Big TenFighting Illini

Illinois

46th of 13410–3

Rank

46th

of 134 FBS teams

Rating

+5.9

90% range −3.7 to 15.6

Offense

29.6

47th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.7

52nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

10–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 10–3

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 29 · 9:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Illinois W 45–0

Rating change+2.0

Wk 2Sep 7 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Kansas W 23–17

Rating change+0.1

Wk 3Sep 14 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Central Michigan W 30–9

Rating change+0.2

Wk 4Sep 20 · 8:00 PM ET at

Nebraska W 31–24

Rating change+1.0

Wk 5Sep 28 · 7:30 PM ET at#7

Penn State L 7–21

Rating change+0.1

Wk 7Oct 12 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Purdue W 50–49

Rating change−2.4

Wk 8Oct 19 · 3:30 PM ET vs#20

Michigan W 21–7

Rating change+1.8

Wk 9Oct 26 · 3:30 PM ET at#3

Oregon L 9–38

Rating change−1.6

Wk 10Nov 2 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Minnesota L 17–25

Rating change+0.5

Wk 12Nov 16 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Michigan State W 38–16

Rating change+1.2

Wk 13Nov 23 · 12:00 PM ET at

Rutgers W 38–31

Rating change+0.7

Wk 14Nov 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs

NorthwesternNeutral W 38–28

Rating change−0.1

PostDec 31 · 3:00 PM ET vs#23

South CarolinaCheez-It Citrus Bowl W 21–17

Rating change+2.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2024

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
2023	Big Ten	52 of 133	2.7	28.9	26.2	5–7	—
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