2026 Week 2 FINAL
Duke at Illinois
Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 7:30 PM UTC
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
31
Duke
Final
27
Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Illinois | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
GIE pre-game call: Illinois at 61%. Miss.
Recaps
Weekly recaps generate Monday morning. Check back for both teams' write-ups.
Duke
ACC
- Record
- 3-0
- Rating
- 7.0
- National rank
- 46
- Proj. wins
- 8.4
- Playoff prob.
- 11%
Illinois
Big Ten
- Record
- 2-1
- Rating
- 11.1
- National rank
- 33
- Proj. wins
- 6.3
- Playoff prob.
- 2%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Duke
39%
Illinois
61%
Illinois 90% CI: 52% – 70% Δ rating 4.1
Illinois is the model's favorite at 61%. Duke has a 39% path. Home-field adjustment of +-0.4 rating points baked in for Illinois — venue-specific learned value (n=60 games).
Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 7:30 PM UTC
- Venue
- Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No