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    TEAM TOTAL OFFENSE

    Most Yards Gained
    Illinois 611, vs. Virginia (1999 Micronpc.com)
    Opponent 633, Southern California (2008 Rose)

    Fewest Yards Gained
    Illinois 205, vs. UCLA (1984 Rose)
    Opponent 182, Washington (1964 Rose)

    Most Touchdowns Scored
    Illinois 9, vs. Virginia (1999 Micronpc.com)
    Opponent 7, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar) & Southern California (2008 Rose)

    Fewest Touchdowns Scored
    Illinois 0, vs. UCLA (1991 John Hancock); 0, vs. Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame)
    Opponent 0, UCLA (1991 John Hancock); 0, East Carolina (1994 Liberty)



    TEAM FIRST DOWNS

    Most First Downs
    Illinois 29, vs. Virginia (1990 Citrus)
    Opponent 32, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Fewest First Downs
    Illinois 14, vs. Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame); 14, vs. UCLA (1991 John Hancock); 14, vs. Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)
    Opponent 12, UCLA (1947 Rose Bowl); 12, Washington (1964 Rose); 12, Florida (1988 All-American)

    Most First Downs by Rushing
    Illinois 19, vs. UCLA (1947 Rose)
    Opponent 16, Hawaii (1992 Holiday)

    Fewest First Downs by Rushing
    Illinois 3, vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty); 3, vs. Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)
    Opponent 3, UCLA (1947 Rose)

    Most First Downs by Passing
    Illinois 19, vs. Army (1985 Peach)
    Opponent 26, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Fewest First Downs by Passing
    Illinois 4, vs. UCLA (1947 Rose)
    Opponent 4, Washington (1964 Rose)

    Most First Downs by Penalty
    Illinois 3, vs. Southern California (2008 Rose)
    Opponent 3, East Carolina (1994 Liberty)



    TEAM RUSHING

    Most Rushes
    Illinois 66, vs. Washington (1964 Rose)
    Opponent 64, Army (1985 Peach)

    Fewest Rushes
    Illinois 17, vs. UCLA (1984 Rose)
    Opponent 23, East Carolina (1994 Liberty)

    Most Yards Gained
    Illinois 361, vs. Stanford (1952 Rose)
    Opponent 344, Southern California (2008 Rose)

    Fewest Yards Gained
    Illinois 0, vs. UCLA (1984 Rose)
    Opponent 53, Stanford (1952 Rose)



    TEAM PASSING

    Most Passes Attempted
    Illinois 58, vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty)
    Opponent 53, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Fewest Passes Attempted
    Illinois 15, (1947, 1952, 1964 Rose)
    Opponent 13, Alabama (1982 Liberty)

    Most Passes Completed
    Illinois 38, vs. Army (1985 Peach)
    Opponent 31, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Fewest Passes Completed
    Illinois 4, vs. UCLA (1947 Rose)
    Opponent 6, Hawaii (1992 Holiday

    Most Passes Intercepted
    Illinois 7, vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty)
    Opponent 4, UCLA (1947 Rose)

    Fewest Passes Intercepted
    Illinois 0, vs. Washington (1964 Rose); 0, vs. Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame)
    Opponent 0, UCLA (1984 Rose); 0, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Most Yards Passing
    Illinois 423, vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty)
    Opponent 444, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Fewest Yards Passing
    Illinois 59, vs. Washington (1964 Rose)
    Opponent 68, Washington (1964 Rose)

    Highest Completion Percentage
    Illinois .765, vs. Hawaii (1992 Holiday)
    Opponent .710, UCLA (1984 Rose)

    Lowest Completion Percentage
    Illinois .400, vs. Washington (1964 Rose)
    Opponent .353, Hawaii (1992 Holiday)

    Most Touchdown Passes
    Illinois 5, vs. Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)
    Opponent 4, UCLA (1984 Rose) & Louisiana State (2002 Sugar) & Southern California (2008 Rose)



    TEAM PUNTING

    Most Punts
    Illinois 9, vs. Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)
    Opponent 8, UCLA (1947 Rose) & Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Fewest Punts
    Illinois 0, vs. Virginia (1999 Micronpc.com)
    Opponent 2, Hawaii (1992 Holiday)

    Highest Punting Average
    Illinois 50.5, vs. Stanford (1952 Rose)
    Opponent 46.0, Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame)

    Lowest Punting Average
    Illinois 33.3, vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty)
    Opponent 30.3, Stanford (1952 Rose)

    Highest Punt Return Average
    Illinois 17.0, vs. UCLA (1947 Rose)
    Opponent 14.5, UCLA (1991 John Hancock)



    TEAM KICKOFF RETURNS

    Most Kickoff Returns
    Illinois 6, vs. Army (1985 Peach)
    Opponent 8, UCLA (1947 Rose)

    Highest Kickoff Return Average
    Illinois 33.3, vs. UCLA (1984 Rose)
    Opponent 32.6, UCLA (1947 Rose)

