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Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten West)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 2-10 | Second-order wins (diff.): 2.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 118 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Ball State | 122 | 24-21 | W | 55% | 1.2 | 51% | 40% | 65% |
| 9-Sep | Western Kentucky | 83 | 20-7 | W | 77% | 6.7 | 68% | 16% | 89% |
| 15-Sep | at South Florida | 15 | 23-47 | L | 4% | -15.9 | 22% | 46% | 11% |
| 29-Sep | Nebraska | 103 | 6-28 | L | 1% | -22.4 | 10% | 13% | 37% |
| 7-Oct | at Iowa | 49 | 16-45 | L | 1% | -22.8 | 12% | 40% | 10% |
| 14-Oct | Rutgers | 110 | 24-35 | L | 19% | -8.0 | 30% | 55% | 25% |
| 21-Oct | at Minnesota | 97 | 17-24 | L | 29% | -5.2 | 37% | 23% | 64% |
| 28-Oct | Wisconsin | 6 | 10-24 | L | 1% | -21.5 | 16% | 9% | 43% |
| 4-Nov | at Purdue | 41 | 10-29 | L | 0% | -30.4 | 8% | 11% | 21% |
| 11-Nov | Indiana | 51 | 14-24 | L | 32% | -4.2 | 40% | 41% | 46% |
| 18-Nov | at Ohio State | 2 | 14-52 | L | 0% | -31.1 | 10% | 15% | 5% |
| 25-Nov | Northwestern | 46 | 7-42 | L | 0% | -31.4 | 8% | 8% | 23% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 18.9 | 124 | 30.3 | 89 |
| Points Per Game | 15.4 | 127 | 31.5 | 87 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 36.0% | 120 | 46.6% | 113 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.06 | 114 | 1.05 | 18 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 27.6 | 113 | 32.6 | 123 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.38 | 127 | 4.66 | 91 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -6.0 | 117 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.41 |
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| ACTUAL | -7 | 105 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 103.5 | 60 | 84.7 | 119 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 39.9% | 93 | 49.6% | 123 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.86 | 83 | 0.85 | 42 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 101.7 | 64 | 84.8 | 122 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.2% | 70 | 43.5% | 116 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.6% | 64 | 81.0% | 126 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.8% | 105 | 15.9% | 106 | 19.3% |
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, 190 | SR | 73 | 266 | 1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 34.2% | 3 (0) |
| Ra'Von Bonner | RB | 5'11, 210 | FR | 67 | 202 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 28.4% | 2 (1) |
| Mike Epstein | RB | 6'0, 195 | FR | 57 | 346 | 3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 49.1% | 1 (0) |
| Cam Thomas | QB | 6'2, 190 | FR | 44 | 286 | 1 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 52.3% | 2 (1) |
| Chayce Crouch | TE | 6'4, 230 | JR | 40 | 173 | 1 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 45.0% | 4 (0) |
| Dre Brown | RB | 5'11, 215 | SO | 31 | 138 | 0 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 25.8% | 1 (0) |
| Reggie Corbin | RB | 5'10, 190 | SO | 18 | 78 | 0 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 27.8% | 0 (0) |
| Jeff George, Jr. | QB | 6'3, 215 | SO | 7 | 35 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 42.9% | 6 (3) |
| Cam Miller | QB | 6'1, 215 | FR | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 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+ | 84.3 | 117 | 94.8 | 90 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 32.0% | 121 | 42.4% | 85 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.31 | 112 | 1.36 | 38 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 55.4 | 124 | 69.8 | 106 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Jeff George, Jr. | 6'3, 215 | SO | 94 | 181 | 1273 | 7 | 10 | 51.9% | 20 | 10.0% | 5.8 |
| Cam Thomas | 6'2, 190 | FR | 28 | 66 | 375 | 0 | 5 | 42.4% | 8 | 10.8% | 4.4 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Ricky Smalling | WR | 6'1, 205 | FR | 64 | 31 | 489 | 2 | 15.8 | 7.6 | 48.4% | 39.1% | 20.1% |
| Malik Turner | WR | 6'3, 200 | SR | 64 | 31 | 342 | 0 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 48.4% | 34.4% | 20.1% |
| Louis Dorsey | TE | 6'6, 225 | FR | 45 | 22 | 395 | 3 | 18.0 | 8.8 | 48.9% | 37.8% | 14.1% |
| Mike Dudek | WR | 5'11, 185 | JR | 36 | 24 | 262 | 1 | 10.9 | 7.3 | 66.7% | 52.8% | 11.3% |
| Dominic Thieman | WR | 6'3, 190 | SO | 26 | 11 | 144 | 0 | 13.1 | 5.5 | 42.3% | 34.6% | 8.2% |
| Trenard Davis | WR | 6'0, 190 | SO | 16 | 10 | 152 | 0 | 15.2 | 9.5 | 62.5% | 43.8% | 5.0% |
| Reggie Corbin | RB | 5'10, 190 | SO | 13 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 69.2% | 7.7% | 4.1% |
| Carmoni Green | WR | 6'1, 190 | FR | 11 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 72.7% | 72.7% | 3.4% |
| Kendrick Foster | RB | 5'9, 190 | SR | 10 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 11.2 | 6.7 | 60.0% | 30.0% | 3.1% |
| Caleb Reams | WR | 6'2, 250 | SO | 9 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 2.8% |
| Mike Epstein | RB | 6'0, 195 | FR | 6 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 14.8 | 9.8 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 1.9% |
| Ra'Von Bonner | RB | 5'11, 210 | FR | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 1.3% |
| Nathan Echard | TE | 6'2, 230 | SR | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.9% |
| Dre Brown | RB | 5'11, 215 | SO | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.9% |
