The film analysis project of Illinois hythloday did prior to this game noted that while their overall talent level was near the bottom of the Big Ten, the Illini have been adept at avoiding critical errors while taking advantage of the mistakes of their opponents. Their best hope of success in this game was if Oregon came flat and unfocused. That didn’t happen, and the Ducks’ athletes asserted their abilities so thoroughly the game was in garbage time at 35-3 before the end of the first half at Autzen Stadium.
Because of the limited number of plays run by both teams while the game was still competitive, I have included a few clips below that I normally would have avoided simply because I didn’t have any better options.