FINAL SCORE
Tennessee Volunteers at Illinois Fighting Illini game details
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET
Nissan Stadium · Attendance 52,815
Put the final score in perspective.
Illinois finished 2 points ahead. The teams combined for 58 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Tennessee 7, Illinois 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Illinois outscored its opponent in 2 and Tennessee in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 18 | 27 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-10 | 6-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 278 | 417 |
| Passing | 121 | 196 |
| Comp/Att | 14/18 | 20/34 |
| Yards per pass | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Rushing | 157 | 221 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 39 |
| Yards per rush | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| Penalties | 4-46 | 4-20 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 24:14 | 35:46 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Tennessee Volunteers
passing
| Joey Aguilar | 14/18 | 121 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 64.5 |
rushing
| DeSean Bishop | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 2 | 18 |
| Star Thomas | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 | 21 |
| Joey Aguilar | 9 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 | 15 |
receiving
| Mike Matthews | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Braylon Staley | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Star Thomas | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Radarious Jackson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| DeSean Bishop | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Miles Kitselman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
| Joey Aguilar | 1 | 1 | 0 |
defensive
| Jeremiah Telander | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edwin Spillman | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Wright | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Eason | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Perlotte | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Ross | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Edrees Farooq | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaedon Harmon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Redmond | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Turrentine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen McMurray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daevin Hobbs | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Beasley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Bolton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaiah Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Weathersby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Poteat III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyre West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Utley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mariyon Dye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Herring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joakim Dodson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Joakim Dodson | 2 | 114 | 57.0 | 94 | 1 |
| Daune Morris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
kicking
| Max Gilbert | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Jackson Ross | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Luke Altmyer | 20/33 | 196 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 69.8 |
| Hank Beatty | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
rushing
| Aidan Laughery | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 0 | 28 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 0 | 16 |
| Luke Altmyer | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 1 | 14 |
| Jordan Anderson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Kaden Feagin | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Hank Beatty | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Hudson Clement | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Hank Beatty | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Justin Bowick | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 18 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Tanner Arkin | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Ashton Hollins | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Collin Dixon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
fumbles
defensive
| James Thompson Jr. | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Hood | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Brown | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Rosiek | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Coenen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Barna | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenenna Odeluga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Heckel | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saboor Karriem | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Lowery Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mac Resetich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismael Kante | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juice Clarke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo McCullom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Neal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grayson Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Clawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
kicking
| David Olano | 3/3 | 100.0 | 30 | 3/3 | 12 |
punting
| Keelan Crimmins | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:16 | Joey Aguilar 7 Yd Run (Max Gilbert Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 0:36 | Justin Bowick 18 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 0:21 | David Olano 30 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 10 |
| 3 | 11:48 | Leon Lowery Jr. 0 Yd Fumble Recovery (David Olano Kick) | 7 – 17 |
| 3 | 7:31 | DeSean Bishop 1 Yd Run (Max Gilbert Kick) | 14 – 17 |
| 3 | 2:41 | Luke Altmyer 2 Yd Run (David Olano Kick) | 14 – 24 |
| 4 | 11:40 | DeSean Bishop 12 Yd Run (Max Gilbert Kick) | 21 – 24 |
| 4 | 5:14 | David Olano 28 Yd Field Goal | 21 – 27 |
| 4 | 4:58 | Joakim Dodson 94 Yd Kickoff Return (Max Gilbert Kick) | 28 – 27 |
| 4 | 0:03 | David Olano 29 Yd Field Goal | 28 – 30 |
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