Big TenFighting Illini

Illinois

98th of 1304–8

Rank

98th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−9.7

90% range −19.4 to 0.0

Offense

27.7

74th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

37.4

107th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Kent State W 31–24

Rating change−1.1

Wk 2Sep 8 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Western Illinois W 34–14

Rating change+1.1

Wk 3Sep 15 · 3:30 PM ET vs

South FloridaNeutral L 19–25

Rating change−0.8

Wk 4Sep 21 · 9:00 PM ET vs#8

Penn State L 24–63

Rating change−1.6

Wk 6Oct 6 · 12:00 PM ET at

Rutgers W 38–17

Rating change+0.7

Wk 7Oct 13 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Purdue L 7–46

Rating change−3.4

Wk 8Oct 20 · 12:00 PM ET at#11

Wisconsin L 20–49

Rating change+0.8

Wk 9Oct 27 · 3:30 PM ET at

Maryland L 33–63

Rating change−1.6

Wk 10Nov 3 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Minnesota W 55–31

Rating change+3.7

Wk 11Nov 10 · 12:00 PM ET at

Nebraska L 35–54

Rating change+1.3

Wk 12Nov 17 · 3:30 PM ET vs#23

Iowa L 0–63

Rating change−4.0

Wk 13Nov 24 · 3:30 PM ET at

Northwestern L 16–24

Rating change+1.9

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2017	Big Ten	105 of 130	−11.3	20.8	32.1	2–10	—
2016	Big Ten	88 of 128	−6.9	25.1	32.1	3–9	—
2015	Big Ten	71 of 128	−0.8	25.6	26.4	5–7	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

ILL offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles