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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: Jim Valek
Conference: Big 10-

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1890 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Jim Valek enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Kansas	7	47	L
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Missouri	0	44	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Indiana	14	28	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Minnesota	10	17	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Notre Dame	8	58	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Ohio State	24	31	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Purdue	17	35	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Michigan	0	36	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Northwestern	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Iowa	13	37	L

1968 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	107
Scoring Average	10.7
Points Allowed	333
Defense Average	33.3
Opponents Record	68-33
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-5

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-4	207	190		5-2	149	125	Murray Warmath
Indiana	6-4	250	262		4-3	174	175	John Pont
Illinois	1-9	107	333		1-6	92	184	Jim Valek
Ohio State	10-0	323	150	Won 27-16	7-0	240	114	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan	8-2	277	155		6-1	207	115	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Purdue	8-2	291	167		5-2	182	112	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa	5-5	322	289		4-3	256	190	Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Michigan State	5-5	202	151		2-5	139	114	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern	1-9	109	325		1-6	88	246	Alex Agase
Wisconsin	0-10	86	310		0-7	62	214	John Coatta

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.