Illinois @ Duke, Week 2 · 2025

459–4@FINAL199–5
Sat, Sep 6, 2025Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC

HOW IT WENT

Week 2 · 2025
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PLAY-BY-PLAY

178 plays
Q4Illinois3 plays · -3 yds · 1:45 · End of Game45–19
  1. 0:00End of 4th Quarter
  2. 0:213rd & 12 at ILL 30TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILL 29
  3. 1:012nd & 11 at ILL 31TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILL 30
  4. 1:411st & 10 at ILL 32TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILL 31
Q4Duke7 plays · 43 yds · 2:13 · Downs45–19
  1. 1:454th & 5 at ILL 32Henry Belin IV pass incomplete to Chase Tyler
  2. 1:543rd & 5 at ILL 32Henry Belin IV pass incomplete to Jayden Moore
  3. 2:002nd & 10 at ILL 37Henry Belin IV pass complete to Peyton Jones for 5 yds to the ILL 32
  4. 2:191st & 10 at ILL 37Henry Belin IV pass incomplete to Andrel Anthony
  5. 2:432nd & 4 at DUKE 46Henry Belin IV pass complete to Que'Sean Brown for 17 yds to the ILL 37 for a 1ST down
  6. 3:181st & 10 at DUKE 40Nate Sheppard run for 6 yds to the DUKE 46
  7. 3:451st & 10 at DUKE 25Henry Belin IV run for 15 yds to the DUKE 40 for a 1ST down
  8. 3:581st & 10 at ILL 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4Illinois1 play · 23 yds · 0:06 · Touchdown45–19
  1. 3:581st & 10 at DUKE 23Ca'Lil Valentine run for 23 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
Q4Duke1 play · -2 yds · 0:10 · Fumble38–19
  1. 4:041st & 10 at DUKE 25Darian Mensah sacked by Tanner Heckel for a loss of 2 yards to the DUKE 23 Darian Mensah fumbled, forced by Tanner Heckel, recovered by ILL Malachi Hood , return for 0 yards
  2. 4:143rd & 3 at ILL 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4Illinois12 plays · 89 yds · 6:45 · Touchdown38–19
  1. 4:143rd & Goal at DUKE 2Luke Altmyer pass complete to Collin Dixon for 2 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  2. 4:173rd & Goal at DUKE 2Timeout Duke, clock 04:17
  3. 4:172nd & Goal at DUKE 2Kaden Feagin run for no gain to the DUKE 2
  4. 4:581st & Goal at DUKE 9Kaden Feagin run for 7 yds to the DUKE 2
  5. 5:372nd & 9 at DUKE 34Luke Altmyer run for 25 yds to the DUKE 9 for a 1ST down
  6. 6:291st & 10 at DUKE 35Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd to the DUKE 34
  7. 7:112nd & 7 at DUKE 46Ca'Lil Valentine run for 11 yds to the DUKE 35 for a 1ST down
  8. 7:391st & 10 at DUKE 49Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the DUKE 46
  9. 8:162nd & 9 at ILL 41Luke Altmyer pass complete to Malik Elzy for 10 yds to the DUKE 49 for a 1ST down
  10. 9:001st & 10 at ILL 40Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd to the ILL 41
  11. 9:041st & 10 at ILL 40Timeout Illinois, clock 09:04
  12. 9:412nd & 3 at ILL 29Kaden Feagin run for 11 yds to the ILL 40 for a 1ST down
  13. 10:091st & 10 at ILL 22Kaden Feagin run for 7 yds to the ILL 29
  14. 10:501st & 10 at ILL 11Luke Altmyer pass complete to Malik Elzy for 11 yds to the ILL 22 for a 1ST down
Q4Duke7 plays · 46 yds · 3:05 · Interception31–19
  1. 10:592nd & 10 at ILL 29Darian Mensah pass intercepted Tanner Heckel return for a loss of 1 yard to the ILL 11
  2. 11:091st & 10 at ILL 29Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Jayden Moore, broken up by Torrie Cox Jr.
