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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: Ron Turner
Conference: Big 10-

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1890 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Ron Turner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	vs. Arkansas State	41	3	W
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. San Diego State	38	10	W
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Louisville	41	36	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Michigan State	10	27	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Indiana	31	34	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Minnesota	7	37	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Michigan	35	29	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Penn State	7	27	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Iowa	40	24	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Ohio State	46	20	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Northwestern	29	7	W
Thu., Dec. 30	Virginia	63	21	W	@ Miami, FL	Micron PC Bowl

1999 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	388
Scoring Average	32.3
Points Allowed	275
Defense Average	22.9
Opponents Record	75-65
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	4-1

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
24	8-4-0	AP
25	8-4-0	Coaches
25	8-4-0	USA Today/ESPN

1999 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-4	368	196	Lost 20-24	5-3	225	158	Glen Mason
Illinois	8-4	388	275	Won 63-21	4-4	205	205	Ron Turner
Indiana	4-7	291	386		3-5	205	291	Cam Cameron
Wisconsin	10-2	409	154	Won 17-9	7-1	281	108	Barry Alvarez
Michigan	10-2	361	247	Won 35-34	6-2	245	175	Lloyd Carr
Michigan State	10-2	378	245	Won 37-34	6-2	240	171	Nick Saban
Penn State	10-3	417	234	Won 24-0	5-3	235	163	Joe Paterno
Purdue	7-5	384	305	Lost 25-28	4-4	226	225	Joe Tiller
Ohio State	6-6	285	287		3-5	157	208	John Cooper
Northwestern	3-8	141	301		1-7	106	254	Randy Walker
Iowa	1-10	162	347		0-8	121	288	Kirk Ferentz

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.