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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  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Ron Turner enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Missouri  15   22   L    @ St. Louis, MO   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Illinois State  49   22   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ UCLA  3   6   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. California  24   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Wisconsin  20   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Purdue  10   43   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Michigan State  14   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Michigan  14   56   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Minnesota  10   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Iowa  10   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Indiana  14   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Northwestern  20   37   L       
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record1-11
  Points Scored203
  Scoring Average16.9
  Points Allowed398
  Defense Average33.2
  Opponents Record84-59
  Conference Record0-8
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record0-6
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2003 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 10-3503285Won  31-305-3285204  Glen Mason
Indiana 2-10177388 1-7104279  Gerry DiNardo
Illinois 1-11203398 0-8112317  Ron Turner
Michigan 10-3460219Lost  14-287-1286150  Lloyd Carr
Ohio State 11-2322229Won  35-286-2175124  Jim Tressel
Purdue 9-4349225Lost  27-346-2198137  Joe Tiller
Iowa 10-3372210Won  37-175-3197160  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan State 8-5363293Lost  3-175-3249191  John L. Smith
Wisconsin 7-6355306Lost  14-284-4226180  Barry Alvarez
Northwestern 6-7263326Lost  24-284-4148202  Randy Walker
Penn State 3-9233255 1-7154190  Joe Paterno

2003 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2003 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.