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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Illinois 38, Rutgers 10
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 2, 2019
Where: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Temperature: 46°
Head Official: Larry Smith
Attendance: 35652

Cornerback Nate Hobbs and linebacker Dele Harding scored defensive touchdowns as Illinois tallied 28 unanswered second-half points and moved closer to bowl eligibility with a third straight victory, beating Rutgers 38-10 in Big Ten play Saturday in Champaign, Ill.

Dre Brown had rushing touchdowns of 10 and 2 yards for the Fighting Illini (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten), who recorded their first three-game winning streak since 2011 and their first in conference play since 2007. Brandon Peters was 6 of 11 for 120 yards with a touchdown and a key 54-yard run for Illinois, which is one win away from becoming bowl eligible for the first time since 2014.

Rutgers (2-7, 0-6), meanwhile, suffered its 18th consecutive league defeat and 12th in a row overall on the road. Scarlet Knights freshman Johnny Langan was 5 of 10 for just 86 yards with a touchdown pass and ran for 41 yards.

With the game tied 10-10 coming out of halftime, the Illini took advantage of three straight Rutgers turnovers.

After Brown's second touchdown run put Illinois up 17-10 with 9:08 to play in the third, Hobbs returned an airborne Langan fumble 36 yards for a TD to make it 24-10 with 7:29 left in the quarter.

Peters and Josh Imatorbhebhe hooked up for a 52-yard touchdown pass to push the Illini advantage to 31-10 with 3:30 to go in the third.

Harding then intercepted Langan early in the fourth and returned it 55 yards for a score.

Rutgers' lone touchdown came with 12:26 left in the second quarter when Langan threaded a perfectly placed ball through traffic and into the arms of Mohamed Jabbie for a 31-yard touchdown. The Scarlet Knights played without top rusher Isaih Pacheco (541 yards, six TDs), who is dealing with a foot injury.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Rutgers   Illinois
Aaron Young Player Reggie Corbin
13 Attempts 13
67 Yards 51
5.2 Avg Yards 3.9
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Rutgers   Illinois
Mohamed Jabbie Player Donny Navarro
3 Receptions 2
64 Yards 57
21.3 Avg Yards 28.5
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Rutgers 271 185 86 1 1 0 2.0 0
Illinois 324 204 120 5 1 1 3.0 3