Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Bill Cubit Conference: Big 10-West
2015 Season Highlights
Bill Cubit enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2015 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Kent
52
3
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Western Illinois
44
0
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
North Carolina
14
48
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
27
25
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Nebraska
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Iowa
20
29
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Wisconsin
13
24
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Penn State
0
39
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Purdue
48
14
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Ohio State
3
28
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Minnesota
23
32
L
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Northwestern
14
24
L
2015 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 272
Scoring Average 22.7
Points Allowed 279
Defense Average 23.3
Opponents Record 84-48
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-4
2015 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2015 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2015 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.