FINAL SCORE
Duke Blue Devils at Illinois Fighting Illini game details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
Gies Memorial Stadium · Attendance 60,670
Put the final score in perspective.
Duke finished 4 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 Duke 21, Illinois 24. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Illinois outscored its opponent in 1 and Duke in 2. 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 | 19 | 23 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2-9 | 5-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 376 | 382 |
| Passing | 206 | 271 |
| Comp/Att | 15/22 | 24/36 |
| Yards per pass | 9.4 | 7.5 |
| Rushing | 170 | 111 |
| Rushing Attempts | 35 | 32 |
| Yards per rush | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| Penalties | 11-112 | 7-71 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 26:46 | 33:14 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Duke Blue Devils
passing
| Walker Eget | 15/21 | 206 | 9.8 | 3 | 0 | 68.4 |
| Dan Mahan | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Nate Sheppard | 24 | 147 | 6.1 | 1 | 29 |
| CJ Campbell Jr. | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 14 |
| Walker Eget | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jonah Burton | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | 36 |
| Jeremiah Hasley | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 35 |
| Nate Sheppard | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 2 | 13 |
| Kavon Simmons | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Jake Taylor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Nate Kurisky | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
| Walker Eget | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Andrew Pellicciotta | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Morris Jr. | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Flowers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaShawn Stone | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Davis | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyon Loud | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Mergott | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Smith-Young | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyshon Reed | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Che Ojarikre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Columbus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Sanford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dakota Quinonez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landan Callahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Evan Smith | 1 | 19 | 0 |
kickReturns
| CJ Campbell Jr. | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
kicking
| Cosme Salas | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Kade Reynoldson | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Katin Houser | 24/35 | 271 | 7.7 | 3 | 1 | 78.2 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Aidan Laughery | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Katin Houser | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Collin Dixon | 11 | 166 | 15.1 | 3 | 40 |
| Hudson Clement | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Brayden Trimble | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Davin Stoffel | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Ty Robinson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Aidan Laughery | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Christian Abney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Juice Clarke | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Holmes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Resetich | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Scott | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Prater | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Bailey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Beerman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismael Kante | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Edmonson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakwon Morris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ean Rhea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Barna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Dixon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Janki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Heckel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius John | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Davin Stoffel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Mac Resetich | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
kicking
| Ethan Moczulski | 2/3 | 67.0 | 51 | 3/3 | 9 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:23 | Collin Dixon 13 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 8:28 | Jonah Burton 12 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Cosme Salas Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 1 | 3:41 | Ethan Moczulski 51 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 10 |
| 2 | 12:47 | Collin Dixon 40 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick) | 7 – 17 |
| 2 | 7:05 | Nate Sheppard 2 Yd Run (Cosme Salas Kick) | 14 – 17 |
| 2 | 1:48 | Collin Dixon 2 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick) | 14 – 24 |
| 2 | 0:38 | Nate Sheppard 7 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Cosme Salas Kick) | 21 – 24 |
| 3 | 10:47 | Nate Sheppard 3 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Cosme Salas Kick) | 28 – 24 |
| 3 | 5:08 | Ethan Moczulski 47 Yd Field Goal | 28 – 27 |
| 4 | 13:53 | Cosme Salas 39 Yd Field Goal | 31 – 27 |
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