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-
1991 Season Highlights
John Mackovic enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1991 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
East Carolina
38
31
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Missouri
19
23
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Houston
51
10
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Minnesota
24
3
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Ohio State
10
7
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Iowa
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Northwestern
11
17
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Wisconsin
22
6
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Purdue
41
14
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Michigan
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Michigan State
24
27
L
Tue., Dec. 31
UCLA
3
6
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1991 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 264
Scoring Average 22.0
Points Allowed 188
Defense Average 15.7
Opponents Record 72-63
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-4
1991 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1991 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1991 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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.