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Illinois

B10 · 1944 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
5th
3–3 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

1944 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19ILLINOIS STATEUnranked—W 79–0
5Week 5 · Sep 26Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB107–3W 26–18
6Week 6 · Oct 3GREAT LAKES NAVYUnranked—T 26–26
7Week 7 · Oct 10Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–5L 19–35
8Week 8 · Oct 17Iowa (IOWA)H2HB101–7W 40–6
9Week 9 · Oct 24Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 39–5
10Week 10 · Oct 31Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 7–13
12Week 12 · Nov 14Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–2L 0–14
13Week 13 · Nov 21Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB109–0L 12–26
14Week 14 · Nov 28Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB101–7–1W 25–6

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
2.911
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-9+13
  • Indiana +7
  • Pittsburgh +4
  • Iowa +1
  • Northwestern +1
  • Ohio State 0
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Michigan -2
  • Purdue -5

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 #36Better than 74%
Win % Place 46thBetter than 67%

0.550 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#36W14#36Regular Season Final#36Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W2#36Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+79
+8
0
-16
+34
+34
-6
-14
-14
+19

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

Final Rank by Season
#881939#1191940#941941#521942#481943

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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