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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: Bret Bielema
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Illinois 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1890  
  1991 - John Mackovic resigned and was replaced by Lou Tepper as interim head coach for the team's bowl game.
  2011 - Zook was fired after the team lost the final six games of its regular season. Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning was appointed as interim head coach led the team in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
  2020 - Prior to the team's final game, Smith was relieved of his coaching duties and replaced by offensive coordinator Rod Smith on an interim basis.
 
Championships
National Championships
1914, 1919, 1923, 1927
Conference Championships
  1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927
1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 634-630-49
 Winning Pct. 50%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 634-630-49
 Winning Pct. 50%
 National Championships 4
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 286-411-19
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 407-303-21
 Away Record 219-313-28
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 72
 Losing Seasons (#1)62
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (2001)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2003)
 10 Win Seasons 4
 Most Points Scored in a Game 87 (10/5/1912)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 423 (2010)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 70 (11/7/1981)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 473 (2018)
 Largest Margin of Victory 84 (10/5/1912)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 63 (11/17/1906)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 132 (11/6/2010)
 Last Shutout 8/29/2024
 Last Time Shutout 10/9/2021
 Shutouts All-Time 217
 Been Shutout All-Time 139
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (10/6/1923-11/1/1924)
 Longest Losing  18 (10/12/1996-9/5/1998)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 8-12-0
 Rose 3-2-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-1-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  26-28
 2010-19  46-78
 2000-09  45-73
 1990-99 50-63
 1980-89 63-48-4
 1970-79 38-67-4
 1960-69 36-59-1
 1950-59 48-37-6
 1940-49 38-49-5
 1930-39 38-39-4
 1920-29 55-19-3
Next Game
 11/16/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Michigan State in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Illinois lost 15-23 in 2022.
All-Time:
 Illinois vs. Michigan State 19-27-2 41.3% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Eastern Illinois  45-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Kansas  23-17 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Central Michigan  30-9 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Nebraska  31-24 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Penn State  7-21 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Purdue  50-49 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Michigan  21-7 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Oregon  9-38 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Minnesota  17-25 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Michigan State  
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Rutgers  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Northwestern  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Scoring233-190
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-2
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Indiana 9-04-0
Michigan 5-43-1
Oregon 9-03-0
Washington 5-43-1
Maryland 5-32-1
Michigan State 4-52-3
Minnesota 6-32-1
Penn State 7-12-1
Southern California 4-52-2
Nebraska 5-41-2
Rutgers 4-41-2
Wisconsin 5-41-1
Illinois 6-3
Iowa 6-3
Northwestern 3-60-4
Ohio State 7-1
Purdue 1-70-3
UCLA 3-50-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Illinois & Northwestern have played 117 games.
Illinois has won 57 games.
Northwestern has won 55 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-35
 10 or more 116-144
 20 or more  110-67
 30 or more 76-23
 40 or more 41-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 25-1
 10 or more 92-178
 20 or more 49-165
 30 or more 14-113
 40 or more 2-58
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.