Western Illinois at Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Western Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Illinois | 14 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 52 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 6:43 | Illinois touchdown. Tanner Arkin 3 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick) |
| 3:48 | Illinois touchdown. Justin Bowick 3 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 13:20 | Illinois touchdown. Aidan Laughery 25 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) |
| 7:54 | Illinois field goal. David Olano 35 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:09 | Illinois touchdown. Justin Bowick 13 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 8:00 | Illinois PUNT. Hank Beatty 69 Yd Punt Return (David Olano Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 14:57 | Western Illinois field goal. Antonio Chadha 20 Yd Field Goal |
| 8:27 | Illinois touchdown. Kaden Feagin 7 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) |
| 5:27 | Illinois touchdown. Aidan Laughery 57 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Western Illinois | Illinois |
| Total first downs | 11 | 21 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Western Illinois | Illinois |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 9 |
| Third downs converted | 5 | 4 |
| Third down percentage | 36 % | 44 % |
| Fourth down | Western Illinois | Illinois |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Western Illinois | Illinois |
| Total yards | 163 | 440 |
| Total rushing yards | 29 | 209 |
| Total passing yards | 134 | 231 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 27:18 | 32:42 |
| Rushing | Western Illinois | Illinois |
| Total rushing plays | 26 | 37 |
| Total rushing yards | 29 | 209 |
| Average yards per rush | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | Western Illinois | Illinois |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 4.6 | 10.5 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties | Western Illinois | Illinois |
| Penalties committed | 8 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 59 | 60 |
| Turnovers | Western Illinois | Illinois |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Markell Holman | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Brinston Williams | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tanner Zolnosky | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Demari Davis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Irvin | 9 | -4 | -0.4 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Aidan Laughery | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 2 | 57 | ||||
| Kaden Feagin | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Luke Altmyer | 5 | -16 | -3.2 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Chris Irvin | 29 | 14 | 48 % | 134 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Luke Altmyer | 21 | 17 | 81 % | 217 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ethan Hampton | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Demari Davis | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Brandon Lanier | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Aric Johnson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Alex Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Christian Anaya | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Eric Denham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Markell Holman | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Hank Beatty | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | 59 | ||||
| Malik Elzy | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Justin Bowick | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| Aidan Laughery | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Tanner Arkin | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Mario Sanders II | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Alexander Capka-Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Collin Dixon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Hudson Clement | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Chris Irvin | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Kaleb Patterson | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Esteban Guillory | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keith Moko | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Buju Aumua-Tuisavura | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Washington Jr. | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Malini Ti'a | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Christian S. Pierce | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Peyton Bradford | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Justin Richardson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Dunston | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LeBron Morgan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Bucaro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Don Paul Keith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Payne Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jalen Nicolas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DJ Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaylen Olokun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jalen Riven | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Trace Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gage Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elijah Kongolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Gabe Jacas | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Tomiwa Durojaiye | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Malachi Hood | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gentle Hunt | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Miles Scott | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mac Resetich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kaleb Patterson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dylan Rosiek | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Luke Zardzin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Barna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eli Coenen | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Thompson Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Alec Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Curt Neal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kenenna Odeluga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matthew Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Xavier Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Angelo McCullom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leon Lowery Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pat Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hank Beatty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Tanner Heckel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Daniel Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Hank Beatty | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 69 | 1 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Antonio Chadha | 1/1 | 20 | 0/0 | 3 | |||||
| Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| David Olano | 1/2 | 35 | 7/7 | 10 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Luke Droegemueller | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 0 | |||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Keelan Crimmins | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | |||||
Last updated on Friday, October 3, 2025 4:44 AM.