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11/1/2008 (2008-2009)

Memorial Stadium [Champaign, Illinois]

Iowa @ Illinois Iowa Hawkeyes Football @ Illinois on 11/1/2008 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L 24 - 27

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Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 62,870
Start Time: 2:30 pm CST

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Illinois kicked a last-second FG by Matt Eller

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 0 6 3 15 24

Illinois 7 3 7 10 27

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Statistics Iowa Illinois

Rushing 1st Downs 10 1
Passing 1st Downs 10 13
Penalty 1st Downs 1 0

Total First Downs 21 14

Rushing Attempts 40 28

Rushing Yards 138 60

Rushing TDs 1 1

Yards per Rush 3.5 2.1

Passes Completed 11 22

Passes Attempts 29 37

Pass Completion % 37.9% 59.5%

Passing TDs 1 1

Passing Yards 191 272

Passing Yards per Completion 17.4 12.4

Passing Yards per Attempt 6.6 7.4

Touchdowns 2 2

Total Plays 69 65

% of Rushing Plays 58% 43.1%

% of Passing Plays 42% 56.9%

Total Offense 329 332

Yards per Play 4.8 5.1

Lost Fumbles 1 1

Interceptions 2 2

Turnovers 3 3

Penalties 3 4

Penalty Yards 19 35

Yards per Penalty 6.3 8.8

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2026-2027 FB Record
1 - 0
(11 games remaining)

2025-2026 MBB Record
24 - 13

2025-2026 WBB Record
27 - 7

2025-2026 W Record
12 - 6

2025-2026 WW Record
15 - 1

11/1/2008 (2008-2009)

Memorial Stadium [Champaign, Illinois]

Memorial Stadium [Champaign, Illinois]

Iowa @ Illinois Iowa Hawkeyes Football @ Illinois on 11/1/2008 - HawkeyeRecap.com