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Big TenFighting Illini

Illinois

85th of 1272–6

Rank

85th

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

−4.4

90% range −13.9 to 5.2

Offense

27.5

77th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

31.9

90th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

2–6

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 8Oct 23 · 8:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#7 Wisconsin L 7–45
Rating change−2.0
Wk 9Oct 31 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#23 Purdue L 24–31
Rating change0.0
Wk 10Nov 7 · 3:30 PM ET vs Minnesota L 14–41
Rating change−4.1
Wk 11Nov 14 · 1:00 PM ET at Rutgers W 23–20
Rating change+0.8
Wk 12Nov 21 · 12:00 PM ET at Nebraska W 41–23
Rating change+4.2
Wk 14Dec 5 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#12 Iowa L 21–35
Rating change−0.2
Wk 15Dec 12 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#21 Northwestern L 10–28
Rating change−0.4
Wk 16Dec 19 · 5:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#24 Penn State L 21–56
Rating change−1.6

Rating through 2020

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2019Big Ten75 of 130−3.227.230.46–7—
2018Big Ten98 of 130−9.727.737.44–8—
2017Big Ten105 of 130−11.320.832.12–10—
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