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-
1999 Season Highlights
Ron Turner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Arkansas State
41
3
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
San Diego State
38
10
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Louisville
41
36
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Michigan State
10
27
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Indiana
31
34
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Minnesota
7
37
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Michigan
35
29
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Penn State
7
27
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Iowa
40
24
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Ohio State
46
20
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Northwestern
29
7
W
Thu., Dec. 30
Virginia
63
21
W
@ Miami, FL
Micron PC Bowl
1999 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 388
Scoring Average 32.3
Points Allowed 275
Defense Average 22.9
Opponents Record 75-65
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 4-1
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 8-4-0
AP
25 8-4-0
Coaches
25 8-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.