AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/4 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 25 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8, 1990 | Sat | (11) Illinois | @ | Arizona | Pac-10 | L | 16 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 15, 1990 | Sat | (21) Illinois | (9) Colorado | Big 8 | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 22, 1990 | Sat | (15) Illinois | Southern Illinois | Non-Major | W | 56 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Oct 6, 1990 | Sat | (13) Illinois | @ | (20) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 31 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 5 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | (11) Illinois | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | (8) Illinois | (24) Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 7 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | (5) Illinois | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 8 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | (5) Illinois | (13) Iowa | Big Ten | L | 28 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | (17) Illinois | @ | (19) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 17 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |
| 10 | Nov 17, 1990 | Sat | (22) Illinois | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 24, 1990 | Sat | (22) Illinois | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 28 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1991 | Tue | (16) Illinois | N | (14) Clemson | ACC | L | 0 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | Hall of Fame Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
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