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SCOUT

Illinois · offensive tendencies

12 games · 744 plays · 2025

Run / pass by down

1st down
56.9% R
2nd & long
54.3% P
3rd & short
57.4% R
3rd & long
83.6% P

Overall balance

Run51.2%
Pass48.8%
Red-zone run59.9%
3rd-down conv44.9%

Efficiency

Success rate48.1%
Explosive rate13%
PPA / play (CFBD)0.26
Plays / game62

Game script

Run when leading 7+61.9%
Run when trailing 7+37.2%
1st-down PPA (CFBD)0.08
Season12 games · 744 plays
ADVANCED

Their offense · what we must stop

CFBD advanced season stats · 2025

Efficiency · CFBD advanced

PPA / play0.21
Success47.5%
Explosiveness1.16
Pts / scoring opp4.21

Line of scrimmage

Line yards3.00
Power success73.5%
Stuffed at the line20.4%
Open-field yds0.89

Standard vs passing downs

Std-downs success52.6%
Std-downs PPA0.15
Pass-downs success35.2%
Pass-downs PPA0.35

Havoc taken

Havoc rate15.5%
Front seven9.9%
Secondary5.6%
Avg field position69.7
READ

The coach's read

SHELL AIgrounded in the numbers above
KEY 01
Stop the run on first down. Illinois runs the ball 56.9% of the time on first down and their first-down PPA of only 0.08 tells you they are not moving the needle with it. If we win first down consistently, we put them in second-and-medium or longer situations where our defense can dictate terms. Do not let early-down run gains set up manageable third downs.
KEY 02
Load up against the run in the red zone and in late-game situations when Illinois has a lead. They run 59.9% in the red zone and jump to 61.9% run rate when ahead by seven or more. Defending a lead, they will try to pound the ball and eat clock. Our run fits inside the 20 must be disciplined, and if this game gets close late, expect a heavy run diet.
KEY 03
Make them earn it on third and long. Illinois converts third downs at 44.9%, which is manageable, but they pass 83.6% on third and long so your coverages must be sound and rush lanes disciplined in those situations. Force them off the field in obvious passing downs and do not give up chunk plays. Their explosive rate of 13% and overall PPA of 0.26 suggest they can hit you if you give them a free release or a blown assignment.
Bottom lineIllinois is a run-first team that is not moving the chains efficiently on early downs, so winning first down and keeping them in obvious passing situations is the formula. Limit explosive plays on third and long, get them off the field, and make them uncomfortable.