| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Illinois Touchdown - 18-yard pass from Nathan Scheelhaase to Ryan Lankford. (Taylor Zalewski extra point is good.). 8:30 Time Remaining. |
| Louisiana Tech Touchdown - 27-yard pass from Colby Cameron to D.J. Banks. (Matt Nelson extra point is good.). 5:58 Time Remaining. |
| Louisiana Tech Touchdown - 9-yard run by Tevin King. (Matt Nelson extra point is good.). 4:37 Time Remaining. |
| Louisiana Tech Touchdown - 5-yard run by Tevin King. (Matt Nelson extra point is good.). 0:19 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Illinois Field Goal - 26-yarder by Taylor Zalewski. 12:14 Time Remaining. |
| Illinois Touchdown - 1-yard run by Donovonn Young. (Taylor Zalewski extra point is good.). 4:01 Time Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Louisiana Tech Touchdown - 78-yard pass from Colby Cameron to Quinton Patton. (Matt Nelson extra point is good.). 14:15 Time Remaining. |
| Louisiana Tech Touchdown - 21-yard pass from Colby Cameron to Quinton Patton. (Matt Nelson extra point is good.). 9:26 Time Remaining. |
| Louisiana Tech Touchdown - 0-yard fumble recovery in end zone by Antonio Mitchum. (Matt Nelson extra point is good.). 4:27 Time Remaining. |
| Louisiana Tech Field Goal - 32-yarder by Matt Nelson. 1:42 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Louisiana Tech Touchdown - 38-yard pass from Colby Cameron to Myles White. (Matt Nelson extra point is good.). 10:39 Time Remaining. |
| Illinois Touchdown - 1-yard run by Reilly OToole. (Taylor Zalewski extra point is good.). 5:20 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Louisiana Tech | Illinois |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 20 |
| By Rushing | 5 | 11 |
| By Passing | 10 | 8 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3-11-27.0 | 7-15-47.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 403 | 324 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 59 | 78 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 6.8 | 4.2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 119 | 119 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 37 | 41 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 284 | 205 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 2-13 | 5-39 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 22-15-0 | 37-27-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 12.9 | 5.5 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 5-47.4 | 4-42.2 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 13 | -2 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1--8 | 2--2 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 2-43 | 5-94 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 5-39 | 4-35 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 5-3 | 5-5 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 7 | 3 |
| Rushing | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | 4 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 7-7 | 3-3 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 52 | 24 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 23:41 | 36:19 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Louisiana Tech | Illinois |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| C.Cameron | 22 | 15 | 284 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 22 | 15 | 284 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 0 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| S.Randle | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| R.Allen | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 3 | 54 | | Total | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 3 | 54 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| J.DuVernois | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 1 | 48 | | Total | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 1 | 48 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Johnson | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| T.Davis | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | TEAM | 1 | -10 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 2 | -2 | 8 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Banks | 2 | 43 | 24 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 2 | 43 | 24 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| M.Nelson | 1/1 | 100.0 | 32 | 7/7 | 10 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 32 | 7/7 | 10 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| T.Zalewski | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 3/3 | 6 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 3/3 | 6 |
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