Illinois
B10 · 1947 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
1947 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–8 | W 14–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 3–5–1 | W 35–12 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–2–2 | T 0–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 6–3 | W 40–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 5–4 | L 7–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–0 | L 7–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | Unranked | — | W 60–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 2–6–1 | W 28–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 3–6 | L 13–28 |
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).
- Minnesota +6
- Iowa +3
- Ohio State +2
- Pittsburgh +1
- Army 0
- Michigan 0
- Purdue -4
- Northwestern -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.611 Win % · Change 1
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.