Cincinnati Drops to 1-1 After 45-17 Loss to Illinois

Sep 7, 2013

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17 CINCINNATI (1-1) Rank: RV/RV	1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH F 0 7 10 0 17 7 14 7 17 45 Final Stats | Photo Gallery Champaing, Ill. • Attendance: 43,071	45 ILLINOIS (2-0) Rank: NR/NR

STATS COMPARISON First Downs 24 27 Rushing Att.-Yards 32-148 39-210 Passing Yards 308 312 Passing (C-A-I) 23-42-1 26-37-0 Total Offense 456 522 Punts-Avg. 6-36.7 5-38.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-48 5-24 Time of Possession 23:32 36:28 3rd-Down Conversions 3-13 9-15 4th-Down Conversions 0-2 0-0 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER Ferguson 48-yd pass from Scheelhaase (Zalewski kick) 0 7 SECOND QUARTER Lankford 29-yd run (Zalewski kick) 0 14 Wilson 23-yd pass from Scheelhaase (Zalewski kick) 0 21 Morrison 1-yd pass from Legaux (Miliano kick) 7 21 THIRD QUARTER Miliano 37-yd field goal 10 21 Hull 22-yd pass from Scheelhaase (Zalewski kick) 10 28 Abernathy 12-yad run (Miliano kick) 17 28 FOURTH QUARTER Zalewski 19-yd field goal 17 31 Barr 26-yd pass from Scheelhaase (Zalewski kick) 17 38 Young 8-yd run (Zalewski kick) 17 45

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The Bearcats (1-1) loss was made worse by quarterback Munchie Legaux's injury. He left in the fourth quarter on a cart with what appeared to be a serious leg injury. Details were not immediately available. Legaux was 17-31 for 237 yards and a touchdown.

Nathan Scheelhaase passed for 312 yards and four touchdowns to lead Illinois to a surprise 45-17 win Saturday over Cincinnati.

The Illini (2-0) went up 21-0 in the second quarter and survived a Bearcat rally to stay undefeated.

Scheelhaase threw to 11 different receivers. The biggest catch was Steve Hull's 22-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. It capped a 99-yard drive and put Illinois up 28-10.

That drive was set up by Legaux's fumble on a fourth-down play at the Illinois goal line. It was first ruled a touchdown but a review revealed Legaux fumbled after a hard hit by Earnest Thomas.