  3. 11:292nd & 7 at ILL 49Darian Mensah pass complete to Cooper Barkate for 20 yds to the ILL 29 for a 1ST down
  4. 12:061st & 10 at DUKE 48Darian Mensah run for 3 yds to the ILL 49
  5. 12:523rd & 4 at DUKE 31Darian Mensah pass complete to Cooper Barkate for 17 yds to the DUKE 48 for a 1ST down
  6. 13:332nd & 7 at DUKE 28Darian Mensah pass complete to Landen King for 3 yds to the DUKE 31
  7. 13:571st & 10 at DUKE 25Anderson Castle run for 3 yds to the DUKE 28
  8. 14:044th & 7 at ILL 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Illinois9 plays · 57 yds · 4:56 · Field Goal31–19
  1. 14:044th & 7 at DUKE 17David Olano 35 yd FG GOOD
  2. 14:194th & 2 at DUKE 12Illinois Penalty, False Start (Melvin Priestly) to the DUKE 17
  3. 14:563rd & 2 at DUKE 12Kaden Feagin run for no gain to the DUKE 12
  4. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  5. 0:012nd & 7 at DUKE 17Luke Altmyer run for 5 yds to the DUKE 12
  6. 0:401st & 10 at DUKE 20Ca'Lil Valentine run for 3 yds to the DUKE 17
  7. 1:212nd & 7 at DUKE 41Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 21 yds to the DUKE 20 for a 1ST down
  8. 1:561st & 10 at DUKE 44Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the DUKE 41
  9. 2:182nd & 12 at ILL 44Luke Altmyer pass complete to Ca'Lil Valentine for 12 yds to the DUKE 44 for a 1ST down
  10. 2:551st & 10 at ILL 46Ca'Lil Valentine run for a loss of 2 yards to the ILL 44
  11. 3:451st & 10 at ILL 26Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 20 yds to the ILL 46 for a 1ST down
  12. 4:004th & 6 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 64 yds , Ca'Lil Valentine return for 25 yds to the ILL 26 Ca'Lil Valentine fumbled, recovered by ILL Ca'Lil Valentine , return for no gain to the ILL 26
Q3Duke7 plays · 75 yds · 2:54 · Touchdown28–19
  1. 4:004th & Goal at ILL 6Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 6 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
  2. 4:353rd & Goal at ILL 4Darian Mensah run for a loss of 2 yards to the ILL 6
  3. 5:032nd & Goal at ILL 4Nate Sheppard run for no gain to the ILL 4
  4. 5:241st & Goal at ILL 10Nate Sheppard run for 6 yds to the ILL 4
  5. 5:412nd & 10 at DUKE 49Darian Mensah pass complete to Cooper Barkate for 41 yds to the ILL 10 for a 1ST down
  6. 6:221st & 10 at DUKE 49Jaquez Moore run for no gain to the DUKE 49
  7. 6:421st & 10 at DUKE 25Darian Mensah pass complete to Jaquez Moore for 24 yds to the DUKE 49 for a 1ST down
  8. 6:541st & 10 at ILL 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Illinois4 plays · 61 yds · 1:06 · Touchdown28–13
  1. 6:541st & 10 at DUKE 25Hank Beatty run for 25 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  2. 7:203rd & 7 at ILL 42Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 18 yds to the DUKE 40 for a 1ST down Duke Penalty, Roughing Passer (Wesley Williams) to the DUKE 25 for a 1ST down
  3. 7:272nd & 7 at ILL 42Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Hudson Clement, broken up by Luke Mergott
  4. 7:531st & 10 at ILL 39Luke Altmyer run for 3 yds to the ILL 42
Q3Duke4 plays · 36 yds · 1:34 · Fumble21–13
  1. 8:001st & 10 at DUKE 37Darian Mensah pass complete to Sahmir Hagans for 24 yds Sahmir Hagans fumbled, forced by Matthew Bailey, recovered by ILL Kaleb Patterson
  2. 8:423rd & 3 at DUKE 32Darian Mensah pass complete to Jaquez Moore for 5 yds to the DUKE 37 for a 1ST down
  3. 9:202nd & 10 at DUKE 25Darian Mensah pass complete to Jaquez Moore for 7 yds to the DUKE 32
  4. 9:301st & 10 at DUKE 25Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Que'Sean Brown
  5. 9:341st & 10 at ILL 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Illinois11 plays · 75 yds · 5:26 · Touchdown21–13
