Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Ron Zook Conference: Big 10-
2005 Season Highlights
Ron Zook enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2005 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Rutgers
33
30
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
San Jose State
40
19
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
California
20
35
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Michigan State
14
61
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Iowa
7
35
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Indiana
13
36
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Penn State
10
63
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Wisconsin
24
41
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Ohio State
2
40
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Purdue
3
37
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Northwestern
21
38
L
2005 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 187
Scoring Average 17.0
Points Allowed 435
Defense Average 39.5
Opponents Record 77-52
Conference Record 0-8
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 0-5
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2005 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2005 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 Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.