Tennessee vs Illinois 2025: Final Score & Stats

Tue, Dec 30, 2025Nissan StadiumNashville, TN

HOW IT WENT

Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl · 2025

FINAL	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Tennessee	7	0	7	14	28
Illinois	7	3	14	6	30

Game leaders

TennesseeIllinois

PassingJoey Aguilar14/18 ·121 ydsLuke Altmyer20/33 ·196 yds ·1 TD

RushingDeSean Bishop19 car ·93 yds ·2 TDAidan Laughery13 car ·77 yds

ReceivingMike Matthews3 rec ·43 ydsHudson Clement3 rec ·48 yds

TacklesJeremiah Telander9 tacklesJames Thompson Jr.7 tackles ·0.5 sacks

Tennessee vs Illinois Team StatsTeam Stats

TennesseeTENN		IllinoisILL
18	1ST DOWNS	27
5-10	3RD DOWN	6-13
2-2	4TH DOWN	1-3
278	TOTAL YDS	417
121	PASS YDS	196
14-18	COMP/ATT	20-34
6.7	YDS/PASS	5.8
157	RUSH YDS	221
37	RUSH ATT	39
4.2	YDS/RUSH	5.7
4-46	PENALTIES	4-20
1	TURNOVERS	0
1	FUMBLES LOST	0
0	INT THROWN	0
24:14	POSSESSION	35:46

BOX SCORE

Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl · 2025

Passing

TennesseeTennessee	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Joey Aguilar	14/18	121	6.7	0	0

IllinoisIllinois	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Luke Altmyer	20/33	196	5.9	1
Hank Beatty	0/1	0	0.0	0
Totals	20/34	196	5.8	1

Rushing

TennesseeTennessee	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
Totals	37	157	4.2	3	21

IllinoisIllinois	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
Totals	39	221	5.7	1	28

Receiving

TennesseeTennessee	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Mike Matthews	3	43	14.3	17
Braylon Staley	4	31	7.8	14
Star Thomas	1	18	18.0	18
Radarious Jackson	2	18	9.0	13
DeSean Bishop	3	8	2.7	12
Miles Kitselman	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	14	121	8.6	18

IllinoisIllinois	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
Totals	20	196	9.8	1	24

Fumbles

TennesseeTennessee	FUM	LOST	REC
Joey Aguilar	1	1	0

IllinoisIllinois	FUM	LOST	REC
Leon Lowery	0	0	1

Kick Returns

TennesseeTennessee	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joakim Dodson	2	114	57.0	94	1
Daune Morris	1	23	23.0	23	0
Totals	3	137	45.7	94	1

IllinoisIllinois	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ca'Lil Valentine	1	21	21.0	21	0

Kicking

TennesseeTennessee	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Max Gilbert	0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4

IllinoisIllinois	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
David Olano	3/3	100.0	30	3/3	12

Punting

TennesseeTennessee	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jackson Ross	2	78	39.0	0	1	39

IllinoisIllinois	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Keelan Crimmins	1	41	41.0	0	0	41

Defense

TennesseeTennessee	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	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
Totals	75	33	1	5	8	4	1

IllinoisIllinois	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR	TD
James Thompson Jr.	7	2	0.5	0.5	0	0
Miles Scott	5	3	0	0	0	0
Malachi Hood	5	2	1	1	0	0
Daniel Brown	5	2	0	0	0	0
Dylan Rosiek	4	3	0	0	0	0
Torrie Cox Jr.	4	3	0	0	0	0
Eli Coenen	4	2	1	1	0	0
Joe Barna	4	1	1	1	0	0
Kenenna Odeluga	4	1	0	0	0	0
James Kreutz	3	2	0	1	0	0
Tanner Heckel	3	2	0.5	0.5	0	0
Saboor Karriem	3	1	0	1	0	0
Leon Lowery	2	1	0	0	1	1
Mac Resetich	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alec Bryant	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ismael Kante	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaheim Clarke	1	1	0	0	0	0
Angelo McCullom	1	1	0	1	0	0
Kaleb Patterson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Curt Neal	1	0	0	0	0	0
Grayson Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Clawson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	65	29	4	7	1	1

