Illinois Fighting Illini @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights
3-2, 1-1 Big Ten
38
3-2, 1-1 Big Ten
1-5, 0-3 Big Ten
17
1-5, 0-3 Big Ten
Game Leaders
Team Stats
419
Total Yards
386
0
Turnovers
3
17
1st Downs
24
7-80
Penalties
10-105
8/16
3rd Down
4/14
1/1
4th Down
1/2
29:03
Possession
30:57
Game Information
Piscataway, NJ
1st Quarter
Field Goal
11:33 - 1st
3
ILL
0
RUTG
Chase McLaughlin 39 Yd Field Goal
4 plays, 5 yards, 1:52
Touchdown
5:18 - 1st
3
ILL
7
RUTG
Jonathan Hilliman 32 Yd Run (Gavin Haggerty Kick)
12 plays, 75 yards, 6:15
Touchdown
1:44 - 1st
10
ILL
7
RUTG
AJ Bush Jr. 3 Yd Run (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
8 plays, 75 yards, 3:28
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
9:36 - 2nd
17
ILL
7
RUTG
AJ Bush Jr. 41 Yd Run (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
3 plays, 47 yards, 0:54
Touchdown
7:17 - 2nd
24
ILL
7
RUTG
Reggie Corbin 73 Yd Run (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
1 play, 73 yards, 0:11
Touchdown
0:57 - 2nd
24
ILL
14
RUTG
Travis Vokolek 7 Yd pass from Artur Sitkowski (Gavin Haggerty Kick)
11 plays, 80 yards, 3:24
4th Quarter
Touchdown
14:10 - 4th
31
ILL
14
RUTG
Ricky Smalling 11 Yd pass from AJ Bush Jr. (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
12 plays, 74 yards, 5:42
Field Goal
5:15 - 4th
31
ILL
17
RUTG
Justin Davidovicz 20 Yd Field Goal
13 plays, 61 yards, 3:42
Touchdown
5:07 - 4th
38
ILL
17
RUTG
Mike Epstein 41 Yd Run (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
1 play, 41 yards, 0:07
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
--ILL
--RUTG
According to ESPN Analytics
2026 Standings
FBS
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| USC | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Washington | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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