  1. 9:341st & Goal at DUKE 4Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 4 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  2. 10:164th & 1 at DUKE 8Kaden Feagin run for 4 yds to the DUKE 4 for a 1ST down
  3. 10:533rd & 9 at DUKE 16Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 8 yds to the DUKE 8
  4. 11:002nd & 9 at DUKE 16Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Collin Dixon
  5. 11:341st & 10 at DUKE 17Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd to the DUKE 16
  6. 12:092nd & 10 at DUKE 29Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hudson Clement for 12 yds to the DUKE 17 for a 1ST down
  7. 12:151st & 10 at DUKE 29Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Hudson Clement, broken up by Chandler Rivers
  8. 12:391st & 10 at ILL 35Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 36 yds to the DUKE 29 for a 1ST down
  9. 13:254th & 5 at ILL 30Duke Penalty, Illegal Participation (5 Yards) to the ILL 35 for a 1ST down
  10. 13:363rd & 10 at ILL 25Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 5 yds to the ILL 30
  11. 14:182nd & 7 at ILL 28Aidan Laughery run for a loss of 3 yards to the ILL 25
  12. 14:551st & 10 at ILL 25Aidan Laughery run for 3 yds to the ILL 28
  13. 15:001st & 10 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Illinois1 play · -1 yds · 0:08 · End of Half14–13
  1. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  2. 0:051st & 10 at ILL 25TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILL 24
  3. 0:081st & 10 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Duke9 plays · 77 yds · 1:03 · Touchdown14–13
  1. 0:081st & Goal at ILL 5Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 5 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
  2. 0:143rd & 4 at ILL 11Mensah, Darian pass incomplete to Anthony, Andrel, PENALTY ILL roughing passer (Brown, Daniel) 6 yards to the ILL5, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN DUKE.
  3. 0:192nd & 8 at ILL 15Darian Mensah pass complete to Sahmir Hagans for 4 yds to the ILL 11
  4. 0:232nd & 8 at ILL 15Timeout Duke, clock 00:23
  5. 0:231st & 10 at ILL 17Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 2 yds to the ILL 15
  6. 0:301st & 10 at DUKE 48Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 35 yds to the ILL 17 for a 1ST down
  7. 0:353rd & 10 at DUKE 36Darian Mensah pass complete to Jayden Moore for 12 yds to the DUKE 48 for a 1ST down
  8. 0:422nd & 10 at DUKE 36Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Cooper Barkate
  9. 0:471st & 10 at DUKE 36Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Que'Sean Brown
  10. 0:572nd & 10 at DUKE 23Darian Mensah pass complete to Anderson Castle for 13 yds to the DUKE 36 for a 1ST down
  11. 1:061st & 10 at DUKE 23Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Jeremiah Hasley
Q2Duke4 plays · 57 yds · 1:06 · Fumble14–6
  1. 3:553rd & 10 at ILL 13Darian Mensah sacked by Gabe Jacas for a loss of 5 yards to the ILL 18 Darian Mensah fumbled, forced by Gabe Jacas, recovered by ILL Matthew Bailey , return for 0 yards
  2. 4:032nd & 10 at ILL 13Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Jeremiah Hasley
  3. 4:381st & 10 at ILL 13Peyton Jones run for no gain to the ILL 13
  4. 4:501st & 10 at DUKE 25Darian Mensah pass complete to Chase Tyler for 62 yds to the ILL 13 for a 1ST down
  5. 5:013rd & 13 at ILL 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Illinois12 plays · 75 yds · 6:07 · Touchdown14–6
  1. 5:013rd & Goal at DUKE 8Luke Altmyer pass complete to Cole Rusk for 8 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  2. 5:392nd & Goal at DUKE 9Luke Altmyer pass complete to Collin Dixon for 1 yd to the DUKE 8
  3. 6:021st & Goal at DUKE 15Aidan Laughery run for 6 yds to the DUKE 9
  4. 6:111st & Goal at DUKE 5Altmyer, Luke pass incomplete, PENALTY ILL holding (Priestly, Melvin) 10 yards to the DUKE15, NO PLAY.
