This is a list of seasons completed by the Illinois Fighting Illini football program since the team's conception in 1890. The list documents season-by-season records, and conference records from 1890 to the present.[1][2][3][4]
Seasons
edit| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Williams (Independent) (1890) | |||||||||
| 1890 | Scott Williams | 1–2 | |||||||
| Robert Lackey (Independent) (1891) | |||||||||
| 1891 | Robert Lackey | 5–1 | |||||||
| E.K. Hall (Independent) (1892–1893) | |||||||||
| 1892 | E.K. Hall | 7–4–1 | |||||||
| 1893 | E.K. Hall | 3–2–3 | |||||||
| Louis Vail (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Louis Vail | 4–3 | |||||||
| George Huff (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | George Huff | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| George Huff (Western) (1896–1899) | |||||||||
| 1896 | George Huff | 4–2–1 | 0–2–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1897 | George Huff | 6–2 | 1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1898 | George Huff | 4–5 | 1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1899 | George Huff | 3–5–1 | 0–3 | T–6th | |||||
| Fred L. Smith (Western) (1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Fred L. Smith | 7–3–2 | 1–3–2 | 8th | |||||
| Edgar Holt (Western) (1901–1902) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Edgar Holt | 8–2 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1902 | Edgar Holt | 10–2–1 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| George W. Woodruff (Western) (1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | George W. Woodruff | 8–6 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| Arthur R. Hall, Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal, & Clyde Matthews (Western) (1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Hall, Lindgren, Lowenthal, & Matthews | 9–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| Fred Lowenthal (Western) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Fred Lowenthal | 5–4 | 0–3 | T–6th | |||||
| Justa Lindgren (Western) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Justa Lindgren | 1–3–1 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| Arthur R. Hall (Western) (1907–1912) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Arthur R. Hall | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1908 | Arthur R. Hall | 5–1–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1909 | Arthur R. Hall | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1910 | Arthur R. Hall | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1911 | Arthur R. Hall | 4–2–1 | 2–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1912 | Arthur R. Hall | 3–3–1 | 1–3–1 | T–6th | |||||
| Robert Zuppke (Western) (1913–1941) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Robert Zuppke | 4–2–1 | 2–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1914 | Robert Zuppke | 7–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1915 | Robert Zuppke | 5–0–2 | 3–0–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1916 | Robert Zuppke | 3–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1917 | Robert Zuppke | 5–2–1 | 2–2–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1918 | Robert Zuppke | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1919 | Robert Zuppke | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1920 | Robert Zuppke | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1921 | Robert Zuppke | 3–4 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1922 | Robert Zuppke | 2–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1923 | Robert Zuppke | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1924 | Robert Zuppke | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1925 | Robert Zuppke | 5–3 | 2–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1926 | Robert Zuppke | 6–2 | 2–2 | T–6th | |||||
| 1927 | Robert Zuppke | 7–0–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1928 | Robert Zuppke | 7–1 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1929 | Robert Zuppke | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1930 | Robert Zuppke | 3–5 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1931 | Robert Zuppke | 2–6 | 0–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 1932 | Robert Zuppke | 5–4 | 2–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1933 | Robert Zuppke | 5–3 | 3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1934 | Robert Zuppke | 7–1 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935 | Robert Zuppke | 3–5 | 1–4 | T–9th | |||||
| 1936 | Robert Zuppke | 4–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1937 | Robert Zuppke | 3–3–2 | 2–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1938 | Robert Zuppke | 3–5 | 2–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1939 | Robert Zuppke | 3–4–1 | 3–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1940 | Robert Zuppke | 1–7 | 0–5 | 9th | |||||
| 1941 | Robert Zuppke | 2–6 | 0–5 | 9th | |||||
| Ray Eliot (Western) (1942–1952) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Ray Eliot | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1943 | Ray Eliot | 3–7 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1944 | Ray Eliot | 5–4–1 | 3–3 | 6th | 15 | ||||
| 1945 | Ray Eliot | 2–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1946 | Ray Eliot | 8–2 | 6–1 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | |||
| 1947 | Ray Eliot | 5–3–1 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1948 | Ray Eliot | 3–6 | 2–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1949 | Ray Eliot | 3–4–2 | 3–3–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1950 | Ray Eliot | 7–2 | 4–2 | 4th | 11 | 13 | |||
| 1951 | Ray Eliot | 9–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | W Rose | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1952 | Ray Eliot | 4–5 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Ray Eliot (Big Ten) (1953–1959) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Ray Eliot | 7–1–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | 7 | 7 | |||
| 1954 | Ray Eliot | 1–8 | 0–6 | 10th | |||||
| 1955 | Ray Eliot | 5–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1956 | Ray Eliot | 2–5–2 | 1–4–2 | T–7th | |||||
| 1957 | Ray Eliot | 4–5 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1958 | Ray Eliot | 4–5 | 4–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1959 | Ray Eliot | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | 12 | 13 | |||
| Pete Elliott (Big Ten) (1960–1966) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Pete Elliott | 5–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1961 | Pete Elliott | 0–9 | 0–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 1962 | Pete Elliott | 2–7 | 2–5 | 8th | 18 | ||||
| 1963 | Pete Elliott | 8–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 1st | W Rose | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1964 | Pete Elliott | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | 16 | ||||
| 1965 | Pete Elliott | 6–4 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1966 | Pete Elliott | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Jim Valek (Big Ten) (1967–1970) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Jim Valek | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1968 | Jim Valek | 1–9 | 1–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 1969 | Jim Valek | 0–10 | 0–7 | 10th | |||||
| 1970 | Jim Valek | 3–7 | 1–6 | T–9th | |||||
| Bob Blackman (Big Ten) (1971–1976) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Bob Blackman | 5–6 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Bob Blackman | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1973 | Bob Blackman | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1974 | Bob Blackman | 6–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1975 | Bob Blackman | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1976 | Bob Blackman | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| Gary Moeller (Big Ten) (1977–1979) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Gary Moeller | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 1978 | Gary Moeller | 1–8–2 | 0–6–2 | 9th | |||||
| 1979 | Gary Moeller | 2–8–1 | 1–6–1 | 9th | |||||
| Mike White (Big Ten) (1980–1987) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Mike White | 3–7–1 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1981 | Mike White | 7–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1982 | Mike White | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4th | L Liberty | ||||
| 1983 | Mike White | 10–2 | 9–0 | 1st | L Rose | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1984 | Mike White | 7–4 | 6–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1985 | Mike White | 6–5–1 | 5–2–1 | 3rd | L Peach | ||||
| 1986 | Mike White | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1987 | Mike White | 3–7–1 | 2–5–1 | 8th | |||||
| John Mackovic (Big Ten) (1988–1991) | |||||||||
| 1988 | John Mackovic | 6–5–1 | 5–2–1 | T–3rd | L All-American | ||||
| 1989 | John Mackovic | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | W Citrus | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1990 | John Mackovic | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–1st | L Hall of Fame | 24 | 25 | ||
| 1991 | John Mackovic[n 1] | 6–6[n 1] | 4–4 | 4th | L John Hancock | ||||
| Lou Tepper (Big Ten) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Lou Tepper | 6–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th | L Holiday | ||||
| 1993 | Lou Tepper | 5–6 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1994 | Lou Tepper | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | W Liberty | ||||
| 1995 | Lou Tepper | 5–5–1 | 3–4–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1996 | Lou Tepper | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
| Ron Turner (Big Ten) (1997–2004) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Ron Turner | 0–11 | 0–8 | 11th | |||||
| 1998 | Ron Turner | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1999 | Ron Turner | 8–4 | 4–4 | T–6th | W MicronPC | 25 | 24 | ||
| 2000 | Ron Turner | 5–6 | 2–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 2001 | Ron Turner | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | L Sugar† | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2002 | Ron Turner | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Ron Turner | 1–11 | 0–8 | 11th | |||||
| 2004 | Ron Turner | 3–8 | 1–7 | 11th | |||||
| Ron Zook (Big Ten) (2005–2011) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Ron Zook | 2–9 | 0–8 | 11th | |||||
| 2006 | Ron Zook | 2–10 | 1–7 | T–10th | |||||
| 2007 | Ron Zook | 9–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L Rose† | 18 | 20 | ||
| 2008 | Ron Zook | 5–7 | 3–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 2009 | Ron Zook | 3–9 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2010 | Ron Zook | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | W Texas | ||||
| 2011 | Ron Zook[n 2] | 7–6[n 2] | 2–6 | 5th (Leaders) | W Kraft Fight Hunger | ||||
| Tim Beckman (Big Ten) (2012–2014) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Tim Beckman | 2–10 | 0–8 | 6th (Leaders) | |||||
| 2013 | Tim Beckman | 4–8 | 1–7 | 5th (Leaders) | |||||
| 2014 | Tim Beckman | 6–7 | 3–5 | T–5th (West) | L Heart of Dallas | ||||
| Bill Cubit (Big Ten) (2015) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Bill Cubit | 5–7 | 2–6 | T–5th (West) | |||||
| Lovie Smith (Big Ten) (2016–2020) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Lovie Smith | 3–9 | 2–7 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2017 | Lovie Smith | 2–10 | 0–9 | 7th (West) | |||||
| 2018 | Lovie Smith | 4–8 | 2–7 | 7th (West) | |||||
| 2019 | Lovie Smith | 6–7 | 4–5 | 4th (West) | L Redbox | ||||
| 2020 | Lovie Smith[n 3] | 2–6[n 3] | 2–6[n 3] | 7th (West) | |||||
| Bret Bielema (Big Ten) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Bret Bielema | 5–7 | 4–5 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2022 | Bret Bielema | 8–5 | 5–4 | T–2nd (West) | L ReliaQuest | ||||
| 2023 | Bret Bielema | 5–7 | 3–6 | T-4th (West) | |||||
| Total: | 635–622–50 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
edit- ^ a b The Fighting Illini were led by fourth-year head coach John Mackovic during the regular season before he resigned and was replaced by Lou Tepper as interim head coach for the team's bowl game.
- ^ a b Zook was fired after the team lost the final six games of its regular season. Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning was appointed as interim head coach led the team in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
- ^ a b c Prior to the team's final game, Smith was relieved of his coaching duties and replaced by offensive coordinator Rod Smith on an interim basis.
References
edit- ^ CFRC College Football Database - Illinois. Retrieved 2013-Nov-26.
- ^ Nationalchamps.net - Illinois. Retrieved 2013-Nov-26.
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012_FB_RecordBook_full.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Winsipedia - Illinois Fighting Illini football all-time record, wins, and statistics - Big Ten Conference".