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| Since 1942, Illinois has compiled a 76-46-2 (.621) record when ranked in the Top 25, including a 37-12-2 record when ranked
among the Top 10. The following is a list of Illinois when ranked (as recorded by the Associated Press) since 1942. | ||||
| DATE | RANK | OPPONENT | W/L | SCORE |
| 10/17/42 | #5 | at #19 Iowa | W | 12-7 |
| 10/24/42 | #5 | vs. #8 Notre Dame | L | 14-21 |
| 10/31/42 | #12 | at #13 Michigan | L | 14-28 |
| 11/7/42 | #20 | at Northwestern | W | 14-7 |
| 11/14/42 | #13 | at #10 Ohio State | L | 20-44 |
| 10/14/44 | #14 | vs. Iowa | W | 40-6 |
| 10/28/44 | #14 | vs. Notre Dame | L | 7-13 |
| 11/11/44 | #10 | at #8 Michigan | L | 0-14 |
| 10/12/46 | #12 | at Indiana | L | 7-14 |
| 11/2/46 | #11 | at Iowa | W | 7-0 |
| 11/16/46 | #9 | vs. #13 Ohio State | W | 16-7 |
| 11/23/46 | #5 | at Northwestern | W | 20-0 |
| 10/11/47 | #6 | vs. #5 Army | T | 0-0 |
| 10/18/47 | #6 | vs. #13 Minnesota | W | 40-13 |
| 10/25/47 | #5 | at Purdue | L | 7-14 |
| 11/1/47 | #11 | vs. #2 Michigan | L | 7-14 |
| 11/15/47 | #11 | at Ohio State | W | 28-7 |
| 11/22/47 | #12 | vs. Northwestern | L | 13-28 |
| 10/7/50 | #15 | at Wisconsin | L | 6-7 |
| 10/28/50 | #12 | vs. #19 Indiana | W | 20-0 |
| 11/4/50 | #10 | at Michigan | W | 7-0 |
| 11/11/50 | #10 | at Iowa | W | 21-7 |
| 11/18/50 | #8 | vs. #1 Ohio State | W | 14-7 |
| 11/25/50 | #6 | at Northwestern | L | 7-14 |
| 10/6/51 | #8 | vs. Wisconsin | W | 14-10 |
| 10/13/51 | #7 | vs. Syracuse | W | 41-20 |
| 10/20/51 | #8 | at #20 Washington | W | 27-20 |
| 10/27/51 | #4 | at Indiana | W | 21-0 |
| 11/3/51 | #3 | vs. #15 Michigan | W | 7-0 |
| 11/10/51 | #2 | at Iowa | W | 40-13 |
| 11/17/51 | #3 | at Ohio State | T | 0-0 |
| 11/24/51 | #6 | vs. Northwestern | W | 3-0 |
| 1/1/52 | #4 | vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl) | W | 40-7 |
| 10/4/52 | #2 | at Wisconsin | L | 6-20 |
| 10/11/52 | #13 | vs. Washington | W | 48-14 |
| 10/18/52 | #17 | at Minnesota | L | 7-13 |
| 10/17/53 | #9 | at Minnesota | W | 27-7 |
| 10/24/53 | #7 | vs. Syracuse | W | 20-13 |
| 10/31/53 | #4 | vs. Purdue | W | 21-0 |
| 11/7/53 | #4 | vs. #17 Michigan | W | 19-3 |
| 11/14/53 | #3 | at Wisconsin | L | 7-34 |
| 11/21/53 | #7 | at Northwestern | W | 39-14 |
| 9/25/54 | #6 | vs. Penn State | L | 12-14 |
| 10/6/56 | #13 | at Washington | L | 13-28 |
| 10/26/57 | #16 | at #8 Michigan State | L | 14-19 |
| 11/16/57 | #15 | at Wisconsin | L | 13-24 |
| 10/10/59 | #20 | at Ohio State | W | 9-0 |
| 10/17/59 | #13 | vs. Minnesota | W | 14-6 |
| 10/24/59 | #13 | vs. Penn State | L | 9-20 |
| 9/24/60 | #4 | vs. Indiana | W | 17-6 |
| 10/1/60 | #4 | vs. West Virginia | W | 33-0 |
| 10/8/60 | #4 | vs. #5 Ohio State | L | 7-34 |
| 10/19/63 | #7 | vs. Minnesota | W | 16-6 |
| 10/25/63 | #4 | at UCLA | W | 18-12 |
| 11/2/63 | #2 | vs. Purdue | W | 41-21 |
| 11/9/63 | #2 | vs. Michigan | L | 8-14 |
| 11/16/63 | #8 | at Wisconsin | W | 17-7 |
| 11/28/63 | #8 | at #4 Michigan State | W | 13-0 |
| 10/3/64 | #3 | at Northwestern | W | 17-6 |
| 10/10/64 | #2 | vs. #4 Ohio State | L | 0-26 |
| 9/28/74 | #16 | vs. Washington State | W | 21-19 |
| 10/5/74 | #14 | vs. California | L | 14-31 |
