Knox Prairie Fire
MidwestGalesburg, ILHarley Knosher Bowl
2026: 1–5 (0–5 Midwest). Last: lost at Cornell (IA) 26–24. Next: Lawrence, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- W 16–0at Eureka
- L 12–68Lake Forest
- L 7–30at Ripon
- L 0–48Chicago
- L 7–31at Grinnell
- L 24–26at Cornell (IA)
- Oct 24Lawrence
- Oct 31at Luther
- Nov 7Illinois College
- Nov 14Monmouth (IL)
Knox has played football since at least 1896 and is 43–75–4 in the 122 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from Knox. This season, they’re 1–5.
On this date in 2024Knox lost to Illinois College 77–34 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 43–75–4 .369; 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
- 828
- Seasons
- 28 since 1896, 122 games
2026 season 1–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atEureka | W 16–0 | 49% |
| Sep 12 | vsLake Forest | L 12–68 | 26% |
| Sep 19 | atRipon | L 7–30 | 32% |
| Sep 26 | vsChicago | L 0–48 | 31% |
| Oct 3 | atGrinnell | L 7–31 | 35% |
| Oct 17 | atCornell (IA) | L 24–26 | 28% |
| Oct 24 | vsLawrence | Preview | 74% |
| Oct 31 | atLuther | Preview | 35% |
| Nov 7 | vsIllinois College | Preview | 27% |
| Nov 14 | vsMonmouth (IL) | Preview | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram 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 Knox.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program strength since 1896
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Chicago
0–11 in 11
- 1899 L 0–40
- 1900 L 0–16
- 1901 L 0–6
- 1902 L 0–5
- 1932 L 0–20
- 2022 L 14–50
- 2023 L 0–63
- 2024 L 13–27
- 2025 L 0–52
- 2026 L 0–48
Lost the last 10.
- Beloit
7–2–1 in 10
- 1898 W 18–0
- 1899 T 6–6
- 1900 L 0–43
- 1903 W 23–0
- 1904 W 16–0
- 1905 L 5–42
- 2022 W 34–25
- 2023 W 31–14
- 2024 W 17–13
- 2025 W 16–14
Won the last four.
- Illinois
0–7 in 7
Lost the last seven.
| Opponent | Games | KNOX record |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 11 | 0–11 |
| Beloit | 10 | 7–2–1 |
| Illinois | 7 | 0–7 |
| Washington St. Louis | 6 | 0–5–1 |
| Grinnell | 6 | 4–2 |
| Lake Forest | 6 | 1–5 |
| Iowa | 5 | 0–5 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 0–5 |
Every opponent (40)
Every program Knox has played, A to Z, with Knox’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- American Osteopath 0–1
- Army 0–2
- Beloit 7–2–1
- Carthage 1–0
- Central Academy 1–0
- Chicago 0–11
- Chicago Dental 1–0
- Cornell (IA) 1–4
- DePauw 1–0
- Drake 0–1
- Eureka 2–2
- Eureka 3–0
- Grinnell 4–2
- Illinois 0–7
- Illinois College 0–5
- Illinois Wesleyan 2–0
- Iowa 0–5
- Iowa Wesleyan 1–0
- Kansas 1–0
- Lake Forest 1–5
- Lawrence 3–0–1
- Lombard 2–1
- Moline A.C. 1–0
- Monmouth 2–2
- Monmouth (IL) 0–4
- Nebraska 0–5
- North Central College 0–0–1
- Northwestern 1–3
- Notre Dame 1–0
- Peoria Socials A.C. 1–0
- Physicians & Surgeons 1–0
- Princeton A.C. 1–0
- Quincy A.C. 1–0
- Ripon 0–5
- Rock Island A.C. 1–0
- Upper Iowa 1–0
- Wabash 0–1
- Washington St. Louis 0–5–1
- Westminster (MO) 1–0
- Wisconsin 0–2
Conferences
- Independent 1899–1900, 1902–1903 and 1905
- Midwest Conference since 2014
Knox’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 1955 | Clarence Spears OG |
On the newsreel
- BAYLOR NOSES WASHINGTON
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 828 | ||||
| 2025 | 2–7–1 | 2–6–1 | 832 | ||||
| 2024 | 3–7 | 2–7 | 894 | ||||
| 2023 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 997 | ||||
| 2022 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 1127 | ||||
| 1932 | 0–1 | 1183 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–1 | 1189 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–1 | 1190 | |||||
| 1924 | 0–1 | 1191 | |||||
| 1923 | 0–1 | 1191 | |||||
| 1922 | 0–1 | 1191 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–1 | 1193 | |||||
| 1920 | 0–1 | 1197 | |||||
| 1918few games on file | 0–1 | 1208 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–0–1 | 1227 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 0–1 | 1236 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–2 | 1264 | |||||
| 1908few games on file | 0–1 | 1327 | |||||
| 1905 | 4–6–1 | 1262 | |||||
| 1904few games on file | 1–2 | 1387 | |||||
| 1903 | 4–7 | 1324 | |||||
| 1902 | 9–2 | 1473 | |||||
| 1901few games on file | 0–3 | 1387 | |||||
| 1900 | 6–4 | 1373 | |||||
| 1899 | 4–4–1 | 1263 |
Every season back to 1896 (3 more)
No season on file for 1906–07, 1910, 1912–15, 1917, 1919, 1926–30, 1933–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 28 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.