| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Illinois(*) to... |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Penn State→Boston College [3 2] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→North Carolina→Georgia Tech→Clemson [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→North Carolina→Georgia Tech→Clemson |
| 6 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Southern California→Arizona→Oregon→Florida State [3 2] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→Virginia→Louisville [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→North Carolina→Virginia→Louisville |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→North Carolina State [3 1] |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Syracuse [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→Syracuse |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Texas State→UL Monroe→Wake Forest [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Wake Forest |
| 4 | 3 | L | ∗→Minnesota→Nebraska→Miami-Florida→Duke [4 5] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→North Carolina→Duke |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→North Carolina→Duke |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→North Carolina→Georgia Tech [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→North Carolina→Georgia Tech |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→Minnesota→Nebraska→Miami-Florida [3 1] |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→North Carolina [4 2] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→North Carolina |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Minnesota→Iowa→Pittsburgh [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Akron→Pittsburgh |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→Virginia [4 3] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→North Carolina→Virginia |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Virginia Tech [2 1] |
| 2 | 1 | T | ∗→Penn State→Indiana [2 1] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Illinois(*) to... |
| 3 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→Maryland [2 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Maryland |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Minnesota→Michigan [3 2] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Virginia Tech→Ohio State→Michigan State [2 2] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Virginia Tech→Ohio State [1 1] |
| 1 | 1 | W | ∗→Penn State [3 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers [3 2] |
| 2 | 1 | L | ∗→Minnesota→Iowa [1 1] |
| 1 | 1 | W | ∗→Minnesota [2 3] |
| 2 | 1 | L | ∗→Minnesota→Nebraska [1 1] |
| 1 | 1 | W | ∗→Northwestern [2 2] |
| 2 | 2 | L | ∗→Minnesota→Purdue [1 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Purdue |
| 2 | 1 | L | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin [1 1] |
| 6 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→Texas→West Virginia→Baylor [3 3] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Kansas State→West Virginia→Baylor |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→Texas→Iowa State [2 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Kansas State→Iowa State |
| 5 | 3 | L | ∗→Minnesota→Nebraska→Miami-Florida→Duke→Kansas [3 2] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→Texas→Kansas |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Kansas State→Kansas |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Kansas State [3 3] |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Kansas State→Oklahoma [2 1] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→Texas→Oklahoma State [2 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Kansas State→Oklahoma State |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Illinois(*) to... |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→Texas [3 2] |
| 7 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→Texas→West Virginia→Baylor→TCU [3 4] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Kansas State→West Virginia→Baylor→TCU |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→Texas→Texas Tech [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Arkansas→Texas Tech |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→Texas→West Virginia [3 3] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Kansas State→West Virginia |
| 2 | 1 | T | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame [2 1] |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU→California [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→Stanford→California |
| 5 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Southern California→Arizona→Oregon [2 1] |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→Washington State→Oregon State [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→Stanford→Oregon State |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→Stanford [2 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→Stanford→Washington [1 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→Washington State [4 2] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Southern California→Arizona [2 1] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→Washington State→Oregon State→Arizona State [2 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→Stanford→Oregon State→Arizona State |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Southern California→Colorado [5 1] |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Southern California [2 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→Stanford→UCLA [2 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→Washington State→Utah [3 3] |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Indiana→Missouri→Florida [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→LSU→Florida |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Illinois(*) to... |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→North Carolina→Georgia Tech→Georgia [3 2] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→South Carolina→Georgia |
| 4 | 2 | W | ∗→Penn State→Indiana→Missouri→Kentucky [4 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→LSU→Kentucky |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→Indiana→Missouri [3 2] |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Indiana→Missouri→South Carolina [4 5] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→South Carolina |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Penn State→Indiana→Missouri→Tennessee [2 1] |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→Penn State→Temple→Vanderbilt [3 1] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Virginia Tech→Ohio State→Alabama [3 3] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Mississippi→Alabama |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Indiana→Missouri→Arkansas [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Arkansas |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn [2 1] |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→LSU [2 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Mississippi [3 1] |
| 5 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→North Carolina→Georgia Tech→Mississippi State [3 2] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Mississippi→Mississippi State |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→Penn State→Indiana→Missouri→Texas A&M [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→LSU→Texas A&M |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Penn State→UCF [4 1] |
