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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: Jim Valek
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024
1970 Season Highlights
 Jim Valek enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1970 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Oregon  20   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Tulane  9   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Syracuse  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Northwestern  0   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Indiana  24   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Ohio State  29   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Purdue  23   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Michigan  0   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Wisconsin  17   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Iowa  16   22   L       
 
1970 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored165
  Scoring Average16.5
  Points Allowed279
  Defense Average27.9
  Opponents Record56-44
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-3
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1970 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-6-1180237 2-4-1109161  Murray Warmath
Illinois 3-7165279 1-6109240  Jim Valek
Indiana 1-9102300 1-669212  John Pont
Ohio State 9-1290120Lost  17-277-018370  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan 9-128890 6-123768  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Northwestern 6-4233161 6-119293  Alex Agase
Michigan State 4-6190215 3-4146130  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Wisconsin 4-5-1198195 3-4148144  John Jardine
Iowa 3-6-1129259 3-3-1105173  Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Purdue 4-6161189 2-5120127  Bob DeMoss

1970 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1970 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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