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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #48 | +0.04 | SOS Played | +0.07 | #40 |
| #16 | +0.20 | SOS Remaining | +0.00 | #65 |
| Offense | ||||
| #30 | +0.13 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.32 | #1 |
| #39 | +0.20 | EPA / Play | +0.34 | #7 |
| #32 | 6.5 | Yards / Play | 7.0 | #17 |
| #18 | 48.7% | Success Rate | 50.8% | #10 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #137 | +0.26 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.06 | #50 |
| #134 | +0.38 | EPA / Play | +0.04 | #39 |
| #110 | 6.7 | Yards / Play | 5.6 | #55 |
| #125 | 49.7% | Success Rate | 43.0% | #81 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 ILL Offense | vs |  NU Defense | ||
| #35 | +0.27 | EPA / Pass | +0.04 | #43 |
| #61 | +0.13 | EPA / Rush | +0.04 | #45 |
| #7 | 61.6% | Available Yards % | 44.3% | #59 |
| #87 | Own 28 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 25 | #11 |
| #11 | +0.27 | Early Downs EPA | -0.00 | #39 |
| #52 | 44.1% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 42.0% | #79 |
| #7 | 5.6 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 6.4 | #106 |
| ILL Defense | vs | NU Offense | ||
| #137 | +0.53 | EPA / Pass | +0.50 | #5 |
| #121 | +0.25 | EPA / Rush | +0.23 | #26 |
| #132 | 59.8% | Available Yards % | 54.4% | #25 |
| #96 | Own 31 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 27 | #102 |
| #135 | +0.30 | Early Downs EPA | +0.30 | #4 |
| T-#134 | 55.7% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 45.8% | T-#39 |
| #133 | 5.8 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 6.8 | #58 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#12 | 0.8 | Sacks Taken | 1.8 | T-#60 |
| T-#58 | 0.6 | INTs Thrown | 0.0 | T-#1 |
| T-#1 | 0.0 | Fumbles Lost | 0.5 | T-#68 |
| T-#15 | 0.6 | Turnovers | 0.5 | T-#8 |
| #5 | 4.0 | Penalties | 8.0 | T-#113 |
| #12 | 37.8 | Penalty Yards | 62.0 | #85 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| T-#125 | 0.8 | Sacks | 1.5 | T-#96 |
| T-#122 | 0.2 | INTs | 1.3 | T-#11 |
| T-#112 | 0.2 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.5 | T-#57 |
| T-#132 | 0.4 | Takeaways | 1.8 | T-#18 |
| T-#12 | 8.6 | Penalties Drawn | 9.3 | #8 |
| T-#18 | 74.4 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 79.8 | T-#11 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#106 | 2-4 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 4-1 | T-#13 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Bret Bielema | Head Coach | David Braun | ||
| T-#21 | 6 | Seasons at School | 4 | T-#44 |
| #42 | 134-84 | Career Record | 19-19 | T-#84 |
| Situation | ||||
| 7 days | Rest | 7 days | ||
| 139 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Katin Houser | QB | Aidan Chiles | ||
| #50 | +0.35 | EPA / Att | +0.67 | #6 |
| #16 | 54.1% | Success Rate | 59.5% | #4 |
| #97 | 1.44 | Explosiveness | 1.54 | #64 |
| #31 | 3.1% | Sack Rate | 5.9% | #85 |
| #12 | +0.59 | Rush EPA | +0.47 | #27 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| #3WR | Collin Dixon+59.4 | Playmaker · PPA | Griffin Wilde+30.6 | 96.3thWR |
| 92.6thWR | Hudson Clement+22.1 | Playmaker · PPA | Joseph Himon II+23.3 | 96.2thRB |
| 95.9thLB | Ismael Kante+8.4 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Braydon Brus+16.0 | #3LB |
| 88.6thDB | Matthew Bailey+5.8 | Defender · Havoc EPA | 96.2thDB | |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#37 | 0 | 5★ Players | 0 | T-#37 |
| T-#60 | 9 | 4★ Players | 11 | T-#48 |
| T-#10 | 73 | 3★ Players | 85 | #1 |
| Transfers | ||||
8 in · 11 out | OFF Transfers | 9 in · 4 out | ||
10 in · 15 out | DEF Transfers | 6 in · 3 out | ||
| 21% | OFF Returning | 89% | ||
| 30% | DEF Returning | 71% | ||