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2015 | 2016
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.8 (-0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 61 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Kent State | 115 | 52-3 | W | 100% | 59.4 | 88% | 77% | 96% |
| 12-Sep | Western Illinois | N/A | 44-0 | W | 100% | 35.1 | 86% | 34% | 93% |
| 19-Sep | at North Carolina | 29 | 14-48 | L | 3% | -14.9 | 69% | 39% | 49% |
| 26-Sep | Middle Tennessee | 82 | 27-25 | W | 48% | -0.5 | 78% | 39% | 72% |
| 3-Oct | Nebraska | 48 | 14-13 | W | 68% | 3.8 | 90% | 22% | 94% |
| 10-Oct | at Iowa | 47 | 20-29 | L | 7% | -11.9 | 25% | 53% | 34% |
| 24-Oct | Wisconsin | 31 | 13-24 | L | 32% | -3.6 | 51% | 77% | 49% |
| 31-Oct | at Penn State | 30 | 0-39 | L | 0% | -34.6 | 5% | 3% | 21% |
| 7-Nov | at Purdue | 86 | 48-14 | W | 100% | 30.0 | 80% | 85% | 84% |
| 14-Nov | Ohio State | 3 | 3-28 | L | 0% | -32.8 | 11% | 12% | 42% |
| 21-Nov | at Minnesota | 37 | 23-32 | L | 14% | -8.7 | 18% | 44% | 28% |
| 28-Nov | vs. Northwestern | 56 | 14-24 | L | 12% | -9.3 | 15% | 44% | 23% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 24.0 | 98 | 20.3 | 19 |
| Points Per Game | 22.7 | 103 | 23.3 | 37 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.21 | 95 | 1.20 | 35 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 38.2% | 104 | 38.8% | 41 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.8 | 68 | 30.3 | 78 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.83 | 117 | 4.29 | 32 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 1.69 | 54 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.96 |
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| ACTUAL | 4 | 37 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 100.7 | 74 | 102.2 | 58 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 39.3% | 99 | 42.5% | 74 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.08 | 62 | 1.04 | 54 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 96.3 | 89 | 104.6 | 44 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 33.1% | 118 | 38.2% | 67 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 64.3% | 77 | 66.7% | 69 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.6% | 74 | 22.8% | 31 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 5'10, 205 | FR | 157 | 723 | 6 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 29.3% | 2 (2) |
| Josh Ferguson | RB | 5'10, 200 | SR | 129 | 708 | 3 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 37.2% | 1 (1) |
| Chayce Crouch | QB | 6'4, 225 | FR | 23 | 110 | 1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 34.8% | 0 (0) |
| Henry Enyenihi | RB | 5'11, 215 | JR | 20 | 58 | 1 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| Kendrick Foster | RB | 5'9, 200 | SO | 15 | 78 | 1 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 46.7% | 0 (0) |
| Cameron Tucker | RB | 5'8, 200 | SR | 7 | 33 | 0 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 28.6% | 0 (0) |
| Wes Lunt | QB | 6'5, 225 | JR | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 33.3% | 1 (0) |
| V'Angelo Bentley | DB | 5'10, 190 | SR | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 50.0% | 3 (2) |
| Marchie Murdock | WR | 6'1, 195 | SO | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | 11.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 100.1 | 69 | 117.0 | 16 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 37.5% | 90 | 34.5% | 19 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.29 | 116 | 1.42 | 54 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 179.6 | 16 | 95.2 | 73 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Wes Lunt | 6'5, 225 | JR | 270 | 481 | 2761 | 14 | 6 | 56.1% | 18 | 3.6% | 5.2 |
| Chayce Crouch | 6'4, 225 | FR | 15 | 34 | 160 | 2 | 1 | 44.1% | 2 | 5.6% | 4.1 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Geronimo Allison | WR | 6'4, 200 | SR | 129 | 65 | 882 | 3 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 50.4% | 38.0% | 25.9% |
| Desmond Cain | WR | 5'11, 185 | FR | 79 | 53 | 492 | 1 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 67.1% | 46.8% | 15.8% |
| Malik Turner | WR | 6'3, 205 | SO | 71 | 39 | 510 | 3 | 13.1 | 7.2 | 54.9% | 42.3% | 14.2% |
| Josh Ferguson | RB | 5'10, 200 | SR | 51 | 37 | 280 | 2 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 72.5% | 31.4% | 10.2% |
| Dionte Taylor | WR | 6'0, 190 | JR | 44 | 22 | 216 | 0 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 50.0% | 40.9% | 8.8% |
| Marchie Murdock | WR | 6'1, 195 | SO | 38 | 20 | 194 | 3 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 52.6% | 36.8% | 7.6% |
| Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 5'10, 205 | FR | 29 | 16 | 119 | 0 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 55.2% | 27.6% | 5.8% |
| Andrew Davis | TE | 6'6, 230 | JR | 13 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 38.5% | 30.8% | 2.6% |
| Sam Mays | WR | 6'3, 200 | FR | 12 | 7 | 78 | 1 | 11.1 | 6.5 | 58.3% | 50.0% | 2.4% |
| Tyler White | TE | 6'5, 255 | JR | 8 | 5 | 46 | 2 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 62.5% | 62.5% | 1.6% |
| Nathan Echard | TE | 6'2, 245 | SO | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 57.1% | 14.3% | 1.4% |
| Henry Enyenihi | RB | 5'11, 215 | JR | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 1.2% |
| Tim Clary | TE | 6'2, 245 | SR | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 80.0% | 60.0% | 1.0% |
| Caleb Day | DB | 6'1, 205 | JR | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.8% |
