| 1 | Illinois 27-20 | Steven Sipple, HuskerOnline |
| 1 | Illinois 28-24 | Robin Washut, HuskerOnline |
| 1 | Ilinois 27-21 | Andy Kendeigh, KETV |
| 1 | Illinois 28-20 | Jim Rose, KFAB |
| 1 | Illinois 27-23 | Brian Christopherson, Husker247 |
| 1 | Illinois 25-19 | Michael Bruntz, Husker247 |
| 1 | Illinois 23-17 | Mike Schaefer, Husker247 |
| 1 | Illinois 26-20 | Gavin Struve, Daily Nebraskan |
| 1 | Illinois 32-24 | Joseph Maier, Daily Nebraskan |
| 1 | Illinois 31-24 | Thomas Codo, Daily Nebraskan |
| 1 | Illinois 26-21 | John Bishop, 1620 The Zone |
| 1 | Nebraska 27-16 | Josh Peterson, 1620 The Zone |
| 1 | Nebraska 35-31 | Nick Grimm, 1620 The Zone |
| 1 | Illinois 27-23 | Sam McKewon, Omaha World-Herald |
| 1 | Nebraska win | Scooby Axson, USA Today |
| 1 | Nebraska win | Jace Evans, USA Today |
| 1 | Illinois win | Paul Myerberg, USA Today |
| 1 | Illinois win | Erick Smith, USA Today |
| 1 | Illinois win | Eddie Timanus, USA Today |
| 1 | Illinois win | Dan Wolken, USA Today |
| 1 | Illinois 28-20 | Luke Mullin, Lincoln Journal Star |
| 1 | Illinois 31-23 | Matthew Stevens, IlliniGuys |
| 1 | Illinois 23-20 | Jack Mitchell, KLIN |
| 1 | Illinois 34-28 | Kaleb Henry, KLIN |
| 1 | Illinois 31-17 | Isaac Trotter, Illinois Inquirer |
| 1 | Illinois 27-24 | Derek Piper, Illinois Inquirer |
| 1 | Illinois 31-23 | Ryan Easterling, Illinois Inquirer |
| 1 | Illinois 31-20 | Joey Wagner, Illinois Inquirer |
| 1 | Illinois 27-17 | Jeremy Wagner, Illinois Inquirer |
| 1 | Illinois 24-20 | Randy Johnson, Minneapolis Star-Tribune |
| 1 | Illinois 28-20 | Luke Mullin, Lincoln Journal Star |
| 1 | Nebraska 27-24 | Nate Head, Lincoln Journal Star |
| 1 | Illinois 27-20 | Amie Just, Lincoln Journal Star |
| 1 | Nebraska 30-29 | Colton Stone, Lincoln Journal Star |
| 1 | Illinois 31-20 | Chris Basnett, Lincoln Journal Star |
| 1 | Illinois 23-17 | Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press |
| 1 | Illinois 38-27 | Brandon Cavanaugh, Athlon Sports |
| 1 | Illinois win | Steven Lassan, Athlon Sports |
| 1 | Illinois win | Mark Ross, Athlon Sports |
| 1 | Illinois win | Ben Weinrib, Athlon Sports |
| 1 | Illinois 28-18 | Max Escarpio, Bleacher Report |
| 1 | Nebraska 24-21 | Adam Carriker, Omaha World-Herald |
| 1 | Illinois by < 8 | Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports |
| 1 | Illinois by < 8 | Tom Fornelli, CBS Sports |
| 1 | Illinois by < 8 | Chip Patterson, CBS Sports |
| 1 | Illinois by < 8 | Barrett Sallee, CBS Sports |
| 1 | Illinois by > 7 | Shehan Jeyarajah, CBS Sports |
| 1 | Illinois by < 8 | David Cobb, CBS Sports |
| 1 | Illinois by < 8 | Jerry Palm, CBS Sports |
| 1 | Illinois 23-17 | Mike'l Severe, Big Red Wrap-Up |
| 1 | Illinois 24-17 | Jay Moore, Big Red Wrap-Up |
| 1 | Illinois 27-23 | Sean Callahan, Big Red Wrap-Up |
| 1 | Illinois by 10 | James Parks, College Football HQ |
| 1 | Illinois 27-17 | Pete Fiutak, College Football News |
| 1 | Illinois by >7 | Pamela Maldonado, Yahoo Sports |
| 1 | Illinois 31-24 | Bill Bender, Sporting News |
| 1 | Illinois 27-21 | SP+ |
| 1 | Illinois 58% win prob. | The Power Rank |
| 1 | Illinois 93.5% win prob. | numberFire |
| 1 | Illinois 69.7% win prob. | DRatings |
| 1 | Illinois 68.3% win prob. | ESPN FPI |