The Illinois Fighting Illini came into Huntington Bank Stadium and beat the Minnesota Gophers 14-6, ending the Gopher’s 4-game winning streak. Chase Brown ran for 150 yards on the Gopher defense on 33 carries while the Gopher offense struggled to find their footing en route to their 2nd home loss of the season.
Illinois jumped on the Gophers early, scoring touchdowns on their first two drives and taking a 14-0 lead early in the 2nd quarter. The two drives were 8 and 11 plays respectively and a total of 135 yards. It was at this point that the Gopher defense got things figured out and the Illini had three and outs on their next 3 drives, combining for 13 yards on those drives.