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Illinois

B10 · 2019 Season · Final

Failing
Record
6–7
0.462 Win %
Conference
9th
4–5 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
643–632–49
0.504 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1914
#1 Finishes
1
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

2019 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC0–12W 42–3
3Week 3 · Sep 10UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND AAC2–10W 31–23
4Week 4 · Sep 17Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–7L 31–34
5Week 5 · Sep 24Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB105–7L 38–42
7Week 7 · Oct 8Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB1011–2L 17–40
8Week 8 · Oct 15Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB109–4L 25–42
9Week 9 · Oct 22Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB1010–4W 24–23
10Week 10 · Oct 29Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–8W 24–6
11Week 11 · Nov 5Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB102–10W 38–10
12Week 12 · Nov 12Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–6W 37–34
14Week 14 · Nov 26Iowa (IOWA)H2HB1010–3L 10–19
15Week 15 · Dec 3Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–9L 10–29
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC8–5L 20–35

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.849
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-37+25
  • Wisconsin +10
  • Michigan State +7
  • Purdue +4
  • UConn +2
  • Rutgers +2
  • Akron 0
  • Minnesota -2
  • Iowa -3
  • Michigan -4
  • California -5
  • Eastern Michigan -7
  • Nebraska -7
  • Northwestern -9

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 #84Better than 39%
Win % Place 73rdBetter than 47%

0.462 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78Post-Season W1#79Post-Season W2#81Post-Season W3#84Post-Season W4#84Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+39
+8
-3
-4
-23
-17
+1
+18
+28
+3
-9
-19
-15

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

Final Rank by Season
#712014#742015#1132016#1182017#1042018

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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