Illinois routs Southern Illinois 48-10

Team pages: Southern Illinois · Illinois

Southern Illinois2-210
Illinois2-148Final
Sat, Sep 19 · Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), Champaign, Ill. · Crowd 60,670Peacock

Illinois routed Southern Illinois 48-10.

We had Illinois favored. It won.

Next: Southern Illinois beat Murray State 46-6, Sat Sep 26

Next: Illinois lost to Ohio State 42-19, Sat Sep 26

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Illinois a 76% chance, and the closing betting line (Illinois was a 34.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.

Illinois led by 7 after the first quarter and by 21 at the half.

Q1Q2Q3Q40+38+38
77-yard TD runIllinois · Q1 2:57Pick-sixIllinois · Q4 13:03
FinalIllinois 48-10 Southern IllinoisIllinois wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4IllinoisWon48-10Scores77-yard TD runPick-six
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4IllinoisWon48-10Scores77-yard TD runPick-six
50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q4IllinoisLowest 0%Lost10-48Scores77-yard TD runPick-six
50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q4IllinoisLowest 0%Lost10-48Scores77-yard TD runPick-six

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

Illinois’s chance to win after every play.
How to read this chartStarts from the pregame line (Illinois -34.5), at 98% for Illinois (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.

Every drive

Illinois scored on 7 of its 12 drives; Southern Illinois on 2 of its 12.

Illinois’s drives are teal, Southern Illinois’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

own goalgoal lineQ1Southern Illinois: Punt, from 75 yards out to 54PuntIllinois: Touchdown, from 65 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Illinois: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownIllinois: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Illinois: Punt, from 75 yards out to 90PuntIllinois: Touchdown, from 56 yards out to 0TouchdownQ2Southern Illinois: Turned over on downs, from 75 yards out to 43DownsIllinois: Touchdown, from 57 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Illinois: Punt, from 75 yards out to 61PuntIllinois: Punt, from 96 yards out to 90PuntSouthern Illinois: Field goal, from 43 yards out to 9Field goalIllinois: Punt, from 75 yards out to 65PuntSouthern Illinois: Punt, from 83 yards out to 78PuntIllinois: Field goal, from 46 yards out to 18Field goalQ3Illinois: Interception, from 75 yards out to 9InterceptionSouthern Illinois: Punt, from 80 yards out to 53PuntIllinois: Punt, from 80 yards out to 73PuntSouthern Illinois: Punt, from 76 yards out to 77PuntIllinois: Field goal, from 60 yards out to 24Field goalQ4Southern Illinois: Interception returned for a touchdown, from 75 yards out to 27Interception TDSouthern Illinois: Punt, from 75 yards out to 77PuntIllinois: Touchdown, from 61 yards out to 0TouchdownSouthern Illinois: Turned over on downs, from 75 yards out to 41DownsIllinois: End of game, from 59 yards out to 32End of game

Box score

Illinois 48, Southern Illinois 10

Illinois covered −34.5 by 3.5. The total, 58, went over 55.5.

Southern IllinoisIllinoisTotal yardsSouthern Illinois 257Illinois 503257503Passing yardsSouthern Illinois 228Illinois 305228305Rushing yardsSouthern Illinois 29Illinois 19829198First downsSouthern Illinois 18Illinois 211821TurnoversSouthern Illinois 1Illinois 111Time of possessionSouthern Illinois 34:06Illinois 25:5434:0625:54
Team totalsSouthern IllinoisIllinois
Total yards257503
Passing22 of 42, 228 yds23 of 29, 305 yds
Rushing27 for 29 yds28 for 198 yds
First downs1821
Third down3 of 154 of 10
Fourth down1 of 41 of 1
Turnovers11
Penalties5 for 35 yds5 for 44 yds
Time of possession34:0625:54

Southern Illinois leaders

  • Passing DJ Williams 20 of 38, 182 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing Jake Curry 4 for 22 yds; Markell Quick 1 for 9 yds
  • Receiving Kyle Thomas 6 for 77 yds; Edward Robinson 1 for 37 yds

Illinois leaders

  • Passing Katin Houser 23 of 29, 305 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing Aidan Laughery 4 for 93 yds, 1 TD; Javari Barnett 8 for 50 yds, 1 TD
  • Receiving Collin Dixon 8 for 131 yds, 2 TD; Hudson Clement 5 for 69 yds

No rain and calm

76° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 7 mph from the south-southeast, gusts to 16

The usual here around this date is 69°, with about 7 in 10 games between 54° and 83°.

