Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Lovie Smith Conference: Big 10-West
2017 Season Highlights
Lovie Smith enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Ball State
24
21
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Western Kentucky
20
7
W
Fri., Sep. 15 @
South Florida
23
47
L
Fri., Sep. 29 vs.
Nebraska
6
28
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Iowa
16
45
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Rutgers
24
35
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Minnesota
17
24
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Wisconsin
10
24
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Purdue
10
29
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Indiana
14
24
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Ohio State
14
52
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Northwestern
7
42
L
2017 Season Totals
Record 2-10
Points Scored 185
Scoring Average 15.4
Points Allowed 378
Defense Average 31.5
Opponents Record 85-66
Conference Record 0-9
Home Record 2-5
Away Record 0-5
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 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.