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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: Scott Williams
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1890 <- 1890 -> 1891 --> 2024
1890 Season Highlights
 Scott Williams enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 This was the first season Illinois fielded a team.
 
1890 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Oct. 2  @ Illinois Wesleyan  0   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Purdue  0   62   L       
 Sun., Nov. 30  vs. Illinois Wesleyan  12   6   W       
 
1890 Season Totals
  Record1-2
  Points Scored12
  Scoring Average4.0
  Points Allowed84
  Defense Average28.0
  Opponents Record3-3
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record0-2
1890 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1890 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-1-120833   Tom Eck
Illinois 1-21284   Scott Williams
Colorado State 0-000   No Coach
Syracuse 7-412897   Robert Bobby Winston
Navy 5-1-120540   No Coach
Rutgers 5-5-1222147   No Coach
Virginia 5-2226207   No Coach
California 4-0454   No Coach
Michigan 4-114926   No Coach
Northwestern 4-1-17846   No Coach
Cincinnati 2-1-12220   No Coach
Missouri 2-111234   A.L. McRae
Nebraska 2-0280   Dr. Langdon Frothingham
Penn State 2-29130   No Coach
Iowa 1-210736   No Coach
Kentucky 0-000   No Team
Massachusetts 1-440124   No Coach
Ohio State 1-330110   Alexander S. Lilley
Pittsburgh 1-21074   No Coach
Vanderbilt 1-0400   Elliott H. Jones
Wisconsin 1-3122101   Ted Mestre
Army 0-1024   Dennis M. Michie
Colorado 0-44217   No Coach
Duke 0-1410   No Coach
Washington 0-0-100   No Coach

1890 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1890 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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