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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: Ron Turner
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Ron Turner enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Southern Mississippi  7   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Louisville  14   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Washington State  22   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Iowa  10   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Penn State  6   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Wisconsin  7   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Purdue  3   48   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Indiana  6   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Northwestern  21   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Ohio State  6   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Michigan State  17   27   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record0-11
  Points Scored119
  Scoring Average10.8
  Points Allowed368
  Defense Average33.5
  Opponents Record77-55
  Conference Record0-8
  Home Record0-6
  Away Record0-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-9238334 1-7119226  Glen Mason
Indiana 2-9120359 1-774281  Cam Cameron
Illinois 0-11119368 0-876283  Ron Turner
Michigan 12-0322114Won  21-168-021578  Lloyd Carr
Ohio State 10-3394170Lost  14-316-225386  John Cooper
Penn State 9-3366254Lost  6-216-2217185  Joe Paterno
Purdue 9-3396267Won  33-206-2285180  Joe Tiller
Wisconsin 8-5291306Lost  6-335-3165195  Barry Alvarez
Iowa 7-5411159Lost  7-174-4221106  Hayden Fry
Michigan State 7-5342237Lost  23-514-4203148  Nick Saban
Northwestern 5-7243288 3-5141201  Gary Barnett

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.