Penn State 63-24 Illinois 2018-09-22 01:00
Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) Round: 1
Home Manager: Lovie Smith Away Manager: James Franklin
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2015/10/31 16:00 | Penn State v Illinois | W | 39-0 |
| NCAAF | 2014/11/22 17:00 | Illinois v Penn State | L | 16-14 |
| NCAAF | 2012/09/29 12:00 | Illinois v Penn State | W | 7-35 |
| NCAAF | 2011/10/29 12:00 | Penn State v Illinois | W | 10-7 |
| NCAAF | 2010/10/09 12:00 | Penn State v Illinois | L | 13-33 |
| NCAAF | 2008/09/27 12:00 | Penn State v Illinois | W | 38-24 |
| NCAAF | 2007/09/29 12:00 | Illinois v Penn State | L | 27-20 |
| NCAAF | 2006/10/21 12:00 | Penn State v Illinois | W | 26-12 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2018/09/15 16:00 | Kent State v Penn State | W | 10-63 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/09 00:00 | Penn State v Pittsburgh | W | 51-6 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/01 19:30 | Appalachian St v Penn State | W | 38-45 |
| NCAAF | 2017/12/30 21:00 | Washington v Penn State | W | 28-35 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/25 20:30 | Penn State v Maryland | W | 66-3 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/18 21:00 | Nebraska v Penn State | W | 44-56 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/11 17:00 | Rutgers v Penn State | W | 6-35 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/04 16:00 | Penn State v Michigan State | L | 24-27 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2018/09/15 19:30 | South Florida v Illinois | L | 25-19 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/08 23:30 | Western Illinois v Illinois | W | 14-34 |
| 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 |