Penn State vs Illinois Game Notes

Penn State (3-1, 0-1)
at
Illinois (1-2, 0-1)

When: Saturday, October 3, 2009

Where: Memorial Stadium (62,870)

Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CT/3:30 p.m. ET

Attendance: 62,000-plus (sold out)

Series Record: Penn State leads, 13-3

Penn State Captains:

No. 17 Daryll Clark, Sr., QB
No. 45 Sean Lee, Sr., LB

TELEVISION: The contest will be televised
by ABC/ESPN to national audience with Mike
Patrick, Craig James and Heather Cox calling
the action.
The Nittany Lions are appearing on television
for the 182nd time in their last 184 games.

RADIO: Penn State Sports Network (60 stations)
Radio Team (10th year)
Play-by-Play: Steve Jones; Analysis: Jack Ham

Web stream: www.GoPSUsports.com

Illini Sports Network (Brian Barnhart, play-byplay;
Kurt Kittner, analysis). Sports USA Radio
(Rich Cellini, play-by-play; Gary Barnett, analyst);
Roman Oben, sideline). XM Radio 144; Sirius 123.

COACHES:
Joe Paterno
Penn State Record . .386-128-3 (74.9), 44th Year
Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Same
vs. Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-2
60th year on Penn State staff...all-time leader in
career wins among FBS (1-A) coaches...300 wins
faster than any coach in NCAA history...College
Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2007.

Ron Zook
Illinois Record . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-32, 5th Year
Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-46, 8th Year
vs. Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3

THE SERIES: The Nittany Lions and
Fighting Illini are meeting for the 17th time. Penn
State leads the series, 13-3, including a 10-2
mark since the Lions began Big Ten play in 1993.
Penn State earned a 38-24 victory over
Illinois on Sept. 27, 2008.

The squads next meet on Oct. 9, 2010 in
Beaver Stadium.