  5. 6:511st & 10 at DUKE 38Luke Altmyer pass complete to Collin Dixon for 33 yds to the DUKE 5 for a 1ST down
  6. 7:414th & 1 at DUKE 39Jordan Anderson run for 1 yd to the DUKE 38 for a 1ST down
  7. 7:454th & 1 at DUKE 39Timeout Illinois, clock 07:45
  8. 8:133rd & 13 at ILL 49Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 12 yds to the DUKE 39
  9. 8:252nd & 13 at ILL 49Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Justin Bowick, broken up by Chandler Rivers
  10. 8:591st & 10 at DUKE 48Aidan Laughery run for a loss of 3 yards to the ILL 49
  11. 9:401st & 10 at ILL 41Ca'Lil Valentine run for 11 yds to the DUKE 48 for a 1ST down
  12. 10:143rd & 21 at ILL 14Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hudson Clement for 27 yds to the ILL 41 for a 1ST down
  13. 10:502nd & 15 at ILL 20Luke Altmyer sacked by Vincent Anthony Jr. and Tre Freeman for a loss of 6 yards to the ILL 14
  14. 11:032nd & 10 at ILL 25Illinois Penalty, False Start (Tanner Arkin) to the ILL 20
  15. 11:041st & 10 at ILL 25Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Hudson Clement
  16. 11:084th & 25 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Illinois6 plays · 23 yds · 2:44 · Punt14–6
  1. 1:114th & 15 at ILL 41Keelan Crimmins punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Que'Sean Brown at the DUKE 23
  2. 1:213rd & 3 at DUKE 47Timeout Illinois, clock 01:21
  3. 1:552nd & 3 at DUKE 47Kaden Feagin run for no gain to the DUKE 47
  4. 2:181st & 10 at ILL 46Kaden Feagin run for 7 yds to the DUKE 47
  5. 2:562nd & 12 at ILL 31Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 15 yds to the ILL 46 for a 1ST down
  6. 3:411st & 10 at ILL 33Ca'Lil Valentine run for a loss of 2 yards to the ILL 31
  7. 3:482nd & 10 at ILL 18Altmyer, Luke pass incomplete to Dixon, Collin, PENALTY DUKE roughing passer (Rivers, Chandler) 15 yards to the ILL33, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ILL.
  8. 3:521st & 10 at ILL 18Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Hank Beatty
  9. 1:174th & 15 at ILL 41Timeout Duke, clock 01:17
  10. 1:173rd & 3 at DUKE 47Luke Altmyer sacked by Kendall Johnson for a loss of 12 yards to the ILL 41
Q1Duke14 plays · 52 yds · 5:43 · Field Goal7–6
  1. 11:084th & Goal at ILL 23Todd Pelino 40 yd FG GOOD
  2. 11:123rd & Goal at ILL 23Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Cooper Barkate
  3. 11:173rd & Goal at ILL 18Duke Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the ILL 23
  4. 11:172nd & Goal at ILL 18Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Que'Sean Brown
  5. 12:001st & Goal at ILL 23Darian Mensah pass complete to Sahmir Hagans for 5 yds to the ILL 18
  6. 12:071st & Goal at ILL 8Mensah, Darian pass incomplete to King, Landen, PENALTY DUKE pass interference (Hasley, Jeremiah) 15 yards to the ILL23, NO PLAY.
  7. 12:422nd & 9 at ILL 19Jaquez Moore run for 11 yds to the ILL 8 for a 1ST down
  8. 13:231st & 10 at ILL 20Anderson Castle run for 1 yd to the ILL 19
  9. 13:463rd & 2 at ILL 23Anderson Castle run for 3 yds to the ILL 20 for a 1ST down
  10. 14:312nd & 5 at ILL 26Nate Sheppard run for 3 yds to the ILL 23
  11. 14:502nd & 10 at ILL 31Illinois Penalty, Substitution Infraction (5 Yards) to the ILL 26
  12. 14:551st & 10 at ILL 31Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Cooper Barkate
  13. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  14. 0:022nd & 1 at ILL 41Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 10 yds to the ILL 31 for a 1ST down
  15. 0:201st & 10 at DUKE 50Nate Sheppard run for 9 yds to the ILL 41
  16. 0:402nd & 8 at DUKE 37Darian Mensah pass complete to Jayden Moore for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
  17. 1:191st & 10 at DUKE 35Darian Mensah pass complete to Nate Sheppard for 2 yds to the DUKE 37
