Illini Football Year-By-Year Records
Last updated following the 2025 season
| 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 |
| 2025 | 9-4 | 5-4 | 7th-T | Music City | Bret Bielema |
| Total | 651-632-51 | 373-466-32 | |||
