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Illinois (4-4) @ Purdue (2-6)
Saturday, November 7th, 2015 | 11:00am CT
West Lafayette, IN | Ross-Ade Stadium (57,236)
Television: The game will televised on the Big Ten Network
Announcers: Cory Provus, Glen Mason & Rick Pizzo
Live Video Stream: BTN will have a live stream available via BTN2Go.
Odds: Illinois (-2), Over/Under = 53
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.
Advanced Stats:
Illinois Fighting Illini
Head Coach: Bill Cubit (4-4)
Passing Leader: Wes Lunt (1831 YDS, 9 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: Ke'Shawn Vaughn (485 YDS, 4 TD)
Receiving Leader: Geronimo Allison (734 YDS, 3 TD)
| Record: 4-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 50 | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Percentile Performance |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Win Expectancy |
| 5-Sep | Kent State | 106 | 52-3 | W | 99% | 58.6 | 100% |
| 12-Sep | Western Illinois | N/A | 44-0 | W | 95% | 35.8 | 100% |
| 19-Sep | at North Carolina | 43 | 14-48 | L | 35% | -14.9 | 4% |
| 26-Sep | Middle Tennessee | 89 | 27-25 | W | 53% | -0.3 | 49% |
| 3-Oct | Nebraska | 59 | 14-13 | W | 66% | 4.1 | 68% |
| 10-Oct | at Iowa | 16 | 20-29 | L | 42% | -11.9 | 8% |
| 24-Oct | Wisconsin | 15 | 13-24 | L | 60% | -3.7 | 33% |
| 31-Oct | at Penn State | 29 | 0-39 | L | 9% | -34.9 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Win Probability |
Proj. W-L |
Proj. Margin |
Proj. Score |
Cumulative Proj. Wins |
| 7-Nov | at Purdue | 81 | 61% | W | 5.0 | 26.6 - 21.6 | 4.61 |
| 14-Nov | Ohio State | 4 | 24% | L | -12.0 | 18.8 - 30.8 | 4.86 |
| 21-Nov | at Minnesota | 56 | 45% | L | -2.3 | 21.2 - 23.5 | 5.31 |
| 28-Nov | vs. Northwestern | 49 | 50% | L | -0.1 | 19.8 - 19.8 | 5.80 |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 24.0 | 101 | 18.1 | 13 |
| Points Per Game | 23.0 | 102 | 22.6 | 41 |
Purdue Boilermakers
Head Coach: Darrell Hazell (6-26)
Passing Leader: David Blough (1104 YDS, 8 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: Markell Jones (550 YDS, 7 TD)
Receiving Leader: Deangelo Yancey (432 YDS, 4 TD)
| Record: 2-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.0 (1.0) | S&P+ Rk: 81 | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Percentile Performance |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Win Expectancy |
| 6-Sep | at Marshall | 46 | 31-41 | L | 63% | -1.7 | 42% |
| 12-Sep | Indiana State | N/A | 38-14 | W | 85% | 22.3 | 100% |
| 19-Sep | Virginia Tech | 51 | 24-51 | L | 23% | -17.1 | 2% |
| 26-Sep | Bowling Green | 32 | 28-35 | L | 59% | -2.8 | 37% |
| 3-Oct | at Michigan State | 23 | 21-24 | L | 48% | -6.9 | 21% |
| 10-Oct | Minnesota | 56 | 13-41 | L | 10% | -29.1 | 0% |
| 17-Oct | at Wisconsin | 15 | 7-24 | L | 17% | -28.2 | 0% |
| 31-Oct | Nebraska | 59 | 55-45 | W | 85% | 15.4 | 96% |
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Win Probability |
Proj. W-L |
Proj. Margin |
Proj. Score |
Cumulative Proj. Wins |
| 7-Nov | Illinois | 50 | 39% | L | -5.0 | 21.6 - 26.6 | 2.39 |
| 14-Nov | at Northwestern | 49 | 24% | L | -12.1 | 16.8 - 28.9 | 2.63 |
| 21-Nov | at Iowa | 16 | 11% | L | -21.1 | 15.1 - 36.2 | 2.74 |
| 28-Nov | Indiana | 68 | 50% | L | -0.2 | 31.7 - 31.9 | 3.24 |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 25.9 | 89 | 28.5 | 67 |
| Points Per Game | 27.1 | 83 | 34.4 | 103 |