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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: Robert L. Bob Blackman
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Robert L. Bob Blackman enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Indiana  28   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ California  27   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. West Virginia  10   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Stanford  0   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Purdue  15   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Michigan State  6   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Iowa  50   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Ohio State  0   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Michigan  6   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Minnesota  16   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Northwestern  6   9   L       
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored164
  Scoring Average14.9
  Points Allowed157
  Defense Average14.3
  Opponents Record60-59
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record3-2
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1973 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-4260295 6-2193199  Cal Stoll
Illinois 5-6164157 4-4127109  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Indiana 2-9151271 0-896228  Lee Corso
Michigan 10-0-133068 7-0-124558  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 10-0-141364Won  42-217-0-130737  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 5-6114164 4-469108  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Purdue 5-6200213 4-4147162  Alex Agase
Northwestern 4-7188299 4-4162220  John Pont
Wisconsin 4-7216237 3-5138161  John Jardine
Iowa 0-11140401 0-894296  Frank X. Lauterbur

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 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.