Illinois edges Tennessee, 30–28

Illinois closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 11th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2025 Bowl season, and the 172nd-biggest of the 2025 season. Illinois pulled off 1 other upset in 2025.

Other upsets in 2025 Bowl season

1. East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17

   13.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size13.5
2. No. 10 Miami 24, No. 3 Ohio State 14

   7.5-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 3Recap
   Upset size11
3. Iowa 34, No. 13 Vanderbilt 27

   3-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13Recap
   Upset size9.5
4. TCU 30, No. 16 USC 27

   4.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
   Upset size9.5
5. No. 6 Ole Miss 39, No. 2 Georgia 34

   6-point underdogNo. 6 beat No. 2Recap
   Upset size8

Illinois’s other 2025 upsets

1. No. 23 Illinois 34, No. 21 USC 32

   Week 56.5-point underdogNo. 23 beat No. 21Recap
   Upset size7.5

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