2017 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record

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The 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini went 2-10 (0-9 in the Big Ten). They scored 15.4 and allowed 31.5 points per game. Against the closing spread they went 4-7-1; games went 5-7-0 on the total. SP+ rated them No. 96 nationally.

Team details

  • Conference: Big Ten
  • Record: 2-10
  • Conference record: 0-9
  • Against the spread: 4-7-1
  • Over/under: 5-7-0
  • SP+ rank: No. 96

2017 schedule and results

WkOpponentDateResultScoreSpreadATSO/U
1Ball State2017-09-02W24-21-5.5LU 55
2Western Kentucky2017-09-10W20-7+6.5WU 51.5
3at South Florida2017-09-15L23-47+16.5LO 55
5Nebraska2017-09-30L6-28+6LU 47
6at Iowa2017-10-07L16-45+16LO 42
7Rutgers2017-10-14L24-35PKLO 47.5
8at Minnesota2017-10-21L17-24+14WU 47.5
9Wisconsin2017-10-28L10-24+28WU 51.5
10at Purdue2017-11-04L10-29+14LU 49.5
11Indiana2017-11-11L14-24+10PU 51
12at Ohio State2017-11-18L14-52+41WO 54
13Northwestern2017-11-25L7-42+16LO 46

Passing leaders

PlayerGCmpAttYdsTDINT
Jeff George Jr.7941811273710
Chayce Crouch6459144314
Cam Thomas4286637505

Rushing leaders

PlayerGAttYdsTD
Mike Epstein5573463
Kendrick Foster11732661
Ra'Von Bonner6672024
Dre Brown4311380
Reggie Corbin718780

Receiving leaders

PlayerGRecYdsTD
Ricky Smalling11315102
Louis Dorsey9223953
Malik Turner10313260
Mike Dudek7242621
Trenard Davis6101520

Defensive leaders

PlayerGTacklesTFLSacksINTPD
Del'Shawn Phillips1185412
Stanley Green9700011
Tre Watson9654.51.512
Patrick Nelson10652.502
Bennett Williams10641.5032

2017 Illinois players who reached the NFL

PlayerPosNFL teamDraftedCollege seasons
Chase McLaughlinKTB2019 UDFA2016–2018
Del'Shawn PhillipsLBLAC2019 UDFA2017–2018
Jake HansenLBHOU2022 UDFA2016–2021
Nate HobbsCBSF2021 R5 #1672017–2020
Tony AdamsSAFTEN2022 UDFA2017–2021
Malik TurnerWRSF2018 UDFA2014–2017
James CrawfordLBBAL2018 UDFA2016–2017

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com