Illinois
B10 · 2016 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
2016 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 | Murray State Racers | Unranked | — | W 52–3 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 8–5 | L 23–48 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 13–1 | L 10–34 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H |  B10 | 9–4 | L 16–31 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | L 31–34 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | B10 | 2–10 | W 24–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 8–41 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 17–40 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 31–27 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 11–3 | L 3–48 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | L 0–28 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | L 21–42 |
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).
- Michigan State +3
- Rutgers +2
- Western Michigan -1
- Michigan -3
- Wisconsin -3
- Nebraska -4
- Minnesota -4
- North Carolina -5
- Iowa -5
- Northwestern -6
- Purdue -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.250 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.