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Illinois Fighting Illini

2026 season

11th in the Big Ten · 2-2 in the conference

Next: at MD · Oct 31→

The Illinois Fighting Illini are 4-3 in 2026, scoring 30.3 and allowing 25.3 points a game. Next: at Maryland Terrapins on Oct 31, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

4–3 · avg margin 5.0

+19UAB

-4DUKE

+38SIU

-23@OSU

-7PUR

+1@MSU

+11ORE

ILL · bars scaled to the biggest margin (38).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiILL's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Stuff rate?Rushes stopped at or behind the line.

12%#8

Interception rate

0.9%#12

Havoc rate faced?TFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.

11.3%#14

Pass success rate

51%#15

▼ Weaknesses

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

11.5%#109

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.47#98

Points / scoring opportunity?Points per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.

3.78#69

Explosive pass rate?Dropbacks gaining 20+ yards. All plays.

10.5%#69

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiILL's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.45#24

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

11.8%#47

Line yards / rush?Rushing yards credited to the offensive line. Defense column: what it allows.

2.89#66

Yards / rush

4.0#68

▼ Weaknesses

Sack rate generated?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

1.7%#136

Takeaways / game

0.57#134

Standard-down points added?Points added per play on standard downs (not obvious passing downs).

+0.23#132

Pass success rate

49%#130

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

50%

Standard-down share

70%

Plays / game

61

Early-down pass rate

49%

Neutral-script pass rate

50%

Possession / game

28:50

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

+10.4

Rating 2025

+12.9

Talent

704

Returning

21%

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