Week 1 · 2026
UAB at Illinois
Thu 09/03/2026 09:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Illinois pregame97% — Pregame win probability: 97% for Illinois. Illinois favored, and won.
81°Clear6 mph SSE · 84% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
UAB
23
1–1
Illinois
42
1–1
Attendance
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not yet reported
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IllinoisILL
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | Ryder Burton | 18/31 | 219 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 71.0 |
| ILL | Katin Houser | 13/17 | 182 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 | 98.9 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | Roderick Robinson II | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 |
| UAB | Bam McReynolds | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| UAB | Ryder Burton | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | 14 |
| UAB | Kaleb Brown | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| UAB | Ja'Vin Simpkins | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
| ILL | Ca'Lil Valentine | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 1 | 51 |
| ILL | Aidan Laughery | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
| ILL | Katin Houser | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 16 |
| ILL | Jordan Anderson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | CJ Smith | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 42 |
| UAB | Ty Mims | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 24 |
| UAB | EJ Reid | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
| UAB | Bam McReynolds | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
| UAB | Kaleb Brown | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| UAB | Scott Isacks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| UAB | Roderick Robinson II | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 10 |
| UAB | Gabriel Cline | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| UAB | Ja'Vin Simpkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| ILL | Collin Dixon | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 2 | 18 |
| ILL | Ty Robinson | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 1 | 54 |
| ILL | Hudson Clement | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 |
| ILL | Aidan Laughery | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| ILL | Brayden Trimble | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| ILL | Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | Muaaz Byard | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Anta'Veon McKenzie | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Darrell Sweeting | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Ike Esonwune | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Jeremiah Jordan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Delvon Gulley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Diezel Wilkinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Sterling Sanders | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Draden Fullbright | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Cam Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Kris Wokomah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Marlin Dean | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Que Billingsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UAB | Tylin Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Matthew Bailey | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Ismael Kante | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ILL | Ean Rhea | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Joe Barna | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Will Holmes | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Deuce Fillmore | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Mac Resetich | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tywan Cox | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Darrell Prater | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Grant Beerman | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | James Kreutz | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Mason Muragin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Nick Hankins Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Pat Farrell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Carter Janki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Jack Paris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Jakwon Morris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Xavier Scott | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Almirian Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Ben Clawson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Cameron Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Demetrius John | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Jacob Eberhart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Joshua Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Juice Clarke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Kaden Feagin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Ismael Kante | 1 | 59 | 1 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | Jonah Delange | 3/3 | 100.0 | 35 | 2/2 | 11 |
| ILL | Ethan Moczulski | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | Badger Hargett | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| ILL | Lars Rau | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | Ty Mims | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| ILL | Mac Resetich | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 0 | 65 |
Previous meetings vs. Team
No other meetings in the seasons currently loaded.
Previous meeting vs. Bret Bielema
UAB 0–1 vs Bret Bielema
- 2014 · wk 9UAB 17 @ Arkansas 45
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