Duke Blue Devils

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Duke Blue Devils beat the Illinois Fighting Illini

2-0 31 – 27

1-1

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

Gies Memorial Stadium (Champaign) · 60,670 fans · FS1

Recap

Nate Sheppard scores 3 TDs, Duke rallies to beat Illinois 31-27 for its sixth straight win

Nate Sheppard ran for 147 yards and a touchdown and caught two touchdown passes to lead Duke to a come-from-behind 31-27 victory Saturday over Illinois.

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Gies Memorial Stadium · Champaign

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DUKE	7	14	7	3	31
ILL	10	14	3	0	27

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Game Leaders

Duke Blue Devils

Walker Eget · 15/21, 206 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Nate Sheppard · 24 CAR, 147 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Jonah Burton · 4 REC, 76 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Andrew Pellicciotta · 11Tackles

Illinois Fighting Illini

Katin Houser · 24/35, 271 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Ca'Lil Valentine · 18 CAR, 56 YDSRushing Yards
Collin Dixon · 11 REC, 166 YDS, 3 TDReceiving Yards
Will Holmes · 1Sacks
Juice Clarke · 6Tackles

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

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Florida State
Virginia
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California
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Stanford
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Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team
Indiana
Nebraska
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Wisconsin
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USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

Scoring

Q4 13:53

FG Cosme Salas 39 Yd Field Goal 31–27

Q3 5:08

FG Ethan Moczulski 47 Yd Field Goal 28–27

Q3 10:47

TD Nate Sheppard 3 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Cosme Salas Kick)28–24

Q2 0:38

TD Nate Sheppard 7 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Cosme Salas Kick)21–24

Q2 1:48

TD Collin Dixon 2 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick)14–24

Q2 7:05

TD Nate Sheppard 2 Yd Run (Cosme Salas Kick)14–17

Q2 12:47

TD Collin Dixon 40 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick)7–17

Q1 3:41

FG Ethan Moczulski 51 Yd Field Goal 7–10

Q1 8:28

TD Jonah Burton 12 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Cosme Salas Kick)7–7

Q1 10:23

TD Collin Dixon 13 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Ethan Moczulski Kick)0–7

Team Stats

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Offense

376 Total Yards 382

206 Passing Yards 271

170 Rushing Yards 111

19 First Downs 23

Efficiency

2-9 3rd Down 5-12

2-2 4th Down 1-3

15/22 Completions 24/36

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

11-112 Penalties 7-71

26:46 Possession 33:14

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Walker Eget	15/21	206	9.8	3	72.2
Dan Mahan	0/1	0	0.0	0	--
Team	15/22	206	9.4	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nate Sheppard	24	147	6.1	1	29
CJ Campbell Jr.	8	31	3.9	0	14
Walker Eget	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	2	-6	-3.0	0	0
Team	35	170	4.9	1	29

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jonah Burton	4	76	19.0	1	36
Jeremiah Hasley	3	53	17.7	0	35
Nate Sheppard	5	41	8.2	2	13
Kavon Simmons	1	22	22.0	0	22
Jake Taylor	1	11	11.0	0	11
Nate Kurisky	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	15	206	13.7	3	36

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Walker Eget	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Andrew Pellicciotta	11	9	0	0
Nick Morris Jr.	9	5	0	0
Dylan Flowers	6	4	0	0
DaShawn Stone	6	3	0	0
Bryce Davis	5	4	0	0
Kyon Loud	5	4	0	1
Luke Mergott	3	2	0	0
Patrick Smith-Young	3	2	0	0
Kendall Johnson	3	1	0	1
Evan Smith	2	2	0	0
David Anderson	2	1	0	0
Tyshon Reed	2	1	1	0
Preston Watson	2	0	0	0
Che Ojarikre	1	1	0	0
Julius Columbus	1	1	0	0
Tyson Sanford	1	1	0	0
Dakota Quinonez	1	0	0	0
Landan Callahan	1	0	0	0
Kobe Smith	1	0	0	0
Team	65	41	1	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Evan Smith	1	19	0
Team	1	19	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
CJ Campbell Jr.	1	18	18.0	18	0
Team	1	18	18.0	18	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cosme Salas	1/1	100.0	39	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	39	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Kade Reynoldson	3	147	49.0	1	0	52
Team	3	147	49.0	1	0	52

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Katin Houser	24/35	271	7.7	3	1	82.3
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--
Team	24/36	271	7.5	3	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ca'Lil Valentine	18	56	3.1	9
Aidan Laughery	10	37	3.7	9
Katin Houser	4	18	4.5	5
Team	32	111	3.5	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Collin Dixon	11	166	15.1	3	40
Hudson Clement	4	45	11.3	0	15
Brayden Trimble	3	17	5.7	0	9
Davin Stoffel	1	14	14.0	0	14
Ty Robinson	2	13	6.5	0	8
Ca'Lil Valentine	1	9	9.0	0	9
Aidan Laughery	1	6	6.0	0	6
Christian Abney	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	24	271	11.3	3	40

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Juice Clarke	6	3	0	0	0
James Kreutz	5	3	0	0.5	0
Will Holmes	5	2	1	1.5	0
Mac Resetich	4	4	0	0	1
Xavier Scott	4	2	0	0	1
Darrell Prater	4	2	0	0	0
Matthew Bailey	4	1	0	0	0
Grant Beerman	4	1	0	0	0
Ismael Kante	4	1	0	0.5	0
Robert Edmonson	2	1	0	0	0
Jakwon Morris	2	1	0	0	0
Ean Rhea	2	1	0	0	0
Joe Barna	2	0	0	0.5	0
Collin Dixon	1	1	0	0	0
Carter Janki	1	1	0	0	0
Tanner Heckel	1	1	0	0	0
Pat Farrell	1	0	0	0	0
Demetrius John	1	0	0	0	0
Team	53	25	1	3	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Davin Stoffel	1	13	13.0	13	0
Team	1	13	13.0	13	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mac Resetich	1	14	14.0	14	0
Team	1	14	14.0	14	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ethan Moczulski	2/3	67.0	51	3/3	9
Team	2/3	66.7	51	3/3	9

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