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Illinois

Fighting Illini3-313th in Big Ten
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) · Champaign, IL · 60,670
TeamCarried by the offense
OffenseGrinding · solid
DefenseStout against the run · poorweak point: pass defense, 126th

The season

Best win
W 38-37 @ #62 Michigan State
Wk 6 · Oct 10 · won as a 49% underdog
Worst loss
L 17-24 vs #67 Purdue
Wk 5 · Oct 3 · lost as a 89% favorite

Schedule

model 3/6 straight up

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

  1. Week 1 · Sep 3
    vsUAB
    W 42–23
    Win chance 92%Model margin +18.8Game details
  2. Week 2 · Sep 12
    vsDuke
    L 27–31
    Win chance 64%Model margin +4.8Game details
  3. Week 3 · Sep 19
    vsSouthern Illinois
    W 48–10
    Win chance 99%Model margin +29.3Game details
  4. Week 4 · Sep 26
    atOhio State
    L 19–42
    Win chance 4%Model margin -23.3Game details
  5. Week 5 · Oct 3
    vsPurdue
    L 17–24
    Win chance 89%Model margin +16.2Game details
  6. Week 6 · Oct 10
    atMichigan State
    W 38–37
    Win chance 49%Model margin -0.2Game details
  7. Week 8 · Oct 24
    vsOregon
    Win chance 21%Model margin -10.9Game details
  8. Week 9 · Oct 31
    atMaryland
    Win chance 65%Model margin +5.3Game details
  9. Week 10 · Nov 7
    vsNebraska
    Win chance 42%Model margin -2.9Game details
  10. Week 11 · Nov 14
    atUCLA
    Win chance 41%Model margin -3.2Game details
  11. Week 12 · Nov 21
    vsIowa
    Win chance 45%Model margin -1.8Game details
  12. Week 13 · Nov 28
    atNorthwestern
    Win chance 31%Model margin -6.8Game details

Profile

Team DNA

rank of 138
Offense efficiency
74
#23 of 138
Defense efficiency
10
#129 of 138
Efficiency
#340.23
EPA / play
#1300.25
#410.32
Pass
#1260.37
#390.18
Rush
#1010.12
#1550%
Success
#11746%
Big plays & havoc
#601.25
Explosive
#931.27
#1411%
Havoc
#12512%
Position groupsby overall player grade
QB14th
RB70th
WR31st
TE44th
OL60th
DL74th
LB48th
DB57th

Roster

Core lineup

overall grade
Offense
QB
Katin HouserSR
1246 yds · 11 TD · 3 INT
90.8
14th QB
RB
Javari BarnettFR
54 yds · 1 TD · 5.4 YPC
79.3
93rd RB
WR
Collin DixonJR
40 rec · 546 yds · 8 TD
87.0
19th WR
WR
Ty RobinsonSR
11 rec · 159 yds · 3 TD
75.8
112th WR
TE
Will Vala IIIFR
— rec · — yds · — TD
73.7
56th TE
Defense
LB
Cameron ThomasFR
5 tkl · 1.0 TFL · 0.0 sk
80.6
76th LB
LB
Will HolmesJR
13 tkl · 2.0 TFL · 1.0 sk
79.4
91st LB
DB
Matthew BaileySR
37 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT
78.6
81st DB
DB
Nick Hankins Jr.FR
4 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
74.1
225th DB
DB
Almirian ThomasFR
1 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
72.9
282nd DB

Injury report

4 out
out
Tanner HollingerTE

Hollinger has been out of commission due to an undisclosed injury, and he will be idle for the remainder of the season

48.7202508-11
out
Alex PerryWR

Perry is batting with a shoulder injury and will undergo surgery, and team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.

76.2202508-13
out
BJ ThurmanTE

Thurman is laid up with foot surgery, and he is likely to miss the remainder of the season.

—08-13
out
Grant SmithTE

Smith is laid up with an undisclosed injury, and he will be idle for the remainder of the season.

—08-23
Ques.
Will Vala IIITE

Vala III is tending to an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will take the field against Ducks on Sunday, October 24t

73.710-11
Ques.
Jacob EberhartWR

Eberhart is tending to an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will take the field against Ducks on Sunday, October 24t

—10-11
Ques.
Jacob HarveyWR

Harvey is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against Ducks on Sunday, October 24th.

—10-11
Ques.
Jayshon PlattWR

Platt is managing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will partake against Ducks on Sunday, October 24th.

64.4202510-11
Ques.
John ForsterRB

Forster is nursing with a knee injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against Ducks on Sunday, October 24th.

—10-11
Ques.
Kenyon AlstonWR

Alston is managing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against Ducks on Sunday, October 24th.

—10-11
Ques.
Nas RankinWR

Rankin is nursing with a leg injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against Ducks on Sunday, October 24th.

—10-11

Past seasons

Year by year
-2.7 points since 2022
506070809076.1202261.7202365.7202473.32025
2022 76.12023 61.72024 65.72025 73.3

2025

8-4
D-I rank
#20
Rating
73.3
Listed games · 12
WWWLWWLLWWLW
352 pts scored279 allowed
Season schedule
  1. W1 vs Western IllinoisW 52–3
  2. W2 at DukeW 45–19
  3. W3 vs Western MichiganW 38–0
  4. W4 at IndianaL 10–63
  5. W5 vs USCW 34–32
  6. W6 at PurdueW 43–27
  7. W7 vs Ohio StateL 16–34
  8. W9 at WashingtonL 25–42
  9. W10 vs RutgersW 35–13
  10. W12 vs MarylandW 24–6
  11. W13 at WisconsinL 10–27
  12. W14 vs NorthwesternW 20–13

2024

9-3
D-I rank
#48
Rating
65.7
Listed games · 12
WWWWLWWLLWWW
347 pts scored265 allowed
Season schedule
  1. W1 vs Eastern IllinoisW 45–0
  2. W2 vs KansasW 23–17
  3. W3 vs Central MichiganW 30–9
  4. W4 at NebraskaW 31–24
  5. W5 at Penn StateL 7–21
  6. W7 vs PurdueW 50–49
  7. W8 vs MichiganW 21–7
  8. W9 at OregonL 9–38
  9. W10 vs MinnesotaL 17–25
  10. W12 vs Michigan StateW 38–16
  11. W13 at RutgersW 38–31
  12. W14 vs NorthwesternW 38–28

2023

5-7
D-I rank
#55
Rating
61.7
Listed games · 12
WLLWLLWLWWLL
294 pts scored353 allowed
Season schedule
  1. W1 vs ToledoW 30–28
  2. W2 at KansasL 23–34
  3. W3 vs Penn StateL 13–30
  4. W4 vs Florida AtlanticW 23–17
  5. W5 at PurdueL 19–44
  6. W6 vs NebraskaL 7–20
  7. W7 at MarylandW 27–24
  8. W8 vs WisconsinL 21–25
  9. W10 at MinnesotaW 27–26
  10. W11 vs IndianaW 48–45
  11. W12 at IowaL 13–15
  12. W13 vs NorthwesternL 43–45

2022

8-4
D-I rank
#8
Rating
76.1
Listed games · 12
WLWWWWWWLLLW
305 pts scored147 allowed
Season schedule
  1. W1 vs WyomingW 38–6
  2. W1 at IndianaL 20–23
  3. W2 vs VirginiaW 24–3
  4. W4 vs ChattanoogaW 31–0
  5. W5 at WisconsinW 34–10
  6. W6 vs IowaW 9–6
  7. W7 vs MinnesotaW 26–14
  8. W9 at NebraskaW 26–9
  9. W10 vs Michigan StateL 15–23
  10. W11 vs PurdueL 24–31
  11. W12 at MichiganL 17–19
  12. W13 at NorthwesternW 41–3