 Williams had average numbers in Illinois' back-to-back victories against ranked teams, defeating Penn State and Wisconsin.It seemed as if Illinois' promising 5–1 start may have been a fluke, as they proceeded to drop their next two games, a 10–6 loss at Iowa and a 27–17 defeat against Michigan in Champaign.Williams threw for a combined 168 yards and 1 touchdown and 1 interception in the two losses.