Week 4: Illinois vs Ohio State
Game Information
StageWeek 4
Season2026
KickoffSat, Sep 26, 12:00 am
VenueOhio Stadium
LocationColumbus, OH
SurfaceArtificial Turf
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30/25 | vs  Tennessee | W30-28 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/29/25 | vs  Northwestern | W20-13 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | @  Wisconsin | L10-27 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | vs  Maryland | W24-6 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/1/25 | vs  Rutgers | W35-13 | College Football Wk 10 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/25 | vs  Miami | L14-24 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 12/6/25 | vs  Indiana | L10-13 | College Football Wk 15 |
| 11/29/25 | @  Michigan | W27-9 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | vs Rutgers | W42-9 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | vs  UCLA | W48-10 | College Football Wk 12 |
Division Standings
FBS — Big Ten Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 69 | 54 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 107 | 16 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 Iowa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 56 | 13 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
| Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 100 | 14 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
 Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 65 | 27 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
| Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | 22 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 72 | 45 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
 Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 105 | 28 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
| Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 18 | 1-0 | 0-0 | W1 |
 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 79 | 27 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 65 | 66 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Penn State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 72 | 9 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
 Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 80 | 57 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
| Rutgers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 42 | 65 | 0-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
| UCLA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 73 | 34 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
 USC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 130 | 56 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
 Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 40 | 24 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 49 | 50 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
About the Game
Illinois and Ohio State meet on September 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH. The matchup is part of the 2026 college football regular season.
The matchup brings together Illinois at 0-0 and Ohio State at 0-0. This game page follows scoring plays, team statistics, game status and the final result.
For Illinois vs Ohio State, this page covers the scheduled start, in-game updates and final score. College Football scores and schedule page brings together more upcoming games, live scores and final results.
Illinois
1st in Big Ten
VS
Ohio State
1st in Big Ten
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#2
Carson Boyd
#7
Michael Clayton II
#12
Dane Eisenmenger
#18
Jack Gray
#49
Zach Haber
#4
Katin Houser
#44
Patrick Mahoney III
#81
Lars Rau
Offensive Line
#57
Zach Barrett
#76
Dylan Frechette
#66
Brandon Hansen
#75
Brandon Henderson
#56
JJ Hirdes
#71
Nathan Knapik
#72
Christian Martin
#70
Maika Matelau
#68
Michael McDonough
#55
TJ McMillen
#53
Kai Pritchard
#59
Jake Renfro
#54
Griffin Rousseau
#65
Dezmond Schuster
#52
Champ Smith
#74
Zafir Stewart
#79
TJ Taylor
#62
Casey Thomann
#78
Eddie Tuerk
#51
Alfred Washington
Receivers & Backs
#86
Christian Abney
#3
Kenyon Alston
#23
Jordan Anderson
#24
Javari Barnett
#19
Nate Cichy
#13
Hudson Clement
#31
Murphy Clement
#17
Collin Dixon
#8
Jacob Eberhart
#16
Logan Farrell
#83
Kaden Feagin
#20
John Forster
#8
Davon Grant
#82
Jacob Harvey
#89
Tanner Hollinger
#28
Karson Kaiser
#80
Eddie Kasper
#21
Aidan Laughery
#81
Leslie Mosley Jr.
#6
Jershaun Newton
#9
Alex Perry
#1
Jayshon Platt
Nas Rankin
#27
Corey Rashad
#10
Ty Robinson
#84
Grant Smith
#14
Maurice Smith Jr.
#88
Davin Stoffel
#87
BJ Thurman
#11
Brayden Trimble
#85
Will Vala III
#5
Ca'Lil Valentine
#99
Landen Von Seggern
#25
Nelsyn Wheeler
#22
Cedric Wyche II
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#11
Jacob Alexander
#55
Tony Balanganayi
#43
Joe Barna
#33
Grant Beerman
#28
Kayden Bennett
#91
Cameron Brooks
#4
Daniel Brown
#51
Parker Crim
#98
Joshua Davis
#45
Robert Edmonson
#52
Pat Farrell
#56
Guillermo Gallardo
#34
Erik Gayle
#24
Will Holmes
#90
Carter Janki
#54
Demetrius John
#26
Ismael Kante
#10
James Kreutz
#99
King Liggins
#18
Mason Muragin
#38
Jack Paris
#96
Darrell Prater
#40
Ean Rhea
#15
Kingston Shaw
#48
Carter Smith
#23
Jaylen Stewart
#94
Connor Sullivan
#8
Cameron Thomas
#17
Isaiah Thomison
#95
Isaiah White
#92
Deon Williams
#30
Tony Williams
Defensive Backs
#7
Matthew Bailey
#6
Juice Clarke
#21
Ben Clawson
#35
Kaedyn Cobbs
#37
Caden Considine
#32
Tywan Cox
#22
Deuce Fillmore
#29
James Finley IV
#3
Nick Hankins Jr.
