1971-72 Illinois Fighting Illini — schedule and results

The 1971-72 Illinois Fighting Illini went 14-10 (5-9 in the Big Ten) under head coach Harv Schmidt. The team peaked at #16 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 0.3.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1971-12-01vs Butler BulldogsW 73–71Assembly Hall
1971-12-04at Oklahoma SoonersW 70–65McCasland Field House
1971-12-10at Tulane Green WaveW 79–68Avron B. Fogelman Arena
1971-12-11at loyola laW 94–74The Field House
1971-12-16vs Georgia BulldogsW 84–78Assembly Hall
1971-12-23vs Vanderbilt CommodoresL 92–95Assembly Hall
1971-12-28neutral NC State WolfpackW 74–72
1971-12-29neutral Florida GatorsW 76–72
1972-01-08at Northwestern WildcatsW 67–63McGaw Memorial Hall
1972-01-11vs Michigan WolverinesL 70–75Assembly Hall
1972-01-15vs Purdue BoilermakersL 74–85Assembly Hall
1972-01-28neutral Notre Dame Fighting IrishW 81–59
1972-02-05vs Northwestern WildcatsW 68–59Assembly Hall
1972-02-08at Michigan State SpartansL 79–89Jenison Field House
1972-02-12at Michigan WolverinesL 83–105Crisler Arena
1972-02-15at Iowa HawkeyesL 84–87Iowa Field House
1972-02-19vs Ohio State BuckeyesW 64–62Assembly Hall
1972-02-22vs Indiana HoosiersL 71–90Assembly Hall
1972-02-26vs Wisconsin BadgersW 91–86Assembly Hall
1972-02-29at Ohio State BuckeyesL 70–103St. John Arena
1972-03-04at St. Thomas-Minnesota TommiesL 62–91Williams Arena
1972-03-07vs Iowa HawkeyesW 91–84Assembly Hall
1972-03-11at Wisconsin BadgersL 84–97Wisconsin Field House

Illinois Fighting Illini program history · All Division I programs · Hoopsipedia home

Hoopsipedia
Hpsipedia
EST. 2025 · VOL. II · NCAA OFFICIAL RECORDS
● 360 PROGRAMS · VERIFIED
★ ★ ★ The complete record of college basketball ★ ★ ★
Hpsipedia
★ Built for banter. Backed by the record book. ★
THE MAIN EVENT
Program 1
?
VS
since 1900
Program 2
?
Try:
✦ Ask Hoopsipedia AI
THE RECORD BOOK

All-time wins

Full leaderboard →
Rank Team All-Time Wins

On this day

SPOTLIGHT

AP Top 25

All rankings →
DISCOVER

More to argue about

Rankings Deep Dive
Who's REALLY a blue blood?
Our composite HTSS ranking of all-time program strength. See how every team stacks up across 100+ years.
EXPLORE →
Time Machine
Travel back to any season
See who was #1, who was rising, and who was falling. Every season from 1949 to today.
EXPLORE →
Coach Trees
The coaching lineages
From Dean Smith to Roy Williams to Hubert Davis — trace the family trees of college basketball's greatest coaches.
EXPLORE →

2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket

Last updated: --:--:--
For the best bracket experience, view on a desktop or rotate your device to landscape.

Team Rankings

Rank Team Conference All-Time Wins

Teams

★ ★ The architects ★ ★

COACHES

Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.

SETTLE A DEBATE
Compare Coaches
VS
FILTER BY TIER:
# COACH RECORD WIN % SCHOOL(S) YEARS BEST SEASON / LEGACY
Ask Hoopsipedia BETA
Hi! I'm the Hoopsipedia Assistant. I can look up team histories, compare programs, explore rankings, and more. Try asking: