FINAL SCORE
Western Michigan Broncos at Illinois Fighting Illini game details
Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Gies Memorial Stadium · Attendance 60,670
Put the final score in perspective.
Illinois finished 38 points ahead. The teams combined for 38 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Western Michigan 0, Illinois 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Illinois outscored its opponent in 4 and Western Michigan in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Illinois | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 12 | 20 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-14 | 7-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 204 | 358 |
| Passing | 91 | 196 |
| Comp/Att | 13/24 | 17/26 |
| Yards per pass | 3.8 | 7.5 |
| Rushing | 113 | 162 |
| Rushing Attempts | 34 | 37 |
| Yards per rush | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| Penalties | 6-65 | 5-46 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:27 | 31:33 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Michigan Broncos
passing
| Broc Lowry | 10/16 | 78 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 79.9 |
| Brady Jones | 3/8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 |
rushing
| Lolo Mataele | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Broc Lowry | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Jalen Buckley | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Devin Miles | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tre' Hartwell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Cole Cabana | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Brescia | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Jones | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Baylin Brooks | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Aveion Chenault | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Blake Bosma | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Malique Dieudonne | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Michael Brescia | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Christian Leary | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cole Cabana | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lolo Mataele | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Devin Miles | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Micah Davis | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarvarius Sims | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sefa Saipaia Jr. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate Hallock | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Pope | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Davis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race Stewart | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Welch | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafi Al-Garawi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Wofford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dakari Frazier | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Bishop | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney McGraw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadame Tucker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Camden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Tyler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keivin Boone-Nelson II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kershawn Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Gerig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amarian Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Devin Miles | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Keivin Boone-Nelson II | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Palmer Domschke | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
punting
| Ryan Millmore | 8 | 319 | 39.9 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Luke Altmyer | 17/26 | 196 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 70.0 |
rushing
| Kaden Feagin | 20 | 100 | 5.0 | 1 | 26 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | 12 |
| Luke Altmyer | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Hank Beatty | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 1 | 24 |
| Ashton Hollins | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 35 |
| Hudson Clement | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Malik Elzy | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Collin Dixon | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Justin Bowick | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Kaden Feagin | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Cole Rusk | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
defensive
| Matthew Bailey | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Hood | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jojo Hayden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Lowery Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Resetich | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenenna Odeluga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Zardzin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Scott | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo McCullom | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Heckel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Farrell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Neal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Thompson Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Jacas | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyson Rooks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saboor Karriem | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Warren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Barna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Hank Beatty | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
kicking
| David Olano | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Keelan Crimmins | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:47 | David Olano 28 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 13:31 | Hank Beatty 6 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick) | 0 – 10 |
| 3 | 10:59 | Kaden Feagin 3 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 0 – 17 |
| 3 | 2:48 | Luke Altmyer 2 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 0 – 24 |
| 4 | 14:06 | Ashton Hollins 6 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick) | 0 – 31 |
| 4 | 5:15 | Ca'Lil Valentine 2 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 0 – 38 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 10:58 PM UTCData methodology