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Big TenFighting Illini

Illinois

105th of 1302–10

Rank

105th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−11.3

90% range −21.6 to −0.9

Offense

20.8

110th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

32.1

88th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

2–10

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 2 · 12:00 PM ET vs Ball State W 24–21
Rating change−1.0
Wk 2Sep 9 · 8:00 PM ET vs Western Kentucky W 20–7
Rating change+1.5
Wk 3Sep 15 · 7:00 PM ET at South Florida L 23–47
Rating change−2.6
Wk 5Sep 29 · 8:00 PM ET vs Nebraska L 6–28
Rating change−2.9
Wk 6Oct 7 · 12:00 PM ET at Iowa L 16–45
Rating change−0.4
Wk 7Oct 14 · 12:00 PM ET vs Rutgers L 24–35
Rating change−0.9
Wk 8Oct 21 · 3:30 PM ET at Minnesota L 17–24
Rating change+0.7
Wk 9Oct 28 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#13 Wisconsin L 10–24
Rating change+1.5
Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET at Purdue L 10–29
Rating change−0.2
Wk 11Nov 11 · 12:00 PM ET vs Indiana L 14–24
Rating change−0.3
Wk 12Nov 18 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#2 Ohio State L 14–52
Rating change+0.5
Wk 13Nov 25 · 4:00 PM ET vs Northwestern L 7–42
Rating change−1.0

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2016Big Ten88 of 128−6.925.132.13–9—
2015Big Ten71 of 128−0.825.626.45–7—

Profile

ILL offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com