PLAY-BY-PLAY

164 plays

Q4Illinois13 plays · 65 yds · 4:58 · Field Goal28–30

0:004th & 11 at TENN 11End of 4th quarter.
0:034th & 11 at TENN 11#24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III), clock 00:00
0:033rd & 10 at TENN 10Timeout Illinois, clock 00:03
0:403rd & 10 at TENN 10Kneel down by #9 L.Altmyer at Vols11 for loss of 1 yard
1:222nd & 8 at TENN 8Kneel down by #9 L.Altmyer at Vols10 for loss of 2 yards
1:221st & 6 at TENN 6Timeout Tennessee, clock 01:22
1:511st & 6 at TENN 6#9 L.Altmyer rush right for 2 yards loss to the Vols08 (#20 B.Eason)
1:513rd & 1 at TENN 9Shotgun #3 K.Feagin rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Vols06 (#15 E.Farooq; #20 B.Eason), 1ST DOWN
1:513rd & 5 at TENN 13PENALTY Vols Offside (#90 D.Bailey) 4 yards from Vols13 to Vols09. NO PLAY
1:512nd & 6 at TENN 14Timeout Tennessee, clock 01:51
1:562nd & 6 at TENN 14Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Vols13 (#13 E.Spillman)
1:561st & 10 at TENN 18Timeout Tennessee, clock 01:56
2:001st & 10 at TENN 18Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Vols14 (#22 J.Telander; #13 E.Spillman)
2:004th & 1 at TENN 31Timeout Illinois, clock 02:00
4:584th & 1 at TENN 31#23 J.Anderson rush right for 13 yards gain to the Vols18 (#22 J.Telander; #29 J.Ross), 1ST DOWN
4:583rd & 3 at TENN 33Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #80 H.Beatty caught at Vols34, for 2 yards to the Vols31 (#4 T.Redmond), out of bounds. The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the line to gain". CALL UPHELD
4:582nd & 10 at TENN 40No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Vols33 (#20 B.Eason; #13 E.Spillman). #5 D.Hobbs injured on the play
4:581st & 10 at TENN 40No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short right to #21 A.Laughery thrown to Vols40 broken up by #21 T.Poteat QB hurried by #31 C.Herring
4:582nd & 3 at ILL 32No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 28 yards gain to the Vols40 (#4 T.Redmond; #2 A.Turrentine), 1ST DOWN
4:581st & 10 at ILL 25No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Illini32 (#90 D.Bailey)
4:581st & 10 at TENN 35#94 J.Turbyville kickoff 65 yards to the Illini00, Touchback

Q4Illinois1 play · 94 yds · 0:00 · Touchdown28–27

4:581st & 10 at ILL 35#27 L.Osada kickoff 59 yards to the Vols06 #89 J.Dodson return 94 yards to the Illini00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:58 #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)

