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 Zook Conference: Big 10-Leaders
2011 Season Highlights
Ron Zook enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2011 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Arkansas State
33
15
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. South Dakota State
56
3
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Arizona State
17
14
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Western Michigan
23
20
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Northwestern
38
35
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Indiana
41
20
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Ohio State
7
17
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Purdue
14
21
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Penn State
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Michigan
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Wisconsin
17
28
L
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Minnesota
7
27
L
Sat., Dec. 31
UCLA
20
14
W
@ San Francisco, CA
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
2011 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 294
Scoring Average 22.6
Points Allowed 255
Defense Average 19.6
Opponents Record 83-73
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 5-3
Away Record 1-3
2011 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2011 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2011 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.