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Illinois (4-2) vs. Wisconsin (5-2)
Saturday, October 24th, 2015 | 2:30pm CT
Champaign, IL | Memorial Stadium (60,670)
Television: The game will televised on the Big Ten Network
Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen & Lisa Byington
Live Video Stream: BTN will have a live stream available via BTN2Go.
Odds: Wisconsin (-6.5), Over/Under = 44
Radio: All Illinois football games air live on radio in the Champaign (WDWS 1400) and Chicago markets (WSCR 670). The game is also broadcasted on other stations throughout the state; check the Fighting Illini Radio Network for more information.
Quick Hits:
Illinois Fighting Illini
Head Coach: Bill Cubit (4-2)
Points Per Game: 28.0 (T-131st)
Points Allowed Per Game: 19.7 (28th)
Total Yards Per Game: 394 (73rd)
Yards Allowed Per Game: 333 (30th)
Passing Leader: Wes Lunt (1424 YDS, 9 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: Ke'Shawn Vaughn (392 YDS, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: Geronimo Allison (601 YDS, 3 TD)
Record: 4-2 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.3 (-0.7) | S&P+ Rk: 24 | |||||||
Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Percentile Performance |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Win Expectancy |
5-Sep | Kent State | 97 | 52-3 | W | 99% | 57.9 | 100% |
12-Sep | Western Illinois | N/A | 44-0 | W | 94% | 35.4 | 100% |
19-Sep | at North Carolina | 46 | 14-48 | L | 33% | -14.8 | 5% |
26-Sep | Middle Tennessee | 70 | 27-25 | W | 55% | -0.3 | 49% |
3-Oct | Nebraska | 43 | 14-13 | W | 66% | 4.0 | 68% |
10-Oct | at Iowa | 14 | 20-29 | L | 40% | -11.9 | 9% |
Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Win Probability |
Proj. W-L |
Proj. Margin |
Proj. Score |
Cumulative Proj. Wins |
24-Oct | Wisconsin | 20 | 53% | W | 1.4 | 22.6 - 21.1 | 4.53 |
31-Oct | at Penn State | 35 | 47% | L | -1.5 | 22.5 - 23.9 | 5.00 |
7-Nov | at Purdue | 98 | 82% | W | 16.0 | 31.9 - 15.9 | 5.82 |
14-Nov | Ohio State | 5 | 40% | L | -4.4 | 22.2 - 26.6 | 6.22 |
21-Nov | at Minnesota | 60 | 63% | W | 5.9 | 25.0 - 19.1 | 6.86 |
28-Nov | vs. Northwestern | 54 | 64% | W | 6.0 | 22.5 - 16.5 | 7.49 |
Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
S&P+ | 25.5 | 89 | 17.1 | 11 |
Points Per Game | 28.5 | 74 | 19.7 | 28 |
Wisconsin Badgers
Head Coach: Paul Chryst (5-2)
Points Per Game: 26.0 (T-151st)
Points Allowed Per Game: 10.9 (3rd)
Total Yards Per Game: 406 (65th)
Yards Allowed Per Game: 272 (7th)
Passing Leader: Joel Stave (1708 YDS, 8 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: Dare Ogunbowale (482 YDS, 4 TD)
Receiving Leader: Alex Erickson (549 YDS, 1 TD)
Record: 5-2 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 20 | |||||||
Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Percentile Performance |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Win Expectancy |
5-Sep | vs. Alabama | 3 | 17-35 | L | 21% | -20.2 | 1% |
12-Sep | Miami-OH | 126 | 58-0 | W | 94% | 42.1 | 100% |
19-Sep | Troy | 117 | 28-3 | W | 92% | 33.9 | 100% |
26-Sep | Hawaii | 114 | 28-0 | W | 86% | 26.5 | 100% |
3-Oct | Iowa | 14 | 6-10 | L | 71% | 5.1 | 72% |
10-Oct | at Nebraska | 43 | 23-21 | W | 52% | -0.2 | 49% |
17-Oct | Purdue | 98 | 24-7 | W | 89% | 27.9 | 100% |
Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Win Probability |
Proj. W-L |
Proj. Margin |
Proj. Score |
Cumulative Proj. Wins |
24-Oct | at Illinois | 24 | 47% | L | -1.4 | 21.1 - 22.6 | 5.47 |
31-Oct | Rutgers | 92 | 91% | W | 23.7 | 40.1 - 16.4 | 6.38 |
7-Nov | at Maryland | 87 | 81% | W | 15.3 | 32.0 - 16.8 | 7.19 |
21-Nov | Northwestern | 54 | 75% | W | 11.6 | 25.8 - 14.2 | 7.94 |
28-Nov | at Minnesota | 60 | 68% | W | 8.0 | 26.6 - 18.7 | 8.62 |
Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
S&P+ | 27.9 | 75 | 16.9 | 10 |
Points Per Game | 26.3 | 84 | 10.9 | 3 |