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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 | +0.18 | SOS Played | +0.04 | #48 |
| #40 | +0.11 | SOS Remaining | +0.20 | #16 |
| Offense | ||||
| #105 | -0.11 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.13 | #30 |
| #110 | +0.02 | EPA / Play | +0.20 | #39 |
| #51 | 6.2 | Yards / Play | 6.5 | #32 |
| #111 | 38.1% | Success Rate | 48.7% | #18 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #10 | -0.24 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.26 | #137 |
| #45 | +0.06 | EPA / Play | +0.38 | #134 |
| #83 | 6.0 | Yards / Play | 6.7 | #110 |
| #53 | 40.2% | Success Rate | 49.7% | #125 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 ORE Offense | vs |  ILL Defense | ||
| #82 | +0.09 | EPA / Pass | +0.53 | #137 |
| #123 | -0.07 | EPA / Rush | +0.25 | #121 |
| #86 | 43.0% | Available Yards % | 59.8% | #132 |
| #26 | Own 32 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 31 | #96 |
| #50 | +0.10 | Early Downs EPA | +0.30 | #135 |
| #129 | 29.0% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 55.7% | T-#134 |
| #82 | 7.2 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 5.8 | #133 |
| ORE Defense | vs | ILL Offense | ||
| #56 | +0.07 | EPA / Pass | +0.27 | #35 |
| #41 | +0.04 | EPA / Rush | +0.13 | #61 |
| #69 | 45.5% | Available Yards % | 61.6% | #7 |
| #92 | Own 31 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 28 | #87 |
| #86 | +0.10 | Early Downs EPA | +0.27 | #11 |
| #12 | 31.4% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 44.1% | #52 |
| #126 | 6.1 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 5.6 | #7 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#47 | 1.5 | Sacks Taken | 0.8 | T-#12 |
| T-#41 | 0.5 | INTs Thrown | 0.6 | T-#58 |
| T-#137 | 1.8 | Fumbles Lost | 0.0 | T-#1 |
| T-#132 | 2.3 | Turnovers | 0.6 | T-#15 |
| T-#70 | 6.8 | Penalties | 4.0 | #5 |
| T-#90 | 62.8 | Penalty Yards | 37.8 | #12 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| T-#88 | 1.8 | Sacks | 0.8 | T-#125 |
| T-#11 | 1.3 | INTs | 0.2 | T-#122 |
| T-#102 | 0.3 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.2 | T-#112 |
| T-#33 | 1.5 | Takeaways | 0.4 | T-#132 |
| T-#116 | 5.0 | Penalties Drawn | 8.6 | T-#12 |
| #117 | 44.3 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 74.4 | T-#18 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#87 | 2-3 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 2-4 | T-#106 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Dan Lanning | Head Coach | Bret Bielema | ||
| T-#30 | 5 | Seasons at School | 6 | T-#21 |
| #5 | 48-8 | Career Record | 134-84 | #42 |
| Situation | ||||
| 6 days | Rest | 13 days | ||
| 1,793 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Dylan Raiola | QB | Katin Houser | ||
| #57 | +0.32 | EPA / Att | +0.35 | #50 |
| #58 | 47.3% | Success Rate | 54.1% | #16 |
| #89 | 1.46 | Explosiveness | 1.44 | #97 |
| #38 | 3.5% | Sack Rate | 3.1% | #31 |
| #109 | -0.02 | Rush EPA | +0.59 | #12 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| #23TE | Jamari Johnson+14.7 | Playmaker · PPA | Collin Dixon+59.4 | #3WR |
| 79.5thWR | Jeremiah McClellan+12.2 | Playmaker · PPA | Hudson Clement+22.1 | 92.6thWR |
| #19LB | Matayo Uiagalelei+10.7 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Ismael Kante+8.4 | 95.9thLB |
| 96.2thDB | Koi Perich+9.4 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Matthew Bailey+5.8 | 88.6thDB |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#6 | 8 | 5★ Players | 0 | T-#37 |
| #17 | 35 | 4★ Players | 9 | T-#60 |
| T-#129 | 26 | 3★ Players | 73 | T-#10 |
| Transfers | ||||
6 in · 15 out | OFF Transfers | 8 in · 11 out | ||
6 in · 14 out | DEF Transfers | 10 in · 15 out | ||
| 74% | OFF Returning | 21% | ||
| 70% | DEF Returning | 30% | ||