2025 Illinois Fighting Illini Opponent First Down Game Log through 11/29/2025
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/29/25 | Western Illinois | Turf | W 52-3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 09/06/25 | @ Duke | Grass | W 45-19 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 09/13/25 | Western Michigan | Turf | W 38-0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 09/20/25 | @ 2 Indiana | Turf | L 10-63 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 09/27/25 | 17 USC | Turf | W 34-32 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 29 |
| 10/04/25 | @ Purdue | Grass | W 43-27 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 10/11/25 | 1 Ohio State | Turf | L 16-34 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 10/25/25 | @ Washington | Turf | L 25-42 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 27 |
| 11/01/25 | Rutgers | Turf | W 35-13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 11/15/25 | Maryland | Turf | W 24-6 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 18 |
| 11/22/25 | @ Wisconsin | Turf | L 10-27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 11/29/25 | Northwestern | Turf | W 20-13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| Totals | 81 | 147 | 15 | 243 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||