Week 12 · Game preview · Sat · TBA
Statboy projection
Iowa by 11.0
76% to win
Iowa 76%Illinois 24%
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Iowa |  Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Résumé rank | #38 |
| +19.4#16 | Power rating | +6.5#56 |
| +6.6#38 | Offense | +10.4#20 |
| +11.7#12 | Defense | -3.7#112 |
| +0.9#34 | Special teams | +0.4#62 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Iowa | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| 27.8#71 | Points per game | 28.4#68 |
| 12.2#3 | Points allowed | 23.0#54 |
| 0.21#45 | Offense EPA/play | 0.28#22 |
| -0.08#14 | Defense EPA/play | 0.19#116 |
| 47.6%#28 | Offense success rate | 49.8%#19 |
| 32.8%#11 | Defense success rate | 43.7%#103 |
| 6.0#46 | Yards per play | 6.3#35 |
| 40.9%#58 | 3rd down | 45.9%#28 |
| 62.3%#61 | Red zone TD rate | 62.1%#68 |
| 16.7%#29 | Havoc created | 12.1%#119 |
| -1.0#73 | Turnover margin | 0.0#65 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Iowa
Deshaun Lee#50 DB
30 tackles · 0 TFL · 0 sacks · 3 INT
Hank Brown#74 QB
1256 pass yds · 6 TD · 4 INT
Cam Buffington#68 LB
82 tackles · 9 TFL · 3 sacks
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
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).