College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio State 34, Illinois 16
When: 12:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, October 11, 2025
Where: Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Attendance: 60670
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Ohio State 10 10 7 7 34
Illinois 0 3 7 6 16
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:35
Ohio State   FG  Illinois 0 - Ohio State 3
Jayden Fielding 26 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 3:40
Ohio State   TD  Illinois 0 - Ohio State 10
CJ Donaldson 1 yd. run (Jayden Fielding kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:43
Ohio State   FG  Illinois 0 - Ohio State 13
Jayden Fielding 31 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 3:48
Ohio State   TD  Illinois 0 - Ohio State 20
Bo Jackson 17 yd. pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding kick)
2nd Quarter - 1:05
Illinois   FG  Illinois 3 - Ohio State 20
David Olano 24 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 10:06
Illinois   TD  Illinois 10 - Ohio State 20
Aidan Laughery 1 yd. run (David Olano kick)
3rd Quarter - 2:08
Ohio State   TD  Illinois 10 - Ohio State 27
CJ Donaldson 2 yd. run (Jayden Fielding kick)
4th Quarter - 13:25
Ohio State   TD  Illinois 10 - Ohio State 34
Jeremiah Smith 2 yd. pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding kick)
4th Quarter - 4:25
Illinois   TD  Illinois 16 - Ohio State 34
Collin Dixon 4 yd. pass from Luke Altmyer (pass failed)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Ohio State Illinois
W‑L 6 - 0 - 0 5 - 2 - 0
Conference 3 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  Ohio State Illinois
Score 34 16
1st Downs 17 22
3rd Down Efficiency 8-for-15
53%		 4-for-14
29%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-1
100%		 3-for-5
60%
Total Yards 275 295
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 35-109 27-47
Average/Rush 3.1 1.7
Passing
Comp-Att 19-27 30-44
Passing Yards 166 248
Average/Pass Play 6.1 5.2
Penalties-Yards 7-59 4-19
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 33:11 26:49
PLAYER STATS
Ohio State (6 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Sayin 19/27 166 2 0
Illinois (5 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
L. Altmyer 30/44 248 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
B. Jackson 10 47 4.7 0
C. Donaldson 13 44 3.4 2
J. Peoples 5 7 1.4 0
I. West 3 4 1.3 0
J. Sayin 2 3 1.5 0
J. Smith 1 3 3.0 0
N. Roberts 1 1 1.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
A. Laughery 8 50 6.2 1
K. Feagin 6 22 3.7 0
C. Valentine 3 6 2.0 0
J. Anderson 3 3 1.0 0
K. Crimmins 1 -14 -14.0 0
L. Altmyer 6 -20 -3.3 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Smith 5 42 8.4 1
C. Tate 4 41 10.2 0
M. Klare 4 38 9.5 0
B. Jackson 2 20 10.0 1
B. Inniss 2 14 7.0 0
W. Kacmarek 1 7 7.0 0
C. Donaldson 1 4 4.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Rusk 5 68 13.6 0
H. Beatty 7 48 6.9 0
H. Clement 6 47 7.8 0
C. Dixon 4 46 11.5 1
J. Bowick 1 15 15.0 0
A. Laughery 4 12 3.0 0
J. Anderson 3 12 4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
P. Pierce 1 15 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Reese 1.5 14.0
J. Mathews Jr. 1.0 6.0
C. Curry 1.0 2.0
K. Jackson Jr. 0.5 4.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Reese 8 1
S. Styles 8 2
C. Downs 7 2
T. Malone Jr. 4 0
D. Sanchez 4 1
D. Igbinosun 2 0
C. Curry 2 0
A. Scott Jr. 2 0
J. McClain 2 1
P. Pierce 2 2
B. West 1 0
J. Mathews Jr. 1 0
G. Stover 1 0
K. Jackson Jr. 1 1
K. McDonald 1 2
E. Sitanilei 0 1
B. Atkinson 0 1
J. Moore 0 2
W. Smith Jr. 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
M. Bailey 7 1
J. Thompson Jr. 5 2
T. Cox Jr. 4 0
K. Odeluga 3 0
M. Hood 3 2
T. Heckel 2 0
S. Karriem 2 0
M. Scott 2 1
D. Rosiek 2 1
J. Clarke 2 1
G. Jacas 2 2
J. Hayden 2 2
C. Neal 1 0
L. Altmyer 1 0
J. Barna 1 0
T. Durojaiye 1 2
J. Kreutz 1 2
A. McCullom 0 1
L. Lowery Jr. 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
A. Reese 1.5 14.0
K. Jackson Jr. 1.5 6.0
J. Mathews Jr. 1.0 6.0
C. Curry 1.0 2.0
P. Pierce 0.5 1.0
E. Sitanilei 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Durojaiye 1.5 1.0
M. Bailey 1.0 2.0
G. Jacas 0.5 1.0
J. Hayden 0.5 1.0
J. Kreutz 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Valentine 1
L. Altmyer 1