The Illinois Fighting Illini were 2-10 in 2017.
| 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 | 185 | 3,365 | 725 | 4.6 | 1,267 | 386 | 3.3 | 2,098 | 339 | 6.2 | 41 | 233 | 175 | 72 | 83 | 20 | 85 | 771 |
Team Rank | 127th | 127th | 127th | 125th | 124th | 121st | 120th | 110th | 99th | 116th | 124th | 21st | 126th | 124th | 115th | 75th | 97th | 98th | |
Opponent | 12 | 378 | 5,019 | 907 | 5.7 | 2,620 | 549 | 4.8 | 2,399 | 338 | 7.1 | 20 | 125 | 273 | 137 | 111 | 25 | 74 | 701 |
Opponent Rank | 85th | 74th | 60th | 71st | 112th | 117th | 90th | 23rd | 26th | 57th | 103rd | 30th | 86th | 113th | 35th | 91st | 66th | 51st | |
Net | -193 | -1,654 | -182 | -1.0 | -1,353 | -163 | -1.5 | -301 | +1 | -0.9 | +21 | +108 | -98 | -65 | -28 | -5 | +11 | +70 | |
Net Rank | 120th | 124th | 127th | 111th | 122nd | 122nd | 118th | 91st | 66th | 101st | 125th | 17th | 128th | 125th | 102nd | 99th | 95th | 86th |
| 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 |