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Illinois

B10 · 1964 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–3
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 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

1964 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–7W 20–14
6Week 6 · Oct 6Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–6W 17–6
7Week 7 · Oct 13Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB107–2L 0–26
8Week 8 · Oct 20Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB105–4W 14–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27UCLAH2HPAC4–6W 26–7
10Week 10 · Nov 3Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB106–3L 14–26
11Week 11 · Nov 10Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB109–1L 6–21
12Week 12 · Nov 17Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB103–6W 29–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB104–5W 16–0

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
2.130
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-6+22
  • Minnesota +5
  • UCLA +4
  • Michigan State +4
  • California +3
  • Northwestern +3
  • Wisconsin +3
  • Michigan -1
  • Ohio State -2
  • Purdue -3

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 #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28W14#29Regular Season Final#29Post-Season W2#29Post-Season W3#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+11
-26
+14
+19
-12
-15
+29
+16

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

Final Rank by Season
#291959#511960#1071961#881962#61963

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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