Illinois Wesleyan Titans

CCIWBloomington, ILTucci Stadium

2026: 5–⁠2 (3–⁠2 CCIW). Last: lost at Millikin 42–⁠35. Next: Elmhurst, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.

  1. W 24–⁠10at Albion
  2. W 45–⁠35Trine
  3. W 17–⁠10at Augustana (IL)
  4. L 7–⁠28Wheaton (IL)
  5. W 34–⁠14Carthage
  6. W 44–⁠7at Carroll (WI)
  7. L 35–⁠42at Millikin
  8. Oct 24Elmhurst
  9. Nov 7North Park
  10. Nov 14at North Central College

Illinois Wesleyan has played football since at least 1898 and is 25–⁠43–⁠3 in the 71 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 2 players from Illinois Wesleyan. This season, they’re 5–⁠2.

Résumé

Record on file
25–⁠43–⁠3 .373; how we count
Postseason
0–⁠0 bowls, title games, playoff
AP No. 1 finishes
0
Weeks at No. 1
0 of 0 ranked
Elo now
1082
Best season by Elo
1910 rated 1217
Seasons
24 since 1898, 71 games

2026 season 5–⁠2

RosterFull 2026 season

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

Illinois Wesleyan’s Elo through 2026: 1000 going into the opener, 1082 after the latest game.100010501100Elo 1000 going in; beat Albion 24–10Elo 1031 going in; beat Trine 45–35Elo 1053 going in; beat Augustana (IL) 17–10Elo 1079 going in; lost to Wheaton (IL) 28–7Elo 1058 going in; beat Carthage 34–14Elo 1073 going in; beat Carroll (WI) 44–7Elo 1116 going in; lost to Millikin 42–35Now: Elo 1082 after the latest game1082
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses.

Program greats See all

Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Illinois Wesleyan.

Program strength since 1898

Best seasons ever
Illinois Wesleyan end-of-season Elo from 1898 to 2026, best in 1910 at 1217.130015001700190019001920194019601980200020201910 peak: Elo 1217
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

Most-played series

All rivalries
OpponentGamesILWU record
Millikin64–⁠2
Augustana (IL)63–⁠3
Wheaton (IL)50–⁠5
Carthage55–⁠0
Michigan State50–⁠5
North Park52–⁠2–⁠1
Carroll (WI)53–⁠2
Every opponent (22)

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

In the Hall of Fame

Every inductee
Players
2
Coaches
0
2012Chris Bisaillon WR
2002Tony Blazine OT

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20265–⁠23–⁠21082
20254–⁠64–⁠5999
20245–⁠55–⁠41042
20233–⁠73–⁠61010
20225–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠11105
20202–⁠11183
19450–⁠11179
19390–⁠21183
19380–⁠11191
19360–⁠11192
19350–⁠11196
19340–⁠0–⁠11200
19330–⁠11189
19320–⁠11188
19310–⁠11191
1912few games on file0–⁠11197
1911few games on file0–⁠11205
1910few games on file1–⁠01217
1909few games on file0–⁠0–⁠11184
1905few games on file0–⁠11164
1901few games on file0–⁠11171
1900few games on file0–⁠31163
1899few games on file0–⁠11190
1898few games on file0–⁠11193

No season on file for 1902–⁠04, 1906–⁠08, 1913–⁠30, 1937, 1940–⁠44, 1946–⁠2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.

All 24 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.