List of Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons

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 1896 to the present.[1][2][3][4]

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffsCoaches#AP°
Scott Williams (Independent) (1890)
1890Scott Williams1–2
Robert Lackey (Independent) (1891)
1891Robert Lackey5–1
E.K. Hall (Independent) (1892–1893)
1892E.K. Hall7–4–1
1893E.K. Hall3–2–3
Louis Vail (Independent) (1894)
1894Louis Vail4–3
George Huff (Independent) (1895)
1895George Huff4–2–1
George Huff (Western) (1896–1899)
1896George Huff4–2–10–2–1T–6th
1897George Huff6–21–14th
1898George Huff4–51–14th
1899George Huff3–5–10–3T–6th
Fred L. Smith (Western) (1900)
1900Fred L. Smith7–3–21–3–28th
Edgar Holt (Western) (1901–1902)
1901Edgar Holt8–24–24th
1902Edgar Holt10–2–14–24th
George W. Woodruff (Western) (1903)
1903George W. Woodruff8–61–57th
Arthur R. Hall, Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal, & Clyde Matthews (Western) (1904)
1904Hall, Lindgren, Lowenthal, & Matthews9–2–13–1–14th
Fred Lowenthal (Western) (1905)
1905Fred Lowenthal5–40–3T–6th
Justa Lindgren (Western) (1906)
1906Justa Lindgren1–3–11–35th
Arthur R. Hall (Western) (1907–1912)
1907Arthur R. Hall3–23–23rd
1908Arthur R. Hall5–1–14–12nd
1909Arthur R. Hall5–23–13rd
1910Arthur R. Hall7–04–01st
1911Arthur R. Hall4–2–12–2–1T–4th
1912Arthur R. Hall3–3–11–3–1T–6th
Robert Zuppke (Western) (1913–1941)
1913Robert Zuppke4–2–12–2–15th
1914Robert Zuppke7–06–01st
1915Robert Zuppke5–0–23–0–25th
1916Robert Zuppke3–3–12–2–1T–4th
1917Robert Zuppke5–2–12–2–1T–5th
1918Robert Zuppke5–24–01st
1919Robert Zuppke6–16–11st
1920Robert Zuppke5–24–24th
1921Robert Zuppke3–41–48th
1922Robert Zuppke2–52–46th
1923Robert Zuppke8–05–01st
1924Robert Zuppke6–1–13–1–1T–2nd
1925Robert Zuppke5–32–2T–4th
1926Robert Zuppke6–22–2T–6th
1927Robert Zuppke7–0–15–0T–1st
1928Robert Zuppke7–14–11st
1929Robert Zuppke6–1–13–1–12nd
1930Robert Zuppke3–51–48th
1931Robert Zuppke2–60–6T–9th
1932Robert Zuppke5–42–47th
1933Robert Zuppke5–33–25th
1934Robert Zuppke7–14–13rd
1935Robert Zuppke3–51–4T–9th
1936Robert Zuppke4–3–12–2–16th
1937Robert Zuppke3–3–22–38th
1938Robert Zuppke3–52–37th
1939Robert Zuppke3–4–13–36th
1940Robert Zuppke1–70–59th
1941Robert Zuppke2–60–59th
Ray Eliot (Western) (1942–1952)
1942Ray Eliot6–43–2T–3rd
1943Ray Eliot3–72–46th
1944Ray Eliot5–4–13–36th15
1945Ray Eliot2–6–11–4–17th
1946Ray Eliot8–26–11stW Rose5
1947Ray Eliot5–3–13–3T–3rd
1948Ray Eliot3–62–58th
1949Ray Eliot3–4–23–3–1T–5th
1950Ray Eliot7–24–24th1113
1951Ray Eliot9–0–15–0–11stW Rose34
1952Ray Eliot4–52–5T–6th
Ray Eliot (Big Ten) (1953–1959)
1953Ray Eliot7–1–15–1T–1st77
1954Ray Eliot1–80–610th
1955Ray Eliot5–3–13–3–15th
