Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Lou Tepper Conference: Big 10-
1996 Season Highlights
Lou Tepper enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Michigan
8
20
L
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Southern California
3
55
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Arizona
0
41
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Akron
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Indiana
46
43
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Michigan State
14
42
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Northwestern
24
27
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Iowa
21
31
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Ohio State
0
48
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Minnesota
21
23
L
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Wisconsin
15
35
L
1996 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 190
Scoring Average 17.3
Points Allowed 372
Defense Average 33.8
Opponents Record 73-56
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 0-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 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
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