
Matthew Bailey has 45 solo tackles, 1 forced fumbles and 1 interceptions for the Illinois Fighting Illini this season.
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 225 lbs
- Experience
- Senior
- From
- Moline, IL
2026 season stats
45
Solo Tackles
1
Forced Fumbles
1
Interceptions
0
Passes Defended
Trends
Hit rate tool ›No streaks yet this season. The hit rate tool has every stat line, game by game.
Chirp Rating trend
Chirp Rating
Season average
10 rated games this season
Splits
| Per game | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 5 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Home | 2 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 3 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
From the last 5 games in the log.
Game log
| Game | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 @ UCLA | L 22-14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 vs NEB | W 24-13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 @ MD | W 20-17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 vs ORE | W 21-10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 @ MSU | W 38-37 OT | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
By season
| Season | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74 | 45 | 29 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 88.0 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 76 | 59 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 93 | 43 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
News
Michigan's Jack Tuttle throws an INT in the red zone
ESPN · Oct 21
Illinois picks off Mississippi State in the end zone for an INT
ESPN · Jan 2
Illinois comes up big with a special teams TD
ESPN · Sep 10
Wake Forest's post-blowout jab at SMU tops college football Week 11 trolls
ESPN · Nov 14
Grant Wilson delivers as Indiana boosts CFP, Big Ten hopes with win vs. USC
ESPN · Nov 14
Watch best moments and top plays live from Week 11
ESPN · Nov 14