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Illini
Named Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week
Upset of
No. 1 Ohio State Shocks the Nation
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[November 15, 2007]
CHAMPAIGN -- With its 28-21 win
at Ohio State, the Illinois Fighting Illini (8-3) are the Tostitos
Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games the weekend of Nov.
10. Illinois' six-win turnaround is the best in college football
this season. Head coach Ron Zook ensured Illinois' bowl eligibility
for the first time since the 2001 Big Ten Championship season.
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 Illini quarterback Juice Williams threw four touchdown passes as
Illinois ended Ohio State's 28-game regular-season winning streak
and a streak of 20 straight Big Ten wins. Williams helped lead an
offense that posted 260 rushing yards on the No. 1 defense in the
country. The Illini posted the most yards, points and touchdowns
scored against the Buckeyes this season.Illinois, which is now
8-3 after finishing the 2006 season at 2-10, defeated a top-ranked
team for the first time since 1956 and the first time ever on the
road. The win was also the first by any team against a No. 1-ranked
opponent on the road since 1998.
[Text from file received from
Cassie Arner, associate sports
information director,
University of Illinois]
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