#16
Tanner Heckel
#9
RJ Jones III
#14
Andre Lovett Jr.
#5
Jakwon Morris
Mac Resetich
#13
Xanai Scott
#1
Xavier Scott
#25
Des Straughton
#20
Almirian Thomas
#12
Isaiah Williams
#9
Lavon Williams
Other
#37
Ethan Moczulski
#27
Lucas Osada
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#61
Landon Beal
#13
Luke Fahey
#19
Brady Geibel
#43
Brody Jenkins
#16
Justyn Martin
#42
Joe McGuire
#48
Dalton Riggs
#10
Julian Sayin
#9
Tavien St. Clair
#18
Kolton Stover
#93
Brady Young
Offensive Line
#72
Deontae Armstrong
#66
Landry Brede
#76
Jake Cook
#70
Phillip Daniels
#57
Ian Gecse
#63
Julian Goines-Jackson
#77
Sam Greer
#75
Carson Hinzman
#64
Simon Lorentz
#74
Carter Lowe
#51
Luke Montgomery
#69
Ian Moore
#62
Joshua Padilla
#60
Jaxon Powell
#78
Max Riley
#67
Austin Siereveld
#65
Tucker Smith
#58
Gabe VanSickle
#73
Vasean Washington
#68
Mason Wilhelm
Receivers & Backs
#82
David Adolph
#29
Favour Akih
#23
Nolan Baudo
#7
Phillip Bell
#2
Legend Bey
#11
Brock Boyd
#85
Bennett Christian
#6
Jerquaden Guilford
#15
Chris Henry Jr.
Brandon Inniss
#25
Bo Jackson
#24
Ja'Kobi Jackson
#28
Stanley Jackson Jr.
#8
De'Zie Jones
#89
Nick Lautar
#88
Maxence LeBlanc
#87
Brody Lennon
#38
Frankie McAllister
#3
Devin McCuin
#5
Kyle Parker
#80
Jaeden Ricketts
#83
Nate Roberts
#21
Anthony Rogers
#34
Brennen Schramm
#33
Ryan Seimetz
#4
Jeremiah Smith
#30
Amari Valerio-Hudson
#84
Hunter Welcing
#32
Isaiah West
#86
Mason Williams
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#17
Tarvos Alford
#14
Christian Alliegro
#12
Beau Atkinson
#50
Alec DelSignore
#54
Na'il Diggs Jr.
#9
Zion Grady
#37
Zach Hayes
#96
Eddrick Houston
#52
Ty Howard
#2
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
#20
Cincere Johnson
#33
Eli Lee
#91
Darryus McKinley
#94
Jason Moore
#98
Jamir Perez
#5
Riley Pettijohn
#26
Payton Pierce
#97
Dre Quinn
#41
Braxton Rembert
#56
Nate Riegle
#38
Eli Riggs
#95
Emanuel Ruffin
#4
Qua Russaw
#36
CJ Sanna
#90
Damari Simeon
#44
Epi Sitanilei
#3
James Smith
#53
Will Smith Jr.
#23
Garrett Stover
#55
John Walker
#34
Khary Wilder
#59
Ashton Yeager
Defensive Backs
#30
Khmari Bing
#16
Blaine Bradford
#28
Simeon Caldwell
#18
Cam Calhoun
#32
Kaden Gebhardt
#39
Glorien Gough
#48
Jackson Gula
#21
Brenten Jones
#24
Dominick Kelly
#1
Earl Little Jr.
#13
Miles Lockhart
#7
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
#8
Jaylen McClain
#43
Amar'e Miller
#11
Terry Moore
#10
Leroy Roker III
#46
Ryan Rudzinski
#6
Devin Sanchez
#29
Deshawn Stewart
#49
Gavin Thobe
#15
Jordan Thomas
#25
Jay Timmons
#19
Jordyn Woods
Other
#49
Marcello Diomede
#96
Connor Hawkins
#92
Cooper Peterson
Illinois
1st in Big Ten
VS
Ohio State
1st in Big Ten
Passing
76.5
Completion Percentage
83.8
13
Completions
31
0.00
Interception Percentage
2.70
0
Interceptions
1
54
Longest Pass
48
182
Net Passing Yards
434
182.0
Net Passing Yards Per Game
434.0
17
Passing Attempts
37
17.60
Passing Touchdown %
13.50
3
Passing Touchdowns
5
224.6
Passer Rating
221.3
0
Total Sacks
2
0
Sack Yards Lost
12
10.7
Yards Per Pass Attempt
11.7
182
Passing Yards
434
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
1
Team Games Played
1
332.0
Yards Per Game
671.0
42.0
Total Points Per Game
56.0
42
Total Points
56
6
Total Touchdowns
8
182.0
Passing Yards Per Game
434.0
13-17
Comp-Att
31-37
0-0
Sacks-Yards Lost
2-12
Rushing
26
Rushing Attempts
35
150
Rushing Yards
237
5.8
Yards Per Rush Attempt
6.8
51
Long Rushing
65
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
2
Rushing Touchdowns
3
150.0
Rushing Yards Per Game
237.0
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
6
Rushing 1st downs
10
1
Team Games Played
1
332
Total Yards
671
43
Total Offensive Plays
74
42.0
Total Points Per Game
56.0
42
Total Points
56
6
Total Touchdowns
8
Receiving
13
Receptions
31
0
Receiving Targets
0
182
Receiving Yards
434
182
Receiving Yards
434
3
Receiving Touchdowns
5
54
Long Reception
48
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
182.0
Receiving Yards Per Game
434.0
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
53
Receiving Yards After Catch
144
9
Receiving First Downs
22
1
Team Games Played
1
14.0
Yards Per Reception
14.0
42.0
Total Points Per Game
56.0
42
Total Points
56
6
Total Touchdowns
8
Miscellaneous
17
Total 1st downs
32
6
Rushing 1st downs
10
9
Passing 1st downs
22
2
1st downs by penalty
0
3
Third Down Conversions
5
6
Third Down Attempts
11
50.00
3rd down %
45.45
1
Fourth Down Conversions
2
2
First Downs Attempts
2
50.00
4th down %
100.00
1
Total Penalties
9
3
Total Penalty Yards
81
1128
Possession Time Seconds
1898
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
0
Total Takeaways
1
0
Total Giveaways
1
0
Turnover Ratio
0
3-6
3rd down efficiency
5-11
1-2
4th down efficiency
2-2
1-3
Total-Yards
9-81
Defense
52
Solo Tackles
23
44
Assist Tackles
60
96
Total Tackles
83
1
Sacks
1
10
Sack Yards
2
0
Stuffs
0
0
Passes Defended
0
59.0
Average Interception Yards
2.0
0
Long Interception
0
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
0
0
Tackles For Loss
0
1
Team Games Played
1
Defensive Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1
59
Interception Yards
2
1
Interception Touchdowns
0
1-59
INT: Total
1-2
General
0
Fumbles
0
0
Forced Fumbles
0
0
Fumbles Recovered
0
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
1
Games Played
1
0-0
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
Returning
1
Kick Returns
2
31
Kick Return Yards
26
31.0
Yards Per Kick Return
13.0
31
Long Kick Return
16
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
1
Punt Returns
4
65
Punt Return Yards
10
65.0
Yards Per Punt Return
2.5
65
Long Punt Return
10
0
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
1
Team Games Played
1
1-65
Punt: Total
4-10
Kicking
0
Field Goal Made
0
0
Field Goal Attempts
0
0.0
Field Goal Percentage
0.0
0
Long Field Goal Made
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
0
6
Extra Points Made
8
6
Extra Point Attempts
8
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
0
0
Field Goals Made 30-39
0
0
Field Goals Made 40-49
0
0
Field Goals Made 50+
0
6
Total Kicking Points
8
1
Team Games Played
1
100
Touchback Percentage
100
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
0-0
FG: Good-Attempts
0-0
Punting
1
Punts
3
42
Punt Yards
123
42
Long Punt
42
42.0
Gross Average Punt Yards
41.0
42.0
Net Average Punt Yards
41.0
0
Punts Blocked
0
0
Punts Inside 20
1
0
Touchbacks
0
0
Fair Catches
0
1
Punt Returns
0
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
1
Team Games Played
1
1-42
Punt: Total Yards
3-123
Scoring
2
Rushing Touchdowns
3
3
Receiving Touchdowns
5
0
Return Touchdowns
0
5
Total Touchdowns
8
0
Field Goals
0
6
Kick Extra Points
8
0
Total Two Point Conversions
0
42
Total Points
56
42.0
Total Points Per Game
56.0