Tennessee vs. Illinois

Tuesday, December 30, 2025, Music City Bowl

Illinois beat Tennessee 30–⁠28. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral siteTennessee8–⁠5 in 2025
28
Neutral siteIllinois9–⁠4 in 2025
30

Final at Nissan Stadium, NashvilleTV: ESPNAttendance 52,815Payout $5,700,000 in all (Wikipedia)

MVP Luke Altmyer (QB, Illinois)Wikipedia

At kickoff
34°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Nashville Wbo, 1 km from the stadium, 20 minutes after kickoff
Viewers
5.4 million viewers on ESPNViewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Official
Riley JohnsonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee7071428
Illinois7314630

How the win probability moved

Illinois favored

Win probability by play: Illinois 58% at kickoff, 100% at the end. Biggest swing: 59 points.

Tennessee favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (59 points).

Standouts

Player stats

Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joey Aguilar14/1812100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
DeSean Bishop1993218
Star Thomas967021
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mike Matthews343017
Braylon Staley431014
Star Thomas118018
Radarious Jackson218013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jeremiah Telander90.500
Edwin Spillman7000
Jadon Perlotte610.50
Bryson Eason6100
William Wright6000
Daevin Hobbs20.50.50

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Luke Altmyer20/3319610
Hank Beatty0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Aidan Laughery1377028
Ca’Lil Valentine865016
Luke Altmyer1054114
Jordan Anderson215013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Hudson Clement348024
Hank Beatty638010
Justin Bowick331118
Ca’Lil Valentine328018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
James Thompson Jr.70.50.50
Malachi Hood5110
Miles Scott5000
Daniel Brown5000
Joe Barna4110
Eli Coenen4110
Tanner Heckel30.50.50

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

TennesseeIllinois
278Total yards417
121Passing yards196
157Rushing yards221
6.7Yards per pass5.8
4.2Yards per rush5.7
18First downs27
5–⁠10Third downs6–⁠13
2–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠3
1Turnovers0
4–⁠46Penalties4–⁠20
24:14Possession35:46
1Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

