Illinois

B10 · 1972 Season · Final

Season

Failing

Record

3–8

0.273 Win %

Conference

8th

3–5 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

1972 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	5–5–1	L 0–24
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	USC H2H	PAC	12–0	L 20–55
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H	PAC	8–3	L 11–31
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	10–2	L 17–35
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	9–2	L 7–26
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–1	L 7–31
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	6–5	L 14–20
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	2–9	W 43–13
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	5–6	W 37–20
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	4–7	W 27–7
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	3–7–1	L 14–15

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

4.889

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-14

-25+11

Indiana +5
Wisconsin +4
Northwestern +2
USC 0
Michigan -1
Penn State -2
Ohio State -2
Washington -3
Michigan State -5
Purdue -5
Iowa -7

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 #96Better than 31%

Win % Place 103rdBetter than 26%

0.273 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-24

-35

-20

-18

-19

-24

-6

+30

+17

+20

-1

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.