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Illinois Fighting Illini 2026 advanced stats
- Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten) are 5-3 in 2026.
- SP+ power rating 6.8 (47th in FBS): offense 31.7 (36th), defense 25.5 (63rd).
- Offense ranks 31st in EPA per play (+0.19); defense ranks 131st (+0.29 allowed), FBS games with garbage time excluded.
- Schedule so far ranks 39th toughest by opponent SP+.
Offense and defense, with FBS rank
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.1931st | +0.29131st |
| Success rate | 45.7%29th | 46.7%123rd |
| Explosiveness | 1.3329th | 1.2891st |
| Standard-downs success rate | 49.1%39th | 49.3%104th |
| Passing-downs success rate | 38.4%18th | 41.9%133rd |
| 3rd-down conversion rate | 45.2%26th | 45.6%116th |
| EPA per rush | +0.1055th | +0.18115th |
| Rushing success rate | 41.4%75th | 44.1%90th |
| Stuff rate | 14.4%20th | 16.2%92nd |
| Line yards per carry | 3.2031st | 3.0685th |
| Second-level yards per carry | 1.0756th | 1.0466th |
| Open-field yards per carry | 1.4530th | 0.8440th |
| Power success rate | 73.6%55th | 64.9%44th |
| Rushing explosiveness | 1.0336th | 1.03107th |
| EPA per pass | +0.2844th | +0.39125th |
| Passing success rate | 49.3%17th | 50.0%129th |
| Passing explosiveness | 1.5381st | 1.4838th |
| Sack rate | 3.1%13th | 3.2%127th |
| Turnovers per game | 0.716th | 0.7122nd |
Schedule (FBS opponents)
- Week 1 vs. UAB · W 42–23
- Week 2 vs. Duke · L 27–31
- Week 4 at Ohio State · L 19–42
- Week 5 vs. Purdue · L 17–24
- Week 6 at Michigan State · W 38–37 · ▼ Misleading Final
- Week 8 vs. Oregon · W 21–10
- Week 9 at Maryland · W 20–17
- Week 10 vs. Nebraska
- Week 11 at UCLA
- Week 12 vs. Iowa
- Week 13 at Northwestern