NFL
What does EPA stand for?
Expected Points Added
Among rookies this season who have played at least 10 minutes per game, this player has the highest plus/minus
Chet Holmgren
This player has the most home runs in MLB history
Barry Bonds
This player has the second most Balon D'or awards.
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo (5)?
What is the furthest Illinois has advanced in the NCAA Tournament? Name the year and round.
The 2005 National Championship game vs North Carolina.
Who was the most efficient passer (highest EPA/play) in 2023?
Brock Purdy (0.31 EPA/play)
Which player was the leader in PER in both 2021-2022 and 2022-2023?
Nikola Jokic
This pitcher holds the record for the most career strikeouts in MLB history
Nolan Ryan
2023 Serie A winners.
What is Napoli?
Who is Illinois football's all time sacks leader? He also holds the record for most sacks in a single season at Illinois too!
Simeon Rice (44.5 sacks) Played at Illinois from 1992-95.
What quarterback leads the NFL in interceptions over the last 5 years?
Josh Allen
This player has the highest single-season free throw percentage ever at 98.1%
José Calderón
This statistic, adopted by Oakland A's GM Billy Beane in the film Moneyball, was popularized as a new way to evaluate players.
On-base percentage
The player who holds the most Premier League Man of the Match awards all time.
Who is Harry Kane (68)?
Who is the last Illini Men's Basketball player to be a finalist for the Naismith Award?
Ayo Dosunmu
Which defense went from first in success rate in 2022 to last in efficiency in 2023?
Washington Commanders
Team with most all time first overall picks (6)
Cleveland Cavaliers
This player led the MLB in Slugging % in the 2023 season
Shohei Ohtani (.654 SLG)
This team, whose previous season reflects the name of the competition, with the highest xG in the Champions League so far this season.
What is Manchester City?
Name this Illini Baseball Coach who holds the school's all-time record for career wins
Dan Hartleb - Active (532 wins in 18 seasons)
How many total yards did the Dolphins finish with in their 70-20 win against the Broncos? (Closest Answer)
726
This player leads the league this season in true shooting
Daniel Gafford
This MLB stadium is the hardest to hit a home run in, with the lowest HRaX (Home Runs Above Expected).
T-Mobile Park (Mariners Stadium)
Just one player has scored in 7 competitions in one single season.
Who is Fernando Torres?
This Wheaton, Illinois native, and Illini Football legend was a member of the first-ever, inaugural NFL Hall of Fame Induction Class. He is most famously remembered for scoring 4 TDs in an upset over #1 Michigan in their matchup in 1924. Illini athletics is planning a celebration of this event this coming season for its 100th anniversary.
Harold "Red" Grange; Illinois 1923-25, Chicago Bears 1925-34Ayo Dosunmu