Teams / Big Ten / Illinois
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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)
Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten · Champaign, IL · Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) · Head coach Bret Bielema
Rival
Northwestern · also Purdue
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
0national titles
0Heisman
7AP top-10
15All-Americans
101NFL picks
44.1%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1892. Every season →
Chemistry
59
66Foundation
50Gel
gel counts 45% so far
at its usual level
early · #63 of 138
HC year6
Ret. starters27%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Model win % | Market win % | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Sep 3, 9:00 PM | vs | UAB#122 | W 42-23 | BTN | ||
| 2 | Sat, Sep 12, 3:30 PM | vs | Duke#53 | L 27-31 | FS1 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Sep 19, 2:00 PM | vs | Southern IllinoisFCS | W 48-10 | Peacock | ||
| 4 | Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 PM | @ | Ohio State#3 | L 19-42 | FOX | ||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 3, 4:15 PM | vs | Purdue#76 | L 17-24 | BTN | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 10, 3:30 PM | @ | Michigan State#51 | W 38-37 | FS1 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 AM | vs | Oregon#10 | preview → | 26% | — | |
| 9 | Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 AM | @ | Maryland#74 | preview → | 57% | — | |
| 10 | Fri, Nov 6, 8:00 PM | vs | Nebraska#13 | preview → | 28% | — | Fox |
| 11 | Fri, Nov 13, 9:00 PM | @ | UCLA#17 | preview → | 17% | — | Fox |
| 12 | Sat, Nov 21, 12:00 AM | vs | Iowa#26 | preview → | 36% | — | |
| 13 | Sat, Nov 28, 12:00 AM | @ | Northwestern#23 | preview → | 29% | 61% |