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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: Tim Beckman
Conference: Big 10-Leaders

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1890 <-- 2011 <- 2012 -> 2013 --> 2024

2012 Season Highlights

Tim Beckman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.

2012 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 1	vs. Western Michigan	24	7	W
Sat., Sep. 8	@ Arizona Sate	14	45	L
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Charleston Southern	44	0	W
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Louisiana Tech	24	52	L
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Penn State	7	35	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Wisconsin	14	31	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Michigan	0	45	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Indiana	17	31	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Ohio State	22	52	L
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Minnesota	3	17	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Purdue	17	20	L
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Northwestern	14	50	L

2012 Season Totals
Record	2-10
Points Scored	200
Scoring Average	16.7
Points Allowed	385
Defense Average	32.1
Opponents Record	75-51
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	0-5

2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2012 Big 10-Leaders Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	4-8	369	423		2-6	231	328	Kevin Wilson
Illinois	2-10	200	385		0-8	94	281	Tim Beckman
Ohio State	12-0	446	274		8-0	295	205	Urban Meyer
Penn State	8-4	349	229		6-2	261	168	Bill OBrien
Wisconsin	8-6	414	268	Lost 14-20	4-4	244	146	Bret Bielema
Purdue	6-7	373	407	Lost 14-59	3-5	189	265	Danny Hope

2012 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2012 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.