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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record6-5 -1
  Points Scored228
  Scoring Average19.0
  Points Allowed235
  Defense Average19.6
  Opponents Record64-69
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-2 -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 6-5-1228235Lost  17-274-3-1144146  Lou Tepper
Indiana 5-6177197 3-5116150  Bill Mallory
Minnesota 2-9200313 2-6117212  Jim Wacker
Michigan 9-0-3431171Won  38-316-0-2280113  Gary O. Moeller
Ohio State 8-3-1271158Lost  14-215-2-1185100  John Cooper
Michigan State 5-6238261 5-3187171  George J. Perles
Iowa 5-7243278 4-4189195  Hayden Fry
Wisconsin 5-6212199 3-5145137  Barry Alvarez
Purdue 4-7211267 3-5141172  Jim Colletto
Northwestern 3-8170373 3-5139247  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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.