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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: Peter R. Elliot
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Peter R. Elliot enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Indiana  17   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. West Virginia  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Ohio State  7   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Minnesota  10   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Penn State  10   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Purdue  14   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Michigan  7   8   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Wisconsin  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Northwestern  7   14   L       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored140
  Scoring Average15.6
  Points Allowed117
  Defense Average13.0
  Opponents Record41-40
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-3
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1960 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-222888Lost  7-176-114750  Murray Warmath
Illinois 5-4140117 3-497109  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 1-869243 0-729215  Phil Dickens
Iowa 8-1234108 5-116389  Forest Evashevski
Ohio State 7-220990 5-216590  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 6-2-1193118 4-212296  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan 5-413384 3-48178  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Northwestern 5-4107103 3-48194  Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue 4-4-1212163 3-4134117  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 4-5148183 2-589170  Milton Milt Bruhn

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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