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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: Peter R. Elliot
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Peter R. Elliot enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. California  10   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Northwestern  10   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Ohio State  20   20   T       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Minnesota  16   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  @ UCLA  18   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Purdue  41   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Michigan  8   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Wisconsin  17   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  @ Michigan State  13   0   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Washington  17   7   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record8-1 -1
  Points Scored170
  Scoring Average17.0
  Points Allowed96
  Defense Average9.6
  Opponents Record44-45
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-0 -1
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 7-1-1 AP
4 7-1-1 Coaches
4 7-1-1 UPI
  
1963 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 8-1-117096Won  17-75-1-112577  Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota 3-695117 2-56495  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6151188 1-589139  Phil Dickens
Michigan State 6-2-114863 4-1-19543  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 5-3-1110102 4-1-18360  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 5-4119149 4-3112140  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4162124 3-4102106  Ara R. Parseghian
Wisconsin 5-4150124 3-495115  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 3-3-2126112 2-3-19591  Jerry Burns
Michigan 3-4-2131127 2-3-29185  Chalmers Bump Elliott

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.