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Every comparison Illinois leads among teams since 1869: 6 claims in 3 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.
Illinois’s best players since 2004, by position: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defenders, kickers, punters.
conference wins · a season
set it9 straight games with a conference win in Illinois's first 12 games of 1983a record when it got there, 1st of 9,439 team-seasons, past 8 · held from game 11 to 12 · broken by Alabama 2020, 11, Jan 11, 2021 · said 2 other ways9games
wins vs top-10 teams · a season
set it2 wins vs top-10 teams through Illinois's first 9 games of 1950a record when it got there, 1st of 42 team-seasons, past 1 win vs a top-10 team · held from game 8 to 9 · broken by Notre Dame 1952, 4 wins vs top-10 teams, Nov 29, 19522wins vs top-10 teams
wins vs ranked teams · a season
set it3 wins vs ranked teams through Illinois's first 9 games of 1950a record when it got there, 1st of 42 team-seasons, past 1 win vs a ranked team · at game 9 only · broken by TCU 1951, 4 wins vs ranked teams, Jan 1, 19523wins vs ranked teams
A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where it is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when it got there" was first among the programs that had reached that point by then. Fields are programs that began in 1869 or later, or seasons where it played half the team’s games. The method is in the board's notes.