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Wk 8 · 2026

Oregon Ducks at Illinois Fighting Illini — Sat, Oct 24

Sat, Oct 24 · Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL

Weather

60° / 41° overcast
9% chance of precipitation
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Big Ten · 3-2
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Ratings differential ORE by 12.6

What is at stake

A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Oregon is ranked #13 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Oregon: +19.9#8
Efficiency margin
Illinois: +4.9#47
Oregon: 42.4
Offense (pts/100)
Illinois: 34.5
Oregon: 13.5
Defense (pts/100)
Illinois: 20.6
Oregon: 69.2
Pace (plays/g)
Illinois: 62.2
Oregon: 6.63
Yards / play
Illinois: 6.52
Oregon: 5.22
Yards / play allowed
Illinois: 5.82
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Oregon: 41.0
Points / game
Illinois: 31.8
Oregon: 22.0
Points allowed
Illinois: 27.8
Oregon: 459
Yards / game
Illinois: 406
Oregon: 344
Yards allowed
Illinois: 375
Oregon: 226
Pass yds allowed
Illinois: 248
Oregon: 118
Rush yds allowed
Illinois: 127
Oregon: 1.80
Turnovers / game
Illinois: 0.67
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Oregon form

L 15-17vs UCLAW 41-27at USCW 84-0vs PRSTL 31-39at OKSTW 34-27vs BOIS
2026 season

Illinois form

W 38-37at MSUL 17-24vs PURL 19-42at OSUW 48-10vs SIUL 27-31vs DUKE
2026 season

Oregon this season

Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under4-1 · 80% (5 games)

Illinois this season

Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 5

OpponentOregonIllinois
UCLA
Big Ten
vs L 15-17 previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Nebraska
Big Ten
vs Wk 7 · scheduled previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Northwestern
Big Ten
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewat Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Ohio State
Big Ten
at Wk 10 · scheduled previewat L 19-42 preview
Michigan St
Big Ten
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewat W 38-37 preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Oregon leads 1–0 · Oregon won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 29.0 points toward Oregon
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-10-26Illinois 9 — 38 Oregonat OREOregon

Oregon leaders 2026 regular season

PassingDante Moore QB #569/99, 926 YDS, 9 TD
Dylan Raiola QB #830/36, 413 YDS, 5 TD
RushingJordon Davison RB #049 CAR, 260 YDS, 5 TD
Dierre Hill Jr. RB #642 CAR, 184 YDS, 3 TD
Brandon Smith RB #2616 CAR, 85 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingEvan Stewart WR #722 REC, 278 YDS, 3 TD
Dakorien Moore WR #114 REC, 234 YDS, 4 TD
Jamari Johnson TE #911 REC, 176 YDS, 1 TD
Jeremiah McClellan WR #37 REC, 170 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesKoi Perich DB #324
Devon Jackson LB #923
Teitum Tuioti LB #4418
SacksMatayo Uiagalelei LB #103
Bear Alexander DL #12
Teitum Tuioti LB #441
InterceptionsJett Washington DB #242
Devon Jackson LB #91
Matayo Uiagalelei LB #101

Illinois leaders 2026 regular season

PassingKatin Houser QB #4102/155, 1246 YDS, 11 TD, 3 INT
RushingAidan Laughery RB #2145 CAR, 321 YDS, 1 TD
Ca'Lil Valentine RB #550 CAR, 225 YDS, 1 TD
Katin Houser QB #425 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingCollin Dixon WR #1740 REC, 546 YDS, 8 TD
Hudson Clement WR #1321 REC, 299 YDS
Ty Robinson WR #1011 REC, 159 YDS, 3 TD
Brayden Trimble WR #1115 REC, 116 YDS
Defense
TacklesMatthew Bailey DB #737
Ismael Kante LB #2629
Juice Clarke DB #624
SacksWill Holmes DL #241
Ean Rhea LB #401
Joe Barna DL #430.5
InterceptionsMatthew Bailey DB #71
Ismael Kante LB #261
These are regular-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. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.