Illinois

B10 · 1975 Season · Final

Season

Struggling −

Record

5–6

0.455 Win %

Conference

5th

4–4 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

1975 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 16	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	3–8	W 27–12
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	IND B8	6–5	L 20–30
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H	IND SWC	10–2	L 13–43
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	3–8	W 27–21
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	6–5	W 42–23
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	4–7	L 24–26
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	7–4	W 21–19
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	4–6–1	L 9–18
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	11–1	L 3–40
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	8–2–2	L 15–21
14	Week 14 · Nov 25	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	3–8	W 28–7

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum

3.577

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-1

-23+22

Michigan State +7
Minnesota +6
Iowa +3
Washington State +3
Northwestern +3
Ohio State -1
Texas A&M -2
Michigan -2
Missouri -5
Wisconsin -6
Purdue -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 #72Better than 48%

Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.455 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+15

-10

-30

+19

-2

-9

-37

-6

+21

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.