Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM ET· Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium
Rest 7d / 14dTravel 606 mi / 0 miForecast: 66°F · wind 7 mph · Partially cloudy
2026 · TraditionalMaryland · 5 of 9
405.5
Yards / game
377.7
3.08
Points / drive
2.28
3.5
TDs / game
3.4
44.8
3rd-down %
33.7
60.0
RZ TD %
65.6
-0.2
Turnover margin
0.4
0.8
Sacks / game
2.4
3.7
TFL / game
5.1
8.8
Havoc / game
12.0
52.0 / 48.0
Pass / Rush split
56.7 / 43.3
2026 · Situational matchup
When Illinois has the ball
Illinois's early-down offense ranks 5th of 138. Maryland's early-down defense ranks 90th of 138.
Illinois's passing-down offense ranks 20th of 138. Maryland's passing-down defense ranks 112th of 138.
Illinois's third-down offense ranks 107th of 138. Maryland's third-down defense ranks 87th of 138.
Illinois's red-zone offense ranks 120th of 138. Maryland's red-zone defense ranks 136th of 138.
When Maryland has the ball
Maryland's early-down offense ranks 62nd of 138. Illinois's early-down defense ranks 135th of 138.
Maryland's passing-down offense ranks 130th of 138. Illinois's passing-down defense ranks 114th of 138.
Maryland's third-down offense ranks 128th of 138. Illinois's third-down defense ranks 108th of 138.
Maryland's red-zone offense ranks 45th of 138. Illinois's red-zone defense ranks 111th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Illinois offense
5thof 1380.201271 plays
vs
Maryland defense · allowed
90thof 1380.022Illinois defense · allowed
135thof 1380.169vs
Maryland offense
62ndof 1380.031297 plays
Passing downs
Illinois offense
20thof 1380.242115 plays
vs
Maryland defense · allowed
112thof 1380.152156 plays
Illinois defense · allowed
114thof 1380.186121 plays
vs
Maryland offense
130thof 138-0.216167 plays
Third down
Illinois offense
107thof 138-0.12567 plays
vs
Maryland defense · allowed
87thof 1380.07293 plays
Illinois defense · allowed
108thof 1380.17477 plays
vs
Maryland offense
128thof 138-0.25296 plays
Red zone
Illinois offense
120thof 138-0.22138 plays · small sample
vs
Maryland defense · allowed
136thof 1380.40461 plays
Illinois defense · allowed
111thof 1380.12157 plays · small sample
vs
Maryland offense
45thof 1380.07280 plays
Field advancement
Illinois offense
7thof 13861.7%vs
Maryland defense · allowed
76thof 13844.4%Illinois defense · allowed
126thof 13852.9%vs
Maryland offense
101stof 13844.0%Illinois Offense vs Maryland DefenseIllinois · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.17#34
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#113-0.18
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.089#41
344 plays
EPA/Play
#1050.066
allowed · 380 plays
0.068#53
183 plays
EPA/Pass
#910.062
allowed · 181 plays
0.114#31
161 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1040.070
allowed · 199 plays
51.2%#20
344 plays
Success Rate
#11048.4%
allowed · 380 plays
49.7%#35
Pass Success Rate
#8944.4%
allowed
52.8%#18
Rush Success Rate
#9748.5%
allowed
61.7%#7
Available Yards %
#7644.4%
allowed
71.3#87
Net Field Position
#11169.3
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.201#5
271 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#900.022
allowed
5.7#6
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#687.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Illinois Defense vs Maryland OffenseMaryland · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.32#127
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#650.03
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.172#134
allowed · 351 plays
EPA/Play
#93-0.043
389 plays
0.202#126
allowed · 168 plays
EPA/Pass
#113-0.128
233 plays
0.144#127
allowed · 183 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#470.083
156 plays
49.6%#122
allowed · 351 plays
Success Rate
#9045.5%
389 plays
48.6%#123
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#6545.5%
49.7%#115
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#10445.5%
52.9%#126
allowed
Available Yards %
#10144.0%
70.7#86
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#4469.2
0.169#135
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#620.031
297 plays
6.8#96
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#977.3
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.089
344 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.052
384 plays
0.172
351 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.066
381 plays
-0.221
38 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.072
80 plays
0.121
57 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.404
61 plays
-0.125
67 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.252
96 plays
0.174
77 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.072
93 plays