2025-26 Wrestling Schedule
Overall12-50.706
Conference5-30.625
StreakW1
Home3-2
Away4-1
Neutral5-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 (Sat) | 6 PM CT | Home | Rider | Champaign, Ill. (UI Armory) | W 24-12 | |
| Nov 15 (Sat) | 9 AM CT | Neutral | #25 Little Rock | Tulsa, Okla. (BOK Center) | National Duals Invitational | W 22-13 |
| Nov 15 (Sat) | 5 PM CT | Neutral | #4 Iowa | Tulsa, Okla. (BOK Center) | National Duals Invitational | L 13-24 |
| Nov 15 (Sat) | 7 PM CT | Neutral | #7 Lehigh | Tulsa, Okla. (BOK Center) | National Duals Invitational | W 21-13 |
| Nov 16 (Sun) | 10 AM CT | Neutral | #11 Virginia Tech | Tulsa, Okla. (BOK Center) | National Duals Invitational | L 18-19 |
| Nov 16 (Sun) | 12 PM CT | Neutral | #17 Missouri | Tulsa, Okla. (BOK Center) | National Duals Invitational | W 26-18 |
| Nov 24 (Mon) | 6:30 PM CT | Away | #11 Missouri | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center) | W 21-16 | |
| Dec 7 (Sun) | All Day | Neutral | Cougar Clash | Edwardsville, Ill. (First Community Arena) | Cougar Invite | N - |
| Dec 21 (Sun) | 1 PM CT | Neutral | #18 Cornell | Nashville, Tenn. | Collegiate Wrestling Duals | W 21-14 |
| Dec 21 (Sun) | 3 PM CT | Neutral | #20 Lehigh | Nashville, Tenn. | Collegiate Wrestling Duals | W 24-12 |
| Dec 29 (Mon) | 9:30 AM // 7 PM CT | Neutral | Midlands Championships | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Fieldhouse) | Midlands Championships | N - |
| Dec 30 (Tue) | 9:30 AM // 4 PM CT | Neutral | Midlands Championships | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Fieldhouse) | Midlands Championships | N - |
| Jan 10 (Sat) | 1 PM CT | Home | #11 Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | L 9-27 | |
| Jan 16 (Fri) | 6 PM CT | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. (Jenison Field House) | W 31-12 | |
| Jan 18 (Sun) | 1 PM CT | Away | #13 Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) | L 14-18 | |
| Jan 24 (Sat) | 12 PM CT | Home | #17 Rutgers | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | W 17-16 | |
| Jan 30 (Fri) | 9 PM CT | Home | #24 Indiana | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | W 27-7 | |
| Feb 8 (Sun) | Noon CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. (Holloway Gymnasium) | W 28-6 | |
| Feb 13 (Fri) | 7 PM CT | Home | #5 Nebraska | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | L 11-28 | |
| Feb 15 (Sun) | 1 PM CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena) | W 44-3 | |
| Mar 7 (Sat) | 9 AM // 4 PM // 6 PM CT | Neutral | Big Ten Championships | University Park, Pa. (Bryce Jordan Center) | Big Ten Championships | I - |
| Mar 8 (Sun) | 11 AM // 3:30 PM CT | Neutral | Big Ten Championships | University Park, Pa. (Bryce Jordan Center) | Big Ten Championships | N - |
| Mar 19 (Thu) | 11 AM // 6 PM CT | Neutral | NCAA Championships | Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Arena) | NCAA Championships | N - |
| Mar 20 (Fri) | 11 AM // 7 PM CT | Neutral | NCAA Championships | Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Arena) | NCAA Championships | N - |
| Mar 21 (Sat) | 10 AM // 5:30 PM CT | Neutral | NCAA Championships | Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Arena) | NCAA Championships | N - |