Illinois team stats
2016 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:11:53 | 25:59 | 6:48:07 | 34:01 |
| Offensive plays | 711 | 59.3 | 877 | 73.1 |
| Total yards | 3,781 | 315.1 | 4,861 | 405.1 |
| Penalties–yards | 75–639 | — | 62–537 | — |
| First downs | 180 | 15.0 | 258 | 21.5 |
| Third down | 44–15528.4% | — | 78–17544.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 7–1643.8% | — | 5–1631.3% | — |
Passing
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 183–35851.1% | — | 194–30863.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,095 | 174.6 | 2,231 | 185.9 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.9 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 13 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 9 | — |
Rushing
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 353 | 29.4 | 569 | 47.4 |
| Rushing yards | 1,686 | 140.5 | 2,630 | 219.2 |
| Yards per carry | 4.8 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 14 | — | 35 | — |
Turnovers
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 11 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 9 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 28.0 | — | 20.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 97.0 | — | 62.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 9 | — | 7 | — |
| Interception yards | 133 | — | 161 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 11 | — | 11 | — |
Returns
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 40 | — | 28 | — |
| Kick return yards | 754 | — | 676 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 18.9 | — | 24.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 24 | — | 24 | — |
| Punt return yards | 101 | — | 273 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.2 | — | 11.4 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ 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.