| Team Timeline |
| First Team: 1890 |
| 1991 - John Mackovic resigned and was replaced by Lou Tepper as interim head coach for the team's bowl game. | | 2011 - Zook was fired after the team lost the final six games of its regular season. Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning was appointed as interim head coach led the team in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. | | 2020 - Prior to the team's final game, Smith was relieved of his coaching duties and replaced by offensive coordinator Rod Smith on an interim basis. |
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| Championships |
| National Championships |
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1914, 1919, 1923, 1927
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| Conference Championships |
1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927
1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001
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| Team Records |
| Overall Record | 637-630-49 |
| Winning Pct. | 50% |
| Vacated Wins | 0 |
| Forfeit Games | 0 |
| Adjusted Record | 637-630-49 |
| Winning Pct. | 50% |
| National Championships | 4 |
| Conference Titles | 0 |
| Division Titles | 0 |
| Conference Record | 292-414-19 |
| All American Players | |
| NFL Players (#2) | |
| Home Record | 408-303-21 |
| Away Record | 221-313-28 |
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| By The Numbers |
| Seasons | 135 |
| Winning Seasons (#1) |
72 |
| Losing Seasons (#1) | 62 |
| Most Wins in A Season | 10 (2001) |
| Most Loses in A Season | 11 (2003) |
| 10 Win Seasons | 4 |
| Most Points Scored in a Game | 87 (10/5/1912) |
| Most Points Scored in a Season | 423 (2010) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Game | 70 (11/7/1981) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Season | 473 (2018) |
| Largest Margin of Victory | 84 (10/5/1912) |
| Largest Margin of Defeat | 63 (11/17/1906) |
| Most Points Both Teams in a Game | 132 (11/6/2010) |
| Last Shutout | 8/29/2024 |
| Last Time Shutout | 10/9/2021 |
| Shutouts All-Time | 217 |
| Been Shutout All-Time | 139 |
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| Streaks |
| Longest Win | 13 (10/6/1923-11/1/1924) |
| Longest Losing |
18 (10/12/1996-9/5/1998) |
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| Bowl Records |
| Overall Record | 8-12-0
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| Rose | 3-2-0 |
| Cotton | 0-0-0 |
| Orange | 0-0-0 |
| Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
| Sugar | 0-1-0 |
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| By the Decade |
| 2020-29 | 29-28 |
| 2010-19 | 46-78 |
| 2000-09 | 45-73 |
| 1990-99 | 50-63
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| 1980-89 | 63-48-4
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| 1970-79 | 38-67-4
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| 1960-69 | 36-59-1
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| 1950-59 | 48-37-6
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| 1940-49 | 38-49-5
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| 1930-39 | 38-39-4
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| 1920-29 | 55-19-3
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| Next Game |
12/31/2024 (Tue)
South Carolina
in Citrus Bowl
@ Orlando, FL |
| Last Meeting: Illinois and South Carolina have never met in a game. |
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| 2024 Season |
| Thu., Aug. 29 | vs.
Eastern Illinois
| 45-0 W | | Sat., Sep. 7 | vs.
Kansas
| 23-17 W | | Sat., Sep. 14 | vs.
Central Michigan
| 30-9 W | | Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Nebraska
| 31-24 W | | Sat., Sep. 28 | @
Penn State
| 7-21 L | | Sat., Oct. 5 | OPEN | | | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Purdue
| 50-49 W | | Sat., Oct. 19 | vs.
Michigan
| 21-7 W | | Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Oregon
| 9-38 L | | Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Minnesota
| 17-25 L | | Sat., Nov. 9 | OPEN | | | Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Michigan State
| 38-16 W | | Sat., Nov. 23 | @
Rutgers
| 38-31 W | | Sat., Nov. 30 | @
Northwestern
| 38-28 W | | Tue., Dec. 31 | @
South Carolina
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| 2024 Season Totals |
| Record | 9-3
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| Scoring | 347-265 |
| Conference Record | 6-3 |
| Home Record | 6-1
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| Away Record | 3-2
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| Longest Running Rivalry |
| Illinois & Northwestern have played 118 games. |
| Illinois has won 58 games. |
| Northwestern has won 55 games. |
| with 5 tie games. |
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| Record when scoring..... (since 2000) |
| Scoring | Record |
| less than 10 | 1-35 |
| 10 or more | 119-144 |
| 20 or more |
113-67 |
| 30 or more | 79-23 |
| 40 or more | 41-4 |
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| Record when allowing..... (since 2000) |
| Points Allowed | Record |
| less than 10 | 25-1 |
| 10 or more | 95-178 |
| 20 or more | 51-165 |
| 30 or more | 15-113 |
| 40 or more | 2-58 |
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