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-
2009 Season Highlights
Ron Zook enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Missouri
9
37
L
@ St. Louis, MO
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Illinois State
45
17
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Ohio State
0
30
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Penn State
17
35
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Michigan State
14
24
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Indiana
14
27
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Purdue
14
24
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Michigan
38
13
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Minnesota
35
32
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Northwestern
16
21
L
Tue., Jan. 27 @
Cincinnati
36
49
L
Sat., Dec. 5 vs.
Fresno State
52
53
L
2009 Season Totals
Record 3-9
Points Scored 290
Scoring Average 24.2
Points Allowed 362
Defense Average 30.2
Opponents Record 84-56
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 2-5
Away Record 1-4
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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.