Week 2 · 2026
Duke at Illinois
Sat 09/12/2026 03:30 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
86°Clear6 mph W · 46% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Duke
31
6–2
Illinois
27
5–3
Attendance
—
not yet reported
Duke9 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 30
Illinois9 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 28
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | ILL | own 25goal line | 11 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 ILL | 0–7 |
| 10:23 | DUKE | own 25goal line | 7 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 DUKE | 7–7 |
| 8:28 | ILL | own 25own 35 | 13 plays, 43 yd | Field goal +3 ILL | 7–10 |
| 3:37 | DUKE | own 12opp 28 | 5 plays, 8 yd | Punt | 7–10 |
| 1:36 | ILL | own 28goal line | 9 plays, 62 yd | Touchdown +7 ILL | 7–17 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 12:47 | DUKE | own 25goal line | 14 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 DUKE | 14–17 |
| 7:05 | ILL | own 25goal line | 15 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 ILL | 14–24 |
| 1:48 | DUKE | own 25goal line | 10 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 DUKE | 21–24 |
| 0:32 | ILL | own 35goal line | 8 plays, 21 yd | Missed FG | 21–24 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | DUKE | own 25goal line | 11 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 DUKE | 28–24 |
| 10:47 | ILL | own 25own 35 | 13 plays, 46 yd | Field goal +3 ILL | 28–27 |
| 5:08 | DUKE | own 25own 35 | 16 plays, 53 yd | Field goal +3 DUKE | 31–27 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 13:53 | ILL | own 25opp 18 | 11 plays, 57 yd | On downs | 31–27 |
| 9:38 | DUKE | own 18opp 45 | 4 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 31–27 |
| 8:14 | ILL | own 45own 45 | 3 plays, 2 yd | Turnover | 31–27 |
| 7:21 | DUKE | opp 45opp 20 | 5 plays, 1 yd | Punt | 31–27 |
| 6:13 | ILL | own 20own 38 | 6 plays, 18 yd | On downs | 31–27 |
| 2:54 | DUKE | opp 38opp 38 | 10 plays, 0 yd | End of period | 31–27 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Duke–Illinois after the drive.
Previous 3 meetings vs. Duke
Illinois 2–1 vs Duke
- 2025 · wk 2Illinois 45 @ Duke 19
- 1965 · wk 7Duke 14 @ Illinois 28
- 1958 · wk 4Illinois 13 @ Duke 15
Previous meeting vs. Bret Bielema
Duke 0–1 vs Bret Bielema
- 2025 · wk 2Illinois 45 @ Duke 19
Previous meeting vs. Manny Diaz
Illinois 1–0 vs Manny Diaz
- 2025 · wk 2Illinois 45 @ Duke 19
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