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• Back to Work: The Fighting Illini looking to begin the season 2-0 when Western Illinois comes to Memorial Stadium Saturday night for a 6:30 p.m. CT kick on Big Ten Network.

• We’ve Met Before: Saturday will be the third meeting on the gridiron between the Fighting Illini and WIU. Illinois has yet to give up a point to the Leathernecks, outscoring Western 65-0 in the two previous meetings.

• Unbeaten Against the FCS: The Fighting Illini are 16-0 all-time against FCS opponents (formerly I-AA). Illinois is averaging over 43 points per game against FCS foes with an average margin of victory of over 29.5 points per game. A full list of FCS games can be found on page three.

• Hansen, So Hot Right Now: Sophomore LB Jake Hansen had a monster game to open 2018.

» Rolled up 6.0 TFLs against Kent State to tie the Illinois single game program record (Jeff Weisse vs. Middle Tennessee 9/12/1998) and lead the nation after the first weekend of action. He had more TFLs in one game than the 2017 Illinois team leader had for the season (James Crawford, 5.5).

» The 6.0 TFLs also is tied for the seventh-most in a game in Big Ten history and is the second-most TFLs by a Big Ten player in the last 13 years.

» Had 15 total tackles in week one, which leads the Big Ten and ranks sixth in FBS after week one.

» Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week and Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week

» Hansen had eight career tackles entering the game, all as a true-freshman in 2016 before missing last season with an injury.

• Dual Threat: Making his Illini debut against Kent State, graduate transfer QB AJ Bush Jr. rushed for 139 yards, the fifth-most all-time by an Illinois quarterback. He is the first Big Ten quarterback with at least 190 pass yards and 139 rushing yards in a game since Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett in 2014.

• Fresh Starts: Four true freshmen started against Kent State – TE Daniel Barker, DB Sydney Brown, DB Jartavius Martin, DB Delano Ware – the most in the nation during week one and tying the program’s record for a season opener (4 in 1980).

» Illinois started multiple true freshmen in back-to-back season openers for the first time in program history (three in 2017 and four in 2018).

» Illinois’ seven true freshmen to start season openers in the last two years (7) equals the total from the previous 36 years combined (7).

» Illinois used six first-time starters in the opener: grad transfer QB AJ Bush Jr. and redshirt freshman OL Kendrick Green along with true-frosh Barker, S. Brown, Martin and Ware.

• Fear the Beard: Illinois improved to 1-0 in games Lovie Smith coached with his signature white beard.

• NFL Experience: Lovie Smith’s Illini staff has 60 seasons of combined NFL head and assistant coach experience, the most in college football for the third consecutive year, easily outpacing second-place LSU’s total of 48.

• Boys of Summer: The Illini are 26-5 in Aug./Sept. home games dating back to the start of 2007.

• Leading the Way: Illinois announced three season captains voted by the team prior to the season: OL Nick Allegretti (OFF), LB Del’Shawn Phillips (DEF) and LB Dele Harding (ST). A fourth captain will be voted on each game to join the three season captains. For the Kent State game, the fourth captain was QB AJ Bursh Jr.

GAME TWOSaturday, Sept. 8, 2018 // 6:30 p.m. CT kick // BTN

Champaign, Ill. // Memorial Stadium (60,670)

TELEVISION BROADCAST | Big Ten Network » Chris Denari (PBP) & Stanley Jackson (analysis) +

Daniel Kuehner (producer)

» BTN will televise multiple games at 6:30 CT on Sept. 8. Get local channel info at http://bit.ly/BTNGameFinder. The game also will be streamed live at BTN2Go.com.

RADIO BROADCAST | Fighting Illini Sports Network » Brian Barnhart (PBP), Martin O’Donnell (analysis),

Jason Davis (sidelines) & Steve Kelly (Pre/HT/Post)

» The broadcast can be heard live on TuneIn online radio, Sirius 105 / XM 195 satellite radio and at FightingIllini.com in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

GAMEDAY LINKSGameday Information: FightingIllini.com/gameday

TICKET INFORMATIONTickets are available for Saturday’s game against Kent State starting at $20 at the UI Athletic Ticket office, by calling 1-866-ILLINI-1 or online at FightingIllini.com.

ILLINOIS SCOREBOARDSept. 1 . . . . . Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 31-24Sept. 8 . . . . . Western Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm (BTN)Sept. 15 . . . . vs. South Florida (Soldier Field) . . . 2:30 pm (BTN)Sept. 21 . . . . Penn State (HOF Weekend). . . . . . . . . . 8 pm (FS1)Oct. 6 . . . . . . at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBDOct. 13 . . . . . Purdue (Homecoming) . . . . . . 2:30/3 pm (TV TBD)Oct. 20 . . . . . at Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 am (TV TBD)Oct. 27 . . . . . at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBDNov. 3 . . . . . . Minnesota (Dads Day) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBDNov. 10 . . . . . at Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBDNov. 17 . . . . . Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBDNov. 24 . . . . . at Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBDDec. 1 . . . . . . Big Ten Championship Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBDAll times Central … rankings AP/Coaches poll on week of game

WESTERN ILLINOIS SCOREBOARDAug. 30 . . . . . at Montana State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 23-26Sept. 8 . . . . . at Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm (BTN) Sept. 15 . . . . Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 pm (ESPN+)Sept. 29 . . . . Youngstown State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 pm (ESPN+)Oct. 6 . . . . . . at Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 pm (ESPN3)Oct. 13 . . . . . North Dakota State . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 pm (ESPN+)Oct. 20 . . . . . at Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pm (ESPN+)Oct. 27 . . . . . Northern Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 pm (ESPN+)Nov. 3 . . . . . . at Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 pm (ESPN3)Nov. 10 . . . . . at South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 pm (ESPN+)Nov. 17 . . . . . Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 pm (ESPN3)

WHERE TO FIND...Notes 1-10SID Contact Info 2Media Information 2Records to Watch 14Pronunciation Guide 15Key Player Quick Facts 16Updated Rosters 17-18Roster Breakdown 19The Last Time 20Performance Center Info 21Game Summaries 22Player Bios 23-36Season Stats 37-42

SEPT. 8 PROMOTIONS• Free Student Tickets – in collaboration with Deloitte

• Tailgating at Grange Grove – 3:30-6:30 pm (Interactive games, food trucks and live music)

• Illini Walk – 4:15 pm through Grange Grove

• 1953 Team Reunion – 65th anniversary of B1G Championship squad

• Band Night – High school bands will perform with the Marching Illini

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2018 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // GAME NOTES


• Youth Movement, Part Two: For the second straight year, Illinois is putting one of the youngest teams in the nation on the field (roster breakdown as of Aug. 24, 2018).

» Nine true-freshmen saw action in the season opener: DT Calvin Avery, TE Daniel Barker, DB Sydney Brown, DB Kerby Joseph, DB Jartavius Martin, WR Carlos Sandy, LB Khalan Tolson, DB Delano Ware, DB Dylan Wyatt

» 2018 class breakdown: 8 seniors, 16 juniors, 39 sophomores, 39 freshmen (32 true-frosh, 7 RS frosh)

» The 8 seniors and 24 total upperclassmen are both the fewest in the nation

» With 78 underclassmen – 39 sophomores and 39 freshmen (32 true and 7 RS) – out of 102 players, the Illini roster has the highest percentage of underclassman in the nation – 76.5%

» 38 out of the 102 players on the roster are newcomers

» Only three Illini currenlty have as many as 15 career starts – Nick Allegretti 25, Mike Dudek 16, Stanley Green 15.

» Illinois’ four fifth-year seniors – Nick Allegretti, Mike Dudek, Chase McLaughlan, Austin Roberts – is tied for the third-fewest nationally behind UConn (2) and Auburn (3). (All 5 years at one school)

» The 2017 Illini squad had just nine seniors, tied for the second-least in FBS.

» Illinois played (22) and started (16) more true freshmen than any team in the country in 2017.

» 2018 Illini youth by the numbers:

NEW KIDS ON THE QUAD

• A total of 14 players, including nine true freshmen, made their Illini debuts in the 2018 season opener.

Tru e-Freshmen (9): DT Calvin Avery, TE Daniel Barker, DB Sydney Brown, DB Kerby Joseph, DB Jartavius Martin, WR Carlos Sandy, LB Khalan Tolson, DB Delano Ware, DB Dylan Wyatt

Re dshirt Freshmen (1): OL Kendrick Green

Sophomores (2): WR Dominic Stampley, DB Nick Walker

Juniors (1): DB Nolan Bernat

Seniors (1): QB AJ Bush Jr.

MORE ON THE KIDS

• Illinois’ three true freshmen started on defense against Kent State – DB Sydney Brown, DB Jartavius Martin, DB Delano Ware – tying the the program’s record in a season opener for the second straight year (3 in 2017, 3 in 1980).

• All three true freshmen starters vs. Kent State were defensive backs (S. Brown, Martin, Ware), making it the second time in program history and the first time ever in a season opener that three true freshmen started in the secondary. Last season, true freshmen DB Tony Adams, DB Nate Hobbs and DB Bennett Williams started against South Florida in the third game of the season.

• Freshman CB Jartavius Martin is the third Illinois cornerback to start a season opener since 1980, joining Tony Adams (2017) and Vontae Davis (2006). Martin had his first career interception in the third quarter, making him the only true freshman in the nation to start and also have an interception in Week 1. Nationwide, four true-freshmen had picks in week 1: Jartavius Martin, Illinois (vs. Kent State), Andre Cisco, Syracuse (vs. WMU), John Huggins, Florida (vs. Ch. Southern), Jarron Morris, Texas State (at Rutgers)

• Freshman S Delano Ware is the second Illinois safety to start a season opener since 1980, joining Bennett Williams (2017).

MEDIA INFORMATIONMONDAY’S SELECTED PLAYERSIllini coordinators and players will be available on Monday at about 1:15 pm following head coach Lovie Smith’s press conference on the 8th floor of the Memorial Stadium Press Box. The players this week are QB AJ Bush, RB, Reggie Corbin, WR Mike Dudek, LB Jake Hansen, DB Cameron Watkins.

POST-PRACTICE INTERVIEWSThe first 25 minutes of practice are open to the media on Tuesday and Wednesday this week (8-8:25 a.m. on both Tuesday and Wednesday). Interviews will take place after practice at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Media are asked to wait in the player’s lounge on the north end of the stadium until notified by Athletics Communications staff that practice is over. (enter through the alley between ARC and Memorial Stadium).

PHONE INTERVIEWSThe best time for phone interviews is on Monday between 1:15 and 2 p.m. after Smith’s press conference or on Tuesday and Wednesday after practice (approx. 9:30 a.m.). Other arrangements can be made with advance notice. Requests for phone interviews must be made at least 24 hours in advance to Derek Neal ([email protected]).

PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEOVideo files (MP4) of Coach Smith’s weekly press confer-ence will be available for download on Box.com by 4 p.m. CT each Monday. Email [email protected] for the link.

TELECONFERENCE ACCESSContact the Athletics Communication Office (217-333-1391) for weekly teleconference access information.

Contact Adam Augustine ([email protected]) for Big Ten Coaches’ Teleconference information.

UI ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION STAFFKENT BROWN, Co-Football Contact (Coaches) Phone: 217-244-6533 (o) / 217-493-9795 (c) Email: [email protected]

DEREK NEAL, Co-Football Contact (Players) Phone: 217-244-3707 (o) / 309-241-0804 (c) Email: [email protected]

BRETT MOORE, Assistant Football Contact Phone: 217-244-2092 (o) / 309-212-6367 (c) Email: [email protected]

CREDENTIAL WEBSITE: FIGHTINGILLINI.COM/media

3 MONDAY

Smith Press Conference (1 pm, Press Box, L8)

Coordinators and Select Players Available (1:15-2 pm, Press Box, L8)

4 TUESDAY

Post-practice availability - Offensive players who

weren’t at Monday availability.

(approx. 9:30 am)

Smith B1G Teleconference (12:04 pm)

5 WEDNESDAY

Post-practice availability - Defensive & special

teams players who weren’t at Monday availability.

(approx. 9:30 am)

6 THURSDAY

No availability

7 FRIDAY

No availability

8 SATURDAY

GAME DAYIllinois vs. Western Illinois (6:30 pm CT, BTN)

Postgame player/coach availability

9 SUNDAY

Off Day – No availability

ILLINOIS WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE // WESTERN ILLINOIS GAME

Percent of Underclassmen76.5% Illinois (78/102)75.2% Appalachian State (88/117)72.1% Cincinnati (80/111)71.7% UCLA (76/106)

Fewest Upperclassmen24 Illinois29 Appalachian State30 UCLA31 Cincinnati

Fewest Seniors8 Illinois9 Ball State, SMU10 WKU, Arizona12 Auburn, Utah



2018 TEAM STAT COMPARISON

2018 Season Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . ILL . . . . . . . .WIUOverall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . 0-1Conference Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . 0-0Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469.0 . . . . . . .317.0Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31.0 . . . . . . . .23.0First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . 18Rushing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279.0 . . . . . . .153.0Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190.0 . . . . . . .164.0Time of Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . .27:57 . . . . . . .36:25Third-Down Conversion . . . . . . . . . 7-15 . . . . . . . 3-15Points Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.0 . . . . . . . .26.0Yards Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453.0 . . . . . . .239.0Rushing Yards Allowed . . . . . . . . .183.0 . . . . . . .158.0Passing Yards Allowed . . . . . . . . . .270.0 . . . . . . . .81.0

2018 STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING LEADERS (YPG)Bush, Jr. . . . . . . .139.0 McShane . . . . . . . . 76.0Corbin . . . . . . . . . .79.0 Norris. . . . . . . . . . . 54.0

PASSING LEADERS (YPG)Bush, Jr. . . . . . . .190.0 McGuire . . . . . . . . 164.0

RECEIVING LEADERS (YPG)Smalling . . . . . . . .70.0 Ratkovich . . . . . . . 74.0Dudek . . . . . . . . . .65.0 McShane . . . . . . . . 40.0Mays . . . . . . . . . . .47.0 Drake. . . . . . . . . . . 15.0

INTERCEPTION LEADERS (TOTAL)Phillips, D. . . . . . . . . .1 Muniz. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Martin, J. . . . . . . . . . .1

SCORING LEADERS (TOTAL)Corbin . . . . . . . . . . . 12 McShane . . . . . . . . . 18McLaughlin . . . . . . . . 7 Crosa. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Two tied . . . . . . . . . . 6

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (YPG)Bush, Jr. . . . . . . .139.0 McGuire . . . . . . . . 150.0Dudek . . . . . . . . . .98.0 McShane . . . . . . . 116.0Corbin . . . . . . . . . .83.0 Tate . . . . . . . . . . . 116.0

TACKLES (TOTAL)Hansen . . . . . . . . . . 15 Gilsan . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Phillips, D. . . . . . . . 12 Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Watkins . . . . . . . . . . 10 Swenson . . . . . . . . . . 6

TACKLES FOR LOSS (TOTAL)Hansen . . . . . . . . . .6.0 Swenson . . . . . . . . . 1.0Woods . . . . . . . . . . .2.0 Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0

THE ILLINOIS-WESTERN ILLINOIS SERIES

• Illinois is 2-0 all-time against Western Illinois with wins in 2007 (21-0) and 2015 (44-0).

• Illinois has outscored Western Illinois 65-0 in two previous meetings.

• Illinois’ 44-0 win over Western Illinois 9/12/2015 was the Illini’s last shutout. Illinois led 30-0 at halftime, as Wes Lunt finished 33-for-46 passing for 316 yards and a touchdown.

• Illinois’ 2007 win over Western Ilinois was its first win of the 2008 Rose Bowl season.

ILLINOIS-WESTERN ILLINOIS CONNECTIONS

• Mike Dudek’s high school wide receivers coach and long-time trainer, J.R. Niklos, played at Western Illinois. Niklos’ first season as a fullback in the NFL was with the 2002 St. Louis Rams when Illinois head coach Lovie Smith was the Rams’ defensive coordinator.

• Five products of St. Rita HS in Chicago will be on the field: Illinois’ LB Sean Coghlan, DL Marc Mondesir, OL Jake Stover and Western Illinois’ WR Brandon Gaston and LB Tom Rehfeld.

• Illinois OL Kendrick Green and Western Illinois DL LaCale Landon were teammates at Peoria HS.

• Illinois DL Lere Oladipo and Western Illinois LB Justin Allen were teammates at Huntley HS.

• Western Illinois starting TE Adam Conrady played at Rochester HS, where he helped the Rockets win the 2014 state championship game at Illinois’ Memorial Stadium.

ILLINOIS AGAINST FCS/I-AA TEAMS

The Fighting Illini are 16-0 all-time against FCS opponents (formerly I-AA). Illinois is averaging over 43 points per game against FCS foes with an average margin of victory of over 29.5 points per game. All but three of those wins have been by at least 21 points. Year Opponent Score 1985 Southern Illinois W, 28-25 1990 Southern Illinois W, 56-21 1998 Middle Tennessee W, 48-20 2002 Illinois State W, 49-22 2004 Florida A&M W, 52-13 2006 Eastern Illinois W, 42-17 2007 Western Illinois W, 21-0 2008 Eastern Illinois W, 47-21 2009 Illinois State W, 45-17 2010 Southern Illinois W, 35-3 2011 South Dakota State W, 56-3 2012 Charleston Southern W, 44-0 2013 Southern Illinois W, 42-34 2014 Youngstown State W, 28-17 2015 Western Illinois W, 44-0 2016 Murray State W, 52-3 2018 Western Illinois --

LINEBACKER U, IT’S NOT WHERE YOU THINK IT IS

• Like many Illini teams over the years, the 2018 Illini defense is led by a playmaking linebacking corps, led by sophomore Jake Hansen and senior Del’Shawn Phillips. The duo ranks 1-2 in the Big Ten in tackles after combining for 27 stops in week one (Hansen 15, Phillips 12). Hansen added a school record 6.0 TFLs, while Phillips clinched the win with a fourth-quarter interception in the end zone.

• Illinois’ history at the linebacker position is up there with any program in the nation. It begins with the greatest linebacker in football history, Dick Butkus, who was a two-time All-American and led the Fighting Illini to a 1964 Rose Bowl win over Washington. Illinois boasts two Butkus Award winners, Dana Howard in 1994 and Kevin Hardy in 1995, several first-team All-Americans like Darrick Brownlow (1990), Simeon Rice (1994 & ’95) and J Leman (2007), not to mention second-team All-American Scott Studwell (1976) and NFL legend Ray Nitschke.

WE’VE GOT BUSH

Graduate transfer QB AJ Bush Jr. has finally found a home at Illinois after playing for three schools during his first four years of college.

» Bush Jr. made a splash in his Illini debut, piling up 329 yards of total offense in a win over Kent State.

» Bush Jr.’s impact off the field has been even bigger. Despite not officially joining the team until training camp, Bush Jr. has become a team leader and was voted a team captain for the season-opener against Kent State.

» Lovie Smith officially announced Bush Jr. will be the Fighting Illini’s game one starting QB on Aug. 27

DID YOU KNOW? • Nine true freshmen played in the 2018 season

opener, including four starters, tying the program record for freshman starting the first game.

• Illinois the fewest seniors (8) of any team in the nation, including just one senior on the entire defense (LB Del’Shawn Phillips)



after a training camp battle with sophomore Cam Thomas and freshmen M.J. Rivers, Matt Robinson and Coran Taylor.

» Bush Jr. is a 6-4, 225-pound left-hander from Alpharetta, Georgia, and Norcross High School.

» He began his college career in 2014 at Nebraska before transferring to Iowa Western in 2016 and Virginia Tech in 2017.

SAINT NICK

Senior OL Nick Allegretti is primed for another big season on and off the field in his final season in orange and blue.

» Allegretti made his 25th consecutive start and played every offensive snap in the 2018 season-opener, leading a young offensive linke that features three sophomores and a redshird freshman in the starting unit.

» Named to AFCA Good Works Team preseason watch list for the second straight year, one of the most prestigious off-the-field honors in college football, honoring a student-athlete’s dedication to volunteerism, community involvement and enriching the lives of others.

» Is the team’s Uplifting Athletes chapter president and Lift for Life organizer, helping to raise over $88,000 for rare disease research and awareness over the last two years. Also is very active in the Tom Jones Challenger Baseball League.

» Has made 25 consecutive starts, the longest streak on the team.

» Played 760 of 762 offensive snaps in 2017 (99.7%), most on the team, and led the team with 782 snaps in 2016.

» Voted a team captain for both 2018 and 2017, Allegretti was an honorable mention All-Big Ten pick on the offensive line.

DUDEK’S SEASON CUT SHORT AGAIN

Fifth-year senior and former freshman All-American WR Mike Dudek suffered a season-ending knee injury late in the season-opening win over Kent State. He had four catches for 65 yards and one punt return for 26 yards in the game.

» Dudek’s story is familiar to Illini fans. After producing the most prolific season for a freshman receiver in school history in 2014, Dudek suffered season-ending knee injuries during spring ball in both 2015 and 2016. He returned to the field in 2017, but was limited to seven games due to varius injuries. Then in 2018 he again suffered a season ending injury after just one game.

» In 21 career games played, he has 104 catches for 1,365 yards and seven touchdowns. He also has carried the ball seven times for 80 yards, completed one pass for 22 yards and returned eight punts for 95 yards. He had at least two catches in all 21 career games played.

2018 BIG TEN STANDINGS BIG TEN OVERALLWEST DIVISION W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK THIS WEEKNorthwestern 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 W, 31-27 at Purdue vs. DukeILLINOIS 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 31-24 vs. Kent St. vs. Western Illinois Iowa 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 33-7 vs. N. Illinois vs. N. IowaMinnesota 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 48-10 vs. NM St. vs. Fresno StateWisconsin 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 34-3 vs. W. Kentucky vs. New MexicoNebraska 0 0 - 0 0 0.000 vs. Akron (PPD) vs. ColoradoPurdue 0 1 0.000 0 1 0.000 L, 27-31 vs. N’western vs. Eastern Michigan

EAST DIVISION W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK THIS WEEKIndiana 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 38-28 at FIU vs. VirginiaMaryland 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 34-29 vs. Texas at Bowling Green #11 Michigan State 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 38-31 vs. Utah St. at Arizona State#5 Ohio State 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 77-31 vs. Oregon St. vs. Rutgers#10 Penn State 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 45-38 vs. App St. at PittsburghRutgers 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 35-7 vs. Texas St. at Ohio State#14 Michigan 0 0 - 0 1 0.000 L, 17-24 at Notre Dame vs. W. Michigan

ILLINOIS NONCONFERENCE OPPONENTS CONFERENCE OVERALL TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK THIS WEEKKent State 0 0 - 0 1 0.000 L, 24-31 at Illinois vs. HowardWestern Illinois (FCS) 0 0 - 0 1 0.000 L, 23-26 at MSU at IllinoisSouth Florida 0 0 - 1 0 1.000 W, 34-14 vs. Elon vs. Georgia Tech

NATIONAL RANKINGSASSOCIATED PRESS (Preseason)Rk Team Record Pts1 Alabama(42) 0-0 15052 Clemson(18) 0-0 14763 Georgia 0-0 13504 Wisconsin(1) 0-0 12715 Ohio State 0-0 12566 Washington 0-0 12157 Oklahoma 0-0 11738 Miami 0-0 10279 Auburn 0-0 101310 Penn State 0-0 101211 Michigan State 0-0 87712 Notre Dame 0-0 80413 Stanford 0-0 77814 Michigan 0-0 77315 USC 0-0 54316 TCU 0-0 53317 West Virginia 0-0 51118 Mississippi State 0-0 45019 Florida State 0-0 38420 Virginia Tech 0-0 35121 UCF 0-0 31222 Boise State 0-0 29223 Texas 0-0 21624 Oregon 0-0 14825 LSU 0-0 106Others receiving votes: South Carolina 96, Florida 68, Utah 60, Oklahoma State 51, Florida Atlantic 38, Arizona 28, NC State 22, Texas A&M 21, Boston College 18, Northwestern 13, Kansas State 10, Iowa State 8, Houston 6, Memphis 3, Iowa 2, Troy 2, Fresno State 1, Arkansas State 1, Kentucky 1

COACHES (Preseason)Rk Team Record Pts1 Alabama(61) 0-0 16212 Clemson(3) 0-0 15473 Ohio State(1) 0-0 14584 Georgia 0-0 14525 Oklahoma 0-0 12886 Washington 0-0 12457 Wisconsin 0-0 12438 Miami 0-0 10919 Penn State 0-0 105010 Auburn 0-0 100411 Notre Dame 0-0 89212 Michigan State 0-0 87013 Stanford 0-0 76814 Michigan 0-0 75215 USC 0-0 69116 TCU 0-0 53017 Virginia Tech 0-0 52418 Mississippi State 0-0 40719 Florida State 0-0 32820 West Virginia 0-0 31021 Texas 0-0 26522 Boise State 0-0 26123 UCF 0-0 25924 LSU 0-0 25425 Oklahoma State 0-0 168Others receiving votes: South Carolina 138, Florida 135, Oregon 105, Utah 81, Texas A&M 67, Northwestern 67, Kansas State 35, Florida Atlantic 27, Memphis 23, Boston College 23, NC State 22, Arkansas State 19, Troy 19, Appalachian State 16, San Diego State 15, Kentucky 8, Iowa State 8, Iowa 8, Washington State 7, South Florida 6, Duke 5, Fresno State 4, Louisville 3, Arizona 2, Houston 2, Army 1, Northern Illinois 1

* Illinois’ 2018 opponents in bold.



» After missing the 2015 and ’16 seasons, Dudek returned to action Sept. 2, 2017, 981 days since his last play on Dec. 26, 2014, at the Heart of Dallas Bowl. He caught a 16-yard touchdown on the Illini’s second drive of the 2017 season-opening win over Ball State, his first catch over two years.

» During his freshman season in 2014, Dudek hauled in 76 receptions for 1,038 yards to shatter Arrelious Benn’s previous freshman marks of 54 catches and 676 yards in 2007.

» Dudek was a 2014 first-team Freshman All-American by ESPN.com, Scout and 247sports after leading FBS freshmen in receiving yards (79.8 ypg). He led the B1G in receptions (50) and receiving yards (716) during conference games and ranked fifth in FBS with 354 fourth-quarter receiving yards and tied for third nationally with 10 plays of 15+ yards in the fourth quarter.

ILLINI STORYLINES

• Future Coaches: Illini RB Reggie Corbin got a taste of coaching this past summer. Corbin, along with Illini teammates Justice Williams and Del’Shawn Phillips, led the Seahawks to an undefeated 5-0 record in the inaugural season of the Tuscola Flag Football League. The trio connected with nine-year old Illini superfan Colton Rahn, who has cerebral palsey, this past winter when a group of football student-athletes drove to Tuscola to cheer on Colton’s basketball team.

• First-time Footballer: Sophomore punter Blake Hayes, a native of Melbourne, Australia, had never played in or attended a college football game until making his Illini debut against Ball State on Sept. 2. Hayes played Australian rules football before training at ProKick Australia for two years in hopes of getting a college scholarship in the United States. It paid off, as the Aussie earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors as a true-freshman, averaging 42.0 yards per punt.

• Facebook Find: Facebook was a key part in the recruitment of sophomore safety Bennett Williams, at least according to Illini defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson. Nickerson was a teammate of Bennett’s father, Garey Williams, at Cal and the two are connected on Facebook. Nickerson says he would see highlights of Bennett on Garey’s Facebook page and became more impressed as he got older, eventually leading to his recruitment to Illinois. Williams earned true-freshman All-America honors after making 64 tackles and leading the team with three interceptions in 2017.

NO. 1 IN NFL EXPERIENCE...AGAIN

Lovie Smith’s Fighting Illini coaching staff is loaded with experience from the NFL level, boasting 60 years of coaching in the NFL – the most of any college staff in the country for the third straight season.

Illini NFL Experience by the Numbers: » 86 Years NCAA Coaching Experience » 60 Years NFL Coaching Experience » 37 Years NFL Playing Experience » 3 Super Bowl Appearances » 1 Super Bowl Title » 1 NFL Coach of the Year » 1 NCAA Championship

Six members of the full time coaching staff have NFL coaching experience: » Lovie Smith – 19 seasons (11 head coach, 8 assistant/coordinator) » Gill Byrd –13 seasons (assistant coach) » Bob Ligashesky – 12 seasons (assistant coach/coordinator) » Luke Butkus – 8 seasons (assistant coach) » Andrew Hayes-Stoker – 5 seasons (assistant coach) » Hardy Nickerson – 3 seasons (assistant coach)

GRADS ON GRADS ON GRADS

The 2018 Fighting Illini roster features six student-athletes that have already earned a bachelor’s degree and are working toward a second bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree this fall. Student-Athlete Bachelor’s Degree Degree Pursuing Nick Allegretti Accountancy (Dec. ’17) Recreation, Sport & Tourism AJ Bush Jr. Sociology (Aug. ’18 at Virginia Tech) Recreation, Sport & Tourism Reggie Corbin Communication (May ’18) Recreation, Sport & Tourism Mike Dudek Marketing & Business Process Mngt (Dec. ’17) Technology Management Chase McLaughlin Technical Systems Management (May ’18) Technology Management Justice Williams Business Management (Aug. ’18) Business Administration

UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTSLocation: Urbana-Champaign Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 44,880 Colors: Orange & Blue Nickname: Fighting Illini Conference (Division): Big Ten (West) President: Timothy L. Killeen Chancellor: Robert J. Jones Director of Athletics: Josh Whitman Stadium: Memorial Stadium (FieldTurf – 60,670)

FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS2017 Record: 2-10, 0-9 (7th Big Ten West Division) Offensive Formation: Multiple Defensive Formation: 4-3

2017 Starters Returning/Lost: 16/8 Off: 7/4 Def: 7/4 ST (PK/P): 2/02017 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 41/18 Off: 17/9 Def: 20/9 ST (PK/P): 4/0

All-Time Record (Years): 603-585-51 (129)All-Time Big Ten Record (Years): 341-426-32 (123)Memorial Stadium Record (Years): 271-236-14 (96)Big Ten Championships (Last): 15 (2001)National Championships (Last): 5 (1951)Bowl Appearances (Last): 18 (2014 Heart of Dallas)All-Time Bowl Record: 8-10 (.444)

FOOTBALL CONTACT INFORMATIONOffice Phone: 217-333-1400 Mailing Address: Memorial Stadium1402 South First St, NE Tower, Champaign, IL 61820

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ILLINI COACHING STAFFOn the Field Lovie Smith .............................................................Head CoachHardy Nickerson ........................... Asst. HC/Def. Coordinator/LBGill Byrd ..................... Def. Passing Game Coordinator/SafetiesBob Ligashesky ............................... Special Teams CoordinatorLuke Butkus ........................................................ Offensive LineAustin Clark ........................................................Defensive LineAndrew Hayes-Stoker .........................................Wide ReceiversCory Patterson ...........................................................Tight EndsMiles Smith ......................................................Defensive BacksZach Grant .................................. Offensive Graduate AssistantPeter Collins ...................................................Defensive AnalystBob McClain ................................................... Offensive AnalystKingsley Osei-Asibey ......................................Defensive AnalystJake Zweig ............................................. Special Teams Analyst

In Coaches Booth Rod Smith ..........................................Offensive Coordinator/QBThad Ward ..........................................................Running BacksJake Ellsworth .............................Defensive Graduate AssistantJoe Fotu .......................................Defensive Graduate AssistantRob Delaney ................................ Offensive Graduate AssistantCody Gibson ................................................... Offensive AnalystRobert Wright ...................................................Defensie Analyst



CAREER STARTS LIST (returning players)

PLAYER . . . . . . . . . . .’18. . ’17 . ’16 . . ’15 . ’14 . .TOTAllegretti, Nick . . . . . 1 . . 12. . .12 . . .0 . . . -- . . .25Dudek, Mike . . . . . . . 1 . . .6 . . . -- . . -- . . . 9 . . .16Green, Stanley . . . . . . 1 . . .7 . . . 7 . . -- . . . -- . . .15Palczewski, Alex . . . . 1 . . 11. . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . .12Milan, Jamal . . . . . . . . . . . .6 . . . 5 . . .0 . . . -- . . .11Oliver, Tymir . . . . . . . 1 . . 10. . . 0 . . -- . . . -- . . .11Phillips, Del’Shawn . . 1 . . 10. . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . .11Smalling, Ricky . . . . . 1 . . 10. . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . .11Hobbs, Nate . . . . . . . . . . . 10. . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . .10Roundtree, Bobby . . . 1 . . .9 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . .10Watkins, Cameron. . . 1 . . .7 . . . 2 . . -- . . . -- . . .10Boyd, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .9Kramer, Doug . . . . . . 1 . . .8 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .9Jackson, Kenyon . . . . 0 . . .3 . . . 5 . . -- . . . -- . . . .8Lowe, Vederian . . . . . 1 . . .7 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .8Dorsey, Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .7 . . . -- . . -- . . --- . . . .7Williams, Bennett . . . . . . . .7 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .7Harding, Dele . . . . . . 0 . . .5 . . . 0 . . -- . . . -- . . . .5Woods, Jamal . . . . . . 1 . . .4 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .5Bonner, RaVon . . . . . 1 . . .3 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .4Reams, Caleb . . . . . . 0 . . .3 . . . 1 . . -- . . . -- . . . .4Epstein, Mike . . . . . . 0 . . .3 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .3Gay, Isaiah . . . . . . . . 1 . . .2 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .3Mays, Sam . . . . . . . . 1 . . .0 . . . 1 . . .1 . . . -- . . . .3Adams, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .2Corbin, Reggie . . . . . 0 . . .0 . . . 2 . . -- . . . -- . . . .2Hansen, Jake. . . . . . . 1 . . -- . . . 1 . . -- . . . -- . . . .2Marchese, Jimmy. . . . . . . . .2 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .2Thomas, Cam . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .2Barker, Daniel . . . . . . 1 . . -- . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Brown, Dre . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1

Brown, Sydney. . . . . . 1 . . -- . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Bush, AJ . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . -- . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Davis, Trenard. . . . . . 0 . . .1 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1DeGroot, Dawson. . . . 0 . . .1 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Green, Kendrick. . . . . 1 . . -- . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Knight, James . . . . . . 0 . . .1 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Martin, Jartavius. . . . 1 . . -- . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Martin, Zeke . . . . . . . 0 . . .1 . . . 0 . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Roberts, Austin . . . . . 0 . . .1 . . . 0 . . .0 . . . -- . . . .1Shogbonyo, Ayo . . . . . 0 . . .1 . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Solomon, Adam . . . . . 0 . . .1 . . . 0 . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Ware, Delano. . . . . . . 1 . . -- . . . -- . . -- . . . -- . . . .1Williams, Justice . . . . 0 . . .0 . . . 1 . . -- . . . -- . . . .1-- = Redshirted/did not play/not on squad; 0 = Played, didn’t start

ILLINI AT HOME UNDER THE LIGHTS

The Fighting Illini will have at least two home night games at Memorial Stadium this season – vs. Western Illinois on 9/8 and vs. Penn State on 9/21. It marks the sixth time ever and the second year in a row that Illinois will play two prime time home games in the same season. The Illini are 15-11 all time in night games at Memorial Stadium (start after 6 p.m.). Date Opponent Time Result9/4/82 Northwestern 6 p.m. W, 49-139/17/83 Stanford 6 p.m. W, 17-79/1/84 Northwestern 6 p.m. W, 24-169/22/84 Michigan State 7 p.m. W, 40-79/14/85 Southern Illinois 6 p.m. W, 28-259/6/86 Louisville 6 p.m. W, 23-09/20/86 #6 Nebraska 6 p.m. L, 14-599/12/87 #15 Arizona State 6 p.m. L, 7-219/5/92 Northern Illinois 6 p.m. W, 30-149/6/97 Southern Mississippi 6 p.m. L, 7-249/12/98 Middle Tennessee State 6 p.m. W, 48-209/23/00 #10 Michigan 6:30 p.m. L, 31-3510/22/05 #12 Penn State 6 p.m. L, 10-639/2/06 Eastern Illinois 6 p.m. W, 42-1710/14/06 Ohio 6 p.m. L, 17-209/8/07 Western Illinois 6 p.m. W, 21-010/20/07 #25 Michigan 7 p.m. L, 17-2710/18/08 Indiana 6:30 p.m. W, 55-139/12/09 Illinois State 6 p.m. W, 45-179/11/10 Southern Illinois 7 p.m. W, 35-39/17/11 #22 Arizona State 6 p.m. W, 17-149/22/12 Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. L, 24-5210/19/13 #25 Wisconsin 7 p.m. L, 32-56 9/10/16 North Carolina 6:30 p.m. L, 23-429/9/17 Western Kentucky 7 p.m. W, 20-79/29/17 Nebraska 7 p.m. L, 6-289/8/18 Western Illinois 6:30 p.m. 9/21/18 Penn State 8 p.m.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• Junior RB Reggie Corbin had his first career two-touchdown game in the opener against Kent State, including an electrifying, tightrope-walking 39-yard TD run to tie the game in the third quarter. Corbin had 10 rushes for 79 yards, after having 78 rushing yards on 18 carries during the entire 2017 season.

• Junior WR Sam Mays tied a career-high with four receptions and a career-high 47 receiving yards against Kent State.

• Illinois’ 21-point third quarter against Kent State tied the highest-scoring quarter in the Lovie Smith era. Illinois also scored 21 in the second quarter against Murray State 9/3/2016.

• Homegrown OLine: The starting offensive line consists of all players from Illinois. The group of senior Nick Allegretti (Frankford, Ill.), redshirt freshman Kendrick Green (Peoria, Ill.), sophomore Doug Kramer (Hinsdale, Ill.), sophomore Vedarian Lowe (Rockford, Ill.) and sophomore Alex Palczewski (Mount Prospect, Ill.) played all 74 offensive snaps together in the season-opening win over Kent State.

• Rod Smith Takes Over: Lovie Smith handed over the reigns of the offense to Rod Smith (no relation) for the 2018 season. Game one was a success, with the offense piling up 469 yards total offense (279 rushing and 190 passing). Rod Smith came to Champaign-Urbana in Janurary after six seasons as co-offensive coordinator with the Arizona Wildcats, and previous OC stints at Michigan, Indiana and USF. He brings more than 22 years of coaching experience to Illinois and has coached in 10 bowl games.

• Smalling Comes Up Big: Sophomore WR Ricky Smalling picked up where he left off after a big freshman season.

» Led the team with 70 receiving yards on three catches (23.3 ypc) in the season-opening win over Kent State

» Smalling’s 16.45 yards per catch in 2017 ranked fourth in the Big Ten and third among all true freshmen in FBS, behind only Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb (17.54) and TCU’s Jalen Reagor (17.45).

» Became the sixth Illini true-freshman in program history to have a 100-yard receiving game with five catches for 111 yards against Rutgers on Oct. 14, 2017.

» Led the team with 510 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 31 catches in 2017.



DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Senior LB Del’Shawn Phillips had his first career interception in the fourth quarter, sealing the week one victory over Kent State. He also added 12 tackles, which ranks second in the Big Ten after week one behind teammate Jake Hansen. A junior college transfer, Phillips ranked 8th in the Big Ten in tackles per game (7.7) in his first season at Illinois in 2017.

• Punching It Out: The Illini forced 17 fumbles in 2017 to rank second in the nation in forced fumbles per game (1.42), behind only Wyoming (1.69). The total of 17 forced fumbled tied for fouth-most overall, behind Wyoming (22), Utah State (18) and Texas A&M (18).

» Junior S Stanley Green has six forced fumbles in his 2-year Illini career which is tied for seventh-most in program history (dating back to 1990), and is T-1st in the B1G (Maryland’s Jermaine Carter, Jr.) and T-10th in FBS over the last two seasons. He’s had three forced fumbles in each season.

• Fast Start for Roundtree: Sophomore DE Bobby Roundtree had five tackles and a pass breakup in the 2018 season opener. Roundtree is looking for another fast start after having 3.0 sacks through his first three college games in 2017. He finished the 2017 season with a team-high four sacks and his 0.33 sacks/game were among the national leaders for true freshmen.

• All-American Guy: Safety Bennett Williams was named to ESPN.com’s true-freshman All-America team in 2017. His 64 tackles were fifth-most on the team and the second most in the Big Ten by a freshman. Williams also picked off a team-high three passes, broke up two more, and had 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble.

THE SPECIAL TEAMS

• Punter from Down Under: Sophomore Australian punter Blake Hayes opened 2018 with one of the best punting games in program history.

» Hayes averaged 53.4 yards per punt against Kent State, the fourth-best single-game average in program history, including a career-long 69-yard boot, the longest for an Illini since 2015 (Ryan Frain 72 yards vs. Ohio State, 11/14/15).

» Ranks third in FBS in punting average after week one (53.4).

» In 2017, Hayes ranked fourth in FBS in punting average among true freshmen (42.0).

» In Big Ten play, he ranked third in the Big Ten in punting average (42.7) and third net punting (40.0)

» A native of Melbourne, Hayes came to the United States in June 2017 having never attended an American football game.

» An Australian Rules Football player in his homeland, Hayes trained for American football at Prokick Australia.

• Chase McLongkick: Now in his third season as primary kicker, senior PK Chase McLaughlin has been rock-solid, hitting 25-of-36 field goals and 47-of-47 PATs combined from 2016-2018. He opened the 2018 campaign by nailing a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter against Kent State. It was the 35th 50+-yarder in program history and the second for McLaughlin since his career-long 53-yarder vs. Minnesota 2016.

• It’s a Block-Off: Illinois opened the season with a 24-21 win over Ball State on Sept. 2 thanks to a walk-off blocked field goal by DT Jamal Milan. The 6-3, 300-pound Milan got his paw on the Cardinals’ 54-yard attempt as time expired, sealing victory for the Orange and Blue. It was the first FG block of his career and the first by an Illini first since Rob Bain vs. Western Michigan 9/17/16.

• In 2017, Illinois had three blocked kicks (two field goals and one PAT) in 2017 to rank 19th in FBS and second in the Big Ten. All three blocks came in the first three games of the season.

FIGHTING ILLINI FACTS

• Declining Penalties: Illinois commited just three penalties (for 25 yards) in the season-opening win over Kent State, tied for the second-least in the B1G and fourth-least in FBS through the first weekend of action.

• Home Sweet Home: Illinois has 21 consecutive home-opening wins, the fourth-longest active streak in the nation behind only Florida (29), Oklahoma State (23) and Wisconsin (23). Illinois is 91-33-5 all-time in home-openers.

In fact, the Illini have won... » 8 straight season-openers (last loss 2010 vs. Missouri in St. Louis) » 13 straight season-openers at Memorial Stadium (last loss 1997 vs. Southern Mississippi) » 21 straight home-openers (last loss 1997 vs. Southern Mississippi)

• Starting Off Right: The Illini have an all-time record of 82-42-5 in season-openers and are 59-27-4 when opening the season at home. The Illini have won their last 13 season-openers at Memorial Stadium dating back to 1997.

ILLINI NCAA & B1G RANKINGSTEAM RANKINGS (129 teams ranked)CATEGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA . . . B1G . . . STAT3rd Down Conversion Pct . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45th. . . . . .7th . . . . .4673rd Down Conversion Pct Defense . . . . . . 42nd. . . . . .5th . . . . .2944th Down Conversion Pct . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72nd. . . . . .8th . . . . .0004th Down Conversion Pct Defense . . . . . . 82nd. . . . . .9th . . . . .667Blocked Kicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A. . . . . N/A . . . . . . 0Blocked Kicks Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st. . . . . .1st . . . . . . 0Blocked Punts Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st. . . . . .1st . . . . . . 0Completion Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91st. . . . .11th . . . . .542Defensive TDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A. . . . . N/A . . . . . . 0Fewest Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th. . . . . 2nd . . . . . . 3Fewest Penalties Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th. . . . . 2nd . . . . 3.00Fewest Penalty Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th. . . . . 2nd . . . . . 25Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . 9th. . . . . 2nd . . . 25.00First Downs Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92nd. . . . .13th . . . . . 24First Downs Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66th. . . . . .9th . . . . . 22Fumbles Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59th. . . . . .7th . . . . . . 1Fumbles Recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A. . . . . N/A . . . . . . 0Kickoff Return Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st. . . . . .1st . . . . 0.00Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107th. . . . .13th . . . . 8.67Net Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20th. . . . . 2nd . . . 43.40Passes Had Intercepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st. . . . . .1st . . . . . . 0Passes Intercepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th. . . . . 2nd . . . . . . 2Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90th. . . . .12th . . . 190.0Passing Yards Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86th. . . . .10th . . . 270.0Passing Yards per Completion . . . . . . . . . 32nd. . . . . 2nd . . . 14.62Punt Return Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97th. . . . . .9th . . . 10.00Punt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th. . . . . .3rd . . . 26.00Red Zone Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30th. . . . . .4th . . . . .667Red Zone Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107th. . . . .13th . . . . .600Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81st. . . . .11th . . . 183.0Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24th. . . . . .3rd . . . 279.0Sacks Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88th. . . . .10th . . . . 3.00Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60th. . . . . .5th . . . . 24.0Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69th. . . . .10th . . . . 31.0Tackles for Loss Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65th. . . . .11th . . . . 6.00Team Passing Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84th. . . . . .8th . . 120.67Team Passing Efficiency Defense . . . . . . 70th. . . . .11th . . 129.95Team Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73rd. . . . . .9th . . . . 1.00Team Tackles for Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th. . . . . .1st . . . . 12.0Time of Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86th. . . . .11th . 27:57Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91st. . . . .12th . . . 453.0Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50th. . . . . .5th . . . 469.0Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23rd. . . . . .4th . . . . 1.00Turnovers Gained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29th. . . . . .5th . . . . . . 2Turnovers Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35th. . . . . .4th . . . . . . 1Winning Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st. . . . . .1st . . .1.000

NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top-75)CATEGORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLAYER . . .STAT . . RANKAll Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bush, Jr. . . .139.00 . . . .66thField Goals per game . . . . . . . . . . .McLaughlin. . . . .1.00 . . . .33rdInterceptions per game . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Martin. . . . . .1.0 . . . . .3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Phillips. . . . . .1.0 . . . . .3rdPasses Defended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Martin. . . . . .2.0 . . . .24th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Phillips. . . . . .2.0 . . . .24thPunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Hayes. . . . .53.4 . . . . .3rdRushing Yards per carry . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corbin. . . . .7.90 . . . . 21st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bush, Jr.. . . . .6.62 . . . .35thRushing Yards per game . . . . . . . . . . Bush, Jr. . . . .139.0 . . . .18thScoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin.. . . . .12.0 . . . .23rdSolo Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hansen. . . . .10.0 . . . . .5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watkins. . . . . .8.0 . . . .13thTackles For Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hansen. . . . . .6.0 . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. Woods. . . . . .2.0 . . . .27thTotal Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Martin. . . . . . . 1 . . . . .4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Phillips. . . . . . . 1 . . . . .4thTotal Offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bush, Jr. . . . .329.0 . . . .24thTotal Points Scored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin.. . . . . . 12 . . . . 31stTotal Tackles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hansen.. . . . .15.0 . . . . .6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Phillips. . . . .12.0 . . . .19th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watkins. . . . .10.0 . . . .45thTotal Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin.. . . . . . . 2 . . . .19thYards per Pass Attempt . . . . . . . . . . .Bush, Jr.. . . . . .8.26 . . . .48thYards per Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smalling.. . . .23.33 . . . .44th



WALK-ONS EARNING THEIR $$$

• Coach Lovie Smith had a special gift for two Illini walk-ons on Christmas 2017. LB Jimmy Marchese and TE Bobby Walker both were informed on Christmas Day that they had earned scholarships for the 2018 season. Both players will be fourth-year juniors for the 2018 and are in pace to graduate in Dec. 2018.

• Redshirt junior walk-on kicker Chase McLaughlin was surprised with a scholarship during 2017 spring ball. McLaughlin, a Cypress, Texas, native, has hit 24-of-34 field goals and 43-of-43 extra points in two-seasons at starting kicker (2016 & ‘17).

SMITH FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE CENTER COMING IN 2019

• Dramatic upgrades are coming soon to the Fighting Illini football facilities. Currently under construction is a brand-new 107,000 square foot, $79.2 million football performance center next to the Irwin Indoor Practice Facility, and adjacent to Memorial Stadium. Construction broke ground in December 2017, with the project scheduled for completion prior to the start of the 2019 season.

• On Aug. 28, 2018, the H.D. Smith Foundation, led by Dale and Chris Smith, announced a donation of $20 million to the University of Illinois Foundation, with $15 million dedicated to the Fighting Illini Football Performance Center. In recognition of the gift, the building will forever be named the Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center.

• More information on the project can be found at http://illinoisrenaissance.com.

ALL OVER THE NFL

• A total of 20 former Fighting Illini are in NFL training camps (as of Aug. 20) – WR Geronimo Allison (Packers), DT Chunky Clements (Rams), DE James Crawford (Packers), CB Vontae Davis (Bills), OL Christian DiLauro (Browns), FS Clayton Fejedelem (Bengals), RB Josh Ferguson (Colts), CB Justin Hardee (Saints), TE Michael Hoomanawanui (Saints), OL Ted Karras (Patriots), TE Matt LaCosse (Broncos), DE Corey Liuget (Chargers), LB Whitney Mercilus (Texans), LB Hardy Nickerson (Bengals), DE Carroll Phillips (Jaguars), DE Dawuane Smoot (Jaguars), DT Akeem Spence (Dolphins), WR Malik Turner (Seahawks), DE Jihad Ward (Cowboys) and DB Tavon Wilson (Lions).

