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-
1982 Season Highlights
Mike White enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Northwestern
49
13
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Michigan State
23
16
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Syracuse
47
10
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Pittsburgh
3
20
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Minnesota
42
24
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Purdue
38
34
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Ohio State
21
26
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Wisconsin
29
28
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Iowa
13
14
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Michigan
10
16
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Indiana
48
7
W
Wed., Dec. 29
Alabama
15
21
L
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1982 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 338
Scoring Average 28.2
Points Allowed 229
Defense Average 19.1
Opponents Record 67-71
Conference Record 6-3
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 4-1
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.