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    ILLINOIS RESULTS WHEN RANKED


    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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