Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Series

OSU leads the series 62-30-4 and is 33-12 in games played at Illinois (2010 OSU victory vacated) . There have a been some streaks in the series with OSU on a 15-game streak from 1968-1982 and Illinois on a five game streak from 1988-1992. The series ran uninterrupted from 1914 until 2003, when the teams did not play for two years due to the Big Ten rotating schedule. OSU has won five of the last six games. Illinois last beat #1 OSU 28-21 in 2007.

Last Time
Last year OSU beat Illinois in its conference opener 24-13. Boom Herron carried the team on his back in the fourth quarter, getting 54 of his 95 rushing yards in the last quarter. In the windy conditions Pryor was limited to 76 yards passing and Illinois had 109 yards. Pryor left the game in the third quarter with a quad strain, and returned after a trip to the locker room. Pryor had 104 yards on the ground, including a long of 66 yards in the first quarter. Illinois intercepted Pryor and Bauserman. OSU lost the turnover battle and only forced one interception.

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