Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Bret Bielema Conference: Big 10-West
2023 Season Highlights
Bret Bielema enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2023 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Toledo
30
28
W
Fri., Sep. 8 @
Kansas
23
34
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Penn State
13
30
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Florida Atlantic
23
17
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Purdue
19
44
L
Fri., Oct. 6 vs.
Nebraska
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Maryland
27
24
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Wisconsin
21
25
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Minnesota
27
26
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Indiana
48
45
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Iowa
13
15
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Northwestern
43
45
L
2023 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 294
Scoring Average 24.5
Points Allowed 353
Defense Average 29.4
Opponents Record 85-69
Conference Record 3-6
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 2-3
2023 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2023 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2023 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.