Illinois Fighting Illini
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 28August 28 | vs Nebraska (3-9, 1-8) | W 30-22 | 4.87 | 5.52 | -0.66 | 33.71%
| 0 |
| Sep 4September 4 | vs UT San Antonio (12-2, 8-1) | L 30-37 | 5.28 | 6.06 | -0.78 | 30.84%
| 0 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at Virginia (6-6, 4-5) | L 14-42 | 4.55 | 7.75 | -3.20 | 2.84%
| 0 |
| Sep 17September 17 (Fri) | vs Maryland (7-6, 3-6) | L 17-20 | 5.18 | 6.87 | -1.69 | 13.36%
| +1 |
| Sep 25September 25 | at Purdue (9-4, 6-3) | L 9-13 | 3.99 | 4.95 | -0.97 | 26.63%
| +2 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Charlotte (5-7, 3-5) | W 24-14 | 6.00 | 5.26 | +0.74 | 68.23%
| +1 |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs Wisconsin (9-4, 6-3) | L 0-24 | 1.98 | 6.21 | -4.23 | 0.87%
| +2 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at #7 Penn State (7-6, 4-5) | W 20-18 | 4.49 | 3.60 | +0.89 | 71.53%
| -3 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs Rutgers (5-8, 2-7) | L 14-20 | 6.06 | 4.97 | +1.09 | 75.86%
| 0 |
| Nov 6November 6 | at #20 Minnesota (9-4, 6-3) | W 14-6 | 4.55 | 4.52 | +0.04 | 50.90%
| +2 |
| Nov 20November 20 | at #17 Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | L 23-33 | 5.12 | 3.64 | +1.47 | 83.16%
| -1 |
| Nov 27November 27 | vs Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | W 47-14 | 7.40 | 3.30 | +4.10 | 98.42%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 4-5 | 4.99 | 5.26 | -0.273 | 5.56-6.44 (-0.56) | +5 |