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Illinois

2026 Season Performance

#75
Rank
3-3
Record
4.5
Points
0.730
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #70 Michigan State 38-37
Worst L vs #31 Duke 27-31

Record Splits

Home 2-2
Away 1-1
Conference 1-2
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 1-2
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#37.7
avg opponent rank
#6
toughest left
75.86
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
8
10-24
vs
#34 Oregon
3-2
+10.38
9
10-31
@
#110 Maryland
2-4
+10.7
10
11-07
vs
#19 Nebraska
5-1
+11.02
11
11-14
@
#6 UCLA
5-0
+17.36
12
11-21
vs
#22 Iowa
5-1
+10.89
13
11-28
@
#35 Northwestern
4-1
+15.51

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#19
#45
#71
#97
#122
Pre
#24
W3
#77
W6
#75
W9
#80
W12
#79
W15
#77

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/04
W
NR vs #126 UAB
42-23
+10.5
+9.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.9 8.1
Margin Scaling
+3.1 11.2
Against the Spread (-26, -7)
-1.8 9.5
Total 9.5 pts
-1.0
2
09/12
L
#38 vs #31 Duke
27-31
-9.7
-11.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.6 -8.8
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -7.6
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -8.4
Against the Spread (-6.25, -10.25)
-2.6 -11.0
Total -11.0 pts
-1.3
3
09/19
W
#80 vs #85 Southern Illinois
48-10
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
4
09/26
L
#77 @ #25 Ohio State
19-42
-4.9
-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
+0.8 -2.2
Margin Scaling
-3.2 -5.4
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.4
Against the Spread (+25.5, +2.5)
+0.6 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
-0.9
5
10/03
L
#98 vs #120 Purdue
17-24
-11.8
-11.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.9 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -7.0
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.3
Against the Spread (-9.75, -16.75)
-3.0 -11.3
Total -11.3 pts
+0.5
6
10/10
W
#112 @ #70 Michigan State
38-37 OT
+17.4
+18.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.0 15.5
Margin Scaling
+0.6 16.1
Recency Weighting
+2.9 18.9
Against the Spread (-2.5, -1.5)
-0.4 18.6
Total 18.6 pts
+1.1
Total
3-3 Record
1.6
-0.0
-1.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
55-67
Record
45%
Win Rate
#60
Avg Rank
#4
Best Rank
0.838
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#105
2017
#118
2018
#94
2019
#34
2020
#88
2021
#36
2022
#16
2023
#48
2024
#21
2025
#21
2026
#77

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 3-3 (50%) #77 #38 1.4 0.734 -
2025 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #21 #4 117.2 0.837 -
2024 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #21 #11 143.8 0.832 -
2023 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #48 #31 55.5 0.884 -
2022 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #16 #11 132.9 0.799 -
2021 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #36 #28 85.5 0.849 -
2020 Big Ten 2-6 (25%) #88 #36 -1.7 0.979 -
2019 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #34 #7 69.3 0.796 -
2018 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #94 #43 -11.0 0.838 -
2017 Big Ten 2-10 (17%) #118 #23 -65.3 0.840 -
2016 Big Ten 3-9 (25%) #105 #62 -44.4 0.831 -