Illinois
B10 · 2018 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
2018 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 2–10 | W 31–24 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | Unranked | — | W 34–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2H | IND AAC | 7–6 | L 19–25 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–4 | L 24–63 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | B10 | 1–11 | W 38–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | L 7–46 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | L 20–49 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | L 33–63 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 55–31 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | L 35–54 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 0–63 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 9–5 | L 16–24 |
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).
- Minnesota +7
- Kent State +2
- Rutgers +1
- Penn State -4
- Iowa -4
- Wisconsin -5
- Northwestern -5
- South Florida -6
- Purdue -7
- Maryland -7
- Nebraska -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.333 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.