Big TenFighting Illini

Illinois

52nd of 1335–7

Rank

52nd

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

+2.7

90% range −7.1 to 12.5

Offense

28.9

50th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

26.2

62nd: 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 1Sep 2 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Toledo W 30–28

Rating change−0.5

Wk 2Sep 8 · 7:30 PM ET at

Kansas L 23–34

Rating change−0.4

Wk 3Sep 16 · 12:00 PM ET vs#5

Penn State L 13–30

Rating change+0.9

Wk 4Sep 23 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Florida Atlantic W 23–17

Rating change−0.3

Wk 5Sep 30 · 3:30 PM ET at

Purdue L 19–44

Rating change−3.5

Wk 6Oct 6 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska L 7–20

Rating change−1.8

Wk 7Oct 14 · 3:30 PM ET at

Maryland W 27–24

Rating change+1.8

Wk 8Oct 21 · 3:30 PM ET vs#25

Wisconsin L 21–25

Rating change+0.1

Wk 10Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET at

Minnesota W 27–26

Rating change+0.1

Wk 11Nov 11 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Indiana W 48–45

Rating change+0.2

Wk 12Nov 18 · 3:30 PM ET at

Iowa L 13–15

Rating change+0.6

Wk 13Nov 25 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Northwestern L 43–45

Rating change−1.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2023

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
2022	Big Ten	19 of 131	11.9	27.4	15.5	8–5	—
2021	Big Ten	71 of 130	−0.1	24.8	24.9	5–7	—
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