Ryland's Last Second Field Goal Lifts Eagles over Illinois

Central Connecticut State Photo Gallery.

Postgame Audio: Creighton. Glass. Ryland.

Video of the Game Winner.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University football team is leaving a Big Ten Conference stadium with a win for the third consecutive season after beating the University of Illinois, 34-31, today, Sept. 14, at historic Memorial Stadium.

A back-and-forth contest, the game was tied with three seconds on the clock when sophomore kicker Chad Ryland (Lebanon, Pa.-Cedar Crest) drilled a 24-yard, game-winning field goal to down the Illini. Ryland has now used a last-second field goal to beat a Big Ten foe in consecutive season after walking-off Purdue, 20-19, in West…