Illinois record by year
Since 1892
643-634-49
Win %
.503
Bowl trips
22
Winning seasons
67
Best year
8-0 (1923)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 153 | 130 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 382 | 307 | Won Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 368 | 282 | Won Cheez-It Citrus Bowl |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 294 | 353 | No bowl |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 315 | 166 | Lost ReliaQuest Bowl |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 242 | 263 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 161 | 279 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 347 | 340 | Lost REDBOX BOWL |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 312 | 473 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 185 | 378 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 236 | 383 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 272 | 279 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 337 | 442 | Lost ZAXBY'S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL |
| 2013 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 356 | 425 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 200 | 385 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 294 | 255 | Won KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 423 | 305 | Won TEXAS BOWL |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 290 | 362 | No bowl |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 344 | 319 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 362 | 283 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 235 | 321 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 187 | 435 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 240 | 323 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 203 | 398 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 346 | 307 | No bowl |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 390 | 285 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2000 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 294 | 286 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 388 | 275 | Won Bowl game |
| 1998 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 149 | 326 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 119 | 368 | No bowl |
| 1996 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 190 | 372 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 193 | 198 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 309 | 156 | Won Bowl game |
| 1993 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 204 | 210 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 228 | 235 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1991 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 264 | 188 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1990 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 293 | 246 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1989 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 332 | 182 | Won Bowl game |
| 1988 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 245 | 243 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1987 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 153 | 208 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 189 | 299 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 304 | 334 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1984 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 323 | 209 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 347 | 213 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1982 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 338 | 229 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1981 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 287 | 288 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 241 | 326 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 156 | 266 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .182 | 103 | 317 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 141 | 292 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 235 | 248 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 229 | 260 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 210 | 206 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 164 | 157 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 197 | 277 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 163 | 238 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 165 | 279 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 106 | 397 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 107 | 333 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 143 | 213 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 173 | 193 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 235 | 118 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 142 | 100 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 170 | 96 | Won Bowl game |
| 1962 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 75 | 234 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 53 | 289 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 140 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 111 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 144 | 150 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 167 | 133 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | 124 | 154 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 149 | 114 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 103 | 180 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 228 | 133 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 194 | 175 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 220 | 83 | National champions |
| 1950 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 137 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 149 | 140 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 135 | 140 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 204 | 102 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 217 | 105 | Won Bowl game |
| 1945 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 93 | 104 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 273 | 149 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 154 | 308 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 227 | 126 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 112 | 163 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 71 | 144 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 75 | 74 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 110 | 88 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 59 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 57 | 76 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 59 | 54 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 103 | 43 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 77 | 32 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 96 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 58 | 140 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 78 | 97 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 155 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 145 | 16 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | 152 | 24 | National champions |
| 1926 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 121 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 98 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 204 | 71 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 136 | 20 | National champions |
| 1922 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 26 | 60 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 88 | 51 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 97 | 37 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 91 | 48 | National champions |
| 1918 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 86 | 14 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 134 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 74 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .857 | 183 | 25 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 224 | 22 | National champions |
| 1913 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 108 | 54 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 122 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 81 | 51 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 89 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 115 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 140 | 37 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 64 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | 20 | 107 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 84 | 136 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 232 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 352 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .808 | 380 | 44 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 243 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 184 | 67 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 40 | 96 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 83 | 78 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 190 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 148 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1895 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 215 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1894 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 182 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1893 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .563 | 156 | 106 | No bowl |
| 1892 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 240 | 92 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Illinois records for every season since 1892, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Illinois team page and the History Vault.
Illinois all-time record against every opponent
- Northwestern59-55-5
- Ohio State30-71-4
- Purdue47-48-6
- Michigan24-72-2
- Wisconsin38-46-7
- Iowa39-38-2
- Minnesota33-41-3
- Indiana46-26-2
- Michigan State20-27-2
- Chicago22-18-3
- Penn State6-22
- Missouri7-17
- Nebraska7-14-1
- USC3-11
- Notre Dame0-11-1
- Syracuse10-2
- UCLA6-6
- Washington4-8
- California7-4
- Rutgers7-3
- Stanford4-6
- Butler8-1
- Washington St. Louis9-0
- Army3-4-1
- Bradley7-0-1
- Pittsburgh6-2
- Wabash7-0-1
- Kansas4-3
- Knox7-0
- Physicians & Surgeons6-1
- Washington State2-5
- Western Michigan5-2
- DePauw6-0
- Iowa State3-1-2
- Lake Forest4-0-1
- Louisville3-2
- Ohio2-3
- Southern Illinois5-0
- Arizona1-3
- Arizona State1-3
- Drake4-0
- Duke2-2
- East Carolina4-0
- Englewood High4-0
- Great Lakes Navy0-3-1
- Illinois Wesleyan4-0
- Maryland2-2
- North Carolina0-4
- Northern Illinois4-0
- Oregon1-3
- Saint Louis4-0
- Virginia3-1
- Western Illinois4-0
- Arkansas State3-0
- Chicago A.C.0-3
- Coe3-0
- DePaul2-0-1
- Eastern Illinois3-0
- Illinois Alumni1-1-1
- Illinois State3-0
- James Millikin3-0
- Miami (OH)3-0
- Middle Tennessee3-0
- Mississippi State1-2
- Air Force1-0-1
- Akron2-0
- American Osteopath2-0
- Ball State2-0
- Baylor1-1
- Camp Grant1-1
- Carlisle0-2
- Cincinnati1-1
- Colgate1-1
- Colorado1-1
- Eureka2-0
- Florida0-2
- Fresno State0-2
- Haskell2-0
- Houston1-1
- Kent State2-0
- Kentucky1-1
- Lombard2-0
- Louisiana Tech0-2
- Monmouth2-0
- North Central College2-0
- Oberlin1-1
- Pastime A.C.2-0
- Pennsylvania2-0
- San Diego State2-0
- San José State1-1
- SMU1-1
- South Dakota2-0
- South Florida0-2
- Southern Miss0-2
- Texas A&M0-2
- West Virginia1-1
- Western Kentucky2-0
- Alabama0-1
- Baker1-0
- Camp Funston1-0
- Central Michigan1-0
- Chanute Field1-0
- Charleston Southern1-0
- Charlotte1-0
- Chattanooga1-0
- Chicago Dental1-0
- Chicago Naval Reserve0-1
- Christian Brothers1-0
- Clemson0-1
- Doane1-0
- Eastern Michigan0-1
- Florida A&M1-0
- Florida Atlantic1-0
- Hawai'i0-1
- Illinois College1-0
- Indianapolis Artillery0-1
- Iowa Pre-Flight0-1
- Kansas City A.C.1-0
- Kansas State1-0
- Louisiana1-0
- LSU0-1
- Marion Sims1-0
- Marquette0-0-1
- Missouri-Rolla1-0
- Murray State1-0
- Navy0-1
- North Division High1-0
- Oklahoma1-0
- Oregon State0-1
- Rose Hulman1-0
- Rush Medical1-0
- South Carolina1-0
- South Dakota State1-0
- Tennessee1-0
- Texas State1-0
- Toledo1-0
- Tulane0-1
- UAB1-0
- UConn1-0
- Utah1-0
- Utah State1-0
- UTSA0-1
- Wyoming1-0
- Youngstown State1-0
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Illinois record since 1892?
Illinois is 643-634-49 since 1892, a .503 win percentage, with 22 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Illinois season since 1892?
Illinois went 8-0 in 1923, the best record since 1892.
How many bowl games has Illinois played since 1892?
Illinois has played in the postseason 22 times since 1892, with 5 national championships.