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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #48 | +0.04 | SOS Played | +0.19 | #7 |
| #16 | +0.20 | SOS Remaining | +0.08 | #44 |
| Offense | ||||
| #30 | +0.13 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.14 | #112 |
| #39 | +0.20 | EPA / Play | -0.07 | #127 |
| #32 | 6.5 | Yards / Play | 5.6 | #85 |
| #18 | 48.7% | Success Rate | 35.4% | #125 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #137 | +0.26 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.09 | #39 |
| #134 | +0.38 | EPA / Play | +0.17 | #88 |
| #110 | 6.7 | Yards / Play | 6.2 | #92 |
| #125 | 49.7% | Success Rate | 44.9% | #100 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 ILL Offense | vs |  MD Defense | ||
| #35 | +0.27 | EPA / Pass | +0.11 | #65 |
| #61 | +0.13 | EPA / Rush | +0.23 | #117 |
| #7 | 61.6% | Available Yards % | 50.8% | #94 |
| #87 | Own 28 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 32 | #104 |
| #11 | +0.27 | Early Downs EPA | +0.12 | #94 |
| #52 | 44.1% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 43.8% | #92 |
| #7 | 5.6 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 6.5 | #100 |
| ILL Defense | vs | MD Offense | ||
| #137 | +0.53 | EPA / Pass | -0.10 | #126 |
| #121 | +0.25 | EPA / Rush | -0.02 | #110 |
| #132 | 59.8% | Available Yards % | 36.4% | #119 |
| #96 | Own 31 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 29 | #76 |
| #135 | +0.30 | Early Downs EPA | -0.05 | #118 |
| T-#134 | 55.7% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 29.9% | #127 |
| #133 | 5.8 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.8 | #112 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#12 | 0.8 | Sacks Taken | 1.2 | T-#26 |
| T-#58 | 0.6 | INTs Thrown | 1.2 | T-#114 |
| T-#1 | 0.0 | Fumbles Lost | 0.2 | T-#15 |
| T-#15 | 0.6 | Turnovers | 1.4 | T-#84 |
| #5 | 4.0 | Penalties | 7.6 | T-#100 |
| #12 | 37.8 | Penalty Yards | 67.2 | T-#104 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| T-#125 | 0.8 | Sacks | 2.2 | T-#46 |
| T-#122 | 0.2 | INTs | 0.4 | T-#94 |
| T-#112 | 0.2 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.8 | T-#20 |
| T-#132 | 0.4 | Takeaways | 1.2 | T-#57 |
| T-#12 | 8.6 | Penalties Drawn | 9.8 | #1 |
| T-#18 | 74.4 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 81.0 | #8 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#106 | 2-4 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 3-3 | T-#53 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Bret Bielema | Head Coach | Mike Locksley | ||
| T-#21 | 6 | Seasons at School | 8 | T-#13 |
| #42 | 134-84 | Career Record | 38-70 | #110 |
| Situation | ||||
| 7 days | Rest | 13 days | ||
| 606 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Katin Houser | QB | Malik Washington | ||
| #50 | +0.35 | EPA / Att | +0.03 | #125 |
| #16 | 54.1% | Success Rate | 40.0% | #112 |
| #97 | 1.44 | Explosiveness | 1.39 | #107 |
| #31 | 3.1% | Sack Rate | 2.7% | #21 |
| #12 | +0.59 | Rush EPA | -0.05 | #113 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| #3WR | Collin Dixon+59.4 | Playmaker · PPA | Chris Durr Jr.+31.8 | 97.2thWR |
| 92.6thWR | Hudson Clement+22.1 | Playmaker · PPA | DeJuan Williams+9.5 | 81.4thRB |
| 95.9thLB | Ismael Kante+8.4 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Messiah Delhomme+10.5 | 97.2thDB |
| 88.6thDB | Matthew Bailey+5.8 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Jamare Glasker+10.0 | 96.7thDB |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#37 | 0 | 5★ Players | 1 | T-#23 |
| T-#60 | 9 | 4★ Players | 11 | T-#48 |
| T-#10 | 73 | 3★ Players | 60 | T-#55 |
| Transfers | ||||
8 in · 11 out | OFF Transfers | 7 in · 7 out | ||
10 in · 15 out | DEF Transfers | 7 in · 9 out | ||
| 21% | OFF Returning | 53% | ||
| 30% | DEF Returning | 77% | ||