Q4Illinois12 plays · 65 yds · 6:26 · Field Goal21–27

5:144th & 9 at TENN 10#24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III), clock 05:14
6:513rd & 9 at TENN 10#9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short middle to #13 H.Clement thrown to Vols00 broken up by #6 J.McMurray
6:512nd & 10 at TENN 11#5 C.Valentine rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Vols10 (#22 J.Telander; #6 J.McMurray)
6:511st & 10 at TENN 11#9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short right to #5 C.Valentine thrown to Vols12 QB hurried by #33 B.Bolton
6:512nd & 2 at TENN 16No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Vols11 (#15 E.Farooq), 1ST DOWN
8:111st & 10 at TENN 24Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #85 T.Arkin caught at Vols19, for 8 yards to the Vols16 (#13 E.Spillman)
8:113rd & 5 at TENN 32No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush left for 8 yards gain to the Vols24 (#15 E.Farooq; #29 J.Ross), 1ST DOWN
8:112nd & 11 at TENN 38Timeout Illinois, clock 08:11
11:402nd & 11 at TENN 38No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #80 H.Beatty caught at Vols33, for 6 yards to the Vols32 (#15 E.Farooq)
11:401st & 10 at TENN 37Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Vols38 (#9 M.Dye; #2 A.Turrentine)
11:401st & 10 at ILL 50No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #13 H.Clement caught at Vols45, for 13 yards to the Vols37 (#0 W.Wright), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:402nd & 1 at ILL 34No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 16 yards gain to the Illini50 (#27 J.Perlotte), 1ST DOWN
11:401st & 10 at ILL 25Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #5 C.Valentine caught at Illini21, for 9 yards to the Illini34 (#22 J.Telander)
11:401st & 10 at TENN 35#94 J.Turbyville kickoff 65 yards to the Illini00, Touchback

Q3Tennessee14 plays · 79 yds · 5:52 · Touchdown21–24

11:401st & 10 at ILL 12#18 D.Bishop rush middle for 12 yards gain to the Illini00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:40, 1ST DOWN #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
15:004th & 1 at ILL 17#18 D.Bishop rush right for 5 yards gain to the Illini12 (#39 K.Odeluga), 1ST DOWN. #90 J.Thompson Jr. injured on the play
15:003rd & 6 at ILL 22No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short left to #5 R.Jackson caught at Illini23, for 5 yards to the Illini17 (#90 J.Thompson Jr.; #5 T.Cox Jr.)
15:002nd & 7 at ILL 23No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Illini22 (#90 J.Thompson Jr.; #3 A.Bryant)
15:001st & 10 at ILL 26No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush left for 3 yards gain to the Illini23 (#28 D.Rosiek)
15:003rd & 15 at ILL 43No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #4 M.Matthews caught at Illini26, for 17 yards to the Illini26, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
15:002nd & 9 at ILL 37No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #18 D.Bishop caught at Illini43, for 6 yards loss to the Illini43 (#44 A.McCullom)
15:001st & 10 at ILL 38No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush left for 1 yard gain to the Illini37 (#96 E.Coenen; #43 J.Barna)
0:002nd & 6 at TENN 49End of 3rd quarter.
2:322nd & 6 at TENN 49No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short left to #5 R.Jackson caught at Illini39, for 13 yards to the Illini38 (#1 K.Patterson), 1ST DOWN
2:321st & 10 at TENN 45No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush left for 4 yards gain to the Vols49 (#28 D.Rosiek)
2:323rd & 4 at TENN 37No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #14 B.Staley caught at Vols41, for 8 yards to the Vols45 (#45 M.Hood), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2:322nd & 6 at TENN 35No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vols37 (#28 D.Rosiek)
2:321st & 10 at TENN 31No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Vols35 (#2 S.Karriem; #90 J.Thompson Jr.)
2:321st & 10 at TENN 21No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #4 M.Matthews caught at Vols25, for 10 yards to the Vols31 (#5 T.Cox Jr.), 1ST DOWN
2:321st & 10 at ILL 35#27 L.Osada kickoff 64 yards to the Vols01 #89 J.Dodson return 20 yards to the Vols21 (#39 K.Odeluga; #21 B.Clawson)

