AHSFHS.org


Search Site








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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1890  <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024
2020 Season Highlights
 Lovie Smith enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
2020 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Oct. 23  @ Wisconsin  7   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Purdue  24   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Minnesota  14   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Rutgers  23   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Nebraska  41   23   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5  vs. Iowa  21   35   L       
 Sat., Dec. 12  @ Northwestern  10   28   L       
 Sat., Dec. 19  @ Penn State  21   56   L       
 
2020 Season Totals
  Record2-6
  Points Scored161
  Scoring Average20.1
  Points Allowed279
  Defense Average34.9
  Opponents Record32-31
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record0-3
  Away Record2-3
2020 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2020 Big 10-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Northwestern 7-2222143Won  35-196-1177102  Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa 6-2254128 6-2254128  Kirk Ferentz
Wisconsin 4-3176122 3-313494  Paul Chryst
Minnesota 3-4191211 3-4191211  P.J. Fleck
Nebraska 3-5185235 3-5185235  Scott Frost
Illinois 2-6161279 2-6161279  Lovie Smith
Purdue 2-4163179 2-4163179  Jeff Brohm

2020 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2020 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.