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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1989 <- 1990 -> 1991 --> 2024
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
  Record8-4
  Points Scored293
  Scoring Average24.4
  Points Allowed246
  Defense Average20.5
  Opponents Record71-55
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
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 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 8-4293246Lost  0-306-2198145  John Mackovic
Minnesota 6-5224281 5-3175174  John Gutekunst
Indiana 6-5-1329238Lost  23-273-4-1166174  Bill Mallory
Michigan 9-3389198Won  35-36-2247135  Gary O. Moeller
Iowa 8-4427288Lost  34-466-2264149  Hayden Fry
Michigan State 8-3-1312223Won  17-166-2219154  George J. Perles
Ohio State 7-4-1349220Lost  11-235-2-1264142  John Cooper
Northwestern 2-9210370 1-7148305  Francis Peay
Purdue 2-9177337 1-7111267  Fred Akers
Wisconsin 1-10133285 0-879226  Barry Alvarez

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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.