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Illinois

2025 Season Performance

#21
Rank
8-4
Record
117.2
Points
0.837
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #3 USC 34-32
Worst L @ #86 Wisconsin 10-27

Record Splits

Home 6-1
Away 2-3
Conference 5-4
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#1
#20
#39
#58
#76
W1
#66
W4
#50
W7
#10
W10
#22
W13
#23
W15
#21

Season Breakdown

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Week
Game
Score
Raw
Adj
Diff
1
08/29
W
NR vs #79 Western Illinois
52-3
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/06
W
#66 @ #47 Duke
45-19
+24.4
+27.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.1 18.6
Margin Scaling
+4.9 23.5
Recency Weighting
+4.2 27.8
Total 27.8 pts
+3.4
3
09/13
W
#4 vs #125 Western Michigan
38-0
+7.2
+14.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.1 10.1
Margin Scaling
+4.5 14.6
Total 14.6 pts
+7.4
4
09/20
L
#21 @ #35 Indiana
10-63
-6.0
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -1.8
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.4
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.4
Total -6.4 pts
-0.4
5
09/27
W
#50 vs #3 USC
34-32
+38.1
+37.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+20.1 29.1
Margin Scaling
+1.4 30.6
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 32.0
Recency Weighting
+5.8 37.8
Total 37.8 pts
-0.3
6
10/04
W
#10 @ #85 Purdue
43-27
+21.5
+14.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.7 10.8
Margin Scaling
+3.6 14.4
Total 14.4 pts
-7.2
7
10/11
L
#7 vs #5 Ohio State
16-34
-5.8
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+2.0 -3.2
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -5.7
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
-0.9
9
10/25
L
#16 @ #30 Washington
25-42
-4.8
-5.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -2.5
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -4.9
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
-1.0
10
11/01
W
#30 vs #70 Rutgers
35-13
+18.6
+19.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.6 11.6
Margin Scaling
+5.2 16.8
Recency Weighting
+3.0 19.9
Total 19.9 pts
+1.2
12
11/15
W
#20 vs #85 Maryland
24-6
+16.8
+16.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.7 9.7
Margin Scaling
+3.9 13.6
Recency Weighting
+2.5 16.1
Total 16.1 pts
-0.7
13
11/23
L
#18 @ #86 Wisconsin
10-27
-7.7
-7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.9 -4.1
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -4.2
Margin Scaling
-2.2 -6.4
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.5
Total -7.5 pts
+0.1
14
11/30
W
#23 vs #47 Northwestern
20-13
+19.4
+18.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.9 13.9
Margin Scaling
+1.9 15.8
Recency Weighting
+2.8 18.6
Total 18.6 pts
-0.7
Total
8-4 Record
121.8
122.7
+0.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2025)

10
Seasons
52-64
Record
45%
Win Rate
#58
Avg Rank
#4
Best Rank
0.825
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#108
2017
#112
2018
#95
2019
#37
2020
#91
2021
#34
2022
#25
2023
#39
2024
#21
2025
#21

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2025 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #21 #4 117.2 0.837 -
2024 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #21 #12 143.2 0.819 -
2023 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #39 #31 72.3 0.845 -
2022 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #25 #11 114.1 0.774 -
2021 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #34 #30 90.8 0.816 -
2020 Big Ten 2-6 (25%) #91 #41 -6.9 0.895 -
2019 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #37 #14 77.6 0.783 -
2018 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #95 #23 3.1 0.828 -
2017 Big Ten 2-10 (17%) #112 #15 -46.0 0.818 -
2016 Big Ten 3-9 (25%) #108 #67 -39.7 0.836 -