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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: Peter R. Elliot
Conference: Big 10-

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1890 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Peter R. Elliot enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Indiana	17	6	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. West Virginia	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Ohio State	7	34	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Minnesota	10	21	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Penn State	10	8	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Purdue	14	12	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Michigan	7	8	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Wisconsin	35	14	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Northwestern	7	14	L

1960 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	140
Scoring Average	15.6
Points Allowed	117
Defense Average	13.0
Opponents Record	41-40
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-3

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1960 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-2	228	88	Lost 7-17	6-1	147	50	Murray Warmath
Illinois	5-4	140	117		3-4	97	109	Peter R. Elliot
Indiana	1-8	69	243		0-7	29	215	Phil Dickens
Iowa	8-1	234	108		5-1	163	89	Forest Evashevski
Ohio State	7-2	209	90		5-2	165	90	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	6-2-1	193	118		4-2	122	96	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan	5-4	133	84		3-4	81	78	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Northwestern	5-4	107	103		3-4	81	94	Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue	4-4-1	212	163		3-4	134	117	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin	4-5	148	183		2-5	89	170	Milton Milt Bruhn

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1960 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.