Wk 12 · 2026
Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini — Sat, Nov 21
Sat, Nov 21 ·
Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign
What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Iowa is ranked #22 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
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.
Iowa form
W 40-16at NEBW 20-17vs MSUL 21-26at USCL 16-18vs OREW 41-3vs MINN
2025 season
Illinois form
W 20-13vs NUL 10-27at WISW 24-6vs MDW 35-13vs RUTGL 25-42at WASH
2025 season
Iowa 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 · 4
| Opponent | Iowa | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Big Ten | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Northwestern Big Ten | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Purdue Big Ten | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Nebraska Big Ten | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Iowa leads the series 11–2 · Iowa won the last one
13 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
15.0 points toward Iowa
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-11-18 | Illinois 13 — 15 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2022 | 2022-10-08 | Iowa 6 — 9 Illinois | at ILL | Illinois |
| 2021 | 2021-11-20 | Illinois 23 — 33 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2020 | 2020-12-05 | Iowa 35 — 21 Illinois | at ILL | Iowa |
| 2019 | 2019-11-23 | Illinois 10 — 19 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2018 | 2018-11-17 | Iowa 63 — 0 Illinois | at ILL | Iowa |
| 2017 | 2017-10-07 | Illinois 16 — 45 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2016 | 2016-11-19 | Iowa 28 — 0 Illinois | at ILL | Iowa |
| 2015 | 2015-10-10 | Illinois 20 — 29 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2014 | 2014-11-15 | Iowa 30 — 14 Illinois | at ILL | Iowa |
| 2008 | 2008-11-01 | Iowa 24 — 27 Illinois | at ILL | Illinois |
| 2007 | 2007-10-13 | Illinois 6 — 10 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2006 | 2006-09-23 | Iowa 24 — 7 Illinois | at ILL | Iowa |
Iowa leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Mark Gronowski QB #11 | 150/240, 1529 YDS, 8 TD, 6 INT |
| Hank Brown QB #9 | 11/21, 107 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Kamari Moulton RB #28 | 156 CAR, 783 YDS, 4 TD |
| Mark Gronowski QB #11 | 120 CAR, 491 YDS, 15 TD | |
| Jaziun Patterson RB #4 | 57 CAR, 299 YDS | |
| Receiving | DJ Vonnahme TE #81 | 22 REC, 288 YDS, 2 TD |
| Sam Phillips WR #2 | 16 REC, 261 YDS | |
| Jacob Gill WR #5 | 22 REC, 260 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Reece Vander Zee WR #2 | 11 REC, 186 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Karson Sharar LB #43 | 78 |
| Xavier Nwankpa S #1 | 69 | |
| Koen Entringer DB #5 | 69 | |
| Sacks | Ethan Hurkett DL #49 | 6 |
| Max Llewellyn EDGE #48 | 6 | |
| Aaron Graves DT #95 | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Zach Lutmer DB #6 | 3 |
| Deshaun Lee DB #8 | 2 | |
| Aaron Graves DT #95 | 1 |
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.