    Lowest Kickoff Return Average
    Illinois 13.5, vs. Virginia (1990 Citrus)
    Opponent 9.0, UCLA (1991 John Hancock)



    TEAM PENALTIES

    Most Penalties Against
    Illinois 15, vs. East Carolina (1994 Liberty)
    Opponent 13, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Fewest Penalties Against
    Illinois 2, vs. Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame)
    Opponent 3, Alabama (1982 Liberty) & Army (1985 Peach) & Hawaii (1992 Holiday)

    Most Yards Penalized
    Illinois 164, vs. East Carolina (1994 Liberty)
    Opponent 113, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Fewest Yards Penalized
    Illinois 25, vs. Hawaii (1992 Holiday)
    Opponent 14, Alabama (1982 Liberty)



    TEAM FUMBLES

    Most Fumbles
    Illinois 6, vs. Southern California (2008 Rose)
    Opponent 5, Washington (1964 Rose)

    Fewest Fumbles
    Illinois 0, vs. East Carolina (1994 Liberty); 0, vs. Stanford (1952 Rose)
    Opponent 0, Army (1985 Peach) & Southern California (2008 Rose)

    Most Fumbles Lost
    Illinois 3, vs. Washington (1964 Rose)
    Opponent 3, Alabama (1982 Liberty)



    INDIVIDUAL RUSHING

    Most Carries
    Illinois 23, Jim Grabowski vs. Washington (1964 Rose)
    Opponent 29, Travis Sims, Hawaii (1992 Holiday)

    Most Yards Gained
    Illinois 155, Rashard Mendenhall vs. Southern California (2008 Rose)
    Opponent 159, Emmitt Smith, Florida (1988 All-American)

    Yards per Rush (5 carries min.)
    Illinois 12.2, Rocky Harvey vs. Virginia (1999 Micronpc.com)
    Opponent 12.5, Joe McKnight, Southern California (2008 Rose)



    INDIVIDUAL PASSING

    Most Passes Attempted
    Illinois 55, Tony Eason vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty); 55, Jack Trudeau vs. Army (1985 Peach)
    Opponent 53, Rohan Davey, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Most Passes Completed
    Illinois 38, Jack Trudeau vs. Army (1985 Peach)
    Opponent 31, Rohan Davey, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Most Touchdown Passes Thrown
    Illinois 4, Johnny Johnson vs. East Carolina (1994 Liberty); 4, Kurt Kittner vs. Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)
    Opponent 4, Rick Neuheisel, UCLA (1984 Rose)

    Most Passing Yardage
    Illinois 423, Tony Eason vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty)
    Opponent 444, Rohan Davey, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Most Interceptions Thrown
    Illinois 4, Tony Eason vs. Alabama (1982 Liberty)
    Opponent 4, Marcus Crandell, East Carolina (1994 Liberty)

    Best Completion Percentage (min. 5 att.)
    Illinois .765, Jason Verduzco (26-34) vs. Hawaii (1992 Holiday)
    Opponent .710, Rick Neuheisel, UCLA (1984 Rose)



    INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING

    Most Receptions
    Illinois 10, David Williams vs. UCLA (1984 Rose)
    Opponent 14, Josh Reed, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Most Reception Yardage
    Illinois 178, Walter Young vs. Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)
    Opponent 239, Josh Reed, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Most Touchdown Receptions
    Illinois 2, five times, most recent Walter Young & Brandon Lloyd vs. Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)
    Opponent 2, Karl Dorrell, UCLA (1984 Rose); 2, Josh Reed, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)



    INDIVIDUAL SCORING

    Most Touchdowns
    Illinois 2, by nine players (last time Walter Young and Brandon Lloyd, 2002 Sugar)
    Opponent 4, Domanick Davis, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Most Points
    Illinois 12, by 12 players (last time Walter Young and Brandon Lloyd, 2002 Sugar)
    Opponent 24, Domanick Davis, Louisiana State (2002 Sugar)

    Most Extra Points
    Illinois 9, Neil Rackers vs. Virginia (1999 Micronpc.com)
    Opponent 7, David Buehler, Southern California (2008 Rose)



    INDIVIDUAL FIELD GOALS

    Longest Field Goal
    Illinois 45, Chris White vs. Army (1985 Peach)
    Opponent 45, Jason Elam, Hawaii (1992 Holiday)

    Most Field Goals
    Illinois 1, six times (last time Peter Christofilakos, 2002 Sugar)
    Opponent 3, Chris Gardocki, Clemson (1991 Hall of Fame)



    TACKLES

    Most Tackles
    Illinois 13, Vontae Davis vs. Southern California (2008 Rose); Moe Gardner vs. Florida (1988 All-American); 13, Don Thorp vs. UCLA (1984 Rose)
    Opponent 15, Daren Hart, East Carolina (1994 Liberty)


    (updated 5/09)

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