Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgers
vs 
Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinois
13 - 35
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Illinois | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Rutgers | Qtr | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 7 |
| 6 | Q2 | 14 |
| 0 | Q3 | 14 |
| 7 | Q4 | 0 |
| 13 | Final | 35 |
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 4:04 Touchdown Illinois #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #3 K.Feagin caught at RUT04, for 7 yards to the RUT00 TOUCHDOWN. #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 0-7
Q2 13:41 Field goal Rutgers Jai Patel #44 J.Patel field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #22 R.McCann, LS: #99 M.O’Connor) 3-7
Q2 5:45 Field goal Rutgers Jai Patel #44 J.Patel field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #22 R.McCann, LS: #99 M.O’Connor) 6-7
Q2 2:04 Touchdown Illinois Luke Altmyer No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush right for 3 yards gain to the RUT00 TOUCHDOWN. #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 6-14
Q2 0:29 Touchdown Illinois Hank Beatty #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #80 H.Beatty caught at RUT00, for 1 yard to the RUT00 TOUCHDOWN. #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 6-21
Q3 10:40 Touchdown Illinois Hudson Clement No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete deep right to #13 H.Clement caught at RUT00, for 20 yards to the RUT00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 6-28
Q3 3:25 Touchdown Illinois Collin Dixon Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #17 C.Dixon caught at RUT00, for 7 yards to the RUT00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN, PENALTY RUT Offside declined #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 6-35
Rivalry highlights
Series record
3-7
Rutgers first, 10 meetings since 2005
Series leader
Illinois
Illinois lead 3-7 in 10 meetings since 2005
Widest recent margin
28 points
Rutgers 10-38 Illinois, 2019
Tightest recent margin
3 points
Illinois 23-20 Rutgers, 2020
Highest recent total
69 points
Illinois 38-31 Rutgers, 2024
Head to head
Full rivalry page Rutgers 3 10 meetings since 2005 7 Illinois
Illinois lead 3-7 in 10 meetings since 2005 Series leader: Illinois.
Team stats, this game
RutgersIllinois312Total yards445
253Passing yards235
59Rushing yards210
0Turnovers1
1Sacks2
19First downs26
20Penalty yards25
Key players by position
| Rutgers | 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
RUTG ILL Rutgers vs Illinois player stats
Passing
| Rutgers | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athan Kaliakmanis | 25/45 | 253 | 1 | 0 |
| Illinois | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Altmyer | 19/31 | 235 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Rutgers | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'shon Benjamin | 8 | 37 | 0 | 8 |
| Antwan Raymond | 10 | 29 | 0 | 9 |
| Samuel Brown V | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Athan Kaliakmanis | 7 | -7 | 0 | 4 |
| Illinois | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Altmyer | 7 | 88 | 1 | 36 |
| Aidan Laughery | 9 | 41 | 0 | 19 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 12 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
| Kaden Feagin | 7 | 26 | 0 | 9 |
| Hank Beatty | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Collin Dixon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| Rutgers | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Duff | 9 | 93 | 1 | 27 |
| Ian Strong | 6 | 85 | 0 | 33 |
| DT Sheffield | 4 | 32 | 0 | 9 |
| Colin Weber | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| Antwan Raymond | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Ben Black | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ja'shon Benjamin | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Illinois | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Clement | 5 | 84 | 1 | 23 |
| Hank Beatty | 4 | 40 | 1 | 24 |
| Collin Dixon | 2 | 36 | 1 | 29 |
| Justin Bowick | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 |
| Kaden Feagin | 3 | 26 | 1 | 10 |
| Tanner Arkin | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Aidan Laughery | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Defense
| Rutgers | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jett Elad | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo Mascoe | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaj Sanders | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Miller | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Wright | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dariel Djabome | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keshon Griffin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric O'Neill | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaire Angoy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Djibril Abdou Rahman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Kreutz | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Bailey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Thompson Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Jacas | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Jaheim Clarke | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Malachi Hood | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saboor Karriem | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Heckel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Rutgers | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jai Patel | 2/2 | 40 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Illinois | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Olano | 0/1 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Rutgers: last 15 games before this one
7-8 in the last 15 · 31.5 scored · 30.3 allowed
LOST 32-35 scored 32 · allowed 35 See game LOST 20-42 scored 20 · allowed 42 See game WON 26-19 scored 26 · allowed 19 See game WON 31-17 scored 31 · allowed 17 See game LOST 31-38 scored 31 · allowed 38 See game WON 41-14 scored 41 · allowed 14 See game LOST 41-44 scored 41 · allowed 44 See game WON 34-31 scored 34 · allowed 31 See game WON 45-17 scored 45 · allowed 17 See game WON 60-10 scored 60 · allowed 10 See game LOST 28-38 scored 28 · allowed 38 See game LOST 28-31 scored 28 · allowed 31 See game LOST 19-38 scored 19 · allowed 38 See game LOST 10-56 scored 10 · allowed 56 See game WON 27-24 scored 27 · allowed 24 See game
Illinois: last 15 games before this one
10-5 in the last 15 · 29.7 scored · 25.5 allowed
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 LOST 16-34 scored 16 · allowed 34 See game LOST 25-42 scored 25 · allowed 42 See game
The matchup
| Rutgers | Split | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 4-4 | 2025 record entering | 5-3 |
