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Illinois

B10 · 1916 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
3–3–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
5th
2–2 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

1916 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 10Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–3–1W 30–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 3–15
9Week 9 · Oct 24Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB107–0L 6–7
10Week 10 · Oct 31Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB102–4–1W 14–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–1W 14–9
13Week 13 · Nov 21Chicago (CHICAGO)H2HB103–4L 7–20
14Week 14 · Nov 28Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–2–1T 0–0

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.398
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-5+12
  • Minnesota +6
  • Kansas +4
  • Purdue +2
  • Ohio State 0
  • Wisconsin 0
  • Colgate -1
  • Chicago -4

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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 63rdBetter than 55%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#50W13#52W14#52Regular Season Final#52Post-Season W1#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+30
-12
-1
+7
+5
-13
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#341911#581912#331913#11914#41915

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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