most receiving touchdowns illinois football history

The Illinois Fighting Illini scored their most receiving touchdowns in a game 4 times, with 5 touchdowns.

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Data note: Receiving Touchdowns: player game data may be incomplete before 2000

	TEAM	REC TD	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Illinois	5	9/5/2015	ILL	vs	KENT	14	28	208	14.9	134	36	3.7	2
2	Illinois	5	9/28/2013	ILL	vs	M-OH	23	27	312	13.6	295	40	7.4	2
3	Illinois	5	9/15/2012	ILL	vs	CHSO	30		365	12.2	114	30	3.8	1
4	Illinois	5	8/30/2008	ILL	@	MIZ	26		451	17.3	81	35	2.3	0
5	Illinois	4	11/1/2025	ILL	vs	RUTG	19	29	235	12.4	210	38	5.5	1
6	Illinois	4	9/20/2024	ILL	@	NEB	21	27	215	10.2	168	38	4.4	0
7	Illinois	4	8/29/2024	ILL	vs	EIU	21	29	242	11.5	246	41	6.0	2
8	Illinois	4	11/25/2023	ILL	vs	NW	25	33	348	13.9	108	31	3.5	0
9	Illinois	4	11/11/2023	ILL	vs	IND	24	35	507	21.1	155	35	4.4	2
10	Illinois	4	11/4/2023	ILL	@	MINN	27	33	297	11.0	75	35	2.1	0
11	Illinois	4	9/7/2019	ILL	@	CONN	24	34	227	9.5	133	33	4.0	0
12	Illinois	4	8/30/2014	ILL	vs	YSU	24	36	285	11.9	80	21	3.8	0
13	Illinois	4	9/7/2013	ILL	vs	CIN	26	33	312	12.0	210	39	5.4	2
14	Illinois	4	10/30/2010	ILL	vs	PUR	18		204	11.3	187	48	3.9	2
15	Illinois	4	11/10/2007	ILL	@	OSU	12		140	11.7	264	50	5.3	0
16	Illinois	4	9/6/2003	ILL	vs	ILST	16		207	12.9	254	41	6.2	1
17	Illinois	4	11/9/2002	ILL	@	WIS	22		319	14.5	185	43	4.3	0
18	Illinois	4	9/21/2002	ILL	vs	SJSU	28		426	15.2	176	29	6.1	1
19	Illinois	4	9/14/2002	ILL	vs	ARST	20		310	15.5	291	46	6.3	3
20	Illinois	4	11/22/2001	ILL	vs	NW	33		387	11.7	187	46	4.1	0
21	Illinois	4	10/20/2001	ILL	vs	WIS	24		401	16.7	169	48	3.5	0
22	Illinois	3	11/6/2026	ILL	vs	NEB	22	34	292	13.3	100	26	3.8	0
23	Illinois	3	10/10/2026	ILL	@	MSU	26	37	282	10.8	127	33	3.8	1
24	Illinois	3	9/12/2026	ILL	vs	DUKE	24	35	271	11.3	111	32	3.5	0
25	Illinois	3	9/3/2026	ILL	vs	UAB	13	16	182	14.0	151	25	6.0	2

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More Illinois Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,131

Houser

RUSH

664

Laughery

REC

946

Dixon

Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

80th

OPP PPG

22.9

61st

RUSH YDS/G

146.2

95th

PASS YDS/G

230.8

74th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	Ohio State	5-2	7-3
7	Wisconsin	4-3	6-4
8	Illinois	4-3	6-4
9	Northwestern	3-4	6-4
10	Minnesota	3-4	5-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/21	IOWA	@	ILL	2:30 PM
Sat 11/28	ILL	@	NW	1:00 PM

Last Game

Illinois

6 - 4

Final

UCLA

10 - 0

Fri 13 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

3,076

Mensah

2,973

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

1,317

Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mensah

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

15

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.7

44.1

43.9

41.8

40.2

Opp PPG Rankings

11.7

11.9

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

520.1

518.1

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

344.4

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

343.8

339.1

331.0

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

38.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	9	1	.900
2	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	5	.500
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Iowa	8	2	.800
5	USC	7	3	.700
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	5	.500
11	Penn State	6	4	.600
12	Washington	6	4	.600
13	Michigan	5	5	.500
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	7	.300
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	7	.300

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	3	.700
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	6	4	.600
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	8	2	.800
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	5	5	.500
6	Appalachian State	6	4	.600
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	6	.400
10	Marshall	5	5	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	7	3	.700
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	8	2	.800
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	6	.455
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	8	2	.800
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	4	.600
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400