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-
1983 Season Highlights
Mike White enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Missouri
18
28
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Stanford
17
7
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Michigan State
20
10
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Iowa
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Wisconsin
27
15
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Ohio State
17
13
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Purdue
35
21
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Michigan
16
6
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Minnesota
50
23
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Indiana
49
21
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Northwestern
56
24
W
Mon., Jan. 2
UCLA
9
45
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1983 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 347
Scoring Average 28.9
Points Allowed 213
Defense Average 17.8
Opponents Record 62-72
Conference Record 9-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-1
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
10 10-2-0
AP
10 10-2-0
Coaches
10 10-2-0
UPI
11 10-2-0
USA Today/CNN
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.