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Illini Football Year-By-Year Records

Last updated following the 2024 season

Year-by-Year Results

Year-By-Year
Year Overall Big Ten B1G Finish Bowl Game Head Coach
1890 1-2-0 -- --- --- Scott Williams
1891 6-0-0 -- --- --- Robert Lackey
1892 9-3-2 -- --- --- E. K. Hall
1893 3-2-3 -- --- --- E. K. Hall
1894 5-3-0 -- --- --- Louis D. Vail
1895 4-2-1 -- --- --- George Huff
1896 4-2-1 0-2-1 6th-T --- George Huff
1897 6-2-0 1-1-0 4th --- George Huff
1898 4-5-0 1-1-0 4th --- George Huff
1899 3-5-1 0-3-0 6th-T --- George Huff
1900 7-3-2 1-3-2 8th --- Fred L. Smith
1901 8-2-0 4-2-0 4th --- Edgar G. Holt
1902 10-2-1 4-2-0 4th --- Edgar G. Holt
1903 8-6-0 1-5-0 7th --- George Woodruff
1904 9-2-1 3-1-1 4th --- Alumnia
1905 5-4-0 0-3-0 6th-T --- Fred Lowenthal
1906 1-3-1 1-3-0 5th --- Justa Lindgren
1907 3-2-0 3-2-0 3rd --- Arthur R. Hall
1908 5-1-1 4-1-0 2nd --- Arthur R. Hall
1909 5-2-0 3-1-0 3rd --- Arthur R. Hall
1910 7-0-0 4-0-0 1st-T -- Arthur R. Hall
1911 4-2-1 2-2-1 4th-T --- Arthur R. Hall
1912 3-3-1 1-3-1 6th-T --- Arthur R. Hall
1913 4-2-1 2-2-1 5th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1914 7-0-0 6-0-0 1st --- Robert C. Zuppke
1915 5-0-2 3-0-2 1st-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1916 3-3-1 2-2-1 4th-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1917 5-2-1 2-2-1 5th-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1918 5-2-0 4-0-0 1st-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1919 6-1-0 6-1-0 1st --- Robert C. Zuppke
1920 5-2-0 4-2-0 4th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1921 3-4-0 1-4-0 8th-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1922 2-5-0 2-4-0 6th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1923 8-0-0 5-0-0 1st-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1924 6-1-1 3-1-1 2nd-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1925 5-3-0 2-2-0 4th-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1926 6-2-0 2-2-0 6th-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1927 7-0-1 5-0-0 1st-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1928 7-1-0 4-1-0 1st --- Robert C. Zuppke
1929 6-1-1 3-1-1 2nd --- Robert C. Zuppke
1930 3-5-0 1-4-0 8th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1931 2-6-1 0-6-1 9th-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1932 5-4-0 2-4-0 7th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1933 5-3-0 3-2-0 5th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1934 7-1-0 4-1-0 3rd --- Robert C. Zuppke
1935 3-5-0 1-4-0 9th-T --- Robert C. Zuppke
1936 4-3-1 2-2-1 6th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1937 3-3-2 2-3-0 8th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1938 3-5-0 2-3-0 7th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1939 3-4-1 3-3-0 6th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1940 1-7-0 0-5-0 9th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1941 2-6-0 0-5-0 9th --- Robert C. Zuppke
1942 6-4-0 3-2-0 3rd-T --- Ray Eliot
1943 3-7-0 2-4-0 6th --- Ray Eliot
1944 5-4-1 3-3-0 6th --- Ray Eliot
