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2015 | 2016
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.3 (0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 95 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Murray State | N/A | 52-3 | W | 100% | 51.5 | 89% | 67% | 81% |
| 10-Sep | North Carolina | 21 | 23-48 | L | 1% | -20.1 | 24% | 24% | 33% |
| 17-Sep | Western Michigan | 35 | 10-34 | L | 8% | -11.1 | 43% | 39% | 79% |
| 1-Oct | at Nebraska | 46 | 16-31 | L | 10% | -10.2 | 37% | 40% | 33% |
| 8-Oct | Purdue | 105 | 31-34 | L | 44% | -1.1 | 34% | 46% | 10% |
| 15-Oct | at Rutgers | 114 | 24-7 | W | 84% | 7.7 | 49% | 17% | 38% |
| 22-Oct | at Michigan | 3 | 8-41 | L | 0% | -43.6 | 16% | 30% | 32% |
| 29-Oct | Minnesota | 42 | 17-40 | L | 2% | -15.9 | 27% | 10% | 51% |
| 5-Nov | Michigan State | 57 | 31-27 | W | 69% | 3.9 | 63% | 57% | 54% |
| 12-Nov | at Wisconsin | 11 | 3-48 | L | 0% | -42.5 | 10% | 10% | 4% |
| 19-Nov | Iowa | 30 | 0-28 | L | 0% | -27.0 | 15% | 2% | 58% |
| 26-Nov | at Northwestern | 49 | 21-42 | L | 8% | -11.2 | 33% | 48% | 15% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 21.8 | 114 | 28.3 | 59 |
| Points Per Game | 19.7 | 121 | 31.9 | 94 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.32 | 44 | 1.22 | 44 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 37.0% | 117 | 45.3% | 105 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.6 | 67 | 33.7 | 124 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.88 | 115 | 4.44 | 64 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -4.98 | 105 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.24 |
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| ACTUAL | -2 | 78 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 100.6 | 72 | 82.9 | 124 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 37.6% | 116 | 46.7% | 102 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.35 | 4 | 1.12 | 81 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 94.4 | 102 | 89.9 | 105 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.1% | 88 | 40.7% | 83 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 56.5% | 118 | 75.5% | 109 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 24.0% | 120 | 20.1% | 48 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kendrick Foster | RB | 5'9, 200 | JR | 126 | 720 | 7 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 37.3% | 0 (0) |
| Reggie Corbin | RB | 5'10, 185 | FR | 86 | 523 | 2 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 40.7% | 1 (1) |
| Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 5'10, 210 | SO | 60 | 301 | 3 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 26.7% | 3 (0) |
| Chayce Crouch | QB | 6'4, 225 | SO | 26 | 191 | 2 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 57.7% | 1 (1) |
| Tre Nation | RB | 5'11, 220 | FR | 11 | 59 | 0 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 45.5% | 0 (0) |
| Wes Lunt | QB | 6'5, 225 | SR | 8 | 36 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 5 (2) |
| Jeff George, Jr. | QB | 6'3, 205 | FR | 7 | -9 | 0 | -1.3 | 6.9 | 14.3% | 4 (2) |
| Joe Spencer | OL | 6'4, 300 | SR | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Malik Turner | WR | 6'3, 205 | JR | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 50.0% | 1 (1) |
| 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+ | 90.3 | 93 | 94.0 | 87 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 36.5% | 107 | 43.3% | 83 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.29 | 116 | 1.39 | 24 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 111 | 42 | 128 | 22 | 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 | SR | 127 | 232 | 1376 | 8 | 3 | 54.7% | 14 | 5.7% | 5.3 |
| Jeff George, Jr. | 6'3, 205 | FR | 38 | 94 | 470 | 4 | 5 | 40.4% | 3 | 3.1% | 4.4 |
| Chayce Crouch | 6'4, 225 | SO | 18 | 32 | 249 | 1 | 1 | 56.3% | 3 | 8.6% | 6.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Malik Turner | WR | 6'3, 205 | JR | 92 | 48 | 712 | 6 | 14.8 | 7.7 | 52.2% | 41.3% | 26.5% |
| Zach Grant | WR | 6'0, 195 | SR | 51 | 26 | 265 | 1 | 10.2 | 5.2 | 51.0% | 43.1% | 14.7% |
| Justin Hardee | WR | 6'1, 200 | SR | 46 | 25 | 314 | 0 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 54.3% | 41.3% | 13.3% |
| Sam Mays | WR | 6'3, 200 | SO | 27 | 13 | 158 | 1 | 12.2 | 5.9 | 48.1% | 40.7% | 7.8% |
| D.J. Taylor | WR | 6'0, 190 | SR | 20 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 35.0% | 30.0% | 5.8% |
| Reggie Corbin | RB | 5'10, 185 | FR | 16 | 10 | 112 | 0 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 62.5% | 43.8% | 4.6% |
| Kendrick Foster | RB | 5'9, 200 | JR | 15 | 9 | 54 | 2 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 60.0% | 26.7% | 4.3% |
| Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 5'10, 210 | SO | 14 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 64.3% | 7.1% | 4.0% |
| Andrew Davis | TE | 6'6, 230 | SR | 12 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 41.7% | 33.3% | 3.5% |
| Dominic Thieman | WR | 6'3, 190 | FR | 12 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 3.5% |
| Ainslie Johnson | TE | 6'2, 230 | SR | 9 | 6 | 86 | 2 | 14.3 | 9.6 | 66.7% | 44.4% | 2.6% |
| Tyler White | TE | 6'5, 255 | SR | 9 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 66.7% | 44.4% | 2.6% |
| Desmond Cain | WR | 5'11, 185 | SO | 8 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 12.2 | 7.6 | 62.5% | 62.5% | 2.3% |
| Nathan Echard | RB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 5 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1.4% |
| Caleb Reams | TE | 6'3, 240 | FR | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.4% |
