Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UAB | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Illinois | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| UAB | Qtr | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Q1 | 14 |
| 10 | Q2 | 7 |
| 3 | Q3 | 7 |
| 7 | Q4 | 14 |
| 23 | Final | 42 |
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 7:55 Touchdown Illinois Collin Dixon Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short left to #17 C.Dixon caught at UAB00, for 18 yards to the UAB00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #37 E.Moczulski kick attempt good (H: #81 L.Rau, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 0-7
Q1 2:24 Field goal UAB #39 J.Delange field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #20 B.Hargett, LS: #50 E.Bishop) 3-7
Q1 1:18 Touchdown Illinois Ca'Lil Valentine No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 51 yards gain to the UAB00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #37 E.Moczulski kick attempt good (H: #81 L.Rau, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 3-14
Q2 5:50 Field goal UAB #39 J.Delange field goal attempt from 23 yards GOOD (H: #20 B.Hargett, LS: #50 E.Bishop) 6-14
Q2 0:18 Touchdown UAB No Huddle-Shotgun #5 R.Burton pass complete short middle to #2 R.Robinson II caught at ILL02, for 10 yards to the ILL00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #39 J.Delange kick attempt good (H: #20 B.Hargett, LS: #50 E.Bishop) 13-14
Q2 0:00 Touchdown Illinois Ty Robinson Ty Robinson 54 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick) 13-21
Q3 10:15 Touchdown Illinois Collin Dixon Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short left to #17 C.Dixon caught at UAB03, for 14 yards to the UAB00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #37 E.Moczulski kick attempt good (H: #81 L.Rau, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 13-28
Q3 3:58 Field goal UAB #39 J.Delange field goal attempt from 35 yards GOOD (H: #20 B.Hargett, LS: #50 E.Bishop) 16-28
Q4 12:25 Touchdown Illinois Katin Houser Shotgun #4 K.Houser rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UAB00 TOUCHDOWN. #37 E.Moczulski kick attempt good (H: #81 L.Rau, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 16-35
Q4 5:48 Touchdown Illinois Ismael Kante Ismael Kante 59 Yd Interception Return (Ethan Moczulski Kick) 16-42
Rivalry highlights
Series record
0-1
UAB first, 1 meeting since 2026
Series leader
Illinois
Illinois lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2026
Widest recent margin
19 points
UAB 23-42 Illinois, 2026
Tightest recent margin
19 points
UAB 23-42 Illinois, 2026
Highest recent total
65 points
UAB 23-42 Illinois, 2026
Head to head
Full rivalry page UAB 0 1 meeting since 2026 1 Illinois
Illinois lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2026 Series leader: Illinois.
Team stats, this game
UABIllinois413Total yards332
219Passing yards182
194Rushing yards150
1Turnovers0
0Sacks1
24First downs17
69Penalty yards4
Team stats, 2026 season
UABIllinois 24.010th Points per game 11th30.6
23.47th Points allowed 15th26.0
340.411th Total yards per game 10th404.8
5.214th Yards per play 7th6.7
179.66th Rush yards per game 9th155.6
160.810th Pass yards per game 8th249.2
19.28th First downs per game 9th22.4
47.3%5th Third-down rate 8th45.5%
+16th Turnover margin 12th-1
82nd Takeaways 17th2
122nd Sacks 18th3
1313th Sacks allowed 5th6
59.810th Penalty yards per game 4th43.4
31:233rd Time of possession 18th27:26
Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.
Key players by position
| UAB | Pos | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Ryder Burton | QB | Katin Houser |
| Roderick Robinson II | RB | Ca'Lil Valentine |
| Ty Mims | WR | Collin Dixon |
| Scott Isacks | TE | Davin Stoffel |
| Tylin Jackson | DL | Joe Barna |
| Muaaz Byard | LB | Ismael Kante |
| Jeremiah Jordan | DB | Matthew Bailey |
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
UAB ILL UAB vs Illinois player stats
Passing
| UAB | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Burton | 18/31 | 219 | 1 | 1 |
| Illinois | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katin Houser | 13/17 | 182 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| UAB | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roderick Robinson II | 14 | 59 | 0 | 13 |
| Braylon McReynolds | 13 | 56 | 0 | 9 |
| Ryder Burton | 12 | 38 | 1 | 14 |
| Kaleb Brown | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Ja'Vin Simpkins | 8 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| Illinois | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 11 | 88 | 1 | 51 |
| Katin Houser | 3 | 29 | 1 | 16 |
| Aidan Laughery | 8 | 29 | 0 | 7 |
| Jordan Anderson | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| UAB | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Smith | 2 | 57 | 0 | 42 |
| Tiaquelin Mims | 4 | 52 | 0 | 24 |
| EJ Reid | 3 | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| Braylon McReynolds | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 |
| Kaleb Brown | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| Scott Isacks III | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Roderick Robinson II | 2 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| Ja'Vin Simpkins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Gabriel Cline | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Illinois | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Dixon | 6 | 70 | 2 | 18 |
| Ty Robinson | 1 | 54 | 1 | 54 |
| Hudson Clement | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| Aidan Laughery | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Brayden Trimble | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
| UAB | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muaaz Byard | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Darrell Sweeting | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Ike Esonwune | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anta'Veon McKenzie | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Jordan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Sanders | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diezel Wilkinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvon Gulley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Draden Fullbright | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Wokomah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tylin Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Que Billingsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Bailey | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismael Kante | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Barna | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| William Holmes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Ean Rhea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mac Resetich | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tywan Cox | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Fillmore | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Pat Farrell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Muragin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Beerman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| UAB | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Delange | 3/3 | 35 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Illinois | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Moczulski | 0/0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
UAB: last 15 games before this one
5-10 in the last 15 · 26.8 scored · 37.0 allowed
LOST 18-53 scored 18 · allowed 53 See game WON 40-14 scored 40 · allowed 14 See game LOST 27-29 scored 27 · allowed 29 See game WON 52-42 scored 52 · allowed 42 See game LOST 24-38 scored 24 · allowed 38 See game WON 31-28 scored 31 · allowed 28 See game LOST 24-56 scored 24 · allowed 56 See game LOST 13-31 scored 13 · allowed 31 See game LOST 33-53 scored 33 · allowed 53 See game WON 31-24 scored 31 · allowed 24 See game LOST 19-38 scored 19 · allowed 38 See game LOST 17-24 scored 17 · allowed 24 See game LOST 24-53 scored 24 · allowed 53 See game LOST 18-48 scored 18 · allowed 48 See game WON 31-24 scored 31 · allowed 24 See game
Illinois: last 15 games before this one
11-4 in the last 15 · 29.4 scored · 23.5 allowed
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 WON 30-28 scored 30 · allowed 28 See game
The matchup
| UAB | Split | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 2026 record entering | 0-0 |
Recent meetings
2026
UAB 23 : 42 Illinois
23 : 42 Illinois UAB · QB Ryder Burton Pass yards
791
Pass TD
4
Comp-Att
62-110
INT
4
II rush
338 yds
Smith rec
223 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
5 Ryder Burton QB 11 Adrian Posse QB 12 Vanden Dugger QB 16 Nate Rogers QB 18 Cam Jennings QB 2 Roderick Robinson II RB 3 Bam McReynolds RB 7 Ja'Vin Simpkins RB 10 Marquise Collins RB 20 Rashad Robinson RB 21 Hudson Higgins RB 22 Drew Patterson RB 26 Jayson Moll RB 28 JR Mosley RB 30 Amari Brundidge RB 0 Ty Mims WR 1 
CJ Smith WR 4 EJ Reid WR 6 KJ Daniels WR 8 
Kaleb Brown WR 9 AJ Johnson WR 12 Jaylen Elder WR 13 CD Gill WR 14 Jailen Holmes WR 15 Jayden Skelton WR 17 Brogan Mcnab WR 80 Malik Muhammad WR 81 Bradley Wainwright WR 83 Levi Brayton WR 84 Lamar White WR 19 Gabriel Cline TE 40 Brayden Johnson TE 44 Scott Isacks TE 85 Antonio Ferguson TE 86 Vili Haapsalo TE 87 Sean Persson TE 88 Braden Teague TE 51 Payton Kirkland OL 52 Hudson Reed OL 55 Barrett Maddox OL 57 Aidan Platt OL 59 Jaden Ligon OL 64 Cooper Young OL 66 Donovan Lawrence OL 67 Wes Wiggins OL 68 Adam Lepkowski OL 69 Kade Martin OL 70 
Amos Talalele OL 71 Kyrik Mason OL 75 Calib Perez OL 77 Keyon Cox OL 78 Nelson Ramirez OL 79 Samuel Riddy OL 74 Barry Walker OT 9 Noah Nelson DL 15 Elijah Hall DL 17 Tylin Jackson DL 29 Cam Cunningham DL 52 Sterling Sanders DL 90 Chris Spencer DL 96 Gavin Nelson DL 99 Raymond Macias DL 56 Myles Cook DE 58 J'Quan Mason DE 59 Chris Burge DE 8 Nigel Tate DT 54 Kyle Mosley DT 3 Ike Esonwune LB 4 Marlin Dean LB 7 Blanche Gold LB 14 Mantrez Walker LB 19 Malachi Character LB 26 Gage Messick LB 31 Rhett Cofer LB 32 Colby Archie LB 33 Braden Sullivan LB 35 Muaaz Byard LB 43 Braxtyn Davies LB 48 Phillip Davison Jr. LB 49 Jacoby Bridges LB 0 Jo Pierce DB 1 Darrell Sweeting DB 2 Guylijah Theodule DB 6 Que Billingsley DB 10 Kris Wokomah DB 11 Anta'Veon McKenzie DB 12 Elijah Pratt DB 13 Jeremiah Jordan DB 21 Draden Fullbright DB 22 Courage Ugo DB 23 Mykale Hrabowski DB 24 Diezel Wilkinson DB 25 
Jaylen Thompson DB 27 Jordin Price DB 28 Daimir Hicks DB 36 Chimenum Ajinwo DB 5 Delvon Gulley CB 16 Isaiah Crozier CB 18 Julius Lane Jr. CB 37 Love Kirby S 35 Owen Simpson PK 39 Jonah Delange PK 20 Badger Hargett P 30 Carson Tinsley P 41 Oliver Straw P 46 Evan Bishop LS 47 Noah Medlen LS
