Illinois Fighting Illini

The Illinois Fighting Illini are 5-3 in 2026.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Fri 11/6	vs	NEB
Sat 10/31	@	MD	W 20-17
Sat 10/24	vs	ORE	W 21-10
Sat 10/10	@	MSU	W 38-37
Sat 10/3	vs	PUR	L 17-24

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

1,663

Houser

RUSH YDS

560

Laughery

REC YDS

781

Dixon

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Ohio State	4-1	6-2
4	USC	4-2	7-2
5	Illinois	3-2	5-3
6	Minnesota	3-2	5-3
7	Iowa	3-2	6-2

Latest Illinois Fighting Illini News

Maryland takes Illinois down to the wire, but falls 20-17 in front of 27,207 in College Park

Oct 31, 2026
Illinois struggles but beats Maryland 20-17 on a 26-yard field goal by Ethan Moczulski

Oct 31, 2026
Oregon fires offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer after a loss to Illinois

Oct 25, 2026

2026 Stats

See stats

	GP	PTS	YDS	PLY	AVG	RUSH YDS	RUSH ATT	RUSH AVG	PASS YDS	PASS ATT	PASS AVG	SCK	SCKY	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PASS 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	PEN	PEN YDS
Team	8	232	3,154	496	6.4	1,314	251	5.2	1,840	245	7.5	8	65	172	63	93	16	33	280
Team Rank		69th	65th	122nd	33rd	62nd	120th	26th	70th	73rd	65th	13th	109th	52nd	88th	31st	63rd	4th	5th
Opponent	8	194	2,965	526	5.7	1,039	263	4.0	1,926	255	7.6	8	59	164	63	92	9	54	442
Opponent Rank		63rd	75th	47th	91st	50th	39th	64th	104th	92nd	96th	130th	126th	86th	71st	125th	10th	59th	79th
Net		+38	+189	-30	+0.6	+275	-12	+1.3	-86	-10	0.0	0	+6	+8	0	+1	+7	-21	-162
Net Rank		69th	68th	88th	54th	55th	78th	31st	97th	84th	91st	78th	53rd	72nd	81st	77th	15th	3rd	5th

More CFB News

Washington's offense shows up late with Williams and Lawson teaming up to beat Nebraska 17-10

Nov 1, 2026

Stokes accounts for 5 TDs, leads Memphis over Army 49-22

Nov 1, 2026

Konrardy hits field goal as time expires to lift Iowa State past No. 24 Oklahoma State, 51-49

Nov 1, 2026

McDonald and Thomas have TD returns for Lamar in 52-23 win over UTRGV

Nov 1, 2026

Austin Simmons leads No. 23 Missouri to 34-10 win over Arkansas

Nov 1, 2026

Damon Ferguson Jr. runs for a season-high 185 yards and 2 TDs as Pitt drills Georgia Tech 34-11

Nov 1, 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,649

Mestemaker

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,067

Smith

1,040

Legree

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Mensah

25

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

42.7

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

527.0

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	4	.500
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	3	5	.375
6	Fresno State	4	3	.571
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375