Illinois FBS P5 : Big Ten AQ/P5

Location
Champaign

Spirit Name
Fighting Illini

Mascot
Chief Illiniwek (Retired 2/21/07)

Stadium:
Memorial / FBS Rank:45th
Capacity: 60,670
Surface: Astroplay

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year	Annual Record	Coach	Head Coach Record	Overall Record	Total Win Rank / Winning %	Returning Letterman	Returning Starters	Attendance
2010	3-9	Ron Zook	@ UI 21-39 Winning Percentage 35.00	566-522-50 Winning Percentage 51.93	Total Win Rk 47 Win %age Rk 71	Total 46 Offense 22 Defense 20 S.T. 4	Offense 8* Defense 5	59,545 Decrease Rank 29
2010	7-6	Ron Zook	@ UI 28-45 Winning Percentage 38.36	573-528-50 Winning Percentage 51.95	Total Win Rk 45 Win %age Rk 71	Total 48 Offense 20 Defense 25 S.T. 3	Offense 5 Defense 7	54,188 Decrease Rank 38
2011	7-6	Ron Zook	@ UI 35-51 Winning Percentage 40.70	580-534-50 Winning Percentage 51.98	Total Win Rk 45 Win %age Rk 72	Total 42 Offense 20 Defense 19 S.T. 3	Offense 7* Defense 6	49,548 Decrease Rank 42
2012	2-10	Tim Beckman	@ UI 2-10 Winning Percentage 16.67	582-544-50 Winning Percentage 51.62	Total Win Rk 47 Win %age Rk 76	Total 41 Offense 18 Defense 21 S.T. 2	Offense 7* Defense 7	45,564 Decrease Rank 49
2013	4-8	Tim Beckman	@ UI 6-18 Winning Percentage 25.00	586-552-50 Winning Percentage 51.43	Total Win Rk 48 Win %age Rk 77	Total 33 Offense 20 Defense 11 S.T. 2	Offense 8* Defense 4	43,787 Decrease Rank 55
2014	6-7	Tim Beckman	@ UI 12-25 Winning Percentage 32.43	592-559-50 Winning Percentage 51.37	Total Win Rk 48 Win %age Rk 80	Total 48 Offense 21 Defense 24 S.T. 3	Offense 6 Defense 8	41,549 Decrease Rank 55
2015	5-7	Tim Beckman/Bill Cubit	@ UI 17-32 Winning Percentage 34.69 RK 78	597-566-50 Winning Percentage 51.28	Total Win Rk 48 Win %age Rk 80	Total 49 Offense 18 Defense 27 S.T. 4	Offense 8* Defense 7	41,342 Decrease Rank 58
2016	3-9	Lovie Smith	@ UI 3-9 Winning Percentage 25.00 RK 118	600-575-50 Winning Percentage 51.02	Total Win Rk 51 Win %age Rk 83	Total 38 Offense 18 Defense 16 S T 4	Offense 7* Defense 4	45,644 Increase Rank 49
2017	2-10	Lovie Smith	@ UI 5-19 Winning Percentage 20.83 RK 123	602-585-50 Winning Percentage 50.69	Total Win Rk 55 Win %age Rk 85	Total 30 Offense 10 Defense 19 S T 1	Offense 5 Defense 6	39,423 Decrease Rank 54
2018	4-8	Lovie Smith	@ UI 9-27 Winning Percentage 25.00 RK 119	606-593-50 Winning Percentage 50.52	Total Win Rk 57 Win %age Rk 86	Total 41 Offense 17 Defense 20 ST 4	Offense 8 Defense 8	36,151 Decrease Rank 60
2019	6-7	Lovie Smith	@ UI 15-34 Winning Percentage 30.61 RK 113	612-600-50 Winning Percentage 50.48	Total Win Rk 56 Win %age Rk 86	Total 46 Offense 17 Defense 27 ST 42	Offense 7 Defense 10	36,587 increase Rank 60
2020	2-6	Lovie Smith	@ UI 17-40 Winning Percentage 29.28 RK 109	614-606-50 Winning Percentage 50.31	Total Win Rk 56 Win %age Rk 87	Total 39 Offense 18 Defense 18 ST 3	Offense 9* Defense 5	Covid-19 / 859 Rank 80
2021	5-7	Bret Bielema	@ UI 5-7 Winning Percentage 41.67 RK 100	619-613-50 Winning Percentage 50.23	Total Win Rk 59 Win %age Rk 88	Total 44 Offense 25 Defense 16 ST 3	Offense 9* Defense 9	35,347 Decrease Rank 58
2022	8-5	Bret Bielema	@ UI 13-12 Winning Percentage 52.00	627-618-50 Winning Percentage 50.35	Total Win Rk 59 Win %age Rk 90	Total 54 Offense 27 Defense 26 S.T. 1	Offense 7* Defense 6	43,048 Increase Rank 50
2023	5-7	Bret Bielema	@ UI 18-19 Winning Percentage 48.65 RK 74	632-625-50 Winning Percentage 50.27	Total Win Rk 59 Win %age Rk 93	Total 44 Offense 17 Defense 23 S.T. 4	Offense 6 Defense 6	49,698 Increase Rank 43
2024	10-3	Bret Bielema	@ UI 28-22 Winning Percentage 56.00 RK 54	642-628-50 Winning Percentage 50.53	Total Win Rk 55 Win %age Rk 93	Total 39 Offense 15 Defense 21 S.T. 3	Offense 6* Defense 7	54,750 Increase Rank 34
2025	0-0	Bret Bielema	@ UI 28-22 Winning Percentage 56.00 RK 47	642-628-50 Winning Percentage 50.53	Total Win Rk 55 Win %age Rk 93	Total 48 Offense 19 Defense 28 S.T. 1	Offense 10* Defense 9	TBD
2026	0-0
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2017)

