Ball State 21-24 Illinois 2017-09-02 16:00
Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) Round: 1
Home History
| NCAAF | 2016/11/23 00:00 | Ball State v Miami Ohio | L | 20-21 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/17 00:00 | Ball State v Toledo | L | 19-37 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/09 00:00 | Eastern Michigan v Ball State | L | 48-41 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/02 00:00 | Western Michigan v Ball State | L | 52-20 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/22 19:00 | Akron v Ball State | L | 35-25 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/15 19:30 | Ball State v Buffalo | W | 31-21 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/08 19:30 | Ball State v Central Michigan | L | 21-24 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/01 19:30 | Northern Illinois v Ball State | L | 31-24 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2016/11/26 17:00 | Illinois v Northwestern | L | 21-42 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/19 17:00 | Iowa v Illinois | L | 28-0 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/12 20:30 | Illinois v Wisconsin | L | 3-48 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/05 16:00 | Michigan State v Illinois | W | 27-31 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/29 16:00 | Minnesota v Illinois | L | 40-17 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/22 19:30 | Illinois v Michigan | L | 8-41 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/15 16:00 | Illinois v Rutgers | W | 24-7 |
| NCAAF | 2016/10/08 19:30 | Purdue v Illinois | L | 34-31 |