Illinois Fighting Illini
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Fri) | vs Western Illinois (0-2) | W 52-3 | 7.46 | 2.96 | +4.49 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Duke (1-1) | W 45-19 | 5.74 | 6.95 | -1.21 | 21.58%
| +5 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Western Michigan (0-2) | 7:00 PM | | | | | |
| Sep 20September 20 | at #23 Indiana (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs USC (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Purdue (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs #1 Ohio State (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Washington (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs Rutgers (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs Maryland (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Wisconsin (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs Northwestern (1-1) | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-0 | 6.51 | 5.09 | +1.415 | 1.22-0.78 (+0.78) | +6 |