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Record 2017

Overall: W:2 L:10 T:0
Conf: W:2 L:10 T:0
Division: W:2 L:10 T:0

Game Date

Home VS Away

Score

Game Stats

Sep-02 2017

Illinois
-VS-
Ball State

WIN
24 - 21

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Illinois	3-62	71	145	216	1	10	2
Ball State	2-25	171	204	375	2	21	12

Sep-09 2017

Illinois
-VS-
Western Kentucky

WIN
20 - 7

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Illinois	9-95	193	107	300	1	18	9
Western Kentucky	11-100	6	238	244	2	12	2

Sep-16 2017

South Florida
-VS-
Illinois

LOSS
47 - 23

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Florida	16-155	376	304	680	1	18	12
Illinois	15-138	67	287	354	3	15	6

BYE WEEK!

Sep-29 2017

Illinois
-VS-
Nebraska

LOSS
6 - 28

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Illinois	5-49	93	106	199	1	12	5
Nebraska	5-70	165	246	411	1	11	7

Oct-07 2017

Iowa
-VS-
Illinois

LOSS
45 - 16

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Iowa	3-18	191	250	441	2	15	7
Illinois	5-50	200	246	446	4	16	8

Oct-14 2017

Illinois
-VS-
Rutgers

LOSS
24 - 35

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Illinois	8-68	86	308	394	3	17	5
Rutgers	8-75	274	102	376	3	10	4

Oct-21 2017

Minnesota
-VS-
Illinois

LOSS
24 - 17

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Minnesota	3-12	292	47	339	3	11	3
Illinois	5-45	121	161	282	2	16	8

Oct-28 2017

Illinois
-VS-
Wisconsin

LOSS
10 - 24

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Illinois	5-41	134	152	286	3	14	6
Wisconsin	4-50	168	135	303	1	12	5

Nov-04 2017

Purdue
-VS-
Illinois

LOSS
29 - 10

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Purdue	8-66	209	226	435	1	13	5
Illinois	9-66	80	170	250	1	13	2

Nov-11 2017

Illinois
-VS-
Indiana

LOSS
14 - 24

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Illinois	8-73	33	261	294	3	14	2
Indiana	5-49	139	289	428	1	20	5

Nov-18 2017

Ohio State
-VS-
Illinois

LOSS
52 - 14

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Ohio State	7-68	325	218	543	1	18	10
Illinois	7-55	89	16	105	1	12	1

Nov-25 2017

Illinois
-VS-
Northwestern

LOSS
7 - 42

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Illinois	6-59	100	139	239	3	16	4
Northwestern	3-30	306	140	446	1	13	4

Record 2017

Overall: W:2 L:10 T:0
Conf: W:2 L:10 T:0
Division: W:2 L:10 T:0

Totals

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Illinois	85 - 801 Yards	1267	2098	3365	26	173	58
Opponents	75 - 718 Yards	2622	2399	5021	19	174	76

KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

= Conference Game
= Power Four Opponent
= Group of 5 Opponent
= FCS Opponent
= Non-Division I Opponent

Offense Data Back To Top

Offense Total Yards

Games	Yards	Avg. Yards Per Game
12	3365	280

Offense Passing

Games	Yards	Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
12	2098	175

Offense Rushing

Games	Yards	Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
12	1267	106

Offense Scoring

Games	Total Points	Avg. Points Per Game
12	185	15

Offense Turnovers

Games	Turnovers	Avg. Turnovers Per Game
12	26	2.17

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts	Third Down Coversions	Third Down Conversion Percentage
173	58	33.5%

Offense Red Zone

Games	RZ Drives	RZ Scores	RZ Points	RZ Rushing TD	RZ Passing TD	RZ TD Total	RZ Field Goals	RZ Scoring Percentage	RZ TD Percentage
12	27	24	114	9	5	14	10	89%	52%

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Defense Total Yards

Games	Opponent Total Yards	Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
12	5021	418

Defense Passing

Games	Opponent Total Passing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
12	2399	200

Defense Rushing

Games	Opponent Total Rushing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
12	2622	219

Defense Scoring

Games	Opponent Total Points	Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
12	378	32

Defense Turnovers

Games	Opponent Turnovers	Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
12	19	1.58

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts	Opponent Third Down Coversions	Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
174	76	43.7%

Defense Red Zone

Games	Opponent RZ Drives	Opponent RZ Scores	Opponent RZ Points	Opponent RZ Rushing_TD	Opponent RZ Passing_TD	Opponent RZ Zone TD	Opponent RZ Field Goals	Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage	Opponent RZ TD Percentage
12	59	48	264	25	15	40	8	81%	68%

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