2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Lars Rau
The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: G.J. Kinne and Bret Bielema.
Illinois’s specialists
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-42@ No. 7 Ohio State | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 46 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-10vs Oregon | 8 | 356 | 44.5 | 55 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-17@ Maryland | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 50 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 996 | 43.3 | 55 | 9 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 punts, 1 punt inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
Illinois carries two punters; Rau has taken all 23 punts.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: G.J. Kinne and Bret Bielema.