| Henry McGrew | TE | 6'3, 245 | JR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Bobby Walker | TE | 6'4, 230 | SO | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 98.4 | 76 | 91.6 | 104 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 41.9% | 116 | 50.8% | 106 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.01 | 89 | 0.97 | 24 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.63 | 105 | 3.37 | 121 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 10.7% | 126 | 4.8% | 73 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 83.9 | 118 | 86.6 | 112 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 25.2% | 120 | 34.9% | 112 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.22 | 129 | 1.39 | 25 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.34 | 60 | 4.08 | 126 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 12.9% | 122 | 3.2% | 126 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 82.7 | 118 | 90.1 | 99 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 99.3 | 77 | 92.0 | 99 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 73.0 | 126 | 93.7 | 88 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 116.4 | 17 | 96.7 | 82 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 102.9 | 55 | 97.7 | 80 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 76.4 | 126 | 91.7 | 98 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 98.8 | 76 | 93.3 | 90 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.3% | 76 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 38.3% | 41 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.0 | 123 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 71.6% | 89 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 65.1% | 17 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 35.9% | 55 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.0% | 113 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.1% | 52 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.3% | 118 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 102 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 32.6% | 78 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Del'Shawn Phillips | LB | 6'2, 220 | JR | 65.5 | 4 (1) | 10 | 0 (2) | 0 | 46.4% |
| Stanley Green | DB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 53.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 (1) | 3 | 68.6% |
| Tré Watson | LB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 50.5 | 4.5 (1.5) | 5 | 1 (2) | 0 | 52.3% |
| Bennett Williams | DB | 6'0, 200 | FR | 49.0 | 1.5 (0) | 5 | 3 (2) | 1 | 63.5% |
| Patrick Nelson | DB | 6'2, 210 | SO | 48.5 | 2.5 (0) | 8 | 0 (2) | 2 | 52.3% |
| Nate Hobbs | DB | 6'0, 180 | FR | 39.5 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 75.0% |
| Bobby Roundtree | DL | 6'5, 245 | FR | 39.0 | 4 (4) | 1 | 0 (3) | 1 | 44.0% |
| Cameron Watkins | DB | 6'0, 190 | SO | 31.5 | 3.5 (0) | 6 | 1 (3) | 1 | 47.2% |
| Tymir Oliver | DL | 6'4, 285 | SO | 26.0 | 4.5 (3) | 5 | 0 (2) | 0 | 24.2% |
| Dele Harding | LB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 24.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 64.3% |
| Jaylen Dunlap | DB | 6'1, 190 | SR | 24.0 | 0.5 (0) | 0 | 1 (5) | 1 | 62.5% |
| Julian Jones | LB | 6'2, 220 | JR | 22.5 | 1 (0) | 5 | 1 (0) | 0 | 35.7% |
| James Crawford | DL | 6'2, 235 | SR | 21.0 | 5.5 (4) | 6 | 0 (4) | 3 | 19.2% |
| Tito Odenigbo | DL | 6'3, 300 | JR | 18.5 | 3.5 (0) | 9 | 0 (2) | 0 | 14.3% |
| Jamal Woods | DL | 6'2, 265 | FR | 18.0 | 3.5 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 41.7% |
| Jamal Milan | DL | 6'3, 300 | SO | 17.0 | 1.5 (0) | 7 | 0 (0) | 0 | 17.4% |
| Isaiah Gay | DL | 6'3, 215 | FR | 16.0 | 4 (1) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Kenyon Jackson | DL | 6'0, 290 | SO | 14.5 | 2 (1.5) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 31.8% |
| Jimmy Marchese | LB | 6'2, 220 | SO | 12.5 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 23.1% |
| Chris James | DB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 12.0 | 0.5 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 63.6% |
| Ayo Shogbonyo | LB | 6'2, 230 | FR | 11.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 1 | 58.3% |
| Harvey Clayton Jr. | DB | 6'2, 215 | FR | 9.5 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 76.9% |
| Sean Adesanya | DL | 6'3, 250 | JR | 8.5 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Christion Abercrombie | LB | 6'1, 230 | FR | 8.5 | 0 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 54.5% |
| Dawson DeGroot | DB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 8.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 76.9% |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.4 | 35 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.07 | 85 |
| Punt Success Rate | 65.4% | 30 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 88.1% | 14 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 57 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 47.2% | 51 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Chase McLaughlin | 6'1, 180 | JR | 17-17 | 12-17 | 70.6% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Blake Hayes | 6'6, 230 | FR | 77 | 42.0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 50.6% |
| Chase McLaughlin | 6'1, 180 | JR | 1 | 37.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Chase McLaughlin | 6'1, 180 | JR | 42 | 64.6 | 31 | 73.8% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Mike Dudek | 5'11, 185 | JR | 6 | 10.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 (0) |
| Nate Hobbs | 6'0, 180 | FR | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 8 | 1 (1) |
| Malik Turner | 6'3, 200 | SR | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kendrick Foster | 5'9, 190 | SR | 15 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0) |
| Nate Hobbs | 6'0, 180 | FR | 10 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Dre Brown | 5'11, 215 | SO | 6 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Dele Harding | LB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 4.0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| Jimmy Marchese | LB | 6'2, 220 | SO | 4.0 | 5.3 | 27.0 |
| Ayo Shogbonyo | LB | 6'2, 230 | FR | 3.5 | 5.7 | 14.0 |
| Caleb Reams | WR | 6'2, 250 | SO | 3.0 | 9.3 | |
| Marc Mondesir | LB | 6'2, 220 | FR | 2.5 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics