Week 1 · 2025
Western Illinois at Illinois
Fri 08/29/2025 07:30 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Illinois pregame100% — Pregame win probability: 100% for Illinois. Illinois favored, and won.
70°10 mph NE · 47% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Western Illinois
3
4–8
Illinois
52
9–4
Attendance
56,040
reported
Western IllinoisWIU
IllinoisILL
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Chris Irvin | 14/29 | 134 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| ILL | Luke Altmyer | 17/21 | 217 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 | 89.7 |
| ILL | Ethan Hampton | 1/1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Markell Holman | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 |
| WIU | Brinston Williams | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| WIU | Tanner Zolnosky | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| WIU | Demari Davis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Chris Irvin | 9 | -4 | -0.4 | 0 | 10 |
| ILL | Aidan Laughery | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 2 | 57 |
| ILL | Kaden Feagin | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 1 | 18 |
| ILL | Ca'Lil Valentine | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | 17 |
| ILL | Luke Altmyer | 5 | -16 | -3.2 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Demari Davis | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 36 |
| WIU | Brandon Lanier | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 18 |
| WIU | Aric Johnson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| WIU | Alex Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| WIU | Christian Anaya | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| WIU | Eric Denham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| WIU | Markell Holman | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Hank Beatty | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | 59 |
| ILL | Malik Elzy | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 15 |
| ILL | Justin Bowick | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 2 | 13 |
| ILL | Aidan Laughery | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| ILL | Mario Sanders | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| ILL | Tanner Arkin | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 11 |
| ILL | Alexander Capka-Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| ILL | Collin Dixon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| ILL | Hudson Clement | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Chris Irvin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Kaleb Patterson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Esteban Guillory | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Keith Moko | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Buju Aumua-Tuisavura | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Kevin Washington Jr. | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Christian Pierce | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Malini Ti'a | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Peyton Bradford | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | David Dunston | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | DonPaul Keith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Justin Richardson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Keshawn Harrington-McKinney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | LeBron Morgan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Nick Bucaro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Payne Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | DJ Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Elijah Kongolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Gage Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Jalen Nicolas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Jalen Riven | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Jaylen Olokun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Trace Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Gabe Jacas | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Gentle Hunt | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Malachi Hood | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tomiwa Durojaiye | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Miles Scott | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Torrie Cox Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Alec Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Dylan Rosiek | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Eli Coenen | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | James Thompson Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Joe Barna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Kaleb Patterson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Luke Zardzin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Mac Resetich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Angelo McCullom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Curt Neal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Kenenna Odeluga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Leon Lowery Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Matthew Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Pat Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Xavier Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Daniel Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Hank Beatty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ILL | Tanner Heckel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Antonio Chadha | 1/1 | 100.0 | 20 | 0/0 | 3 |
| ILL | David Olano | 1/2 | 50.0 | 35 | 7/7 | 10 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Luke Droegemueller | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| ILL | Keelan Crimmins | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Hank Beatty | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 1 | 69 |
Previous 3 meetings vs. Team
Illinois 3–0 vs Western Illinois
- 2018 · wk 2Western Illinois 14 @ Illinois 34
- 2015 · wk 2Western Illinois 0 @ Illinois 44
- 2007 · wk 2Western Illinois 0 @ Illinois 21
Previous meeting vs. Bret Bielema
Western Illinois 0–1 vs Bret Bielema
- 2006 · wk 2Western Illinois 10 @ Wisconsin 34
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