1969 Illinois
0–10 (0–7 Big Ten), coached by James Valek. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Washington State | L 18–19 | 49% |
| Sep 27 | at 11Missouri | L 6–37 | 16% |
| Oct 4 | vs Iowa State | L 20–48 | 49% |
| Oct 11 | vs Northwestern | L 6–10 | 58% |
| Oct 18 | at Indiana | L 20–41 | 19% |
| Oct 25 | at 1Ohio State | L 0–41 | 7% |
| Nov 1 | vs 13Purdue | L 22–49 | 17% |
| Nov 8 | vs 18Michigan | L 0–57 | 19% |
| Nov 15 | at Wisconsin | L 14–55 | 39% |
| Nov 22 | vs Iowa | L 0–40 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa 40–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 0–10
- Conference
- 0–7 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 106–397
- Coach
- James Valek
- Elo
- 1230 −158 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −15.9 No. 103 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Ellis Rainsberger
- Captains
- Doug Redmann and Bruce Erb
- Most valuable player
- Doug Dieken
1969 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 6–1 | 8–1 | 4 |
| Michigan | 6–1 | 8–3 | 9 |
| Purdue | 5–2 | 8–2 | 18 |
 Minnesota | 4–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Indiana | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Northwestern | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
 Michigan State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
 Illinois | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.