Illinois 38, Michigan State 37 · Box Score

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Final · Week 6 · Sat, Oct 10, 2026

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	1	2	3	4	OT	T
ILL	10	10	3	8	7	38
MSU	0	7	10	14	6	37

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Team stats

ILL		MSU
25	First downs	19
409	Total yards	342
282	Passing yards	215
26-37	Comp-Att	23-27
7.6	Yards per pass	8.0
127	Rushing yards	127
33	Rushes	27
3.8	Yards per rush	4.7
5-12	3rd down	6-10
1-2	4th down	1-1
2-16	Penalties-yards	9-69
1	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	1
1	Interceptions thrown	0
33:52	Time of possession	26:08
2	Sacks	0
3	Tackles for loss	1
2	QB hurries	7
0	Passes defended	2
0	Defensive TDs	0
47	Kick return yards	55
—	Punt return yards	5
3	Passing TDs	2
1	Rushing TDs	3
12	Kicking points	7

Advanced stats

ILL		MSU
+0.20	EPA per play	+0.46
52%	Success rate	51%
1.05	Explosiveness	1.30
-0.04	Rushing EPA per play	+0.28
42%	Rushing success rate	44%
+0.44	Passing EPA per play	+0.61
60%	Passing success rate	57%
60%	Standard downs success	46%
39%	Passing downs success	67%
3.11	Line yards per rush	3.54
0.70	Second-level yards	0.96
0.18	Open-field yards	1.12
12%	Stuff rate	8%
75%	Power success	75%
8%	Havoc caused	6%
7	Scoring chances	6
4.43	Points per chance	5.00
Own 31	Avg. starting field position	Own 40
5	Explosive plays	4
0%	Postgame win expectancy	100%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q111:46
IllinoisFG
#37 E.Moczulski field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #81 L.Rau, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III), clock 11:46
Drive: 7 plays, 54 yds
3-0
Q13:21
IllinoisTD
#4 K.Houser pass complete short right to #21 A.Laughery caught at MSU05, for 5 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:21 #37 E.Moczulski kick attempt good (H: #81 L.Rau, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III)
Drive: 11 plays, 80 yds
10-0
Q28:57
IllinoisTD
Shotgun #4 K.Houser rush right for 2 yards gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:57 #37 E.Moczulski kick attempt good (H: #81 L.Rau, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III)
Drive: 14 plays, 82 yds
17-0
Q23:29
Michigan StateTD
Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short right to #4 J.Patterson caught at ILL06, for 6 yards to the ILL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:29 #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds
17-7
Q20:04
IllinoisFG
Ethan Moczulski 35 Yd Field Goal
Drive: 12 plays, 58 yds
20-7
Q38:48
IllinoisFG
#37 E.Moczulski field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #81 L.Rau, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III), clock 08:48
Drive: 8 plays, 30 yds
23-7
Q32:52
Michigan StateFG
#37 L.Boyd field goal attempt from 42 yards GOOD (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky), clock 02:52
Drive: 10 plays, 64 yds
23-10
Q31:30
Michigan StateTD
#4 J.Patterson rush middle for 11 yards gain to the ILL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:30, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
Drive: 1 plays, 11 yds
23-17
Q413:14
IllinoisTD
Shotgun #7 M.Clayton II pass complete short right to #17 C.Dixon caught at MSU05, for 14 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:14, 1ST DOWN #7 M.Clayton II pass attempt failed #7 M.Clayton II pass attempt failed PENALTY #7 M.Clayton II pass attempt failed PENALTY MSU Pass Interference (#21 N.Martinez) 1 yard from MSU03 to MSU02. NO PLAY #7 M.Clayton II pass attempt failed PENALTY MSU Pass Interference (#21 N.Martinez) 2 yards from MSU03 to MSU01. NO PLAY #21 A.Laughery rush attempt Successful
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
31-17
Q47:47
Michigan StateTD
Fredrick Moore 24 Yd pass from Alessio Milivojevic (Liam Boyd Kick)
Drive: 10 plays, 72 yds
31-24
Q41:17
Michigan StateTD
Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ILL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:17 #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
Drive: 6 plays, 33 yds
31-31
OT0:00
IllinoisTD
Shotgun #7 M.Clayton II pass complete short left to #13 H.Clement caught at MSU13, for 25 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00, 1ST DOWN #37 E.Moczulski kick attempt good (H: #81 L.Rau, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III)
Drive: 1 plays, 25 yds
38-31
OT0:00
Michigan StateTD
Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ILL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00 #11 A.Milivojevic pass attempt failed
Drive: 5 plays, 25 yds
38-37

Score shown ILL-MSU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Katin Houser	20/29	194	6.7	1	1	67.3
Michael Clayton II	6/8	88	11.0	2	0	34.3

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Aidan Laughery	17	70	4.1	0	11
Javari Barnett	3	22	7.3	0	15
Katin Houser	5	14	2.8	1	6
Jordan Anderson	6	14	2.3	0	5
Carson Boyd	1	7	7.0	0	7
Michael Clayton II	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Hudson Clement	6	105	17.5	1	39
Collin Dixon	7	62	8.9	1	14
Brayden Trimble	4	56	14.0	0	27
Aidan Laughery	4	24	6.0	1	11
Kaden Feagin	3	23	7.7	0	12
Eddie Kasper	1	7	7.0	0	7
Ty Robinson	1	5	5.0	0	5

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB Hur
James Kreutz	15	8	1	1	0
Ismael Kante	8	2	0	1	0
Tanner Heckel	7	4	0	0	0
Matthew Bailey	4	2	0	0	0
Joe Barna	3	3	0	0	1
Xavier Scott	3	1	0	0	0
Mac Resetich	3	0	0	0	0
Grant Beerman	3	0	0	0	0
Jaheim Clarke	2	2	0	0	0
Mason Muragin	2	1	0	0	0
William Holmes	2	1	0	0	0
Jakwon Morris	2	1	0	0	0
Demetrius John	2	0	0	0	0
Daniel Brown	1	1	1	1	0
Katin Houser	1	1	0	0	0
Pat Farrell	1	1	0	0	0
James Finley	1	1	0	0	0
Ean Rhea	1	1	0	0	0
Ben Clawson	1	0	0	0	0
Darrell Prater	1	0	0	0	0
Kayden Bennett	1	0	0	0	0
Carter Janki	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Rec
Aidan Laughery	1	0
Mac Resetich	1	0
Daniel Brown	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Ethan Moczulski	3/3	100.0	40	3/3	12

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Lars Rau	1	44	44.0	0	0	44

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mac Resetich	1	24	24.0	24	0
Murphy Clement	1	23	23.0	23	0