Illinois reached a lot of milestones in Thursday night’s blowout victory over Chattanooga.
It was the Illini’s first shutout since 2015. First undefeated nonconference record since 2011. Most total yards in a game since 2018. First time in program history that the team possessed a 100-yard rusher and two 100-yard receivers in the same game.
It was also a refreshing sight for Illini fans who, for many years, have had to sweat out these nonconference matchups against lower level competition.
Illinois did what a good program is supposed to do: assert their dominance over an inferior opponent, leaving no doubt about the game’s result from the get-go.