Illinois team stats
2008 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:35:01 | 17:55 | 3:43:36 | 18:38 |
| Offensive plays | 853 | 71.1 | 806 | 67.2 |
| Total yards | 5,266 | 438.8 | 4,204 | 350.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 66–612 | — | 45–405 | — |
| First downs | 257 | 21.4 | 225 | 18.8 |
| Third down | 67–16241.4% | — | 64–17237.2% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1533.3% | — | 6–1442.9% | — |
Passing
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 223–39356.7% | — | 200–34258.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,393 | 282.8 | 2,501 | 208.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.6 | — | 7.3 | — |
| Passing TDs | 22 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 16 | — |
Rushing
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 460 | 38.3 | 464 | 38.7 |
| Rushing yards | 2,034 | 169.5 | 1,835 | 152.9 |
| Yards per carry | 4.4 | — | 4.0 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 17 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 28 | 2.3 | 22 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 12 | — | 16 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 16 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 16 | — | 6 | — |
| Interception yards | 73 | — | 274 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 16 | — | 12 | — |
Returns
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | — | — | 7 | — |
| Kick return yards | — | — | 140 | — |
| Yards per kick return | — | — | 20.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | — | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 25 | — | 33 | — |
| Punt return yards | 117 | — | 284 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.7 | — | 8.6 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.