Iowa vs Illinois Live Score (21 Nov, 2026)
Game Information
StageWeek 12
Season2026
DateSat, Nov 21, 2026
KickoffTBD
VenueGies Memorial Stadium
LocationChampaign, IL
SurfaceArtificial Turf
Game Leaders
IowaIllinois
H. Brown QBPassing Yards
K. Houser QB
K. Moulton RBRushing Yards
A. Laughery RB
T. Diaz WRReceiving Yards
C. Dixon WR
J. Anderson DESacks
E. Rhea LB
C. Buffington LBTackles
M. Bailey DBInjury Report
No current injury report is available for this matchup.
Head-to-Head
IowaLast 5 Games
Illinois
15◂
College Football Wk 12
FINAL
11/18/23
13
6
College Football Wk 6
FINAL
10/8/22
▸9
33◂
College Football Wk 12
FINAL
11/20/21
23
35◂
College Football Wk 14
FINAL
12/5/20
21
19◂
College Football Wk 13
FINAL
11/23/19
10
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/25 | vs  Vanderbilt | W27-34 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/28/25 | @  Nebraska | W40-16 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | vs  Michigan State | W20-17 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | @  USC | L21-26 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/8/25 | vs  Oregon | L16-18 | College Football Wk 11 |
| 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 |
Division Standings
FBS — Big Ten Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.778 | 292 | 218 | 5-1 | 2-1 | W1 |
| Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 232 | 194 | 3-2 | 2-1 | W3 |
 Indiana | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | 292 | 112 | 5-1 | 3-0 | W2 |
| Iowa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 226 | 100 | 4-1 | 2-1 | W1 |
| Maryland | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 215 | 253 | 1-4 | 1-2 | L6 |
| Michigan State | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 159 | 206 | 2-3 | 0-3 | L6 |
 Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 170 | 131 | 4-2 | 1-1 | W1 |
 Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 202 | 164 | 4-1 | 1-2 | L1 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 259 | 125 | 4-2 | 1-1 | L3 |
| Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 269 | 150 | 5-0 | 1-2 | L1 |
 Ohio State | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 293 | 124 | 4-0 | 2-2 | L1 |
| Oregon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 266 | 171 | 4-1 | 1-2 | W1 |
 Penn State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 232 | 149 | 3-2 | 1-2 | W1 |
 Purdue | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 236 | 257 | 2-3 | 1-2 | L2 |
| Rutgers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 222 | 261 | 1-4 | 1-2 | L2 |
 UCLA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 268 | 107 | 5-0 | 3-0 | W8 |
 Washington | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 212 | 169 | 3-2 | 2-1 | W2 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 189 | 137 | 4-0 | 1-3 | L1 |
Iowa
7th in Big Ten
VS
Illinois
5th in Big Ten
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#4
Tradon Bessinger
#9
Hank Brown
#49
Boston Everitt
#16
Ryan Fitzgerald
#10
Jeremy Hecklinski
#54
Matty McLaughlin
#35
Tanner Philpott
#69
Ike Speltz
#3
Jimmy Sullivan
Offensive Line
#60
Lucas Allgeyer
#71
Jack Dotzler
#52
Will Hahn
#63
Josh Janowski
#64
Leighton Jones
#59
Trevor Lauck
#75
Cannon Leonard
#72
Owen Linder
#74
Bodey McCaslin
#53
Michael Myslinski
#77
George Nahas
#79
Carson Nielsen
#68
Will Nolan
#70
Hudson Parliament
#58
Kade Pieper
#78
Gene Riordan
#73
Colin Whitters
#65
Trent Wilson
#61
Cael Winter
Receivers & Backs
#88
Lance Beeghley
#18
Luke Brewer
Jarriett Buie
#80
Michael Burt
#15
O'Lontae Dean
#14
Tony Diaz
#23
Brevin Doll
#17
Alex Eichmann
#7
Dayton Howard
#22
Braeden Jackson
#8
Evan James
#86
Eli Johnson
#5
Nathan McNeil
#85
Thomas Meyer
#28
Kamari Moulton
#83
Jackson Naeve
#89
Isaiah Oliver
#48
Zach Ortwerth
#87
Addison Ostrenga
#1
KJ Parker
#84
Apollo Payne
#21
L.J. Phillips Jr.
#11
Brody Schaffer
#12
Diondre Smith
#82
Dylan Stecker
#6
Xavier Stinson
#2
Reece Vander Zee
#81
DJ Vonnahme
#26
Xavier Williams
#19
Mason Woods
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#37
Brayton Alford
#84
Joseph Anderson
#56
Maddux Borcherding-Johnson
#43
Kahmari Brown
#33
Cam Buffington
#13
Drew Campbell
#40
Chima Chineke
#15
Carson Cooney
#31
Nolan DeLong
#97
Iose Epenesa
#42
David Fason
#99
Brad Fitzgibbon
#51
Luke Gaffney
#10
Burke Gautcher
#96
Bryce Hawthorne
#57
Will Hubert
#95
Lance Ingold
#45
Jack Janda
#32
Sawyer Jezierski
#91
Devan Kennedy
#47
Jack Laughlin
#50
Will Lockhart
#4
Julian Manson
#44
Kenneth Merrieweather
#36
Jayden Montgomery
#88
Emmanuel Olagbaju
#46
Preston Ries
#92
Brice Stevenson
#9
Kasen Thomas
#23
Landyn Van Kekerix
#22
Derek Weisskopf
#12
Billy Weivoda
Defensive Backs
#2
Tyler Brown
#29
Noah Daniel
#19
Kyler Gerardy
#7
Rashad Godfrey Jr.
