2018 Illinois Fighting Illini First Down Game Log through 01/07/2019
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/01/18 | Kent St. | Turf | W 31-24 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 09/08/18 | Western Ill. | Turf | W 34-14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 09/15/18 | + South Fla. | Grass | L 19-25 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 09/21/18 | 17 Penn St. | Turf | L 24-63 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 10/06/18 | @ Rutgers | Turf | W 38-17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 10/13/18 | Purdue | Turf | L 7-46 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 10/20/18 | @ Wisconsin | Turf | L 20-49 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 10/27/18 | @ Maryland | Turf | L 33-63 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| 11/03/18 | Minnesota | Turf | W 55-31 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 11/10/18 | @ Nebraska | Turf | L 35-54 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| 11/17/18 | 25 Iowa | Turf | L 0-63 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 11/24/18 | @ 21 Northwestern | Grass | L 16-24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 24 |
| Totals | 125 | 91 | 17 | 233 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||