Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini - Live Score - November 21, 2026

With 0 team fumbles recovered against at home, the Hawkeyes ranked fewest in the NCAAFB for the 2025 regular season (min 5 games played; pop 129 teams).

INSIGHT

The Fighting Illini had 75.9% completion rate in Goal to Go situations for the 2025 regular season, good for 6th highest in the NCAAFB (min 10 passing attempts; pop 111 teams).

PLAYER NEWS

Jeremy Hecklinski IOWA #10 · QB

Hecklinski won't get the start against Iowa State but is still expected to take early snaps, per Matt Zenitz of CBSSports.com.

Hank Brown IOWA #9 · QB

Brown is expected to get the start for Iowa in Week 2 against rival Iowa State, per Matt Zenitz of CBSSports.com.

STANDINGS

BIG TEN		W-L	CONF	STRK
1	⁵ ⁵ Indiana	2-0	0-0	W2
2	¹⁶ ¹⁶ Penn State	2-0	0-0	W2
3	¹⁴ ¹⁴ USC	2-0	0-0	W2
4	Maryland	1-0	0-0	W1
5	Illinois	1-0	0-0	W1
6	²¹ ²¹ Iowa	1-0	0-0	W1
7	Michigan	1-0	0-0	W1
8	Michigan State	1-0	0-0	W1
9	Minnesota	1-0	0-0	W1
10	Northwestern	1-0	0-0	W1
11	¹ ¹ Ohio State	1-0	0-0	W1
12	Purdue	1-0	0-0	W1
13	Nebraska	1-0	0-0	W1
14	⁶ ⁶ Oregon	1-0	0-0	W1
15	UCLA	1-0	0-0	W1
16	¹⁹ ¹⁹ Washington	1-0	0-0	W1
17	Wisconsin	0-1	0-0	L1
18	Rutgers	0-2	0-0	L2