| 4 | 2 | T | ∗→Minnesota→Nebraska→Miami-Florida→Cincinnati [4 2] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Boston College→Virginia Tech→Cincinnati |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Army→Connecticut [5 1] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Temple→Connecticut |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Illinois(*) to... |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→Penn State→UCF→East Carolina [3 1] |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Texas-San Antonio→Houston [4 1] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→UCF→Houston |
| 4 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Texas-San Antonio→Houston→Memphis [4 1] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→UCF→Houston→Memphis |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Penn State→UCF→South Florida [6 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→South Florida |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Texas State→Tulsa→SMU [6 1] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→UCF→SMU |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Penn State→Temple [4 2] |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Texas State→Tulsa→Tulane [5 1] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→UCF→Tulane |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Texas State→Tulsa [6 1] |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Marshall→UAB [4 1] |
| | | ∗→Minnesota→Middle Tenn State→UAB |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Old Dominion→Florida Atlantic [4 1] |
| | | ∗→Minnesota→Middle Tenn State→Florida Atlantic |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Old Dominion→Florida Intl [4 1] |
| 2 | 1 | T | ∗→Western Kentucky→Marshall [2 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Minnesota→Middle Tenn State [3 1] |
| 2 | 1 | T | ∗→Western Kentucky→Old Dominion [2 1] |
| 1 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky [3 3] |
| 3 | 1 | L | ∗→Western Kentucky→Old Dominion→Louisiana Tech [1 1] |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→UTEP→North Texas [5 2] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Indiana→North Texas |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Illinois(*) to... |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→UTEP→Southern Miss [6 2] |
| | | ∗→Minnesota→Middle Tenn State→Southern Miss |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Old Dominion→Rice [4 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→Rice |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Texas-San Antonio [5 2] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→UTEP [3 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Army [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Penn State→UCF→BYU [4 3] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Navy [5 2] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Penn State→Akron [4 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Bowling Green [3 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Bowling Green→Buffalo [5 2] |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Bowling Green→Kent State [5 2] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Massachusetts→Kent State |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Penn State→Massachusetts [4 1] |
| 3 | 3 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Marshall→Miami-Ohio [5 1] |
| | | ∗→Minnesota→Michigan→Miami-Ohio |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Akron→Miami-Ohio |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Bowling Green→Ohio [5 1] |
| 3 | 3 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Army→Ball State [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Minnesota→Iowa→Ball State |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Massachusetts→Ball State |
| 2 | 1 | T | ∗→Western Kentucky→Central Michigan [2 1] |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Old Dominion→Eastern Michigan [6 1] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Akron→Eastern Michigan |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Illinois(*) to... |
| 3 | 1 | T | ∗→Western Kentucky→Marshall→Northern Illinois [3 1] |
| 4 | 2 | L | ∗→Western Kentucky→Marshall→Northern Illinois→Toledo [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Indiana→Missouri→Toledo |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Minnesota→Purdue→Western Michigan [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Purdue→Western Michigan |
| 4 | 3 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Navy→San Diego State→Air Force [4 2] |
| | | ∗→Texas State→Arkansas State→Utah State→Air Force |
| | | ∗→Minnesota→San Jose State→Wyoming→Air Force |
| 5 | 4 | L | ∗→Western Kentucky→Navy→San Diego State→Air Force→Boise State [3 1] |
| | | ∗→Texas State→Arkansas State→Utah State→Air Force→Boise State |
| | | ∗→Minnesota→San Jose State→Wyoming→Air Force→Boise State |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Wisconsin→Auburn→Mississippi→Boise State |
| 5 | 4 | L | ∗→Western Kentucky→Navy→San Diego State→Air Force→Colorado State [4 1] |
| | | ∗→Texas State→Arkansas State→Utah State→Air Force→Colorado State |
| | | ∗→Minnesota→San Jose State→Wyoming→Air Force→Colorado State |
| | | ∗→Penn State→Rutgers→Washington State→Utah→Colorado State |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→UTEP→New Mexico [6 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Texas State→Arkansas State→Utah State [4 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Minnesota→San Jose State→Wyoming [5 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Minnesota→Nebraska→Fresno State [6 2] |
| 4 | 4 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Navy→San Diego State→Hawaii [6 1] |
| | | ∗→Texas State→Arkansas State→Utah State→Hawaii |
| | | ∗→Minnesota→Nebraska→Fresno State→Hawaii |
| | | ∗→Northwestern→Notre Dame→Rice→Hawaii |
| 4 | 1 | W | ∗→Minnesota→Nebraska→Fresno State→Nevada [5 2] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Illinois(*) to... |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Navy→San Diego State [5 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Minnesota→San Jose State [6 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Minnesota→San Jose State→UNLV [7 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Minnesota→Michigan→Appalachian State [5 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Texas State→Arkansas State [5 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Navy→Georgia Southern [5 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Texas State→Georgia State [0 0] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Texas State→Idaho [0 0] |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Texas State→New Mexico State [0 0] |
| 3 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Bowling Green→South Alabama [6 3] |
| | | ∗→Texas State→Arkansas State→South Alabama |
| 1 | 1 | W | ∗→Texas State [5 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | ∗→Texas State→UL Monroe→Troy [0 0] |
| 4 | 2 | W | ∗→Western Kentucky→Old Dominion→Louisiana Tech→UL Lafayette [5 1] |
| | | ∗→Minnesota→Michigan→Appalachian State→UL Lafayette |
| 2 | 1 | W | ∗→Texas State→UL Monroe [4 1] |