Illinois

Illinois
College Football Team
Illinois
ILL12th in Big Ten
2-3Season Record

Season Snapshot

2Wins
3Losses
0Ties
0.400Win %
153Points For
130Points Against
23Point Differential
L2Streak

Team Information

Head CoachBret Bielema
StadiumFoster Stadium
LocationLexington, VA
SurfaceGrass

Last 5 Games

DateOpponentScoreResult
Oct 3, 2026Purdue logovs Purdue17–24L
Sep 26, 2026Ohio State Buckeyes logo@ Ohio State19–42L
Sep 19, 2026Southern Illinois Salukis logovs Southern Illinois48–10W
Sep 12, 2026Duke Blue Devils logovs Duke27–31L
Sep 3, 2026UAB Blazers logovs UAB42–23W

2026 Schedule

WeekDateOpponentVenueTV
Week 1Sep 3, 2026UAB Blazers logovs UABGies Memorial StadiumBTN
Week 2Sep 12, 2026Duke Blue Devils logovs DukeGies Memorial StadiumFS1
Week 3Sep 19, 2026Southern Illinois Salukis logovs Southern IllinoisGies Memorial StadiumPeacock
Week 4Sep 26, 2026Ohio State Buckeyes logo@ Ohio StateOhio StadiumFox
Week 5Oct 3, 2026Purdue logovs PurdueGies Memorial StadiumBTN
Week 6Oct 10, 2026Michigan State Spartans logo@ Michigan StateSpartan StadiumFS1
Week 8Oct 24, 2026vs OregonGies Memorial Stadium—
Week 9Oct 31, 2026Maryland logo@ MarylandSECU Stadium—
Week 10Nov 6, 2026Nebraska Cornhuskers logovs NebraskaGies Memorial StadiumFox
Week 11Nov 13, 2026@ UCLARose BowlFox
Week 12Nov 21, 2026Iowa Hawkeyes logovs IowaGies Memorial Stadium—
Week 13Nov 28, 2026Northwestern Wildcats logo@ NorthwesternRyan Field—

2026 Roster

Quarterbacks & Specialists

Patrick Mahoney III Patrick Mahoney IIILS6' 2"210 lbs #44 Zach Haber Zach HaberLS5' 10"220 lbs #49 Jack Gray Jack GrayP6' 2"210 lbs #18 Lars Rau Lars RauP6' 3"195 lbs #81 Lucas Osada Lucas OsadaPK6' 1"195 lbs #27 Ethan Moczulski Ethan MoczulskiPK5' 11"195 lbs #37 Carson Boyd Carson BoydQB6' 0"190 lbs #2 Katin Houser Katin HouserQB6' 3"225 lbs #4 Michael Clayton II Michael Clayton IIQB6' 4"205 lbs #7 Dane Eisenmenger Dane EisenmengerQB6' 4"215 lbs #12

Offensive Line

Champ Smith Champ SmithOL6' 6"330 lbs #52 Kai Pritchard Kai PritchardOL6' 5"290 lbs #53 Griffin Rousseau Griffin RousseauOL6' 7"315 lbs #54 TJ McMillen TJ McMillenOL6' 3"300 lbs #55 JJ Hirdes JJ HirdesOL6' 6"290 lbs #56 Zach Barrett Zach BarrettOL6' 3"295 lbs #57 Jake Renfro Jake RenfroOL6' 4"320 lbs #59 Casey Thomann Casey ThomannOL6' 8"330 lbs #62 Dezmond Schuster Dezmond SchusterOL6' 5"330 lbs #65 Brandon Hansen Brandon HansenOL6' 6"320 lbs #66 Michael McDonough Michael McDonoughOL6' 3"315 lbs #68 Maika Matelau Maika MatelauOL6' 3"305 lbs #70 Nathan Knapik Nathan KnapikOL6' 7"300 lbs #71 Christian Martin Christian MartinOL6' 7"310 lbs #72 Zafir Stewart Zafir StewartOL6' 6"325 lbs #74 Brandon Henderson Brandon HendersonOL6' 5"320 lbs #75 Dylan Frechette Dylan FrechetteOL6' 6"325 lbs #76 TJ Taylor TJ TaylorOL6' 5"330 lbs #79

