Illinois

B10 · 1985 Season · Final

Season

Struggling ＋

Record

6–5–1

0.542 Win %

Conference

6th

5–2 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

1985 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 10	USC H2H	PAC	6–6	L 10–20
4	Week 4 · Sep 17	SOUTHERN ILLINOIS	Unranked	—	W 28–25
5	Week 5 · Sep 24	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H	IND B8	9–3	L 25–52
7	Week 7 · Oct 8	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	9–3	W 31–28
8	Week 8 · Oct 15	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	5–6	L 24–30
9	Week 9 · Oct 22	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	7–5	W 30–17
10	Week 10 · Oct 29	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	5–6	W 38–25
11	Week 11 · Nov 5	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–1–1	T 3–3
12	Week 12 · Nov 12	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	10–2	L 0–59
13	Week 13 · Nov 19	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	4–7	W 41–24
14	Week 14 · Nov 26	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	3–8	W 45–20
19	Final · Jan 7	Army (ARMY)H2H	IND FBSI	9–3	L 29–31

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

2.871

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-20+28

Ohio State +9
Michigan State +7
Wisconsin +5
Indiana +4
Northwestern +3
Michigan 0
Iowa -2
Nebraska -3
Army -3
USC -6
Purdue -6

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 #41Better than 71%

Win % Place 45thBetter than 68%

0.542 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-10

-27

-6

+13

-59

+17

+25

-2

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.