Week 5 · 2025

#21 USC at #23 Illinois

Sat 09/27/2025 12:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Illinois pregame33% — Pregame win probability: 33% for Illinois. USC favored, and lost — Illinois won.Conference

82°Clear0 mph N · 35% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

#21 USC

9–4

#23 Illinois

9–4

Attendance

60,670

reported

Passing

AttemptsSuccessYdsPointsAir / YAC

USC43 unplaced1 int

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

Illinois26 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

USC43 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

Illinois26 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

USC43 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Illinois26 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

USC43 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Illinois26 unplaced

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

USC

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

Illinois

DeepShort

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LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

CarriesYdsPointsOL / RB

USC33 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)

Illinois32 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)

USC33 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Illinois32 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

USC33 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Illinois32 unplaced

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LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

USC

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LeftMiddleRight

OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Illinois

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LeftMiddleRight

OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Win probability

Illinois's chance to win after each play

Availability

Big Ten gameday report · Sep 27 · archive

USC

Out

Questionable

Illinois

Out

Malik Elzynew

In the box score

USC

Out 0 of 8

Questionable 1 of 2 · Ja'Kobi Lane

Illinois

Out 0 of 11

Listed players who recorded at least one stat in this game. Participation reports aren't published, so a player who played without recording a stat (often a lineman) isn't counted.

Previous 10 meetings vs. USC

Illinois 1–9 vs USC

2007 · wk 15Illinois 17 @ USC 49
1996 · wk 3USC 55 @ Illinois 3
1989 · wk 1Illinois 14 @ USC 13
1986 · wk 3Illinois 16 @ USC 31
1985 · wk 2USC 20 @ Illinois 10
1972 · wk 3USC 55 @ Illinois 20
1971 · wk 3Illinois 0 @ USC 28
1962 · wk 7USC 28 @ Illinois 16
1961 · wk 7Illinois 10 @ USC 14
1940 · wk 5USC 13 @ Illinois 7

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