Illinois team stats
2018 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:42:46 | 28:34 | 6:17:08 | 31:26 |
| Offensive plays | 822 | 68.5 | 863 | 71.9 |
| Total yards | 4,919 | 409.9 | 6,095 | 507.9 |
| Penalties–yards | 76–781 | — | 72–706 | — |
| First downs | 233 | 19.4 | 301 | 25.1 |
| Third down | 58–16834.5% | — | 70–15744.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 8–1457.1% | — | 10–1758.8% | — |
Passing
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 177–32953.8% | — | 236–37263.4% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,988 | 165.7 | 3,157 | 263.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.0 | — | 8.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 10 | — | 30 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 14 | — |
Rushing
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 493 | 41.1 | 491 | 40.9 |
| Rushing yards | 2,931 | 244.3 | 2,938 | 244.8 |
| Yards per carry | 5.9 | — | 6.0 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 25 | — | 31 | — |
Turnovers
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 24 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Fumbles lost | 10 | — | 5 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 14 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 21.0 | — | 27.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 67.0 | — | 82.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 14 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 159 | — | 138 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 5 | — | 10 | — |
Returns
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 40 | — | 21 | — |
| Kick return yards | 666 | — | 470 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 16.6 | — | 22.4 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 20 | — | 32 | — |
| Punt return yards | 98 | — | 326 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.9 | — | 10.2 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 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.