Ohio State BuckeyesOhio State
vs 
Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinois
34 - 16
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Illinois | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Illinois | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Ohio State | Qtr | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Q1 | 0 |
| 10 | Q2 | 3 |
| 7 | Q3 | 7 |
| 7 | Q4 | 6 |
| 34 | Final | 16 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 3:40 Touchdown Ohio State CJ Donaldson Jr CJ Donaldson run for 1 yd for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK) 10-0
Q2 3:48 Touchdown Ohio State Bo Jackson Julian Sayin pass complete to Bo Jackson for 17 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK) 20-0
Q3 10:06 Touchdown Illinois Aidan Laughery Aidan Laughery run for 1 yd for a TD (David Olano KICK) 20-10
Q3 2:08 Touchdown Ohio State CJ Donaldson Jr CJ Donaldson run for 2 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK) 27-10
Q4 13:25 Touchdown Ohio State Jeremiah Smith Julian Sayin pass complete to Jeremiah Smith for 2 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK) 34-10
Q4 4:25 Touchdown Illinois Collin Dixon Luke Altmyer pass complete to Collin Dixon for 4 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) 34-16
Rivalry highlights
Series record
71-30
Ohio State first, 105 meetings since 1902
Series leader
Ohio State
Ohio State lead 71-30 in 105 meetings since 1902
Widest recent margin
41 points
Illinois 14-55 Ohio State, 2014
Tightest recent margin
18 points
Ohio State 34-16 Illinois, 2025
Highest recent total
95 points
Ohio State 60-35 Illinois, 2013
Head to head
Full rivalry page Ohio State 71 105 meetings since 1902 30 Illinois
Ohio State lead 71-30 in 105 meetings since 1902 Series leader: Ohio State.
Team stats, this game
Ohio StateIllinois275Total yards295
166Passing yards248
109Rushing yards47
0Turnovers3
4Sacks0
17First downs22
59Penalty yards19
Key players by position
| Ohio State | Pos | Illinois |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
OSU ILL Ohio State vs Illinois player stats
Passing
| Ohio State | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Sayin | 19/27 | 166 | 2 | 0 |
| Illinois | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Altmyer | 30/44 | 248 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Ohio State | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Jackson | 10 | 47 | 0 | 17 |
| CJ Donaldson | 13 | 44 | 2 | 10 |
| James Peoples | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Isaiah West | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Julian Sayin | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeremiah Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nate Roberts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Illinois | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Laughery | 8 | 50 | 1 | 23 |
| Kaden Feagin | 6 | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Jordan Anderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Keelan Crimmins | 1 | -14 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Altmyer | 6 | -20 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving
| Ohio State | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Smith | 5 | 42 | 1 | 18 |
| Carnell Tate | 4 | 41 | 0 | 11 |
| Max Klare | 4 | 38 | 0 | 22 |
| Bo Jackson | 2 | 20 | 1 | 17 |
| Brandon Inniss | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| Will Kacmarek | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| CJ Donaldson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Illinois | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Rusk | 5 | 68 | 0 | 20 |
| Hank Beatty | 7 | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| Hudson Clement | 6 | 47 | 0 | 17 |
| Collin Dixon | 4 | 46 | 1 | 17 |