September game-day temperatures at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Illinois favoredSouthern Illinois favored100%Win chanceIllinoisRaininches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWindmph, average and gusts20 mph40 mphThunder reported
Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Illinois favoredSouthern Illinois favoredRain · inches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWind · miles per hour2040Thunder reported

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First quarter, 14:37 left1:05 p.m.
Southern Illinois 0, Illinois 0 · Illinois 98% to win
no rain · wind 5 mph from the south-southeast, gusts to 12 · 77°
Williams 21-yd pass to Konkel
Where this weather comes fromMeasured at Champaign - Willard airport, 5.1 miles away. The paler thunder bar is thunder reported in the vicinity of an airport. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games

Southern Illinois · 2-1

Rated 141st in our preseason ratings, 152nd now.

2-1 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

W 34-20 vs Southeast Missouri State #218 of 668

won by 14 as a 7.5-point favorite

Southern Illinois won 34-20 vs Southeast Missouri State. Chance to win started at 79%, low 25%, high better than 99%.

W 22-18 @ Samford #236 of 668

won by 4 as a 20.5-point favorite

Southern Illinois won 22-18 at Samford. Chance to win started at 90%, low 76%, high 98%.

L 31-34 @ West Florida #262 of 668

lost by 3 as a 19.5-point favorite

Southern Illinois lost 31-34 at West Florida. Chance to win started at 87%, low under 1%, high 91%.

Last two games

Illinois · 1-1

Rated 70th in our preseason ratings, 69th now.

1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

L 27-31 vs DukeTop 25 #67 of 668

lost by 4 as a 6-point favorite

Illinois lost 27-31 vs Duke. Chance to win started at 74%, low 20%, high 89%.

W 42-23 vs UAB #55 of 668

won by 19 as a 25.5-point favorite

Illinois won 42-23 vs UAB. Chance to win started at 96%, low 94%, high better than 99%.

Week by week

Illinois

Wk 1: W 42-23 vs UAB▲19UABWk 2: L 27-31 vs Duke▼4Duke
  • Wk 1Wvs UAB42-23
  • Wk 2Lvs Duke27-31

Southern Illinois

Wk 1: L 31-34 at West Florida▼3West FloridaWk 1: W 22-18 at Samford▲4SamfordWk 2: W 34-20 vs Southeast Missouri State▲14Southeast Misso…
  • Wk 1Lat West Florida31-34
  • Wk 1Wat Samford22-18
  • Wk 2Wvs Southeast Missouri State34-20

Power rating by week

Illinois is rated 6.5 points ahead as of week 2. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

1-3-8Wk 0Wk 1Wk 2IllinoisSouthern Illinois

The series

Illinois leads the series 4-0

4 meetings since 1985 · Illinois has won the last 4

  • 2013Illinois 42-34
  • 2010Illinois 35-3
  • 1990Illinois 56-21
  • 1985Illinois 28-25

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Illinois’s chances here.

50-50Model · 76%Line · 100%Southern IllinoisIllinois

Illinois favored by 34.5 · Total 55.5

How games like this usually go

Illinois by 34.5, and it went to form

50%90%Q1Q2Q3Q450%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.

The market

The spread moved 7 points toward Southern Illinois.

opened −41.5now −34.5

The total rose 1 point.

opened 54.5now 55.5

Spread: −41.5 → −34.5 · Total: 54.5 → 55.5

Weather at kickoff

Warm and dry. Feels like 82° at kickoff.

Southern Illinois at Illinois · Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 · Memorial Stadium, Champaign

  • 82°feels like at kickoff
  • Dryno rain at kickoff
  • 80weather score, Mixed

At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 8 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game is ringed. At Memorial Stadium that day, a 6:30 pm or 7 pm kickoff would have scored 97, against 80 at 1 pm.

  • 11 am: 74, Rough
  • 11:45 am: 78, Mixed
  • 1 pm: 80, Mixed (this game)
  • 2:30 pm: 73, Rough
  • 3:30 pm: 79, Mixed
  • 6 pm: 95, Comfortable
  • 6:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
  • 7 pm: 97, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

Illinois is worth +3.1 points (±4.1) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom third of FBS, 31st percentile.

52% at home, 44% on the road against FBS opponents (26-24 home, 18-23 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -3.0 at home vs. away over 95 games — inside the ±6.6 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 173 miles to get here.

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