Illinois College · Next-Season Outcome BandDeFrisco 50-win milestone (2025)
28–25 OT victory over defending rival Lake Forest marked 50 career wins
Illinois College8-3Hope-Doping·Offseason
Jacksonville's Blueboys climbed to 8–2 in 2025 under Ray DeFrisco's 50-win tenure — steady ascent through Midwest Conference ranks.
Standard GapA historic Illinois institution rebuilding steady success under a coach…
low signal
Quiet weeks in Blueboys country.
Illinois College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 6-6
Base 8-4
Ceiling 11-1
floor6-6Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
base8-4Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
ceiling11-1Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Streak L1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Elmhurst · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Elmhurst · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The experience
Jacksonville's Blueboys climbed to 8–2 in 2025 under Ray DeFrisco's 50-win tenure — steady ascent through Midwest Conference ranks.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Illinois College sits 2nd in the Midwest Conference and 69th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Midwest · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouth (IL) | 9-0 | 9-2 | 63.2 |
| 2 | Illinois College | 7-2 | 8-3 | 56.7 |
| 3 | Chicago | 7-2 | 7-3 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Lake Forest College | 7-2 | 7-3 | 55.0 |
| 5 | Ripon | 5-4 | 5-5 | 47.3 |
| 6 | Cornell (IA) | 4-5 | 4-6 | 45.7 |
| 7 | Knox College | 2-6 | 2-7 | 37.3 |
| 8 | Grinnell | 2-7 | 2-8 | 35.1 |
56.7 CFB Zeitgeist#69 of 240 D346.0 strength of schedule1 quality win
Win the Midwest Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 8-3
Signature win 59-0 over Lawrence University; toughest day 14-49 against Aurora.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Illinois College
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Quiet weeks in Blueboys country.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Illinois College"
— Illinois College fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Illinois College · 2025 schedule & results8-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 43%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 5 | — | — | — | Greenville | W 28–9 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #483 | #481 | — | Lake Forest College | W 28–25 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #488 | #515 | — | @Chicago | L 21–24 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #505 | #655 | — | Lawrence University | W 59–0 | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #505 | #477 | — | @Monmouth (IL) | L 15–48 | 3-2 | 2-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #512 | #644 | — | Knox College | W 64–14 | 4-2 | 3-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #510 | #597 | — | @Ripon | W 31–0 | 5-2 | 4-2 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #499 | #630 | — | Grinnell | W 14–7 | 6-2 | 5-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #511 | #589 | — | @Cornell (IA) | W 24–0 | 7-2 | 6-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #504 | #638 | — | @Beloit | W 38–7 | 8-2 | 7-2 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #491 | #471 | — | Aurora (N) | L 14–49 | 8-3 | 7-2 |
Home-Field Advantage · Illinois College · 2018-present
Elite
85% home win rate vs 65% on the road. margin runs +17.2 better at home. England Stadium seats 1,468.
Home17-3Away13-7
Venue texture
67°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
31-18
since 1895 · 12 seasons · .632 win rate
HOME
17-5
AWAY
14-12
NEUTRAL
0-1
1890s
1900s
1920s
1930s
1940s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
8–2 season (2025)
7–2 MWC record signals sustained competitive climb
Moment of the Year · Illinois College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Illinois College · 2025Won 28-9 vs Greenville
Week 2 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023): 0-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 49-14 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
2023
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