Q3Illinois8 plays · 68 yds · 4:44 · Touchdown14–24

2:411st & 2 at TENN 2Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vols00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:41 #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III)
4:101st & 10 at TENN 17Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #85 T.Arkin caught at Vols03, for 15 yards to the Vols02 (#10 K.Beasley), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
4:101st & 10 at TENN 27Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 10 yards gain to the Vols17 (#0 W.Wright), 1ST DOWN
4:101st & 10 at TENN 41Timeout Illinois, clock 04:10
7:251st & 10 at TENN 41No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 14 yards gain to the Vols27, out of bounds at Vols27, 1ST DOWN
7:253rd & 1 at TENN 44No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Vols41 (#22 J.Telander; #90 D.Bailey), 1ST DOWN
7:252nd & 11 at ILL 46No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #80 H.Beatty caught at Illini48, for 10 yards to the Vols44 (#47 I.Campbell; #29 J.Ross)
7:251st & 10 at ILL 47No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Illini46 (#29 J.Ross; #27 J.Perlotte)
7:251st & 10 at ILL 32No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 15 yards gain to the Illini47 (#0 W.Wright; #10 K.Beasley), 1ST DOWN
7:251st & 10 at TENN 35#94 J.Turbyville kickoff 54 yards to the Illini11 #5 C.Valentine return 21 yards to the Illini32 (#33 B.Bolton; #11 J.Burns)

Q3Tennessee9 plays · 75 yds · 4:17 · Touchdown14–17

7:314th & 1 at ILL 1No Huddle #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Illini00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:31 #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
11:483rd & 3 at ILL 3No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Illini01 (#4 D.Brown; #99 C.Neal)
11:482nd & 5 at ILL 5No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Illini03 (#90 J.Thompson Jr.)
11:481st & 8 at ILL 8No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #87 M.Kitselman caught at Illini10, for 3 yards to the Illini05 (#5 T.Cox Jr.)
11:482nd & 3 at ILL 23No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar rush middle for 15 yards gain to the Illini08 (#10 M.Scott; #26 I.Kante), 1ST DOWN
11:481st & 10 at ILL 30Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Illini23 (#26 I.Kante; #10 M.Scott)
11:481st & 10 at TENN 49No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 21 yards gain to the Illini30 (#16 T.Heckel), 1ST DOWN. #16 T.Heckel injured on the play
11:482nd & 4 at TENN 31No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short left to #9 S.Thomas caught at Vols27, for 18 yards to the Vols49 (#10 M.Scott), 1ST DOWN
11:481st & 10 at TENN 25No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush right for 6 yards gain to the Vols31 (#45 M.Hood; #28 D.Rosiek)
11:481st & 10 at ILL 35#27 L.Osada kickoff 65 yards to the Vols00, Touchback

Q3Tennessee1 play · -20 yds · 0:10 · Fumble Return Touchdown7–17

11:481st & 10 at TENN 20No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar sacked for loss of 20 yards to the Vols00 (#43 J.Barna), fumble by #6 J.Aguilar recovered by Illini #9 L.Lowery Jr. at Vols00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:48 #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III)

Q3Illinois5 plays · 20 yds · 1:16 · Punt7–10

11:584th & 5 at ILL 39#40 K.Crimmins punt 41 yards to the Vols20 fair catch by #42 B.Harmon at Vols20
13:143rd & 5 at ILL 39No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete deep right to #17 C.Dixon thrown to Vols30 QB hurried by #90 D.Bailey
13:142nd & 5 at ILL 39No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short left to #13 H.Clement thrown to Vols42 broken up by #0 W.Wright
13:141st & 10 at ILL 34No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Illini39 (#13 E.Spillman; #20 B.Eason)
13:142nd & 10 at ILL 19No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 15 yards gain to the Illini34 (#27 J.Perlotte; #2 A.Turrentine), 1ST DOWN
13:141st & 10 at ILL 19No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short right to #13 H.Clement thrown to Illini31

Q3Tennessee4 plays · 17 yds · 1:46 · Punt7–10

13:144th & 10 at TENN 42#98 J.Ross punt 39 yards to the Illini19 fair catch by #80 H.Beatty at Illini19
15:003rd & 6 at TENN 46No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar sacked for loss of 4 yards to the Vols42 (#45 M.Hood)
15:002nd & 10 at TENN 42No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush right for 4 yards gain to the Vols46 (#90 J.Thompson Jr.; #4 D.Brown)
15:001st & 10 at TENN 42No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass incomplete short middle to #0 E.Davis thrown to Vols50
15:001st & 10 at TENN 25No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 17 yards gain to the Vols42 (#5 T.Cox Jr.), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at ILL 35#24 D.Olano kickoff 65 yards to the Vols00, Touchback

