Illinois
B10 · 1897 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1897 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 | EUREKA | Unranked | — | W 26–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 | PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS | Unranked | — | W 6–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 | LAKE FOREST | Unranked | — | W 36–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 5–3–1 | W 34–4 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 | Chicago (CHICAGO)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | L 12–18 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 | KNOX | Unranked | — | W 64–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 | Carlisle (CARLISLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | L 6–23 |
| 12 | Final · Nov 30 | EUREKA | Unranked | — | W 6–0 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Purdue +5
- Chicago -1
- Carlisle -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.