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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 Zook
Conference: Big 10-Leaders

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1890 <-- 2010 <- 2011 -> 2012 --> 2024

2011 Season Highlights

Ron Zook enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Illinois.

2011 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Arkansas State	33	15	W
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. South Dakota State	56	3	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Arizona State	17	14	W
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Western Michigan	23	20	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Northwestern	38	35	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Indiana	41	20	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Ohio State	7	17	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Purdue	14	21	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Penn State	7	10	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Michigan	14	31	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Wisconsin	17	28	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Minnesota	7	27	L
Sat., Dec. 31	UCLA	20	14	W	@ San Francisco, CA	Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

2011 Season Totals
Record	7-6
Points Scored	294
Scoring Average	22.6
Points Allowed	255
Defense Average	19.6
Opponents Record	83-73
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	5-3
Away Record	1-3

2011 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2011 Big 10-Leaders Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	7-6	294	255	Won 20-14	2-6	145	189	Ron Zook
Indiana	1-11	257	448		0-8	147	342	Kevin Wilson
Wisconsin	11-3	618	266	Lost 38-45	6-2	344	148	Bret Bielema
Penn State	9-4	251	218	Lost 14-30	6-2	137	138	Joe Paterno
Purdue	7-6	350	349	Won 37-32	4-4	195	231	Danny Hope
Ohio State	6-7	318	273	Lost 17-24	3-5	189	186	Luke Fickell

2011 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2011 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

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.