(22) Illinois 24, 
(12) Penn State 38
8:00 PM ET, September 27, 2008
Beaver Stadium
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
 | TD | 10:21 | Jason Ford 1 Yd Run (Matt Eller Kick) | 7 | 0 |
 | TD | 06:16 | Daryll Clark 1 Yd Run (Kevin Kelly Kick) | 7 | 7 |
| TD | 03:25 | Arrelious Benn 33 Yd Pass From Juice Williams (Matt Eller Kick) | 14 | 7 |
| TD | 00:22 | Derrick Williams 21 Yd Pass From Daryll Clark (Kevin Kelly Kick) | 14 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
| TD | 09:09 | Derrick Williams 5 Yd Run (Kevin Kelly Kick) | 14 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
| FG | 09:14 | Kevin Kelly 25 Yd | 14 | 24 |
| FG | 00:00 | Matt Eller 43 Yd | 17 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ILL | PSU | |||
| TD | 14:47 | Derrick Williams 94 Yd Kickoff Return (Kevin Kelly Kick) | 17 | 31 |
| TD | 12:48 | Arrelious Benn 54 Yd Pass From Juice Williams (Matt Eller Kick) | 24 | 31 |
| TD | 09:03 | Andrew Quarless 17 Yd Pass From Daryll Clark (Kevin Kelly Kick) | 24 | 38 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 19 | 24 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-12 | 5-10 |
4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 372 | 422 |
| Passing | 183 | 181 |
Comp-Att | 13-24 | 14-20 |
Yards per pass | 7.6 | 9.1 |
| Rushing | 189 | 241 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 44 |
Yards per rush | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| Penalties | 5-40 | 1-10 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:04 | 31:56 |
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ATTENDANCE: 109,626
College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Thursday, September 25th
| 1 USC | 21 | Final |
| Oregon State | 27 |
Saturday, September 27th
| 24 TCU | 10 | Final |
| 2 Oklahoma | 35 |
| 8 Alabama | 41 | Final |
| 3 Georgia | 30 |
| Mississippi | 31 | Final |
| 4 Florida | 30 |
| Mississippi State | 24 | Final |
| 5 LSU | 34 |
| Arkansas | 10 | Final |
| 7 Texas | 52 |
| 9 Wisconsin | 25 | Final |
| Michigan | 27 |
| 22 Illinois | 24 | Final |
| 12 Penn State | 38 |
| 13 South Florida | 41 | Final |
| North Carolina State | 10 |
| Minnesota | 21 | Final |
| 14 Ohio State | 34 |
| Tennessee | 12 | Final |
| 15 Auburn | 14 |
| Navy | 24 | Final |
| 16 Wake Forest | 17 |
| Weber State | 21 | Final |
| 17 Utah | 37 |
| Maryland | 20 | Final |
| 20 Clemson | 17 |
| Houston | 41 | Final |
| 23 East Carolina | 24 |
| 25 Fresno State | 36 | Final |
| UCLA | 31 |