Duke at Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Duke | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | |
| Illinois | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 10:23 | Illinois touchdown. Collin Dixon 13 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick) |
| 8:28 | Duke touchdown. Jonah Burton 12 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Cosme Salas Kick) |
| 3:41 | Illinois field goal. Ethan Moczulski 51 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 12:47 | Illinois touchdown. Collin Dixon 40 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick) |
| 7:05 | Duke touchdown. Nate Sheppard 2 Yd Run (Cosme Salas Kick) |
| 1:48 | Illinois touchdown. Collin Dixon 2 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick) |
| 0:38 | Duke touchdown. Nate Sheppard 7 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Cosme Salas Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 10:47 | Duke touchdown. Nate Sheppard 3 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Cosme Salas Kick) |
| 5:08 | Illinois field goal. Ethan Moczulski 47 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:53 | Duke field goal. Cosme Salas 39 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Duke | Illinois |
| Total first downs | 19 | 23 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Duke | Illinois |
| Third downs attempted | 9 | 12 |
| Third downs converted | 2 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 22 % | 42 % |
| Fourth down | Duke | Illinois |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Duke | Illinois |
| Total yards | 376 | 382 |
| Total rushing yards | 170 | 111 |
| Total passing yards | 206 | 271 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 26:46 | 33:14 |
| Rushing | Duke | Illinois |
| Total rushing plays | 35 | 32 |
| Total rushing yards | 170 | 111 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | Duke | Illinois |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 9.4 | 7.5 |
| Passing touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties | Duke | Illinois |
| Penalties committed | 11 | 7 |
| Penalty yards | 112 | 71 |
| Turnovers | Duke | Illinois |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Duke | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Nate Sheppard | 24 | 147 | 6.1 | 1 | 29 | ||||
| CJ Campbell Jr. | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Walker Eget | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Aidan Laughery | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Katin Houser | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Duke | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Walker Eget | 21 | 15 | 71 % | 206 | 9.8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dan Mahan | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Katin Houser | 35 | 24 | 69 % | 271 | 7.7 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Duke | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jonah Burton | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| Jeremiah Hasley | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 35 | ||||
| Nate Sheppard | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| Kavon Simmons | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Jake Taylor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Nate Kurisky | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Collin Dixon | 11 | 166 | 15.1 | 3 | 40 | ||||
| Hudson Clement | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Brayden Trimble | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Davin Stoffel | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Ty Robinson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Aidan Laughery | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Christian Abney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Duke | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Walker Eget | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Duke | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Evan Smith | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Duke | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Andrew Pellicciotta | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Morris Jr. | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dylan Flowers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DaShawn Stone | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bryce Davis | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kyon Loud | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Luke Mergott | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Patrick Smith-Young | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kendall Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Evan Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tyshon Reed | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Preston Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Che Ojarikre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Julius Columbus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tyson Sanford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dakota Quinonez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Landan Callahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kobe Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Juice Clarke | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Kreutz | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Will Holmes | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mac Resetich | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Xavier Scott | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darrell Prater | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matthew Bailey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Grant Beerman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ismael Kante | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robert Edmonson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jakwon Morris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ean Rhea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Barna | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Collin Dixon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carter Janki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tanner Heckel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pat Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demetrius John | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Duke | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| CJ Campbell Jr. | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Davin Stoffel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Duke | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Mac Resetich | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Duke | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Cosme Salas | 1/1 | 39 | 4/4 | 7 | |||||
| Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Ethan Moczulski | 2/3 | 51 | 3/3 | 9 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Duke | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Kade Reynoldson | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 1 | |||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| None | |||||||||
Last updated on Saturday, September 12, 2026 11:07 PM.