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-
1974 Season Highlights
Robert L. Bob Blackman enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Indiana
16
0
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Stanford
41
7
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Washington State
21
19
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
California
14
31
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Purdue
27
23
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Michigan State
21
21
T
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Iowa
12
14
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Ohio State
7
49
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Michigan
6
14
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Minnesota
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Northwestern
28
14
W
1974 Season Totals
Record 6-4
-1
Points Scored 210
Scoring Average 19.1
Points Allowed 206
Defense Average 18.7
Opponents Record 56-61
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 3-2
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1974 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1974 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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.