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-
2001 Season Highlights
Ron Turner enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 @
California
44
17
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Northern Illinois
17
12
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Louisville
34
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Michigan
20
45
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Minnesota
25
14
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Indiana
35
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Wisconsin
42
35
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Purdue
38
13
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Penn State
33
28
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Ohio State
34
22
W
Thu., Nov. 22 vs.
Northwestern
34
28
W
Tue., Jan. 1
Louisiana State
34
47
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 390
Scoring Average 32.5
Points Allowed 285
Defense Average 23.8
Opponents Record 72-68
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-1
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
12 10-2-0
AP
12 10-2-0
Coaches
12 10-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 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
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.