| 1-4 | Conference | 2-3 |
| 251 | Points for | 263 |
| 245 | Points against | 220 |
| W1 | Form | L2 |
Recent meetings
2025
Rutgers 13 : 35 Illinois
13 : 35 Illinois 2024
Illinois 38 : 31 Rutgers
38 : 31 Rutgers 2021
Rutgers 20 : 14 Illinois
20 : 14 Illinois 2020
Illinois 23 : 20 Rutgers
23 : 20 Rutgers 2019
Rutgers 10 : 38 Illinois
10 : 38 Illinois 2018
Illinois 38 : 17 Rutgers
38 : 17 Rutgers Rutgers · QB Dylan Lonergan Pass yards
775
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
51-92
INT
5
Raymond rush
469 yds
Duff rec
628 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
6 
Sean Ashenfelder QB 10 
AJ Surace QB 15 
Rocco Rainone QB 16 
Athan Kaliakmanis QB 0 CJ Campbell Jr. RB 3 
Antwan Raymond RB 20 
Ja'shon Benjamin RB 23 
Edd Guerrier RB 26 
Terrell Mitchell RB 27 
Samuel Brown V RB 28 Xavier Williams RB 30 Remi Rodriguez RB 0 
DT Sheffield WR 1 
Famah Toure WR 2 
Ben Black III WR 4 
Jourdin Houston WR 5 
Vernon Allen III WR 7 
Dylan Braithwaite WR 8 
KJ Duff WR 9 
Ian Strong WR 14 
Sah'nye Degraffenreidt WR 25 
Trent Osborn WR 39 
Salomon Ealey WR 80 
Michael Thomas III WR 81 Sha'zir Sullivan WR 82 Dane Pardridge WR 83 
Dino Kaliakmanis WR 85 Ben Rosenblatt WR 11 
Logan Blake TE 12 Kenny Fletcher Jr. TE 18 
Colin Weber TE 24 
Ben Rothhaar TE 82 
Jackson Gister TE 84 
Ryan Bayoumy TE 86 Liam Kilcomons TE 88 
Mike Higgins TE 51 
Raymond Giacobbe OL 53 
Hank Zilinskas OL 54 
Taj White OL 55 
Nick Oliveira OL 56 
Tyler Needham OL 58 Carter Kadow OL 58 
Joseph Lakatos OL 59 
Gus Zilinskas OL 60 Moses Gbagbe-Sowah OL 61 
Emir Stinette OL 65 Bryan Felter OL 67 
Chris Vigna OL 68 
Ryder Langsdale OL 69 
Kwabena Asamoah OL 70 Zach Aamland OL 72 
Jayden Elijah OL 73 
Terrence Salami OL 74 
Moshood Giwa OL 75 
Raynor Andrews OL 76 
Dantae Chin OL 76 John Stone OL 77 
Kenny Jones OL 78 
Miron Gurman OL 79 
Justin Cesaire OL 0 
Doug Blue-Eli DL 8 Wydeek Collier-Johnson DL 14 Jordan Thompson DL 14 
RJ Johnson Jr. DL 30 
Elijah King DL 41 Riley Wingate DL 42 
DJ Allen DL 47 Canaan Edwards DL 48 
Raedyn Bruens DL 55 
Zaire Angoy DL 56 
Sean Cooper DL 56 
Anthony Morales DL 87 
Monte Keener DL 88 
Jyon Simon DL 90 
Farell Gnago DL 91 
Djibril Abdou Rahman DL 92 
Darold DeNgohe DL 94 
Bradley Weaver DL 95 
Henry Hughes Jr. DL 95 
Joshua Blackston DL 96 
Keshon Griffin DL 97 
Oliver Billotte DL 98 
Braxton Kyle DL 99 
Eric O'Neill DL 10 
Jordan Walker DE 2 
Moses Walker LB 6 
Abram Wright LB 7 
Sam Robinson LB 8 
Dariel Djabome LB 13 
DJ McClary LB 17 
MJ Johnson LB 23 
Isaiah Deloatch LB 33 
John Insinga LB 36 
Kamar Archie LB 40 Matthew Sales LB 47 
Austin Dean LB 50 
Joe Nwachukwu LB 59 
Liam Gilmore LB 99 Talibi Kaba LB 1 
Kaj Sanders DB 3 
Latrell Noel DB 5 
Bo Mascoe DB 6 Renick Dorilas DB 7 Cam Miller DB 7 
Kevin Levy DB 8 Michael Robinson DB 9 
Jett Elad DB 9 
DK Gilley DB 15 
Zilan Williams DB 16 
Jesse Ofurie DB 19 
Davoun Fuse DB 20 
Chris Joines DB 21 
Al-Shadee Salaam DB 22 
Michael Clayton DB 24 
Steven Murray DB 26 
Isaiah Crumpler DB 27 
Sage Clawges DB 28 
Cannon Marshall DB 29 
Sebastian Jusma DB 34 
Noah Shaw DB 38 
Timmy Ward DB 44 
Tariq Hayer DB 45 
Shawn Purcell DB 10 
Jacobie Henderson CB 21 
Riley McCann PK 29 
Dane Pizzaro PK 44 
Jai Patel PK 93 
Jack Scullion PK 94 
Jakob Anderson P 46 Sammy El Hadidi LS 49 Evan Ward LS 58 
Michael O'Connor LS 68 
Matthew Murri LS
