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-
1976 Season Highlights
Robert L. Bob Blackman enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Iowa
24
6
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Missouri
31
6
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Baylor
19
34
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Texas A&M
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Minnesota
14
29
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Purdue
21
17
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Michigan State
23
31
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Wisconsin
31
25
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Ohio State
10
42
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Michigan
7
38
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Northwestern
48
6
W
1976 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 235
Scoring Average 21.4
Points Allowed 248
Defense Average 22.5
Opponents Record 68-53
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 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.