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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: Ron Zook
Conference: Big 10-Leaders

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 2010 <- 2011 -> 2012 --> 2024
2011 Season Highlights
 Ron Zook enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
2011 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. Arkansas State  33   15   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. South Dakota State  56   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Arizona State  17   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Western Michigan  23   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Northwestern  38   35   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Indiana  41   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Ohio State  7   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Purdue  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Penn State  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Michigan  14   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Wisconsin  17   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Minnesota  7   27   L       
 Sat., Dec. 31   UCLA  20   14   W    @ San Francisco, CA   Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
 
2011 Season Totals
  Record7-6
  Points Scored294
  Scoring Average22.6
  Points Allowed255
  Defense Average19.6
  Opponents Record83-73
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record5-3
  Away Record1-3
2011 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2011 Big 10-Leaders Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-6294255Won  20-142-6145189  Ron Zook
Indiana 1-11257448 0-8147342  Kevin Wilson
Wisconsin 11-3618266Lost  38-456-2344148  Bret Bielema
Penn State 9-4251218Lost  14-306-2137138  Joe Paterno
Purdue 7-6350349Won  37-324-4195231  Danny Hope
Ohio State 6-7318273Lost  17-243-5189186  Luke Fickell

2011 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2011 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.