Illinois

B10 · 1971 Season · Final

Season

Struggling −

Record

5–6

0.455 Win %

Conference

5th

5–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

135

1892–2026

All-Time Record

643–632–49

0.504 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1914

#1 Finishes

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

1971 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 14	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	6–5	L 0–10
4	Week 4 · Sep 21	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H	ACC	9–3	L 0–27
5	Week 5 · Sep 28	USC H2H	PAC	6–4–1	L 0–28
6	Week 6 · Oct 5	Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H	PAC	8–3	L 14–52
7	Week 7 · Oct 12	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	6–4	L 10–24
8	Week 8 · Oct 19	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	11–1	L 6–35
9	Week 9 · Oct 26	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	3–7	W 21–7
10	Week 10 · Nov 2	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	7–4	W 24–7
11	Week 11 · Nov 9	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	3–8	W 22–21
12	Week 12 · Nov 16	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	4–6–1	W 35–27
13	Week 13 · Nov 23	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	1–10	W 31–0

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

3.569

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-2

-20+18

Northwestern +7
Wisconsin +4
Purdue +3
Indiana +3
Iowa +1
Michigan -1
North Carolina -3
Washington -3
USC -4
Ohio State -4
Michigan State -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 #64Better than 54%

Win % Place 66thBetter than 53%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-10

-27

-28

-38

-14

-29

+14

+17

+31

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.