Team Season · Big Ten

ILLINOIS · 2025

8–4 regular season · 9–4 overallLiberty Mutual Music City Bowl · W
BOOMBLÄT Season Score
71BLIP
13 scored games · bowl-weighted · percentile-normalised vs all FBS team-seasons · schedule strength does not touch this number
The Season in Numbers
Record9–4
Points For382
Points Against307
Schedule Strength.554 · × 1.00
2025 · Game Scores by WeekDots coloured by tier · crimson ring = postseason
90705030W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W9W10W12W13W14BOWL
Season peaked at 82 (BANG) in the Week 1 52–3 win over Western Illinois and bottomed at 19 (BLÄT) in the Week 4 10–63 loss to Indiana. 5 sub-55 games across 13 scored.
Week by Week12 regular season games + bowl · byes held
PostseasonBowl season · no CFP berth
Big Ten TitleDid not qualifyDid not reach the Big Ten Championship Game
Liberty Mutual Music City BowlBeat Tennessee 30–28Dec 30, 2025 · Nissan Stadium · 1.1× bowl weighting
Key Stats · 2025
PPG
29.4
Opp PPG
23.6
Avg Total Yards
374
Turnover Diff
+5
Sacks
22
Best Game
82
About This Season
The 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini went 8–4 in the regular season and won the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl to close at 9–4. BOOMBLÄT scored every game from the box score — a 71 BLIP season, ranked against every scored FBS team-season. The schedule rated .554 — a × 1.00 weight toward the all-time score, never toward this season's number.
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