Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Mike White Conference: Big 10-
1980 Season Highlights
Mike White enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Northwestern
35
9
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Michigan State
20
17
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Missouri
7
52
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Air Force
20
20
T
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Mississippi State
21
28
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Iowa
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Purdue
20
45
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Michigan
14
45
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Minnesota
18
21
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Ohio State
42
49
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Indiana
24
26
L
1980 Season Totals
Record 3-7
-1
Points Scored 241
Scoring Average 21.9
Points Allowed 326
Defense Average 29.6
Opponents Record 65-61
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 2-3
-1
Away Record 1-4
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.