The Illinois Fighting Illini were 2-10 in 2012.
| 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 | 12 | 200 | 3,560 | 797 | 4.5 | 1,534 | 443 | 3.5 | 2,026 | 354 | 5.7 | 197 | 87 | 99 | 99 | 71 | 595 | ||
Team Rank | 122nd | 121st | 112th | 119th | 104th | 86th | 105th | 113th | 99th | 119th | 119th | 105th | 107th | 107th | 50th | 46th | |||
Opponent | 12 | 385 | 4,651 | 5.8 | 2,327 | 514 | 4.5 | 2,324 | 288 | 8.1 | 235 | 133 | 89 | 89 | 58 | 475 | |||
Opponent Rank | 88th | 39th | 84th | 90th | 94th | 81st | 10th | 5th | 108th | 25th | 104th | 3rd | 3rd | 115th | 118th | ||||
Net | -185 | -1,091 | +797 | -1.3 | -793 | -71 | -1.1 | -298 | +66 | -2.3 | -38 | -46 | +10 | +10 | +13 | +120 | |||
Net Rank | 118th | 113th | 110th | 116th | 108th | 98th | 106th | 90th | 27th | 120th | 102nd | 111th | 56th | 56th | 95th | 96th |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |