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Tennessee and Illinois meet in the Music City Bowl
By The Associated Press
Illinois (8-4) vs. Tennessee (8-4), Dec. 30 at 5:30 p.m. EST.
BetMGM College Football Odds Opening Line: Tennessee by 5.5. Against the
spread: Tennessee 5-7, Illinois 6-4-1.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
Tennessee Offense
Overall: 482.0 yards per game (4th in FBS)
Passing: 307.2 yards per game (5th)
Rushing: 174.8 yards per game (50th)
Scoring: 40.8 points per game (7th)
Tennessee Defense
Overall: 395.5 yards per game (88th in FBS)
Passing: 249.3 yards per game (115th)
Rushing: 146.3 yards per game (62nd)
Scoring: 28.8 points per game (92nd)
Illinois Offense
Overall: 370.3 yards per game (82nd in FBS)
Passing: 239.1 yards per game (58th)
Rushing: 131.2 yards per game (100th)
Scoring: 29.3 points per game (55th)
Illinois Defense
Overall: 350.7 yards per game (50th in FBS)
Passing: 226.5 yards per game (80th)
Rushing: 124.2 yards per game (35th)
Scoring: 23.3 points per game (56th)
Illinois ranks 122nd in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to
convert 44.7% of the time. Tennessee ranks 9th on offense, converting on 50.3%
of third downs.
Tennessee ranks 76th in the FBS averaging 55.6 penalty yards per game, compared
to Illinois' 21st-ranked 41.1 per-game average.
Tennessee ranks 128th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:24,
compared to Illinois' 50th-ranked average of 30:30.
Team leaders
Tennessee
Passing: Joey Aguilar, 3,444 yards, 24 TDs, 10 INTs, 66.8 completion percentage
Rushing: DeSean Bishop, 983 yards on 163 carries, 14 TDs
Receiving: Chris Brazzell II, 1,017 yards on 62 catches, 9 TDs
Illinois
Passing: Luke Altmyer, 2,811 yards, 21 TDs, 5 INTs, 68.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Ca'Lil Valentine, 549 yards on 123 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Hank Beatty, 826 yards on 64 catches, 3 TDs
Last game
Tennessee lost 45-24 to Vanderbilt on Saturday, Nov. 29. Aguilar threw for 299
yards on 29-of-44 attempts (65.9%) with one touchdown and no interceptions.
Bishop carried the ball 20 times for 97 yards and scored two touchdowns, adding
one reception for six yards. Brazzell recorded 91 yards on six catches with one
touchdown.
Illinois defeated Northwestern 20-13 on Saturday, Nov. 29. Altmyer led Illinois
with 136 yards on 10-of-15 passing (66.7%) for no touchdowns and no
interceptions. Valentine carried the ball 14 times for 74 yards and scored one
touchdown. Collin Dixon put up 53 yards on two catches.
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