Week 12: Iowa vs Illinois
Game Information
StageWeek 12
Season2026
KickoffSat, Nov 21, 12:00 am
VenueGies Memorial Stadium
LocationChampaign, IL
SurfaceArtificial Turf
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 172 | 91 | 3-0 | 1-0 | W4 |
 Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 117 | 64 | 2-1 | 0-0 | W1 |
 Indiana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 145 | 16 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
 Iowa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 111 | 13 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
| Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 126 | 49 | 1-1 | 1-0 | L1 |
| Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 75 | 54 | 2-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 82 | 39 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
 Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 113 | 52 | 2-1 | 0-0 | W1 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 139 | 35 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
| Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 75 | 25 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 138 | 30 | 2-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
| Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 149 | 66 | 2-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Penn State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 127 | 22 | 2-0 | 1-0 | W3 |
 Purdue | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 118 | 109 | 1-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
| Rutgers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 77 | 107 | 0-2 | 0-1 | L3 |
 UCLA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 125 | 72 | 2-0 | 1-0 | W3 |
 Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 88 | 40 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 103 | 60 | 2-0 | 0-1 | W2 |
About the Game
Iowa faces Illinois on November 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM EST at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. The matchup is part of the 2026 college football regular season.
Iowa enters with a 0-0 record, while Illinois is 0-0. Score, scoring plays, team statistics and matchup details are tracked on this page.
Follow Iowa vs Illinois here for kickoff information, live updates and the final result. College Football scores and schedule page lists additional games, schedules and results.
Iowa
3rd in Big Ten
VS
Illinois
3rd 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
3rd in Big Ten
VS
Illinois
3rd in Big Ten
Passing
64.5
Completion Percentage
73.2
60
Completions
60
1.10
Interception Percentage
2.40
1
Interceptions
2
56
Longest Pass
54
627
Net Passing Yards
758
209.0
Net Passing Yards Per Game
252.7
93
Passing Attempts
82
4.30
Passing Touchdown %
9.80
4
Passing Touchdowns
8
132.8
Passer Rating
177.9
1
Total Sacks
2
11
Sack Yards Lost
6
6.7
Yards Per Pass Attempt
9.2
627
Passing Yards
758
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
3
Team Games Played
3
477.0
Yards Per Game
405.7
37.0
Total Points Per Game
39.0
111
Total Points
117
14
Total Touchdowns
15
209.0
Passing Yards Per Game
252.7
60-93
Comp-Att
60-82
1-11
Sacks-Yards Lost
2-6
Rushing
108
Rushing Attempts
86
804
Rushing Yards
459
7.4
Yards Per Rush Attempt
5.3
62
Long Rushing
77
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
9
Rushing Touchdowns
5
268.0
Rushing Yards Per Game
153.0
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
36
Rushing 1st downs
19
3
Team Games Played
3
1,431
Total Yards
1,217
202
Total Offensive Plays
170
37.0
Total Points Per Game
39.0
111
Total Points
117
14
Total Touchdowns
15
Receiving
60
Receptions
60
0
Receiving Targets
0
627
Receiving Yards
758
627
Receiving Yards
758
4
Receiving Touchdowns
8
56
Long Reception
54
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
209.0
Receiving Yards Per Game
252.7
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
334
Receiving Yards After Catch
244
32
Receiving First Downs
35
3
Team Games Played
3
10.4
Yards Per Reception
12.6
37.0
Total Points Per Game
39.0
111
Total Points
117
14
Total Touchdowns
15
Miscellaneous
71
Total 1st downs
61
36
Rushing 1st downs
19
32
Passing 1st downs
35
3
1st downs by penalty
7
14
Third Down Conversions
12
37
Third Down Attempts
28
37.84
3rd down %
42.86
1
Fourth Down Conversions
3
5
First Downs Attempts
6
20.00
4th down %
50.00
18
Total Penalties
13
168
Total Penalty Yards
118
5708
Possession Time Seconds
4639
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
2
Total Takeaways
2
1
Total Giveaways
2
1
Turnover Ratio
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
14-37
3rd down efficiency
12-28
1-5
4th down efficiency
3-6
18-168
Total-Yards
13-118
Defense
83
Solo Tackles
112
80
Assist Tackles
72
163
Total Tackles
184
8
Sacks
3
47
Sack Yards
28
26
Stuffs
24
0
Passes Defended
0
7.3
Average Interception Yards
73.5
17
Long Interception
88
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
0
13
Tackles For Loss
8
3
Team Games Played
3
Defensive Interceptions
3
Interceptions
2
22
Interception Yards
147
0
Interception Touchdowns
2
3-22
INT: Total
2-147
General
0
Fumbles
0
2
Forced Fumbles
2
1
Fumbles Recovered
0
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
3
Games Played
3
0-0
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
Returning
0
Kick Returns
2
0
Kick Return Yards
44
0.0
Yards Per Kick Return
22.0
0
Long Kick Return
31
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
11
Punt Returns
2
187
Punt Return Yards
79
17.0
Yards Per Punt Return
39.5
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
3
Team Games Played
3
11-187
Punt: Total
2-79
Kicking
5
Field Goal Made
4
6
Field Goal Attempts
5
83.3
Field Goal Percentage
80.0
45
Long Field Goal Made
51
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
0
2
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
1
3
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
2
1
Field Goal Attempts 50+
2
12
Extra Points Made
15
14
Extra Point Attempts
15
85.7
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
0
2
Field Goals Made 30-39
1
3
Field Goals Made 40-49
2
0
Field Goals Made 50+
1
27
Total Kicking Points
27
3
Team Games Played
3
55
Touchback Percentage
90
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
5-6
FG: Good-Attempts
4-5
Punting
13
Punts
4
573
Punt Yards
172
58
Long Punt
49
44.1
Gross Average Punt Yards
43.0
44.1
Net Average Punt Yards
43.0
0
Punts Blocked
0
9
Punts Inside 20
1
1
Touchbacks
0
8
Fair Catches
1
0
Punt Returns
2
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
3
Team Games Played
3
13-573
Punt: Total Yards
4-172
Scoring
9
Rushing Touchdowns
5
4
Receiving Touchdowns
8
1
Return Touchdowns
0
14
Total Touchdowns
13
5
Field Goals
4
12
Kick Extra Points
15
0
Total Two Point Conversions
0
111
Total Points
117
37.0
Total Points Per Game
39.0