• In 2017, 21 former Illini were on NFL rosters during the regular season.

• Illinois has had at least one player drafted in 42 of the last 46 years and has 241 all-time NFL Draft picks.

LOVIE’S ILLINI

• Long-time NFL head coach Lovie Smith returns to the Illinois sidelines for the third season in 2018.

• Smith is the 25th head football coach at Illinois and is the first African-American head football coach in program history.

• Smith was hired as Fighting Illini head coach on March 7, 2016, by Director of Athletics Josh Whitman, who was on his third day on the job as Illinois AD.

• After spending 19 years in the NFL, including 11 years as a head coach, the 2016 season was the first for Lovie at a college since 1996.

• Smith led the Chicago Bears for nine seasons from 2004-12 and was 81-63 (.563), including three division titles, two NFC Championship Game appearances (2006 and 2010) and a berth in Super Bowl XLI.

• The AP Coach of the Year in 2005, Smith’s 81 wins with Chicago are the third-most in Bears history.

• Prior to coming to Illinois, Smith spent the previous two seasons as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where the Bucs improved from two victories in 2014 to six wins in 2015.

WHITMAN IN CHARGE

• Former Fighting Illini tight end Josh Whitman was announced as Director of Athletics at Illinois in February, 2016. His first order of business? Hiring Lovie Smith as head coach just two days after officially starting the job.

• Whitman was named the university’s 14th permanent director of athletics on Feb. 17 and officially started on March 5. On March 7, he made national headlines by hiring coaching icon Lovie Smith to lead the football program.

• Since those whirlwind first few days, Whitman has formulated an aggressive agenda, including launching the University’s Athletics Hall of Fame and planning for a new $79.2 million football performance center, as well as several other multi-million dollar facility improvements. He has hired six new head coaches, starting with Lovie Smith.

• At the time of his hiring, Whitman was 37 years old, making him the youngest athletics director in the Autonomy 5

• Prior to coming back to Illinois, Whitman served as director of athletic as Washington University in St. Louis

2018 ILLINOIS HONORS

OL Nick Allegretti• Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (comm. service)• AFCA Good Works Team preseason watch list (off-the-field)• Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team

TE Louis Dorsey• Mackey Award preseason watch list (TE)• Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big Ten third team

WR/PR Mike Dudek• Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team (PR)

LB Jake Hansen• PFF National Team of the Week (9/2)• Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (9/3)

LB Del’Shawn Phillips• Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team

SS Bennett Williams• Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team

BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top-10)

CATEGORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLAYER . . .STAT . . RANKAll Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bush, Jr. . . .139.00 . . . . .8thField Goals per game . . . . . . . . . . .McLaughlin. . . . .1.00 . . . . .6thInterceptions per game . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Martin. . . . . .1.0 . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Phillips. . . . . .1.0 . . . . . 1stPasses Defended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Martin. . . . . .2.0 . . . . .4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Phillips. . . . . .2.0 . . . . .4thPassing Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bush, Jr. . . . . . 190 . . . .10thPassing Yards per Game. . . . . . . . . . . Bush, Jr. . . . .190.0 . . . .10thPassing Yards per Completion . . . . . . Bush, Jr. . . . .14.62 . . . . 2ndPoints Responsible For . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin.. . . . . . 12 . . . . .7thPoints Responsible For per Game . . . . . Corbin.. . . . .12.0 . . . . .7thReceiving Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smalling.. . . . . . 70 . . . . .9thReceiving Yards per Game . . . . . . . . Smalling.. . . . .70.0 . . . . .9thRushing Yards per carry . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corbin. . . . .7.90 . . . . .3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bush, Jr.. . . . .6.62 . . . . .5thRushing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bush, Jr. . . . . 139 . . . . .5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin. . . . . . 79 . . . .10thRushing Yards per game . . . . . . . . . . Bush, Jr. . . . .139.0 . . . . .5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corbin.. . . . .79.0 . . . .10thScoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin.. . . . .12.0 . . . . 2ndSolo Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hansen. . . . .10.0 . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watkins. . . . . .8.0 . . . .10thTackles For Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hansen. . . . . .6.0 . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. Woods. . . . . .2.0 . . . . .5thTotal Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Martin. . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Phillips. . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 1stTotal Offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bush, Jr. . . . .329.0 . . . . 2ndTotal Points Scored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin.. . . . . . 12 . . . . 2ndTotal Tackles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hansen.. . . . .15.0 . . . . . 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Phillips. . . . .12.0 . . . . 2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watkins. . . . .10.0 . . . . .7thTotal Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbin.. . . . . . . 2 . . . . 2ndYards per Pass Attempt . . . . . . . . . . .Bush, Jr.. . . . . .8.26 . . . . .4thYards per Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smalling.. . . .23.33 . . . . .3rd



2018 UNIFORM COMBINATIONSOpponent Result Helmet Jersey Pants Rec.Kent State W Orange Blue Orange 1-0

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South Florida

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Purdue

at Wisconsin

at Maryland

Minnesota

at Nebraska

Iowa

at Northwestern

and UW-LaCrosse and also practiced law in Washington, D.C.

• Whitman has two Illinois degrees. He graduated with Bronze Tablet honors in 2001 while earning a bachelor’s degree in finance. In 2008, he graduated summa cum laude from the Illinois College of Law. He worked in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at Illinois while earning his law degree.

• A native of West Lafayette, Ind., Whitman was a four-year starting tight end and two-time First Team Academic All-American on the gridiron for Illinois. He then spent parts of four seasons as a player in the NFL, including stints with the Chargers, Dolphins, Seahawks and Bills.

NEW FACESThe Illini coaching staff has several new faces this year.

» Rod Smith – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Coacing vet comes to Illinois after six seasons as Co-OC at Arizona. Had previous stints at Indiana, Michigan, USF, West Virginia and Clemson.

» Gill Byrd – Passing Game Coordinator/Safeties: Spent 13 years as an NFL DB coach, most recently with the Buffalo Bills in 2017

» Austin Clark – Defensive Line: Spent the last two seasons as assistant defensive line coach at Southern Cal

» Cory Patterson – Tight Ends: Turned around the Trinity Catholic High School program in St. Louis

» Miles Smith – Defensive Backs: Son of Lovie Smith worked on his dad’s staff in Tampa Bay

BUTKUS IS BACK

Luke Butkus is in his second stint as offensive line coach at his alma mater. Butkus was a two-time All-Big Ten selection for the Fighting Illini from 1997-2001, and served as a captain of the 2001 Big Ten championship squad that advanced to the Sugar Bowl. Butkus first returned to Champaign to coach the offensive line in 2012 before spending the next three seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an offensive line coach. He returned to Illinois in 2016 to join Lovie Smith’s Staff. Luke is the nephew of former Illinois and Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus, who starred at Illinois from 1962-64.

LB GREAT DANA HOWARD TO BE INDUCTED INTO CFB HALL OF FAME IN 2018

• One of those all-time great Illinois linebackers, Dana Howard, will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018. He was honored on the field at the Sept. 1 season opener against Kent State.

• Howard will be the 17th Fighting Illini in the hall of fame, joining college football legends Red Grange (inducted 1951), Dick Butkus (inducted 1983) and most recently David Williams (inducted 2005).

• Howard won the Butkus Award in 1994 as the nation’s top linebacker, Illinois’ first major national award.

• Howard, who left Champaign as the Big Ten’s all-time leading tackler, was one of the best collegiate defenders of the 1990’s. He recorded at least 147 tackles in each of his four seasons from 1991-94 and totaled 595 career tackles, along with 30 TFLs, 10 sacks, four interceptions and seven fumble recoveries.

• The East St. Louis, Illinois, native was the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1993 and 1994 and was named a first team All-American in both seasons. Howard was a consensus All-American during his Butkus Award winning senior season in 1994.

ILLINI ATHLETICS HALL OF FAMERS

Members of the 2018 Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame, including CFB Hall of Fame linebacker Dana Howard, will be officially inducted on Sept. 22 at State Farm Center, the day after the Illini host Penn State on Friday night.

» Class of 2018: Alex Agase (1941-42, ‘46), Charles Carney (1918-22), Ray Eliot (1942-59), Jim Grabowski (1963-65) and Dana Howard (1991-94).

» Class of 2017: Dick Butkus (1962-64), Dike Eddleman (1943, 47-49), Red Grange (1923-25), George Halas (1916-18), George Huff (1901-1936), Buddy Young (1944 & ‘46) and Robert Zuppke (1913-41).

UPLIFTING ATHLETES RAISES RECORD MONEY

• Fighting Illini players raised over $49,000 for rare disease research and awareness, a new event record, with their seventh annual Lift for Life fundraiser through Uplifting Athletes on July 8, 2018. The Illini are inspired by former Illini OL Andrew Carter, whose playing career was cut short by Acoustic neuroma – a rare, slow-growing tumor of the nerve that connects the ear to the brain. Senior OL Nick Allegretti serves as president of the UI chapter of Uplifting Athletes and helped organize the event, which featured the entire Fighting Illini team participating in a strongman competition at Memorial Stadium. In seven years, the Illini have raised nearly $150,000 to help fight rare diseases, including over $88,000 in the last two years alone. Find more on Andrew Carter’s story here: http://bit.ly/CarterFeature.

2018 CAPTAINSThe team voted on three season captians on Aug. 28. Then each week a different fourth captain is voted on by the team to join the other three for that week’s game.

SEASON CAPTAINSOffense: OL Nick AllegrettiDefense: LB Del’Shawn PhillipsSpecial Teams: LB Dele Harding

KENT STATE – QB AJ Bush Jr.

WESTERN ILLINOIS –

SOUTH FLORIDA –

PENN STATE –

RUTGERS –

PURDUE –

WISCONSIN –

MARYLAND –

MINNESOTA –

NEBRASKA –

IOWA –

NORTHWESTERN –



GRANGE GROVE THE PLACE TO BE ON GAME DAY

• Grange Grove, the grassy area directly west of Memorial Stadium, will once again be THE place for Illini fans on football game days. Opened in 2015, Grange Grove is a free, high-energy tailgating area in the shadows of Memorial Stadium.

• Grange Grove opens at 7 a.m. on game days for public tailgating. Programming in the area, including live music and children’s areas, starts approximately three hours before kickoff. The tailgating lot will close at 10pm or an hour after the conclusion of the game (for night games).

• More information on Grange Grove can be found at http://fightingIllini.com/GrangeGrove

CAMPING AT HOME

After holding preseason training camp off campus at “Camp Rantoul” for nearly two decades, the Illini held their entire 2018 training camp on campus for the third straight year. For the second straight year, training camp was held at the UI Campus Recreation Fields bordered by Florida Ave. and Goodwin Ave. in Urbana, just blocks from Memorial Stadium. In 2016, training camp was held at the grass practice fields next to Memorial Stadium.

ILLINI GAMES BROADCAST IN CHINESE ONCE AGAIN

• Illinois Athletics and the Fighting Illini Radio Network, under the direction of Fighting Illini Sports Properties, will once again broadcast in Mandarin Chinese online through FightingIllini.com. It will mark the fourth straight season of Mandarin broadcasts at Illinois, a trend the Illini started in 2015.

• The broadcast will be led by Jiajun (Jaden) Li and Diwen (Stephen) Shi for the second straight year.

• Over 5,800 students from China attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the largest group of international students on campus. The number of Chinese students attending Illinois has gradually increased from 850 students in the fall of 2005 to more than six times that number today.

WEEKLY COACHES RADIO SHOWThe Lovie Smith radio show airs live from Buffalo Wild Wings in Savoy every Monday evening of a game week from 7-8 p.m. on the Illini Sports Network. Hosted by Fighting Illini football play-by-play voice Brian Barnhart, the live show allows University of Illinois students and the Champaign-Urbana community the opportunity to meet coaches and ask questions about the Illinois football program.

2019 // FINALAug. 31 AkronSept. 7 @ UConnSept. 14 Eastern MichiganSept. 21 NebraskaSept. 28 OPENOct. 5 @ MinnesotaOct. 12 MichiganOct. 19 Wisconsin (HC)Oct. 26 @ PurdueNov. 2 Rutgers (Dads Day)Nov. 9 @ Michigan StateNov. 16 OPENNov. 23 @ IowaNov. 30 NorthwesternDec. 7 B1G Championship

2020 // FINALSept. 5 Florida AtlanticSept. 12 UConnSept. 19 Bowling GreenSept. 26 OPENOct. 3 @ RutgersOct. 10 @ NebraskaOct. 17 PurdueOct. 24 MinnesotaOct. 31 @ WisconsinNov. 7 IowaNov. 14 @ IndianaNov. 21 Ohio StateNov. 28 @ NorthwesternDec. 5 B1G Championship

2021 // FINALSept. 4 UTSASept. 11 @ VirginiaSept. 18 MarylandSept. 25 @ PurdueOct. 2 CharlotteOct. 9 OPENOct. 16 @ Penn StateOct. 23 WisconsinOct. 30 RutgersNov. 6 @ MinnesotaNov. 13 NebraskaNov. 20 @ IowaNov. 27 NorthwesternDec. 4 B1G Championship

2022 // FINALSept. 3 @ WisconsinSept. 10 VirginiaSept. 17 WyomingSept. 24 ChattanoogaOct. 1 Michigan StateOct. 8 MinnesotaOct. 15 @ Penn StateOct. 22 OPENOct. 29 @ MichiganNov. 5 PurdueNov. 12 IowaNov. 19 @ NebraskaNov. 26 @ Northwestern

2023 // FINALSept. 2 ToledoSept. 9 @ KansasSept. 16 Penn StateSept. 23 Florida AtlanticSept. 30 @ PurdueOct. 7 NebraskaOct. 14 WisconsinOct. 21 @ MarylandOct. 28 IndianaNov. 4 OPENNov. 11 @ MinnesotaNov. 18 @ IowaNov. 25 Northwestern

2024 // FINALAug. 31 PurdueSept. 7 KansasSept. 14 Central MichiganSept. 21 Eastern IllinoisSept. 28 @ Ohio StateOct. 5 OPENOct. 12 @ Penn StateOct. 19 IowaOct. 26 RutgersNov. 2 @ WisconsinNov. 9 @ NebraskaNov. 16 OPENNov. 23 MinnesotaNov. 30 @ Northwestern

2025 // 2 non-conf & open TBAAug. 30 NebraskaSept. 6 @ DukeSept. 13 TBDSept. 20 TBDSept. 27 Penn StateOct. 4 @ IowaOct. 11 TBDOct. 18 MichiganOct. 25 @ PurdueNov. 1 TBDNov. 8 @ Michigan StateNov. 15 WisconsinNov. 22 @ MinnesotaNov. 29 Northwestern

2026 // 1 non-conf & B1G TBASept. 12 DukeSept. 26 Missouri

2027 // 2 non-conf & B1G TBASept. 18 @ Missouri

2028 // 2 non-conf & B1G TBASept. 16 Missouri

2029 // 2 non-conf & B1G TBASept. 15 @ Missouri

2018-19 BIG TEN BOWL POSSIBILITIESJan. 7 CFP National Championship GameDec. 29 CFB Playoff Semifinals (Cotton & Orange)

Jan. 1 Rose Bowl vs. Pack-12Jan. 1 Citrus Bowl vs. SECJan. 1 Outback Bowl vs. SECDec. 31 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl B1G/ACC/ND vs. SECDec. 31 SDCCU Holiday Bowl vs. Pac-12Dec. 31 San Francisco Bowl vs. Pac-12Dec. 28 Franklin American Music City Bowl B1G/ACC vs. SECDec. 27 New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. ACC/NDDec. 26 Quick Lane Bowl vs. ACC/NDDec. 26 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Conference USA

FUTURE ILLINOIS SCHEDULES



CHARTING THE ILLINILONGEST DRIVESDRIVES ILLINOIS OPPONENTby # of plays 15 (57 yards, 6:43, Fumble vs. Kent State) 14 (60 yards, 6:16, FG, Kent State)by # of yards 62 (5 plays, 2:11, End of game vs. Kent State) 80 (7 plays, 2:24, TD, Kent State)Time of Possession 6:43 (15 plays, 57 yards, Fumble vs. Kent State) 6:16 (14 plays, 60 yards, Kent State)

RED ZONE STATS (inside the 20) ILLINOIS OPPONENTTimes inside the 20 5 3Total Scores 3 2 Touchdowns 3 1 Field Goals 0 1Lost on Downs/Turnover/Punt 1 1Lost on Missed/Blocked Field Goals -- --End of Game or Half 1 --Scoring Percentage .600 .667Scoring Percentage (TDs only) .600 .333Percent of Total Drives .385 .231

FIELD POSITION ILLINOIS OPPONENTDrives Started 13 13Cumulative Starting Yardlines 423 316Average Starting Field Position 32.5 24.3Times Started Inside the 20 2 2Drives Started in Plus Territory 0 0

POINTS AFTER TURNOVERS ILLINOIS OPPONENTTurnovers Forced 2 1Total Scores 1 1Scoring Percentage .500 1.000Points off Turnovers 7 3

HIGHEST SCORING QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT FINAL2018 season 3, Kent State 0 21, Kent State 7, Kent State -- 31, Kent StateLovie Smith Era 14, UNC & Murray St. 21, Murray State 21, 3x last Kent St. (‘18) 14, MSU (’16) & USF (’17) 0, Purdue 52, Murray State

ILLINOIS ACADEMICSGRADS ON GRADS ON GRADS

The 2018 Fighting Illini roster features six student-athletes that already earned a bachelor’s degree prior to the season.

Student-Athlete Bachelor’s Degree Degree Pursuing Nick Allegretti Accountancy (Dec. ’17) Recreation, Sport & Tourism AJ Bush Jr. Sociology (Aug. ’18 at Virginia Tech) Recreation, Sport & Tourism Reggie Corbin Communication (May ’18) Recreation, Sport & Tourism Mike Dudek Marketing & Business Process Mngt (Dec. ’17) Technology Management Chase McLaughlin Technical Systems Management (May ’18) Technology Management Justice Williams Business Management (Aug. ’18) Business Administration

MAKING THE GRADE

The Illini continue to excel in the classroom.

• A total of 29 football student-athletes earned degrees in 2017-18, including six that are on the 2018 roster pursuing second degrees or master’s degrees.

• Illini players have earned 141 degrees in the last four years – 29 in 2018, 32 in 2017, 42 in 2016 and 38 in 2015.

• Illinois Academic All-Big Ten selections has exploded in recent years. Prior to 2012, the school record was 12 (2000 & 2009). Since then, the Illini have had 18 (2012), 21 (2013), 29 (2014), 31 (2015), a program-record 35 in 2016, and, most recently, 32 in 2017.

• For at least 12 consecutive semesters, at least 39 football student-athletes have posted at least a 3.0 grade-point-average, including 59 in Spring 2016.

Semester 3.0+ GPAs Team GPA Fall 2012 42 2.71 Spring 2013 51 2.87

Fall 2013 43 2.84 Spring 2014 41 2.90

Fall 2014 56 2.97 Spring 2015 60 2.98

Fall 2015 58 2.92 Spring 2016 59 3.06

Fall 2016 45 2.81 Spring 2017 47 2.90

Fall 2017 39 2.75 Spring 2018 42 2.82



ILLINOIS SCORING DRIVES

KENT STATE1st . . . . . . 11:38 . . . . FG . . . . . McLaughlin, C. 50 yd Field Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:323rd . . . . . . 9:36 . . . . . TD . . . . . Bonner, RaVon 8 yd RUSH PAT KICK by McLaughlin, C. (GOOD) . . . . 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:083rd . . . . . . 6:11 . . . . . TD . . . . . Corbin, Reggie 39 yd RUSH PAT KICK by McLaughlin, C. (GOOD) . . . 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:483rd . . . . . . 2:06 . . . . . TD . . . . . Epstein, Mike 5 yd RUSH PAT KICK by McLaughlin, C. (GOOD) . . . . . 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:144th . . . . . . 10:39 . . . . TD . . . . . Corbin, Reggie 1 yd RUSH PAT KICK by McLaughlin, C. (GOOD) . . . . 8 plays,55 yards, 2:58

2018 ILLINOIS BIG PLAYS (Rush/Pass/Rec/PR over 20 yds & KOR/Def over 40 yds)

Player . . . . . . . . . . . . Run . .Pass . . Rec. . .Def . . . ST . . . . . TotBush Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . .4 . . . . 0. . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . . 6Smalling . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . .0 . . . . 2. . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . . 2Dudek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . .0 . . . . 2. . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . . 2Corbin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . .0 . . . . 0. . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . . 2TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . .4 . . . . 4. . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . . 8

KENT STATE (8)1Q 20 . . . . . Dudek reception (from Bush, Jr.)3Q 24 . . . . . Smalling reception (from Bush, Jr.)3Q 23 . . . . . Corbin rush3Q 39 . . . . . Corbin rush3Q 44 . . . . . Smalling reception (from Bush, Jr.)4Q 24 . . . . . Dudek reception (from Bush, Jr.)4Q 40 . . . . . Bush, Jr. rush4Q 20 . . . . . Bush, Jr. rush

TURNOVERS FORCED

TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .INT . . . . . . FUMBLE . . . . . . .TOTALIllinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

KENT STATE (2)3Q . . . .J. Martin interception (S. Green 3 yard return)4Q . . . .Phillips interception (no return)



TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Rushing Passing Passing Total TimeTeam Score First Downs Att-Yd-TD C-A-Int-TD Yards Offense Punt Fumbles Penalties PossIllinois 31 22 49-279-4 13-24-0-0 190 469 5-267 3-1 3-25 27:57vs. Kent State 24 24 43-183-1 28-41-2-2 270 453 5-191 0-0 5-38 32:03------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois vs. Western Illinois------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois vs. South Florida------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois vs. Penn State------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois at Rutgers------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois vs. Purdue------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois at Wisconsin------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois at Maryland------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois vs. Minnesota------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois at Nebraska------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois vs. Iowa------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Illinois at Northwestern------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ILLINOIS GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSIVE STARTERSGAME T G C G T QB RB WR WR WR TEKent State Lowe K. Green Kramer Allegretti Palczewski Bush, Jr. Bonner Smalling Dudek Mays BarkerWestern IllinoisSouth FloridaPenn StateRutgersPurdueWisconsinMarylandMinnesotaNebraskaIowaNorthwesternConsecutive 2 1 4 25 12 1 1 11 1 1 1Career 8 1 9 25 12 1 4 11 16 2 1

DEFENSIVE STARTERSGAME DE DT DT DE LB LB NB CB SS FS CB Kent State Roundtree Oliver Woods Gay Hansen Phillips S. Brown Watkins Ware S. Green MartinWestern IllinoisSouth FloridaPenn StateRutgersPurdueWisconsinMarylandMinnesotaNebraskaIowaNorthwesternConsecutive 2 5 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1Career 10 11 5 3 2 11 1 10 1 15 1



ILLINOIS INDIVIDUAL CAREER

CAREER FORCED FUMBLES (since 1990)1. Simeon Rice, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132. Whitney Mercilus, 2009-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113. Dana Howard, 1990-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84. Mason Monheim, 2012-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Earnest Thomas III, 2011-2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Kevin Hardy, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77. Stanley Green, 2016-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Justin Harrison, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 J Leman, 2004-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Derrick Strong, 2000-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Michael Young, 1997-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tyrone Washington, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

CAREER FIELD GOALS (since 1945)1. Chris White, 1983-85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532. Chris Richardson, 1991-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .523. Jason Reda, 2004-07. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .514. Mike Bass, 1980-82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415. Derek Dimke, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Doug Higgins, 1987-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397. Dan Beaver, 1973-76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388. Taylor Zalewski, 2012-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359. Neil Rackers, 1996-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3410. Chase McLaughlin, 2015-present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

CAREER FIELD GOAL ACCURACY(min. 20 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCT FG1. Derek Dimke, 2008-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .848 39-462. Peter Christofilakos, 1999-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .840 21-253. Jason Reda, 2004-07. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .750 51-684. Mike Bass, 1980-82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .745 41-555. Chris White, 1983-85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .736 53-726. Chris Richardson, 1991-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .712 52-737. Chase McLaughlin, 2015-present. . . . . . . . . . .694 25-368. Doug Higgins, 1987-1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .684 39-579. Neil Rackers, 1996-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .667 34-5110. Taylor Zalewski, 2012-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .636 35-55

CAREER PUNTING AVERAGE1. Steve Weatherford, 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.52. Blake Hayes, 2017-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.73. Steve Fitts, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.684. Justin DuVernois, 2011-2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.625. Ryan Tabloff, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.96. Anthony Santella, 2007-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.87. Bill Brown, 1958-60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.38. Ryan Frain, 2012-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.19. J.C. Caroline, 1953-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.710. Brett Larsen, 1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.5

