Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tennessee | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Illinois | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Tennessee | Qtr | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Q1 | 7 |
| 0 | Q2 | 3 |
| 7 | Q3 | 14 |
| 14 | Q4 | 6 |
| 28 | Final | 30 |
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 0:36 Touchdown Illinois Justin Bowick Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short middle to #0 J.Bowick caught at Vols00, for 18 yards to the Vols00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 7-7
Q2 0:21 Field goal Illinois David Olano #24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 7-10
Q3 11:48 Touchdown Illinois No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar sacked for loss of 20 yards to the Vols00 (#43 J.Barna), fumble by #6 J.Aguilar recovered by Illini #9 L.Lowery Jr. at Vols00 TOUCHDOWN. #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 7-17
Q3 7:31 Touchdown Tennessee No Huddle #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Illini00 TOUCHDOWN. #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) 14-17
Q3 2:41 Touchdown Illinois Luke Altmyer Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vols00 TOUCHDOWN. #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 14-24
Q4 11:40 Touchdown Tennessee #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 12 yards gain to the Illini00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) 21-24
Q4 5:14 Field goal Illinois David Olano #24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 21-27
Q4 4:58 Touchdown Illinois #27 L.Osada kickoff 59 yards to the Vols06 #89 J.Dodson return 94 yards to the Illini00 TOUCHDOWN. #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) 28-27
Q4 0:03 Field goal Illinois David Olano #24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 28-30
Rivalry highlights
Series record
0-1
Tennessee first, 1 meeting since 2025
Series leader
Illinois
Illinois lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2025
Widest recent margin
2 points
Illinois 30-28 Tennessee, 2025
Tightest recent margin
2 points
Illinois 30-28 Tennessee, 2025
Highest recent total
58 points
Illinois 30-28 Tennessee, 2025
Head to head
Full rivalry page Tennessee 0 1 meeting since 2025 1 Illinois
Illinois lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2025 Series leader: Illinois.
Team stats, this game
TennesseeIllinois278Total yards417
121Passing yards196
157Rushing yards221
1Turnovers0
1Sacks4
18First downs27
46Penalty yards20
Key players by position
| Tennessee | 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
TENN ILL Tennessee vs Illinois player stats
Passing
| Tennessee | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Aguilar | 14/18 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Altmyer | 20/33 | 196 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Beatty | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Tennessee | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSean Bishop | 19 | 93 | 2 | 18 |
| Star Thomas | 9 | 67 | 0 | 21 |
| Joey Aguilar | 9 | -3 | 1 | 15 |
| Illinois | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Laughery | 13 | 77 | 0 | 28 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 8 | 65 | 0 | 16 |
| Luke Altmyer | 10 | 54 | 1 | 14 |
| Jordan Anderson | 2 | 15 | 0 | 13 |
| Kaden Feagin | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Hank Beatty | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving
| Tennessee | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Matthews | 3 | 43 | 0 | 17 |
| Braylon Staley | 4 | 31 | 0 | 14 |
| Star Thomas | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Radarious Jackson | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| DeSean Bishop | 3 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Miles Kitselman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Illinois | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Clement | 3 | 48 | 0 | 24 |
| Hank Beatty | 6 | 38 | 0 | 10 |
| Justin Bowick | 3 | 31 | 1 | 18 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 3 | 28 | 0 | 18 |
| Tanner Arkin | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| Ashton Hollins | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Collin Dixon | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Tennessee | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Telander | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Edwin Spillman | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Eason | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| William Wright | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Ross | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jadon Perlotte | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Edrees Farooq | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Turrentine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jaedon Harmon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Redmond | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Mcmurray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Thompson Jr. | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Malachi Hood | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Brown | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Rosiek | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenenna Odeluga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Barna | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eli Coenen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saboor Karriem | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tanner Heckel | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking
| Tennessee | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Gilbert | 0/1 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| Illinois | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Olano | 3/3 | 30 | 3/3 | 12 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Tennessee: last 15 games before this one
10-5 in the last 15 · 39.9 scored · 27.3 allowed
WON 56-0 scored 56 · allowed 0 See game WON 36-23 scored 36 · allowed 23 See game LOST 17-42 scored 17 · allowed 42 See game WON 45-26 scored 45 · allowed 26 See game WON 72-17 scored 72 · allowed 17 See game LOST 41-44 scored 41 · allowed 44 See game WON 56-24 scored 56 · allowed 24 See game WON 41-34 scored 41 · allowed 34 See game WON 34-31 scored 34 · allowed 31 See game LOST 20-37 scored 20 · allowed 37 See game WON 56-34 scored 56 · allowed 34 See game LOST 27-33 scored 27 · allowed 33 See game WON 42-9 scored 42 · allowed 9 See game WON 31-11 scored 31 · allowed 11 See game LOST 24-45 scored 24 · allowed 45 See game
Illinois: last 15 games before this one
11-4 in the last 15 · 29.9 scored · 23.7 allowed
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 WON 35-13 scored 35 · allowed 13 See game WON 24-6 scored 24 · allowed 6 See game LOST 10-27 scored 10 · allowed 27 See game WON 20-13 scored 20 · allowed 13 See game
The matchup
| Tennessee | Split | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 8-4 | 2025 record entering | 8-4 |
| 489 | Points for | 352 |
| 345 | Points against | 279 |
| L1 | Form | W1 |
Recent meetings
2025
Illinois 30 : 28 Tennessee
30 : 28 Tennessee Tennessee · QB Faizon Brandon Pass yards
697
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
61-101
INT
1
Bishop rush
540 yds
Matthews rec
318 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
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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Tennessee vs Illinois: result and recap
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of Tennessee vs Illinois?
Tennessee Volunteers vs Illinois Fighting Illini finished 28 - 30. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Tennessee vs Illinois in passing, rushing and receiving?
Luke Altmyer (Illinois) led passers with 196 yards. DeSean Bishop (Tennessee) led rushers with 93 yards. Hudson Clement (Illinois) led receivers with 48 yards on 3 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Tennessee play Illinois?
This Tennessee vs Illinois game was played on December 30, 2025 at Nissan Stadium.