University of Illinois
3-1 , 0-1
Indiana
4-0 , 1-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Indiana | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
#9 Illinois Drops Road Game at #19 Indiana
September 20, 2025 | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The No. 9-ranked Illinois football team lost its Big Ten opener to No. 19 Indiana, 63-10, Saturday night.
Illinois (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) tied the game 7-7 on a 59-yard touchdown pass from Luke Altmyer to Collin Dixon in the first quarter, but Indiana used a 21-point second quarter to open up the game.
Indiana (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) scored 28 unanswered points before a David Olano field goal made it 35-10 at half.
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw for 267 yards and five touchdowns, including two touchdown passes to Elijah Sarratt.
Illinois' defense was led by captain Dylan Rosiek's eight tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss.
The Fighting Illini return home next weekend to host No. 25 USC at Gies Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 27. The sold-out game is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. CT on FOX.
PRESS CONFERENCES
Team Stats
ILL 0, IND 7
IND - Ponds,D'Angelo 11 yd punt return (Radicic,Nicolas kick)
ILL 7, IND 7
ILL - Dixon,Collin 59 yd pass from Altmyer,Luke (Olano,David kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:02
ILL 7, IND 14
IND - Cooper Jr.,Omar 11 yd pass from Mendoza,Fernando (Radicic,Nicolas kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:43
ILL 7, IND 21
IND - Williams Jr.,E.J. 11 yd pass from Mendoza,Fernando (Radicic,Nicolas kick) 7 plays, 56 yards, TOP 03:43
ILL 7, IND 28
IND - Nowakowski,Riley 43 yd pass from Mendoza,Fernando (Radicic,Nicolas kick) 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:19
ILL 7, IND 35
IND - Sarratt,Elijah 9 yd pass from Mendoza,Fernando (Radicic,Nicolas kick) 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:14
ILL 10, IND 35
ILL - Olano,David 46 yd field goal 8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 01:09
ILL 10, IND 42
IND - Black,Kaelon 40 yd run (Radicic,Nicolas kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:22
ILL 10, IND 49
IND - Sarratt,Elijah 5 yd pass from Mendoza,Fernando (Radicic,Nicolas kick) 9 plays, 44 yards, TOP 04:57
ILL 10, IND 56
IND - Martin,Khobie 31 yd run (Radicic,Nicolas kick), 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 05:06
ILL 10, IND 63
IND - Martin,Khobie 8 yd run (Radicic,Nicolas kick), 8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 05:22
