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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: Mike White
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Mike White enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ Pittsburgh  6   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Michigan State  27   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Syracuse  17   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Minnesota  38   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Purdue  20   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Ohio State  27   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Wisconsin  23   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Iowa  24   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Michigan  21   70   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Indiana  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Northwestern  49   12   W       
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored287
  Scoring Average26.1
  Points Allowed288
  Defense Average26.2
  Opponents Record67-58
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-4
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-4287288 6-3264248  Mike White
Minnesota 6-5274264 4-5213235  Joe Salem
Indiana 3-8144293 3-6137251  Lee Corso
Michigan 9-3355162Won  33-146-3276125  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 9-3387253Won  31-286-2271157  Earle Bruce
Iowa 8-4260157Lost  0-286-221892  Hayden Fry
Wisconsin 7-5268219Lost  21-286-3213150  Dave McClain
Michigan State 5-6263249 4-5246222  Frank Muddy Waters
Purdue 5-6242241 3-6200208  Jim Young
Northwestern 0-1182505 0-975425  Dennis Green

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.