Q2Tennessee2 plays · 4 yds · 0:21 · End of Half7–10

0:002nd & 10 at TENN 25End of 2nd quarter.
0:212nd & 10 at TENN 25No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Vols29 (#4 D.Brown)
0:211st & 10 at TENN 25No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass incomplete short left to #14 B.Staley thrown to Vols25
0:211st & 10 at ILL 35#24 D.Olano kickoff 65 yards to the Vols00, Touchback

Q2Illinois12 plays · 67 yds · 3:07 · Field Goal7–10

0:214th & 10 at TENN 12#24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III), clock 00:21
0:303rd & 10 at TENN 12Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short left to #0 J.Bowick thrown to Vols00 broken up by #4 T.Redmond
0:302nd & 10 at TENN 12Timeout Illinois, clock 00:30
2:002nd & 10 at TENN 12No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short right to #80 H.Beatty thrown to Vols00 broken up by #6 J.McMurray
2:001st & 10 at TENN 12No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short middle to #13 H.Clement thrown to Vols00
2:001st & 10 at TENN 27No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #80 H.Beatty caught at Vols28, for 3 yards to the Vols24 (#0 W.Wright), out of bounds PENALTY Vols Face Mask (#0 W.Wright) 12 yards from Vols24 to Vols12, 1ST DOWN
2:003rd & 3 at TENN 38No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #0 J.Bowick caught at Vols27, for 11 yards to the Vols27, out of bounds at Vols27, 1ST DOWN
2:002nd & 2 at TENN 37No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Vols38 (#22 J.Telander; #42 T.West)
2:001st & 10 at TENN 45No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 8 yards gain to the Vols37 (#22 J.Telander)
2:002nd & 3 at ILL 49Timeout Illinois, clock 02:00
3:282nd & 3 at ILL 49Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #17 C.Dixon caught at Vols46, for 6 yards to the Vols45 (#27 J.Perlotte; #0 W.Wright), 1ST DOWN
3:281st & 10 at ILL 42Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush right for 7 yards gain to the Illini49 (#4 T.Redmond)
3:282nd & 10 at ILL 21Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Illini27 (#17 E.Utley; #4 T.Redmond) PENALTY Vols UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#17 E.Utley) 15 yards from Illini27 to Illini42, 1ST DOWN
3:281st & 10 at ILL 21Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short middle to #13 H.Clement thrown to Illini35 broken up by #15 E.Farooq

Q2Tennessee12 plays · 50 yds · 5:31 · Missed FG7–7

3:284th & 11 at ILL 21#90 M.Gilbert field goal attempt from 39 yards NO GOOD (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady), clock 03:28
7:113rd & 11 at ILL 21No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass incomplete short right to #14 B.Staley thrown to Illini05
7:112nd & 12 at ILL 22No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #14 B.Staley caught at Illini23, for 1 yard to the Illini21 (#90 J.Thompson Jr.)
7:111st & 10 at ILL 20No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush left for 2 yards loss to the Illini22 (#41 J.Kreutz)
7:111st & 10 at ILL 36No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short middle to #4 M.Matthews caught at Illini20, for 16 yards to the Illini20 (#0 M.Resetich), 1ST DOWN
7:112nd & 1 at ILL 38No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Illini36 (#0 M.Resetich; #43 J.Barna), 1ST DOWN
7:111st & 10 at ILL 47No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 9 yards gain to the Illini38 (#4 D.Brown; #39 K.Odeluga)
7:112nd & 5 at TENN 45No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush left for 8 yards gain to the Illini47 (#41 J.Kreutz), 1ST DOWN
8:591st & 10 at TENN 40No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Vols45 (#4 D.Brown)
8:593rd & 8 at TENN 31No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar rush middle for 9 yards gain to the Vols40 (#39 K.Odeluga; #96 E.Coenen), 1ST DOWN
8:592nd & 2 at TENN 37No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar sacked for loss of 6 yards to the Vols31 (#96 E.Coenen)
8:591st & 10 at TENN 29Shotgun #9 S.Thomas rush middle for 8 yards gain to the Vols37 (#41 J.Kreutz; #3 A.Bryant)

