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FINAL Saturday, September 6, 2025

Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinois vs Duke Blue DevilsDuke

45 - 19
Wallace Wade Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Illinois vs Duke scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Illinois 771417 45
Duke 31060 19
Illinois vs Duke scoring by quarter
Illinois Qtr Duke
7Q13
7Q210
14Q36
17Q40
45Final19

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 10:26 Field goal Duke Todd Pelino 40 yd FG GOOD 0-3
Q1 1:51 Touchdown Illinois Kaden Feagin Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd for a TD (David Olano KICK) 7-3
Q2 11:08 Field goal Duke Todd Pelino 40 yd FG GOOD 7-6
Q2 5:01 Touchdown Illinois Cole Rusk Luke Altmyer pass complete to Cole Rusk for 8 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK) 14-6
Q2 0:08 Touchdown Duke Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 5 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK) 14-13
Q3 9:34 Touchdown Illinois Justin Bowick Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 4 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK) 21-13
Q3 6:54 Touchdown Illinois Hank Beatty Hank Beatty run for 25 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK) 28-13
Q3 4:00 Touchdown Duke Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 6 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) 28-19
Q4 14:04 Field goal Illinois David Olano David Olano 35 yd FG GOOD 31-19
Q4 4:14 Touchdown Illinois Collin Dixon Luke Altmyer pass complete to Collin Dixon for 2 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK) 38-19
Q4 3:58 Touchdown Illinois Ca'Lil Valentine Ca'Lil Valentine run for 23 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK) 45-19

Rivalry highlights

Series record
2-2
Illinois first, 4 meetings since 1958
Series leader
Even
Series even 2-2 in 4 meetings since 1958
Widest recent margin
26 points
Illinois 45-19 Duke, 2025
Tightest recent margin
2 points
Illinois 13-15 Duke, 1958
Highest recent total
64 points
Illinois 45-19 Duke, 2025

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Illinois 2 4 meetings since 1958 2 Duke

Series even 2-2 in 4 meetings since 1958 Series leader: Even.

Team stats, this game

IllinoisDuke
419Total yards438
296Passing yards356
123Rushing yards82
0Turnovers5
2Sacks4
25First downs21
51Penalty yards69

Illinois vs Duke player stats

Passing

Illinoispassing
IllinoisC/ATTYDSTDINT
Luke Altmyer22/3129630
Dukepassing
DukeC/ATTYDSTDINT
Darian Mensah23/3433421
Henry Belin IV2/52200

Rushing

Illinoisrushing
IllinoisCARYDSTDLONG
Kaden Feagin1748111
Ca'Lil Valentine644123
Hank Beatty125125
Aidan Laughery6506
Luke Altmyer74025
Jordan Anderson1101
Dukerushing
DukeCARYDSTDLONG
Jaquez Moore630011
Nate Sheppard52409
Henry Belin IV115015
Anderson Castle41104
Darian Mensah7206
Peyton Jones1000

Receiving

Illinoisreceiving
IllinoisRECYDSTDLONG
Hank Beatty8128036
Justin Bowick450121
Hudson Clement239027
Collin Dixon336133
Malik Elzy221011
Ca'Lil Valentine214012
Cole Rusk1818
Dukereceiving
DukeRECYDSTDLONG
Cooper Barkate488041
Chase Tyler162062
Andrel Anthony Jr.558235
Jaquez Moore444024
Sahmir Hagans333024
Jayden Moore225013
Que'Sean Brown117017
Anderson Castle113013
Jeremiah Hasley1606
Peyton Jones1505
Landen King1303
Nate Sheppard1202

Defense

Illinoisdefense
IllinoisTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Dylan Rosiek61000
Miles Scott65000
Matthew Bailey65000
Leon Lowery41000
James Thompson Jr.40000
Malachi Hood41000
Kaleb Patterson42000
Gentle Hunt31000
Torrie Cox Jr.32000
Tyler Strain22000
James Kreutz21000
Xavier Scott21000
Dukedefense
DukeTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Caleb Weaver93000
Nick Morris Jr.86030
Kendall Johnson8412.50
DaShawn Stone74000
Tre Freeman630.51.50
Kimari Robinson41000
Jaiden Francois33000
Aaron Hall3000.50
Wesley Williams31000
Vincent Anthony322.52.50
Chandler Rivers20000
David Anderson20000