  18. 1:451st & 10 at DUKE 25Darian Mensah pass complete to Cooper Barkate for 10 yds to the DUKE 35 for a 1ST down
  19. 1:512nd & 10 at ILL 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q1Illinois5 plays · 18 yds · 2:14 · Touchdown7–3
  1. 1:512nd & Goal at DUKE 1Kaden Feagin run for 1 yd for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  2. 2:131st & Goal at DUKE 1Kaden Feagin run for no gain to the DUKE 1
  3. 2:303rd & 6 at DUKE 14Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 13 yds to the DUKE 1 for a 1ST down
  4. 3:092nd & 11 at DUKE 19Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 5 yds to the DUKE 14
  5. 3:581st & 10 at DUKE 18Kaden Feagin run for a loss of 1 yard to the DUKE 19
Q1Illinois5 plays · 11 yds · 2:36 · Fumble0–3
  1. 4:054th & 15 at ILL 38Keelan Crimmins punt for 48 yds , Que'Sean Brown returns for 4 yds to the DUKE 18 Que'Sean Brown fumbled, recovered by ILL Tyler Strain
  2. 4:334th & 10 at ILL 43Illinois Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the ILL 38
  3. 5:013rd & 7 at ILL 46Luke Altmyer sacked by Vincent Anthony Jr. for a loss of 3 yards to the ILL 43
  4. 5:432nd & 10 at ILL 43Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the ILL 46
  5. 5:521st & 10 at ILL 43Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Malik Elzy, broken up by Caleb Weaver
  6. 6:103rd & 8 at ILL 29Altmyer, Luke pass incomplete to Dixon, Collin (Robinson, Kimari), PENALTY DUKE pass interference 14 yards to the ILL43, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ILL.
  7. 6:322nd & 10 at ILL 27Luke Altmyer pass complete to Ca'Lil Valentine for 2 yds to the ILL 29
  8. 6:371st & 10 at ILL 27Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Collin Dixon
Q1Duke3 plays · 8 yds · 1:25 · Punt0–3
  1. 6:414th & 2 at DUKE 28Kade Reynoldson punt for 45 yds, downed at the ILL 27
  2. 6:493rd & 2 at DUKE 28Darian Mensah pass incomplete
  3. 7:262nd & 10 at DUKE 20Darian Mensah pass complete to Jaquez Moore for 8 yds to the DUKE 28
  4. 7:581st & 10 at DUKE 20Jaquez Moore run for no gain to the DUKE 20
Q1Illinois5 plays · 15 yds · 2:20 · Punt0–3
  1. 8:064th & 21 at ILL 40Keelan Crimmins punt for 60 yds for a touchback
  2. 8:483rd & 13 at ILL 48Luke Altmyer sacked by Vincent Anthony Jr. for a loss of 8 yards to the ILL 40
  3. 8:542nd & 13 at ILL 48Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Collin Dixon
  4. 9:261st & 10 at DUKE 49Aidan Laughery run for a loss of 3 yards to the ILL 48
  5. 9:522nd & 5 at ILL 30Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 21 yds to the DUKE 49 for a 1ST down
  6. 10:161st & 10 at ILL 25Aidan Laughery run for 5 yds to the ILL 30
  7. 10:264th & 4 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q1Duke9 plays · 52 yds · 4:34 · Field Goal0–3
  1. 10:264th & 4 at ILL 23Todd Pelino 40 yd FG GOOD
  2. 11:003rd & 7 at ILL 26Darian Mensah run for 3 yds to the ILL 23
  3. 11:342nd & 6 at ILL 25Darian Mensah run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILL 26
  4. 12:101st & 10 at ILL 29Anderson Castle run for 4 yds to the ILL 25
  5. 12:372nd & 4 at ILL 35Darian Mensah run for 6 yds to the ILL 29 for a 1ST down
  6. 13:011st & 10 at ILL 41Darian Mensah pass complete to Jeremiah Hasley for 6 yds to the ILL 35
  7. 13:432nd & 5 at ILL 47Jaquez Moore run for 6 yds to the ILL 41 for a 1ST down
  8. 14:121st & 10 at DUKE 48Jaquez Moore run for 5 yds to the ILL 47
  9. 14:402nd & 2 at DUKE 33Moore, Jaquez rush for loss of 2 yards to the DUKE31, PENALTY ILL face mask 15 yards to the DUKE48, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN DUKE.
  10. 14:551st & 10 at DUKE 25Jaquez Moore run for 8 yds to the DUKE 33
  11. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 35David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

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