Illinois vs. Oregon: Box score, stats and summary feat. Dillon Gabriel (Week 9)

The No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini are traveling to Eugene this weekend to take on the No. 2 Oregon Ducks in a Big Ten showdown. Illinois is coming off their second Top 25 win of the season versus Michigan last week, advancing to 6-1 on the season and 3-1 in conference play.

Oregon has established itself as a legitimate national championship contender after toppling Ohio State prior to their blowout win over Purdue last weekend. The Ducks are a perfect 7-0 entering this weekend with a 4-0 record in their first four Big Ten matchups.

This Top 25 matchup should prove to be one of the better games of the Week 9 slate. Here are stats, box scores and game summaries for this highly anticipated matchup.

Illinois vs. Oregon box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final
Illinois	3	0			3
Oregon	14	21			35

Illinois player stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Luke Altmyer	4	10	29	0	1	4	-15	0

Rushing and recieiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Aiden Laughery	5	43	0	0	0	0
Josh McCray	4	18	0	0	0	0
Hank Beatty	1	11	0	0	0	0
Ca'Lil Valentine	1	3	0	1	6	0
Zakhari Franklin	0	0	0	2	18	0
Collin Dixon	0	0	0	1	5	0

Kicking:

Player	Field Goals	Extra Points	Total Points
David Olano	1/1	0/0	3

Oregon player stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Dillon Gabriel	16	20	246	3	0	3	5	1

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Noah Whittington	5	45	1	2	20	1
Jordan James	9	38	0	2	17	0
Kenyon Sadiq	1	16	0	2	28	0
Jayden Lamar	2	12	0	0	0	0
Traeshon Holden	1	1	0	1	6	0
Tez Johnson	0	0	0	5	86	1
Justius Love	0	0	0	2	51	1
Patrick Herbert	0	0	0	1	19	0
Evan Stewart	0	0	0	1	19	0

Kicking:

Player	Field Goals	Extra Points	Total Points
Atticus Sappington	0/0	4/4	4
Andrew Boyle	0/0	1/1	1

Illinois vs. Oregon game summary

Oregon drew first blood after a methodical nine-play, 83-yard opening drive that resulted in a 31-yard passing touchdown from Dillon Gabriel to Tex Johnson. After forcing a punt on Illinois' first drive, the Ducks punched in their second-straight touchdown off a 34-yard score from Gabriel to Justius Love on the back of a seven-play, 58-yard drive.

After forcing a punt on their first drive, Oregon's defense came up big once again with an interception from senior defensive back Tysheem Johnson. Illinois' defense finally mustered a stop, forcing the Ducks to punt. The Illini got their first points on the board with a field goal with just over one minute left in the first quarter, cutting the score to 14-3.

Oregon was quick to respond with an eight-play, 65-yard drive capped off by a seven-yard rushing touchdown from Gabriel, extending their lead to 21-3 in the opening minutes of the second quarter.

The Ducks forced another punt on the Illini's ensuing drive and added to their score after an 18-yard rushing touchdown from Noah Whittington, bringing the score to 28-3 with six minutes remaining.

The Ducks added more salt to the wound with another touchdown drive. Gabriel completed a two yard pass for a score to Whittington to cap off an eight-play, 89-yard drive and put the Ducks ahead 35-3 going into the locker rooms.