| Justin Bowick | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Jordan Anderson | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Aidan Laughery | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| Ohio State | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Styles | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Downs | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arvell Reese | 9 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Devin Sanchez | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tywone Malone | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Pierce | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Kayden McDonald | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen McClain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Curry | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Davison Igbinosun | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Bailey | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Thompson Jr. | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Hood | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Jacas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jojo Hayden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dylan Rosiek | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenenna Odeluga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomiwa Durojaiye | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jaheim Clarke | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Ohio State | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Fielding | 2/2 | 31 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Illinois | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Olano | 1/1 | 24 | 1/1 | 4 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Ohio State: last 15 games before this one
14-1 in the last 15 · 33.1 scored · 11.0 allowed
WON 21-17 scored 21 · allowed 17 See game WON 20-13 scored 20 · allowed 13 See game WON 45-0 scored 45 · allowed 0 See game WON 31-7 scored 31 · allowed 7 See game WON 38-15 scored 38 · allowed 15 See game LOST 10-13 scored 10 · allowed 13 See game WON 42-17 scored 42 · allowed 17 See game WON 41-21 scored 41 · allowed 21 See game WON 28-14 scored 28 · allowed 14 See game WON 34-23 scored 34 · allowed 23 See game WON 14-7 scored 14 · allowed 7 See game WON 70-0 scored 70 · allowed 0 See game WON 37-9 scored 37 · allowed 9 See game WON 24-6 scored 24 · allowed 6 See game WON 42-3 scored 42 · allowed 3 See game
Illinois: last 15 games before this one
11-4 in the last 15 · 30.7 scored · 25.1 allowed
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 WON 45-19 scored 45 · allowed 19 See game WON 38-0 scored 38 · allowed 0 See game LOST 10-63 scored 10 · allowed 63 See game WON 34-32 scored 34 · allowed 32 See game WON 43-27 scored 43 · allowed 27 See game
The matchup
| Ohio State | Split | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 5-0 | 2025 record entering | 5-1 |
| 2-0 | Conference | 2-1 |
| 187 | Points for | 222 |
| 25 | Points against | 144 |
| W5 | Form | W2 |
Recent meetings
2026
2025
Ohio State 34 : 16 Illinois
34 : 16 Illinois 2017
Illinois 14 : 52 Ohio State
14 : 52 Ohio State 2015
Ohio State 28 : 3 Illinois
28 : 3 Illinois 2014
Illinois 14 : 55 Ohio State
14 : 55 Ohio State 2013
Ohio State 60 : 35 Illinois
60 : 35 Illinois Ohio State · QB Julian Sayin Pass yards
1530
Pass TD
13
Comp-Att
103-142
INT
1
Jackson rush
353 yds
Smith rec
823 yds
Illinois · QB Katin Houser Pass yards
1246
Pass TD
11
Comp-Att
102-155
INT
3
Laughery rush
321 yds
Dixon rec
546 yds
3 
Lincoln Kienholz QB 6 Eli Brickhandler QB 9 
Tavien St. Clair QB 10 
Julian Sayin QB 14 Trey Robinette QB 16 
Mason Maggs QB 18 
Kolton Stover QB 1 
James Peoples RB 12 CJ Donaldson Jr RB 21 
Anthony Rogers RB 24 Sam Dixon RB 25 
Bo Jackson RB 28 
Stanley Jackson Jr. RB 32 
Isaiah West RB 0 
Brandon Inniss WR 0 
Quincy Porter WR 1 
Bryson Rodgers WR 2 Dorian Williams WR 3 
Mylan Graham WR 4 
Jeremiah Smith WR 7 
Phillip Bell WR 8 Damarion Witten WR 8 
De'Zie Jones WR 17 
Carnell Tate WR 18 
Bodpegn Miller WR 23 
Nolan Baudo WR 30 Preston Wolfe WR 34 
Brennen Schramm WR 80 Shawn Lodge WR 82 
David Adolph WR 45 
Jelani Thurman TE 83 
Nate Roberts TE 85 
Bennett Christian TE 86 
Max Klare TE 87 
Brody Lennon TE 88 
Maxence LeBlanc TE 89 
Will Kacmarek TE 51 
Luke Montgomery OL 56 Isaiah Kema OL 57 
Ian Gecse OL 58 
Gabe VanSickle OL 62 
Joshua Padilla OL 63 
Julian Goines-Jackson OL 64 
Simon Lorentz OL 67 
Austin Siereveld OL 69 
Ian Moore OL 70 
Phillip Daniels OL 71 Jayvon McFadden OL 72 
Deontae Armstrong OL 72 Justin Terry OL 74 
Carter Lowe OL 75 
Carson Hinzman OL 76 
Jake Cook OL 77 Tegra Tshabola OL 78 Devontae Armstrong OL 78 Ethan Onianwa OT 5 
Dominic Kirks DL 28 Trajen Odom DL 45 
Eric Mensah DL 91 
Jarquez Carter DL 98 
Kayden McDonald DL 99 
Maxwell Roy DL 1 
C.J. Hicks DE 2 
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. DE 9 
Zion Grady DE 12 
Beau Atkinson DE 44 
Epi Sitanilei DE 52 
Joshua Mickens DE 92 
Caden Curry DE 53 