Sean Ashenfelder QB 10 AJ Surace QB 15 Rocco Rainone QB 16 Athan Kaliakmanis QB 0 CJ Campbell Jr. RB 3 Antwan Raymond RB 20 Ja'shon Benjamin RB 23 Edd Guerrier RB 26 Terrell Mitchell RB 27 Samuel Brown V RB 28 Xavier Williams RB 30 Remi Rodriguez RB 0 DT Sheffield WR 1 Famah Toure WR 2 Ben Black III WR 4 Jourdin Houston WR 5 Vernon Allen III WR 7 Dylan Braithwaite WR 8 KJ Duff WR 9 Ian Strong WR 14 Sah'nye Degraffenreidt WR 25 Trent Osborn WR 39 Salomon Ealey WR 80 Michael Thomas III WR 81 Sha'zir Sullivan WR 82 Dane Pardridge WR 83 Dino Kaliakmanis WR 85 Ben Rosenblatt WR 11 Logan Blake TE 12 Kenny Fletcher Jr. TE 18 Colin Weber TE 24 Ben Rothhaar TE 82 Jackson Gister TE 84 Ryan Bayoumy TE 86 Liam Kilcomons TE 88 Mike Higgins TE 51 Raymond Giacobbe OL 53 Hank Zilinskas OL 54 Taj White OL 55 Nick Oliveira OL 56 Tyler Needham OL 58 Carter Kadow OL 58 Joseph Lakatos OL 59 Gus Zilinskas OL 60 Moses Gbagbe-Sowah OL 61 Emir Stinette OL 65 Bryan Felter OL 67 Chris Vigna OL 68 Ryder Langsdale OL 69 Kwabena Asamoah OL 70 Zach Aamland OL 72 Jayden Elijah OL 73 Terrence Salami OL 74 Moshood Giwa OL 75 Raynor Andrews OL 76 Dantae Chin OL 76 John Stone OL 77 Kenny Jones OL 78 Miron Gurman OL 79 Justin Cesaire OL 0 Doug Blue-Eli DL 8 Wydeek Collier-Johnson DL 14 Jordan Thompson DL 14 RJ Johnson Jr. DL 30 Elijah King DL 41 Riley Wingate DL 42 DJ Allen DL 47 Canaan Edwards DL 48 Raedyn Bruens DL 55 Zaire Angoy DL 56 Sean Cooper DL 56 Anthony Morales DL 87 Monte Keener DL 88 Jyon Simon DL 90 Farell Gnago DL 91 Djibril Abdou Rahman DL 92 Darold DeNgohe DL 94 Bradley Weaver DL 95 Henry Hughes Jr. DL 95 Joshua Blackston DL 96 Keshon Griffin DL 97 Oliver Billotte DL 98 Braxton Kyle DL 99 Eric O'Neill DL 10 Jordan Walker DE 2 Moses Walker LB 6 Abram Wright LB 7 Sam Robinson LB 8 Dariel Djabome LB 13 DJ McClary LB 17 MJ Johnson LB 23 Isaiah Deloatch LB 33 John Insinga LB 36 Kamar Archie LB 40 Matthew Sales LB 47 Austin Dean LB 50 Joe Nwachukwu LB 59 Liam Gilmore LB 99 Talibi Kaba LB 1 Kaj Sanders DB 3 Latrell Noel DB 5 Bo Mascoe DB 6 Renick Dorilas DB 7 Cam Miller DB 7 Kevin Levy DB 8 Michael Robinson DB 9 Jett Elad DB 9 DK Gilley DB 15 Zilan Williams DB 16 Jesse Ofurie DB 19 Davoun Fuse DB 20 Chris Joines DB 21 Al-Shadee Salaam DB 22 Michael Clayton DB 24 Steven Murray DB 26 Isaiah Crumpler DB 27 Sage Clawges DB 28 Cannon Marshall DB 29 Sebastian Jusma DB 34 Noah Shaw DB 38 Timmy Ward DB 44 Tariq Hayer DB 45 Shawn Purcell DB 10 Jacobie Henderson CB 21 Riley McCann PK 29 Dane Pizzaro PK 44 Jai Patel PK 93 Jack Scullion PK 94 Jakob Anderson P 46 Sammy El Hadidi LS 49 Evan Ward LS 58 Michael O'Connor LS 68 Matthew Murri 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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Rutgers vs Illinois: result and recap
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Illinois Fighting Illini finished 13 - 35 on November 1, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Rutgers 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 Rutgers vs Illinois?
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Illinois Fighting Illini finished 13 - 35. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Rutgers vs Illinois in passing, rushing and receiving?
Athan Kaliakmanis (Rutgers) led passers with 253 yards. Luke Altmyer (Illinois) led rushers with 88 yards. KJ Duff (Rutgers) led receivers with 93 yards on 9 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Rutgers play Illinois?
This Rutgers vs Illinois game was played on November 1, 2025 at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL).