AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/3 | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | 12/10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11 | 19 | 20 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 7, 1985 | Sat | (11) Illinois | (6) USC | Pac-10 | L | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 14, 1985 | Sat | (19) Illinois | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 28 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 21, 1985 | Sat | (20) Illinois | @ | (18) Nebraska | Big 8 | L | 25 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 5, 1985 | Sat | Illinois | (5) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 31 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 12, 1985 | Sat | Illinois | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 24 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 19, 1985 | Sat | Illinois | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 30 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 26, 1985 | Sat | Illinois | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 38 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Nov 2, 1985 | Sat | Illinois | (4) Michigan | Big Ten | T | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 9, 1985 | Sat | Illinois | @ | (6) Iowa | Big Ten | L | 0 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 16, 1985 | Sat | Illinois | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 41 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 23, 1985 | Sat | Illinois | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 45 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 12 | Dec 31, 1985 | Tue | Illinois | N | Army | Ind | L | 29 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
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