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-
1984 Season Highlights
Mike White enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1984 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Northwestern
24
16
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Missouri
30
24
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Stanford
19
34
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Michigan State
40
7
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Iowa
16
21
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Wisconsin
22
6
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Ohio State
38
45
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Purdue
34
20
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Michigan
18
26
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Minnesota
48
3
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Indiana
34
7
W
@ Indianapolis, IN
1984 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 323
Scoring Average 29.4
Points Allowed 209
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 57-68
Conference Record 6-3
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 1-4
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1984 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1984 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.