Illinois
B10 · 1943 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
1943 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 | CAMP GRANT | Unranked | — | L 0–23 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 | IOWA PRE-FLIGHT | Unranked | — | L 18–32 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 9–0 | L 21–40 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 1–9 | W 25–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–5 | W 33–25 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–1 | L 0–47 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 8–1 | L 6–42 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 1–6–1 | W 19–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 3–6 | L 26–29 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 6–2 | L 6–53 |
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).
- Pittsburgh +3
- Wisconsin +1
- Iowa +1
- Purdue 0
- Notre Dame -1
- Michigan -1
- Northwestern -2
- Ohio State -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.300 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.