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Index · this season
68
at its 5-year level▼ Down 4 this season
Career68since 1936
Peak901946
Last 571seasons
#56 nationally · 3-3 (1-2 conf)
Résumé #69 · better than its record
Schedule so far #38
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Why 68? →

Illinois Fighting Illini

Big Ten · Champaign, IL · Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) · Head coach Bret Bielema
Rival
Heated rivalry
59-55-5 all time (119 meetings since 1892)
Illinois leads
Last: won 20-13 (2025) · Illinois has won 2 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
No recognized national titles since 1936. Counted: AP poll champion, a coaches-poll champion, or the BCS / playoff title-game winner; a split year counts for both. The school claims 5.0national titles
Heisman Trophy winners0Heisman
Seasons finishing in the AP top 10 since 19367AP top-10
Consensus All-Americans since 193615All-Americans
NFL draft picks since 1967101NFL picks
Winning percentage since 193644.1%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1892. Every season →
Chemistry
Chem 59: typical59
Chem 66: typical
66Foundation
Chem 50: typical
50Gel
gel counts 45% so far
at its usual level
early · #63 of 138
HC year6
Ret. starters27%
QB yrs w/ OC1
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Why this rating
Index · how good · margin of error
68
+6.2 pts vs average FBS (±5.2)
Resume · what they have earned
65
Gap · good vs. earned
+4
Offense76
Defense34
Special teamssoon
Coaching78
Schedule78
Chemistry59
Same red-to-green scale as every rating on the site. Schedule = strength of the full schedule.