ILLINOIS SINGLE GAME

SINGLE-GAME TACKLES FOR LOSS1. Jake Hansen vs. Kent State, 9/1/2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8 Jeff Weisse vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/12/1998 . . . . . . . .6-37 3. Will Davis at Indiana, 9/22/2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-22 Simeon Rice vs. Arizona, 9/16/1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-24 Simeon Rice vs. Northern Illinois, 9/17/1994 . . . . . . . . 5-28 Simeon Rice vs. Washington State, 9/1/1994 . . . . . . . . 5-36 Simeon Rice vs. Oregon, 9/25/1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 Mike Poloskey vs. East Carolina, 8/31/1991 . . . . . . . . . 5-12 Mike Piel at Northwestern, 11/21/1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 Jim Rucks vs. Tulane, 9/26/1970. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27

RECORDS TO WATCHThrough Kent State game (9/1/18)



OFFENSE

Pos. # Player StartsQB 1 AJ Bush Jr. 1 RB 21 Ra’Von Bonner 1

WR 18 Mike Dudek 1 4 Ricky Smalling 1 9 Sam Mays 1

TE 87 Daniel Barker 1

OL 79 Vederian Lowe 1 55 Kendrick Green 1 65 Doug Kramer 1 53 Nick Allegretti 1 63 Alex Palczewski 1

BOLD = started most recent game

DEFENSE

Pos. # Player StartsDE 97 Bobby Roundtree 1 92 Isaiah Gay 1

DT 96 Tymir Oliver 1 91 Jamal Woods 1

LB 3 Del’Shawn Phillips 1 35 Jake Hansen 1

NB 30 Sydney Brown 1 CB 21 Jartavius Martin 1 31 Cameron Watkins 1

S 7 Stanley Green 1 15 Delano Ware 1

SPECIAL TEAMS

Pos. # Player StartsK 43 Chase McLaughlin 1

P 14 Blake Hayes 1

Starters by position (through 1 game)

2018 STARTERS

2018 PRONUNCIATION GUIDENick Allegretti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .al-uh-GRET-eeAlec Andrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ann-DRAY-uhNolan Bernat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . burr-KNATChristian Bobak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bo-BACKRa’Von Bonner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RAY-vonVerdis Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ver-disJake Cerny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SIR-neeD’Ante’ Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dee-ON-TAYTrenard Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tre-NARDMike Dudek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DOO-deckPreston Engel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-gullMike Epstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ep-STEENCarmoni Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . car-MAH-neeDele Harding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAY-LAYVederian Lowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vuh-DARE-ee-anJimmy Marchese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mar-CASEMichael Marchese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mar-CASEJartavius Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jar-TAY-vee-usAlec McEachern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mc-CARE-unShaedon Meadors . . . . . . . . SHAY-den medd-ersJamal Milan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . muh-LANMarc Mondesir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mon-duh-SEERDrew Murtaugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . murr-tawKievan Myers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KEY-vonnJakari Norwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . juh-CAR-eeLere Oladipo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . luh-RAYTymir Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TIE-MEERAlex Palczewski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pal-CHESS-keyAlex Pihlstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PILL-strumAyo Shogboyo . . . . . . . . . . .EYE-oh shog-BAHN-yoEthan Tabel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tuh-BELLCoran Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kor-AHNKhalan Tolson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KAY-lahnReuben Unije . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .YOU-nuh-szjayDelano Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dee-LAY-no



KEY PLAYER QUICK FACTS – OFFENSEQB 1 AJ Bush (Sr., 6-4, 225) Graduate transfer from Virginia Tech ... Joined the Illini Aug. 3 for the start of training camp ... Played at Nebraska and Iowa Western CC

QB 10 Cam Thomas (So., 6-2, 200) Last season, became fourth Illini true freshman to start at QB ... Ranked No. 35 dual-threat QB recruit by ESPN

RB 21 Ra’Von Bonner (So., 5-11, 210) Started vs. Kent State and had one touchdown ... Career-high 62 yards rushing vs. Rutgers in 2017

RB 25 Dre Brown (Jr., 5-11, 215) Former four-star recruit ... Wears No. 27 (two sevens) in honor of his father, who wore No. 77 and passed away when Dre was eight years old

RB 2 Reggie Corbin (Jr., 5-10, 190) First career two-TD game in opener vs. Kent State ... 2x Rugby national champ in high school

RB 26 Mike Epstein (So., 6-0, 200) Became fifth true freshman in program history to lead the team in rushing yards (346 in 2017) ... Missed last seven games with an injury in 2017

WR 18 Mike Dudek (Sr., 5-11, 195) Out for season with knee injury in game 1 ... 2+ catches in all 21 games played ... ESPN.com True-Freshman All-American in 2014

WR 4 Ricky Smalling (So., 6-1, 205) 2017 BTN.com All-Freshman Team ...Fourth true freshman in program history to lead the team in receiving yards (501) ... Former four-star recruit

WR 9 Sam Mays (Sr., 6-3, 200) One start in 2016 and one start in 2015 ... Game-winning touchdown with 1:35 left vs. Michigan State in 2016

WR 32 Justice Williams (Jr., 6-3, 215) Former linebacker switched to wide receiver ... First career catch in the opener against Kent State

TE 87 Daniel Barker (Fr., 6-4, 245) Started opener vs. Kent State ... Second true freshman to start a season opener in program history, joining Evan Wilson in 2010

TE 19 Lou Dorsey (So., 6-6, 225) 2017 BTN.com All-Freshman Team ... 395 receiving yards was the eighth-most by a tight end in Illinois single-season history

TE 36 Austin Roberts (Sr., 6-2, 245) Primarily used for blocking ... Academic All-Big Ten as a biology major ... Plans to be a doctor

TE 83 Bobby Walker (Jr., 6-4, 240) Former walkon was awarded scholarship in December 2017 … First career reception against Nebraska in 2017

T 79 Vederian Lowe (So., 6-6, 315) 2017 BTN.com All-Freshman Team honorable mention ... Seven starts as a true freshman in 2017

G 55 Kendrick Green (r-Fr., 6-4, 300) Played defensive line during redshirt season in 2017 ... Switched to offensive line in spring 2018

C 65 Doug Kramer (So., 6-2, 305) 2017 BTN.com All-Freshman Team honorable mention ... Eight starts as a redshirt freshman in 2017

G 53 Nick Allegretti (Sr., 6-4, 320) 24 straight starts ... Team captain last season ... AFCA Good Works Team watch list

T 63 Alex Palczewski (So., 6-6, 300) 12 straight starts ... 2017 BTN.com All-Freshman Team honorable mention ... Started the final 11 games as a true freshman in 2017

KEY PLAYER QUICK FACTS – DEFENSEDE 99 Owen Carney (So., 6-3, 255) 4 tackles and a half-TFL vs. Kent STate … Miami, Fla., native … Played in 10 games last year as a true-freshman

DE 92 Isaiah Gay (So., 6-3, 225) Third-youngest player to start a game in FBS in 2017 ... Two starts as a true freshman in 2017

DE 97 Bobby Roundtree (So., 6-5, 255) 2017 BTN.com All-Freshman Team ... Nine starts as a true freshman in 2017 ... Tied for the team lead in sacks (4.0) in 2017

DE 52 Ayo Shogbonyo (So., 6-2, 240) Former linebacker switched to defensive end ... Played primarily on special teams last season

DT 93 Calvin Avery (Fr., 6-2, 300) Make Illini debut vs. Kent State … Four-star recruit … Highest ranked recruit of 2018 Illinois signing class at No. 156 nationally

DT 95 Kenyon Jackson (Jr., 6-0, 290) Eight starts in his first two seasons ... Father, Keith, was a six-time NFL Pro Bowl selection

DT 55 Jamal Milan (Jr., 6-3, 305) Missed part of training camp and season opener with an injury ... Blocked FG in final seconds vs. Ball State in 2017

DT 90 Lere Oladipo (r-Fr., 6-3, 205) Pronounced luh-RAY oh-la-DEE-po … Missed 2018 opener due to injury … Redshirted 2017 season

DT 96 Tymir Oliver (Jr., 6-4, 290) Team captain last season ... Played in all 12 games with 10 starts last season ... Tied for second on the team in TFLs (4.5) in 2017

DT 91 Jamal Woods (So., 6-2, 265) 2017 BTN.com All-Freshman Team honorable mention ... Four starts as a true freshman in 2017 ... Can play both DT and DE

LB 3 Del’Shawn Phillips (Sr. ,6-2, 230) Illinois’ only senior on defense ... Team-leader in tackles in 2017 (85) ... Ranked eighth in the B1G tackls per game (7.7) in 2017

LB 35 Jake Hanson (So., 6-1, 230) Illinois record-tying 6.0 TFLs in the season opener vs. Kent State ... Injured during training camp last season and missed all 12 games

LB 9 Dele Harding (Jr., 6-1, 230) Voted team’s special teams captain ... Second on the team in special teams tackles (4) in 2017

CB 6 Tony Adams (So., 6-0, 190) Played in five games before season-ending injury in 2017 ... First Illini true freshman to start opener at CB since Vontae Davis in 2006

CB 8 Nate Hobbs (So., 6-0, 185) 2017 BTN.com All-Freshman Team ... Started 10 games as a true freshman ... High jumped 6’9” and long jumped 22’ 11.25” in high school

CB 21 Jartavius Martin (Fr., 6-0, 190) Started opener and recorded first interception in first college game … Ranked No. 101 safety recruit in the nation by ESPN

CB 31 Cameron Watkins (So., 6-0, 190) First career INT at Minnesota ... Nine career starts, including seven in 2017 ... Tied for third on the team in pass breakups (3) in 2017

S 30 Sydney Brown (Fr., 6-0, 195) Canada native moved to Florida to play high school football at St. Stephens Episcopal ... Started opener and made five tackles vs. Kent State

S 7 Stanley Green (Jr., 5-11, 200) 2017 All-Big Ten honorable mention ... Six career forced fumbles, three as a sophomore and three as a freshman

S 26 Kerby Joseph (Fr., 6-1, 190) Three tackles in opener vs. Kent State ... Also played volleyball and ran track in high school

S 15 Delano Ware (Fr., 6-0, 200) Pronounced dee-LAY-no … True-freshman started opener against Kent State … Made 4 tackles and had 1 PBU

S 4 Bennett Williams (So., 6-0, 205) Father, Garey, played at California with Illini DC Hardy Nickerson ... Nickerson recruited Williams after watching his father’s videos on Facebook

KEY PLAYER QUICK FACTS – SPECIAL TEAMSK 43 Chase McLaughlin (Sr., 6-1, 190) 25-36 FG, 47-47 PAT in his career ... 53-yard FG vs. Minnesota in 2016 is fourth longest in Illini history ... Mechanical engineering major

K 17 James McCourt (So., 6-1, 220) Backup kicker and punter ... Has not played in a game

P 14 Blake Hayes (So., 6-6, 230) College debut was first football game he ever attended ... Melbourne, Australia native ... Played Australian rules football for 3 years in HS

LS 56 Ethan Tabel (So., 6-0, 215) Snapped for field goals in 11 of 12 games in 2017 ... Redshirted in 2016 as a true freshman



NO NAME POS HT WT YR ELIG. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS COLLEGE6 Tony Adams DB 6-0 190 So. 4-3 Belleville, Ill./St. Louis University HS53 Nick Allegretti OL 6-4 320 Sr. 1-1 Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East 27 Alec Andrea DB 5-11 170 Fr. 5-4 Barrington, Ill./Barrington93 Calvin Avery DL 6-2 330 Fr. 5-4 Dallas, Tex./Bishop Dunne87 Daniel Barker TE 6-4 245 Fr. 5-4 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Deerfield Beach28 Nolan Bernat DB 5-10 190 Jr. 3-2 Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett HS/College of Dupage29 Christian Bobak DB 6-0 200 So. 3-3 Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central21 Ra’Von Bonner RB 5-11 210 So. 4-3 Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore76 Larry Boyd OL 6-6 310 So. 4-3 St. Louis, Mo./Trinity Catholic25 Dre Brown RB 5-11 215 Jr. 2-2 DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb30 Sydney Brown DB 6-0 195 Fr. 5-4 Bradenton, Fla./St. Stephens Episcopal School94 Verdis Brown DL 6-4 325 Fr. 5-4 Chicago, Ill./IMG Academy (Fla.)1 AJ Bush Jr. QB 6-4 225 Sr. 1-1 Alpharetta, Ga./Norcross HS/Virginia Tech99 Owen Carney Jr. DL 6-3 255 So. 4-3 Miami, Fla./Miami Central80 Edwin Carter WR 6-3 180 Fr. 5-4 Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood73 Jake Cerny OL 6-5 305 So. 3-3 Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City West51 Sean Coghlan LB 6-0 220 r-Fr. 4-4 Chicago, Ill./St. Rita2 Reggie Corbin RB 5-10 200 Jr. 2-2 Upper Marlboro, Md./Gonzaga College34 PC Daniel II DB 6-1 205 Fr. 5-4 Chicago, Ill./IMG Academy (Fla.)14 Drake Davis QB 5-11 195 Fr. 5-4 Naperville, Ill./Naperville North15 Trenard Davis WR 6-0 195 Jr. 2-2 Boynton Beach, Fla./American Heritage School 24 Dawson DeGroot DB 6-1 200 So. 4-3 Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers19 Lou Dorsey TE 6-6 235 So. 4-3 Jacksonville, Fla./Jean Ribault18 Mike Dudek WR 5-11 195 Sr. 1-1 Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley5 Milo Eifler LB 6-2 220 So. 3-3 Berkeley, Calif./Bishop O’Dowd/U. of Washington58 Preston Engel OL 6-0 270 Fr. 5-4 Normal, Ill./Normal Community26 Mike Epstein RB 6-0 200 So. 4-3 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas62 Ron Gaines III LS 6-5 290 Fr. 5-4 Chicago, Ill./Simeon75 Kurt Gavin OL 6-4 305 So. 3-3 Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East92 Isaiah Gay DL 6-3 225 So. 4-3 Nashville, N.C./Northern Nash5 Carmoni Green WR 6-1 190 So. 4-3 Miami, Fla./Miami Central55 Kendrick Green OL 6-4 300 r-Fr. 4-4 Peoria, Ill./Peoria7 Stanley Green DB 5-11 200 Jr. 3-2 East St. Louis, Ill./East St. Louis Senior38 Caleb Griffin PK 6-3 200 Fr. 5-4 Danville, Ill./Danville35 Jake Hansen LB 6-1 230 So. 3-3 Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake23 Ron Hardge III DB 6-1 180 Fr. 5-4 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons9 Dele Harding LB 6-1 230 Jr. 3-2 Elkton, Md./Eastern Christian 14 Blake Hayes P 6-6 230 So. 4-3 Melbourne, Australia/Brighton8 Nate Hobbs DB 6-0 185 So. 4-3 Louisville, Ky./Louisville Male47 Jacob Hollins LB 6-2 220 Fr. 5-4 Fresno, Calif./Central East37 Zac Holman WR 6-1 190 Sr. 1-1 Cronulla, Australia/De La Salle Cronulla33 Ezekiel Holmes DL 6-3 225 Fr. 5-4 Wichita Falls, Tex./Hirschi84 Jordan Holmes WR 6-0 180 Fr. 5-4 Columbia, Ill./Columbia95 Kenyon Jackson DL 6-0 290 Jr. 3-2 Little Rock, Ark./Parkview Arts & Science Magnet88 Brandon Jones TE 6-5 240 So. 3-3 Columbia, Mo./Hickman26 Kerby Joseph DB 6-1 190 Fr. 5-4 Orlando, Fla./Jones10 James Knight LB 5-10 215 So. 4-3 East St. Louis, Ill./East St. Louis65 Doug Kramer OL 6-2 305 So. 3-3 Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central79 Vederian Lowe OL 6-6 315 So. 4-3 Rockford, Ill./Auburn41 Jimmy Marchese LB 6-2 220 Jr. 2-2 Vernon Hills, Ill./Stevenson42 Michael Marchese DB 6-4 210 So. 4-3 Vernon Hills, Ill./Stevenson21 Jartavius Martin DB 6-0 190 Fr. 5-4 Lehigh Acres, Fla./Lehigh Acres71 Zeke Martin OL 6-5 300 Jr. 2-2 Medina, Ohio/Medina 9 Sam Mays WR 6-3 200 Sr. 2-1 Missouri City, Texas/The Kinkaid School 17 James McCourt PK/P 6-1 220 So. 3-3 Parkland, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas46 Alec McEachern LB 6-1 225 r-Fr. 4-3 Plainfield, Ill./Benet Academy43 Chase McLaughlin PK 6-1 190 Sr. 1-1 Cypress, Texas/Cypress Woods55 Jamal Milan DL 6-3 305 Jr. 2-2 Chicago, Ill./Al Raby 16 Cam Miller QB 6-1 215 So. 3-3 Evergreen Park, Ill./Brother Rice54 Marc Mondesir DL 6-2 235 So. 4-3 Chicago, Ill./St. Rita

NO NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POS1 AJ Bush Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . QB2 Reggie Corbin . . . . . . . . . RB3 Jakari Norwood . . . . . . . . RB3 Del’Shawn Phillips . . . . . LB4 Ricky Smalling . . . . . . . .WR4 Bennett Williams . . . . . . DB5 Milo Eifler . . . . . . . . . . . . LB5 Carmoni Green . . . . . . . .WR6 Tony Adams . . . . . . . . . . DB6 Dominic Stampley. . . . . .WR7 Stanley Green . . . . . . . . . DB7 Coran Taylor . . . . . . . . . . QB8 Nate Hobbs . . . . . . . . . . . DB8 MJ Rivers II . . . . . . . . . . . QB9 Dele Harding. . . . . . . . . . LB9 Sam Mays . . . . . . . . . . . .WR10 James Knight . . . . . . . . . LB10 Cam Thomas. . . . . . . . . . QB11 Carlos Sandy. . . . . . . . . .WR12 Matt Robinson . . . . . . . . QB13 Caleb Reams . . . . . . . . .WR14 Drake Davis . . . . . . . . . . QB14 Blake Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . P15 Trenard Davis . . . . . . . . .WR15 Delano Ware . . . . . . . . . . DB16 Cam Miller . . . . . . . . . . . QB17 James McCourt . . . . . . .PK/P17 Kendall Smith . . . . . . . . . DB18 Mike Dudek . . . . . . . . . . .WR19 Lou Dorsey . . . . . . . . . . . TE20 Nick Walker. . . . . . . . . . . DB21 Ra’Von Bonner . . . . . . . . RB21 Jartavius Martin . . . . . . . DB22 Kenyon Sims . . . . . . . . . . RB22 Dylan Wyatt. . . . . . . . . . . DB23 Ron Hardge III. . . . . . . . . DB24 Dawson DeGroot . . . . . . . DB25 Dre Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . RB26 Mike Epstein . . . . . . . . . . RB26 Kerby Joseph . . . . . . . . . . DB27 Alec Andrea. . . . . . . . . . . DB28 Nolan Bernat. . . . . . . . . . DB29 Christian Bobak . . . . . . . DB30 Sydney Brown . . . . . . . . . DB31 Cameron Watkins . . . . . . DB32 Justice Williams . . . . . . .WR33 Ezekiel Holmes . . . . . . . . DL34 PC Daniel II. . . . . . . . . . . DB35 Jake Hansen . . . . . . . . . . LB36 Austin Roberts . . . . . . . . TE37 Zac Holman . . . . . . . . . .WR38 Caleb Griffin . . . . . . . . . . PK41 Jimmy Marchese . . . . . . . LB42 Michael Marchese. . . . . . DB43 Chase McLaughlin . . . . . PK44 Drew Murtaugh . . . . . . . . LB45 Khalan Tolson . . . . . . . . . LB46 Alec McEachern . . . . . . . LB47 Jacob Hollins. . . . . . . . . . LB48 Julian Pearl. . . . . . . . . . . DL

2018 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL ROSTER (As of 8/27/18)



44 Drew Murtaugh LB 6-3 225 So. 3-3 Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South72 Kievan Myers OL 6-5 330 Fr. 5-4 Dallas, Tex./Dishop Dunne86 Donny Navarro WR 5-11 190 So. 4-3 Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley HS/Valparaiso3 Jakari Norwood RB 5-10 185 Fr. 5-4 Pompano Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach90 Lere Oladipo DL 6-3 275 r-Fr. 4-4 Huntley, Ill./Huntley96 Tymir Oliver DL 6-4 290 Jr. 3-2 Philadelphia, Pa./West Philadelphia Catholic63 Alex Palczewski OL 6-6 300 So. 4-3 Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect81 Griffin Palmer TE 6-5 245 So. 3-3 St. Charles, Mo./De Smet Jesuit98 Deon Pate DL 6-2 280 r-Fr. 4-4 Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy48 Julian Pearl DL 6-6 250 Fr. 5-4 Danville, Ill./Danville3 Del’Shawn Phillips LB 6-2 230 Sr. 2-1 Highland Park, Mich./Cass Tech/Garden City CC89 Alex Pihlstrom TE 6-6 250 r-Fr. 4-4 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West13 Caleb Reams WR 6-2 240 Jr. 2-2 Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township8 MJ Rivers II QB 6-4 215 Fr. 5-4 Frisco, Tex./Lone Star36 Austin Roberts TE 6-2 245 Sr. 1-1 Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake12 Matt Robinson QB 6-1 185 Fr. 5-4 San Juan Capistrano, Calif./J Serra Catholic97 Bobby Roundtree DL 6-5 255 So. 4-3 Largo, Fla./Largo11 Carlos Sandy WR 5-9 175 Fr. 5-4 Dania Beach, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons52 Ayo Shogbonyo DL 6-2 240 So. 3-3 Arlington, Tex./Mansfield Summitt22 Kenyon Sims RB 5-11 200 Fr. 5-4 San Diego, Calif./Lincoln66 Jordyn Slaughter OL 6-5 315 Fr. 5-4 Belleville, Ill./Althoff Catholic4 Ricky Smalling WR 6-1 205 So. 4-3 Chicago, Ill./Brother Rice 17 Kendall Smith DB 6-1 200 So. 4-3 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook52 Adam Solomon OL 6-6 305 Jr. 2-2 Indianapolis, Ind./Bishop Chatard 85 Cam Stacy WR 5-11 200 Fr. 5-4 Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South6 Dominic Stampley WR 5-10 175 So. 3-3 Champaign, Ill./Centennial HS/Coffeyville CC (Kan.)68 Jake Stover OL 6-3 300 r-Fr. 4-4 Chicago, Ill./St. Rita56 Ethan Tabel LS 6-0 215 So. 3-3 Barrington, Ill./Barrington7 Coran Taylor QB 6-2 205 Fr. 5-4 Peoria, Ill./Peoria10 Cam Thomas QB 6-2 200 So. 4-3 Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic82 Dylan Thomas WR 5-11 180 Fr. 5-4 Monticello, Ill./Monticello45 Khalan Tolson LB 6-0 220 Fr. 5-4 St. Petersburg, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy74 Andrew Trainer OL 6-7 305 So. 3-3 Alexandria, Va./St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School70 Reuben Unije OL 6-6 290 Fr. 5-4 Bradenton, Fla./IMG Academy (Fla.)83 Bobby Walker TE 6-4 240 Jr. 2-2 Golf, Ill./Loyola Academy20 Nick Walker DB 5-10 185 So. 4-3 St. Louis, Mo./Miller Career Academy/Cisco College15 Delano Ware DB 6-0 200 Fr. 5-4 Richmond, Calif./El Cerrito31 Cameron Watkins DB 6-1 200 Jr. 2-2 Nashville, Tenn./Pearl-Cohn4 Bennett Williams DB 6-0 205 So. 4-3 Campbell, Calif./St. Francis32 Justice Williams WR 6-3 215 Jr. 2-2 Frisco, Texas /Wakeland91 Jamal Woods DL 6-2 265 So. 4-3 Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown22 Dylan Wyatt DB 6-0 180 Fr. 5-4 Oakland, Calif./St. Mary’s College HS

NOTE: Eligibility - first number is years left on clock, second number is seasons of eligibilty remaining (i.e. 5-4 means 5 years to play 4 seasons)

51 Sean Coghlan . . . . . . . . . LB52 Ayo Shogbonyo . . . . . . . . DL52 Adam Solomon . . . . . . . . OL53 Nick Allegretti . . . . . . . . . OL54 Marc Mondesir . . . . . . . . DL55 Kendrick Green . . . . . . . . OL55 Jamal Milan . . . . . . . . . . DL56 Ethan Tabel . . . . . . . . . . LS58 Preston Engel . . . . . . . . . OL62 Ron Gaines III . . . . . . . . . LS63 Alex Palczewski. . . . . . . . OL65 Doug Kramer. . . . . . . . . . OL66 Jordyn Slaughter . . . . . . . OL68 Jake Stover . . . . . . . . . . . OL70 Reuben Unije . . . . . . . . . OL71 Zeke Martin. . . . . . . . . . . OL72 Kievan Myers. . . . . . . . . . OL73 Jake Cerny. . . . . . . . . . . . OL74 Andrew Trainer . . . . . . . . OL75 Kurt Gavin. . . . . . . . . . . . OL76 Larry Boyd. . . . . . . . . . . . OL79 Vedarian Lowe . . . . . . . . OL80 Edwin Carter. . . . . . . . . .WR81 Griffin Palmer . . . . . . . . . TE82 Dylan Thomas . . . . . . . . .WR83 Bobby Walker . . . . . . . . . TE84 Jordan Holmes . . . . . . . .WR85 Cam Stacy . . . . . . . . . . .WR86 Donny Navarro . . . . . . . .WR87 Daniel Barker . . . . . . . . . TE88 Brandon Jones . . . . . . . . TE89 Alex Pihlstrom. . . . . . . . . TE90 Lere Oladipo . . . . . . . . . . DL91 Jamal Woods. . . . . . . . . . DL92 Isaiah Gay. . . . . . . . . . . . DL93 Calvin Avery . . . . . . . . . . DL94 Verdis Brown. . . . . . . . . . DL95 Kenyon Jackson. . . . . . . . DL96 Tymir Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . DL97 Bobby Roundtree. . . . . . . DL98 Deon Pate . . . . . . . . . . . . DL99 Owen Carney Jr. . . . . . . . DL

2017 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL ROSTER

ILLINOIS COACHING STAFFLovie Smith Head CoachHardy Nickerson Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/LinebackersRod Smith Offensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksGill Byrd Passing Game Coordinator/SafetiesBob Ligashesky Special Teams CoordinatorLuke Butkus Offensive LineAustin Clark Defensive LineAndrew Hayes-Stoker Wide RecieversCory Patterson Tight EndsMiles Smith Defensive BacksThad Ward Running Backs



2018 ILLINOIS NEWCOMERS (as of 8/27/18)SENIORS (8)AJ Bush Jr.Nick AllegrettiMike DudekZac HolmanSam MaysChase McLaughlinDel’Shawn PhillipsAustin Roberts JUNIORS (16)Nolan BernatDre BrownReggie CorbinTrenard DavisStanley GreenDele HardingKenyon JacksonJimmy MarcheseZeke MartinJamal MilanTymir OliverCaleb ReamsAdam SolomonBobby WalkerCameron WatkinsJustice Williams SOPHOMORES (39)Tony AdamsChristian BobakRa’Von BonnerLarry BoydOwen Carney Jr.Jake CernyDawson DeGrootLou DorseyMilo EiflerMike EpteinKurt GavinIsaiah GayCarmoni GreenJake HansenBlake HayesNate HobbsBrandon JonesJames KnightDoug KramerVederian LoweMichael MarcheseJames McCourtCam MillerMarc MondesirDrew MurtaughDonny NavarroAlex PalczewskiGriffin Palmer

Robby RoundtreeAyo ShogbonyoRicky SmallingKendall SmithDominic StampleyEthan TabelCam ThomasAndrew TrainerNick WalkerBennett WilliamsJamal Woods

RS FRESHMEN (7)Sean CoghlanKendrick GreenAlec McEachernLere OladipoDeon PateAlex PihlstromJake Stover

TRUE FRESHMEN (32)Alec AndreaCalvin AveryDaniel BarkerSydney BrownVerdis BrownEdwin CarterPC Daniel IIDrake DavisPreston EngelRon Gaines IIICaleb GriffinRon Hardge IIIJacob HollinsEzekiel HolmesJordan HolmesKerby JosephJartavius MartinKievan MyersJakari NorwoodJulian PearlMJ Rivers IIMatt RobinsonCarlos SandyKenyon SimsJordyn SlaughterCam StacyCoran TaylorDylan ThomasKhalan TolsonReuben UnijeDelano WareDylan Wyatt

2018 ROSTER BY CLASS

QUARTERBACKS (7)AJ Bush Jr.Drake DavisCamren MillerMJ Rivers IIMatt RobinsonCoran TaylorCam Thomas

TIGHT ENDS (7)Daniel BarkerLou DorseyBrandon JonesGriffin PalmerAlex PihlstromAustin RobertsBobby Walker

WIDE RECEIVERS (15)Edwin CarterTrenard DavisMike DudekCarmoni GreenZac HolmanJordan HolmesSam MaysDonny NavarroCaleb ReamsCarlos SandyRicky SmallingCam StacyDominic StampleyDylan ThomasJustice Williams

RUNNING BACKS (6)Ra’Von BonnerDre BrownReggie CorbinMike EpsteinJakari NorwoodKenyon Sims

OFFENSIVE LINE (16)Nick AllegrettiLarry BoydJake CernyPreston EngelKurt GavinKendrick GreenDoug KramerVederian LoweZeke MartinKievan MyersAlex PalczewskiJordyn SlaughterAdam SolomonJake StoverAndrew TrainerReuben Unije

DEFENSIVE LINE (15)Calvin AveryVerdis BrownOwen Carney Jr.Isaiah GayEzekiel HolmesKenyon JacksonJamal MilanMarc MondesirLere OladipoTymir OliverDeon PateJulian PearlBobby RoundtreeAyo ShogbonyoJamal Woods

LINEBACKERS (11)Sean CoghlanMilo EiflerDele HardingJake HansenJacob HollinsJames KnightJimmy MarcheseAlec McEachernDrew MurtaughDel’Shawn PhillipsKhalan Tolson

DEFENSIVE BACKS (19)Alec AndreaTony AdamsNolan BernatChristian BobakSydney BrownPC Daniel IIDawson DeGrootStanley GreenRon Hardge IIINate HobbsKerby JosephMichael MarcheseJartavius MartinKendall SmithNick WalkerDelano WareCameron WatkinsBennett WilliamsDylan Wyatt

LONG SNAPPERS (2)Ron Gaines IIIEthan Tabel PUNTERS (2)Blake HayesJames McCourt KICKERS (3)Caleb GriffinJames McCourtChase McLaughlin

2018 ROSTER BY POSITION

SIGNEES (24)NO NAME POS HT WT YR ELIG. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 93 Calvin Avery DL 6-2 330 Fr. 5-4 Dallas, Tex./Bishop Dunne87 Daniel Barker TE 6-4 245 Fr. 5-4 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Deerfield Beach30 Sydney Brown DB 6-0 190 Fr. 5-4 Bradenton, Fla./St. Stephens Episcopal School94 Verdis Brown* DL 6-4 295 Fr. 5-4 Chicago, Ill./IMG Academy (Fla.)80 Edwin Carter WR 6-3 180 Fr. 5-4 Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood23 Ron Hardge III DB 6-1 180 Fr. 5-4 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons47 Jacob Hollins LB 6-2 220 Fr. 5-4 Fresno, Calif./Central East33 Ezekiel Holmes DL 6-3 225 Fr. 5-4 Wichita Falls, Tex./Hirschi26 Kerby Joseph DB 6-1 190 Fr. 5-4 Orlando, Fla./Jones21 Jartavius Martin DB 6-0 190 Fr. 5-4 Lehigh Acres, Fla./Lehigh Acres72 Kievan Myers OL 6-5 330 Fr. 5-4 Dallas, Tex./Dishop Dunne3 Jakari Norwood* RB 5-10 175 Fr. 5-4 Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach48 Julian Pearl DL 6-6 250 Fr. 5-4 Danville, Ill./Danville8 MJ Rivers II QB 6-4 215 Fr. 5-4 Frisco, Tex./Lone Star12 Matt Robinson QB 6-1 185 Fr. 5-4 San Juan Capistrano, Calif./J Serra Catholic11 Carlos Sandy WR 5-9 175 Fr. 5-4 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons22 Kenyon Sims RB 5-11 195 Fr. 5-4 San Diego, Calif./Lincoln66 Jordyn Slaughter OL 6-5 315 Fr. 5-4 Belleville, Ill./Althoff Catholic7 Coran Taylor QB 6-2 205 Fr. 5-4 Peoria, Ill./Peoria45 Khalan Tolson LB 6-0 220 Fr. 5-4 St. Petersburg, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy70 Reuben Unije* OL 6-6 300 Fr. 5-4 Bradenton, Fla./IMG Academy (Fla.)20 Nick Walker* DB 5-10 175 So. 4-3 St. Louis, Mo./Miller Career Academy/Cisco College15 Delano Ware DB 6-0 200 Fr. 5-4 El Cerrito, Calif./El Cerrito22 Dylan Wyatt DB 6-0 180 Fr. 5-4 Oakland, Calif./St. Mary’s College HS

SCHOLARSHIP TRAINING CAMP ADDITIONS FOR 2018 (4)NO NAME POS HT WT YR ELIG. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 AJ Bush Jr. QB 6-4 225 Sr. 1-1 Alpharetta, Ga./Norcross HS/Virginia Tech5 Milo Eifler LB 6-2 220 So. 3-3 Berkeley Calif./Bishop O’Dowd/U. of Washington38 Caleb Griffin PK 6-3 200 Fr. 5-4 Danville, Ill./Danville6 Dominic Stampley WR 5-10 175 So. 3-3 Champaign, Ill./Centennial/Coffeyville CC (Kan.)

WALK-ONS ADDED TO ROSTER FOR 2018 (9)NO NAME POS HT WT YR ELIG. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 27 Alec Andrea DB 5-11 170 Fr. 5-4 Barrington, Ill./Barrington34 PC Daniel II* DB 6-1 205 Fr. 5-4 Chicago, Ill./IMG Academy (Fla.)14 Drake Davis QB 5-11 195 Fr. 5-4 Malden, Ill./Naperville North58 Preston Engel OL 6-0 270 Fr. 5-4 Normal, Ill./Normal Community62 Ron Gaines III LS 6-5 290 Fr. 5-4 Chicago, Ill./Simeon84 Jordan Holmes WR 6-0 180 Fr. 5-4 Columbia, Ill./Columbia86 Donny Navarro WR 5-11 190 So. 4-3 Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley HS/Valparaiso85 Cam Stacy WR 5-11 200 Fr. 5-4 Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South82 Dylan Thomas WR 5-11 180 Fr. 5-4 Monticello, Ill./Monticello

* Early enrollee, Jan. 2018



THE LAST TIMEAN ILLINOIS PLAYER HAD ...Rushing250 yards rushing: 330, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010200 yards rushing: 330, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010150 yards rushing: 180, Ke’Shawn Vaughn at Purdue, 11/7/2015125 yards rushing: 139, Aj Bush, Jr. vs. Kent State, 9/1/2018100 yards rushing: 139, Aj Bush, Jr. vs. Kent State, 9/1/2018Back-to-back 175-yard rushing games: Rashard Mendenhall (189 vs. Ball State, 10/27/2007 & 201 at Minnesota, 11/3/2007)Three consecutive 100-yard rushing games: Mikel Leshoure, 11/6/2010-12/29/2010 (5 games)Five consecutive 100-yard rushing games: Mikel Leshoure, 11/6/2010-12/29/2010 (5 games)2 rushers with 175 yards: Harvey (215), Havard (175) vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/12/19982 rushers with 100 yards: Vaughn (180) and Ferguson (133) at Purdue, 11/7/201580+ yard rushing play: 80, Daniel Dufrene at Ohio State, 11/10/200770+ yard rushing play: 78, Ke’Shawn Vaughn at Purdue, 11/7/2015Two 40+ runs in one quarter: 56 and 56 (2nd), Kendrick Foster vs. Murray State, 9/3/2016True-freshman rushed for 100 yards: Mike Epstein, 111 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/2017True-freshman rushed for 100 yards in first career game: E.B. Halsey, 139 vs. Missouri, 8/30/200340 rushing attempts: 40, Antoineo Harris at Wisconsin, 11/9/200230 rushing attempts: 33, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/20102 rushers with 2 TDs: Scheelhaase (2) & Young (2) vs. SDSU, 9/10/20118 TDs rushing: Howard Griffith (8) vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/1990 4 TDs rushing: Antoineo Harris (4) vs. Indiana, 10/27/20023 TDs rushing: Mikel Leshoure (3) vs. Baylor, 12/29/20102 TDs rushing: Reggie Corbin (2) vs. Kent State, 9/1/20182 TDs rushing by a QB: Chayce Crouch (2) vs. Purdue, 10/8/2016

Receiving200 yards receiving: 200, Mike Dudek vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014150 yards receiving: 164, Malik Turner at Northwestern, 11/26/2016100 yards receiving: 107, Louis Dorsey vs. Indiana, 11/11/20172 receivers with 100 yards receiving: Turner (164) and Hardee (125) at Northwestern, 11/26/2016Running back with 100+ yards receiving: 100, Josh Ferguson vs. Northwestern, 10/28/201570+ yard pass play: 77, Louis Dorsey from Jeff George, Jr. vs. Indiana, 11/11/201760+ yard pass play: 77, Louis Dorsey from Jeff George, Jr. vs. Indiana, 11/11/201750+ yard pass play: 77, Louis Dorsey from Jeff George, Jr. vs. Indiana, 11/11/201710+ receptions: 11, Malik Turner at Northwestern, 11/26/20162 receivers with 2 TDs: Will Judson and Chris Duvalt vs. Missouri, 8/30/20083 receiving TDs: A.J. Jenkins (3) vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011Offensive lineman caught a pass: Jeff Allen, (1 rec., 2 yds) vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/2010Offensive lineman scored a TD: Corey Lewis, fumble recovery in end zone at Indiana, 11/9/2013

Passing600 yards passing: 621, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/1980500 yards passing: 621, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/1980400 yards passing: 456, Wes Lunt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/2014300 yards passing: 308, Jeff George, Jr. vs. Rutgers, 10/14/2017Consecutive 300-yard passing games: Nathan Scheelhaase at Penn State (321, 11/2/2013) and at

Indiana (450, 11/9/2013)Three consecutive 300-yard passing games: Jason Verduzco vs East Carolina (352,8/31/1991), at Missouri

(431, 9/14/1991) and vs. Houston (341, 9/21/1991)6 TDs passing: Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 5 TDs passing: Nathan Scheelhaase (5) vs. Miami (OH), 9/28/2013 4 TDs passing: Wes Lunt (4) vs. Kent State, 9/5/20153 TDs passing: Wes Lunt (3) vs. Murray State, 9/3/2016Two 65-plus yard TD passes in the same game: N. Scheelhaase, 77 & 67 yds to A.J. Jenkins at Indiana, 10/8/1110+ consecutive completions in a game: Wes Lunt (11) at Iowa, 10/10/2015Non-QB with passing TD: Josh Ferguson vs. Penn State, 9/29/2012

Defense20 Tackles: J Leman (20) vs. Missouri, 9/1/200719 Tackles: Clayton Fejedelem (19) vs. Wisconsin, 10/24/20154 interceptions: Mike Gow (4) vs. Stanford, 9/21/19743 interceptions: Eugene Wilson (3) vs. Penn State, 11/10/20012 interceptions: Hardy Nickerson (2) vs. Purdue, 10/8/20163+ sacks in a game: Whitney Mercilus (3.0) at Indiana, 10/8/20115+ TFLs in a game: Jake Hansen (6.0) vs. Kent State, 9/1/20184+ TFLs in a game: Jake Hansen (6.0) vs. Kent State, 9/1/20184+ PBUs in a game: Jaylen Dunlap (4) vs. Michigan State, 11/5/20163+ PBUs in a game: Jaylen Dunlap (4) vs. Michigan State, 11/5/20163+ PBUs in back-to-back games: Jaylen Dunlap vs. Minnesota (3) and Michigan State (4), 10/29/16-11/5/16Interception by a lineman: Michael Buchanan vs. Western Michigan, 9/1/2012Interception return for TD: Julian Jones (10 yards) vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/2017Two players with interception returns for TD in a game: Pat Nixon-Youman (68 yards), Jonathan Brown (66 yards) vs.

Indiana, 10/23/2010Fumble recovery for TD: Ahmari Hayes (54 yards) at Ohio State, 11/18/2017Scored on a safety: Smoot TFL vs. North Carolina 9/10/2016Defensive extra point: Nate Hobbs (75 yards) at USF, 9/15/2017

Total Offense/All-Purpose500 yards total offense: 503, Juice Williams vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 400 yards total offense: 439, Wes Lunt vs. WKU, 9/6/2014300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing: 431 (310-121), Juice Williams at Michigan, 10/4/2008300 all-purpose yards: 328, A.J. Jenkins vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011200 all-purpose yards: 200, Mike Dudek vs. Purdue, 10/4/20143 total TDs: Josh Ferguson (3: 2 rush, 1 rec.) vs. Texas State, 9/20/20142 TDs in 1 minute: Ke’Shawn Vaughn at Purdue (3rd quarter), 11/7/2015

Special Teams5 field goals: Doug Higgins vs. Michigan State, 10/20/1990 4 field goals: Derek Dimke (4) at Penn State, 10/9/20103 field goals: Chase McLaughlin (3) at Iowa, 10/7/2017Made 50+ yard field goal: Chase McLaughlin (53) vs. Minnesota, 10/29/2016Blocked a punt: Caleb Day vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/26/2015Blocked punt for a touchdown: Caleb Day (block), Clayton Fejedelem (TD) vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/26/2015Blocked two field goals: Terrell Washington vs. NIU, 9/8/2001Blocked two PATs: Rob Bain at Penn State, 10/31/2015Blocked a field goal: Isaiah Gay at USF, 9/15/2017Blocked a PAT: Tito Odenigbo at USF, 9/15/2017Punt return for TD: V’Angelo Bentley (67 yards) vs. OSU, 11/16/2013Kickoff return for TD: V’Angelo Bentley (100 yards) vs. Southern Illinois, 8/31/2013Blocked FG returned for TD: Travis Williams (66 yards) vs. Illinois State, 9/6/2003Two-point conversion: Mike Dudek pass from Jeff George, Jr. at USF, 9/15/2017Two two-point conversions in the same game: 2 at Ohio State, 11/3/2012 (Russell pass to LaCosse; Russell rush) AN OPPOSING PLAYER HAD ...250 yards rushing: 256, Jordan Canzeri, Iowa, 10/10/2015200 yards rushing: 256, Jordan Canzeri, Iowa, 10/10/2015150 yards rushing: 173, Justin Jackson, at Northwestern, 11/26/2016Three 100-yard rushers: J. Jackson (106), J. Moten IV (105), D. Johnson (101) at USF 9/15/201775+ yard rushing play: 79, Justin Jackson, vs. Northwestern, 11/25/1750+ yard rushing play: 79, Justin Jackson, vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Two 40+ TD runs in one quarter: Carlos Hyde (51, 55 in 4th), Ohio State, 11/16/2013 400 yards passing: 408, Scott Rislov, San Jose State, 9/21/2002300 yards passing: 330 Brent Stockstill, Middle Tennessee, 9/26/201580+ yard pass play: 80, Louisiana Tech (Cody Sokol to Ken Dixon), 12/26/201470+ yard pass play: 80, Louisiana Tech (Cody Sokol to Ken Dixon), 12/26/201450+ yard pass play: 52, Northwestern (Clayton Thorson to Bennett Skowronek), 11/25/17Non-QB with passing TD: Nick Scott to Christian Hackenberg at Penn State, 10/31/2015200 receiving yards: 246, Roy Roundtree, Michigan, 11/6/2010150 receiving yards: 175, Eddie Battles, Middle Tennessee, 9/26/2015100 receiving yards: 110, Nacarius Fant, Western Kentucky, 9/9/2017Two 100-yard receivers: Eddie Battles (175), Richie James (141), Middle Tennessee, 9/26/20154 field goals: Michael Geiger, Michigan State, 11/5/2016Three 50+ yard field goals: Tim Douglas (51, 58, 51), Iowa, 9/26/1998Punt return for TD: R. McCarron (55 yards), Iowa, 11/19/2016

Kickoff return for TD: S. Vault (89 yards), Northwestern, 11/29/2014INT return for TD: John Celestin (31 yards), at Minnesota, 10/20/2017Blocked punt for a TD: Ben Kuznia (3 yards), Minnesota, 11/7/2009Fumble recovery for TD: Samdup Miller (3 yards), Northwestern, 10/25/2017Safety: Team (tackle in end zone), MInnesota, 10/29/2016

AN ILLINOIS TEAM HAD ...80 points: 87 vs. Illinois Wesleyan (87-3), 10/5/191270 points: 79 vs. Illinois State (79-6), 9/16/194460 points: 65 at Michigan (65-67), 11/6/201050 points: 52 vs. Murray State (52-3), 9/3/201640 points: 48 at Purdue (48-14), 11/7/201530 points: 31 vs Kent State (31-24), 11/5/160 points: Iowa (0-28), 11/19/20160 points in 1st half: at Ohio State (0-38), 11/18/20170 points in 2nd half: vs. Northwestern (7-42), 11/25/2017Did not score a touchdown: vs. Nebraska (6-28), 9/29/2017400 rushing yards: 519 vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010300 rushing yards: 315 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16200 rushing yards: 279 vs. Kent State, 9/1/2018Fewer than 100 rushing yards: 89 at Ohio State, 11/18/2017Negative yards net rushing: -27 vs. Arizona, 9/18/1993400 passing yards: 450 vs. Purdue, 10/4/2014300 passing yards: 308 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/2017Fewer than 100 passing yards: 16 at Ohio State, 11/18/20174 TD catches by tight ends: 4 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/2013700 total net yards: 723 vs. Illinois-Normal, 9/16/1944600 total net yards: 612 at Indiana, 11/9/2013500 total net yards: 515 vs. Murray State, 9/3/2016400 total net yards: 469 vs. Kent State, 9/1/2018Fewer than 100 total net yards: 78 at Wisconsin, 10/8/1977 Consecutive games, 500 total net yards: at Michigan (501, 10/4/2008), vs. Minnesota (550, 10/11/2008), vs. Indiana (563, 10/18/2008)Five field goals: 5 vs. Wisconsin, 10/20/2001Shutout opponent: Western Illinois (44-0), 9/12/20159+ sacks in a game: 9 at Purdue, 11/3/20016+ sacks in a game: 6 vs. Murray State, 9/3/201615+ TFL in a game: 15 vs. San Jose St., 9/21/200210+ TFL in a game: 12 vs. Kent State, 9/1/2018Missed extra point kick: vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/26/2014Successful two-point conversion: at USF, 9/15/20172 successful two-point conversions: at Ohio State (2), 11/3/2012Forced 5+ turnovers: 5 at Rutgers, 10/15/2016Turned ball over 5+ times: 6 vs. Louisiana Tech, 9/22/201210+ passes broken up: 11 vs. Illinois State, 9/12/2009Blocked two kicks: 2 at South Florida, 9/15/2017Blocked two punts: 2 vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010Entire game without punting: vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/2013No penalties: vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/2011No turnovers: vs. Michigan State, 11/5/2016Back-to-back games with no turnovers: vs. Middle Tennesse, 9/26/2015 and vs. Nebraska, 10/3/2015No sacks allowed: at Wisconsin, 11/12/2016Back-to-back games with no sacks allowed: vs. Michigan State, 11/5/2016 and at Wisconsin, 11/12/2016A successful on-side kick: vs. Penn State, 11/22/2014Overtime game: Loss vs. Purdue, 34-31 (OT), 10/8/2016Overtime game at home: Loss vs. Purdue, 34-31 (OT), 10/8/2016A game with a weather delay: at South Florida, 9/15/2017 (0:37 delay) A game was postponed: vs. Kent State, 9/4/2015 (2:50 delay) Eventually postponed and played next day on 9/5/2015

AN OPPOSING TEAM HAD ...200 yards rushing: 306, vs. Northwestern, 11/25/2017300 yards rushing: 306, vs. Northwestern, 11/25/2017Fewer than 100 yards rushing: 6, Western Kentucky, 9/9/2017 Fewer than 50 yards rushing: 6, Western Kentucky, 9/9/2017Fewer than 20 yards rushing: 6, Western Kentucky, 9/9/2017Negative yards rushing: -10, Murray State, 9/3/2016One first down: Missouri, 9/10/1994Zero first downs: Michigan, 10/27/34300 yards passing: 304, at USF, 9/15/2017400 yards passing: 414, Northwestern, 11/30/2013Fewer than 100 yards passing: 47, at Minnesota, 10/20/2017500 net yards: 543, at Ohio State, 11/18/2017600 net yards: 680, at USF, 9/15/2017700 net yards: 705, Michigan State, 9/24/2005Fewer than 100 net yards: 96, South Dakota State, 9/10/2011Fewer than 250 net yards: 244, Western Kentucky, 9/9/201740 points: 42, vs. Northwestern, 11/25/201750 points: 54, at Ohio State (54-14), 11/8/201760 points: 60, Ohio State (60-35), 11/16/201370 points: 70, Michigan (70-21), 11/7/1981 A shutout: Penn State (39-0), 10/31/2015Did not score: Western Illinois (0-44), 9/12/2015Did not score a touchdown: Western Illinois (0-44), 9/12/2015Scoreless half: Western Kentucky (13-0), first half, 9/9/2017Missed PAT: Ohio State, 11/16/2013A two-point conversion: Michigan State, 11/5/2016Two two-point conversion: Northwestern (2), 11/29/2014Defense scored all points in victory: Arizona, 16 points, 9/18/1993Entire game without punting: at Nebraska, 10/1/2016



SMITH FOOTBALL CENTER SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 2019

Concept rendering of the new Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center, already under construction just east of Memorial Stadium and south of the Irwin Indoor Football Complex.

The Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center will be a 107,650 square foot facility adjoining the south end of the Irwin Indoor Practice Facility. The facility will feature new and expanded strength and conditioning and sports medicine space, coaches’ offices, position meeting rooms, player development areas, locker rooms, and other areas for recruiting and prospect hosting. Construction of the new football performance center started in Dec. 2017 and will be completed prior to the 2019 season.

The H.D. Smith Foundation, led by Dale and Chris, announced a donation of $20 million to the University of Illinois Foundation on Aug. 28, 2018, with $15 million dedicated to the Fighting Illini Football Performance Center. In recog-nition of the gift, the building will forever be named the Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center. The gift marks the largest philanthropic donation in the history of the DIA.

“Following Coach Smith’s arrival, this project is the necessary next step to building a sustainable, champion-ship-caliber football program,” said Josh Whitman, Illinois Director of Athletics. “This is an investment in our student-athletes, both present and future, to ensure that they have the resources needed to compete at the highest level. Such a commitment is required if we are to win consistently in the Big Ten and on the national stage. This is the first in a series of facility projects that will ultimately position all Illinois student-athletes for enduring success.”

Driving the project is the need to update our outdated football facilities. Today’s program bears little resemblance to that which existed 30 years ago, when the current football operations complex was constructed. The football staff has grown substantially. Improvements to technology and methodology have changed the way players and coaches interact, train, prepare, and recover. Advancements in sports medicine and strength training have outpaced our facility’s ability to house them. As a result, we are missing critical opportunities for our football student-athletes to prepare and develop, constrained by the limited functionality of our current facilities.

Of equal importance is the impact a quality facility has on recruiting. To win football games and pursue championships, we need top student-athletes from around the country to choose the University of Illinois to further their educations and their football careers. The competition for talent is fierce and pits us against tradition-rich football programs from coast to coast. To win in this race, we must offer exceptional leadership and resources that allow our student-athletes to realize every ounce of their potential. World-class facilities are an important part of the equation as well. Our facilities must demonstrate an institutional commitment to building, supporting, and sustaining a winning football program.

TIMELINE

October 2016 » Initial project announced

Summer 2017 » Updated performance center plans announced

Winter 2018 » Begin performance center construction

August 2018 » Smith $20 million donation announced

Summer 2019 » Coompleted for 2019 season

PLANNED FEATURES

» Grand Entryway

» Dick Butkus Statue

» Expansive Locker Room and Team Spaces

» Meeting Rooms

» Sports Medicine and Weight Training Facilities

» Recruiting Areas

» Staff Offices

» Statue honoring Illini and football legend Dick Butkus

MEMORIAL STADIUM FACTS

Built »1923

First Game » Illinois vs. Chicago, 11/3/1923

Dedication Game » Illinois vs. Michigan, 10/18/1924

Largest Crowd » 78,297, Illinois vs. Missouri, 9/8/1984

Current Capacity » 60,670 Concept rendering of the new locker room.



GAME SUMMARIES

GAME 1KENT STATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24ILLINOIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

SEP. 1, 2018MEMORIAL STADIUM // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. // 31,898

SCORING BY QUARTERTeam 1 2 3 4 FKent State 7 10 7 0 24Illinois 3 0 21 7 31

SCORING SUMMARYFirst QuarterILL: McLaughlin, C. 50 yd field goal, 11:38 (7-18, 2:32)KSU: Dixon 24 yd pass from Barrett (Trickett kick), 5:43 (7-80, 2:24)

Second QuarterKSU: Trickett, M. 27 yd field goal, 7:44 (14-60, 6:16) KSU: Carrigan 28 yd pass from Barrett (Trickett Kick), 3:06 (8-65, 2:09)

Third QuarterILL: Bonner 8 yd rush (McLaughlin kick), 9:36 (4-52, 1:08) ILL: Corbin 39 yd rush (McLaughlin kick), 6:11 (3-59, 0:48) KSU: Barrett 4 yd rush (Trickett kick), 3:20 (8-75, 2:51)ILL: Epstein 5 yd rush (McLaughlin kick), 2:06 (3-55, 1:14)

Fourth QuarterILL: Corbin 1 yd run (McLaughlin kick), 10:39 (8-55, 2:58)

TEAM STATISTICSCategory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ILLFirst Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Rushes-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-183 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-279Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Comp-Att-Int . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-41-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-24-0Total Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469Punts-Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53.4Kickoff Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-26Penalties-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-25Fumbles-Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1Sacks By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3Third-down Conv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15Time of Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:57

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING (Carries-Yards-TD): KSU -Barrett 18-117-1, Rankin 15-52-0. ILL -Bush, Jr. 21-139-0, Corbin 10-79-2, Epstein 8-33-1.PASSING (Comp-Att-INT-TD-Yds): KSU - Barrett 28-41-2-2-270. Bush, Jr. 13-23-0-0-190. RECEIVING (Rec-Yards-TD): KSU - Carrigan 8-62-1, James 4-42-0, 4-32-0. ILL - Smalling 3-70-0, Dudek 4-65-0, Mays 4-47-0. TACKLE LEADERS (Tackles, TFL-Yds): KSU - Jones 11, 1.0-2; Parker 10, 0.0, 0; Bahr 7, 1.0-4. ILL - Hansen 15, 6.0-7; Phillips 12, 0.5-4; Watkins 8, 1.0-2.

GAME NOTES

• Sophomore LB Jake Hansen tied the Illinois program record with 6.0 TFLs (Jeff

Weisse vs. Middle Tennessee 9/12/1998) and had a career-high 15 tackles (10

solo). Hansen had eight career tackles entering the game, all as a sophomore in

2016 before missing last season with an injury. Hansen’s 6.0 TFLs is tied for the

seventh-most in Big Ten history. It is the second-most TFLs by a Big Ten player in

the last 13 years.

• Senior QB AJ Bush Jr.’s 139 rushing yards is the fifth-most all-time by an Illinois

quarterback. Bush is the first Big Ten quarterback with at least 190 pass yards and

139 rushing yards in a game since Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett in 2014.

• Illinois’ four true freshmen started (TE Daniel Barker, DB Sydney Brown, DB

Jartavius Martin, DB Delano Ware) tied the program’s record in a season opener

(4 in 1980).

• Illinois’ 21-point third quarter tied the highest-scoring quarter in the Lovie Smith

era. Illinois scored 21 in the second quarter against Murray State 9/3/2016.

• Junior RB Reggie Corbin had his first career two-touchdown game. Corbin had 10

rushing attempts for 79 yards, after having 78 rushing yards on 18 carries during

the entire 2017 season.

• Illinois started multiple true freshmen in back-to-back season openers for the first

time in program history.



6 TONY ADAMSDB, 6-0, 190, SO.BELLEVILLE, ILL. / ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY HS

2018 Sophomore: » Missed the season opener with an injury

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 4 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Solos: 2 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17TFLs: 1.0 at South Florida, 9/15/17Sacks: 1.0 at South Florida, 9/15/17QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: 1 at South Florida, 9/15/17Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOT TFL YDS PD FF FR BLK QBH2017 5 4 4 8 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0TOTAL 5 4 4 8 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0

INTERCEPTION STATISTICSYEAR G INT YDS TD LG AVG/R AVG/G2017 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

SACKS STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOTAL YDS2017 5 1 0 1.0 1TOTAL 5 1 0 1.0 1

DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUKENT ST DNP - InjuredWIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST 2 2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WKU 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 1 0 1 1.0-1 1.0-1 0 0-0 1-0 0 0NEB 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT DNP - Injured@MIN DNP - InjuredWIS DNP - Injured@PUR DNP - InjuredIND DNP - Injured@OSU DNP - InjuredNW DNP - Injured

53 NICK ALLEGRETTIOL, 6-4, 320, SR.FRANKFORT, ILL. / LINCOLN-WAY EAST

Pronunciation: al-uh-GRET-ee

» 2018 AFCA Good Works Team Preseason Watch List» Earned bachelor’s degree in accountancy in Dec. 2017» Currently pursuing a master’s degree in recreation, sport &

tourism

2018 Senior: » 25 straight starts entering the WIU game

93 CALVIN AVERYDL, 6-2, 330, FR.DALLAS, TEXAS. / BISHOP DUNNE

2018 Freshman: » Made his Illinois debut in the season opener against Kent

State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: -Solos: -TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -


DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUKENT ST 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

87 DANIEL BARKERTE, 640, 245, FR.FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. / DEERFIELD BEACH

2018 Freshman: » First career start in the season opener against Kent State» Second true freshman to start a season opener in program

history, joining Evan Wilson in 2010

CAREER HIGHSReceptions: -Receiving Yards: -Long Reception: -Rec. Touchdowns: -All-Purpose Yards: -

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G AVG/C AVG/G2018 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME2018 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGKENT ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

28 NOLAN BERNATDB, 5-10, 190, JR.BARTLETT, ILL. / BARTLETT HS / COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

Pronunciation: burr-KNAT

2018 Junior: » Made his Illinois debut in the season opener against Kent

State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18

Solos: -TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -



29 CHRISTIAN BOBAKDB, 6-0, 200, SO.HINSDALE, ILL. / HINSDALE CENTRAL

Pronunciation: bo-BACK

2018 Sophomore: » Plays special teams

CAREER HIGHSCarries: 1 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Rushing Yards: -1 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Long Run: -1 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Rushing Touchdowns: -Receptions: -Receiving Yards: -Long Reception: -Kick Returns: 1, twice (last vs. Kent State, 9/1/18)Kick Return Yards: 10 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Long Kick Return: 10 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17All-Purpose Yards: 9 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Tackles: 1, three times (last vs. Indiana, 11/11/17)Solos: 1, twice (last vs. Indiana, 11/11/17)

RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G2017 12 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 -0.12018 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 13 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 -0.1

DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOT TFL YDS PD FF FR BLK QBH2017 12 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 02018 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 13 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WKU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NEB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0RUT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@PUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0IND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@OSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NW 1 (-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0


2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBU



BALL ST 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WKU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@OSU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

21 RA’VON BONNERRB, 5-11, 210, SO.CINCINNATI, OHIO / SYCAMORE

Pronunciation: RAY-von

2018 Sophomore: » Started and scored a touchdown in the season opener against

Kent State

CAREER HIGHSCarries: 19 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17Rushing Yards: 62 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17Long Run: 19 at Iowa, 10/7/17Rushing Touchdowns: 1, four times (last at Minnesota, 10/21/17)Receptions: 1, twice (last vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17)Receiving Yards: 7 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17Long Reception: 7 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17All-Purpose Yards: 69 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17

RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G2017 6 67 202 4 19 3.0 33.72018 1 7 26 1 8 3.7 26.0TOTAL 7 74 228 5 19 3.1 32.6

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G AVG/C AVG/G2017 6 2 5 0 7 0.3 2.5 0.82018 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 7 2 5 0 7 0.3 2.5 0.7


2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST DNPWKU 12 25 0 8 0 0 0 0@USF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0NEB 4 10 0 6 1 -2 0 0@IOWA 12 47 1 19 0 0 0 0RUT 19 62 1 14 1 7 0 7@MIN 18 57 1 9 0 0 0 0WIS DNP - Injured@PUR DNP - InjuredIND DNP - Injured@OSU DNP - InjuredNW DNP - Injured

76 LARRY BOYDOL, 6-6, 310, SO.ST. LOUIS, MO. / TRINITY CATHOLIC

2018 Sophomore: » Will academic redshirt the 2018 season

25 DRE BROWNRB, 5-11, 215, JR.DEKALB, ILL. / DEKALB

2018 Junior: » Missed the season opener with an injury

CAREER HIGHSCarries: 15 at Ohio State, 11/18/17Rushing Yards: 76 at Ohio State, 11/18/17Long Run: 30 at Ohio State, 11/18/17Rushing Touchdowns: -Receptions: 1 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Receiving Yards: 8 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Long Reception: 8 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Kick Returns: 4 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Kick Return Yards: 125 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Long Kick Return: 50 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17All-Purpose Yards: 184 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17

RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G2017 6 31 138 0 30 4.5 23.0TOTAL 6 31 138 0 30 4.5 23.0

KICK RETURN STATISTICSYEAR G NO. YDS TD LG AVG/R AVG/G2017 6 6 167 0 50 27.8 27.8TOTAL 6 6 167 0 50 27.8 27.8

RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME2018 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGKENT ST DNP - InjuredUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST DNP - InjuredWKU DNP - Injured@USF DNP - InjuredNEB DNP - Injured@IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0RUT 4 11 0 6 0 0 0 0@MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WIS DNP - Injured@PUR DNP - InjuredIND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@OSU 15 76 0 30 0 0 0 0NW 12 51 0 18 1 8 0 8

KICK RETURN/PUNT RETURNS GAME-BY-GAME2018 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LGKENT ST DNP - InjuredWIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LGBALL ST DNP - InjuredWKU DNP - Injured@USF DNP - InjuredNEB DNP - Injured@IOWA 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0RUT 1-25 25.0 0 25 0-0 0 0 0@MIN DNP - InjuredWIS DNP - Injured@PUR DNP - InjuredIND DNP - Injured@OSU 1-17 17.0 0 17 0-0 0 0 0NW 4-125 31.3 0 50 0-0 0 0 0

30 SYDNEY BROWNDB, 6-0, 190, FR.LONDON, ONTARIO / ST. STEPHENS EPISCOPAL (FLA.)

2018 Freshman: » First career start in the season opener against Kent State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 5 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Solos: 2 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -



94 VERDIS BROWNDL, 6-4, 325, FR.CHICAGO, ILL. / IMG ACADEMY (FLA.)

Pronunciation: ver-dis

2018 Freshman: » Will academic redshirt the 2018 season

1 AJ BUSH JR.QB, 6-4, 225, SR.ALPHARETTA, GA./NORCROSS HS/VIRGINIA TECH

2018 Senior:» Fourth in the nation in rushing yards among quarterbacks

(139 yards)» 139 rushing yards against Kent State, the fifth-most all-time

by an Illinois quarterback (first Big Ten quarterback with at least 190 pass yards and 139 rushing yards in a game since Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett in 2014)

» First career start in the season opener against Kent State» Voted a team captain for the season opener against Kent State» Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining» Joined the team Aug. 3 for the start of training camp

CAREER HIGHSAttempts: 23 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Completions: 13 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Passing Yards: 190 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Passing Touchdowns: -Long Pass: 44 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Carries: 21 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Rushing Yards: 139 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Rushing Touchdowns: -Long Rush: 40 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Total Offense: 329 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18

PASSING STATISTICSYEAR G ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG PCT AVG/P AVG/G EFFIC2018 1 23 13 0 190 0 44 56.5 8.3 190.0 125.9TOTAL 1 23 13 0 190 0 44 56.5 8.3 190.0 125.9

RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G2018 1 21 139 0 40 6.6 139.0TOTAL 1 21 139 0 40 6.6 139.0



PASSING GAME-BY-GAME2018 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LGKENT ST 23 13 0 190 0 44WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW


99 OWEN CARNEY JR.DL, 6-3, 255, SO.MIAMI, FLA. / MIAMI CENTRAL

2018 Sophomore: » Career-high four tackles in the season opener against Kent

State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 4 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Solos: 2 at Minnesota, 10/21/17TFLs: 0.5 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Sacks: 0.5 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18QB Hurries: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -


SACKS STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOTAL YDS2017 10 0 0 0.0 02018 1 1 0 0.5 2TOTAL 11 1 0 0.5 2


2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST DNPWKU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT DNP@MIN 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0WIS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@OSU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

80 EDWIN CARTERWR, 6-3, 180, FR.JACKSONVILLE, FLA. / SANDALWOOD

2018 Junior: » Made his Illinois debut in the season opener against Kent

State

CAREER HIGHSReceptions: -Receiving Yards: -Long Reception: -Rec. Touchdowns: -All-Purpose Yards: -



73 JAKE CERNYOL, 6-5, 305, SO.TREVERSE CITY, MICH. / TREVERSE CITY WEST

Pronunciation: SIR-nee


2 REGGIE CORBINRB, 5-10, 200, JR.UPPER MARLBORO, MD. / GONZAGA COLLEGE HS

» Earned bachelor’s degree in communication in May 2018» Currently pursuing a master’s degree in recreation, sport

& tourism

2018 Junior: » First career two-touchdown game in the season opener

against Kent State» 10 rushing attempts for 79 yards in the season opener against

Kent State, after having 78 rushing yards on 18 carries during the entire 2017 season

CAREER HIGHSCarries: 21 at Northwestern, 11/26/16Rushing Yards: 92 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16Long Run: 53 at Rutgers, 10/15/16Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Receptions: 3, twice (last at Minnesota, 10/21/17)Receiving Yards: 30 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16Long Reception: 30 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16All-Purpose Yards: 122 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16

RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G2016 12 86 523 2 53 6.1 43.6 2017 8 18 78 0 30 4.3 9.82018 1 10 79 2 39 7.9 79.0TOTAL 21 114 680 4 53 6.0 32.4

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G AVG/C AVG/G2016 12 10 112 0 30 0.8 11.2 9.32017 8 9 27 0 10 1.1 3.0 3.42018 1 1 4 0 4 1.0 4.0 4.0TOTAL 21 20 143 0 30 1.0 7.2 6.8

RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME2018 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGKENT ST 10 79 2 39 1 4 0 4WIUUSF

PENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST DNP - InjuredWKU DNP - Injured@USF DNP - InjuredNEB 4 9 0 7 0 0 0 0@IOWA 7 61 0 30 2 3 0 3RUT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@MIN 2 -10 0 0 3 4 0 8WIS 4 18 0 8 1 10 0 10@PUR DNPIND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@OSU 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 8NW 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2

2016 ATT YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGMUR ST 7 71 1 32 0 0 0 0UNC 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 14WMU 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4@NEB 9 72 0 31 3 18 0 11PUR 11 92 0 46 1 30 0 30@RUT 8 90 0 53 0 0 0 0@MICH 4 3 0 5 0 0 0 0MINN 14 83 0 19 0 0 0 0MICH ST 4 10 0 8 1 19 0 19@WIS 3 21 0 18 0 0 0 0IOWA 5 11 0 8 2 18 0 11@NW 21 70 1 18 1 9 0 9

15 TRENARD DAVISWR, 6-0, 195, JR.BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. / AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL

Pronunciation: tre-NARD

2018 Junior: » Played in the season opener against Kent State

CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 3 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Receiving Yards: 55 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17Long Reception: 50 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17Receiving Touchdowns: -Long Reception: 50 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17Passing Attempts: 1 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Completions: 1 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Passing Yards: 7 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Passing Touchdowns: -Long Pass: 7 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17All-Purpose Yards: 55 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G AVG/C AVG/G2016 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02017 9 10 152 0 50 1.1 15.2 16.92018 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 11 10 152 0 50 0.9 15.2 13.8

PASSING STATISTICSYEAR G ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG PCT AVG/P AVG/G EFFIC2016 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.02017 9 1 1 0 7 0 7 100.0 7.0 0.8 158.8TOTAL 10 1 1 0 7 0 7 100.0 7.0 0.7 158.8


2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST DNPWKU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@USF 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 5NEB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@IOWA 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 8RUT 0 0 0 0 2 55 0 50@MIN 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 27WIS DNP - Injured



@PUR DNP - InjuredIND 0 0 0 0 3 52 0 31@OSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

24 DAWSON DEGROOTDB, 6-1, 200, SO.FORT MYERS, FLA. / FORT MYERS

2018 Sophomore: » Played in the season opener against Kent State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 4 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Solos: 2, twice (last vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17)TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -



2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST DNPWKU DNP@USF 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 2 2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA DNPRUT 0 3 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR DNP - InjuredIND DNP@OSU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

19 LOU DORSEYTE, 6-6, 235, SO.JACKSONVILLE, FLA. / JEAN RIBAULT

» 2018 Mackey Award Preseason Watch List

2018 Sophomore: » Suspended for the season opener against Kent State

CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 4 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Receiving Yards: 107 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Long Reception: 77 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Receiving Touchdowns: 1, three times (last vs. Indiana, 11/11/17)All-Purpose Yards: 107 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17


RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME2018 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGKENT ST DNP - SuspendedWIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEB

IOWA@NW

2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4WKU 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 20@USF 0 0 0 0 3 62 0 32NEB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@IOWA 0 0 0 0 3 75 0 40RUT 0 0 0 0 3 28 1 19@MIN 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 9WIS 0 0 0 0 2 25 0 15@PUR 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 8IND 0 0 0 0 3 107 1 77@OSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NW 0 0 0 0 4 63 0 20

18 MIKE DUDEKWR, 5-11, 195, SR.NAPERVILLE, ILL. / NEUQUA VALLEY

Pronunciation: DOO-dek

» Earned bachelor’s degree in marketing & business process management in Dec. 2018

» Currently pursuing a master’s degree in technology management

2018 Senior: » Out for season with knee injury suffered in season opener» Four catches for 65 yards and one punt return for 26 yards

against Kent State before getting injured late in the game

CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 11 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14Receiving Yards: 200 vs. Purdue, 10/4/14Long Reception: 56 at Ohio State, 11/1/14Receiving Touchdowns: 2 vs. Iowa, 11/15/14Carries: 1, five times (last vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/26/14)Rushing Yards: 50 vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/26/14Long Run: 50 vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/26/14Rushing Touchdowns: -Pass Attempts: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14Pass Completions: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14Passing Yards: 22 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14Long Pass: 22 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14Kickoff Returns: -Kickoff Return Yardage: -Punt Returns: 3 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Punt Return Yardage: 55 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Long Punt Return: 52 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17All-Purpose Yards: 200 vs. Purdue, 10/4/14Tackles: 1, twice (last at Iowa, 10/7/17)Forced Fumbles: 1 at Iowa, 10/7/17

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G AVG/C AVG/G2014 13 76 1038 6 56 5.8 13.7 79.82015 DNP - Injured2016 DNP - Injured2017 7 24 262 1 31 3.4 10.9 37.42018 1 4 65 0 24 4.0 16.2 65.0TOTAL 21 104 1365 7 56 5.0 13.1 65.0

RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G2014 13 6 73 0 50 12.2 5.62015 DNP - Injured2016 DNP - Injured2017 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02018 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 7.0TOTAL 21 7 80 0 50 11.4 3.8

PASSING STATISTICSYEAR G ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG PCT AVG/P AVG/G EFFIC2014 13 1 1 0 22 0 22 100.0 22.0 1.7 284.82015 DNP - Injured2016 DNP - Injured2017 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.02018 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 21 1 1 0 22 0 22 100.0 22.0 1.0 284.8

PUNT RETURN STATISTICSYEAR G NO. YDS TD LG AVG/R AVG/G2014 13 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.32015 DNP - Injured2016 DNP - Injured2017 7 6 65 0 52 10.8 9.32018 1 1 26 0 26 26.0 26.0TOTAL 21 8 95 0 52 11.9 4.5

RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME2018 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGKENT ST 1 7 0 7 4 65 0 24WIU

USFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST 0 0 0 0 2 47 1 31WKU 0 0 0 0 6 46 0 16@USF 0 0 0 0 6 65 0 27NEB 0 0 0 0 2 37 0 19@IOWA 0 0 0 0 3 20 0 8RUT 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 9@MIN DNP - InjuredWIS 0 0 0 0 3 33 0 20@PUR DNP - InjuredIND DNP - Injured@OSU DNP - InjuredNW DNP - Injured

2014 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGYSU 0 0 0 0 3 61 1 49WKU 1 2 0 2 4 55 1 32@WASH 0 0 0 0 5 43 0 18TXST 0 0 0 0 7 90 1 30@NEB 1 27 0 27 6 90 0 28PUR 0 0 0 0 8 200 0 47@WIS 0 0 0 0 4 59 0 26MIN 0 0 0 0 5 41 0 16@OSU 0 0 0 0 3 68 0 56IOWA 1 1 0 1 6 80 2 31PSU 0 0 0 0 11 115 0 25@NW 1 0 0 0 7 63 1 17LT* 1 50 0 50 7 73 0 14*Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl

KICK/PUNT RETURN GAME-BY-GAME2018 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LGKENT ST 0-0 0 0 0 1-26 26.0 0 26WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LGBALL ST 0-0 0 0 0 3-55 18.0 0 52WKU 0-0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0@USF 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0NEB 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@IOWA 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 1.0 0 1RUT 0-0 0 0 0 1-9 9.0 0 9@MIN DNP - InjuredWIS 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 @PUR DNP - InjuredIND DNP - Injured@OSU DNP - InjuredNW DNP - Injured

2014 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LGYSU 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0WKU 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@WASH 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0TXST 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@NEB 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0PUR 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@WIS 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0MIN 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@OSU 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0IOWA 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0PSU 0-0 0 0 0 1-4 4.0 0 4@NW 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0LT* 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0*Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl



5 MILO EIFLERLB, 6-2, 220, SO.BERKELEY, CALIF./BISHOP O’DOWD/U. OF WASHINGTON

Pronunciation: MEE-low EYE-fler

2018 Sophomore:» Must sit out the season due to NCAA transfer rules» Will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2019

26 MIKE EPSTEINRB, 6-0, 200, SO.FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. / ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

Pronunciation: ep-STEEN

2018 Sophomore: » Touchdown in the season opener against Kent State

CAREER HIGHSTouchdowns: 2, twice (last at South Florida, 9/15/17)Carries: 21 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17Rushing Yards: 111 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17Long Run: 58 at Iowa, 10/7/17Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Receptions: 2, twice (last at South Florida, 9/15/17)Receiving Yards: 32 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Long Reception: 21 at South Florida, 9/15/17Receiving Touchdowns: 1 at South Florida, 9/15/17Kickoff Returns: 1 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Kickoff Return Yardage: 19 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Punt Returns: -Punt Return Yardage: -All-Purpose Yards: 111 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17

RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G2017 5 57 346 3 58 6.1 69.22018 1 8 33 1 6 4.1 33.0TOTAL 6 65 379 4 58 5.8 63.2

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G YDS/C YDS/G2017 5 4 59 1 21 0.8 14.8 11.82018 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 6 4 59 1 21 0.7 14.8 9.8

KICK RETURN STATISTICSYEAR G NO. YDS TD LG AVG/R AVG/G2017 5 1 19 0 19 19.0 3.82018 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 6 1 19 0 19 19.0 3.2


2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST 11 54 2 14 2 32 0 17WKU 21 111 0 13 0 0 0 0@USF 8 56 1 45 2 27 1 21NEB 10 42 0 13 0 0 0 0@IOWA 7 83 0 58 0 0 0 0RUT DNP - Injured@MIN DNP - InjuredWIS DNP - Injured@PUR DNP - Injured IND DNP - Injured@OSU DNP - InjuredNW DNP - Injured

KICK RETURN/PUNT RETURNS GAME-BY-GAME2017 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LGBALL ST 1-19 19.0 0 19 0-0 0 0 0WKU 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@USF 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0NEB 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@IOWA 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0RUT DNP - Injured@MIN DNP - Injured

WIS DNP - Injured@PUR DNP - InjuredIND DNP - Injured@OSU DNP - InjuredNW DNP - Injured

92 ISAIAH GAYDL, 6-3, 225, SO.NASHVILLE, N.C. / NORTHERN NASH

2018 Sophomore: » Played in the season opener against Kent State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 4 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Solos: 3 at Purdue, 11/4/17TFLs: 1.0, four times (last at Ohio State, 11/18/17)Sacks: 1.0 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17QB Hurries: 1, twice (last vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17)Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Blocked Kicks: 1 at South Florida, 9/15/17Touchdowns: -




2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST 2 2 4 1.0-13 1.0-13 0 0-0 0-0 1 0WKU 2 0 2 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0@USF 0 3 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT 1 0 1 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@OSU 2 0 2 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

5 CARMONI GREENWR, 6-1, 190, SO.MIAMI, FLA. / MIAMI CENTRAL

Pronunciation: car-MAH-nee


CAREER HIGHSTouchdowns: -Carries: -Rushing Yards: -Long Run: -Rushing Touchdowns: -Receptions: 4 at Iowa, 10/7/17Receiving Yards: 28 at Iowa, 10/7/17Long Reception: 18 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Receiving Touchdowns: -All-Purpose Yards: 28 at Iowa, 10/7/17Kick Returns: -Kick Return Yards: -Long Kick Return: -Punt Returns: 1 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17Punt Return Yards: 0

Long Punt Return: 0

RECEIVING STATISTICSYEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G AVG/C AVG/G2017 6 8 75 0 18 1.3 9.4 12.5TOTAL 6 8 75 0 18 1.3 9.4 12.5

PUNT RETURN STATISTICSYEAR G NO. YDS TD LG AVG/R AVG/G2017 6 1 -4 0 0 -4.0 -0.7TOTAL 6 1 -4 0 0 -4.0 -0.7

RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME2018 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGKENT ST DNP - SuspendedWIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST DNPWKU DNP@USF DNPNEB 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 18@IOWA 0 0 0 0 4 28 0 8RUT 0 0 0 0 2 21 0 15@MIN 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 8WIS DNP - Injured@PUR DNP - InjuredIND DNP@OSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KICK/PUNT RETURN GAME-BY-GAME2017 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LGBALL ST DNPWKU DNP@USF DNPNEB 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@IOWA 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0RUT 0-0 0 0 0 1-(-4) 0 0 0@MIN DNPWIS DNP - Injured@PUR DNP - InjuredIND 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@OSU 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0NW 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0

55 KENDRICK GREENOL, 6-4, 300, R-FR.PEORIA, ILL. / PEORIA

2018 Redshirt Freshman: » First career start in the season opener against Kent State

7 STANLEY GREENDB, 5-11, 200, JR.EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. / EAST ST. LOUIS SENIOR

Career Note: » Green’s six career forced fumbles are tied for seventh-most in

program history (dating back to 1990)» The six forced fumbles over the span of two seasons (2016 &

’17) were T-1st in the B1G and T-10th in FBS durng that span.

2018 Junior: » Starting safety

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 13 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Solos: 7, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17)TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: 2 vs. Michigan State, 11/5/16Fumbles Recovered: 1, twice (last vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17)PBUs: 1 at Ohio State, 11/18/17Interception: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Interception Return Yards: 19 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOT TFL YDS PD FF FR BLK QBH2016 10 30 32 62 0.0 0 0 3 1 0 0



2017 10 37 33 70 0.0 0 2 3 1 0 02018 1 1 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 21 68 68 136 0.0 0 2 6 2 0 0

INTERCEPTION STATISTICSYEAR G INT YDS TD LG AVG/R AVG/G2016 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 10 1 19 0 19 19.0 1.92018 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 3.0TOTAL 21 1 22 0 19 22.0 1.0


2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST DNPWKU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 4 3 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-5 0-0 0 0@IOWA 4 0 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT 4 5 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 6 7 13 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-19 0 0WIS 7 3 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 3 7 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND 3 5 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@OSU 5 3 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 1NW DNP 2016 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH PBUMUR ST DNPUNC DNPWMU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@NEB 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0PUR 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@RUT 3 2 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0@MICH 7 4 11 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0MINN 5 4 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0MICH ST 3 3 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0@WIS 4 7 11 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IOWA 3 9 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@NW 4 1 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

35 JAKE HANSENLB, 6-1, 230, SO.TARPON SPRINGS, FLA. / EAST LAKE

2018 Sophomore: » Illinois record-tying 6.0 TFLs in the season opener against Kent

State » 6.0 TFLs against Kent State tied for the seventh-most in Big Ten

history» Game-high 15 tackles (10 solo) against Kent State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 15 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Solos: 10 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18TFLs: 6.0 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Sacks: -QB Hurries: 1 at Northwestern, 11/26/16Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOT TFL YDS PD FF FR BLK QBH2016 12 2 6 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 12017 DNP - Injured2018 1 10 5 15 6.0 8 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 13 12 11 23 6.0 8 0 0 0 0 1

DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUKENT ST 10 5 15 6.0-8 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN

@NEBIOWA@NW

2016 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH PBUMUR ST 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0UNC 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WMU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@NEB 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0PUR 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@RUT 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MICH 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0MINN 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0MICH ST 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@WIS 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IOWA 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@NW 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0

9 DELE HARDINGLB, 6-1, 230, JR.ELKTON, MD. / EASTERN CHRISTIAN

Pronunciation: DAY-lay

2018 Junior: » Voted team’s special teams captain for the season

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 7 vs. Michigan State, 11/5/16Solos: 4 at South Florida, 9/15/17TFLs: 1.0 vs. Minnesota, 10/29/16Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOT TFL YDS PD FF FR BLK QBH2016 9 4 9 13 1.5 2 0 0 0 0 02017 8 17 15 32 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 02018 1 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 18 23 25 48 1.5 2 0 0 0 0 0


2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WKU 2 0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 4 2 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB DNP - Injured@IOWA 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN DNP - InjuredWIS 2 4 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 3 3 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND 2 4 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@OSU DNP - InjuredNW DNP - Injured

2016 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH PBUMUR ST 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0UNC 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WMU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@NEB 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0PUR 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@RUT 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MICH 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0MINN 1 2 3 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0MICH ST 3 4 7 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@WIS DNP - InjuredIOWA DNP - Injured@NW DNP - Injured

14 BLAKE HAYESP, 6-6, 230, SO.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA / BRIGHTON GRAMMAR

2018 Sophomore: » Starting punter

CAREER HIGHSPunts: 11, twice (last at Ohio State, 11/18/17)Punt Yards: 469 at Ohio State, 11/18/17Longest Punt: 69 vs. Kent State, 9/1/1850+ Yard Punts: 3 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Punts Inside the 20: 3, four times (last vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17)

PUNTING STATISTICSYEAR G NO. YDS LG AVG2017 12 77 3231 64 42.02018 1 5 267 69 53.4TOTAL 13 82 3498 69 42.7

PUNTING GAME-BY-GAME2017 No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20KENT ST 5 267 53.4 69 0 1 0 3 2WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20BALL ST 4 184 46.0 54 0 0 0 1 1WKU 7 243 34.7 52 0 0 1 1 2@USF 7 285 40.7 49 0 0 0 0 1NEB 5 185 37.0 44 0 0 3 0 3@IOWA 2 88 44.0 51 0 0 0 1 0RUT 6 259 43.2 47 0 1 1 0 1@MIN 5 262 52.4 59 0 0 0 3 2WIS 4 164 41.0 46 0 0 3 0 2@PUR 5 185 37.0 44 0 0 3 0 3IND 11 455 41.4 53 0 0 3 1 3@OSU 11 469 42.6 64 0 0 2 2 2NW 9 393 43.7 52 0 0 0 1 3

8 NATE HOBBSDB, 6-0, 185, SO.LOUISVILLE, KY. / LOUISVILLE MALE


CAREER HIGHSTackles: 8 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Solos: 5, twice (last at Iowa, 10/7/17)TFLs: 1.0, twice (last at Iowa, 10/7/17)Sacks: 1.0 at Iowa, 10/7/17QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: 1 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1, twice (last at Ohio State, 11/18/17)Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Kick Returns: 4 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Kick Return Yards: 92 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Long Kick Return: 31 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17All-Purpose Yards: 96 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Punt Returns: 2 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Punt Return Yards: 4 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Long Punt Return: 4 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17All-Purpose Yards: 96 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Touchdowns: -Defensive Extra Point: 1 at South Florida, 9/15/17


SACKS STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOTAL YDS2017 12 1 0 1.0 7TOTAL 12 1 0 1.0 7


PUNT RETURN STATISTICSYEAR G NO. YDS TD LG AVG/R AVG/G



2017 12 4 5 0 4 1.2 0.4TOTAL 12 4 5 0 4 1.2 0.4

DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUKENT ST DNP - SuspendedWIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW


KICK RETURN/PUNT RETURNS GAME-BY-GAME2017 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LGBALL ST 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0WKU 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@USF 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0NEB 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@IOWA 1-15 15.0 0 15 0-0 0 0 0RUT 3-75 25.0 0 31 0-0 0 0 0@MIN 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0WIS 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0@PUR 2-41 20.5 0 23 0-0 0 0 0IND 4-92 23.0 0 28 1-4 4.0 0 4@OSU 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 1.0 0 1NW 0-0 0 0 0 2-0 0.0 0 0

95 KENYON JACKSONDL, 6-0, 290, JR.LITTLE ROCK, ARK. / PARKVIEW ARTS & SCIENCE MAGNET

2018 Junior: » Played in the season opener against Kent State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 5 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Solos: 3 at Rutgers, 10/15/16TFLs: 1.0 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Sacks: 1.0 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -


SACKS STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOTAL YDS2016 8 0 0 0.0 02017 11 1 1 1.5 82018 1 0 1 0.5 1TOTAL 20 1 2 2.0 9


2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBU

BALL ST 0 5 5 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WKU 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 0 1 1 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR DNP - InjuredIND 1 0 1 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 1@OSU 2 2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

2016 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH PBUMUR ST 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0UNC DNPWMU DNP@NEB 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0PUR 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@RUT 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MICH 1 3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0MINN 0 3 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0MICH ST 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@WIS 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IOWA DNP - Injured@NW DNP - Injured

25 KERBY JOSEPHDB, 6-1, 190, FR.ORLANDO, FLA. / JONES


State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 3 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Solos: -TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -



10 JAMES KNIGHTDB, 5-10, 215, SO.EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. / EAST ST. LOUIS

2018 Freshman: » Played in the season opener against Kent State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 1, four times (last vs. Kent State, 9/1/18)Solos: 1 at Ohio State, 11/18/17TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: 1 vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOT TFL YDS PD FF FR BLK QBH2017 12 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 12018 1 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 13 1 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1



65 DOUG KRAMEROL, 6-2, 305, SO.HINSDALE, ILL. / HINSDALE CENTRAL

2018 Sophomore: » Starting center

79 VEDERIAN LOWEOL, 6-5, 315, SO.ROCKFORD, ILL. / AUBURN

Pronunciation: vuh-DARE-ee-an

2018 Sophomore: » Starting tackle

41 JIMMY MARCHESELB, 6-2, 220, JR.VERNON HILLS, ILL. / STEVENSON

Pronunciation: mar-CASE


CAREER HIGHSTackles: 9 vs. Rutgers, 10/15/17Solos: 3 vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17TFLs: 0.5, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17)Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -






42 MICHAEL MARCHESEDB, 6-4, 210, SO.VERNON HILLS, ILL. / STEVENSON

Pronunciation: mar-CASE


CAREER HIGHSTackles: 2 at Ohio State, 11/18/17Solos: 1 at Ohio State, 11/18/17TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Ohio State, 11/18/17PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -



2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST DNPWKU DNP@USF DNPNEB DNP@IOWA DNPRUT DNP@MIN DNPWIS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0IND 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@OSU 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

21 JARTAVIUS MARTINDB, 6-0, 190, FR.LEHIGH ACRES, FLA. / LEHIGH ACRES

Pronunciation: jar-TAY-vee-us Nickname: Quan

2018 Freshman: » First career interception in his first career game, the season

opener against Kent State» Started the season opener against Kent State» Third Illinois cornerback to start a season opener since 1980,

joining Tony Adams (2017) and Vontae Davis (2006)

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 4 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Solos: 2 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -

Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Interception: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -




71 ZEKE MARTINOL, 6-5, 300, JR.MEDINA, OHIO / MEDINA

2018 Junior: » Plays on special teams

9 SAM MAYSWR, 6-3, 200, SR.MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS / THE KINKAID SCHOOL

2018 Senior: » Starting receiver» Career-high 47 receiving yards and tied a career high with

four receptions int he season opener against Kent State

CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 4, twice (last vs. Kent State, 9/1/18)Receiving Yards: 47 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Long Reception: 30 vs. Minnesota, 10/29/16Rec. Touchdowns: 1, twice (last vs. Michigan State, 11/5/16)All-Purpose Yards: 39, twice (last vs. Michigan State, 11/5/16)

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G YDS/C YDS/G2015 12 7 78 1 27 0.6 11.1 6.52016 9 13 158 1 30 1.4 12.2 17.62017 7 0 -4 0 0 0.0 0.0 -0.62018 1 4 47 0 17 4.0 11.8 47.0TOTAL 29 24 279 2 30 0.8 11.6 9.6


2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WKU DNP@USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NEB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@IOWA DNPRUT DNP@MIN 0 0 0 0 0 (-4) 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@PUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0IND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @OSU DNPNW DNP

2016 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LG

MUR ST 0 0 0 0 2 27 0 19UNC 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0WMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@NEB DNPPUR DNP@RUT DNP@MICH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MINN 0 0 0 0 2 39 0 30MICH ST 0 0 0 0 4 39 1 16@WIS 0 0 0 0 2 16 0 10IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@NW 0 0 0 0 2 32 0 25 2015 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGKENT ST 0 0 0 0 2 37 1 27WIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@UNC 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 15MTSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NEB 0 0 0 0 2 21 0 15@IOWA 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 7WIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@PSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@PUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0OSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@MINN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0VS. NW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17 JAMES McCOURTPK/P, 6-1, 220, SO.PARKLAND, FLA. / ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

2018 Sophomore: » Backup kicker and punter

43 CHASE McLAUGHLINPK, 6-1, 190, SR.CYPRESS, TEXAS / CYPRESS WOODS

» Earned bachelor’s degree in technical systems management in May 2018

» Currently pursuing a master’s degree in technology management

2018 Senior: » Starting kicker

CAREER HIGHS FG Made: 3, three times (last at Iowa, 10/7/17)FG Attempts: 4 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16PAT Made: 7 vs. Murray State, 9/3/16PAT Attempts: 7 vs. Murray State, 9/3/16Points: 11 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16Long Field Goal: 53 vs. Minnesota, 10/29/16Kickoffs: 7 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16Kickoff Yards: 453 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16Kickoff Average: 65.0, seven times (last vs. Kent State, 9/1/18)Touchbacks: 6 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Punts: 1 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Punt Yards: 37 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Long Punt: 37 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Tackles: -

KICKING STATISTICSYEAR PAT FG 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PTS LG2016 26-26 12-17 3-3 4-5 4-6 1-3 59 532017 17-17 12-17 8-8 2-2 2-5 0-2 50 432018 4-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 7 50TOTAL 47-47 25-36 11-11 6-7 6-12 2-6 117 53

KICKOFF STATISTICSYEAR G NO YDS AVG TB RT RT YDS YPR 2016 11 34 2102 61.8 15 18 417 23.22017 12 42 2663 63.4 31 11 212 19.32018 1 6 390 65.0 6 0 0 0.0TOTAL 24 82 5155 62.9 52 29 629 21.7

PUNTING STATISTICSYEAR G NO. YARDS LG AVG2016 11 0 0 0 0.02017 12 1 37 37 37.02018 1 0 0 0 0.0TOTAL 24 1 37 37 37.0

KICKING GAME-BY-GAME2018 FGM-FGA LG BLKD PAT PTSKENT ST 1-2 50 0 4-4 7WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR



@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW 2017 FGM-FGA LG BLKD PAT PTSBALL ST 1-2 40 0 1-1 4WKU 2-2 37 0 2-2 8@USF 0-0 0 0 1-1 1NEB 2-2 25 0 0-0 6@IOWA 3-3 29 0 1-1 10RUT 1-2 43 0 3-3 6@MIN 1-2 28 0 2-2 5WIS 1-2 28 0 1-1 4@PUR 1-1 31 0 1-1 4IND 0-0 0 0 2-2 2@OSU 0-0 0 0 2-2 2NW 0-1 0 0 1-1 1

2016 FGM-FGA LG BLKD PAT PTSMUR ST 1-1 48 0 7-7 10UNC 0-0 0 0 3-3 3WMU 1-1 22 0 1-1 4@NEB 3-3 43 0 1-1 10PUR 3-4 47 0 2-2 11@RUT 1-3 37 0 3-3 6@MICH 0-0 0 0 0-0 0MINN 1-1 53 0 2-2 5MICH ST 1-1 42 0 4-4 7@WIS 1-2 31 0 0-0 3IOWA DNP@NW 0-1 0 0 3-3 3

KICKOFFS GAME-BY-GAME2018 KO YDS AVG TB RT RT YDS YPRKENT ST 6 390 65.0 6 0 0 0.0WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 KO YDS AVG TB RT RT YDS YPR BALL ST 5 320 64.0 4 1 15 15.0WKU 5 305 61.0 2 3 57 19.0@USF 5 320 64.0 4 2 18 9.0NEB 3 180 60.0 2 1 20 20.0@IOWA 5 325 65.0 5 0 0 0.0RUT 4 260 65.0 4 0 0 0.0@MIN 3 193 64.3 2 1 26 26.0WIS 2 129 64.5 1 1 29 29.0@PUR 3 195 65.0 2 1 22 22.0IND 3 195 65.0 2 1 25 25.0@OSU 3 195 65.0 3 0 0 0.0NW 2 130 65.0 2 0 0 0.0

2016 KO YDS AVG TB RT RT YDS YPR MUR ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UNC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@NEB 4 254 63.5 1 2 54 27.0PUR 7 453 64.0 2 5 106 21.2@RUT 3 317 63.0 3 2 38 19.0@MICH 2 124 62.0 0 2 58 29.0MINN 5 264 52.8 1 3 64 21.3MICH ST 6 370 61.0 4 2 50 25.0@WIS 2 128 64.0 0 2 47 23.5IOWA DNP@NW 4 260 65.0 4 0 0 0.0

55 JAMAL MILANDL, 6-3, 305, JR.CHICAGO, ILL. / AL RABY

Pronunciation: muh-LAN


CAREER HIGHSTackles: 7 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16Solos: 4, twice (last at Purdue, 11/4/17)TFLs: 2.5 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16Sacks: 1.0 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16QB Hurries: 2 vs. Michigan State, 11/5/16Fumbles Forced: 2 at Rutgers, 10/15/16Fumbles Recovered: 1, three times (last vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17)PBUs: -

Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -Blocked Kicks: 1 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17


SACKS STATISTICSYEAR G UA A SACKS YDS2015 1 0 0 0.0 02016 10 1 0 1.0 22017 10 0 0 0.0 0TOTAL 21 1 0 1.0 2

DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST 4 0 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WKU 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 1 0@USF 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0@IOWA 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0WIS 1 5 6 1.5-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 4 1 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@OSU DNP - InjuredNW DNP - Injured

2016 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH PBUMUR ST 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0UNC 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WMU 2 5 7 2.5-4 1.0-2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@NEB 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0PUR DNP@RUT 3 0 3 1.0-2 0.0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0@MICH 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0MINN 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0MICH ST 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2 0@WIS DNP IOWA 1 3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0@NW 2 0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

2015 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH PBUKENT ST 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIU DNP - Injured@UNC DNP - InjuredMTSU DNP - InjuredNEB DNP - Injured@IOWA DNP - InjuredWIS DNP - Injured@PSU DNP - Injured@PUR DNP - InjuredOSU DNP - Injured@MINN DNP - Injuredvs. NW DNP - Injured

54 MARC MONDESIRDL, 6-2, 235, SO.CHICAGO, ILL. / ST. RITA

Pronunciation: mon-duh-SEER


CAREER HIGHSTackles: 1, three times (last vs. Indiana, 11/11/17)Solos: 1, twice (last at Purdue, 11/4/17)TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Blocked Kicks: -Touchdowns: -


DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUKENT ST 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIUUSFPENN ST

@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST DNPWKU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@OSU 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

72 KIEVAN MYERSOL, 6-5, 330, FR.DALLAS, TEXAS / BISHOP DUNNE

Pronunciation: KEY-vonn

2018 Freshman: » Did not practice until the week of the season opener

90 LERE OLADIPODL, 6-3, 275, R-FR.HUNTLEY, ILL. / HUNTLEY

Pronunciation: luh-RAY oh-la-DEE-po


96 TYMIR OLIVERDL, 6-4, 290, JR.SHARON HILL, PA. / WEST PHILADELPHIA CATHOLIC

Pronunciation: TIE-MEER

2018 Junior: » Starting defensive tackle

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 5, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17)Solos: 4 at Purdue, 11/4/17TFLs: 1.0, four times (last vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17)Sacks: 1.0, three times (last vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17)QB Hurries: 1, twice (last vs. Indiana, 11/11/17)Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1, three times (last vs. Kent State, 9/1/18)Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -


SACKS STATISTICSYEAR G UA AS TOTAL YDS2016 12 0 0 0.0 02017 12 3 0 3.0 212018 1 0 0 0.0 0TOTAL 25 3 0 3.0 21

DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUKENT ST 0 4 4 0.5-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEB



IOWA@NW



63 ALEX PALCZEWSKIOL, 6-6, 300, SO.MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. / PROSPECT

Pronunciation: pal-CHESS-key

2018 Sophmore: » Starting tackle » 12 straight starts entering the WIU game

3 DEL’SHAWN PHILLIPSLB, 6-2, 230, SR.HIGHLAND PARK, MICH. / CASS TECH / GARDEN CITY CC

2018 Senior: » Voted team’s defensive team captain» Only senior on defense» First career interception in the season opener against Kent

State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 16 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Solos: 7 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17TFLs: 2.0 vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17Sacks: 2.0 vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17QB Hurries: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17)Interception: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -


INTERCEPTION STATISTICSYEAR G INT YDS TD LG AVG/R AVG/G2017 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02018 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

SACKS STATISTICSYEAR G UA A SACKS YDS2017 11 0 2 1.0 52018 1 0 0 0.0 0TOTAL 12 0 2 1.0 5

DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUKENT ST 5 7 12 0.5-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 1WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS

@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST 7 9 16 0.5-0 0.5-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WKU 2 4 6 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0@USF 6 4 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 2 5 7 1.0-6 0.5-5 0 0-0 0-0 0 1@IOWA 3 2 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN DNP - InjuredWIS 6 8 14 2.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1@PUR 6 0 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND 6 1 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@OSU 3 1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 5 4 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

13 CALEB REAMSWR, 6-2, 240, JR.GURNEE, ILL. / WARREN TOWNSHIP

2018 Junior: » Former tight end, plays wide receiver

CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 2, three times (last vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17)Receiving Yards: 18 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Long Reception: 14 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17All-Purpose Yards: 18 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G YDS/C YDS/G2016 5 2 9 0 5 0.4 4.5 1.82017 11 4 32 1 14 0.4 8.0 2.92018 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 17 6 41 1 14 0.4 6.8 2.4


2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST DNPWKU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NEB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0RUT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@PUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0IND 0 0 0 0 2 18 1 14@OSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NW 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 8

2016 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGMUR ST 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 5UNC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@NEB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PUR DNP@RUT DNP@MICH DNPMINN DNPMICH ST DNP@WIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0IOWA DNP@NW DNP

36 AUSTIN ROBERTSTE, 6-2, 245, SR.RICE LAKE, WIS. / RICE LAKE

» Currently pursuing joint bachelor’s/master’s degrees in applied health sciences, working toward a B.S. in community health and a M.S. in public health simultaneously.

