Wk 2 · 2026
Duke Blue Devils at Illinois Fighting Illini — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign
· FS1
ACC · no games yet
at
3:30pET
no line posted yet
Big Ten · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Duke form
W 27-20at UVAW 49-32vs WAKEW 32-25at UNCL 17-34vs UVAL 34-37at CONN
2025 season
Illinois form
W 20-13vs NUL 10-27at WISW 24-6vs MDW 35-13vs RUTGL 25-42at WASH
2025 season
Duke this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Illinois this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
Illinois leads the series 1–0 · Illinois won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
26.0 points toward Illinois
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-06 | Illinois 45 — 19 Duke | at DUKE | Illinois |
Duke leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Darian Mensah QB #10 | 305/449, 3646 YDS, 30 TD, 5 INT |
| Henry Belin IV QB #2 | 2/5, 22 YDS | |
| Rushing | Nate Sheppard RB #20 | 178 CAR, 962 YDS, 10 TD |
| Anderson Castle RB #4 | 110 CAR, 470 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Jaquez Moore RB #9 | 39 CAR, 192 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Cooper Barkate WR #18 | 68 REC, 1069 YDS, 6 TD |
| Que'Sean Brown WR #3 | 54 REC, 668 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Sahmir Hagans WR #2 | 37 REC, 463 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Jeremiah Hasley TE #85 | 34 REC, 404 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Caleb Weaver S #3 | 82 |
| Luke Mergott LB #34 | 80 | |
| DaShawn Stone S #8 | 77 | |
| Sacks | Vincent Anthony Jr. DE #7 | 7.5 |
| Josiah Green DT #4 | 3.5 | |
| Aaron Hall DT #99 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Chandler Rivers CB #0 | 2 |
| Moussa Kane CB #22 | 2 | |
| Tre Freeman LB #12 | 2 |
Illinois leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Luke Altmyer QB #9 | 226/332, 2811 YDS, 21 TD, 5 INT |
| Hank Beatty WR #80 | 2/2, 31 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Ca'Lil Valentine RB #5 | 123 CAR, 549 YDS, 4 TD |
| Kaden Feagin TE #83 | 119 CAR, 499 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Aidan Laughery RB #21 | 62 CAR, 305 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Hank Beatty WR #80 | 64 REC, 826 YDS, 3 TD |
| Collin Dixon WR #17 | 33 REC, 538 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Hudson Clement WR #13 | 33 REC, 406 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Justin Bowick WR #0 | 19 REC, 234 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Matthew Bailey DB #7 | 76 |
| Miles Scott S #10 | 59 | |
| Dylan Rosiek LB #28 | 49 | |
| Sacks | Gabe Jacas EDGE #17 | 11 |
| Leon Lowery Jr. LB #9 | 2 | |
| Tomiwa Durojaiye DL #13 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Miles Scott S #10 | 3 |
| Dylan Rosiek LB #28 | 1 | |
| Torrie Cox Jr. DB #5 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.