CFB Schedule college football
Wk 9 · 2026

Illinois Fighting Illini at Maryland Terrapins — Sat, Oct 31

Sat, Oct 31 · SECU Stadium, College Park
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What is at stake

A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

+5.2#33
Efficiency margin
-3.2#85
29.4
Offense (pts/100)
23.5
24.2
Defense (pts/100)
26.6
63.7
Pace (plays/g)
66.5
5.73
Yards / play
5.37
5.50
Yards / play allowed
5.63
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

29.3
Points / game
23.5
23.2
Points allowed
26.5
370
Yards / game
360
351
Yards allowed
402
226
Pass yds allowed
226
124
Rush yds allowed
176
0.92
Turnovers / game
1.17
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Illinois form

W 20-13vs NUL 10-27at WISW 24-6vs MDW 35-13vs RUTGL 25-42at WASH
2025 season

Maryland form

L 28-38at MSUL 20-45vs MICHL 6-24at ILLL 20-35at RUTGL 10-55vs IU
2025 season

Illinois this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Maryland this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 4

OpponentIllinoisMaryland
Ohio State
Big Ten
at Wk 4 · scheduled previewat Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Purdue
Big Ten
vs Wk 5 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Nebraska
Big Ten
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 5 · scheduled preview
UCLA
Big Ten
at Wk 11 · scheduled previewvs Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

The series is level at 2–2 · Illinois has won the last 2
4 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 3.0 points toward Maryland
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-11-15Maryland 624 Illinoisat ILLIllinois
20232023-10-14Illinois 2724 Marylandat MDIllinois
20212021-09-17Maryland 2017 Illinoisat ILLMaryland
20182018-10-27Illinois 3363 Marylandat MDMaryland

Illinois leaders 2025 season

PassingLuke Altmyer QB #9226/332, 2811 YDS, 21 TD, 5 INT
Hank Beatty WR #802/2, 31 YDS, 1 TD
RushingCa'Lil Valentine RB #5123 CAR, 549 YDS, 4 TD
Kaden Feagin TE #83119 CAR, 499 YDS, 7 TD
Aidan Laughery RB #2162 CAR, 305 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingHank Beatty WR #8064 REC, 826 YDS, 3 TD
Collin Dixon WR #1733 REC, 538 YDS, 5 TD
Hudson Clement WR #1333 REC, 406 YDS, 3 TD
Justin Bowick WR #019 REC, 234 YDS, 4 TD
Defense
TacklesMatthew Bailey DB #776
Miles Scott S #1059
Dylan Rosiek LB #2849
SacksGabe Jacas EDGE #1711
Leon Lowery Jr. LB #92
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL #132
InterceptionsMiles Scott S #103
Dylan Rosiek LB #281
Torrie Cox Jr. DB #51

Maryland leaders 2025 season

PassingMalik Washington QB #7273/473, 2963 YDS, 17 TD, 9 INT
Khristian Martin QB #311/17, 105 YDS, 1 TD
RushingDeJuan Williams RB #0128 CAR, 501 YDS, 3 TD
Malik Washington QB #756 CAR, 303 YDS, 4 TD
Nolan Ray RB #267 CAR, 289 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingShaleak Knotts WR #444 REC, 717 YDS, 6 TD
Jalil Farooq WR #158 REC, 545 YDS, 4 TD
Octavian Smith Jr. WR #543 REC, 529 YDS
DeJuan Williams RB #045 REC, 426 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesDaniel Wingate LB #1102
Jalen Huskey CB #2272
Lavain Scruggs DB #264
SacksSidney Stewart DL #117
Zahir Mathis DL #96
Dillan Fontus DL #952
InterceptionsJamare Glasker DB #44
Jalen Huskey CB #224
La'khi Roland DB #43
These are season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.