Big TenFighting Illini

Illinois

71st of 1305–7

Rank

71st

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−0.1

90% range −10.0 to 9.8

Offense

24.8

83rd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

24.9

38th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 5–7

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 28 · 1:20 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 30–22

Rating change+1.5

Wk 1Sep 4 · 7:30 PM ET vs

UTSA L 30–37

Rating change−0.8

Wk 2Sep 11 · 11:00 AM ET at

Virginia L 14–42

Rating change−1.5

Wk 3Sep 17 · 9:00 PM ET vs

Maryland L 17–20

Rating change−1.2

Wk 4Sep 25 · 3:30 PM ET at

Purdue L 9–13

Rating change+1.2

Wk 5Oct 2 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Charlotte W 24–14

Rating change−0.4

Wk 6Oct 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs#17

Wisconsin L 0–24

Rating change−3.6

Wk 8Oct 23 · 12:00 PM ET at#6

Penn State W 20–18

Rating change+4.4

Wk 9Oct 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Rutgers L 14–20

Rating change+0.1

Wk 10Nov 6 · 12:00 PM ET at

Minnesota W 14–6

Rating change+2.3

Wk 12Nov 20 · 2:00 PM ET at

Iowa L 23–33

Rating change+0.1

Wk 13Nov 27 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Northwestern W 47–14

Rating change+2.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	Big Ten	85 of 127	−4.4	27.5	31.9	2–6	—
2019	Big Ten	75 of 130	−3.2	27.2	30.4	6–7	—
2018	Big Ten	98 of 130	−9.7	27.7	37.4	4–8	—
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