OFFENSIVE MVP
MarQueis Gray, Gophers
The junior quarterback rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 85 yards and one touchdown.
DEFENSIVE MVP
Ra'Shede Hageman, Gophers
The sophomore defensive tackle notched the first two sacks of his career in the first half. He forced a fumble on one sack, setting up the Gophers' first touchdown.
BY THE NUMBERS
5 Sacks by the Gophers, a season high.
7 Illinois' point total, the fewest by a Gophers opponent since Purdue scored six in 2008.
51 Yards on a field goal by Gophers kicker Jordan Wettstein, the longest field goal by the Gophers since Joel Monroe's 54-yarder against Iowa in 2007.
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