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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: Lou Tepper
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Lou Tepper enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Michigan  8   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Southern California  3   55   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Arizona  0   41   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Akron  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Indiana  46   43   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Michigan State  14   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Northwestern  24   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Iowa  21   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Ohio State  0   48   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Minnesota  21   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Wisconsin  15   35   L       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored190
  Scoring Average17.3
  Points Allowed372
  Defense Average33.8
  Opponents Record73-56
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 4-7236340 1-7145281  Jim Wacker
Indiana 3-8242291 1-7181268  Bill Mallory
Illinois 2-9190372 1-7149269  Lou Tepper
Ohio State 11-1455131Won  20-177-126491  John Cooper
Northwestern 9-3336278Lost  28-487-1215182  Gary Barnett
Penn State 11-2400203Won  38-156-2224174  Joe Paterno
Iowa 9-3339243Won  27-06-2233183  Hayden Fry
Michigan 8-4277184Lost  14-175-3185131  Lloyd Carr
Michigan State 6-6358302Lost  0-385-3277179  Nick Saban
Wisconsin 8-5377243Won  38-103-5190203  Barry Alvarez
Purdue 3-8194324 2-6146248  Jim Colletto

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 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.