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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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Class of 2027 · 16 commitspotential: what recruits like him became
CB
Justin Johnson
Evanston, IL
★★★★0.919pot76
WR
Bennett Konkey
Geneva, IL
★★★★0.894pot76
IOL
Mason Halliman
Frankfort, IL
★★★0.888pot75
OT
Soren Fifer
Morton, IL
★★★0.881pot76
CB
Trezavant Boyd
Miami, FL
★★★0.877pot73
LB
Sean Rice
Evergreen Park, IL
★★★0.871pot72
IOL
Gavin Ericson-Staton
Lombard, IL
★★★0.871pot74
WR
Brody Knowles
Southlake, TX
★★★0.868pot76
RB
Steven Alexis
St. Petersburg, FL
★★★0.867pot72
QB
Sladen Shack
Brandon, MS
★★★0.866pot74
EDGE
Ryan Paulsen
DeWitt, IA
★★★0.866pot72
TE
Cade Newman
Ankeny, IA
★★★0.862pot67
S
Darryl Flemister
Detroit, MI
★★★0.858pot70
S
Tyrone Howard Jr.
Naples, FL
★★★0.857pot67
LB
Anthony James
La Marque, TX
★★★0.857pot67
K
Ulysses Morales
Oak Forest, IL
★★★0.800pot50
Every class · national rank by total rating
ClassRankCommitsAvg ratingTop recruit
2027#67160.869Justin Johnson CB ★★★★
2026#12290.876Nick Hankins Jr. CB ★★★★
2025#58210.868Grant Beerman LB ★★★★
2024#68180.856Andrew Dennis IOL ★★★★
2023#36220.858Malik Elzy WR ★★★★
2022#13250.849Aidan Laughery ATH ★★★
2021#84170.845Brody Wisecarver IOL ★★★
2020#125130.842Reggie Love III RB ★★★
2019#114150.865Marquez Beason ATH ★★★★
2018#27250.836Calvin Avery DT ★★★★
2017#26250.837Ricky Smalling WR ★★★
2016#28240.818Zarrian Holcombe TE ★★★
2015#105100.847Gabe Megginson OT ★★★★
2014#12870.804Matt Domer RB ★★★
2013#39180.838Aaron Bailey DUAL ★★★★
2012#91160.826Joe Spencer OC ★★★