FINAL SCORE
UAB Blazers at Illinois Fighting Illini game details
Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Gies Memorial Stadium · Attendance 52,673
Put the final score in perspective.
Illinois finished 19 points ahead. The teams combined for 65 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was UAB 13, Illinois 21. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Illinois outscored its opponent in 3 and UAB 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 | 24 | 17 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 10-19 | 3-6 |
| 4th down efficiency | 3-4 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 413 | 332 |
| Passing | 219 | 182 |
| Comp/Att | 18/31 | 13/17 |
| Yards per pass | 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Rushing | 194 | 150 |
| Rushing Attempts | 48 | 26 |
| Yards per rush | 4.0 | 5.8 |
| Penalties | 9-69 | 1-3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 41:03 | 18:57 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
UAB Blazers
passing
| Ryder Burton | 18/31 | 219 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 33.7 |
rushing
| Rod Robinson II | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Bam McReynolds | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Ryder Burton | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | 14 |
| Kaleb Brown | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ja'Vin Simpkins | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| CJ Smith | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 42 |
| Ty Mims | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 24 |
| EJ Reid | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bam McReynolds | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Kaleb Brown | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Scott Isacks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Rod Robinson II | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Ja'Vin Simpkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gabriel Cline | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
defensive
| Muaaz Byard | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Sweeting | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Esonwune | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anta'Veon McKenzie | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Jordan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diezel Wilkinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Sanders | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvon Gulley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Draden Fullbright | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Que Billingsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Dean | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tylin Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo'Tavion Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Ty Mims | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
kicking
| Jonah Delange | 3/3 | 100.0 | 35 | 2/2 | 11 |
punting
| Badger Hargett | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Katin Houser | 13/17 | 182 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 | 99.0 |
rushing
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 1 | 51 |
| Katin Houser | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 16 |
| Aidan Laughery | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Jordan Anderson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 |
receiving
| Collin Dixon | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 2 | 18 |
| Ty Robinson | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 1 | 54 |
| Hudson Clement | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Aidan Laughery | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Brayden Trimble | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
defensive
| Matthew Bailey | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ismael Kante | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ean Rhea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Barna | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Holmes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mac Resetich | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tywan Cox | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Fillmore | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Farrell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Beerman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Hankins Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Prater | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Muragin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Scott | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Paris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakwon Morris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Janki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Feagin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juice Clarke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Clawson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius John | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Almirian Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Ismael Kante | 1 | 59 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Mac Resetich | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65 | 0 |
kicking
| Ethan Moczulski | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
punting
| Lars Rau | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 7:55 | Collin Dixon 18 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 2:24 | Jonah Delange 26 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 7 |
| 1 | 1:18 | Ca'Lil Valentine 51 Yd Run (Ethan Moczulski Kick) | 3 – 14 |
| 2 | 5:50 | Jonah Delange 23 Yd Field Goal | 6 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:18 | Roderick Robinson II 10 Yd pass from Ryder Burton (Jonah Delange Kick) | 13 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Ty Robinson 54 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick) | 13 – 21 |
| 3 | 10:15 | Collin Dixon 14 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick) | 13 – 28 |
| 3 | 3:58 | Jonah Delange 35 Yd Field Goal | 16 – 28 |
| 4 | 12:25 | Katin Houser 6 Yd Run (Ethan Moczulski Kick) | 16 – 35 |
| 4 | 5:48 | Ismael Kante 59 Yd Interception Return (Ethan Moczulski Kick) | 16 – 42 |
| 4 | 0:09 | Ryder Burton 5 Yd Run (Jonah Delange Kick) | 23 – 42 |
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