Illinois

B10 · 1986 Season · Final

Season

Failing

Record

4–7

0.364 Win %

Conference

7th

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

1986 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H	IND FBSI	3–8	W 23–0
4	Week 4 · Sep 16	USC H2H	PAC	7–5	L 16–31
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H	IND B8	10–2	L 14–59
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	10–3	L 0–14
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	3–8	W 34–27
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	6–5	L 21–29
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	3–9	L 9–15
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	11–2	L 13–69
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	9–3	W 20–16
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	6–6	W 21–16
14	Week 14 · Nov 25	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	4–7	L 18–23

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

4.529

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-12

-33+21

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

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 #71Better than 49%

Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+23

-15

-45

-14

-8

-6

-56

-5

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.