Week 9 Review
#17 Indiana Hoosiers (6-0) at Illinois Fighting Illinia (1-6)
coaches poll: Indiana #17, Illinois #105
the betting man says: Indiana by 15
attendance: 10,600 (70,900)
weather: 41 degrees and rainy
TV coverage: none
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Pre-exisiting Injuries
WR Russ Sailer out torn calf muscle 10 weeks
LB Winfred Prescott question. stretched knee ligament 8 weeks
WR J.B. Blades out severe wrist sprain 5 weeks
LB Barry Fleming out pulled quad muscle 3 weeks
QB Devin Spellman probable sprained neck 2 weeks
QB Allen Salinas quesionable pulled quad muscle 2 weeks
the game
On our opening drive we asserted our dominance. 33 rushing yards from B.J. Konrad kept the chains moving, and an accuarte Devin Spellman eventually connected with Jimmy Parr for a 17 yard touchdown! 7-0.
Our defense was shutting Illinois down (4 yards in the first quarter), but our offense was killing itself with penalties. We again started moving the ball late in the first quarter. On the first play of the 2nd quarter, Devin Spellman found B.J. Konrad on a screen pass for a 4 yard touchdown. While Spellman was looking sharp, credit had to go to Konrad, who was running right over the Illinois defensive line. 14-0.
We'd add another 10 points before the half on a field goal and a 46 yard Spellman to Parr touchdown. It was 24-0 at the half. Illinois had 33 yards of offense and just 1 first down. 32 of their yards came on
one passing play, we were killing them.
The team was on auto-pilot in the second half. Our defense continued to dominate, and we cruised to an easy victory. A 22 yard touchdown pass to WR Earl Kaplan would be the icing touchdown. It was never really a contest.
Final Score: Indiana 31, Illinois 3
Stat Rundown
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Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
20 Konrad 29 138 4.7 15 0 4 0
27 Addison 7 12 1.7 4 0 2 0
6 Spellman 3 -14 -4.6 3 0 0 2
8 Erickson 3 13 4.3 6 0 0 0
32 Rosano 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0
39 Lyle 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
6 Spellman 41 25 336 8.1 46 4 0
14 Gaines 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
39 Lyle 7 75 10.7 49 31 0
84 Parr 7 134 19.1 72 46 2
20 Konrad 4 27 6.7 12 13 1
8 Erickson 3 32 10.6 11 11 0
86 DeLay 2 34 17.0 5 21 0
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
48 Fuller 4 1 0.0 2 57 0
35 Buchanan 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
77 Humphrey 3 3 2.0 0 0 0
49 Banks 3 1 1.0 1 0 0
34 Jarvis 3 0 0.0 1 6 0
95 Slay 2 1 2.0 0 0 0
31 Nellums 2 0 0.0 1 18 0
Player of the Week Nominees
QB Devin Spellman - 20-of-41 for 336 yards, 4 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
WR Jimmy Parr - 7 catches, 134 yards, 2 touchdowns
RB B.J. Konrad - 29 carries 138 yards. 4 catches, 27 yards, 1 touchdown.
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Injury Report
WR Russ Sailer out torn calf muscle 9 weeks
LB Winfred Prescott question. stretched knee ligament 7 weeks
WR J.B. Blades quest severe wrist sprain 4 weeks
LB Barry Fleming quesionable pulled quad muscle 2 weeks
QB Devin Spellman probable strained quad muscle 2 weeks
QB Allen Salinas probable pulled quad muscle 1 weeks
Recruiting
All the running backs we had been talking with have bailed out on us, so I scrambled around and contacted about 6 different ones, hoping to bring one in.
Current scholarship offers:
WR Jim Sherman - #10 WR, #154 player nationally. scouted 91+
OLB Buddy Beaudry - #14 OLB, #251 player nationally. scouted 82-
DT Geoff Thorkleson - #17 DT, #203 player nationally. scouted 89+
RB Eugene England - #36 RB, #471 nationally. scouted 71[/list]
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commitments! blue color indicates new committment- OLB Robert Jeans - #20 OLB, #363 player nationally. scouted 75-
- C Mitchell Godfrey - #7 Center, #122 player nationally. scouted 85+
- QB Kurt Vallery - #2 QB, #2 player nationally. scouted 99-
- S Chad Dorrough - #13 safety, #328 player nationally. scouted 84+
- DE Donnell Horoszowski - #11 DE, #74 player nationally. scouted 73-
- K Howard Cash - #18 kicker, #565 player nationally. scouted 85++
- G Gilbert Alston - #30 Guard, #323 nationally. scouted 86--
rejections! red color indicates new rejection
DE Jamie Spragins Arkansas
RB Wes Walker Iowa State
QB Marc Davis Iowa State
LB Buddy Beaudry Michigan State
DT Freddie Clement Southern California
CB Byron Hannam Clemson
P J.B. McClintock Arkansas State
RB Luther Rose Ball State
CB Corey Ackerman Kentucky
DE Rich Markley Wisconsin
DE Leonard Maxwell Northwestern
FB Lamont McConnell Virginia
DT Vince Amaya Cincinnati
DE Cedric Estell Wisconsin
OT George Ball Michigan State
WR Louis Reier Virginia Tech
DT Archie Lavan Marshall
Week 9 Results
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#3 Wisconsin 34, PENN STATE 3
#9 Northwestern 33, IOWA 15
#17 Indiana 31, ILLINOIS 3
MINNESOTA 24, Michigan 14
MICHIGAN STATE 24, Ohio State 7
Overall Conference
School W L W L Streak
Wisconsin 7 0 4 0 Won 20
Indiana 7 0 4 0 Won 7
Minnesota 4 3 4 1 Won 3
Northwestern 6 1 3 1 Won 3
Michigan State 5 2 2 2 Won 1
Michigan 4 3 2 3 Lost 1
Ohio State 3 4 1 3 Lost 3
Purdue 2 5 1 3 Lost 1
Penn State 1 5 1 3 Lost 2
Iowa 3 5 1 4 Lost 2
Illinois 1 7 1 4 Lost 3
Big showdown next week as Northwestern comes to town. A win would basically guarantee a playoff spot. More importantly, a win will keep hope alive for a conference title.