Illinois Fighting Illini

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2026	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	3	0	.625	5th
2025	Illinois Fighting Illini	8	4	0	.667	7th	Won Music City Bowl
2024	Illinois Fighting Illini	9	3	0	.750	5th	Won Citrus Bowl
2023	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	7	0	.417	11th
2022	Illinois Fighting Illini	8	4	0	.667	6th	Lost ReliaQuest Bowl
2021	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	7	0	.417	10th
2020	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	6	0	.250	14th
2019	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	6	0	.500	9th	Lost Redbox Bowl
2018	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	8	0	.333	13th
2017	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	10	0	.167	14th
2016	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	9	0	.250	12th
2015	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	7	0	.417	11th
2014	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	6	0	.500	10th	Lost Heart of Dallas Bowl
2013	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	8	0	.333	11th
2012	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	10	0	.167
2011	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	6	0	.500		Won Fight Hunger Bowl
2010	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	6	0	.500		Won Texas Bowl
2009	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	9	0	.250
2008	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	7	0	.417
2007	Illinois Fighting Illini	9	3	0	.750		Lost Rose Bowl
2006	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	10	0	.167
2005	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	9	0	.182
2004	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	8	0	.273
2003	Illinois Fighting Illini	1	11	0	.083
2002	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	7	0	.417
2001	Illinois Fighting Illini	10	1	0	.909	1st	Lost Sugar Bowl
2000	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	6	0	.455
1999	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	4	0	.636		Won Micron PC Bowl
1998	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	8	0	.273
1997	Illinois Fighting Illini	0	11	0	.000
1996	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	9	0	.182
1995	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	5	1	.500
1994	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	5	0	.545		Won Liberty Bowl
1993	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	6	0	.455
1992	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	4	1	.591		Lost Holiday Bowl
1991	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	5	0	.545		Lost Sun Bowl
1990	Illinois Fighting Illini	8	3	0	.727	1st	Lost Hall of Fame Bowl
1989	Illinois Fighting Illini	9	2	0	.818		Won Citrus Bowl
1988	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	4	1	.591		Lost All-American Bowl
1987	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	7	1	.318
1986	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	7	0	.364
1985	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	4	1	.591		Lost Peach Bowl
1984	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	4	0	.636
1983	Illinois Fighting Illini	10	1	0	.909	1st	Lost Rose Bowl
1982	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	4	0	.636		Lost Liberty Bowl
1981	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	4	0	.636
1980	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	7	1	.318
1979	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	8	1	.227
1978	Illinois Fighting Illini	1	8	2	.182
1977	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	8	0	.273
1976	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	6	0	.455
1975	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	6	0	.455
1974	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	4	1	.591
1973	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	6	0	.455
1972	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	8	0	.273
1971	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	6	0	.455
1970	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	7	0	.300
1969	Illinois Fighting Illini	0	10	0	.000
1968	Illinois Fighting Illini	1	9	0	.100
1967	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	6	0	.400
1966	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	6	0	.400
1965	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	4	0	.600
1964	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	3	0	.667
1963	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	1	1	.833	1st	Won Rose Bowl
1962	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	7	0	.222
1961	Illinois Fighting Illini	0	9	0	.000
1960	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	4	0	.556
1959	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	3	1	.611
1958	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	5	0	.444
1957	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	5	0	.444
1956	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	5	2	.333
1955	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	3	1	.611
1954	Illinois Fighting Illini	1	8	0	.111
1953	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	1	1	.833
1952	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	5	0	.444
1951	Illinois Fighting Illini	8	0	1	.944		Won Rose Bowl
1950	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	2	0	.778
1949	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	4	2	.444
1948	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	6	0	.333
1947	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	3	1	.611
1946	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	2	0	.778		Won Rose Bowl
1945	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	6	1	.278
1944	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	4	1	.550
1943	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	7	0	.300
1942	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	4	0	.600
1941	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	6	0	.250
1940	Illinois Fighting Illini	1	7	0	.125
1939	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	4	1	.438
1938	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	5	0	.375
1937	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	3	2	.500
1936	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	3	1	.563
1935	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	5	0	.375
1934	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	1	0	.875
1933	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	3	0	.625
1932	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	4	0	.556
1931	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	6	0	.250
1930	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	5	0	.375
1929	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	1	1	.813
1928	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	1	0	.875
1927	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	0	1	.938
1926	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	2	0	.750
1925	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	3	0	.625
1924	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	1	1	.813
1923	Illinois Fighting Illini	8	0	0	1.000
1922	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	5	0	.286
1921	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	4	0	.429
1920	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	2	0	.714
1919	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	1	0	.857
1918	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	2	0	.714
1917	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	2	1	.688
1916	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	3	1	.500
1915	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	0	2	.857
1914	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	0	0	1.000
1913	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	2	1	.643
1912	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	3	1	.500
1911	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	2	1	.643
1910	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	0	0	1.000
1909	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	2	0	.714
1908	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	1	1	.786
1907	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	2	0	.600
1906	Illinois Fighting Illini	1	3	1	.300
1905	Illinois Fighting Illini	5	4	0	.556
1904	Illinois Fighting Illini	9	2	1	.792
1903	Illinois Fighting Illini	8	6	0	.571
1902	Illinois Fighting Illini	10	2	1	.808
1901	Illinois Fighting Illini	8	2	0	.800
1900	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	3	2	.667
1899	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	5	1	.389
1898	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	5	0	.444
1897	Illinois Fighting Illini	6	2	0	.750
1896	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	2	1	.643
1895	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	2	1	.643
1894	Illinois Fighting Illini	4	3	0	.571
1893	Illinois Fighting Illini	3	2	3	.563
1892	Illinois Fighting Illini	7	4	1	.625

History


Seasons	135 (1892 to present)
Conference	Big 10
Regular Season	636-622-49 (.505)
Postseason	10-12 (.455)
National Championships	0

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

8,206

Kurt Kittner

RUSH YDS

4,059

Robert Holcombe

REC YDS

3,195

David Williams

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Nov 1, 2026

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375