Big TenFighting Illini
Illinois
28th of 1369–4
Rank
28th
of 136 FBS teams
Rating
90% range 2.4 to 21.5
Offense
31.3
42nd: points scored vs an average team
Defense
19.4
30th: points allowed vs an average team
Record
9–4
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 7Oct 11 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#1
Ohio State L
16–34
Ohio State L
16–34 Rating changeΔ+1.9
Wk 9Oct 25 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#25
Washington L
25–42
Washington L
25–42 Rating changeΔ−0.7
PostDec 30 · 5:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#17
TennesseeLiberty Mutual Music City Bowl W
30–28
TennesseeLiberty Mutual Music City Bowl W
30–28 Rating changeΔ+1.2
Rating through 2025
90% range
Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.
Past seasons
| Season | Conference | Rank# | Rating | Off. | Def. | RecordW–L | CFP entryCFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Big Ten | 46 of 134 | 5.9 | 29.6 | 23.7 | 10–3 | — |
| 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 | — |
Profile
ILL offenseFBS average
Points per drive · points per possession.