Illinois at Ohio State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Illinois | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | |
| Ohio State | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 9:34 | Ohio State touchdown. Jeremiah Smith 7 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 3:39 | Ohio State touchdown. Jeremiah Smith 72 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 1:04 | Illinois touchdown. Jordan Anderson 22 Yd Run (Ethan Moczulski Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 4:12 | Ohio State touchdown. Jeremiah Smith 9 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 1:32 | Illinois field goal. Ethan Moczulski 43 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:15 | Ohio State touchdown. Julian Sayin 7 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 9:35 | Illinois field goal. Ethan Moczulski 44 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 10:07 | Ohio State touchdown. Jeremiah Smith 26 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 6:02 | Illinois touchdown. Ty Robinson 27 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| 2:36 | Ohio State touchdown. Ja'Kobi Jackson 2 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Illinois | Ohio State |
| Total first downs | 25 | 27 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Illinois | Ohio State |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 12 |
| Third downs converted | 6 | 8 |
| Third down percentage | 43 % | 67 % |
| Fourth down | Illinois | Ohio State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Illinois | Ohio State |
| Total yards | 462 | 518 |
| Total rushing yards | 199 | 151 |
| Total passing yards | 263 | 367 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 30:38 | 29:22 |
| Rushing | Illinois | Ohio State |
| Total rushing plays | 33 | 32 |
| Total rushing yards | 199 | 151 |
| Average yards per rush | 6.0 | 4.7 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | Illinois | Ohio State |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.9 | 10.2 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties | Illinois | Ohio State |
| Penalties committed | 6 | 7 |
| Penalty yards | 52 | 59 |
| Turnovers | Illinois | Ohio State |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Aidan Laughery | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 0 | 37 | ||||
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jordan Anderson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Katin Houser | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Javari Barnett | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Jershaun Newton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Ohio State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Ja'Kobi Jackson | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Bo Jackson | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Julian Sayin | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Isaiah West | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Katin Houser | 37 | 21 | 57 % | 263 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ohio State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Julian Sayin | 36 | 27 | 75 % | 367 | 10.2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Hudson Clement | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 27 | ||||
| Collin Dixon | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Ty Robinson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 27 | ||||
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 | ||||
| Brayden Trimble | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Christian Abney | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Aidan Laughery | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Ohio State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jeremiah Smith | 12 | 217 | 18.1 | 4 | 72 | ||||
| Nate Roberts | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Devin McCuin | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Phillip Bell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Brock Boyd | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Bo Jackson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Chris Henry Jr. | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Hunter Welcing | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Ohio State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Ohio State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Matthew Bailey | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Juice Clarke | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mac Resetich | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Xavier Scott | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tywan Cox | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ismael Kante | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robert Edmonson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pat Farrell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jakwon Morris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Kreutz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demetrius John | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Will Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Grant Beerman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darrell Prater | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Des Straughton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carter Janki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Barna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cameron Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tanner Heckel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ean Rhea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ohio State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Jaylen McClain | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Devin Sanchez | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jermaine Mathews Jr. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Earl Little Jr. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Payton Pierce | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Christian Alliegro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Riley Pettijohn | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Walker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tarvos Alford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leroy Roker III | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Simeon Caldwell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Beau Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Qua Russaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jason Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Will Smith Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cam Calhoun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brenten Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jay Timmons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eddrick Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Khary Wilder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Aidan Laughery | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Ohio State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Devin McCuin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Mac Resetich | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Ohio State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Ethan Moczulski | 2/2 | 44 | 1/1 | 7 | |||||
| Ohio State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Connor Hawkins | 0/0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Lars Rau | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 0 | |||||
| Ohio State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Joe McGuire | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | |||||
Last updated on Saturday, September 26, 2026 5:40 PM.