Program · last held it 1990
Illinois
2Reigns
607Days held
5Defenses
Illinois last held the belt September 8, 1990. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Illinois belt badge →
Belt-game record7–13–2
5–2 defending it · 2–11–2 challenging for it · 22 belt games since 1919
Took the belt2
times · 2 reigns in all · first belt game November 22, 1919
All-time rank of 105 programs32nd
in days held (607) · 43rd in reigns · 52nd in defenses (5) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Illinois’ schedule runs through Notre Dame or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.
Season outlook
under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
Every belt game 22 games, newest first
September 21, 2018 · Illinois vs. Penn State 24–63 as challengerlostAugust 31, 2008 · Illinois vs. Missouri 42–52 as challengerlostNovember 4, 2006 · Illinois vs. Ohio State 10–17 as challengerlostSeptember 8, 1990 · Illinois at Arizona 16–28 as holderlost the beltJanuary 1, 1990 · Illinois vs. Virginia 31–21 as challengertook the beltNovember 7, 1981 · Illinois at Michigan 21–70 as challengerlostNovember 8, 1975 · Illinois vs. Ohio State 3–40 as challengerlostOctober 21, 1972 · Illinois vs. Michigan 7–31 as challengerlostOctober 25, 1969 · Illinois at Ohio State 0–41 as challengerlostOctober 26, 1968 · Illinois vs. Ohio State 24–31 as challengerlostOctober 11, 1947 · Illinois vs. Army 0–0 as challengertie, holder kept itOctober 12, 1940 · Illinois vs. USC 7–13 as challengerlostOctober 9, 1937 · Illinois at Notre Dame 0–0 as challengertie, holder kept itOctober 24, 1936 · Illinois vs. Northwestern 2–13 as challengerlostOctober 22, 1921 · Illinois vs. Wisconsin 0–20 as challengerlostNovember 13, 1920 · Illinois at Wisconsin 9–14 as holderlost the beltNovember 6, 1920 · Illinois at Chicago 3–0 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 1920 · Illinois vs. Minnesota 17–7 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 1920 · Illinois at Michigan 7–6 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 1920 · Illinois vs. Iowa 20–3 as holderdefendedOctober 9, 1920 · Illinois vs. Drake 41–0 as holderdefendedNovember 22, 1919 · Illinois at Ohio State 9–7 as challengertook the belt
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