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Nine Wins Again: Illinois’ 2025 Finish Raised the Program’s Standard

Illinois finished 2025 with a result that made its previous season harder to dismiss as an exception. A 30–28 Music City Bowl victory over Tennessee gave the Fighting Illini a 9–4 record, consecutive seasons with at least nine wins and a second straight bowl victory. The last play belonged to David Olano. The broader achievement belonged to a program that had put together a 19–7 stretch across two seasons.

Benedictine’s Seven-Win Season Had a Breakthrough—and a Difficult Finish

LISLE, Ill. — Benedictine’s 2025 football season contained a win that stopped a conference streak at 46 games and a final defeat that showed how narrow the margin remained between another victory and an unfinished afternoon.

Roosevelt Responds Against Wayne State, Improves to 5–1