Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Illinois Fighting Illini
4-5, 1-5 Big Ten
31
4-5, 1-5 Big Ten
4-5, 2-4 Big Ten
55
4-5, 2-4 Big Ten
Game Leaders
Team Stats
438
Total Yards
646
2
Turnovers
3
20
1st Downs
20
2-15
Penalties
7-70
6/15
3rd Down
4/9
0/1
4th Down
0/0
32:50
Possession
27:10
Game Information
Champaign, IL
1st Quarter
Touchdown
14:21 - 1st
0
MINN
7
ILL
Reggie Corbin 72 Yd Run (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
2 plays, 73 yards, 0:39
Touchdown
8:31 - 1st
7
MINN
7
ILL
Mohamed Ibrahim 4 Yd Run (Emmit Carpenter Kick)
12 plays, 75 yards, 5:50
Touchdown
8:01 - 1st
7
MINN
14
ILL
Dre Brown 72 Yd Run (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
2 plays, 75 yards, 0:30
2nd Quarter
Field Goal
14:51 - 2nd
7
MINN
17
ILL
Chase McLaughlin 36 Yd Field Goal
7 plays, 30 yards, 2:21
Touchdown
9:14 - 2nd
14
MINN
17
ILL
Mohamed Ibrahim 1 Yd Run (Emmit Carpenter Kick)
10 plays, 77 yards, 5:37
Touchdown
7:48 - 2nd
14
MINN
24
ILL
Ricky Smalling 67 Yd pass from AJ Bush Jr. (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
3 plays, 67 yards, 1:26
Field Goal
0:06 - 2nd
17
MINN
24
ILL
Emmit Carpenter 28 Yd Field Goal
6 plays, 41 yards, 0:33
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
10:12 - 3rd
17
MINN
31
ILL
AJ Bush Jr. 3 Yd Run (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
7 plays, 69 yards, 2:57
Touchdown
9:14 - 3rd
17
MINN
38
ILL
Daniel Barker 30 Yd pass from AJ Bush Jr. (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
1 play, 30 yards, 0:12
Touchdown
4:07 - 3rd
17
MINN
45
ILL
Reggie Corbin 77 Yd Run (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
4 plays, 89 yards, 1:46
4th Quarter
Field Goal
10:35 - 4th
17
MINN
48
ILL
Chase McLaughlin 48 Yd Field Goal
9 plays, 54 yards, 4:59
Touchdown
9:31 - 4th
24
MINN
48
ILL
Rashod Bateman 61 Yd pass from Tanner Morgan (Emmit Carpenter Kick)
3 plays, 75 yards, 1:04
Touchdown
2:59 - 4th
24
MINN
55
ILL
AJ Bush Jr. 12 Yd Run (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
12 plays, 75 yards, 6:32
Touchdown
1:46 - 4th
31
MINN
55
ILL
Rashod Bateman 86 Yd pass from Tanner Morgan (Emmit Carpenter Kick)
3 plays, 77 yards, 1:13
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
--MINN
--ILL
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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