| Zach Grant | WR | 6'0, 195 | JR | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Ainslie Johnson | TE | 6'2, 230 | JR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 102.2 | 56 | 113.1 | 23 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.1% | 87 | 43.1% | 39 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.05 | 91 | 1.00 | 16 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.80 | 75 | 2.78 | 45 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.0% | 24 | 2.4% | 120 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 93.8 | 90 | 100.5 | 69 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 24.5% | 113 | 29.3% | 50 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.77 | 66 | 1.85 | 88 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.53 | 112 | 3.31 | 72 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 3.8% | 10 | 8.3% | 45 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 100.2 | 74 | 110.2 | 35 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 93.4 | 93 | 110.6 | 38 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 107.7 | 49 | 113.1 | 31 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 93.6 | 97 | 103.7 | 55 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 100.0 | 72 | 120.7 | 14 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 99.7 | 77 | 97.4 | 80 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 93.1 | 92 | 108.8 | 42 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 44.9% | 126 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 24.1% | 114 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.7 | 43 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 67.4% | 112 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.1% | 33 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.8% | 92 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.7% | 36 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.8% | 23 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.8% | 29 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.1% | 101 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 32.7% | 64 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Clayton Fejedelem | S | 6'1, 200 | SR | 107.0 | 15.7% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| T.J. Neal | LB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 76.0 | 11.2% | 14.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Monheim | LB | 6'1, 235 | SR | 66.0 | 9.7% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| V'Angelo Bentley | CB | 5'10, 190 | SR | 44.0 | 6.5% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Barton | S | 6'1, 215 | JR | 42.5 | 6.3% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jihad Ward | DE | 6'6, 295 | SR | 38.5 | 5.7% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Eaton Spence | CB | 6'0, 190 | SR | 34.0 | 5.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawuane Smoot | DE | 6'3, 265 | JR | 31.0 | 4.6% | 15.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| James Crawford | LB | 6'2, 220 | SO | 26.5 | 3.9% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chunky Clements | DT | 6'3, 290 | JR | 25.5 | 3.8% | 11.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rob Bain | DT | 6'3, 305 | JR | 24.5 | 3.6% | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Finney | LB | 6'0, 220 | SR | 24.0 | 3.5% | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Phillips | DE | 6'3, 240 | JR | 19.5 | 2.9% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Watson | LB | 6'2, 240 | FR | 15.0 | 2.2% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaKeith Walls | LB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 11.5 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Echard | TE | 6'2, 245 | SO | 10.0 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillan Cazley | S | 5'10, 190 | JR | 9.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Doxy | LB | 6'2, 220 | JR | 7.0 | 1.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevaris Little | S | 6'0, 190 | JR | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Day | DB | 6'1, 205 | JR | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylen Dunlap | CB | 6'1, 190 | SO | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Hylton | DB | 6'0, 205 | FR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris James | DB | 5'11, 190 | FR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry McGrew | DE | 6'3, 250 | FR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Nelson | DE | 6'6, 250 | SR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected. | |||||||||||
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -1.3 | 120 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.09 | 83 |
| Punt Success Rate | 38.0% | 123 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 65.0% | 91 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 55.2% | 43 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 45.2% | 66 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Taylor Zalewski | 6'3, 225 | SR | 31-31 | 16-25 | 64.0% |
| David Reisner | 6'0, 195 | JR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Ryan Frain | 6'2, 220 | JR | 70 | 40.2 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32.9% |
| David Reisner | 6'0, 195 | JR | 3 | 45.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Chayce Crouch | 6'4, 225 | FR | 1 | 44.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Taylor Zalewski | 6'3, 225 | SR | 58 | 59.9 | 20 | 34.5% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| David Reisner | 6'0, 195 | JR | 2 | 58.0 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| V'Angelo Bentley | 5'10, 190 | SR | 26 | 9.2 | 0 | 17 | 3 (2) |
| Darius Mosely | 5'11, 190 | JR | 1 | -2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Jaylen Dunlap | 6'1, 190 | SO | 1 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| V'Angelo Bentley | 5'10, 190 | SR | 23 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Caleb Day | 6'1, 205 | JR | 6 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Sean White | 6'0, 230 | SR | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics