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Head Coach · Illinois

Bret Bielema

Tenure: 5 seasons at Illinois·Career: 125–80
Career SP+ Avg
12.0
across 17 seasons
At a glance

Career Summary

Total Wins
125
205 games
Win %
61.0%
all seasons
Best SP+ Season
26.1
2011 · Wisconsin
Schools Coached
3
2006 – 2025
Over time

SP+ Trajectory

29 18 6 -5 19.1 10.4 10.5 16.9 23.1 26.1 14.5 1.5 12.2 19.2 7.9 2.1 4.3 15.9 -2.5 9.6 12.9 2006 2010 2014 2021 2025
Every stop, every season

Career Log

Year School Record SP+ Offense Defense SRS
2025 Illinois 0–0 12.9 33.3 21.7 12.3
2024 Illinois 10–3 9.6 29.0 20.9 8.8
2023 Illinois 5–7 -2.5 21.6 24.1 -2.3
2022 Illinois 8–5 15.9 20.6 5.5 11.7
2021 Illinois 5–7 4.3 23.2 21.8 -0.9
2017 Arkansas 4–8 2.1 34.1 31.8 -4.7
2016 Arkansas 7–6 7.9 36.2 28.9 4.2
2015 Arkansas 8–5 19.2 46.6 28.0 15.1
2014 Arkansas 7–6 12.2 32.4 19.4 20.4
2013 Arkansas 3–9 1.5 30.0 30.6 -1.8
2012 Wisconsin 8–5 14.5 31.5 15.9 12.1
2011 Wisconsin 11–3 26.1 45.9 21.2 23.1
2010 Wisconsin 11–2 23.1 42.1 20.7 15.5
2009 Wisconsin 10–3 16.9 35.5 19.4 8.4
2008 Wisconsin 7–6 10.5 31.3 22.0 4.1
2007 Wisconsin 9–4 10.4 35.9 26.1 7.7
2006 Wisconsin 12–1 19.1 28.9 11.2 14.3
About this page

Career stats for Bret Bielema, head coach at Illinois. SP+ from Bill Connelly. SRS is the basic margin-of-victory rating adjusted for opponent strength. Coaching history tracked from 2006 forward. Data sourced from CollegeFootballData.com. Page generated 2026-05-23.