Ohio State Buckeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini

College Football

Ohio State

6-0

34-16

Final

Illinois

5-2

Gies Memorial Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Punt
Touchdown
Punt
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
OSU	10	10	7	7	34
ILL	0	3	7	6	16

Who won: Ohio State 34-16

The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Illinois Fighting Illini 34-16 on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Gies Memorial Stadium. The Ohio State outscored the Illinois 10-0 in the 1st quarter. Julian Sayin led the Ohio State in passing yards (19/27, 166 YDS, 2 TD). Luke Altmyer led the Illinois in passing yards (30/44, 248 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

OSU

ILL

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Julian Sayin	19/27	166	6.1	2	0	88.3

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bo Jackson	10	47	4.7	0	17
CJ Donaldson	13	44	3.4	2	10
James Peoples	5	7	1.4	0	3
Isaiah West	3	4	1.3	0	3
Jeremiah Smith	1	3	3.0	0	3
Julian Sayin	2	3	1.5	0	3
Nate Roberts	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	2	-3	-1.5	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiah Smith	5	42	8.4	1	18
Carnell Tate	4	41	10.3	0	11
Max Klare	4	38	9.5	0	22
Bo Jackson	2	20	10.0	1	17
Brandon Inniss	2	14	7.0	0	11
Will Kacmarek	1	7	7.0	0	7
CJ Donaldson	1	4	4.0	0	4

Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Caden Curry	0	0	1
Kayden McDonald	0	0	1

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Sonny Styles	10	8	0	0	0	0
Arvell Reese	9	8	1.5	1.5	0	0
Caleb Downs	9	7	0	0	0	0
Devin Sanchez	5	4	0	0	1	0
Tywone Malone Jr.	4	4	0	0	0	0
Payton Pierce	4	2	0	0.5	0	0
Jaylen McClain	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kayden McDonald	3	1	0	0	0	0
Caden Curry	2	2	1	1	0	1
Davison Igbinosun	2	2	0	0	3	0
Aaron Scott Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.	2	1	0.5	1.5	0	1
Jason Moore	2	0	0	0	0	0
Will Smith Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jermaine Mathews Jr.	1	1	1	1	1	0
Garrett Stover	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bryce West	1	1	0	0	0	0
Beau Atkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Epi Sitanilei	1	0	0	0.5	0	0