Illinois
B10 · 1951 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
1951 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  UCLAH2H |  PAC | 5–3–1 | W 27–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 7–1–1 | W 14–10 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | W 41–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 3–6–1 | W 27–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–7 | W 21–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 4–5 | W 7–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 2–5–2 | W 40–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 4–3–2 | T 0–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 5–4 | W 3–0 |
| 15 | Final · Jan 8 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 9–2 | W 40–7 |
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).
- Stanford +9
- Wisconsin +7
- UCLA +5
- Syracuse +5
- Northwestern +5
- Michigan +4
- Washington +3
- Indiana +2
- Iowa +2
- Ohio State 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.950 Win % · Change 2
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.