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-
1985 Season Highlights
Mike White enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Southern California
10
20
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. Southern Illinois
28
25
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Nebraska
25
52
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Ohio State
31
28
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Purdue
24
30
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Michigan State
30
17
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Wisconsin
38
25
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Michigan
3
3
T
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Iowa
0
59
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Indiana
41
24
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Northwestern
45
20
W
Tue., Dec. 31
Army
29
31
L
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
1985 Season Totals
Record 6-5
-1
Points Scored 304
Scoring Average 25.3
Points Allowed 334
Defense Average 27.8
Opponents Record 77-50
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-1
-1
Away Record 2-3
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.