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Illinois

B10 · 1900 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–3–2
0.667 Win %
Conference
7th
1–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
643–632–49
0.504 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1914
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 17 · Top 25: 36
  • 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

1900 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2ROSE-HULMANUnranked—W 26–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9DEPAUWUnranked—W 63–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9ILLINOIS WESLEYANUnranked—W 21–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16PHYSICIANS & SURGEONSUnranked—W 6–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Knox (KNOX)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 16–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23LOMBARDUnranked—W 35–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–2–3T 0–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB107–2–1L 0–12
11Week 11 · Nov 6Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–4W 17–5
12Week 12 · Nov 13Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB1010–0–2L 0–23
13Week 13 · Nov 20Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB104–2–2T 0–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB108–1L 0–27

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.577
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-3+10
  • Knox +6
  • Purdue +4
  • Northwestern 0
  • Minnesota 0
  • Indiana 0
  • Wisconsin -1
  • Michigan -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #18Better than 88%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12W12#13W13#16W14#18Regular Season Final#18Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+26
+63
+21
+6
+16
+35
0
-12
+12
-23
0
-27

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#71895#101896#101897#261898#331899

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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