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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: Peter R. Elliot
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024

1962 Season Highlights
 Peter R. Elliot enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1962 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Washington  7   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Northwestern  0   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Ohio State  15   51   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Minnesota  0   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Southern California  16   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Purdue  14   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Michigan  10   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Wisconsin  6   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Michigan State  7   6   W       
 
1962 Season Totals
  Record2-7
  Points Scored75
  Scoring Average8.3
  Points Allowed234
  Defense Average26.0
  Opponents Record56-25
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record1-4
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 2-7-0 Coaches
18 2-7-0 UPI
  
1962 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-2-113161 5-211061  Murray Warmath
Illinois 2-775234 2-552178  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 3-6126140 1-564113  Phil Dickens
Wisconsin 8-2322130Lost  37-426-119967  Milton Milt Bruhn
Northwestern 7-2237158 4-2136125  Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio State 6-320598 4-213175  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 5-418996 3-310767  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 4-5127166 3-387116  Jerry Burns
Purdue 4-4-114168 3-310345  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 2-770214 1-640182  Chalmers Bump Elliott

1962 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1962 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.