2008 Illinois Fighting Illini Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2009
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 27 | 284 | 10.52 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.7 |
| at Home | 6 | 14 | 104 | 7.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 13 | 180 | 13.85 | 0 | 2.2 | 30.0 |
| in Wins | 5 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 0 | 2.6 | 23.8 |
| in Losses | 7 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.6 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 17 | 203 | 11.94 | 0 | 2.1 | 25.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 20.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 12 | 143 | 11.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.8 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 15 | 141 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.6 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 25 | 277 | 11.08 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.2 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 18 | 213 | 11.83 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.6 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.3 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 22 | 274 | 12.45 | 0 | 2.4 | 30.4 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| in October | 4 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| in November | 4 | 11 | 133 | 12.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 33.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |