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Illinois Fighting Illini 2025

9-45-4 in conference
Final TDC rank
#27
of 136 FBS teams
Rating
+7.5
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+3.6
36th in FBS
Defense
+4.0
34th in FBS
Schedule
+3.9
14th toughest
Preseason
+2.9
rating going in

2025 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+7.5 now, +2.9 preseason · up 9 spots since preseason
0+5+10FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#27

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 29vsWestern Illinois FCSW 52–3 ›+7.9—Peacock
2Sep 6@44DukeW 45–19 ›+31.8—ESPN
3Sep 13vs67Western MichiganW 38–0 ›+26.4—FS1
4Sep 20@1IndianaCONFL 10–63 ›-7.9—NBC
5Sep 27vs13USCCONFW 34–32 ›+11.0—FOX
6Oct 4@100PurdueCONFW 43–27 ›+12.8—BTN
7Oct 11vs2Ohio StateCONFL 16–34 ›+0.4—FOX
8—Bye
9Oct 25@17WashingtonCONFL 25–42 ›-3.8—BTN
10Nov 1vs65RutgersCONFW 35–13 ›+19.7—NBC
11—Bye
12Nov 15vs84MarylandCONFW 24–6 ›+12.5—FS1
13Nov 22@72WisconsinCONFL 10–27 ›-14.8—BTN
14Nov 29vs59NorthwesternCONFW 20–13 ›+5.9—FOX
BowlsDec 30vs25TennesseeNEUTRALW 30–28 ›+10.0—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate49.3%12th46.3%119th
Rushing success rate50.4%11th42.2%58th
Passing success rate48.2%14th49.5%133rd
Explosive run rate13.8%70th9.2%7th
Explosive pass rate11.8%29th5.9%4th
Line yards / carry3.2143rd2.9859th
Opportunity rate43.9%11th31.7%10th
Stuff rate17.3%72nd17.2%67th
Sack rate7.4%114th5.3%80th
3rd-down conversion46.6%26th46.7%121st
Red-zone TD rate51.1%107th50.0%33rd
Havoc rate13.5%116th12.5%53rd
Box score · season totals
Points / game29.463rd23.653rd
Yards / game373.980th345.146th
Yards / play5.6456th5.1347th
Pass yards / game235.860th205.866th
Yards / pass att.8.2425th6.6245th
Completion %67.5%17th63.6%94th
Rush yards / game138.189th126.736th
Yards / carry3.9297th3.9553rd
3rd-down conv. %42.1%42nd——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)0.8510th——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.46108th2.2350th
Penalty yards / game39.516th——

Charting

Where the ball goes, read from the play-by-play: air yards, yards after the catch, run direction, pressure and tempo. Ranks run highest to lowest

Partial season. ESPN's play-by-play has throw and catch spots for 6 of this team's 13 games, so the maps and air-yard numbers cover those games only. Ranks compare teams on whatever each had charted.

Avg. depth of throw
8.3
85th of 136
YAC per catch
4.2
118th of 136
Deep shots (20+)
12%
104th of 136
Shotgun
90%
106th of 136
No-huddle
46%
95th of 136
QB pressured
13%
80th of 136 (1st = most)
Defense: pressure rate
10%
110th of 136
Defense: YAC allowed
4.3
124th of 136 (1st = most)

Offense: where it throws168 throws charted

68% comp8.3 avg. depth4.2 YAC/catch12% 20+ air yds23–7 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 throws (4%), 5 caught (83%), 20 yds, 3.3 per throw683% · 20yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 19 throws (11%), 13 caught (68%), 77 yds, 4.1 per throw1968% · 77yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (8%), 10 caught (77%), 82 yds, 6.3 per throw1377% · 82yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 2 caught (40%), 24 yds, 4.8 per throw540% · 24yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 69 yds, 13.8 per throw560% · 69yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 23 yds, 11.5 per throw250% · 23yLeft, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (2%), 1 caught (25%), 35 yds, 8.8 per throw425% · 35yMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 18 yds, 9.0 per throw250% · 18yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 17 yds, 5.7 per throw367% · 17yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 8 throws (5%), 6 caught (75%), 53 yds, 6.6 per throw875% · 53yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw60% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (5%), 6 caught (75%), 117 yds, 14.6 per throw875% · 117yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 27 yds, 9.0 per throw333% · 27yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 14 throws (8%), 12 caught (86%), 106 yds, 7.6 per throw1486% · 106yRight, 0–4 air yards: 24 throws (14%), 15 caught (63%), 87 yds, 3.6 per throw2463% · 87yRight, 5–9 air yards: 20 throws (12%), 15 caught (75%), 167 yds, 8.3 per throw2075% · 167yRight, 10–14 air yards: 12 throws (7%), 4 caught (33%), 49 yds, 4.1 per throw1233% · 49yRight, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 51 yds, 10.2 per throw560% · 51yRight, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 4 caught (67%), 92 yds, 15.3 per throw667% · 92yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 36 yds, 18.0 per throw250% · 36y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Defense: where it's thrown on187 throws charted

63% comp7.7 avg. depth4.3 YAC/catch7% 20+ air yds19–6 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 10 throws (5%), 8 caught (80%), 70 yds, 7.0 per throw1080% · 70yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 8 caught (62%), 54 yds, 4.2 per throw1362% · 54yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 17 throws (9%), 14 caught (82%), 139 yds, 8.2 per throw1782% · 139yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 16 throws (9%), 9 caught (56%), 122 yds, 7.6 per throw1656% · 122yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 6 caught (75%), 105 yds, 13.1 per throw875% · 105yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per throw1100% · 14yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 9 throws (5%), 6 caught (67%), 52 yds, 5.8 per throw967% · 52yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 2 caught (50%), 26 yds, 6.5 per throw450% · 26yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 53 yds, 17.7 per throw3100% · 53yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 27 yds, 27.0 per throw1100% · 27yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 16 throws (9%), 15 caught (94%), 67 yds, 4.2 per throw1694% · 67yRight, 0–4 air yards: 32 throws (17%), 19 caught (59%), 112 yds, 3.5 per throw3259% · 112yRight, 5–9 air yards: 24 throws (13%), 17 caught (71%), 139 yds, 5.8 per throw2471% · 139yRight, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (5%), 3 caught (33%), 39 yds, 4.3 per throw933% · 39yRight, 15–19 air yards: 11 throws (6%), 5 caught (45%), 93 yds, 8.5 per throw1145% · 93yRight, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw40% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 33 yds, 16.5 per throw250% · 33y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Offense: run direction198 carries

Left
18%
5.2 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
56%
5.4 YPC · 55% succ.
Right
26%
5.4 YPC · 51% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Defense: runs faced163 carries

Left
18%
5.4 YPC · 53% succ.
Middle
57%
5.2 YPC · 34% succ.
Right
25%
4.4 YPC · 53% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Pressure = the QB was hurried or sacked, as the play-by-play records it (it misses some, so compare teams rather than reading it as an exact rate). Every snap counts, including garbage time and FCS games.

Players

63 players who recorded a stat in 2025 (from box scores)

63 players

Final ratings for 2025, built with the same model as the current season. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2025 power rankings →