Duke Blue Devils @ Illinois Fighting Illini — Sep 12, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 12, 2026
Blue Devils Duke DUKE 2-0, 1-0 Away
31
Final
27
Fighting Illini Illinois ILL 1-1, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
DUKE 7 14 7 3 31
ILL 10 14 3 0 27
Top Performers
Passing Yards
W. Eget QB DUKE
206 PASS
K. Houser QB ILL
271 PASS
Rushing Yards
N. Sheppard RB DUKE
147 RUSH
C. Valentine RB ILL
68 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Burton WR DUKE
76 REC
C. Dixon WR ILL
166 REC
Passing
Duke
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Eget 15/21 206 3 0 1 142.1
D. Mahan 0/1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Illinois
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Houser 24/35 271 3 1 0 108.2
Rushing
Duke
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. Sheppard 24 147 6.1 1 29
C. Campbell 8 31 3.9 0 14
W. Eget 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Illinois
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Valentine 18 68 3.8 0 9
K. Houser 4 18 4.5 0 5
A. Laughery 10 37 3.7 0 9
Receiving
Duke
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
N. Sheppard 5 6 41 8.2 2 13 0
J. Burton 4 5 76 19.0 1 36 0
K. Simmons 1 2 22 22.0 0 22 0
J. Taylor 1 3 11 11.0 0 11 0
J. Hasley 3 5 53 17.7 0 35 0
N. Kurisky 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
Illinois
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
H. Clement 4 6 45 11.3 0 15 0
C. Valentine 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
C. Dixon 11 16 166 15.1 3 40 0
C. Abney 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
A. Laughery 1 2 6 6.0 0 6 0
D. Stoffel 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
K. Feagin 0 3 0 - 0 0 0
B. Trimble 3 3 17 5.7 0 9 0
T. Robinson 2 2 13 6.5 0 8 0
Defense
Duke
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Pellicciotta 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Flowers 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Morris 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Davis 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Ojarikre 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Anderson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Watson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Smith 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Stone 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Loud 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Columbus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Johnson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Mergott 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Callahan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Quinonez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Smith 2 2 0 0 0 1 19 1 0
T. Reed 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Illinois
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Bailey 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Kreutz 6 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Prater 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Cobbs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Kante 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Scott 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Clarke 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Farrell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Barna 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. John 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Rhea 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Holmes 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
M. Resetich 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Morris 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Thomison 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Beerman 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Heckel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Janki 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Edmonson 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Duke
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Salas 1/1 4/4 7 0
Illinois
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E. Moczulski 2/3 3/3 9 0
Returns
Duke
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. Campbell 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
Illinois
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Stoffel 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Duke
Illinois
376 Total Yards 394
19 First Downs 23
8 Passing 12
7 Rushing 7
4 Penalty 4
2/9 3rd Down Eff. 5/12
206 Passing Yards 271
170 Rushing Yards 123
0 Turnovers 1
11-112 Penalties 7-71
26:46 Possession 33:14
4/4 Red Zone 2/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 0 31 - 27
FG C. Salas
31 - 27 13:53
Q3 7 - 3 28 - 27
28 - 27 5:08
E. Moczulski FG
XP C. Salas
28 - 24 10:47
TD N. Sheppard
27 - 24 10:47
Q2 14 - 14 21 - 24
XP C. Salas
21 - 24 0:38
TD N. Sheppard
20 - 24 0:38
14 - 24 1:48
E. Moczulski XP
14 - 23 1:48
C. Dixon TD
XP C. Salas
14 - 17 7:05
TD N. Sheppard
13 - 17 7:05
7 - 17 12:47
E. Moczulski XP
7 - 16 12:47
C. Dixon TD
Q1 7 - 10 7 - 10
7 - 10 3:41
E. Moczulski FG
XP C. Salas
7 - 7 8:28
0 - 7 10:23
E. Moczulski XP
0 - 6 10:23
C. Dixon TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: ILL +10 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Duke 31 - 27 Illinois
September 12, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 12, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m