Kicking

Illinoiskicking
IllinoisFGLONGXPPTS
David Olano1/1356/69
Dukekicking
DukeFGLONGXPPTS
Todd Pelino2/2401/17

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Illinois: last 14 games before this one

11-3 in the last 14 · 30.0 scored · 20.4 allowed
WON 45-0 scored 45 · allowed 0 See game WON 23-17 scored 23 · allowed 17 See game WON 30-9 scored 30 · allowed 9 See game WON 31-24 scored 31 · allowed 24 See game LOST 7-21 scored 7 · allowed 21 See game WON 50-49 scored 50 · allowed 49 See game WON 21-7 scored 21 · allowed 7 See game LOST 9-38 scored 9 · allowed 38 See game LOST 17-25 scored 17 · allowed 25 See game WON 38-16 scored 38 · allowed 16 See game WON 38-31 scored 38 · allowed 31 See game WON 38-28 scored 38 · allowed 28 See game WON 21-17 scored 21 · allowed 17 See game WON 52-3 scored 52 · allowed 3 See game

Duke: last 14 games before this one

10-4 in the last 14 · 27.6 scored · 23.9 allowed
WON 26-3 scored 26 · allowed 3 See game WON 26-20 scored 26 · allowed 20 See game WON 26-21 scored 26 · allowed 21 See game WON 45-17 scored 45 · allowed 17 See game WON 21-20 scored 21 · allowed 20 See game LOST 14-24 scored 14 · allowed 24 See game WON 23-16 scored 23 · allowed 16 See game LOST 27-28 scored 27 · allowed 28 See game LOST 31-53 scored 31 · allowed 53 See game WON 29-19 scored 29 · allowed 19 See game WON 31-28 scored 31 · allowed 28 See game WON 23-17 scored 23 · allowed 17 See game LOST 20-52 scored 20 · allowed 52 See game WON 45-17 scored 45 · allowed 17 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Illinois Split Duke
1-02025 record entering1-0
52Points for45
3Points against17
W1FormW1

Recent meetings

2026
Duke 31 : 27 Illinois
2025
Illinois 45 : 19 Duke
1965
Duke 14 : 28 Illinois
1958
Illinois 13 : 15 Duke
Illinois · QB Katin Houser
Pass yards
1246
Pass TD
11
Comp-Att
102-155
INT
3
Laughery rush
321 yds
Dixon rec
546 yds
Duke · QB Walker Eget
Pass yards
721
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
58-93
INT
1
Sheppard rush
644 yds
Hasley rec
195 yds
Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinois2025 roster
2 Carson Boyd QB 5 Ethan Hampton QB 9 Luke Altmyer QB 10 Trey Petty QB 5 Ca'Lil Valentine RB 20 John Forster RB 21 Aidan Laughery RB 22 Cedric Wyche II RB 22 Petey Olaleye RB 23 Jordan Anderson RB 25 Aaron Ball RB 27 Corey Rashad RB 31 Murphy Clement RB 0 Justin Bowick WR 1 Mario Sanders WR 2 Ashton Hollins WR 6 Jershaun Newton WR 7 Alexander Capka-Jones WR 11 Brayden Trimble WR 13 Hudson Clement WR 17 Collin Dixon WR 18 Michael Bartolotta WR 28 Karson Kaiser WR 80 Hank Beatty WR 87 Tyler McClure WR 88 Malik Elzy WR 14 Cole Rusk TE 16 Logan Farrell TE 33 Jake Furtney TE 39 Trey Peters TE 83 Kaden Feagin TE 84 Grant Smith TE 85 Tanner Arkin TE 86 Christian Abney TE 88 Davin Stoffel TE 89 Clayton Leonard TE 89 Tanner Hollinger TE 54 Griffin Rousseau OL 55 TJ McMillen OL 56 JJ Hirdes OL 57 Zach Barrett OL 58 Melvin Priestly OL 63 Kellen Francis OL 64 Josh Kreutz OL 65 Dezmond Schuster OL 66 Brandon Hansen OL 68 Tyler McMillan OL 68 Michael McDonough OL 71 Nathan Knapik OL 72 Ayden Knapik OL 73 Josh Gesky OL 74 J.C. Davis OL 74 Zafir Stewart OL 75 Brandon Henderson OL 76 Dylan Frechette OL 78 Eddie Tuerk OL Carter Hewitt DL 13 Tomiwa Durojaiye DL 43 Joe Barna DL 45 Jeremiah Warren DL 52 Pat Farrell DL 54 Demetrius John DL 56 Guillermo Gallardo DL 90 James Thompson Jr. DL 91 Cameron Brooks DL 92 Gentle Hunt DL 92 Curt Neal DL 93 Henry Engel DL 95 Isaiah White DL 96 Eli Coenen DL 49 Harrysson Ngassa DE 94 Angelo McCullom DT 0 Jojo Hayden LB 3 Alec Bryant LB 4 Daniel Brown LB 9 Leon Lowery Jr. LB 10 James Kreutz LB 17 Gabe Jacas LB 18 Mason Muragin LB 26 Ismael Kante LB 28 Dylan Rosiek LB 33 Grant Beerman LB 34 Erik Gayle LB 38 Jack Paris LB 39 Kenenna Odeluga LB 42 Luke Zardzin LB 45 Malachi Hood LB 47 Easton Baker LB 48 Carter Smith LB 0 Mac Resetich DB Donovan Turner DB 1 Xavier Scott DB 2 RJ Jones III DB 5 Torrie Cox Jr. DB 6 Juice Clarke DB 7 Matthew Bailey DB 10 Miles Scott DB 13 Tysean Griffin DB 13 Xanai Scott DB 14 Andre Lovett Jr. DB 16 Tanner Heckel DB 19 Tyson Rooks DB 20 Tyler Strain DB 21 Ben Clawson DB 25 Des Straughton DB 26 Amar Reynolds DB 29 TJ Griffin DB 32 Tywan Cox DB 35 Grayson Griffin DB 7 Kaleb Patterson CB 24 Saboor Karriem S 25 Vernon Woodward III S 24 David Olano PK 27 Lucas Osada PK 40 Keelan Crimmins P 81 Lars Rau P 36 Lane Hansen LS 44 Patrick Mahoney III LS
Duke Blue DevilsDuke2025 roster
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

