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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: Lovie Smith
Conference: Big 10-West

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1890 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Lovie Smith enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	vs. Ball State	24	21	W
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Western Kentucky	20	7	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ South Florida	23	47	L
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Nebraska	6	28	L
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Iowa	16	45	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Rutgers	24	35	L
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Minnesota	17	24	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Wisconsin	10	24	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Purdue	10	29	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Indiana	14	24	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Ohio State	14	52	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Northwestern	7	42	L

2017 Season Totals
Record	2-10
Points Scored	185
Scoring Average	15.4
Points Allowed	378
Defense Average	31.5
Opponents Record	85-66
Conference Record	0-9
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	0-5

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Wisconsin	13-1	473	195	Won 34-24	9-1	309	141	Paul Chryst
Northwestern	10-3	380	261	Won 24-23	7-2	259	170	Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa	8-5	367	259	Won 27-20	4-5	241	181	Kirk Ferentz
Purdue	6-6	290	232		4-5	183	173	Jeff Brohm
Nebraska	4-8	309	437		3-6	214	338	Mike Riley
Minnesota	5-7	265	274		2-7	166	250	P.J. Fleck
Illinois	2-10	185	378		0-9	118	303	Lovie Smith

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 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.