After going 5-7 in the last simuation and giving the fans hope, the Illini return to their performance from my first simulation and finished at 3-9.  If you dare, take a look at how Sheelhaase finshed.  Possibly some of the worst QB stats you will ever see.  Let's take a look:

ILLINOIS STATISTICS

QB Nathan Sheelhaase (Fr.) - 152/353 passing, 1650 yards, 4 TD, 23 INT (whoa man!)

RB Mikel Leshoure (Jr.) - 204 rushes, 544 yards, 2.6 ypc, 2 TD, Long of 80

TE London Davis (So.) - 43 catches, 516 yards, 12.0 ypc, 2 TD, Long of 81

LB Ian Thomas (Jr.) - 105 tackles, 26 FL, 7.5 sacks, 3 INT, 11 PD, 2 FF, 2 FR

K Derek Dimke (Jr.) - 18/20 FG, 11/11 PATs

OTHER BIG TEN STATISTICS

Illinois' Big Wins

Won vs. Indiana 12-0

Won @ Michigan 31-24

Illinois' Big Losses

Loss vs. Northern Illinois 23-16

Loss vs. Purdue 10-3

Loss vs. Minnesota 45-3

Loss @ Northwestern 15-3

Loss @ Fresno State 34-7

BIG TEN IN BOWL GAMES

(Big Ten goes 2-6 in Bowl Games)

Little Caesars Bowl – Minnesota 50    Northern Illinois 23

Texas Bowl – Kansas State 38    Purdue 19

Insight Bowl – Texas Tech 33    Northwestern 14

Outback Bowl – #11 Penn State 42    South Carolina 21

Gator Bowl – #22 Georgia 30    Michigan State 16

Capital One Bowl – #17 Arkansas 31    #13 Wisconsin 21

Rose Bowl - #4 Washington 21    #5 Iowa 14

All State Sugar Bowl - #2 Oklahoma 27    #7 Ohio State 20

BCS National Championship Game - #1 Alabama 40 #3 TCU 17

Alabama wins the National Title.

As you can see it was yet another rough year for the Illini.  Leshoure for the third straight simulation wasn't able to get the running game going, and Nathan Sheelhaase not only looked like a freshman, he looked like he didn't belong in D1 football.  With Illinois' defense getting a lot more time on the field, players like Ian Thomas were able to put up some really nice numbers.  Let's hope the real life Illini can spend more time with the ball instead of without it. 

Look for my fourth simulation to come your way sometime next weekend. 

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