Next game
vs Monmouth (IL)
Sat Oct 31 · 2 pm ET
England Stadium · series 1-3, lost the last 2
Illinois College 24% to win · our ratings after 7 games
Illinois College
3-4Midwest · England Stadium · 1,468 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
L 14-20 at Chicago
Our model gave Illinois College 25% before kickoff
The rest of the season
One real test left: Monmouth (IL) 24%
Win out 19% · expect 2.0 of 3 more wins
Illinois College's chance to win each game left, from our model: Monmouth (IL) 24%, Knox 84%, Beloit 91%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs Monmouth (IL) · our model 24% Illinois College
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Illinois College · 2026 schedule and results3-4Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 49%.Our rank entering each game: #504 to #548
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #504 | #636 | — | @Elmhurst | W 28-13 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #506 | #529 | — | Lyon | L 14-21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #513 | #661 | — | @Lawrence | W 54-7 | 2-1 | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #516 | #477 | — | Lake Forest | L 21-55 | 2-2 | 1-1 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #534 | #650 | — | @Luther | L 26-27 | 2-3 | 1-2 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #546 | #591 | — | Grinnell | W 13-3 | 3-3 | 2-2 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #548 | #516 | — | @Chicago | L 14-20 | 3-4 | 2-3 | |
| 8 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #548 | #488 | Monmouth (IL) | 2 pm ET24% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Knox | 1 pm ET84% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Beloit | 1 pm ET91% to win | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Illinois College, through 7 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Line is the closing point spread for Illinois College: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
What’s ahead
Off this week
7 days
until kickoff · vs Monmouth (IL) · Sat Oct 31 · 2 pm ET
The forecast
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Illinois College has won two of its last five.
5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5
Range of outcomes · Illinois College · 2026
Range of outcomes · Illinois College · 2026Illinois College’s most likely regular season is 5-5. 99% of outcomes land from 4-6 to 6-4.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
3 wins 1%; 4 wins 18%; 5 wins 63%; 6 wins 19%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base5-7Mid-table finish.
Ceiling8-4Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 7 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-4
Game feel45even gamescombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 11 in the Midwest
Heart rate0-3white-knucklein one-score games (3 of 7)1st most one-score games of 11 in the Midwest
Margin+3.4competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 11 in the Midwest
Measured from 7 games · ranks are among Midwest teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind·Written June 2026
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…
Game day
The experience
Jacksonville's Blueboys climbed to 8–2 in 2025 under Ray DeFrisco's 50-win tenure — steady ascent through Midwest Conference ranks.
Playoff path
Illinois College sits 7th in the Midwest Conference and 150th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Midwest · 2026
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Forest | 6-0 | 7-0 | 67.1 |
| 2 | Chicago | 4-0 | 5-1 | 59.4 |
| 3 | Monmouth (IL) | 4-0 | 4-2 | 55.9 |
| 4 | Luther | 4-2 | 4-3 | 50.6 |
| 5 | Grinnell | 3-2 | 4-3 | 47.0 |
| 6 | Cornell (IA) | 3-3 | 3-4 | 44.3 |
| 7 | Illinois College | 2-3 | 3-4 | 46.2 |
| 8 | Ripon | 1-3 | 1-5 | 38.1 |
46.2 CFB Zeitgeist#150 of 245 D347.5 strength of schedule
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 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 3-4
Signature win 54-7 over Lawrence; toughest day 21-55 against Lake Forest.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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