2023 Illinois College

9–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Midwest Conference).

Schedule and results

Illinois College in 2023, game by game: won vs. Millikin 31–0; lost vs. Lake Forest 6–37; won at Ripon 52–21; won vs. Monmouth (IL) 20–17; won at Chicago 41–20; won vs. Knox 61–7; won at Lawrence 72–0; won vs. Grinnell 93–0; won at Cornell (IA) 76–34; won at Beloit 54–7; lost at Wartburg 14–49+93−35Won 31–0 vs. Millikin+31MillikinLost 6–37 vs. Lake Forest-31Lake ForestWon 52–21 at Ripon+31RiponWon 20–17 vs. Monmouth (IL)+3Monmouth (IL)Won 41–20 at Chicago+21ChicagoWon 61–7 vs. Knox+54KnoxWon 72–0 at Lawrence+72LawrenceWon 93–0 vs. Grinnell+93GrinnellWon 76–34 at Cornell (IA)+42Cornell (IA)Won 54–7 at Beloit+47BeloitLost 14–49 at Wartburg-35Wartburg
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMillikinW 31–⁠073%
Sep 9vsLake ForestL 6–⁠3745%
Sep 16atRiponW 52–⁠2134%
Sep 30vsMonmouth (IL)W 20–⁠1750%
Oct 7atChicagoW 41–⁠2035%
Oct 14vsKnoxW 61–⁠781%
Oct 21atLawrenceW 72–⁠087%
Oct 28vsGrinnellW 93–⁠084%
Nov 4atCornell (IA)W 76–⁠3461%
Nov 11atBeloitW 54–⁠784%
Nov 18atWartburgDivision III Championship – First RoundL 14–⁠4933%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wartburg 49–⁠14 in the Division III Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Midwest Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 14 on file).

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Midwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
520–⁠192
Coach
—
Elo
1251 +143 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Midwest Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois College8–⁠19–⁠2
Monmouth (IL)8–⁠18–⁠2
Lake Forest6–⁠37–⁠3
Cornell (IA)6–⁠36–⁠4
Chicago6–⁠36–⁠4
Ripon5–⁠45–⁠5
Knox3–⁠63–⁠7
Grinnell2–⁠72–⁠8
Beloit1–⁠82–⁠8
Lawrence0–⁠90–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.