Q2Illinois9 plays · 42 yds · 5:44 · Downs7–7

8:594th & 2 at TENN 29Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short middle to #3 A.Bryant thrown to Vols31 broken up by #20 B.Eason, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
14:433rd & 4 at TENN 31Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #0 J.Bowick caught at Vols30, for 2 yards to the Vols29 (#12 J.Harmon)
14:432nd & 5 at TENN 32Shotgun #3 K.Feagin rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Vols31 (#20 B.Eason)
14:431st & 10 at TENN 37Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Vols32 (#12 J.Harmon)
14:433rd & 3 at TENN 42Shotgun #80 H.Beatty rush right for 5 yards gain to the Vols37 (#33 B.Bolton; #29 J.Ross), 1ST DOWN
14:432nd & 14 at ILL 47Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 11 yards gain to the Vols42 (#12 J.Harmon)
14:431st & 10 at TENN 49Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer sacked for loss of 4 yards to the Illini47 (#5 D.Hobbs, #27 J.Perlotte)
14:432nd & 6 at ILL 33Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #5 C.Valentine caught at Illini31, for 18 yards to the Vols49 (#2 A.Turrentine), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
14:431st & 10 at ILL 29No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Feagin rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Illini33 (#12 J.Harmon)

Q1Tennessee3 plays · 6 yds · 0:48 · Punt7–7

14:434th & 4 at TENN 32#98 J.Ross punt 39 yards to the Illini29
15:003rd & 4 at TENN 32No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass incomplete short right to #1 T.Smith Jr. thrown to Vols35 QB hurried by #9 L.Lowery Jr.
0:002nd & 6 at TENN 30End of 1st quarter.
0:312nd & 6 at TENN 30No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar rush left for 2 yards gain to the Vols32 (#9 L.Lowery Jr.; #43 J.Barna)
0:311st & 10 at TENN 26No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Vols30 (#10 M.Scott)
0:311st & 10 at ILL 35#24 D.Olano kickoff 62 yards to the Vols03 #19 D.Morris return 23 yards to the Vols26 (#45 M.Hood; #35 G.Griffin)

Q1Illinois9 plays · 75 yds · 5:40 · Touchdown7–7

0:362nd & 13 at TENN 18Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short middle to #0 J.Bowick caught at Vols00, for 18 yards to the Vols00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:36, 1ST DOWN #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III)
6:162nd & 8 at TENN 13PENALTY Illini False Start (#64 J.Kreutz) 5 yards from Vols13 to Vols18. NO PLAY
6:161st & 10 at TENN 15Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vols13 (#13 E.Spillman)
6:163rd & 1 at TENN 17#23 J.Anderson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vols15 (#18 T.Weathersby), 1ST DOWN
6:162nd & 10 at TENN 26Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short middle to #80 H.Beatty caught at Vols20, for 9 yards to the Vols17 (#6 J.McMurray)
6:161st & 10 at TENN 26Shotgun #80 H.Beatty pass incomplete short left to #9 L.Altmyer thrown to Vols36
6:161st & 15 at TENN 44#9 L.Altmyer pass complete short middle to #2 A.Hollins caught at Vols29, for 18 yards to the Vols26 (#22 J.Telander), 1ST DOWN
6:161st & 10 at TENN 39PENALTY Illini False Start (#58 M.Priestly) 5 yards from Vols39 to Vols44. NO PLAY
6:162nd & 9 at ILL 37No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #13 H.Clement caught at Vols45, for 24 yards to the Vols39 (#21 T.Poteat), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
6:161st & 15 at ILL 31No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush right for 6 yards gain to the Illini37 (#29 J.Ross; #47 I.Campbell)
6:161st & 10 at ILL 36PENALTY Illini False Start (#64 J.Kreutz) 5 yards from Illini36 to Illini31. NO PLAY
6:161st & 10 at ILL 25No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #13 H.Clement caught at Illini36, for 11 yards to the Illini36 (#15 E.Farooq), 1ST DOWN
6:161st & 10 at TENN 35#94 J.Turbyville kickoff 65 yards to the Illini00, Touchback

