Illinois
B10 · 2004 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
2004 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 52–13 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  UCLAH2H |  PAC | 6–6 | L 17–35 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 1–10 | W 30–27 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 7–5 | L 30–38 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 7–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | L 25–38 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 19–30 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | L 0–45 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 10–2 | L 13–23 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 26–22 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | L 21–28 |
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).
- Indiana +3
- Western Michigan +1
- Iowa -2
- Wisconsin -3
- Michigan -3
- Purdue -5
- Minnesota -5
- UCLA -6
- Northwestern -6
- Michigan State -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 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.