Illinois Football Team History 
Illinois Fighting Illini  
 
	
		
		
		 
		University of Illinois  
 
  Champaign, IL   
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Arthur R. Hall Conference: Big 10- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1912 Season Highlights  
 Arthur R. Hall enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Illinois.  
    
		
		
1912 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Oct. 5   vs. Illinois Wesleyan  
    
   	 87  
   	 3  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 12   vs. Washington (Missouri)  
    
   	 13  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 19   vs.
Indiana 
  
    
   	 13  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 2   @
Minnesota 
  
    
   	 0  
   	 13  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 9   @
Purdue 
  
    
   	 9  
   	 9  
     T   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 16   vs. Chicago  
    
   	 0  
   	 10  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 23   @
Northwestern 
  
    
   	 0  
   	 6  
     L   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1912 Season Totals  
  Record 3-3
-1
  
  Points Scored 122  
  Scoring Average 17.4  
  Points Allowed 48  
  Defense Average 6.9  
  Opponents Record 12-13
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 3-1
  
  Away Record 0-2
-1
     
  
 
		
1912 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1912 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1912 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.