| 9/25/82 | #19 | vs. #3 Pittsburgh | L | 3-20 |
| 10/9/82 | #20 | vs. Purdue | W | 38-34 |
| 10/16/82 | #15 | vs. Ohio State | L | 21-26 |
| 10/8/83 | #19 | at Wisconsin | W | 27-15 |
| 10/15/83 | #19 | vs. #6 Ohio State | W | 17-13 |
| 10/22/83 | #11 | at Purdue | W | 35-21 |
| 10/29/83 | #9 | vs. #8 Michigan | W | 16-6 |
| 11/5/83 | #6 | at Minnesota | W | 50-23 |
| 11/12/83 | #5 | vs. Indiana | W | 49-21 |
| 11/19/83 | #4 | at Northwestern | W | 56-24 |
| 1/2/84 | #4 | vs. UCLA (Rose Bowl) | L | 9-45 |
| 9/7/85 | #11 | vs. #6 Southern California | L | 10-20 |
| 9/14/85 | #19 | vs. Southern Illinois | W | 28-25 |
| 9/21/85 | #20 | at #17 Nebraska | L | 25-52 |
| 9/4/89 | #22 | at #5 Southern California | W | 14-13 |
| 9/16/89 | #10 | at #8 Colorado | L | 7-38 |
| 9/23/89 | #20 | vs. Utah State | W | 41-2 |
| 10/7/89 | #18 | vs. Ohio State | W | 34-14 |
| 10/14/89 | #16 | at Purdue | W | 14-2 |
| 10/21/89 | #13 | at Michigan State | W | 14-10 |
| 10/28/89 | #8 | vs. Wisconsin | W | 32-9 |
| 11/4/89 | #8 | at Iowa | W | 31-7 |
| 11/11/89 | #8 | vs. #3 Michigan | L | 10-24 |
| 11/18/89 | #12 | vs. Indiana | W | 41-28 |
| 11/25/89 | #11 | at Northwestern | W | 63-14 |
| 1/1/90 | #11 | vs. #16 Virginia (Citrus Bowl) | W | 31-21 |
| 9/8/90 | #11 | at Arizona | L | 16-28 |
| 9/15/90 | #21 | vs. #11 Colorado | W | 23-22 |
| 9/22/90 | #15 | vs. Southern Illinois | W | 56-21 |
| 10/6/90 | #13 | at #20 Ohio State | W | 31-20 |
| 10/13/90 | #11 | vs. Purdue | W | 34-0 |
| 10/20/90 | #8 | vs. #25 Michigan State | W | 15-13 |
| 10/27/90 | #5 | at Wisconsin | W | 21-3 |
| 11/3/90 | #5 | vs. #13 Iowa | L | 28-54 |
| 11/10/90 | #17 | at #19 Michigan | L | 17-22 |
| 11/1790 | #22 | at Indiana | W | 24-10 |
| 11/24/90 | #22 | vs. Northwestern | W | 28-23 |
| 1/1/91 | #16 | vs. #14 Clemson (Hall of Fame Bowl) | L | 0-30 |
| 10/25/91 | #22 | vs. Minnesota | W | 24-3 |
| 10/12/91 | #20 | vs. #11 Ohio State | W | 10-7 |
| 10/19/91 | #13 | at #15 Iowa | L | 21-24 |
| 10/26/91 | #17 | at Northwestern | L | 11-17 |
| 11/16/91 | #25 | vs. #4 Michigan | L | 0-20 |
| 9/1/94 | #21 | vs. Washington State | L | 9-10 |
| 9/2/95 | #25 | vs. #13 Michigan | L | 14-38 |
| 9/2/00 | #21 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W | 35-6 |
| 9/9/00 | #21 | at San Diego State | W | 49-13 |
| 9/16/00 | #19 | vs. California | W | 17-15 |
| 9/23/00 | #19 | vs. #10 Michigan | L | 31-35 |
| 9/30/00 | #24 | at Minnesota | L | 10-44 |
| 9/29/01 | #22 | at #17 Michigan | L | 20-45 |
| 11/3/01 | #21 | at #20 Purdue | W | 38-13 |
| 11/10/01 | #15 | vs. Penn State | W | 33-28 |
| 11/17/01 | #12 | at #25 Ohio State | W | 34-22 |
| 11/22/01 | #10 | vs. Northwestern | W | 34-28 |
| 1/1/02 | #7 | vs. #12 Louisiana State (Sugar Bowl) | L | 34-47 |
| 10/13/07 | #18 | at Iowa | L | 6-10 |
| 11/17/07 | #20 | vs. Northwestern | W | 41-22 |
| 1/1/08 | #13 | vs. #6 Southern California (Rose Bowl) | L | 17-49 |
| 8/30/08 | #19 | vs. #6 Missouri | L | 42-52 |
| 9/6/08 | #24 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W | 47-21 |
| 9/13/08 | #24 | vs. Louisiana-Lafayette | W | 20-17 |
| 9/27/08 | #21 | at Penn State | L | 24-38 |
(updated 5/09)
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