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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——

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 →