Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Lovie Smith Conference: Big 10-West
2018 Season Highlights
Lovie Smith enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2018 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Kent State
31
24
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Western Illinois
34
14
W
Sat., Sep. 15
South Florida
19
25
L
@ Chicago, IL
Fri., Sep. 21 vs.
Penn State
24
63
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Rutgers
38
17
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Purdue
7
46
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Wisconsin
20
49
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Maryland
33
63
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Minnesota
55
31
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Nebraska
35
54
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Iowa
0
63
L
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Northwestern
16
24
L
2018 Season Totals
Record 4-8
Points Scored 312
Scoring Average 26.0
Points Allowed 473
Defense Average 39.4
Opponents Record 68-73
Conference Record 2-7
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
2018 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2018 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2018 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.