Receivers & Backs

John Forster John ForsterRB5' 10"195 lbs #20 Aidan Laughery Aidan LaugheryRB5' 11"200 lbs #21 Jordan Anderson Jordan AndersonRB6' 4"240 lbs #23 Javari Barnett Javari BarnettRB6' 1"235 lbs #24 Corey Rashad Corey RashadRB5' 8"185 lbs #27 Murphy Clement Murphy ClementRB6' 0"215 lbs #31 Maurice Smith Jr. Maurice Smith Jr.TE6' 4"255 lbs #14 Logan Farrell Logan FarrellTE6' 3"255 lbs #16 Kaden Feagin Kaden FeaginTE6' 3"260 lbs #83 Grant Smith Grant SmithTE6' 5"225 lbs #84 Christian Abney Christian AbneyTE6' 6"260 lbs #86 Davin Stoffel Davin StoffelTE6' 6"265 lbs #88 Tanner Hollinger Tanner HollingerTE6' 5"245 lbs #89 Nas Rankin Nas RankinWR6' 0"170 lbs #0 Jayshon Platt Jayshon PlattWR6' 1"195 lbs #1 Kenyon Alston Kenyon AlstonWR6' 2"195 lbs #3 Jershaun Newton Jershaun NewtonWR6' 0"215 lbs #6 Davon Grant Davon GrantWR6' 4"220 lbs #8 Jacob Eberhart Jacob EberhartWR6' 4"220 lbs #8 Alex Perry Alex PerryWR6' 5"220 lbs #9 Ty Robinson Ty RobinsonWR6' 4"205 lbs #10 Hudson Clement Hudson ClementWR6' 1"215 lbs #13 Collin Dixon Collin DixonWR6' 1"215 lbs #17 Nate Cichy Nate CichyWR6' 1"195 lbs #19 Karson Kaiser Karson KaiserWR6' 1"175 lbs #28 Eddie Kasper Eddie KasperWR5' 10"170 lbs #80 Leslie Mosley Jr. Leslie Mosley Jr.WR5' 10"175 lbs #81 Jacob Harvey Jacob HarveyWR6' 0"200 lbs #82

Defensive Line

Kingston Shaw Kingston ShawDL6' 3"260 lbs #15 Will Holmes Will HolmesDL6' 4"260 lbs #24 Joe Barna Joe BarnaDL6' 4"280 lbs #43 Carter Smith Carter SmithDL6' 3"250 lbs #48 Parker Crim Parker CrimDL6' 3"270 lbs #51 Pat Farrell Pat FarrellDL6' 5"285 lbs #52 Demetrius John Demetrius JohnDL6' 3"295 lbs #54 Tony Balanganayi Tony BalanganayiDL6' 4"290 lbs #55 Guillermo Gallardo Guillermo GallardoDL6' 3"315 lbs #56 Carter Janki Carter JankiDL6' 5"295 lbs #90 Cameron Brooks Cameron BrooksDL6' 3"305 lbs #91 Connor Sullivan Connor SullivanDL6' 4"290 lbs #94 Darrell Prater Darrell PraterDL6' 3"310 lbs #96 Joshua Davis Joshua DavisDL6' 3"285 lbs #98 King Liggins King LigginsDL6' 3"300 lbs #99

Linebackers

Daniel Brown Daniel BrownLB6' 1"255 lbs #4 James Kreutz James KreutzLB6' 2"240 lbs #10 Jacob Alexander Jacob AlexanderLB6' 4"245 lbs #11 Mason Muragin Mason MuraginLB6' 4"250 lbs #18 Jaylen Stewart Jaylen StewartLB6' 2"240 lbs #23 Ismael Kante Ismael KanteLB6' 2"240 lbs #26 Kayden Bennett Kayden BennettLB6' 1"235 lbs #28 Grant Beerman Grant BeermanLB6' 5"240 lbs #33 Erik Gayle Erik GayleLB6' 3"240 lbs #34 Jack Paris Jack ParisLB6' 2"225 lbs #38 Ean Rhea Ean RheaLB6' 2"240 lbs #40 Robert Edmonson Robert EdmonsonLB6' 2"240 lbs #45

Defensive Backs

Mac Resetich Mac ResetichDB6' 0"210 lbs #0 Xavier Scott Xavier ScottDB5' 11"195 lbs #1 Nick Hankins Jr. Nick Hankins Jr.DB6' 0"205 lbs #3 Jakwon Morris Jakwon MorrisDB6' 0"185 lbs #5 Juice Clarke Juice ClarkeDB6' 1"185 lbs #6 Matthew Bailey Matthew BaileyDB6' 2"225 lbs #7 RJ Jones III RJ Jones IIIDB6' 0"175 lbs #9 Xanai Scott Xanai ScottDB5' 11"210 lbs #13 Andre Lovett Jr. Andre Lovett Jr.DB6' 1"190 lbs #14 Tanner Heckel Tanner HeckelDB5' 11"195 lbs #16 Ben Clawson Ben ClawsonDB6' 0"210 lbs #21 Deuce Fillmore Deuce FillmoreDB5' 11"190 lbs #22 Des Straughton Des StraughtonDB6' 0"210 lbs #25 James Finley IV James Finley IVDB6' 2"195 lbs #29 Tywan Cox Tywan CoxDB5' 10"190 lbs #32 Kaedyn Cobbs Kaedyn CobbsDB6' 1"220 lbs #35 Caden Considine Caden ConsidineDB6' 0"215 lbs #37

Current Injuries

PlayerPositionStatusDate
Aidan LaugheryAidan LaugheryRBOutNov 3, 2022