1945 2-6-1 1-4-1 7th --- Ray Eliot
1946 8-2-0 6-1-0 1st Rose Ray Eliot
1947 5-3-1 3-3-0 3rd-T --- Ray Eliot
1948 3-6-0 2-5-0 8th --- Ray Eliot
1949 3-4-2 3-3-1 5th-T  --- Ray Eliot
1950 7-2-0 4-2-0 4th --- Ray Eliot
1951 9-0-1 5-0-1 1st Rose Ray Eliot
1952 4-5-0 2-5-0 6th-T --- Ray Eliot
1953 7-1-1 5-1-0 1st-T --- Ray Eliot
1954 1-8-0 0-6-0 10th --- Ray Eliot
1955 5-3-1 3-3-1 5th --- Ray Eliot
1956 2-5-2 1-4-2 7th-T --- Ray Eliot
1957 4-5-0 3-4-0 7th --- Ray Eliot
1958 4-5-0 4-3-0 6th --- Ray Eliot
1959 5-3-1 4-2-1 3rd-T --- Ray Eliot
1960 5-4-0 2-4-0 5th-T --- Pete Elliott
1961 0-9-0 0-7-0 9th-T --- Pete Elliott
1962 2-7-0 2-5-0 8th --- Pete Elliott
1963 8-1-1 5-1-1 1st Rose Pete Elliott
1964 6-3-0 4-3-0 4th-T --- Pete Elliott
1965 6-4-0 4-3-0 5th --- Pete Elliott
1966 4-6-0 4-3-0 3rd-T --- Pete Elliott
1967 4-6-0 3-4-0 5th-T --- Jim Valek
1968 1-9-0 1-6-0 8th-T --- Jim Valek
1969 0-10-0 0-7-0 10th --- Jim Valek
1970 3-7-0 1-6-0 9th-T --- Jim Valek
1971 5-6-0 5-3-0 3rd-T --- Bob Blackman
1972 3-8-0 3-5-0 6th-T --- Bob Blackman
1973 5-6-0 4-4-0 4th-T --- Bob Blackman
1974 6-4-1 4-3-1 5th --- Bob Blackman
1975 5-6-0 4-4-0 3rd-T --- Bob Blackman
1976 5-6-0 4-4-0 3rd-T --- Bob Blackman
1977 3-8-0 2-6-0 8th-T --- Gary Moeller
1978 1-8-2 0-6-2 9th --- Gary Moeller
1979 2-8-1 1-6-1 9th --- Gary Moeller
1980 3-7-1 3-5-0 6th-T --- Mike White
1981 7-4-0 6-3-0 3rd-T --- Mike White
1982 7-5-0 6-3-0 4th Liberty Mike White
1983 10-2-0 9-0-0 1st Rose Mike White
1984 7-4-0 6-3-0 2nd-T --- Mike White
1985 6-5-1 5-2-1 3rd Peach Mike White
1986 4-7-0 3-5-0 6th-T --- Mike White
1987 3-7-1 2-5-1 8th --- Mike White
1988 6-5-1 5-2-1 3rd-T All-American John Mackovic
1989 10-2-0 7-1-0 2nd Citrus John Mackovic
1990 8-4-0 6-2-0 1st-T Hall of Fame John Mackovic
1991 6-6-0 4-4-0 5th John Hancock John Mackovic/Lou Tepper
1992 6-5-1 4-3-1 4th Holiday Lou Tepper
1993 5-6-0 5-3-0 4th-T --- Lou Tepper
1994 7-5-0 4-4-0 5th-T Liberty Lou Tepper
1995 5-5-1 3-4-1 7th-T --- Lou Tepper
1996 2-9 1-7 9th-T --- Lou Tepper
1997 0-11 0-8 11th --- Ron Turner
1998 3-8 2-6 7th --- Ron Turner
1999 8-4 4-4 6th-T Micronpc.com Ron Turner
2000 5-6 2-6 9th-T --- Ron Turner
2001 10-2 7-1 1st Sugar Ron Turner
2002 5-7 4-4 5th --- Ron Turner
2003 1-11 0-8 11th --- Ron Turner
2004 3-8 1-7 10th-T --- Ron Turner
2005 2-9 0-8 11th --- Ron Zook
2006 2-10 1-7 10th-T --- Ron Zook
2007 9-4 6-2 2nd-T Rose Ron Zook
2008 5-7 3-5 6th-T --- Ron Zook
2009 3-9 2-6 9th --- Ron Zook
2010 7-6 4-4 4th-T Texas Ron Zook
2011 7-6 2-6 5th (Leaders) Kraft Ron Zook/Vic Koenning
2012 2-10 0-8 6th (Leaders) --- Tim Beckman
2013 4-8 1-7 5th (Leaders) --- Tim Beckman
2014 6-7 3-5 5th-T (West) Zaxby’s Tim Beckman
2015 5-7 2-6 5th-T (West) --- Bill Cubit (interim)
2016 3-9 2-7 6th (West) --- Lovie Smith
2017 2-10 0-9 7th (West) --- Lovie Smith
2018 4-8 2-7 7th (West) --- Lovie Smith
2019 6-7 4-5 4th (West) RedBox Lovie Smith
2020 2-6 2-6 7th (West) --- Lovie Smith/Rod Smith
2021 5-7 4-5 5th (West) --- Bret Bielema
2022 8-5 5-4 2nd-T (West) ReliaQuest Bret Bielema
2023 5-7 3-6 4th-T (West) --- Bret Bielema
2024 10-3 6-3 5th Citrus Bret Bielema
Total 642-628-51 368-462-32