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Illinois Fighting Illini football

2026 season · Big Ten

5-33-2 in conference · all 2026 games

Next vs Nebraska · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM ET

Schedule and results

2026 · opponent AP rank shown when ranked
  1. Sep 3vsUABW42–23
  2. Sep 12vsDukeL27–31
  3. Sep 19vsSouthern IllinoisW48–10
  4. Sep 26Confat7Ohio StateL19–42
  5. Oct 3ConfvsPurdueL17–24
  6. Oct 10ConfatMichigan StateW38–37
  7. Oct 24ConfvsOregonW21–10
  8. Oct 31ConfatMarylandW20–17
  9. Nov 6ConfvsNebraska8:00 PM ET
  10. Nov 13Confat5UCLA9:00 PM ET
  11. Nov 21Confvs21IowaTime TBA
  12. Nov 28ConfatNorthwesternTime TBA

Season stats

per game · rank among FBS teams · 8 games
  • Points per game29.0No. 65
  • Points allowed per game24.3No. 66
  • Total yards per game394.3No. 62
  • Passing yards per game230.0No. 67
  • Rushing yards per game164.3No. 61
  • Yards allowed per game370.6No. 80
  • Third-down conversion44.7%No. 31
  • Turnover margin per game0.0No. 68

Team leaders

2026 season totals · top 3 on this team

Passing

Passing yards

  1. Katin HouserQB1,66313 TD
  2. Michael Clayton IIQB1724 TD
  3. Carson BoydQB50 TD

Rushing

Rushing yards

  1. Aidan LaugheryRB56089 CAR
  2. Ca'Lil ValentineRB22550 CAR
  3. Javari BarnettRB18325 CAR

Receiving

Receiving yards

  1. Collin DixonWR77659 REC
  2. Hudson ClementWR45332 REC
  3. Brayden TrimbleWR19822 REC

Defense

Total tackles

  1. Matthew BaileyDB5535 SOLO
  2. James KreutzLB5024 SOLO
  3. Ismael KanteLB4822 SOLO

Sacks

  1. Ean RheaLB2.03 TFL
  2. William HolmesDL1.54 TFL
  3. Daniel BrownLB1.52 TFL

Interceptions

  1. Matthew BaileyDB188 YDS
  2. Ismael KanteLB159 YDS
  3. Tanner HeckelDB12 YDS

Schedule, results, rankings and stats via CollegeFootballData.