FINAL
1ST
2ND
3RD
4th
FINAL
63 Illinois
(7-4)
COACH - Ron Turner
14
28
7
14
63
21 Virginia
(7-4)
COACH - George Welsh
7
0
7
7
21
MVP
MVP - Kurt Kittner
Illinois| QB
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Kurt Kittner
14/24, 254 YARDS
2 TD, 1 INT
2 TD, 1 INT
Dan Ellis
15/32, 146 YARDS
1 TD, 1 INT
1 TD, 1 INT
RUSHING YARDS
Rocky Harvey
10 CAR, 122 YARDS
2 TD
2 TD
Thomas Jones
23 CAR, 110 YARDS
1 TD
1 TD
RECEIVING YARDS
Jameel Cook
4 REC, 88 YARDS
2 TD
2 TD
Thomas Jones
5 REC, 31 YARDS
December 30, 1999
Illinois turned in a record-setting performance as the Fighting Illini capped off their best season in five years with an impressive 63-21 rout of Virginia.
Quarterback Kurt Kittner accounted for four touchdowns in his record-setting
performance. Kittner completed 14-of-24 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns, in addition to scoring on a run and a reception.
The two teams traded touchdowns in the first quarter before Illinois went on to score six unanswered TDs before the half, giving them a 42-7 lead.
MATCHUP
1st Downs
26
20
3rd down efficiency
12-16
8-17
4th down efficiency
2-2
0-1
Total Yards
611
380
Passing
286
208
Completions-Attempts
16-26
17-35
Yards per Attempt
11.0
5.9
Yards per Completion
17.9
12.2
Touchdowns-Interceptions
3-1
2-1
Rushing
325
172
Rushing Attempts
48
36
Yards per Rush
6.8
4.8
Touchdowns
6
1
Penalties-Yards
5-39
5-25
Field Goals Made-Attempts
0-1
0-0
Long (Yards)
-
-
Punts-Yards
0-0
6-220
Average Yards
-
36.7
Inside 20
-
1
50+ Yards
-
1
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
4-35-0
0-0-0
Punts: Average per Returns
8.8
-
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
4-78-0
2-55-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
19.5
27.5
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
1-21-0
1-0-0
Fumbles: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
0-0-0
0-0-0
Time of Possession
33:23
26:37
Miscellaneous Statistics
Red Zone: Scores-Attempts
9-9
3-3
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
1-1
Sacks: Total-Yards
2-14
1-6
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
9-9
3-3
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0
0-0
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