2018 Senior: » Rotates in at tight end

CAREER HIGHSCarries: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17Rushing Yards: 3 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17Long Run: 3 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17Rushing Touchdowns: -Receptions: 1, twice (last vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16)Receiving Yards: 3 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16Long Reception: 3 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16Receiving Touchdowns: -All-Purpose Yards: 3, twice (last vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17)

RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR G ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G2015 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.22018 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 17 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G YDS/C YDS/G2015 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02016 3 2 5 0 3 0.7 2.5 1.72017 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02018 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 17 2 5 0 3 0.1 2.5 0.3


2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WKU 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0@USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NEB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0RUT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@PUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0IND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@OSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2016 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGMUR ST 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2UNC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WMU 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3@NEB DNP - InjuredPUR DNP - Injured@RUT DNP - Injured@MICH DNP - InjuredMINN DNP - InjuredMICH ST DNP - Injured@WIS DNP - InjuredIOWA DNP - Injured@NW DNP - Injured

97 BOBBY ROUNDTREEDL, 6-5, 255, SO.LARGO, FLA. / LARGO

2018 Sophomore: » Starting defensive end

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 6, three times (last vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17)Solos: 5 at Ohio State, 11/18/17TFLs: 2.0 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17Sacks: 2.0 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17QB Hurries: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Fumbles Forced: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 2 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -

DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYEAR G UA A TOT TFL YDS PD FF FR BLK QBH2017 12 28 22 50 4.0 31 3 1 0 0 1



2018 1 3 2 5 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0TOTAL 13 31 24 55 4.0 31 4 1 0 0 1




11 CARLOS SANDYWR, 5-9, 175, FR.DANIA BEACH, FLA. / CARDINAL GIBBONS


State

CAREER HIGHSReceptions: -Receiving Yards: -Long Reception: -Receiving Touchdowns: -Kickoff Returns: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Kickoff Return Yardage: 26 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18All-Purpose Yards: 26 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18




KICK/PUNT RETURN GAME-BY-GAME2018 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LGKENT ST 1-26 26.0 0 26 0-0 0.0 0 0WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

52 AYO SHOGBONYODL, 6-2, 240, SO.ARLINGTON, TEX. / MANSFIELD SUMMITT

Pronunciation: EYE-oh shog-BAHN-yo

2018 Sophomore: » Former linebacker, rotates in at defensive end

AREER HIGHSTackles: 6 vs. Rutgers, 10/15/17Solos: 3 vs. Rutgers, 10/15/17TFLs: 1.0 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Sacks: -QB Hurries: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Fumbles Forced: 1 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -




4 RICKY SMALLINGWR, 6-1, 205, SO.CHICAGO, ILL. / BROTHER RICE

2018 Sophomore: » Starting wide receiver

CAREER HIGHSCarries: -Rushing Yards: -Long Run: -Rushing Touchdowns: -Receptions: 8 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Receiving Yards: 111 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17Long Reception: 76 at South Florida, 9/15/17Receiving Touchdowns: 1, twice (last at Minnesota, 10/21/17)All-Purpose Yards: 111 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G YDS/C YDS/G2017 12 31 510 2 76 2.6 16.5 42.52018 1 3 70 0 44 3.0 23.3 70.0TOTAL 13 34 580 2 76 2.6 17.1 44.6

RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME2018 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGKENT ST 0 0 0 0 3 70 0 44WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEB

IOWA@NW

2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WKU 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 9@USF 0 0 0 0 3 99 0 76NEB 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 10@IOWA 0 0 0 0 3 44 0 26RUT 0 0 0 0 5 111 1 32 @MIN 0 0 0 0 8 71 1 22WIS 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 26@PUR 0 0 0 0 2 46 0 42IND 0 0 0 0 3 73 0 31@OSU 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 7NW 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 11

17 KENDALL SMITHDB, 6-1, 200, SO.BOLINGBROOK, ILL. / BOLINGBROOK

2018 Sophomore: » Former wide receiver, rotates in at safety

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 1 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Solos: -TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -




52 ADAM SOLOMONOL, 6-6, 305, JR.INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / BISHOP CHATARD

2018 Junior: » Plays on special teams



6 DOMINIC STAMPLEYWR, 5-10, 175, SO.CHAMPAIGN, ILL./CENTENNIAL/COFFEYVILLE CC (KAN.)

2018 Sophomore:» Transferred to Illinois with three years of eligibility remaining

RECEIVING STATISTICS YEAR G REC YDS TD LG REC/G YDS/C YDS/G2018 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0



KICK/PUNT RETURN GAME-BY-GAME2018 KR-YDS AVG TD LG PR-YDS AVG TD LGKENT ST 1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

56 ETHAN TABELLS, 6-0, 215, SO.BARRINGTON, ILL. / BARRINGTON

Pronunciation: tuh-BELL

2018 Sophomore: » Starting long snapper

10 CAM THOMASQB, 6-2, 200, SO.CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILL. / MARIAN CATHOLIC

2018 Sophomore: » Backup quarterback» Has not played in a game this season

CAREER HIGHSPass Attempts: 31 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Completions: 14 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Passing Yards: 159 at Purdue, 11/4/17Passing Touchdowns: -Long Pass: 29 vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17Carries: 18 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Rushing Yards: 79 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Rushing Touchdowns: 1 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17Long Rush: 27 vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17Total Offense: 122 vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17All-Purpose Yards: 79 at Minnesota, 10/21/17

PASSING STATISTICSYEAR G ATT CMP INT YDS TD LG PCT AVG/P AVG/G EFFIC2017 4 66 28 5 375 0 42 42.4 5.7 93.8 75.0TOTAL 4 66 28 5 375 0 42 42.4 5.7 93.8 75.0

RUSHING STATISTICSYEAR G ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G2017 4 52 233 1 27 4.5 58.2TOTAL 4 52 233 1 27 4.5 58.2

PASSING GAME-BY-GAME2018 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LGKENT ST DNPWIU

USFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 ATT CMP INT YDS TD LGBALL ST DNPWKU DNP@USF DNPNEB DNP@IOWA DNPRUT DNP@MIN 4 2 1 33 0 25WIS 11 2 2 44 0 29@PUR 20 10 0 159 0 42 IND DNP - Injured@OSU DNP - InjuredNW 31 14 2 139 0 20

RUSHING/RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME2018 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGKENT ST DNPWIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST DNPWKU DNP@USF DNPNEB DNP@IOWA DNPRUT DNP@MIN 10 79 0 21 0 0 0 0WIS 10 78 0 27 0 0 0 0@PUR 14 30 0 26 0 0 0 0IND DNP - Injured@OSU DNP - InjuredNW 18 46 1 23 0 0 0 0

45 KHALAN TOLSONLB, 6-0, 220, FR.ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. / ADMIRAL FARRAGUT ACADEMY

Pronunciation: KAY-lahn

2018 Freshman: » Plays special teams» Made his Illinois debut in the season opener against Kent

State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: -Solos: -TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: - Touchdowns: -


DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUKENT ST 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA

@NW

83 BOBBY WALKERTE, 6-4, 240, JR.GOLF, ILL. / LOYOLA ACADEMY

2018 Junior: » Backup tight end

CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 1 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Receiving Yards: 7 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Long Reception: 7 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Receiving Touchdowns: -Carries: -Rushing Yards: -Rushing Touchdowns: -All-Purpose Yards: 7 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17



2017 CAR YDS TD LG REC YDS TD LGBALL ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WKU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NEB 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 7@IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0RUT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@PUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0IND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0@OSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 NICK WALKERDB, 5-10, 185, SO.ST. LOUIS, MO. / MILLER CAREER ACADEMY / CISCO COLLEGE

2018 Sophomore: » Made his Illinois debut in the season opener against Kent

State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Solos: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: - Touchdowns: -





IOWA@NW

15 DELANO WAREDB, 6-0, 200, FR.RICHMOND, CALIF. / EL CERRITO

Pronunciation: dee-LAY-no

2018 Freshman: » Started the season opener against Kent State» Second Illinois safety to start a season opener since 1980,

joining Bennett Williams (2017)

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 4 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Solos: 3 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18TFLs: -Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Interception: -Interception Return Yards: - Touchdowns: -



31 CAMERON WATKINSDB, 6-1, 200, JR.NASHVILLE, TENN. / PEARL-COHN

2018 Junior: » Starting cornerback

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 10 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Solos: 8 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18TFLs: 1.0, three times (last vs. Kent State, 9/1/18)Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: 1 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1, six times (last vs. Indiana, 11/11/17)Interception: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -


INTERCEPTION STATISTICSYEAR G INT YDS TD LG AVG/R AVG/G2016 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.02018 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 22 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0


IOWA@NW

2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST 4 4 8 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WKU 5 1 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 0 2 2 0.5-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1NEB 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 3 1 4 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 0WIS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 1 1 2 1.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1IND 4 2 6 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1@OSU 3 3 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW DNP - Injured

2016 UA AS TOT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH PBUMUR ST 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0UNC 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WMU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@NEB 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0PUR 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@RUT DNP - Injured@MICH DNP - InjuredMINN DNP - Injured MICH ST 4 1 5 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1@WIS 3 4 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1IOWA 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1@NW 2 0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

4 BENNETT WILLIAMSDB, 6-0, 205, SO.CAMPBELL, CALIF. / ST. FRANCIS


CAREER HIGHSTackles: 14 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Solos: 8 at Minnesota, 10/21/17TFLs: 0.5, three times (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17)Sacks: -QB Hurries: 1 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17Fumbles Forced: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1, twice (last at Minnesota, 10/21/17)Interception: 1, three times (last vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17)Interception Return Yards: 20, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17)Touchdowns: -



DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUKENT ST DNP - SuspendedWIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA@NW

2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST 3 3 6 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0WKU 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 5 7 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA 4 0 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-20 0 1RUT 1 3 4 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 8 6 14 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 1WIS 2 3 5 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-20 0 0@PUR 1 3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND DNP - Suspended@OSU 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 5 4 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-15 0 0

32 JUSTICE WILLIAMSWR, 6-3, 215, JR.FRISCO, TEXAS / WAKELAND

» Earned bachelor’s degree in business management in August 2018

» Currently pursuing a master’s degree in business administration

2018 Junior: » Former linebacker transitioned to wide receiver this season

CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Receiving Yards: 4 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Long Reception: 4 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Receiving Touchdowns: -All-Purpose Yards: 4 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Tackles: 6 vs. Iowa, 11/19/16Solos: 3 vs. Iowa, 11/19/16TFLs: 1.0 vs. Iowa, 11/19/16Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: 1, twice (last at Iowa, 10/7/17)Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -




DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST DNPWKU 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1RUT 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIS 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND DNP@OSU 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0




91 JAMAL WOODSDL, 6-2, 265, SO.HUEYTOWN, ALA. / HUEYTOWN

2018 Sophomore: » Starting defensive tackle

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 8 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Solos: 3, three times (last at Ohio State, 11/18/17)TFLs: 2.5 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -



2017 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUBALL ST DNPWKU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@USF 3 1 4 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NEB 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@IOWA 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0RUT 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@MIN 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIS 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@PUR 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0IND 3 5 8 2.5-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0@OSU 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NW 2 0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

22 DYLAN WYATTDB, 6-0, 180, FR.OAKLAND, CALIF. / SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE HS


State

CAREER HIGHSTackles: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Solos: 1 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18TFLs: 1.0 vs. Kent State, 9/1/18Sacks: -QB Hurries: -Fumbles Forced: -Fumbles Recovered: -PBUs: -Interception: -Interception Return Yards: -Touchdowns: -


DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME2018 UA AS TOT TFL-Yds QBS-Yds FF FR-Yds INT-Yds QBH PBUKENT ST 1 0 1 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0WIUUSFPENN ST@RUTPUR@WIS@MDMINN@NEBIOWA

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Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.

Sept 1, 2018 KENT STATE W 31-24 31898

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Bush,AJ 1 21 156 17 139 6.6 0 40 139.0

Corbin,Reggie 1 10 86 7 79 7.9 2 39 79.0

Epstein,Mike 1 8 33 0 33 4.1 1 6 33.0

Bonner,RaVon 1 7 26 0 26 3.7 1 8 26.0

Dudek,Mike 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 7.0

Total 1 49 308 29 279 5.7 4 40 279.0

Opponents 1 43 207 24 183 4.3 1 23 183.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Bush,AJ 1 125.91 13-23-0 56.5 190 0 44 190.0

Team 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 1 120.67 13-24-0 54.2 190 0 44 190.0

Opponents 1 129.95 28-41-2 68.3 270 2 28 270.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Dudek,Mike 1 4 65 16.2 0 24 65.0

Mays,Sam 1 4 47 11.8 0 17 47.0

Smalling,Ricky 1 3 70 23.3 0 44 70.0

Corbin,Reggie 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0

Williams, Justice 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0

Total 1 13 190 14.6 0 44 190.0

Opponents 1 28 270 9.6 2 28 270.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

McLaughlin, Chase 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 50 0

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

Corbin,Reggie 2 - - - - - - - 12

McLaughlin, Chase - 1-2 4-4 - - - - - 7

Bonner,RaVon 1 - - - - - - - 6

Epstein,Mike 1 - - - - - - - 6

Total 4 1-2 4-4 - - - - - 31

Opponents 3 1-1 3-3 - - - - - 24

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

Bush,AJ 1 44 139 190 329 329.0

Corbin,Reggie 1 10 79 0 79 79.0

Epstein,Mike 1 8 33 0 33 33.0

Bonner,RaVon 1 7 26 0 26 26.0

Dudek,Mike 1 1 7 0 7 7.0

Total 1 73 279 190 469 469.0

Opponents 1 84 183 270 453 453.0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Illinois 3 0 21 7 0 31

Opponents 7 10 7 0 0 24

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral

All games 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Non-Conference 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Team Statistics ILL OPP

FIRST DOWNS 22 24

R u s h i n g 12 12

P a s s i n g 10 12

P e n a l t y 0 0

RUSHING YARDAGE 279 183

Rushing Attempts 49 43

Average Per Rush 5.7 4.3

Average Per Game 279.0 183.0

TDs Rushing 4 1

PASSING YARDAGE 190 270

C o m p - A t t - I n t 13-24-0 28-41-2

Average Per Pass 7.9 6.6

Average Per Catch 14.6 9.6


TDs Passing 0 2

TOTAL OFFENSE 469 453

Average Per Play 6.4 5.4


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-26 0-0

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-26 3-30

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-3 0-0

FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 0-0

PENALTIES-Yards 3-25 5-38

PUNTS-AVG 5-53.4 5-38.2

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 5 7 3 2 : 0 3

3RD-DOWN Conversions 7/15 5/17

4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 4/6

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Martin, Jartavius 1 0 0.0 0 0

Phillips, DelShawn 1 0 0.0 0 0

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Hayes,Blake 5 267 53.4 69 1 0 2 3 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Dudek,Mike 1 26 26.0 0 26

Total 1 26 26.0 0 26

Opponents 3 30 10.0 0 18

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Sandy,Carlos 1 26 26.0 0 26

Stampley, Dominic 1 0 0.0 0 0

Bobak,Christian 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 3 26 8.7 0 26

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

Bush,AJ 1 139 0 0 0 0 139 139.0

Dudek,Mike 1 7 65 26 0 0 98 98.0

Corbin,Reggie 1 79 4 0 0 0 83 83.0

Smalling,Ricky 1 0 70 0 0 0 70 70.0

Mays,Sam 1 0 47 0 0 0 47 47.0

Total 1 279 190 26 26 3 524 524.0

Opponents 1 183 270 30 0 0 483 483.0

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

35 Hansen,Jake 1 10 5 15 6.0-8 . . . . . . . .

3 Phillips, DelShawn 1 5 7 12 0.5-2 . 1-0 1 . . . . .

31 Watkins,Cameron 1 8 2 10 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .

30 Brown,Sydney 1 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .

97 Roundtree,Bobby 1 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .

Total 1 46 40 86 12-26 1-3 2-3 5 1 . . . .

Opponents 1 42 24 66 6-27 3-18 . 4 . 1-0 2 . .


Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018)

All games

Team Statistics ILL OPP

SCORING 31 24

Points Per Game 31.0 24.0

Points Off Turnovers 7 3

FIRST DOWNS 22 24

R u s h i n g 12 12

P a s s i n g 10 12

P e n a l t y 0 0

RUSHING YARDAGE 279 183

Yards gained rushing 308 207

Yards lost rushing 29 24

Rushing Attempts 49 43

Average Per Rush 5.7 4.3


TDs Rushing 4 1

PASSING YARDAGE 190 270

C o m p - A t t - I n t 13-24-0 28-41-2

Average Per Pass 7.9 6.6

Average Per Catch 14.6 9.6


TDs Passing 0 2

TOTAL OFFENSE 469 453

Total Plays 73 84

Average Per Play 6.4 5.4


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-26 0-0

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-26 3-30

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-3 0-0

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 8.7 0.0

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 26.0 10.0

INT RETURN AVERAGE 1.5 0.0

FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 0-0

PENALTIES-Yards 3-25 5-38


PUNTS-Yards 5-267 5-191

Average Per Punt 53.4 38.2

Net punt average 43.4 33.0

KICKOFFS-Yards 6-390 5-275

Average Per Kick 65.0 55.0

Net kick average 40.0 44.8

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 5 7 3 2 : 0 3

3RD-DOWN Conversions 7/15 5/17

3rd-Down Pct 47% 29%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 4/6

4th-Down Pct 0% 67%

SACKS BY-Yards 1-3 3-18

MISC YARDS 0 0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 3

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-2 1-1

ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0

RED-ZONE SCORES (3-5) 60% (2-3) 67%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-5) 60% (1-3) 33%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (3-3) 100%

ATTENDANCE 31898 0

Games/Avg Per Game 1/31898 0/0

Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Illinois 3 0 21 7 0 31

Opponents 7 10 7 0 0 24


Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Bush,AJ 1 21 156 17 139 6.6 0 40 139.0

Corbin,Reggie 1 10 86 7 79 7.9 2 39 79.0

Epstein,Mike 1 8 33 0 33 4.1 1 6 33.0

Bonner,RaVon 1 7 26 0 26 3.7 1 8 26.0

Dudek,Mike 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 7.0

Team 1 2 0 5 -5 -2.5 0 0 -5.0

Total 1 49 308 29 279 5.7 4 40 279.0

Opponents 1 43 207 24 183 4.3 1 23 183.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Bush,AJ 1 125.91 13-23-0 56.5 190 0 44 190.0

Team 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 1 120.67 13-24-0 54.2 190 0 44 190.0

Opponents 1 129.95 28-41-2 68.3 270 2 28 270.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Dudek,Mike 1 4 65 16.2 0 24 65.0

Mays,Sam 1 4 47 11.8 0 17 47.0

Smalling,Ricky 1 3 70 23.3 0 44 70.0

Corbin,Reggie 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0

Williams, Justice 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0

Total 1 13 190 14.6 0 44 190.0

Opponents 1 28 270 9.6 2 28 270.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Dudek,Mike 1 26 26.0 0 26

Total 1 26 26.0 0 26

Opponents 3 30 10.0 0 18

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Martin, Jartavius 1 0 0.0 0 0

Phillips, DelShawn 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 2 3 1.5 0 3


Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Sandy,Carlos 1 26 26.0 0 26

Stampley, Dominic 1 0 0.0 0 0

Bobak,Christian 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 3 26 8.7 0 26


Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0




All games

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

Corbin,Reggie 2 - - - - - - - 12

McLaughlin, Chase - 1-2 4-4 - - - - - 7

Bonner,RaVon 1 - - - - - - - 6

Epstein,Mike 1 - - - - - - - 6

Total 4 1-2 4-4 - - - - - 31

Opponents 3 1-1 3-3 - - - - - 24

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

Bush,AJ 1 44 139 190 329 329.0

Corbin,Reggie 1 10 79 0 79 79.0

Epstein,Mike 1 8 33 0 33 33.0

Bonner,RaVon 1 7 26 0 26 26.0

Dudek,Mike 1 1 7 0 7 7.0

Team 1 3 -5 0 -5 -5.0

Total 1 73 279 190 469 469.0

Opponents 1 84 183 270 453 453.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

McLaughlin, Chase 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 50 0

FG Sequence Illinois Opponents

Kent State (50),49 (27)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Hayes,Blake 5 267 53.4 69 1 0 2 3 0

Total 5 267 53.4 69 1 0 2 3 0

Opponents 5 191 38.2 58 0 0 0 2 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

McLaughlin, Chase 6 390 65.0 6 0

Total 6 390 65.0 6 0 0.0 40.0 25

Opponents 5 275 55.0 1 0 8.7 44.8 20



All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

Bush,AJ 1 139 0 0 0 0 139 139.0

Dudek,Mike 1 7 65 26 0 0 98 98.0

Corbin,Reggie 1 79 4 0 0 0 83 83.0

Smalling,Ricky 1 0 70 0 0 0 70 70.0

Mays,Sam 1 0 47 0 0 0 47 47.0

Epstein,Mike 1 33 0 0 0 0 33 33.0

Sandy,Carlos 1 0 0 0 26 0 26 26.0

Bonner,RaVon 1 26 0 0 0 0 26 26.0

Williams, Justice 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 4.0

Green,Stanley 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 3.0

Team 1 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -5.0

Total 1 279 190 26 26 3 524 524.0

Opponents 1 183 270 30 0 0 483 483.0


Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

35 Hansen,Jake 1 10 5 15 6.0-8 . . . . . . . .

3 Phillips, DelShawn 1 5 7 12 0.5-2 . 1-0 1 . . . . .

31 Watkins,Cameron 1 8 2 10 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .

97 Roundtree,Bobby 1 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .

30 Brown,Sydney 1 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .

21 Martin, Jartavius 1 2 2 4 . . 1-0 1 . . . . .

7 Green,Stanley 1 1 3 4 . . 0-3 . . . . . .

96 Oliver,Tymir 1 . 4 4 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . .

99 Carney,Owen 1 1 3 4 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . .

15 Ware,Delano 1 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .

9 Harding,Dele 1 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

92 Gay,Isaiah 1 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .

26 Joseph,Kerby 1 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

52 Shogbonyo,Ayo 1 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . .

91 Woods,Jamal 1 2 . 2 2.0-7 . . . . . . . .

20 Walker,Nick 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

28 Bernat,Nolan 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

24 DeGroot,Dawson 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

10 Knight,James 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

22 Wyatt,Dylan 1 1 . 1 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .

95 Jackson,Kenyon 1 . 1 1 0.5-1 0.5-1 . . . . . . .

Total 1 46 40 86 12-26 1-3 2-3 5 1 . . . .

Opponents 1 42 24 66 6-27 3-18 . 4 . 1-0 2 . .

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