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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: Mike White
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Mike White enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Missouri  18   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Stanford  17   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Michigan State  20   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Iowa  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Wisconsin  27   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Ohio State  17   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Purdue  35   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Michigan  16   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Minnesota  50   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Indiana  49   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Northwestern  56   24   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   UCLA  9   45   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored347
  Scoring Average28.9
  Points Allowed213
  Defense Average17.8
  Opponents Record62-72
  Conference Record9-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-1
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 10-2-0 AP
10 10-2-0 Coaches
10 10-2-0 UPI
11 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1983 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 10-2347213Lost  9-459-0303133  Mike White
Indiana 3-8201360 2-7173326  Sam Wyche
Minnesota 1-10181518 0-9147417  Joe Salem
Michigan 9-3355160Lost  7-98-1304109  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Iowa 9-3380189Lost  6-147-2281131  Hayden Fry
Ohio State 9-3410206Won  28-236-3327163  Earle Bruce
Wisconsin 7-4359242 5-4301213  Dave McClain
Purdue 3-7-1251366 3-5-1245279  Leon Burtnett
Michigan State 4-6-1162233 2-6-1111193  George J. Perles
Northwestern 2-9101398 2-7101329  Dennis Green

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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