TennesseeIllinois
47%Success rate52%
0.17EPA per play0.19
1.23Explosiveness0.98
0.19Rushing EPA0.33
0.12Passing EPA0.03
25%Passing-down success40%
−0.14First-down EPA0.20
0.08Second-down EPA0.51
0.85Third-down EPA0.08
18%Havoc by its defense14%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee 56% to win. Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Tennessee −3, over/under 61.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Tennessee 57%, Illinois 43%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Illinois end zoneTennessee end zoneQ1 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ1 TennesseeTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ2 TennesseeMissed FG, 12 playsQ2 IllinoisField goal, 12 playsQ2 TennesseeEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 TennesseePunt, 4 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ3 TennesseeFumble return TD, 1 play (Illinois scores)Q3 TennesseeTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 TennesseeTouchdown, 14 playsQ4 IllinoisField goal, 12 playsQ4 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ4 IllinoisField goal, 13 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, Tennessee right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 42 yards
  2. Q1 TennesseeTouchdown, 11 plays, 67 yards
  3. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  4. Q1 TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q2 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 42 yards
  6. Q2 TennesseeMissed FG, 12 plays, 50 yards
  7. Q2 IllinoisField goal, 12 plays, 67 yards
  8. Q2 TennesseeEnd of half, 2 plays, 4 yards
  9. Q3 TennesseePunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  10. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  11. Q3 TennesseeFumble return TD, 1 play (Illinois scores), −20 yards
  12. Q3 TennesseeTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q3 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 68 yards
  14. Q3 TennesseeTouchdown, 14 plays, 79 yards
  15. Q4 IllinoisField goal, 12 plays, 65 yards
  16. Q4 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 94 yards
  17. Q4 IllinoisField goal, 13 plays, 64 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 7
Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#94 J.Turbyville kickoff 65 yards to the Illini00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 9 yards gain to the Illini34 (#5 D.Hobbs)
15:002nd & 1 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush right for 3 yards gain to the Illini37 (#20 B.Eason), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #80 H.Beatty caught at Illini42, for 8 yards to the Illini45 (#27 J.Perlotte)
15:002nd & 2 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #17 C.Dixon caught at Illini48, for 4 yards to the Illini49 (#0 W.Wright), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Vols Personal Foul (#0 W.Wright) 15 yards from Illini49 to Vols36, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 36PENALTY Illini False Start 5 yards from Vols36 to Vols41. NO PLAY
15:001st & 15 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Vols34 (#22 J.Telander)
15:002nd & 8 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete deep right to #17 C.Dixon thrown to Vols08 broken up by #4 T.Redmond. The previous play is under automatic review - “Incomplete pass”. CALL UPHELD
15:003rd & 8 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #5 C.Valentine caught at Vols39, for 1 yard to the Vols33 (#13 E.Spillman)
11:154th & 7 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short middle to #0 J.Bowick thrown to Vols14 QB hurried by #29 J.Ross, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Tennessee Touchdown, 11 plays
11:151st & 10 at own 33Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar sacked for loss of 8 yards to the Vols25 (#90 J.Thompson Jr., #16 T.Heckel)
11:152nd & 18 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short left to #14 B.Staley caught at Vols33, for 8 yards to the Vols33, End Of Play
11:153rd & 10 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #14 B.Staley caught at Vols47, for 14 yards to the Vols47 (#16 T.Heckel), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:151st & 10 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Illini48 (#96 E.Coenen)
11:152nd & 5 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short left to #18 D.Bishop caught at Illini46, for 12 yards to the Illini36 (#6 J.Clarke), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:151st & 10 at opp 36Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush right for 4 yards gain to the Illini32 (#9 L.Lowery Jr.)
11:152nd & 6 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #18 D.Bishop caught at Illini31, for 2 yards to the Illini30, End Of Play
11:153rd & 4 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Illini24 (#45 M.Hood; #2 S.Karriem), 1ST DOWN
11:151st & 10 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush right for 18 yards gain to the Illini06 (#10 M.Scott), 1ST DOWN
11:151st & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Illini07 (#2 S.Karriem)
6:162nd & goal at opp 7Joey Aguilar 7 Yd Run (Max Gilbert Kick)Tennessee 7, Illinois 0
Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
6:161st & 10 at own 35#94 J.Turbyville kickoff 65 yards to the Illini00, Touchback
6:161st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #13 H.Clement caught at Illini36, for 11 yards to the Illini36 (#15 E.Farooq), 1ST DOWN
6:161st & 10 at own 36PENALTY Illini False Start (#64 J.Kreutz) 5 yards from Illini36 to Illini31. NO PLAY
6:161st & 15 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush right for 6 yards gain to the Illini37 (#29 J.Ross; #47 I.Campbell)
6:162nd & 9 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #13 H.Clement caught at Vols45, for 24 yards to the Vols39 (#21 T.Poteat), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
6:161st & 10 at opp 39PENALTY Illini False Start (#58 M.Priestly) 5 yards from Vols39 to Vols44. NO PLAY
6:161st & 15 at opp 44#9 L.Altmyer pass complete short middle to #2 A.Hollins caught at Vols29, for 18 yards to the Vols26 (#22 J.Telander), 1ST DOWN
6:161st & 10 at opp 26Shotgun #80 H.Beatty pass incomplete short left to #9 L.Altmyer thrown to Vols36
6:162nd & 10 at opp 26Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short middle to #80 H.Beatty caught at Vols20, for 9 yards to the Vols17 (#6 J.McMurray)
6:163rd & 1 at opp 17#23 J.Anderson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vols15 (#18 T.Weathersby), 1ST DOWN
6:161st & 10 at opp 15Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vols13 (#13 E.Spillman)
6:162nd & 8 at opp 13PENALTY Illini False Start (#64 J.Kreutz) 5 yards from Vols13 to Vols18. NO PLAY
0:362nd & 13 at opp 18Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short middle to #0 J.Bowick caught at Vols00, for 18 yards to the Vols00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:36, 1ST DOWN #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III)Tied at 7
Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
0:311st & 10 at own 35#24 D.Olano kickoff 62 yards to the Vols03 #19 D.Morris return 23 yards to the Vols26 (#45 M.Hood; #35 G.Griffin)
0:311st & 10 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Vols30 (#10 M.Scott)
0:312nd & 6 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar rush left for 2 yards gain to the Vols32 (#9 L.Lowery Jr.; #43 J.Barna)
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass incomplete short right to #1 T.Smith Jr. thrown to Vols35 QB hurried by #9 L.Lowery Jr.
Q2 14:434th & 4 at own 32#98 J.Ross punt 39 yards to the Illini29
2nd quarter4 drives, then Illinois 10, Tennessee 7
Illinois Turnover on downs, 9 plays
14:431st & 10 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Feagin rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Illini33 (#12 J.Harmon)
14:432nd & 6 at own 33Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #5 C.Valentine caught at Illini31, for 18 yards to the Vols49 (#2 A.Turrentine), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
14:431st & 10 at opp 49Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer sacked for loss of 4 yards to the Illini47 (#5 D.Hobbs, #27 J.Perlotte)
14:432nd & 14 at own 47Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 11 yards gain to the Vols42 (#12 J.Harmon)
14:433rd & 3 at opp 42Shotgun #80 H.Beatty rush right for 5 yards gain to the Vols37 (#33 B.Bolton; #29 J.Ross), 1ST DOWN
14:431st & 10 at opp 37Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Vols32 (#12 J.Harmon)
14:432nd & 5 at opp 32Shotgun #3 K.Feagin rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Vols31 (#20 B.Eason)
14:433rd & 4 at opp 31Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #0 J.Bowick caught at Vols30, for 2 yards to the Vols29 (#12 J.Harmon)
8:594th & 2 at opp 29Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short middle to #3 A.Bryant thrown to Vols31 broken up by #20 B.Eason, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Tennessee Missed FG, 12 plays
8:591st & 10 at own 29Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 8 yards gain to the Vols37 (#41 J.Kreutz; #3 A.Bryant)
8:592nd & 2 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar sacked for loss of 6 yards to the Vols31 (#96 E.Coenen)
8:593rd & 8 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar rush middle for 9 yards gain to the Vols40 (#39 K.Odeluga; #96 E.Coenen), 1ST DOWN
8:591st & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Vols45 (#4 D.Brown)
7:112nd & 5 at own 45(07:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush left for 8 yards gain to the Illini47 (#41 J.Kreutz), 1ST DOWN
