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Illinois 9-4
2025 season · Fighting Illini
No. 24 toughest schedule of 136 — see full rankings
Illinois is 9-4 under head coach Bret Bielema. Its 13 opponents were a combined 45-31 before playing the Fighting Illini and are 50-31 since. The best win was over USC, which was 4-0 going in.
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Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Illinois, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Illinois.
Wk 1·
Western Illinois
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W 52-3
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 4-7
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 1
Western Illinois
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W 52-3
0-0
4-7
4-8
Wk 1·
Western Illinois
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W 52-3
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 4-7
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 1
Western Illinois
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W 52-3
0-0
4-7
4-8
Wk 3·
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W 38-0
- Before
- 0-2
- After
- 10-1
- Total
- 10-4
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Wk 3
W 38-0
0-2
10-1
10-4
Wk 3·
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W 38-0
- Before
- 0-2
- After
- 10-1
- Total
- 10-4
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Wk 3
W 38-0
0-2
10-1
10-4
Wk 7·
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L 16-34
- Before
- 5-0
- After
- 6-2
- Total
- 12-2
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Wk 7
L 16-34
5-0
6-2
12-2
Wk 7·
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L 16-34
- Before
- 5-0
- After
- 6-2
- Total
- 12-2
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Wk 7
L 16-34
5-0
6-2
12-2
L 25-42
- Before
- 5-2
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 9-4
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Wk 9
14 days rest
L 25-42
5-2
3-2
9-4
L 25-42
- Before
- 5-2
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 9-4
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Wk 9
14 days rest
L 25-42
5-2
3-2
9-4
Wk 14·
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W 20-13
- Before
- 6-5
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 14
W 20-13
6-5
1-0
7-6
Wk 14·
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W 20-13
- Before
- 6-5
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 14
W 20-13
6-5
1-0
7-6
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Bret Bielema
- Stadium
- Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), seats 60,670, Champaign, Illinois
- NFL draft
- 3 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 2
Receipt insights
- Best win by opponent record: Western Michigan, finished 10-4 (won 38-0, Wk 3).
- Worst loss by opponent record: Wisconsin, finished 4-8 (lost 10-27, Wk 13).
Combined opponents
Across 13 completed games
Before playing Illinois
45-31
59.2%
vs. Illinois
4-9
30.8%
After playing Illinois
50-31
61.7%
Total (including vs. Illinois)
99-71
58.2%
Teams we beat58-57total (50.4%)
Before playing Illinois 29-22 · after 29-26
Teams that beat us41-14total (74.5%)
Before playing Illinois 16-9 · after 21-5
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Illinois uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Illinois is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Illinois uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.