UAB Blazers @ Illinois Fighting Illini — Sep 4, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 4, 2026
Blazers UAB UAB 0-1, 0-1 Away
23
Final
42
Fighting Illini Illinois ILL 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
UAB 3 10 3 7 23
ILL 14 7 7 14 42
Top Performers
Passing Yards
R.
R. Burton QB UAB
219 PASS
K.
K. Houser QB ILL
182 PASS
Rushing Yards
R.
R. Robinson RB UAB
59 RUSH
C.
C. Valentine RB ILL
88 RUSH
Receiving Yards
C.
C. Smith WR UAB
57 REC
C.
C. Dixon WR ILL
70 REC
Passing
UAB
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
R. Burton 18/31 219 1 1 1 77.2
Illinois
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Houser 13/17 182 3 0 0 150.0
Rushing
UAB
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. McReynolds 13 56 4.3 0 9
R. Burton 12 38 3.2 1 14
R. Robinson 14 59 4.2 0 13
J. Simpkins 8 17 2.1 0 5
K. Brown 1 24 24.0 0 24
Illinois
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Laughery 8 29 3.6 0 7
K. Houser 3 29 9.7 1 16
C. Valentine 11 88 8.0 1 51
J. Anderson 3 5 1.7 0 4
Receiving
UAB
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B. McReynolds 2 3 25 12.5 0 17 0
A. Ferguson 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
S. Isacks III 1 2 15 15.0 0 15 0
R. Robinson 2 2 14 7.0 1 10 0
J. Simpkins 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
T. Mims 4 6 52 13.0 0 24 0
C. Smith 2 5 57 28.5 0 42 0
E. Reid 3 3 26 8.7 0 14 0
K. Brown 2 5 20 10.0 0 13 0
G. Cline 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
Illinois
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Laughery 1 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
H. Clement 3 5 26 8.7 0 12 0
C. Dixon 6 6 70 11.7 2 18 0
C. Valentine 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
B. Trimble 1 2 11 11.0 0 11 0
T. Robinson 1 1 54 54.0 1 54 0
Defense
UAB
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Male 7 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
I. Esonwune 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. McKenzie 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gulley 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Sanders 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Wokomah 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Sweeting 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Dean 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Jordan 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Wilkinson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Cunningham 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Billingsley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Illinois
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Muragin 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Barna 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Bailey 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Resetich 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Beerman 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
W. Holmes 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Kreutz 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Farrell 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Janki 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Scott 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. John 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Cox 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Rhea 5 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
J. Clarke 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Kante 6 2 4 0 0 1 59 1 0
D. Prater 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Morris 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Fillmore 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. H. Jr 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Paris 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Clawson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Eberhart 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
UAB
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Delange 3/3 2/2 11 0
Illinois
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E. Moczulski 0/0 6/6 6 0
Returns
UAB
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Illinois
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. Valentine 1 31 31.0 0 31 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
UAB
Illinois
413 Total Yards 332
24 First Downs 17
10 Passing 9
12 Rushing 6
2 Penalty 1
10/19 3rd Down Eff. 3/6
219 Passing Yards 182
194 Rushing Yards 150
1 Turnovers 0
9-69 Penalties 1-4
40:49 Possession 18:57
5/5 Red Zone 3/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 14 23 - 42
XP J. Delange
23 - 42 0:09
TD R. Burton
22 - 42 0:09
16 - 42 5:48
E. Moczulski XP
16 - 41 6:02
I. Kante TD
16 - 35 12:25
E. Moczulski XP
16 - 34 12:25
K. Houser TD
Q3 3 - 7 16 - 28
FG J. Delange
16 - 28 3:58
13 - 28 10:15
E. Moczulski XP
13 - 27 10:15
C. Dixon TD
Q2 10 - 7 13 - 21
13 - 21
E. Moczulski XP
13 - 20
T. Robinson TD
XP J. Delange
13 - 14 0:18
TD R. Robinson
12 - 14 0:18
FG J. Delange
6 - 14 5:50
Q1 3 - 14 3 - 14
3 - 14 1:18
E. Moczulski XP
3 - 13 1:18
C. Valentine TD
FG J. Delange
3 - 7 2:24
0 - 7 7:55
E. Moczulski XP
0 - 6 7:55
C. Dixon TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: ILL +26 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
UAB 23 - 42 Illinois
September 4, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 4, 2026
Time
1:00 am
Duration
1h 0m