7:111st & 10 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 9 yards gain to the Illini38 (#4 D.Brown; #39 K.Odeluga)
7:112nd & 1 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Illini36 (#0 M.Resetich; #43 J.Barna), 1ST DOWN
7:111st & 10 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short middle to #4 M.Matthews caught at Illini20, for 16 yards to the Illini20 (#0 M.Resetich), 1ST DOWN
7:111st & 10 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush left for 2 yards loss to the Illini22 (#41 J.Kreutz)
7:112nd & 12 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #14 B.Staley caught at Illini23, for 1 yard to the Illini21 (#90 J.Thompson Jr.)
7:113rd & 11 at opp 21No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass incomplete short right to #14 B.Staley thrown to Illini05
3:284th & 11 at opp 21#90 M.Gilbert field goal attempt from 39 yards NO GOOD (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady), clock 03:28
Illinois Field goal, 12 plays
3:281st & 10 at own 21Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short middle to #13 H.Clement thrown to Illini35 broken up by #15 E.Farooq
3:282nd & 10 at own 21Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Illini27 (#17 E.Utley; #4 T.Redmond) PENALTY Vols UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#17 E.Utley) 15 yards from Illini27 to Illini42, 1ST DOWN
3:281st & 10 at own 42Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush right for 7 yards gain to the Illini49 (#4 T.Redmond)
3:282nd & 3 at own 49Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #17 C.Dixon caught at Vols46, for 6 yards to the Vols45 (#27 J.Perlotte; #0 W.Wright), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 8 yards gain to the Vols37 (#22 J.Telander)
2:002nd & 3 at own 49Timeout Illinois, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 2 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Vols38 (#22 J.Telander; #42 T.West)
2:003rd & 3 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #0 J.Bowick caught at Vols27, for 11 yards to the Vols27, out of bounds at Vols27, 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 27No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #80 H.Beatty caught at Vols28, for 3 yards to the Vols24 (#0 W.Wright), out of bounds PENALTY Vols Face Mask (#0 W.Wright) 12 yards from Vols24 to Vols12, 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short middle to #13 H.Clement thrown to Vols00
2:002nd & 10 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short right to #80 H.Beatty thrown to Vols00 broken up by #6 J.McMurray
0:303rd & 10 at opp 12(00:30) Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short left to #0 J.Bowick thrown to Vols00 broken up by #4 T.Redmond
0:302nd & 10 at opp 12Timeout Illinois, clock 00:30
0:214th & 10 at opp 12(00:25) #24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III), clock 00:21Illinois 10, Tennessee 7
Tennessee End of half, 2 plays
0:211st & 10 at own 35#24 D.Olano kickoff 65 yards to the Vols00, Touchback
0:211st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass incomplete short left to #14 B.Staley thrown to Vols25
0:212nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Vols29 (#4 D.Brown)
3rd quarter5 drives, then Illinois 24, Tennessee 14
Tennessee Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#24 D.Olano kickoff 65 yards to the Vols00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 17 yards gain to the Vols42 (#5 T.Cox Jr.), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass incomplete short middle to #0 E.Davis thrown to Vols50
15:002nd & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush right for 4 yards gain to the Vols46 (#90 J.Thompson Jr.; #4 D.Brown)
15:003rd & 6 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar sacked for loss of 4 yards to the Vols42 (#45 M.Hood)
13:144th & 10 at own 42#98 J.Ross punt 39 yards to the Illini19 fair catch by #80 H.Beatty at Illini19
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
13:141st & 10 at own 19No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short right to #13 H.Clement thrown to Illini31
13:142nd & 10 at own 19No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 15 yards gain to the Illini34 (#27 J.Perlotte; #2 A.Turrentine), 1ST DOWN
13:141st & 10 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Illini39 (#13 E.Spillman; #20 B.Eason)
13:142nd & 5 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short left to #13 H.Clement thrown to Vols42 broken up by #0 W.Wright
13:143rd & 5 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete deep right to #17 C.Dixon thrown to Vols30 QB hurried by #90 D.Bailey
11:584th & 5 at own 39#40 K.Crimmins punt 41 yards to the Vols20 fair catch by #42 B.Harmon at Vols20
11:481st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar sacked for loss of 20 yards to the Vols00 (#43 J.Barna), fumble by #6 J.Aguilar recovered by Illini #9 L.Lowery Jr. at Vols00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:48 #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III)Illinois 17, Tennessee 7
Tennessee Touchdown, 9 plays
11:481st & 10 at own 35#27 L.Osada kickoff 65 yards to the Vols00, Touchback
11:481st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush right for 6 yards gain to the Vols31 (#45 M.Hood; #28 D.Rosiek)
11:482nd & 4 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short left to #9 S.Thomas caught at Vols27, for 18 yards to the Vols49 (#10 M.Scott), 1ST DOWN
11:481st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 21 yards gain to the Illini30 (#16 T.Heckel), 1ST DOWN. #16 T.Heckel injured on the play
11:481st & 10 at opp 30Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Illini23 (#26 I.Kante; #10 M.Scott)
11:482nd & 3 at opp 23No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar rush middle for 15 yards gain to the Illini08 (#10 M.Scott; #26 I.Kante), 1ST DOWN
11:481st & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #87 M.Kitselman caught at Illini10, for 3 yards to the Illini05 (#5 T.Cox Jr.)
11:482nd & goal at opp 5No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Illini03 (#90 J.Thompson Jr.)
11:483rd & goal at opp 3No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Illini01 (#4 D.Brown; #99 C.Neal)
7:314th & goal at opp 1No Huddle #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Illini00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:31 #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)Illinois 17, Tennessee 14
Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
7:251st & 10 at own 35#94 J.Turbyville kickoff 54 yards to the Illini11 #5 C.Valentine return 21 yards to the Illini32 (#33 B.Bolton; #11 J.Burns)
7:251st & 10 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 15 yards gain to the Illini47 (#0 W.Wright; #10 K.Beasley), 1ST DOWN
7:251st & 10 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Illini46 (#29 J.Ross; #27 J.Perlotte)
7:252nd & 11 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #80 H.Beatty caught at Illini48, for 10 yards to the Vols44 (#47 I.Campbell; #29 J.Ross)
7:253rd & 1 at opp 44No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Vols41 (#22 J.Telander; #90 D.Bailey), 1ST DOWN
7:251st & 10 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 14 yards gain to the Vols27, out of bounds at Vols27, 1ST DOWN
4:101st & 10 at opp 27Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 10 yards gain to the Vols17 (#0 W.Wright), 1ST DOWN
4:101st & 10 at opp 41Timeout Illinois, clock 04:10
4:101st & 10 at opp 17Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #85 T.Arkin caught at Vols03, for 15 yards to the Vols02 (#10 K.Beasley), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2:411st & goal at opp 2Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vols00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:41 #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III)Illinois 24, Tennessee 14
Tennessee Touchdown, 14 plays
2:321st & 10 at own 35#27 L.Osada kickoff 64 yards to the Vols01 #89 J.Dodson return 20 yards to the Vols21 (#39 K.Odeluga; #21 B.Clawson)
2:321st & 10 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #4 M.Matthews caught at Vols25, for 10 yards to the Vols31 (#5 T.Cox Jr.), 1ST DOWN
2:321st & 10 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Vols35 (#2 S.Karriem; #90 J.Thompson Jr.)
2:322nd & 6 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vols37 (#28 D.Rosiek)
2:323rd & 4 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #14 B.Staley caught at Vols41, for 8 yards to the Vols45 (#45 M.Hood), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2:321st & 10 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush left for 4 yards gain to the Vols49 (#28 D.Rosiek)
2:322nd & 6 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short left to #5 R.Jackson caught at Illini39, for 13 yards to the Illini38 (#1 K.Patterson), 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush left for 1 yard gain to the Illini37 (#96 E.Coenen; #43 J.Barna)
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #18 D.Bishop caught at Illini43, for 6 yards loss to the Illini43 (#44 A.McCullom)
Q4 15:003rd & 15 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #4 M.Matthews caught at Illini26, for 17 yards to the Illini26, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush left for 3 yards gain to the Illini23 (#28 D.Rosiek)
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 23No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Illini22 (#90 J.Thompson Jr.; #3 A.Bryant)
