Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Jim Valek Conference: Big 10-
1970 Season Highlights
Jim Valek enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Oregon
20
16
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Tulane
9
23
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Syracuse
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Northwestern
0
48
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Indiana
24
30
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Ohio State
29
48
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Purdue
23
21
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Michigan
0
42
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Wisconsin
17
29
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Iowa
16
22
L
1970 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 165
Scoring Average 16.5
Points Allowed 279
Defense Average 27.9
Opponents Record 56-44
Conference Record 1-6
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-3
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.