes Football @ Illinois on 10/31/1981 - HawkeyeRecap.com

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 66,877

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Iowa 0 7 0 0 7

Illinois 3 14 0 7 24

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DETAILED TEAM STATS

Statistics Iowa Illinois

Total First Downs 18 15

Rushing Attempts 41 34

Rushing Yards 133 43

Rushing TDs 0 0

Yards per Rush 3.2 1.3

Passes Completed 18 22

Passes Attempts 33 34

Pass Completion % 54.5% 64.7%

Passing TDs 1 2

Passing Yards 231 263

Passing Yards per Completion 12.8 12.0

Passing Yards per Attempt 7.0 7.7

Touchdowns 1 2

Total Plays 74 68

% of Rushing Plays 55.4% 50%

% of Passing Plays 44.6% 50%

Total Offense 364 306

Yards per Play 4.9 4.5

Lost Fumbles 4 1

Interceptions 2 0

Turnovers 6 1

Penalties 4 6

Penalty Yards 43 61

Yards per Penalty 10.8 10.2

Possession Time 29:40 30:20

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2025-2026 FB Record
6 - 2
(4 games remaining)

2025-2026 MBB Record
2 - 0
(29 games remaining)

2025-2026 WBB Record
1 - 0
(28 games remaining)

2025-2026 W Record
1 - 0
(22 games remaining)

2025-2026 WW Record
2 - 0
(19 games remaining)

10/31/1981 (1981-1982)

Memorial Stadium [Champaign, Illinois]

Memorial Stadium [Champaign, Illinois]

#16 Iowa @ Illinois #16 Iowa Hawkeyes Football @ Illinois on 10/31/1981 - HawkeyeRecap.com