Illinois

B10 · 2009 Season · Final

Season

Failing −

Record

3–9

0.250 Win %

Conference

11th

2–6 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

2009 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 8	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	B12	8–5	L 9–37
3	Week 3 · Sep 15	FCS	Unranked	—	W 45–17
5	Week 5 · Sep 29	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	11–2	L 0–30
6	Week 6 · Oct 6	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	B10	11–2	L 17–35
7	Week 7 · Oct 13	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	6–7	L 14–24
8	Week 8 · Oct 20	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	4–8	L 14–27
9	Week 9 · Oct 27	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	5–7	L 14–24
10	Week 10 · Nov 3	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	5–7	W 38–13
11	Week 11 · Nov 10	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	6–7	W 35–32
12	Week 12 · Nov 17	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	8–5	L 16–21
14	Week 14 · Dec 1	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H	IND BE	12–1	L 36–49
14	Regular Season Final · Dec 8	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H	IND WAC	8–5	L 52–53

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

5.464

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-31

-42+11

Minnesota +6
Michigan +5
Cincinnati -1
Ohio State -2
Penn State -2
Missouri -5
Northwestern -5
Fresno State -5
Michigan State -7
Purdue -7
Indiana -8

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 #102Better than 26%

Win % Place 101stBetter than 27%

0.250 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-28

+28

-30

-18

-10

-13

-10

+25

-5

-13

-1

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.