Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Bret Bielema Conference: Big 10-West
2021 Season Highlights
Bret Bielema enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2021 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 28 vs.
Nebraska
30
22
W
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Texas San Antonio
30
37
L
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Virginia
14
42
L
Fri., Sep. 17 vs.
Maryland
17
20
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Purdue
9
13
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Charlotte
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Wisconsin
0
24
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Penn State
20
18
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Rutgers
14
20
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Minnesota
14
6
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Iowa
23
33
L
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Northwestern
47
14
W
2021 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 242
Scoring Average 20.2
Points Allowed 263
Defense Average 21.9
Opponents Record 85-69
Conference Record 4-5
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 2-3
2021 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2021 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2021 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.