The Illinois Fighting Illini had their worst record in a season in 1997, in 1969 and in 1961, with a record of 0-11.

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illinois worst record in a season all-time

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Illinois	0-11	1997	.000	11	0	11	0		119	10.8	368	33.5
2	Illinois	0-10	1969	.000	10	0	10	0		106	10.6	397	39.7
3	Illinois	0-9	1961	.000	9	0	9	0		53	5.9	289	32.1
4	Illinois	1-11	2003	.083	12	1	11	0	23	203	16.9	398	33.2	230
5	Illinois	1-9	1968	.100	10	1	9	0		107	10.7	333	33.3
6	Illinois	1-8	1954	.111	9	1	8	0		103	11.4	180	20.0
7	Illinois	1-7	1940	.125	8	1	7	0		71	8.9	144	18.0
8	Illinois	2-10	2017	.167	12	2	10	0	21	185	15.4	378	31.5	175	33.5	40.0
9	Illinois	2-10	2012	.167	12	2	10	0	25	200	16.7	385	32.1	197
10	Illinois	2-10	2006	.167	12	2	10	0	27	235	19.6	321	26.8	198
11	Illinois	2-9	2005	.182	11	2	9	0	21	187	17.0	435	39.5	220
12	Illinois	2-9	1996	.182	11	2	9	0		190	17.3	372	33.8
13	Illinois	1-8-2	1978	.182	11	1	8	2		103	9.4	317	28.8
14	Illinois	2-7	1962	.222	9	2	7	0		75	8.3	234	26.0
15	Illinois	2-8-1	1979	.227	11	2	8	1		156	14.2	266	24.2
16	Illinois	2-6	2020	.250	8	2	6	0	20	161	20.1	279	34.9	143	37.7	46.7
17	Illinois	3-9	2016	.250	12	3	9	0	28	236	19.7	383	31.9	180	28.4	43.8
18	Illinois	3-9	2009	.250	12	3	9	0	38	290	24.2	362	30.2	237
19	Illinois	2-6	1941	.250	8	2	6	0		112	14.0	163	20.4
20	Illinois	2-6	1931	.250	8	2	6	0		58	7.3	140	17.5
21	Illinois	3-8	2004	.273	11	3	8	0	31	240	21.8	323	29.4	220
22	Illinois	3-8	1998	.273	11	3	8	0		149	13.5	326	29.6
23	Illinois	3-8	1977	.273	11	3	8	0		141	12.8	292	26.5
24	Illinois	3-8	1972	.273	11	3	8	0		197	17.9	277	25.2
25	Illinois	2-6-1	1945	.278	9	2	6	1		93	10.3	104	11.6

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More Illinois Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,007

Altmyer

RUSH

614

Valentine

REC

864

Beatty

Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

59th

OPP PPG

23.3

62nd

RUSH YDS/G

131.2

118th

PASS YDS/G

239.1

71st

2025 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	USC	7-2	9-4
6	Iowa	6-3	9-4
7	Illinois	5-4	9-4
8	Minnesota	5-4	8-5
9	Washington	5-4	9-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/3	UAB	@	ILL	9:00 PM
Sat 9/12	DUKE	@	ILL	3:30 PM
Sat 9/19	SIU	@	ILL	2:00 PM
Sat 9/26	ILL	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	PUR	@	ILL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Tennessee

0 - 1

Final

Illinois

1 - 0

Tue 30 Dec 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.8

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167