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Illinois Football Team History

Illinois Fighting Illini

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 70,904
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Lovie Smith
Conference: Big 10-West

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1890 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Lovie Smith enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Murray State	52	3	W
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. North Carolina	23	48	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Western Michigan	10	34	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Nebraska	16	31	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Purdue	31	34	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Rutgers	24	7	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Michigan	8	41	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Minnesota	17	40	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Michigan State	31	27	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Wisconsin	3	48	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Iowa	0	28	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Northwestern	21	42	L

2016 Season Totals
Record	3-9
Points Scored	236
Scoring Average	19.7
Points Allowed	383
Defense Average	31.9
Opponents Record	84-59
Conference Record	2-7
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	1-4

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2016 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Wisconsin	11-3	397	218	Won 24-16	7-3	280	161	Paul Chryst
Nebraska	9-4	345	311	Lost 24-38	6-3	191	214	Mike Riley
Iowa	8-5	324	245	Lost 3-30	6-3	213	168	Kirk Ferentz
Minnesota	9-4	381	287	Won 17-12	5-4	245	200	Tracy Claeys
Northwestern	7-6	338	289	Won 31-24	5-4	255	221	Pat Fitzgerald
Illinois	3-9	236	383		2-7	151	298	Lovie Smith
Purdue	3-9	295	459		1-8	206	383	Darrell Hazell

2016 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2016 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.