Cody Haddad
#5
Anthony Hawkins
#16
Ronnie Hill
#20
Ty Hudkins
#1
Darion Jones
#30
Eli Kampman
#8
Deshaun Lee
#6
Zach Lutmer
#34
Drew MacPherson
#14
Alex Mota
#26
Eli Robbins
#18
Xavier Styles
#21
Marcello Vitti
#11
Jacob Wallace
#3
Jaylen Watson
Other
#92
Caden Buhr
#25
Eli Ozick
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
Iowa
5th in Big Ten
VS
Illinois
5th in Big Ten
Passing
63.3
Completion Percentage
64.5
152
Completions
158
2.10
Interception Percentage
2.00
5
Interceptions
5
57
Longest Pass
54
1,675
Net Passing Yards
1,840
209.4
Net Passing Yards Per Game
230.0
240
Passing Attempts
245
5.00
Passing Touchdown %
6.90
12
Passing Touchdowns
17
134.4
Passer Rating
146.4
7
Total Sacks
8
55
Sack Yards Lost
65
7.0
Yards Per Pass Attempt
7.5
1,675
Passing Yards
1,840
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
8
Team Games Played
8
383.6
Yards Per Game
394.3
28.3
Total Points Per Game
29.0
226
Total Points
232
27
Total Touchdowns
28
209.4
Passing Yards Per Game
230.0
152-240
Comp-Att
158-245
7-55
Sacks-Yards Lost
8-65
Rushing
263
Rushing Attempts
251
1,394
Rushing Yards
1,314
5.3
Yards Per Rush Attempt
5.2
62
Long Rushing
77
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
13
Rushing Touchdowns
9
174.3
Rushing Yards Per Game
164.3
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
65
Rushing 1st downs
63
8
Team Games Played
8
3,069
Total Yards
3,154
510
Total Offensive Plays
504
28.3
Total Points Per Game
29.0
226
Total Points
232
27
Total Touchdowns
28
Receiving
152
Receptions
158
0
Receiving Targets
0
1,675
Receiving Yards
1,840
1,675
Receiving Yards
1,840
12
Receiving Touchdowns
17
57
Long Reception
54
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
209.4
Receiving Yards Per Game
230.0
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
802
Receiving Yards After Catch
589
82
Receiving First Downs
92
8
Team Games Played
8
11.0
Yards Per Reception
11.6
28.3
Total Points Per Game
29.0
226
Total Points
232
27
Total Touchdowns
28
Miscellaneous
160
Total 1st downs
172
65
Rushing 1st downs
63
82
Passing 1st downs
93
12
1st downs by penalty
16
40
Third Down Conversions
41
102
Third Down Attempts
94
39.22
3rd down %
43.62
2
Fourth Down Conversions
5
6
First Downs Attempts
12
33.33
4th down %
41.67
45
Total Penalties
33
355
Total Penalty Yards
279
14267
Possession Time Seconds
13852
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
11
Total Takeaways
8
8
Total Giveaways
6
3
Turnover Ratio
2
0
Fumbles Lost
0
40-102
3rd down efficiency
41-94
2-6
4th down efficiency
5-12
45-355
Total-Yards
33-279
Defense
261
Solo Tackles
278
232
Assist Tackles
212
493
Total Tackles
490
24
Sacks
8
153
Sack Yards
59
72
Stuffs
50
29
Passes Defended
26
8.3
Average Interception Yards
49.7
28
Long Interception
88
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
0
36
Tackles For Loss
25
8
Team Games Played
8
Defensive Interceptions
6
Interceptions
3
50
Interception Yards
149
0
Interception Touchdowns
2
6-50
INT: Total
3-149
General
10
Fumbles
3
5
Forced Fumbles
7
6
Fumbles Recovered
3
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
8
Games Played
8
10-0
Fumbles-Lost
3-0
Returning
5
Kick Returns
7
186
Kick Return Yards
143
37.2
Yards Per Kick Return
20.4
99
Long Kick Return
31
1
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
25
Punt Returns
5
311
Punt Return Yards
108
12.4
Yards Per Punt Return
21.6
77
Long Punt Return
65
1
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
8
Team Games Played
8
25-311
Punt: Total
5-108
Kicking
13
Field Goal Made
12
15
Field Goal Attempts
15
86.7
Field Goal Percentage
80.0
54
Long Field Goal Made
54
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
3
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
1
3
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
4
5
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
6
4
Field Goal Attempts 50+
4
23
Extra Points Made
26
25
Extra Point Attempts
26
92.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
3
Field Goals Made 20-29
1
3
Field Goals Made 30-39
3
5
Field Goals Made 40-49
6
2
Field Goals Made 50+
2
62
Total Kicking Points
62
8
Team Games Played
8
48
Touchback Percentage
71
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
13-15
FG: Good-Attempts
12-15
Punting
37
Punts
23
1,573
Punt Yards
996
60
Long Punt
55
42.5
Gross Average Punt Yards
43.3
42.5
Net Average Punt Yards
43.3
0
Punts Blocked
0
22
Punts Inside 20
9
4
Touchbacks
2
13
Fair Catches
12
6
Punt Returns
4
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
8
Team Games Played
8
37-1,573
Punt: Total Yards
23-996
Scoring
13
Rushing Touchdowns
9
12
Receiving Touchdowns
17
2
Return Touchdowns
0
27
Total Touchdowns
26
13
Field Goals
12
23
Kick Extra Points
26
1
Total Two Point Conversions
1
226
Total Points
232
28.3
Total Points Per Game
29.0