Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Tim Beckman Conference: Big 10-West
2014 Season Highlights
Tim Beckman enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2014 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs. Youngstown State
28
17
W
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Western Kentucky
42
34
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Washington
19
44
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Texas State
42
35
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Nebraska
14
45
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Purdue
27
38
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Wisconsin
28
38
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Minnesota
28
24
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Ohio State
14
55
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Iowa
14
30
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Penn State
16
14
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Northwestern
47
33
W
Fri., Dec. 26
Louisiana Tech
18
35
L
@ Dallas, TX
Heart of Dallas Bowl
2014 Season Totals
Record 6-7
Points Scored 337
Scoring Average 25.9
Points Allowed 442
Defense Average 34.0
Opponents Record 96-62
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 1-4
2014 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2014 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2014 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.