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Illinois

B10 · 1968 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–9
0.100 Win %
Conference
8th
1–6 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

1968 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B89–2L 7–47
6Week 6 · Oct 1Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B88–3L 0–44
7Week 7 · Oct 8Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–4L 14–28
8Week 8 · Oct 15Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–4L 10–17
9Week 9 · Oct 22Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1L 8–58
10Week 10 · Oct 29Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–0L 24–31
11Week 11 · Nov 5Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB108–2L 17–35
12Week 12 · Nov 12Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–2L 0–36
13Week 13 · Nov 19Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB101–9W 14–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26Iowa (IOWA)H2HB105–5L 13–37

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
6.045
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-23
-24+1
  • Northwestern +1
  • Ohio State 0
  • Kansas -2
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Purdue -2
  • Michigan -2
  • Missouri -3
  • Indiana -4
  • Minnesota -4
  • Iowa -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 #101Better than 27%
Win % Place 108thBetter than 22%

0.100 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#101W15#101Regular Season Final#101Post-Season W1#101Post-Season W3#101Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-40
-44
-14
-7
-50
-7
-18
-36
+14
-24

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

Final Rank by Season
#61963#281964#311965#661966#741967

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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