| Austin Roberts | RB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 97.5 | 85 | 93.4 | 97 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 42.3% | 119 | 49.8% | 89 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.20 | 32 | 1.03 | 30 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.63 | 111 | 3.02 | 73 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.3% | 71 | 9.0% | 9 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 91.5 | 101 | 77.6 | 125 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 26.5% | 112 | 35.1% | 110 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.69 | 87 | 1.83 | 99 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.24 | 74 | 3.81 | 115 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.6% | 32 | 6.2% | 92 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 83.8 | 114 | 89.6 | 107 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 111.8 | 42 | 104.9 | 52 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 103.9 | 59 | 89.1 | 109 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 80.8 | 124 | 88.4 | 110 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 96.7 | 82 | 104.7 | 49 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 98.7 | 79 | 83.0 | 120 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 84.2 | 111 | 84.9 | 114 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 54.2% | 96 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 33.0% | 72 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -12.9 | 128 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 59.6% | 125 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 69.7% | 8 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.5% | 32 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.1% | 52 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 8.5% | 9 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.7% | 114 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.9% | 113 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 28.9% | 107 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Hardy Nickerson | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 72.5 | 10.0% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tré Watson | LB | 6'2, 235 | SO | 70.0 | 9.7% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Patrick Nelson | DB | 6'0, 210 | FR | 54.5 | 7.5% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Dunlap | DB | 6'1, 190 | JR | 52.0 | 7.2% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Stanley Green | DB | 5'11, 195 | FR | 46.0 | 6.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carroll Phillips | DL | 6'3, 240 | SR | 43.0 | 5.9% | 20.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dawuane Smoot | DL | 6'3, 255 | SR | 43.0 | 5.9% | 15.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gimel President | DL | 6'4, 275 | SR | 29.5 | 4.1% | 12.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Barton | DB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 26.5 | 3.7% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darius Mosely | DB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 25.5 | 3.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chunky Clements | DL | 6'3, 295 | SR | 25.0 | 3.4% | 7.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Julian Jones | LB | 6'2, 215 | SO | 24.0 | 3.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Bain | DL | 6'3, 295 | SR | 21.5 | 3.0% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamal Milan | DL | 6'2, 300 | FR | 19.0 | 2.6% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris James | DB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 17.5 | 2.4% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cameron Watkins | DB | 6'0, 190 | FR | 16.0 | 2.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dillan Cazley | DB | 5'10, 190 | SR | 15.5 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darwyn Kelly | DB | 6'1, 210 | JR | 14.0 | 1.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Crawford | LB | 6'2, 220 | JR | 12.0 | 1.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyon Jackson | DL | 6'0, 290 | FR | 12.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Odenigbo | DL | 6'3, 290 | SO | 9.5 | 1.3% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Hylton | DB | 6'0, 205 | SO | 9.5 | 1.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dele Harding | LB | 6'1, 230 | FR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Sumpter | DB | 5'10, 180 | FR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmari Hayes | DB | 6'3, 200 | JR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.2 | 60 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.10 | 48 |
| Punt Success Rate | 56.6% | 60 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 72.5% | 68 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 43.5% | 92 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 42.5% | 72 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Chase McLaughlin | 6'1, 175 | SO | 26-26 | 12-17 | 70.6% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Ryan Frain | 6'2, 220 | SR | 53 | 40.1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 56.6% |
| David Reisner | 6'0, 205 | SR | 23 | 40.6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 43.5% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Chase McLaughlin | 6'1, 175 | SO | 34 | 61.8 | 15 | 44.1% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Frain | 6'2, 220 | SR | 10 | 64.6 | 4 | 40.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Reisner | 6'0, 205 | SR | 7 | 59.4 | 1 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Darius Mosely | 5'11, 190 | SR | 21 | 4.9 | 0 | 7 | 3 (2) |
| D.J. Taylor | 6'0, 190 | SR | 1 | -1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 (0) |
| Zach Grant | 6'0, 195 | SR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kendrick Foster | 5'9, 200 | JR | 28 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Nathan Echard | 6'2, 235 | JR | 5 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Darius Mosely | 5'11, 190 | SR | 3 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics