*Disclaimer: NIL Budget and Roster Cost figures are estimated based on reported collective totals, industry roster valuation models, and public transfer data. Official university payroll data is private.
Next Game
Saturday, September 19 · Sat 12:00 PM MT · Peacock
Gies Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
Vegas spread
No market line
CFB 360 spread
ILL -14.0
Win chance
89.5%
ILL favored
Latest ILL Intel
Results, schedule, portal moves and commits for this program only.
- Class of 2027Commitment4★ CB Justin Johnson (Evanston, IL) commits — No. 218 nationally.
- Sep 19Hosts Southern Illinois on Peacock.
- Sep 12ResultLoss 27-31 vs Duke.
- Sep 4ResultWin 42-23 vs UAB.
- Mar 25Portal InS James Finley IV transfers in from Northern Illinois (4★).
- Jan 11Portal OutDL Angelo McCullom enters the portal — commits to Texas A&M.
- Jan 10Portal OutDL Tomiwa Durojaiye enters the portal — commits to South Carolina.
- Jan 8Portal OutWR Justin Bowick enters the portal — commits to Oklahoma State.
Historical Archive
Complete stored season records, box-score totals and advanced efficiency — served from the archive, no live lookups.
No archived seasons stored for this program.
Coaching Leadership
Bret Bielema
Head Coach · 0-0 this season · 134-84 career
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Daily Player Spotlight
TJ Taylor
OL · #79 · Junior · Santa Clarita, CA
Star Players
Verified 2026 production leaders from the official stat feed.
- Katin Houser182 pass yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 3 car · 29 rush yds · 1 TDQB
- Ean Rhea5 tkl · 1 sacks · 2 TFLDL
- Ismael Kante6 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 TFL · 1 INTLB
- Collin Dixon6 rec · 70 yds · 2 TDWR
- Ca'Lil Valentine11 car · 88 rush yds · 1 TD · 1 rec · 4 yds · 0 TDRB
- Matthew Bailey8 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 TFLDB
- Ty Robinson1 rec · 54 yds · 1 TDWR
- Joe Barna5 tkl · 0 sacks · 0.5 TFLDL
2026 Roster
117 players on the official roster feed.
| 0 | Mac Resetich | DB | Senior | 6'0" | 210 lbs | Spring Valley, IL |
| 0 | Nas Rankin | WR | Freshman | 6'0" | 170 lbs | Chicago, IL |
| 1 | Xavier Scott | DB | Senior | 5'11" | 195 lbs | Riviera Beach, FL |
| 1 | Jayshon Platt | WR | Senior | 6'1" | 185 lbs | North Port, FL |
| 2 | Carson Boyd | QB | Freshman | 6'0" | 190 lbs | St. Louis, MO |
| 2 | RJ Jones III | DB | Freshman | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Fort Pierce, FL |
| 3 | Nick Hankins Jr. | DB | Freshman | 6'0" | 200 lbs | Belleville, IL |
| 3 | Kenyon Alston | WR | Freshman | 6'2" | 195 lbs | Orlando, FL |
| 4 | Katin Houser | QB | Senior | 6'3" | 225 lbs | Anaheim, CA |
| 4 | Daniel Brown | LB | Senior | 6'1" | 255 lbs | Kansas City, KS |
| 5 | Ca'Lil Valentine | RB | Junior | 5'11" | 200 lbs | Hayward, CA |
| 5 | Jakwon Morris | DB | Junior | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Tupelo, MS |
| 6 | Juice Clarke | DB | Senior | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Fort Myers, FL |
| 6 | Jershaun Newton | WR | Freshman | 6'0" | 215 lbs | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7 | Matthew Bailey | DB | Senior | 6'2" | 225 lbs | Moline, IL |
| 7 | Michael Clayton II | QB | Freshman | 6'4" | 210 lbs | Orlando, FL |
| 8 | Cameron Thomas | LB | Freshman | 6'0" | 205 lbs | Cincinnati, OH |
| 8 | Davon Grant | WR | Freshman | 6'4" | 220 lbs | Dekalb, IL |
| 9 | Alex Perry | WR | Senior | 6'5" | 210 lbs | Port Charlotte, FL |
| 9 | Lavon Williams | DB | Senior | 5'10" | 190 lbs | San Antonio, TX |
Portal In
- James Finley IV S · from Northern Illinois
- Katin Houser QB · from East Carolina
Portal Out
- Tomiwa Durojaiye DL · South Carolina
- Cole Rusk TE · Arizona
- Justin Bowick WR · Oklahoma State
- Angelo McCullom DL · Texas A&M
- Jojo Hayden LB · Purdue