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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: Lovie Smith
Conference: Big 10-West

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1890 <-- 2017 <- 2018 -> 2019 --> 2024

2018 Season Highlights

Lovie Smith enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.

2018 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 1	vs. Kent State	31	24	W
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Western Illinois	34	14	W
Sat., Sep. 15	South Florida	19	25	L	@ Chicago, IL
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Penn State	24	63	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Rutgers	38	17	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Purdue	7	46	L
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Wisconsin	20	49	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Maryland	33	63	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Minnesota	55	31	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Nebraska	35	54	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Iowa	0	63	L
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Northwestern	16	24	L

2018 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	312
Scoring Average	26.0
Points Allowed	473
Defense Average	39.4
Opponents Record	68-73
Conference Record	2-7
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-4

2018 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2018 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Northwestern	9-5	339	325	Won 31-20	8-1	222	169	Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa	9-4	405	231	Won 27-22	5-4	294	185	Kirk Ferentz
Wisconsin	8-5	386	294	Won 35-3	5-4	251	250	Paul Chryst
Purdue	6-7	397	390	Lost 14-63	5-4	297	254	Jeff Brohm
Minnesota	7-6	376	345	Won 34-10	3-6	247	308	P.J. Fleck
Nebraska	4-8	360	375		3-6	268	309	Scott Frost
Illinois	4-8	312	473		2-7	228	410	Lovie Smith

2018 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2018 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.