Overview
- Altmyer finished 19-of-31 for 235 yards with one interception and added a game-high 88 rushing yards.
- Illinois converted a fourth-and-goal with a trick play as Kaden Feagin took a wildcat snap and handed to Altmyer for a 3-yard touchdown run.
- After yielding 76 points in its previous two games, the Illini defense held Rutgers to 59 rushing yards at 2.2 yards per carry and registered nine pass breakups.
- West Virginia transfer Hudson Clement led Illinois receivers with five catches for 84 yards and a touchdown, and Collin Dixon and Hank Beatty also caught scores.
- Rutgers fell to 4-5 (1-5 Big Ten) with its fifth loss in six games as Athan Kaliakmanis went 25-for-45 for 253 yards and a touchdown, and it hosts Maryland on Nov. 8 with Illinois set to host Maryland on Nov. 15 after a bye.