Tennessee Volunteers vs Illinois Fighting Illini, Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
Drive chart
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Altmyer | 20/33 | 196 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 69.8 |
| Hank Beatty | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Laughery | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 0 | 28 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 0 | 16 |
| Luke Altmyer | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 1 | 14 |
| Jordan Anderson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Kaden Feagin | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Hank Beatty | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Clement | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Hank Beatty | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Justin Bowick | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 18 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Tanner Arkin | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Ashton Hollins | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Collin Dixon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Lowery Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Thompson Jr. | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Hood | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Brown | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Rosiek | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Coenen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Barna | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenenna Odeluga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Heckel | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saboor Karriem | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Lowery Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mac Resetich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismael Kante | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juice Clarke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo McCullom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Neal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grayson Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Clawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Olano | 3/3 | 100.0 | 30 | 3/3 | 12 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keelan Crimmins | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
