Illinois
B10 · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | L 8–20 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 6–6 | L 3–55 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 5–6 | L 0–41 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H |  MAC | 4–7 | W 38–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 46–43 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | L 14–42 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 24–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 21–31 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | L 0–48 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | L 21–23 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | L 15–35 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Akron +4
- Indiana +3
- Ohio State -1
- Northwestern -3
- Iowa -3
- Michigan -4
- Wisconsin -5
- USC -6
- Arizona -6
- Michigan State -6
- Minnesota -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.182 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.