Illinois College Blueboys

MidwestJacksonville, ILEngland Stadium

2026: 3–⁠4 (2–⁠3 Midwest). Last: lost at Chicago 20–⁠14. Next: Monmouth (IL), Saturday, Oct 31, 2 p.m. ET.

  1. W 28–⁠13at Elmhurst
  2. L 14–⁠21Lyon
  3. W 54–⁠7at Lawrence
  4. L 21–⁠48Lake Forest
  5. L 26–⁠27at Luther
  6. W 13–⁠3Grinnell
  7. L 14–⁠20at Chicago
  8. Oct 31Monmouth (IL)
  9. Nov 7at Knox
  10. Nov 14Beloit

Illinois College has played football since at least 1895 and is 34–⁠23 in the 57 games on record. This season, they’re 3–⁠4.

Résumé

Record on file
34–⁠23 .596; how we count
Postseason
0–⁠1 bowls, title games, playoff
AP No. 1 finishes
0
Weeks at No. 1
0 of 0 ranked
Elo now
1057
Best season by Elo
2023 rated 1251
Seasons
14 since 1895, 57 games

2026 season 3–⁠4

RosterFull 2026 season
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atElmhurstW 28–⁠1377%
Sep 12vsLyonL 14–⁠2186%
Sep 19atLawrenceW 54–⁠783%
Sep 26vsLake ForestL 21–⁠4846%
Oct 3atLutherL 26–⁠2768%
Oct 10vsGrinnellW 13–⁠374%
Oct 17atChicagoL 14–⁠2035%
Oct 31vsMonmouth (IL)Preview40%
Nov 7atKnoxPreview73%
Nov 14vsBeloitPreview85%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

Illinois College’s Elo through 2026: 1116 going into the opener, 1057 after the latest game.1050107511001125Elo 1116 going in; beat Elmhurst 28–13Elo 1128 going in; lost to Lyon 21–14Elo 1087 going in; beat Lawrence 54–7Elo 1099 going in; lost to Lake Forest 48–21Elo 1068 going in; lost to Luther 27–26Elo 1058 going in; beat Grinnell 13–3Elo 1070 going in; lost to Chicago 20–14Now: Elo 1057 after the latest game1057
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses.

Program strength since 1895

Best seasons ever
Illinois College end-of-season Elo from 1895 to 2026, best in 2023 at 1251.130015001700190019001920194019601980200020202023 peak: Elo 1251
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

Most-played series

All rivalries
OpponentGamesILLC record
Lake Forest61–⁠5
Washington St. Louis60–⁠6
Chicago52–⁠3
Lawrence55–⁠0
Knox55–⁠0
Every opponent (19)

Every program Illinois College has played, A to Z, with Illinois College’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20263–⁠42–⁠31057
20258–⁠37–⁠21175
20248–⁠27–⁠21236
20239–⁠28–⁠11251
20225–⁠44–⁠41162
20200–⁠11158
19410–⁠11171
19320–⁠11172
19310–⁠11180
19300–⁠11179
19290–⁠11200
1905few games on file0–⁠11218
1903few games on file1–⁠01250
1895few games on file0–⁠11187

No season on file for 1896–⁠1902, 1904, 1906–⁠28, 1933–⁠40, 1942–⁠2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.

All 14 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.

Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.