Tennessee Volunteers vs Illinois Fighting Illini, Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
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Drives
Field Goal- Touchdown
- Field Goal
Touchdown- Touchdown
- Touchdown
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TENN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| ILL | 7 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
Who won: Illinois 30-28
The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Tennessee Volunteers 30-28 in Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Nissan Stadium. Luke Altmyer led the Illinois in passing yards (20/33, 196 YDS, 1 TD). Joey Aguilar led the Tennessee in passing yards (14/18, 121 YDS).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Aguilar | 14/18 | 121 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 64.5 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSean Bishop | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 2 | 18 |
| Star Thomas | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 | 21 |
| Joey Aguilar | 9 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 | 15 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Matthews | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Braylon Staley | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Star Thomas | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Radarious Jackson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| DeSean Bishop | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Miles Kitselman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Aguilar | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Telander | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edwin Spillman | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Wright | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Eason | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Perlotte | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Ross | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Edrees Farooq | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaedon Harmon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Redmond | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Turrentine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen McMurray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daevin Hobbs | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Beasley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Bolton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaiah Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Weathersby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Poteat III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyre West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Utley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mariyon Dye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Herring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joakim Dodson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joakim Dodson | 2 | 114 | 57.0 | 94 | 1 |
| Daune Morris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Gilbert | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Ross | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
