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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: Ron Turner
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Ron Turner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Arkansas State  41   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. San Diego State  38   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Louisville  41   36   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Michigan State  10   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Indiana  31   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Minnesota  7   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Michigan  35   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Penn State  7   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Iowa  40   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Ohio State  46   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Northwestern  29   7   W       
 Thu., Dec. 30   Virginia  63   21   W    @ Miami, FL   Micron PC Bowl
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored388
  Scoring Average32.3
  Points Allowed275
  Defense Average22.9
  Opponents Record75-65
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record4-1
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
24 8-4-0 AP
25 8-4-0 Coaches
25 8-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1999 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-4368196Lost  20-245-3225158  Glen Mason
Illinois 8-4388275Won  63-214-4205205  Ron Turner
Indiana 4-7291386 3-5205291  Cam Cameron
Wisconsin 10-2409154Won  17-97-1281108  Barry Alvarez
Michigan 10-2361247Won  35-346-2245175  Lloyd Carr
Michigan State 10-2378245Won  37-346-2240171  Nick Saban
Penn State 10-3417234Won  24-05-3235163  Joe Paterno
Purdue 7-5384305Lost  25-284-4226225  Joe Tiller
Ohio State 6-6285287 3-5157208  John Cooper
Northwestern 3-8141301 1-7106254  Randy Walker
Iowa 1-10162347 0-8121288  Kirk Ferentz

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 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.