CJ Smith WR 4 EJ Reid WR 6 KJ Daniels WR 8 Kaleb Brown WR 9 AJ Johnson WR 12 Jaylen Elder WR 13 CD Gill WR 14 Jailen Holmes WR 15 Jayden Skelton WR 17 Brogan Mcnab WR 80 Malik Muhammad WR 81 Bradley Wainwright WR 83 Levi Brayton WR 84 Lamar White WR 19 Gabriel Cline TE 40 Brayden Johnson TE 44 Scott Isacks TE 85 Antonio Ferguson TE 86 Vili Haapsalo TE 87 Sean Persson TE 88 Braden Teague TE 51 Payton Kirkland OL 52 Hudson Reed OL 55 Barrett Maddox OL 57 Aidan Platt OL 59 Jaden Ligon OL 64 Cooper Young OL 66 Donovan Lawrence OL 67 Wes Wiggins OL 68 Adam Lepkowski OL 69 Kade Martin OL 70 Amos Talalele OL 71 Kyrik Mason OL 75 Calib Perez OL 77 Keyon Cox OL 78 Nelson Ramirez OL 79 Samuel Riddy OL 74 Barry Walker OT 9 Noah Nelson DL 15 Elijah Hall DL 17 Tylin Jackson DL 29 Cam Cunningham DL 52 Sterling Sanders DL 90 Chris Spencer DL 96 Gavin Nelson DL 99 Raymond Macias DL 56 Myles Cook DE 58 J'Quan Mason DE 59 Chris Burge DE 8 Nigel Tate DT 54 Kyle Mosley DT 3 Ike Esonwune LB 4 Marlin Dean LB 7 Blanche Gold LB 14 Mantrez Walker LB 19 Malachi Character LB 26 Gage Messick LB 31 Rhett Cofer LB 32 Colby Archie LB 33 Braden Sullivan LB 35 Muaaz Byard LB 43 Braxtyn Davies LB 48 Phillip Davison Jr. LB 49 Jacoby Bridges LB 0 Jo Pierce DB 1 Darrell Sweeting DB 2 Guylijah Theodule DB 6 Que Billingsley DB 10 Kris Wokomah DB 11 Anta'Veon McKenzie DB 12 Elijah Pratt DB 13 Jeremiah Jordan DB 21 Draden Fullbright DB 22 Courage Ugo DB 23 Mykale Hrabowski DB 24 Diezel Wilkinson DB 25 Jaylen Thompson DB 27 Jordin Price DB 28 Daimir Hicks DB 36 Chimenum Ajinwo DB 5 Delvon Gulley CB 16 Isaiah Crozier CB 18 Julius Lane Jr. CB 37 Love Kirby S 35 Owen Simpson PK 39 Jonah Delange PK 20 Badger Hargett P 30 Carson Tinsley P 41 Oliver Straw P 46 Evan Bishop LS 47 Noah Medlen LS 2 
Carson Boyd QB 4 Katin Houser QB 7 
Michael Clayton II QB 12 
Dane Eisenmenger QB 5 Ca'Lil Valentine RB 20 
John Forster RB 21 
Aidan Laughery RB 22 
Cedric Wyche II RB 23 
Jordan Anderson RB 24 
Javari Barnett RB 25 
Nelsyn Wheeler RB 27 
Corey Rashad RB 31 
Murphy Clement RB 0 
Nas Rankin WR 1 
Jayshon Platt WR 3 
Kenyon Alston WR 6 
Jershaun Newton WR 8 Davon Grant WR 9 
Alex Perry WR 10 
Ty Robinson WR 11 
Brayden Trimble WR 13 
Hudson Clement WR 17 Collin Dixon WR 19 
Nate Cichy WR 28 
Karson Kaiser WR 80 
Eddie Kasper WR 81 
Leslie Mosley Jr. WR 82 
Jacob Harvey WR 14 
Maurice Smith Jr. TE 16 
Logan Farrell TE 83 
Kaden Feagin TE 84 
Grant Smith TE 85 
Will Vala III TE 86 
Christian Abney TE 87 
BJ Thurman TE 88 Davin Stoffel TE 89 
Tanner Hollinger TE 51 
Alfred Washington OL 52 
Champ Smith OL 53 
Kai Pritchard OL 54 
Griffin Rousseau OL 55 
TJ McMillen OL 56 
JJ Hirdes OL 57 
Zach Barrett OL 58 
Landen Von Seggern OL 59 
Jake Renfro OL 62 
Casey Thomann OL 65 
Dezmond Schuster OL 66 
Brandon Hansen OL 68 
Michael McDonough OL 70 
Maika Matelau OL 71 
Nathan Knapik OL 72 
Christian Martin OL 74 
Zafir Stewart OL 75 
Brandon Henderson OL 76 
Dylan Frechette OL 78 
Eddie Tuerk OL 79 
TJ Taylor OL 15 
Kingston Shaw DL 17 
Isaiah Thomison DL 43 Joe Barna DL 51 
Parker Crim DL 52 
Pat Farrell DL 54 
Demetrius John DL 55 
Tony Balanganayi DL 56 
Guillermo Gallardo DL 90 
Carter Janki DL 91 
Cameron Brooks DL 92 
Deon Williams DL 93 
Ean Rhea DL 94 
Connor Sullivan DL 95 
Isaiah White DL 96 
Darrell Prater DL 98 
Joshua Davis DL 99 
King Liggins DL 4 
Daniel Brown LB 8 
Cameron Thomas LB 10 
James Kreutz LB 11 
Jacob Alexander LB 18 
Mason Muragin LB 23 
Jaylen Stewart LB 24 
Will Holmes LB 26 Ismael Kante LB 28 
Kayden Bennett LB 30 
Tony Williams LB 33 
Grant Beerman LB 34 
Erik Gayle LB 38 
Jack Paris LB 45 
Robert Edmonson LB 48 Carter Smith LB 0 
Mac Resetich DB 1 
