Illinois Fighting Illini

The Illinois Fighting Illini were 4-6 in 1966.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sat 11/19	@	NW	L 7-35
Sat 11/12	vs	WIS	W 49-14
Sat 11/5	@	MICH	W 28-21
Sat 10/29	@	PUR	L 21-25
Sat 10/22	vs	STAN	L 3-6

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

998

Naponic

RUSH YDS

420

Huston

REC YDS

831

Wright

1966 Big 10 Standings

TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
Minnesota	3-3-1	4-5-1
Ohio State	3-4	4-5
Illinois	4-3	4-6
Northwestern	2-4-1	3-6-1
Wisconsin	2-4-1	3-6-1

Latest Illinois Fighting Illini News

Dieffenbach returns from injury scare, No. 4 UCLA remains unbeaten with 22-14 victory over Illinois

Nov 14, 2026
UCLA quarterback Ty Dieffenbach overcomes shoulder injury against Illinois

Nov 14, 2026

1966 Stats

See stats

	GP	PTS	YDS	PLY	AVG	RUSH YDS	RUSH ATT	RUSH AVG	PASS YDS	PASS ATT	PASS AVG
Team	10	173	2,832	687	4.1	1,430	459	3.1	1,402	228	6.1
Team Rank		57th	60th	36th	67th	66th	47th	76th	44th	42nd	48th
Opponent	10	193	2,671		4.2	1,292	418	3.1	1,379	225	6.1
Opponent Rank		127th	47th		53rd	40th	45th	41st	74th	71st	71st
Net		-20	+161	+687	0.0	+138	+41	+0.0	+23	+3	+0.0
Net Rank		95th	53rd	36th	61st	52nd	43rd	62nd	54th	55th	57th

More CFB News

Brady Stober leads Elon's rally in 28-24 victory over Campbell

Nov 14, 2026

Cam Miller's 88-yard pick-6 highlights Kennesaw State's 26-7 win over Sam Houston

Nov 14, 2026

No. 9 Tennessee pulls away late to beat Texas A&M 22-7 behind 5 Cooper Ranvier field goals

Nov 14, 2026

Palode-Gary's 60-yard TD run in the 4th quarter pushes Mercer past Tennessee Tech 38-31

Nov 14, 2026

Minicucci nears pocket perfection sending Delaware past Florida International 24-16

Nov 14, 2026

Horned Frogs get back on winning track with 20-10 win over Kansas State

Nov 14, 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

3,076

Mensah

2,973

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,241

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,317

Smith

1,209

Legree

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mensah

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Smith

14

Legree

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.7

44.1

43.9

41.8

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

520.1

518.1

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

258.7

241.0

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

331.0

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Iowa	7	2	.778
5	USC	7	3	.700
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	5	.500
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	4	.556
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	3	.667
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400