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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: Robert L. Bob Blackman
Conference: Big 10-

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1890 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Robert L. Bob Blackman enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Michigan State	0	24	L
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Southern California	20	55	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Washington	11	31	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Penn State	17	35	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Ohio State	7	26	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Michigan	7	31	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Purdue	14	20	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Northwestern	43	13	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Indiana	37	20	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Wisconsin	27	7	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Iowa	14	15	L

1972 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	197
Scoring Average	17.9
Points Allowed	277
Defense Average	25.2
Opponents Record	74-47
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-4

1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1972 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	4-7	185	304		4-4	151	183	Cal Stoll
Indiana	5-6	204	272		3-5	131	205	John Pont
Illinois	3-8	197	277		3-5	149	156	Robert L. Bob Blackman
Michigan	10-1	264	57		7-1	162	34	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	9-2	280	171	Lost 17-42	7-1	199	97	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	6-5	245	135		6-2	196	61	Bob DeMoss
Michigan State	5-5-1	158	156		5-2-1	136	68	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Wisconsin	4-7	152	229		2-6	83	188	John Jardine
Iowa	3-7-1	109	208		2-6-1	80	183	Frank X. Lauterbur
Northwestern	2-9	146	290		1-8	119	231	Alex Agase

1972 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1972 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.