The Illinois Fighting Illini were 3-7 in 1970.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 165 | 2,540 | 696 | 3.6 | 1,623 | 514 | 3.2 | 917 | 182 | 5.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 97th | 109th | 99th | 102nd | 73rd | 53rd | 77th | 107th | 95th | 102nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 279 | 3,373 | 4.6 | 1,878 | 525 | 3.6 | 1,495 | 211 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 146th | 54th | 77th | 67th | 69th | 61st | 51st | 21st | 106th | ||||||||||
Net | -114 | -833 | +696 | -0.9 | -255 | -11 | -0.4 | -578 | -29 | -2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 149th | 99th | 99th | 104th | 68th | 54th | 75th | 101st | 80th | 106th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |