Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: John Mackovic Conference: Big 10-
1990 Season Highlights
John Mackovic enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1990 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Arizona
16
28
L
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Colorado
23
22
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Southern Illinois
56
21
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Ohio State
31
20
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Purdue
34
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Michigan State
15
13
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Wisconsin
21
3
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Iowa
28
54
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Michigan
17
22
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Indiana
24
10
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Northwestern
28
23
W
Tue., Jan. 1
Clemson
0
30
L
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl
1990 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 293
Scoring Average 24.4
Points Allowed 246
Defense Average 20.5
Opponents Record 71-55
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1990 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
25 8-4-0
AP
24 8-4-0
Coaches
24 8-4-0
UPI
24 8-4-0
USA Today/CNN
1990 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1990 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
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