57% ILL
43% DUKE

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Illinois

DateOppResult
10-03 vsPUR L 17-24
09-26 atOSU L 19-42
09-19 vsSIU W 48-10
09-12 vsDUKE L 27-31
09-03 vsUAB W 42-23

DukeProvided by accfootball.co

DateOppResult
09-26 vsW&M W 62-7
09-19 vsSTAN W 35-7
09-12 atILL W 31-27
09-05 vsTULN W 17-3
12-31 vsASU W 42-39

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

Big Ten

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Indiana 500 1.00022154
Nebraska 500 1.00021871
UCLA 400 1.00017975
USC 510 .833224153
Ohio State 410 .80021163
Iowa 410 .80014563
Wisconsin 410 .80015883
Minnesota 410 .80016090
Oregon 310 .75019093
Northwestern 310 .75013267
Penn State 320 .60016080
Washington 320 .60013392
Michigan 320 .60011579
Illinois 230 .400153130
Maryland 230 .400152151
Purdue 230 .400152175
Michigan State 230 .40091116
Rutgers 140 .200150161

ACCProvided by accfootball.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Miami 500 1.00024849
Pittsburgh 500 1.00019267
Duke 400 1.00014544
Virginia Tech 410 .80020699
Wake Forest 410 .800183115
SMU 410 .800173115
Virginia 320 .60016990
Florida State 320 .600166108
NC State 320 .600184128
Clemson 320 .60097129
Syracuse 220 .50013992
North Carolina 220 .5009678
Louisville 230 .400193146
California 230 .400135133
Boston College 230 .40095117
Stanford 230 .40087191
Georgia Tech 130 .250108104

Records computed from completed games this season

Illinois vs Duke: result and recap

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Duke Blue Devils finished 45 - 19 on September 6, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Illinois and Duke team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Illinois vs Duke?

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Duke Blue Devils finished 45 - 19. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Illinois vs Duke in passing, rushing and receiving?

Darian Mensah (Duke) led passers with 334 yards. Kaden Feagin (Illinois) led rushers with 48 yards. Hank Beatty (Illinois) led receivers with 128 yards on 8 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Illinois play Duke?

This Illinois vs Duke game was played on September 6, 2025 at Wallace Wade Stadium.