Q1Tennessee11 plays · 67 yds · 4:59 · Touchdown7–0

6:162nd & 7 at ILL 7Joey Aguilar 7 Yd Run (Max Gilbert Kick)
11:151st & 6 at ILL 6No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Illini07 (#2 S.Karriem)
11:151st & 10 at ILL 24No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush right for 18 yards gain to the Illini06 (#10 M.Scott), 1ST DOWN
11:153rd & 4 at ILL 30No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Illini24 (#45 M.Hood; #2 S.Karriem), 1ST DOWN
11:152nd & 6 at ILL 32No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #18 D.Bishop caught at Illini31, for 2 yards to the Illini30, End Of Play
11:151st & 10 at ILL 36Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush right for 4 yards gain to the Illini32 (#9 L.Lowery Jr.)
11:152nd & 5 at ILL 48No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short left to #18 D.Bishop caught at Illini46, for 12 yards to the Illini36 (#6 J.Clarke), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:151st & 10 at TENN 47No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Illini48 (#96 E.Coenen)
11:153rd & 10 at TENN 33No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short right to #14 B.Staley caught at Vols47, for 14 yards to the Vols47 (#16 T.Heckel), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:152nd & 18 at TENN 25No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete short left to #14 B.Staley caught at Vols33, for 8 yards to the Vols33, End Of Play
11:151st & 10 at TENN 33Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar sacked for loss of 8 yards to the Vols25 (#90 J.Thompson Jr., #16 T.Heckel)

Q1Illinois8 plays · 42 yds · 3:45 · Downs0–0

11:154th & 7 at TENN 33No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete short middle to #0 J.Bowick thrown to Vols14 QB hurried by #29 J.Ross, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
15:003rd & 8 at TENN 34No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #5 C.Valentine caught at Vols39, for 1 yard to the Vols33 (#13 E.Spillman)
15:002nd & 8 at TENN 34No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass incomplete deep right to #17 C.Dixon thrown to Vols08 broken up by #4 T.Redmond. The previous play is under automatic review - "Incomplete pass". CALL UPHELD
15:001st & 15 at TENN 41No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer rush middle for 7 yards gain to the Vols34 (#22 J.Telander)
15:001st & 10 at TENN 36PENALTY Illini False Start 5 yards from Vols36 to Vols41. NO PLAY
15:002nd & 2 at ILL 45No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #17 C.Dixon caught at Illini48, for 4 yards to the Illini49 (#0 W.Wright), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Vols Personal Foul (#0 W.Wright) 15 yards from Illini49 to Vols36, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at ILL 37No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short right to #80 H.Beatty caught at Illini42, for 8 yards to the Illini45 (#27 J.Perlotte)
15:002nd & 1 at ILL 34No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush right for 3 yards gain to the Illini37 (#20 B.Eason), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at ILL 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush middle for 9 yards gain to the Illini34 (#5 D.Hobbs)
15:001st & 10 at TENN 35#94 J.Turbyville kickoff 65 yards to the Illini00, Touchback

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