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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: Lou Tepper
Conference: Big 10-

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1890 <-- 1991 <- 1992 -> 1993 --> 2024

1992 Season Highlights

Lou Tepper enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1992 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Northern Illinois	30	14	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Missouri	24	17	W
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Houston	13	31	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Minnesota	17	18	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Ohio State	18	16	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Iowa	14	24	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Northwestern	26	27	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Wisconsin	13	12	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Purdue	20	17	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Michigan	22	22	T
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Michigan State	14	10	W
Wed., Dec. 30	Hawaii	17	27	L	@ San Diego, CA	Holiday Bowl

1992 Season Totals
Record	6-5 -1
Points Scored	228
Scoring Average	19.0
Points Allowed	235
Defense Average	19.6
Opponents Record	64-69
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-2 -1

1992 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1992 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	6-5-1	228	235	Lost 17-27	4-3-1	144	146	Lou Tepper
Indiana	5-6	177	197		3-5	116	150	Bill Mallory
Minnesota	2-9	200	313		2-6	117	212	Jim Wacker
Michigan	9-0-3	431	171	Won 38-31	6-0-2	280	113	Gary O. Moeller
Ohio State	8-3-1	271	158	Lost 14-21	5-2-1	185	100	John Cooper
Michigan State	5-6	238	261		5-3	187	171	George J. Perles
Iowa	5-7	243	278		4-4	189	195	Hayden Fry
Wisconsin	5-6	212	199		3-5	145	137	Barry Alvarez
Purdue	4-7	211	267		3-5	141	172	Jim Colletto
Northwestern	3-8	170	373		3-5	139	247	Gary Barnett

1992 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1992 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.