Illinois Vs. Fresno State

ILLINOIS VS. FRESNO STATE 11:30 a.m., Memorial Stadium, Champaign Big Ten Network, WIRL-AM (1290)

RECORD 3-8 COACH Ron Zook, 21-38 in 5th year at Illinois, 44-52 overall NCAA RANKS Offense Rushing 25th, 188.5 ypg Passing 90th, 190.9 Total 61st, 379.4 Scoring 97th, 21.6 ppg Defense Rushing 68th, 147.3 ypg Passing 107th, 254.8 Total 93rd, 402.1 Scoring 84th, 28.1 ppg

SERIES RECORD / LAST MEETING First meeting THE LINE / PREDICTION Illini by 3 / Fresno 28, Illinois 17 NOTABLE

RECORD 7-4 COACH Pat Hill, 99-65 The first regular-season game in Dein 13th year cember for the Illini is also Senior Day. at Fresno and ... Illinois quarterback Juice Williams overall stands sixth in the Big Ten and first in NCAA RANKS Illinois history with 10,327 career total Offense yards. ... Fresno State running back Ryan Rushing Matthews leads the nation in rushing, 7th, 231.4 ypg averaging 149.1 yards. ... Fresno State Passing won four of its last seven games against 76th, 206.3 teams from BCS conference. The Bulldogs Total dropped a 34-31 double-overtime loss at 19th, 437.7 Wisconsin and 28-20 loss at Cincinnati Scoring earlier this season. 19th, 32.6 ppg QUOTABLE Defense Rushing “Their motto is anyplace, anywhere, any 108th, 201.6 ypg time. That’s what they made famous. Passing They didn’t care where. They went to big 34th, 197.6 schools, little schools. These guys won’t Total care about cold weather. They’re going to 90th, 399.2 come here ready to play.’’ Scoring — Illinois coach Ron Zook 62nd, 25.6 ppg