Illinois Fighting Illini vs North Carolina Tar Heels Match Player Stats On Sep 19, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Sep 19, 2015

Senior quarterback Marquise Williams passed for 203 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 105 yards as North Carolina delivered a 48-14 trouncing of visiting Illinois at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Junior receiver Ryan Switzer returned a punt for a touchdown for the sixth time in his career and also caught a touchdown pass for North Carolina (2-1). Senior receiver Quinshad Davis became the Tar Heels' all-time leader by recording his 22th career touchdown reception, sophomore running back Elijah Hood rushed for 129 yards and one touchdown, and sophomore wideout Austin Proehl also caught a scoring pass.

Senior running back Josh Ferguson accumulated 133 rushing yards and scored a touchdown for the Fighting Illini (2-1). Junior quarterback Wes Lunt was 15 of 32 passing for 140 yards and one interception.

Ferguson's 1-yard scoring run pulled the Illini within 13-7 with 9:52 left in the first half before the Tar Heels scored the next 35 points. Williams connected with Davis on a 9-yard scoring as North Carolina led 20-7 at halftime.

Switzer's 34-yard scoring reception with 1:50 left in the third quarter pushed the Tar Heels' lead to 20 and Williams hit Proehl on a 3-yard touchdown throw with 12:56 remaining in the game. Hood tacked on a 28-yard scamper to make it 41-7 with 8:52 to play before Switzer navigated his way down field for an 84-yard punt-return score en route to setting a school single-game mark with 168 punt return yards.

Junior kicker Nick Weiler matched his career-long with a 48-yard field goal and senior running back Romar Morris scored on a 7-yard run to give North Carolina a 10-0 advantage with 1:46 left in the first quarter. Weiler kicked a 32-yard field goal early in the second quarter to boost the lead to 13.