Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Peter R. Elliot Conference: Big 10-
1966 Season Highlights
Peter R. Elliot enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Southern Methodist
7
26
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Missouri
14
21
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Michigan State
10
26
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Ohio State
10
9
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Indiana
24
10
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Stanford
3
6
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Purdue
21
25
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Michigan
28
21
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Wisconsin
49
14
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Northwestern
7
35
L
1966 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 173
Scoring Average 17.3
Points Allowed 193
Defense Average 19.3
Opponents Record 54-42
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 2-3
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.