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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: John Mackovic
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024
1989 Season Highlights
 John Mackovic enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Sep. 4  @ Southern California  14   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Colorado  7   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Utah State  41   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Ohio State  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Purdue  14   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Michigan State  14   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Wisconsin  32   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Iowa  31   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Michigan  10   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Indiana  41   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Northwestern  63   14   W       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Virginia  31   21   W    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored332
  Scoring Average27.7
  Points Allowed182
  Defense Average15.2
  Opponents Record75-63
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record5-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 10-2-0 AP
10 10-2-0 Coaches
10 10-2-0 UPI
10 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1989 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 10-2332182Won  31-217-1239108  John Mackovic
Minnesota 6-5263283 4-4199201  John Gutekunst
Indiana 5-6289262 3-5219226  Bill Mallory
Michigan 10-2335184Lost  10-178-024199  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 8-4356163Won  33-136-2241103  George J. Perles
Ohio State 8-4339297Lost  14-316-2251182  John Cooper
Iowa 5-6197278 3-5130191  Hayden Fry
Purdue 3-8172281 2-6129193  Fred Akers
Wisconsin 2-9172341 1-7132260  Don Morton
Northwestern 0-11241497 0-8152370  Francis Peay

1989 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1989 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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