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short left to #5 R.Jackson caught at Illini23, for 5 yards to the Illini17 (#90 J.Thompson Jr.; #5 T.Cox Jr.)
Q4 15:004th & 1 at opp 17#18 D.Bishop rush right for 5 yards gain to the Illini12 (#39 K.Odeluga), 1ST DOWN. #90 J.Thompson Jr. injured on the play
Q4 11:401st & 10 at opp 12#18 D.Bishop rush middle for 12 yards gain to the Illini00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:40, 1ST DOWN #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)Illinois 24, Tennessee 21
4th quarter2 drives, then Illinois 30, Tennessee 28
Illinois Field goal, 12 plays
11:401st & 10 at own 35#94 J.Turbyville kickoff 65 yards to the Illini00, Touchback
11:401st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #5 C.Valentine caught at Illini21, for 9 yards to the Illini34 (#22 J.Telander)
11:402nd & 1 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 16 yards gain to the Illini50 (#27 J.Perlotte), 1ST DOWN
11:401st & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #13 H.Clement caught at Vols45, for 13 yards to the Vols37 (#0 W.Wright), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:401st & 10 at opp 37Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Vols38 (#9 M.Dye; #2 A.Turrentine)
11:402nd & 11 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #80 H.Beatty caught at Vols33, for 6 yards to the Vols32 (#15 E.Farooq)
8:113rd & 5 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush left for 8 yards gain to the Vols24 (#15 E.Farooq; #29 J.Ross), 1ST DOWN
8:112nd & 11 at opp 38Timeout Illinois, clock 08:11
8:111st & 10 at opp 24Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #85 T.Arkin caught at Vols19, for 8 yards to the Vols16 (#13 E.Spillman)
6:512nd & 2 at opp 16(06:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Vols11 (#15 E.Farooq), 1ST DOWN
6:511st & 10 at opp 11#9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short right to #5 C.Valentine thrown to Vols12 QB hurried by #33 B.Bolton
6:512nd & 10 at opp 11#5 C.Valentine rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Vols10 (#22 J.Telander; #6 J.McMurray)
6:513rd & 9 at opp 10#9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short middle to #13 H.Clement thrown to Vols00 broken up by #6 J.McMurray
5:144th & 9 at opp 10#24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III), clock 05:14Illinois 27, Tennessee 21
4:581st & 10 at own 35#27 L.Osada kickoff 59 yards to the Vols06 #89 J.Dodson return 94 yards to the Illini00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:58 #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)Tennessee 28, Illinois 27
Illinois Field goal, 13 plays
4:581st & 10 at own 35#94 J.Turbyville kickoff 65 yards to the Illini00, Touchback
4:581st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Illini32 (#90 D.Bailey)
4:582nd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 28 yards gain to the Vols40 (#4 T.Redmond; #2 A.Turrentine), 1ST DOWN
4:581st & 10 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short right to #21 A.Laughery thrown to Vols40 broken up by #21 T.Poteat QB hurried by #31 C.Herring
4:582nd & 10 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Vols33 (#20 B.Eason; #13 E.Spillman). #5 D.Hobbs injured on the play
4:583rd & 3 at opp 33Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #80 H.Beatty caught at Vols34, for 2 yards to the Vols31 (#4 T.Redmond), out of bounds. The previous play is under automatic review - “Short of the line to gain”. CALL UPHELD
4:584th & 1 at opp 31#23 J.Anderson rush right for 13 yards gain to the Vols18 (#22 J.Telander; #29 J.Ross), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 18Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Vols14 (#22 J.Telander; #13 E.Spillman)
2:004th & 1 at opp 31Timeout Illinois, clock 02:00
1:562nd & 6 at opp 14Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Vols13 (#13 E.Spillman)
1:561st & 10 at own 18Timeout Tennessee, clock 01:56
1:513rd & 5 at opp 13PENALTY Vols Offside (#90 D.Bailey) 4 yards from Vols13 to Vols09. NO PLAY
1:512nd & 6 at own 14Timeout Tennessee, clock 01:51
1:513rd & 1 at opp 9Shotgun #3 K.Feagin rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Vols06 (#15 E.Farooq; #20 B.Eason), 1ST DOWN
1:511st & goal at opp 6#9 L.Altmyer rush right for 2 yards loss to the Vols08 (#20 B.Eason)
1:222nd & goal at opp 8(01:22) Kneel down by #9 L.Altmyer at Vols10 for loss of 2 yards
1:221st & 6 at own 6Timeout Tennessee, clock 01:22
0:403rd & goal at opp 10(00:40) Kneel down by #9 L.Altmyer at Vols11 for loss of 1 yard
0:034th & goal at opp 11#24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III), clock 00:00Illinois 30, Tennessee 28
0:033rd & goal at opp 10Timeout Illinois, clock 00:03

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Illinois leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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