2018 Illinois Fighting Illini Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2019
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 31 | 331 | 10.68 | 1 | 2.6 | 27.6 |
| at Home | 6 | 20 | 218 | 10.90 | 1 | 3.3 | 36.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 11 | 113 | 10.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.8 |
| in Wins | 4 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.5 |
| in Losses | 8 | 22 | 285 | 12.95 | 1 | 2.8 | 35.6 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 23 | 282 | 12.26 | 1 | 2.6 | 31.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 12 | 189 | 15.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 63.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 19 | 142 | 7.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.8 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 28 | 331 | 11.82 | 1 | 2.5 | 30.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 16 | 223 | 13.94 | 1 | 2.7 | 37.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 12 | 108 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.6 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 9 | 23 | 282 | 12.26 | 1 | 2.6 | 31.3 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.0 |
| in October | 4 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| in November | 4 | 12 | 175 | 14.58 | 1 | 3.0 | 43.8 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |