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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Jim Valek enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Washington State  18   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Missouri  6   37   L    @ St. Louis, MO   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Iowa State  20   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Northwestern  6   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Indiana  20   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Ohio State  0   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Purdue  22   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Michigan  0   57   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Wisconsin  14   55   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Iowa  0   40   L       
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record0-10
  Points Scored106
  Scoring Average10.6
  Points Allowed397
  Defense Average39.7
  Opponents Record52-49
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record0-6
  Away Record0-4
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1969 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 4-5-1210260 4-3135135  Murray Warmath
Indiana 4-6252242 3-4173165  John Pont
Illinois 0-10106397 0-762293  Jim Valek
Michigan 8-3352148Lost  3-106-124577  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 8-138393 6-128079  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 8-2354264 5-2248180  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa 5-5255275 3-4149179  Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Northwestern 3-7137306 3-4121187  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 3-7196349 3-4145224  John Coatta
Michigan State 4-6202231 2-5124163  Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 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.