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-
1986 Season Highlights
Mike White enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Louisville
23
0
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Southern California
16
31
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Nebraska
14
59
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Ohio State
0
14
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Purdue
34
27
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Michigan State
21
29
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Wisconsin
9
15
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Michigan
13
69
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Iowa
20
16
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Indiana
21
16
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Northwestern
18
23
L
1986 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 189
Scoring Average 17.2
Points Allowed 299
Defense Average 27.2
Opponents Record 72-58
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.