Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs. Illinois: Box Score

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025 5:30 pm - Nashville, TN (Neutral Site)
Odds: Tennessee by 3, Total Points: 62.5

Matchup Menu: TENN vs. ILL

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Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) 7 0 7 14
28
Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) 7 3 14 6
30

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary TENN
ILL
Tennessee 6:16 6 1 Rushing TD: Joey Aguilar 7 yard rush. Extra Point good by Max Gilbert. 7
0
Illinois 0:36 6 1 Passing TD: Justin Bowick 18 yard pass from Luke Altmyer. Extra Point good by David Olano. 7
7
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary TENN
ILL
Illinois 0:21 3 Field Goal: David Olano kicks a 30 yard field goal. 7
10
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary TENN
ILL
Illinois 11:48 6 1 Touchdown: Leon Lowery. Extra Point good by David Olano. 7
17
Tennessee 7:31 6 1 Rushing TD: DeSean Bishop 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Max Gilbert. 14
17
Illinois 2:41 6 1 Rushing TD: Luke Altmyer 2 yard rush. Extra Point good by David Olano. 14
24
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary TENN
ILL
Tennessee 11:40 6 1 Rushing TD: DeSean Bishop 12 yard rush. Extra Point good by Max Gilbert. 21
24
Illinois 5:14 3 Field Goal: David Olano kicks a 28 yard field goal. 21
27
Tennessee 4:58 6 1 Kickoff Return TD: Joakim Dodson 94 yard kickoff return. Extra Point good by Max Gilbert. 28
27
Illinois 0:03 3 Field Goal: David Olano kicks a 29 yard field goal. 28
30
TENN
ILL
1st Downs 18
27
Passing 1st downs 8
10
Rushing 1st downs 10
14
1st downs from Penalties 0
3
3rd down efficiency 5-10
6-13
3rd down conversion % 50.0%
46.2%
4th down efficiency 2-2
1-3
4th down conversion % 100.0%
33.3%
Total Plays 56
77
Total Yards 278
417
Net Yards Passing 121
196
Sacked-Yards lost 1-4
4-38
Gross yards passing 125
234
Completions-Attempts 14-18
20-34
Completion% 77.8%
58.8%
Net yards per pass play 6.4
5.2
Touchdowns 0
1
Interceptions 0
0
Passer Rating 134.2
117.0
Net Yards Rushing 157
221
Rushing attempts 37
39
Yards per rush 4.2
5.7
Touchdowns 3
1
TENN
ILL
Red Zone (Made-Att) 3-4
5-5
Red Zone Success % 75.0%
100.0%
Penalties 4-46
4-20
Turnovers 1
0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1
0-0
Interceptions thrown 0
0
Punting (Punts-Yards) 2-78
1-41
Yards per Punt 39.0
41.0
Field Goals 0-1
3-3
Extra Points 4
3
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 0-0
0-0
Yards per return --
--
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 3-137
1-21
Yards per return 45.7
21.0
Possession 24:14
35:46
1st Quarter 05:35
09:25
2nd Quarter 06:09
08:51
3rd Quarter 08:54
06:06
4th Quarter 03:36
11:24

Tennessee Volunteers Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Joey Aguilar 14/18 121 6.7 0 0 134.2
Team 14/18 125 6.9 0 0 134.2

Tennessee Volunteers Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
DeSean Bishop 19 93 4.9 2
Star Thomas 9 67 7.4 0
Joey Aguilar 9 -3 -0.3 1
Team 37 157 4.2 3

Tennessee Volunteers Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
DeSean Bishop 3 8 2.7 0
Star Thomas 1 18 18.0 0
Mike Matthews 3 43 14.3 0
Braylon Staley 4 31 7.8 0
Radarious Jackson 2 18 9.0 0
Miles Kitselman 1 3 3.0 0
Team 14 125 8.9 0

Tennessee Volunteers Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Joey Aguilar 1 0
Team 1 1

Tennessee Volunteers Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

Tennessee Volunteers Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Jeremiah Telander 9 4 0 0.5 0
Edwin Spillman 7 4 0 0 0
Jadon Perlotte 6 2 0.5 1 0
Jordan Ross 6 0 0 0.5 0
William Wright 6 4 0 0 1
Bryson Eason 6 3 0 1 1
Edrees Farooq 5 3 0 0 1
Jaedon Harmon 4 4 0 0 0
Ty Redmond 4 2 0 0 2
Andre Turrentine 4 1 0 0.5 0
Isaiah Campbell 2 0 0 0 0
Dominic Bailey 2 1 0 0 0
Kaleb Beasley 2 1 0 0 0
Jalen McMurray 2 1 0 0 2
Daevin Hobbs 2 1 0.5 0.5 0
Ben Bolton 2 0 0 0 0
Jordan Burns 1 0 0 0 0
Tre Poteat 1 1 0 0 1
Tyre West 1 0 0 0.5 0
Mariyon Dye 1 0 0 0.5 0
Tyree Weathersby 1 1 0 0 0
Ethan Utley 1 0 0 0 0
Team 75 33 1 5 8

Tennessee Volunteers Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Joakim Dodson 2 114 57.0 94
Daune Morris 1 23 23.0 23
Team 3 137 45.7

Tennessee Volunteers Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Tennessee Volunteers Kicking

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

Tennessee Volunteers Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Jackson Ross 2 78 39.0 39
Team 2 78 39.0

Illinois Fighting Illini Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Luke Altmyer 20/33 196 5.9 1 0 120.5
Hank Beatty 0/1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Team 20/34 234 6.9 1 0 117.0

Illinois Fighting Illini Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Aidan Laughery 13 77 5.9 0
Ca'Lil Valentine 8 65 8.1 0
Luke Altmyer 10 54 5.4 1
Jordan Anderson 2 15 7.5 0
Kaden Feagin 3 8 2.7 0
Hank Beatty 1 5 5.0 0
Team 39 221 5.7 1

Illinois Fighting Illini Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Ca'Lil Valentine 3 28 9.3 0
Hank Beatty 6 38 6.3 0
Hudson Clement 3 48 16.0 0
Justin Bowick 3 31 10.3 1
Tanner Arkin 2 23 11.5 0
Ashton Hollins 1 18 18.0 0
Collin Dixon 2 10 5.0 0
Team 20 234 11.7 1

Illinois Fighting Illini Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Team 0 0

Illinois Fighting Illini Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

Illinois Fighting Illini Defensive

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

Illinois Fighting Illini Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Ca'Lil Valentine 1 21 21.0 21
Team 1 21 21.0

Illinois Fighting Illini Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Illinois Fighting Illini Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
David Olano 3/3 100.0% 30 3 3
Team 3/3 100.0% 3 3

Illinois Fighting Illini Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Keelan Crimmins 1 41 41.0 41
Team 1 41 41.0