Will Smith Jr. DT 94 
Jason Moore DT 94 Ahmed Tounkara DT 95 Tywone Malone Jr. DT 96 
Eddrick Houston DT 12 
Logan George EDGE 5 
Riley Pettijohn LB 6 
Sonny Styles LB 8 
Arvell Reese LB 17 
Tarvos Alford LB 23 
Garrett Stover LB 26 
Payton Pierce LB 33 
Eli Lee LB 37 
Zach Hayes LB 38 
Eli Riggs LB 39 
Joey Velazquez LB 50 
Alec DelSignore LB 52 
Ty Howard LB 54 Dylan Furshman LB 0 
Cody Haddad DB 12 
Malik Hartford DB 14 
Aaron Scott Jr. DB 16 Bukari Miles Jr. DB 21 
Dianté Griffin DB 39 
Glorien Gough DB 1 
Davison Igbinosun CB 3 
Lorenzo Styles Jr. CB 5 
Bryce West CB 6 
Devin Sanchez CB 7 
Jermaine Mathews Jr. CB 13 
Miles Lockhart CB 19 
Jordyn Woods CB 36 Omar Jah CB 2 
Caleb Downs S 8 
Jaylen McClain S 10 
Leroy Roker III S 13 
Faheem Delane S 16 Keenan Nelson S 21 
Brenten Jones S 29 
Deshawn Stewart S 32 JJ Sebert S 35 Jaystin Gwinn S 46 
Ryan Rudzinski S 49 
Gavin Thobe S 38 
Jayden Fielding PK 96 
Jackson Courville PK 35 
Nick McLarty P 42 
Joe McGuire P 35 Collin Johnson LS 43 
John Ferlmann LS 51 Grant Mills LS
Lincoln Kienholz QB 6 Eli Brickhandler QB 9 Tavien St. Clair QB 10 Julian Sayin QB 14 Trey Robinette QB 16 Mason Maggs QB 18 Kolton Stover QB 1 James Peoples RB 12 CJ Donaldson Jr RB 21 Anthony Rogers RB 24 Sam Dixon RB 25 Bo Jackson RB 28 Stanley Jackson Jr. RB 32 Isaiah West RB 0 Brandon Inniss WR 0 Quincy Porter WR 1 Bryson Rodgers WR 2 Dorian Williams WR 3 Mylan Graham WR 4 Jeremiah Smith WR 7 Phillip Bell WR 8 Damarion Witten WR 8 De'Zie Jones WR 17 Carnell Tate WR 18 Bodpegn Miller WR 23 Nolan Baudo WR 30 Preston Wolfe WR 34 Brennen Schramm WR 80 Shawn Lodge WR 82 David Adolph WR 45 Jelani Thurman TE 83 Nate Roberts TE 85 Bennett Christian TE 86 Max Klare TE 87 Brody Lennon TE 88 Maxence LeBlanc TE 89 Will Kacmarek TE 51 Luke Montgomery OL 56 Isaiah Kema OL 57 Ian Gecse OL 58 Gabe VanSickle OL 62 Joshua Padilla OL 63 Julian Goines-Jackson OL 64 Simon Lorentz OL 67 Austin Siereveld OL 69 Ian Moore OL 70 Phillip Daniels OL 71 Jayvon McFadden OL 72 Deontae Armstrong OL 72 Justin Terry OL 74 Carter Lowe OL 75 Carson Hinzman OL 76 Jake Cook OL 77 Tegra Tshabola OL 78 Devontae Armstrong OL 78 Ethan Onianwa OT 5 Dominic Kirks DL 28 Trajen Odom DL 45 Eric Mensah DL 91 Jarquez Carter DL 98 Kayden McDonald DL 99 Maxwell Roy DL 1 C.J. Hicks DE 2 Kenyatta Jackson Jr. DE 9 Zion Grady DE 12 Beau Atkinson DE 44 Epi Sitanilei DE 52 Joshua Mickens DE 92 Caden Curry DE 53 Will Smith Jr. DT 94 Jason Moore DT 94 Ahmed Tounkara DT 95 Tywone Malone Jr. DT 96 Eddrick Houston DT 12 Logan George EDGE 5 Riley Pettijohn LB 6 Sonny Styles LB 8 Arvell Reese LB 17 Tarvos Alford LB 23 Garrett Stover LB 26 Payton Pierce LB 33 Eli Lee LB 37 Zach Hayes LB 38 Eli Riggs LB 39 Joey Velazquez LB 50 Alec DelSignore LB 52 Ty Howard LB 54 Dylan Furshman LB 0 Cody Haddad DB 12 Malik Hartford DB 14 Aaron Scott Jr. DB 16 Bukari Miles Jr. DB 21 Dianté Griffin DB 39 Glorien Gough DB 1 Davison Igbinosun CB 3 Lorenzo Styles Jr. CB 5 Bryce West CB 6 Devin Sanchez CB 7 Jermaine Mathews Jr. CB 13 Miles Lockhart CB 19 Jordyn Woods CB 36 Omar Jah CB 2 Caleb Downs S 8 Jaylen McClain S 10 Leroy Roker III S 13 Faheem Delane S 16 Keenan Nelson S 21 Brenten Jones S 29 Deshawn Stewart S 32 JJ Sebert S 35 Jaystin Gwinn S 46 Ryan Rudzinski S 49 Gavin Thobe S 38 Jayden Fielding PK 96 Jackson Courville PK 35 Nick McLarty P 42 Joe McGuire P 35 Collin Johnson LS 43 John Ferlmann LS 51 Grant Mills LS 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
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 
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Ohio State vs Illinois: result and recap
Ohio State Buckeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini finished 34 - 16 on October 11, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Ohio State and Illinois 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 Ohio State vs Illinois?
Ohio State Buckeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini finished 34 - 16. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Ohio State vs Illinois in passing, rushing and receiving?
Luke Altmyer (Illinois) led passers with 248 yards. Aidan Laughery (Illinois) led rushers with 50 yards. Cole Rusk (Illinois) led receivers with 68 yards on 5 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Ohio State play Illinois?
This Ohio State vs Illinois game was played on October 11, 2025 at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL).