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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: Gary O. Moeller
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Gary O. Moeller enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Michigan  9   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Missouri  11   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Stanford  24   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Syracuse  20   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Wisconsin  0   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Purdue  29   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Indiana  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Michigan State  20   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Ohio State  0   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Minnesota  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Northwestern  7   21   L       
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored141
  Scoring Average12.8
  Points Allowed292
  Defense Average26.5
  Opponents Record68-55
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-4
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-5171180Lost  7-174-4108133  Cal Stoll
Indiana 5-5-1205228 4-3-1148155  Lee Corso
Illinois 3-8141292 2-686218  Gary O. Moeller
Michigan 10-2353124Lost  20-277-125778  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 9-3343120Lost  6-357-126449  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 7-3-1260162 6-1-1199107  Darryl D. Rogers
Iowa 5-6171229 3-5136144  Bob Commings
Purdue 5-6231247 3-5137192  Jim Young
Wisconsin 5-6133200 3-697187  John Jardine
Northwestern 1-10102337 1-892261  John Pont

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 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.