Illinois Fighting Illini
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Toledo (11-3, 8-1) | W 30-28 | 6.13 | 5.27 | +0.87 | 71.09%
| 0 |
| Sep 8September 8 (Fri) | at Kansas (9-4, 5-4) | L 23-34 | 6.09 | 7.38 | -1.29 | 20.01%
| 0 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs #7 Penn State (10-3, 7-2) | L 13-30 | 4.85 | 4.97 | -0.12 | 46.81%
| -5 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs Florida Atlantic (4-8, 3-5) | W 23-17 | 6.62 | 4.84 | +1.79 | 88.05%
| -1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | L 19-44 | 5.68 | 5.72 | -0.04 | 49.05%
| 0 |
| Oct 6October 6 (Fri) | vs Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | L 7-20 | 4.70 | 4.27 | +0.42 | 60.63%
| +1 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Maryland (8-5, 4-5) | W 27-24 | 5.03 | 5.51 | -0.48 | 38.00%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Wisconsin (7-6, 5-4) | L 21-25 | 4.89 | 4.99 | -0.09 | 47.62%
| +1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Minnesota (6-7, 3-6) | W 27-26 | 5.30 | 4.56 | +0.74 | 68.20%
| -2 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Indiana (3-9, 1-8) | W 48-45 | 9.32 | 5.93 | +3.39 | 97.28%
| 0 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at #16 Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | L 13-15 | 4.00 | 4.32 | -0.32 | 41.82%
| 0 |
| Nov 25November 25 | vs Northwestern (8-5, 5-4) | L 43-45 | 6.79 | 5.49 | +1.30 | 80.04%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 3-6 | 5.79 | 5.29 | +0.503 | 7.09-4.91 (-2.09) | -8 |