Illinois team stats
2021 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:50:21 | 29:12 | 6:09:39 | 30:48 |
| Offensive plays | 790 | 65.8 | 840 | 70.0 |
| Total yards | 3,957 | 329.8 | 4,395 | 366.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 60–633 | — | 59–588 | — |
| First downs | 211 | 17.6 | 250 | 20.8 |
| Third down | 68–17838.2% | — | 59–16735.3% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1338.5% | — | 13–1872.2% | — |
Passing
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 165–32251.2% | — | 213–36258.8% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,874 | 156.2 | 2,582 | 215.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.8 | — | 7.1 | — |
| Passing TDs | 13 | — | 12 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 6 | — |
Rushing
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 468 | 39.0 | 478 | 39.8 |
| Rushing yards | 2,083 | 173.6 | 1,813 | 151.1 |
| Yards per carry | 4.5 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 12 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 12 | 1.0 | 17 | 1.4 |
| Fumbles lost | 6 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 6 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 30.0 | — | 23.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 68.0 | — | 62.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 6 | — | 9 | — |
| Interception yards | 39 | — | 42 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 10 | — | 6 | — |
Returns
| Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 12 | — | 9 | — |
| Kick return yards | 49 | — | 241 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 4.1 | — | 26.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 16 | — | 27 | — |
| Punt return yards | 121 | — | 100 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.6 | — | 3.7 | — |
| 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.