2026 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record

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The 2026 Illinois Fighting Illini went 6-3 (4-2 in the Big Ten). They scored 28.4 and allowed 23.0 points per game. Against the closing spread they went 5-4-0; games went 5-4-0 on the total. SP+ rated them No. 47 nationally.

Team details

  • Conference: Big Ten
  • Record: 6-3
  • Conference record: 4-2
  • Against the spread: 5-4-0
  • Over/under: 5-4-0
  • SP+ rank: No. 47

2026 schedule and results

WkOpponentDateResultScoreSpreadATSO/U
1UAB2026-09-04W42-23-26LO 54
2Duke2026-09-12L27-31-6LO 51.5
3Southern Illinois2026-09-19W48-10-35WO 55.5
4at Ohio State2026-09-26L19-42+25.5WO 53.5
5Purdue2026-10-03L17-24-10LU 62.5
6at Michigan State2026-10-10W38-37-2.5LO 48
8Oregon2026-10-24W21-10+10WU 49
9at Maryland2026-10-31W20-17-3PU 54
10Nebraska2026-11-07W24-13+4.5WU 51.5
11at UCLA2026-11-14+11.5None 47.5
12Iowa2026-11-21
13at Northwestern2026-11-28-3.5None 52.5

Passing leaders

PlayerGCmpAttYdsTDINT
Katin Houser81622521955165
Michael Clayton II2172617240

Rushing leaders

PlayerGAttYdsTD
Aidan Laughery91006152
Ca'Lil Valentine5502251
Jordan Anderson8451992
Javari Barnett6271852
Carson Boyd36360

Receiving leaders

PlayerGRecYdsTD
Collin Dixon96790512
Hudson Clement8375401
Brayden Trimble9232031
Ty Robinson7131733
Kaden Feagin610830

Defensive leaders

PlayerGTacklesTFLSacksINTPD
Matthew Bailey96640.511
James Kreutz9603.511
Ismael Kante9553.5010
Jaheim Clarke947109
Xavier Scott9320.503

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com