1985 Illinois

• Biggest upsetBeat No. 5 Ohio State 31–⁠28Oct 5

  Ohio State was ranked No. 5, above it.

Date	Opponent	Result	Elo
Sep 7	vs6USC	L 10–⁠20		58%
Sep 14	vsSouthern Illinois	W 28–⁠25		87%
Sep 21	at18Nebraska	L 25–⁠52		27%
Oct 5	vs5Ohio State	W 31–⁠28		39%
Oct 12	atPurdue	L 24–⁠30		50%
Oct 19	atMichigan State	W 30–⁠17		51%
Oct 26	vsWisconsin	W 38–⁠25		60%
Nov 2	vs4Michigan	T 3–⁠3		42%
Nov 9	at6Iowa	L 0–⁠59		27%
Nov 16	vsIndiana	W 41–⁠24		80%
Nov 23	atNorthwestern	W 45–⁠20		73%
Dec 31Bowls & playoff	vsArmyPeach Bowl	L 29–⁠31		53%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

1. Wk 1: 11
2. Wk 2: 11
3. Wk 3: 19
4. Wk 4: 20

• David WilliamsReceiver
• Jack TrudeauQuarterback

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1985.

From Wikipedia’s 1985 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

Team	Conf.	Overall	AP final
Iowa	7–⁠1	10–⁠2	10
Michigan	6–⁠1–⁠1	10–⁠1–⁠1	2
Illinois	5–⁠2–⁠1	6–⁠5–⁠1
Ohio State	5–⁠3	9–⁠3	14
Michigan State	5–⁠3	7–⁠5
Minnesota	4–⁠4	7–⁠5
Purdue	3–⁠5	5–⁠6
Wisconsin	2–⁠6	5–⁠6
Indiana	1–⁠7	4–⁠7
Northwestern	1–⁠7	3–⁠8

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