Duke Blue Devils at Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois squares off against Duke

Duke (1-0) at Illinois (1-0), Sept. 12 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Illinois by 5.5. Against the spread: Illinois 0-1, Duke 1-0.

How to watch: Fox Sports 1

Key stats

Illinois Offense

Overall: 332 yards per game (104th in FBS)

Passing: 182 yards per game (99th)

Rushing: 150 yards per game (80th)

Scoring: 42 points per game (41st)

Illinois Defense

Overall: 413 yards per game (106th in FBS)

Passing: 219 yards per game (89th)

Rushing: 194 yards per game (113th)

Scoring: 23 points per game (93rd)

Duke Offense

Overall: 381 yards per game (84th in FBS)

Passing: 131 yards per game (118th)

Rushing: 250 yards per game (30th)

Scoring: 17 points per game (102nd)

Duke Defense

Overall: 258 yards per game (51st in FBS)

Passing: 204 yards per game (80th)

Rushing: 54 yards per game (28th)

Scoring: 3 points per game (10th)

Illinois ranks 117th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 52.6% of the time. Duke ranks 63rd on offense, converting on 44.4% of third downs.

Duke is 69th in the FBS averaging 53 penalty yards per game, compared to Illinois' 1st-ranked 4 per-game average.

Duke is 59th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 100% of trips. Illinois' red zone offense ranks 1st, scoring on 100% of red zone opportunities.

Illinois ranks 136th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 18:57, compared to Duke's 17th-ranked average of 36:35.

Team leaders

Illinois

Passing: Katin Houser, 182 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 76.5 completion percentage

Rushing: Ca'Lil Valentine, 88 yards on 11 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Collin Dixon, 70 yards on 6 catches, 2 TDs

Duke

Passing: Walker Eget, 131 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 50 completion percentage

Rushing: Nate Sheppard, 227 yards on 35 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: Jonah Burton, 38 yards on 3 catches, 0 TDs

Last game

Illinois won 42-23 over UAB on Sept. 3. Houser led Illinois with 182 yards on 13-of-17 passing (76.5%) for three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball three times for 29 yards and one rushing touchdown. Valentine carried the ball 11 times for 88 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one reception for four yards. Dixon had six receptions for 70 yards and two touchdowns.

Duke won 17-3 over Tulane on Sept. 5. Eget led Duke with 131 yards on 13-of-26 passing (50.0%) for no touchdowns and no interceptions. Sheppard carried the ball 35 times for 227 yards and scored two touchdowns, adding three receptions for 19 yards. Burton put up 38 yards on three catches.

Next game

Illinois hosts Southern Illinois on Sept. 19. Duke hosts Stanford on Sept. 19.

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