Xavier Scott DB 2 
RJ Jones III DB 3 
Nick Hankins Jr. DB 5 
Jakwon Morris DB 6 
Juice Clarke DB 7 Matthew Bailey DB 9 
Lavon Williams DB 12 
Isaiah Williams DB 13 
Xanai Scott DB 14 
Andre Lovett Jr. DB 16 
Tanner Heckel DB 19 
Jacob Eberhart DB 20 
Almirian Thomas DB 21 
Ben Clawson DB 22 
Deuce Fillmore DB 25 
Des Straughton DB 29 
James Finley IV DB 32 
Tywan Cox DB 35 
Kaedyn Cobbs DB 37 
Caden Considine DB 27 
Lucas Osada PK 37 
Ethan Moczulski PK 18 
Jack Gray P 81 
Lars Rau P 44 
Patrick Mahoney III LS 49 
Zach Haber LS
Carson Boyd QB 4 Katin Houser QB 7 Michael Clayton II QB 12 Dane Eisenmenger QB 5 Ca'Lil Valentine RB 20 John Forster RB 21 Aidan Laughery RB 22 Cedric Wyche II RB 23 Jordan Anderson RB 24 Javari Barnett RB 25 Nelsyn Wheeler RB 27 Corey Rashad RB 31 Murphy Clement RB 0 Nas Rankin WR 1 Jayshon Platt WR 3 Kenyon Alston WR 6 Jershaun Newton WR 8 Davon Grant WR 9 Alex Perry WR 10 Ty Robinson WR 11 Brayden Trimble WR 13 Hudson Clement WR 17 Collin Dixon WR 19 Nate Cichy WR 28 Karson Kaiser WR 80 Eddie Kasper WR 81 Leslie Mosley Jr. WR 82 Jacob Harvey WR 14 Maurice Smith Jr. TE 16 Logan Farrell TE 83 Kaden Feagin TE 84 Grant Smith TE 85 Will Vala III TE 86 Christian Abney TE 87 BJ Thurman TE 88 Davin Stoffel TE 89 Tanner Hollinger TE 51 Alfred Washington OL 52 Champ Smith OL 53 Kai Pritchard OL 54 Griffin Rousseau OL 55 TJ McMillen OL 56 JJ Hirdes OL 57 Zach Barrett OL 58 Landen Von Seggern OL 59 Jake Renfro OL 62 Casey Thomann OL 65 Dezmond Schuster OL 66 Brandon Hansen OL 68 Michael McDonough OL 70 Maika Matelau OL 71 Nathan Knapik OL 72 Christian Martin OL 74 Zafir Stewart OL 75 Brandon Henderson OL 76 Dylan Frechette OL 78 Eddie Tuerk OL 79 TJ Taylor OL 15 Kingston Shaw DL 17 Isaiah Thomison DL 43 Joe Barna DL 51 Parker Crim DL 52 Pat Farrell DL 54 Demetrius John DL 55 Tony Balanganayi DL 56 Guillermo Gallardo DL 90 Carter Janki DL 91 Cameron Brooks DL 92 Deon Williams DL 93 Ean Rhea DL 94 Connor Sullivan DL 95 Isaiah White DL 96 Darrell Prater DL 98 Joshua Davis DL 99 King Liggins DL 4 Daniel Brown LB 8 Cameron Thomas LB 10 James Kreutz LB 11 Jacob Alexander LB 18 Mason Muragin LB 23 Jaylen Stewart LB 24 Will Holmes LB 26 Ismael Kante LB 28 Kayden Bennett LB 30 Tony Williams LB 33 Grant Beerman LB 34 Erik Gayle LB 38 Jack Paris LB 45 Robert Edmonson LB 48 Carter Smith LB 0 Mac Resetich DB 1 Xavier Scott DB 2 RJ Jones III DB 3 Nick Hankins Jr. DB 5 Jakwon Morris DB 6 Juice Clarke DB 7 Matthew Bailey DB 9 Lavon Williams DB 12 Isaiah Williams DB 13 Xanai Scott DB 14 Andre Lovett Jr. DB 16 Tanner Heckel DB 19 Jacob Eberhart DB 20 Almirian Thomas DB 21 Ben Clawson DB 22 Deuce Fillmore DB 25 Des Straughton DB 29 James Finley IV DB 32 Tywan Cox DB 35 Kaedyn Cobbs DB 37 Caden Considine DB 27 Lucas Osada PK 37 Ethan Moczulski PK 18 Jack Gray P 81 Lars Rau P 44 Patrick Mahoney III LS 49 Zach Haber LS 
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UAB vs Illinois: result and recap
UAB Blazers vs Illinois Fighting Illini finished 23 - 42 on September 3, 2026. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the UAB 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 UAB vs Illinois?
UAB Blazers vs Illinois Fighting Illini finished 23 - 42. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led UAB vs Illinois in passing, rushing and receiving?
Ryder Burton (UAB) led passers with 219 yards. Ca'Lil Valentine (Illinois) led rushers with 88 yards. Collin Dixon (Illinois) led receivers with 70 yards on 6 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did UAB play Illinois?
This UAB vs Illinois game was played on September 3, 2026 at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL).