Illinois Fighting Illini
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Oct 23October 23 (Fri) | at #14 Wisconsin (4-3, 3-3) | L 7-45 | 4.80 | 5.73 | -0.93 | 27.47%
| -1 |
| Oct 31October 31 | vs Purdue (2-4, 2-4) | L 24-31 | 6.21 | 6.89 | -0.68 | 33.05%
| -2 |
| Nov 7November 7 | vs Minnesota (3-4, 3-4) | L 14-41 | 5.19 | 7.31 | -2.12 | 7.97%
| +2 |
| Nov 14November 14 | at Rutgers (3-6, 3-6) | W 23-20 | 5.73 | 6.19 | -0.47 | 38.26%
| +2 |
| Nov 21November 21 | at Nebraska (3-5, 3-5) | W 41-23 | 6.36 | 5.30 | +1.07 | 75.43%
| +5 |
| Dec 5December 5 | vs #19 Iowa (6-2, 6-2) | L 21-35 | 4.77 | 6.42 | -1.66 | 13.82%
| 0 |
| Dec 12December 12 | at #14 Northwestern (7-2, 6-2) | L 10-28 | 4.60 | 7.04 | -2.45 | 5.29%
| +1 |
| Dec 19December 19 | at Penn State (4-5, 4-5) | L 21-56 | 4.55 | 7.25 | -2.70 | 3.96%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-6, 2-6 | 5.36 | 6.52 | -1.161 | 2.05-5.95 (-0.05) | +6 |