Wk 1 · 2026
UAB Blazers at Illinois Fighting Illini — Thu, Sep 3
Thu, Sep 3 ·
Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign
· BTN
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at
9:00pET
ILL -28.5 · total 56.5 DraftKings
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.
UAB form
W 31-24at TLSAL 18-48vs USFL 24-53vs UNTL 17-24at RICEL 19-38at CONN
2025 season
Illinois form
W 20-13vs NUL 10-27at WISW 24-6vs MDW 35-13vs RUTGL 25-42at WASH
2025 season
UAB 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
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
UAB leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Jalen Kitna QB #7 | 223/336, 2462 YDS, 13 TD, 10 INT |
| Ryder Burton QB #5 | 62/98, 708 YDS, 7 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Jevon Jackson RB #4 | 167 CAR, 900 YDS, 5 TD |
| Isaiah Jacobs RB #3 | 79 CAR, 342 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Solomon Beebe RB #28 | 56 CAR, 338 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Iverson Hooks WR #2 | 72 REC, 927 YDS, 7 TD |
| Brandon Hawkins Jr. WR #6 | 41 REC, 540 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Corri Milliner WR #0 | 24 REC, 341 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Solomon Beebe RB #28 | 31 REC, 284 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Devin Hightower LB #24 | 81 |
| Jeremiah Vessel S #13 | 54 | |
| AJ Brown DE #7 | 53 | |
| Sacks | Chris Burge DE #59 | 3.5 |
| Jonathan Allen DT #92 | 2 | |
| Eddy Toussom LB #5 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Pierre Royster S #7 | 2 |
| Devin Hightower LB #24 | 1 | |
| T'sai McDaniel CB #29 | 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.