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Illinois

B10 · 2020 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–6
0.250 Win %
Conference
14th
2–6 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

2020 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
9Week 9 · Oct 27Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–3L 7–45
10Week 10 · Nov 3Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB102–4L 24–31
11Week 11 · Nov 10Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB103–4L 14–41
12Week 12 · Nov 17Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB103–6W 23–20
13Week 13 · Nov 24Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB103–5W 41–23
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8Iowa (IOWA)H2HB106–2L 21–35
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 15Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–2L 10–28
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 22Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB104–5L 21–56

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
7.260
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-14
-20+6
  • Rutgers +3
  • Nebraska +3
  • Iowa -2
  • Northwestern -2
  • Wisconsin -3
  • Purdue -4
  • Minnesota -4
  • Penn State -5

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 #112Better than 19%
Win % Place 106thBetter than 23%

0.250 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#110Post-Season W1#112Post-Season W2#112Post-Season W3#112Post-Season W4#112Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-38
-7
-27
+3
+18
-14
-18
-35

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

Final Rank by Season
#742015#1132016#1182017#1042018#842019

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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