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Aidan Laughery, Collin Dixon score TDs as Illinois beats Oregon 21-10

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Stein, S. (2026, October 24). Aidan Laughery, Collin Dixon score TDs as Illinois beats Oregon 21-10. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/aidan-laughery-collin-dixon-score-tds-as-illinois-beats-oregon-21-10/article_daecf8e8-71e2-5676-b520-f86dc6ba19bf.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-24 · by Steve Stein

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Aidan Laughery and Collin Dixon scored touchdowns as Illinois defeated Oregon 21-10 on Saturday. Laughery ran for 123 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown, while Dixon made a diving catch for a crucial score late in the fourth quarter. Michael Clayton II threw two touchdown passes for Illinois, which improved to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in Big Ten play. Dylan Raiola passed for 246 yards but no touchdowns for Oregon, which dropped its first road game since joining the Big Ten in 2024.
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On October 21, 2026, Illinois defeated Oregon 21-10 in Champaign, Illinois, marking the Ducks' first road loss in Big Ten play since joining the conference in 2024. Aidan Laughery scored a touchdown and ran for 123 yards, while Collin Dixon made a diving catch for another score late in the fourth quarter. Michael Clayton II threw two touchdowns for Illinois (4-3, 2-2), including one to Dixon. Dylan Raiola led Oregon (4-3, 2-2) with 246 passing yards but without their star quarterback Dante Moore due to a September concussion. The loss breaks Oregon's streak of ten consecutive Big Ten road wins.

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🔮 Keeping the moment going in Bielema’s sixth season will depend a lot on transfer QB Katin Houser.
2026-08-18 · assertive framing · Illinois turns to new QB to keep unprecedented run going
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CHAMPAIGN Ducks Ill. Illinois Oregon

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Illinois GPE · 6× Oregon GPE · 4× Clayton PERSON · 3× Ducks ORG · 3× Dixon PERSON · 2× Laughery PERSON · 2× Aidan Laughery PERSON · 1× CHAMPAIGN GPE · 1× Collin Dixon PERSON · 1× Ill. GPE · 1×

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Aidan Laughery ran for 123 yards and a touchdown and Collin Dixon made a diving catch for a 23-yard score late in the fourth quarter as Illinois defeated Oregon 21-10 on Saturday.
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Aidan Laughery, Collin Dixon score TDs as Illinois beats Oregon 21-10 · assertive framing

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Aidan Laughery ran for 123 yards and a touchdown and Collin Dixon made a diving catch for a 23-yard score late in the fourth quarter as Illinois defeated Oregon 21-10 on Saturday. asserted
Illinois → run → Saturday
It was the Ducks’ first road loss in Big Ten play since they joined the conference in 2024. asserted
they → join → 2024
They had won 10 straight. asserted
They → win → 10
Michael Clayton II was 11-of-18 passing for 84 yards and two TDs for Illinois (4-3, 2-2), including the throw to Dixon in the corner of the end zone. asserted
II → pass → zone
Dixon had six catches for 65 yards. asserted
Dixon → have → yards
Dakorien Moore caught nine passes for 70 yards. asserted
Moore → catch → yards
Jordon Davison had 14 carries for 92 yards and a TD and Dierre Hill Jr. had 83 yards rushing on 13 carries. asserted
Jr. → have → carries
Illinois went in front for good at 14-10 early in the third quarter on a 9-yard play-action TD pass from Clayton to Christian Abney. asserted
Illinois → go → Abney
Laughery ran untouched 75 yards for a TD that trimmed the deficit to 10-7 with 2:15 to go in the half. asserted
that → run → half
Illinois had gained just 43 yards before Laughery’s score. asserted
Illinois → gain → score
Star quarterback Dante Moore missed his third consecutive game after suffering a concussion Sept. 26 vs. USC. asserted
Moore → miss → USC
The Ducks miss him. asserted
Ducks → miss → him
They’ve scored just 39 points in the games Moore has been sidelined. asserted
Moore → score → games
The Ducks lead the nation in 30-plus points games (48) and TDs (312) since Dan Lanning became coach in 2022. asserted
Lanning → lead → 2022
Clayton, a freshman, started at quarterback in place of fifth-year senior Katin Houser, who suffered a broken hand Oct. 10 vs. Michigan State. asserted
who → start → State
Clayton became only the sixth freshman in program history to start at QB, but he shared duties in the second half with Carson Boyd. asserted
he → become → Boyd
Up Next Illinois: Plays next Saturday at Maryland. Oregon: Hosts No. 24 Northwestern on Halloween. ___ asserted
Oregon → play → Halloween
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