Western Illinois 14-34 Illinois 2018-09-08 23:30
Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) Round: 1
Home Manager: Lovie Smith Away Manager: Jared Elliott
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2015/09/12 16:00 | Illinois v Western Illinois | L | 44-0 |
| NCAAF | 2007/09/08 12:00 | Illinois v Western Illinois | L | 21-0 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2018/08/31 01:00 | Western Illinois v Montana State | L | 23-26 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/25 21:00 | Western Illinois v Weber State | L | 19-21 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/18 19:00 | Western Illinois v SO Illinois | W | 28-14 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/11 18:00 | Indiana State v Western Illinois | W | 0-45 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/04 17:00 | Illinois State v Western Illinois | W | 14-31 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/28 18:00 | Western Illinois v South Dakota State | L | 24-52 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/21 19:30 | North Dakota State v Western Illinois | L | 24-12 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/14 20:00 | Western Illinois v Missouri St | W | 49-30 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2018/09/01 16:00 | Kent State v Illinois | W | 24-31 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/25 21:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | L | 42-7 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/18 20:30 | Illinois v Ohio State | L | 14-52 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/11 17:00 | Indiana v Illinois | L | 24-14 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/04 16:00 | Illinois v Purdue | L | 10-29 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/28 16:00 | Wisconsin v Illinois | L | 24-10 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/21 19:30 | Illinois v Minnesota | L | 17-24 |
| NCAAF | 2017/10/14 16:00 | Rutgers v Illinois | L | 35-24 |