Week 11 · Game preview · Fri 9:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
UCLA by 16.5
86% to win
Illinois 14%UCLA 86%
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Illinois |  UCLA | |
|---|---|---|
| #38 | Résumé rank | #6 |
| +6.5#56 | Power rating | +21.1#12 |
| +10.4#20 | Offense | +7.5#32 |
| -3.7#112 | Defense | +13.1#8 |
| +0.4#62 | Special teams | -0.3#99 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Illinois | UCLA | |
|---|---|---|
| 28.4#68 | Points per game | 33.6#31 |
| 23.0#54 | Points allowed | 14.1#8 |
| 0.28#22 | Offense EPA/play | 0.23#39 |
| 0.19#116 | Defense EPA/play | -0.14#5 |
| 49.8%#19 | Offense success rate | 48.3%#25 |
| 43.7%#103 | Defense success rate | 33.7%#14 |
| 6.3#35 | Yards per play | 6.5#23 |
| 45.9%#28 | 3rd down | 46.0%#26 |
| 62.1%#68 | Red zone TD rate | 61.1%#81 |
| 12.1%#119 | Havoc created | 18.8%#10 |
| 0.0#65 | Turnover margin | 14.0#3 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Illinois
Katin Houser#28 QB
1824 pass yds · 14 TD · 4 INT · 181 rush yds
Collin Dixon#3 WR
63 catches · 854 yds · 11 TD
Ismael Kante#145 LB
55 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 0 sacks · 1 INT
UCLA
Wayne Knight#5 RB
771 rush yds · 13 TD · 130 rec yds
Ty Dieffenbach#57 QB
957 pass yds · 4 TD · 3 INT
Sammy Omosigho#11 LB
59 tackles · 9.5 TFL · 5 sacks
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).