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-
2002 Season Highlights
Ron Turner enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Missouri
20
33
L
@ St. Louis, MO
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Southern Mississippi
20
23
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Arkansas State
59
7
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
San Jose State
35
38
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Michigan
28
45
L
Thu., Oct. 3 @
Minnesota
10
31
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Purdue
38
31
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Indiana
45
14
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Penn State
7
18
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Wisconsin
37
20
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Ohio State
16
23
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Northwestern
31
24
W
2002 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 346
Scoring Average 28.8
Points Allowed 307
Defense Average 25.6
Opponents Record 86-69
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-4
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.