1956Ray Eliot2–5–21–4–2T–7th
1957Ray Eliot4–53–47th
1958Ray Eliot4–54–36th
1959Ray Eliot5–3–14–2–1T–3rd1213
Pete Elliott (Big Ten) (1960–1966)
1960Pete Elliott5–43–4T–5th
1961Pete Elliott0–90–7T–9th
1962Pete Elliott2–72–58th18
1963Pete Elliott8–1–15–1–11stW Rose43
1964Pete Elliott6–34–3T–4th16
1965Pete Elliott6–44–35th
1966Pete Elliott4–64–3T–3rd
Jim Valek (Big Ten) (1967–1970)
1967Jim Valek4–63–4T–5th
1968Jim Valek1–91–6T–8th
1969Jim Valek0–100–710th
1970Jim Valek3–71–6T–9th
Bob Blackman (Big Ten) (1971–1976)
1971Bob Blackman5–65–3T–3rd
1972Bob Blackman3–83–5T–6th
1973Bob Blackman5–64–4T–4th
1974Bob Blackman6–4–14–3–15th
1975Bob Blackman5–64–4T–3rd
1976Bob Blackman5–64–4T–3rd
Gary Moeller (Big Ten) (1977–1979)
1977Gary Moeller3–82–6T–8th
1978Gary Moeller1–8–20–6–29th
1979Gary Moeller2–8–11–6–19th
Mike White (Big Ten) (1980–1987)
1980Mike White3–7–13–5T–6th
1981Mike White7–46–3T–3rd
1982Mike White7–56–34thL Liberty
1983Mike White10–29–01stL Rose1010
1984Mike White7–46–3T–2nd
1985Mike White6–5–15–2–13rdL Peach
1986Mike White4–73–5T–6th
1987Mike White3–7–12–5–18th
John Mackovic (Big Ten) (1988–1991)
1988John Mackovic6–5–15–2–1T–3rdL All-American
1989John Mackovic10–27–12ndW Citrus1010
1990John Mackovic8–46–2T–1stL Hall of Fame2425
1991John Mackovic[n 1]6–6[n 1]4–44thL John Hancock
Lou Tepper (Big Ten) (1992–1996)
1992Lou Tepper6–5–14–3–14thL Holiday
1993Lou Tepper5–65–3T–4th
1994Lou Tepper7–54–4T–5thW Liberty
1995Lou Tepper5–5–13–4–1T–7th
1996Lou Tepper2–91–7T–9th
Ron Turner (Big Ten) (1997–2004)
1997Ron Turner0–110–811th
1998Ron Turner3–82–67th
1999Ron Turner8–44–4T–6thW MicronPC2524
2000Ron Turner5–62–6T–9th
2001Ron Turner10–27–11stL Sugar1212
2002Ron Turner5–74–4T–5th
2003Ron Turner1–110–811th
2004Ron Turner3–81–711th
Ron Zook (Big Ten) (2005–2011)
2005Ron Zook2–90–811th
2006Ron Zook2–101–7T–10th
2007Ron Zook9–46–2T–2ndL Rose1820
2008Ron Zook5–73–5T–8th
2009Ron Zook3–92–69th
2010Ron Zook7–64–4T–4thW Texas
2011Ron Zook[n 2]7–6[n 2]2–65th (Leaders)W Kraft Fight Hunger
Tim Beckman (Big Ten) (2012–2014)
2012Tim Beckman2–100–86th (Leaders)
2013Tim Beckman4–81–75th (Leaders)
2014Tim Beckman6–73–5T–5th (West)L Heart of Dallas
Bill Cubit (Big Ten) (2015)
2015Bill Cubit5–72–6T–5th (West)
Lovie Smith (Big Ten) (2016–2020)
2016Lovie Smith3–92–76th (West)
2017Lovie Smith2–100–97th (West)
2018Lovie Smith4–82–77th (West)
2019Lovie Smith6–74–54th (West)L Redbox
2020Lovie Smith[n 3]2–6[n 3]2–6[n 3]7th (West)
Bret Bielema (Big Ten) (2021–present)
2021Bret Bielema5–74–55th (West)
2022Bret Bielema8–55–4T–2nd (West)L ReliaQuest
2023Bret Bielema5–73–6T-4th (West)
Total:635–622–50
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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