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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: Bill Cubit
Conference: Big 10-West

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1890 <-- 2014 <- 2015 -> 2016 --> 2024

2015 Season Highlights

Bill Cubit enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.

2015 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Kent	52	3	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Western Illinois	44	0	W
Sat., Sep. 19	@ North Carolina	14	48	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Middle Tennessee State	27	25	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Nebraska	14	13	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Iowa	20	29	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Wisconsin	13	24	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Penn State	0	39	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Purdue	48	14	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Ohio State	3	28	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Minnesota	23	32	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Northwestern	14	24	L

2015 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	272
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	279
Defense Average	23.3
Opponents Record	84-48
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	1-4

2015 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2015 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa	12-2	433	285	Lost 16-45	8-1	266	169	Kirk Ferentz
Northwestern	10-3	254	242	Lost 6-45	6-2	148	162	Pat Fitzgerald
Wisconsin	10-3	348	178	Won 23-21	6-2	194	119	Paul Chryst
Nebraska	6-7	427	362	Won 37-29	3-5	245	227	Mike Riley
Minnesota	6-7	292	327	Won 21-14	2-6	194	239	Jerry Kill/Tracy Claeys
Illinois	5-7	272	279		2-6	135	203	Bill Cubit
Purdue	3-10	346	475		1-7	180	297	Darrell Hazell

2015 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2015 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.