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Illinois

B10 · 1990 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
6–2 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
643–632–49
0.504 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1914
#1 Finishes
1
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

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–5L 16–28
4Week 4 · Sep 18Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B811–1–1W 23–22
5Week 5 · Sep 25SOUTHERN ILLINOISUnranked—W 56–21
7Week 7 · Oct 9Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB107–4–1W 31–20
8Week 8 · Oct 16Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB102–9W 34–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB108–3–1W 15–13
10Week 10 · Oct 30Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB101–10W 21–3
11Week 11 · Nov 6Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–4L 28–54
12Week 12 · Nov 13Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB109–3L 17–22
13Week 13 · Nov 20Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–5–1W 24–10
14Week 14 · Nov 27Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–9W 28–23
19Final · Jan 8Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–2L 0–30

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
2.182
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-14+37
  • Colorado +11
  • Michigan State +8
  • Ohio State +7
  • Indiana +6
  • Purdue +2
  • Northwestern +2
  • Wisconsin +1
  • Clemson -2
  • Michigan -3
  • Iowa -4
  • Arizona -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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26Regular Season Final#25Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W4#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-12
+1
+35
+11
+34
+2
+18
-26
-5
+14
+5
-30

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

Final Rank by Season
#411985#711986#851987#461988#101989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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