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Illinois Fighting Illini
Location: Champaign, Illinois ▪ Colors: Orange & Blue
Stadium: Memorial Stadium (cap. 60,600)
Record: 120 Years, 570-533-49, .516 W-L% (Major School)
Bowls: 17 Bowls, 8-9, .471 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western and Ind
Conference Champion: 15 Times
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 13 Times
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 13 Times
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Fine Details ▪ Last Updated May 24, 2012, 5:00AM
| School Rank (FBS Era): #55. Arizona… #56. ILLINOIS… #57. Connecticut… |
120 Years
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | Big Ten | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 2.63 | 2.34 | 16 | Ron Zook (6-6) Vic Koenning (1-0) |
Fight Hunger Bowl-W | ||
| 2 | 2010 | Big Ten | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 7.70 | 2.49 | Ron Zook (7-6) | Texas Bowl-W | |||
| 3 | 2009 | Big Ten | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | -3.67 | 3.37 | Ron Zook (3-9) | ||||
| 4 | 2008 | Big Ten | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 2.96 | 3.15 | 20 | 20 | Ron Zook (5-7) | ||
| 5 | 2007 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 8.07 | 2.65 | 13 | 20 | Ron Zook (9-4) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 6 | 2006 | Big Ten | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | -5.87 | 2.07 | Ron Zook (2-10) | ||||
| 7 | 2005 | Big Ten | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | -7.54 | 8.08 | Ron Zook (2-9) | ||||
| 8 | 2004 | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -4.53 | 2.41 | Ron Turner (3-8) | ||||
| 9 | 2003 | Big Ten | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | -8.63 | 5.38 | Ron Turner (1-11) | ||||
| 10 | 2002 | Big Ten | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 2.56 | 3.64 | Ron Turner (5-7) | ||||
| 11 | 2001 | Big Ten | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 12.71 | 4.45 | 7 | 12 | Ron Turner (10-2) | Sugar Bowl-L | |
| 12 | 2000 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2.59 | 2.80 | 21 | 19 | Ron Turner (5-6) | ||
| 13 | 1999 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 11.40 | 5.36 | 24 | 24 | Ron Turner (8-4) | Micron PC Bowl-W | |
| 14 | 1998 | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -7.93 | 4.24 | Ron Turner (3-8) | ||||
| 15 | 1997 | Big Ten | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | -12.97 | 5.81 | Ron Turner (0-11) | ||||
| 16 | 1996 | Big Ten | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | -4.52 | 6.96 | Lou Tepper (2-9) | ||||
| 17 | 1995 | Big Ten | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 8.85 | 9.77 | 25 | Lou Tepper (5-5-1) | |||
| 18 | 1994 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 15.41 | 7.18 | 21 | 21 | Lou Tepper (7-5) | Liberty Bowl-W | |
| 19 | 1993 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 5.44 | 7.92 | Lou Tepper (5-6) | ||||
| 20 | 1992 | Big Ten | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 1.88 | 2.38 | Lou Tepper (6-5-1) | Holiday Bowl-L | |||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 21 | 1991 | Big Ten | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 6.77 | 3.57 | 13 | John Mackovic (6-5) Lou Tepper (0-1) |
Sun Bowl-L | ||
| 22 | 1990 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 9.13 | 6.07 | 11 | 5 | 25 | John Mackovic (8-4) | Hall of Fame Bowl-L |
| 23 | 1989 | Big Ten | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 14.62 | 4.48 | 22 | 8 | 10 | John Mackovic (10-2) | Citrus Bowl-W |
| 24 | 1988 | Big Ten | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 3.83 | 3.07 | John Mackovic (6-5-1) | All-American Bowl-L | |||
| 25 | 1987 | Big Ten | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | -2.07 | 3.81 | Mike White (3-7-1) | ||||
| 26 | 1986 | Big Ten | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0.37 | 5.99 | Mike White (4-7) | ||||
| 27 | 1985 | Big Ten | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 7.49 | 7.21 | 11 | 11 | Mike White (6-5-1) | Peach Bowl-L | |
| 28 | 1984 | Big Ten | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 9.46 | 2.81 | Mike White (7-4) | ||||
| 29 | 1983 | Big Ten | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 13.69 | 3.95 | 4 | 10 | Mike White (10-2) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 30 | 1982 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 10.90 | 6.01 | 15 | Mike White (7-5) | Liberty Bowl-L | ||
| 31 | 1981 | Big Ten | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 7.75 | 6.30 | Mike White (7-4) | ||||
| 32 | 1980 | Big Ten | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 0.60 | 6.56 | Mike White (3-7-1) | ||||
| 33 | 1979 | Big Ten | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | -2.08 | 7.12 | Gary Moeller (2-8-1) | ||||
| 34 | 1978 | Big Ten | 1 | 8 | 2 | .182 | -6.15 | 8.56 | Gary Moeller (1-8-2) | ||||
| 35 | 1977 | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -3.13 | 8.98 | Gary Moeller (3-8) | ||||
| 36 | 1976 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 9.19 | 10.75 | 14 | Bob Blackman (5-6) | |||
| 37 | 1975 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 6.72 | 8.21 | Bob Blackman (5-6) | ||||
| 38 | 1974 | Big Ten | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 7.47 | 5.98 | 14 | Bob Blackman (6-4-1) | |||
| 39 | 1973 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 7.95 | 9.28 | Bob Blackman (5-6) | ||||
| 40 | 1972 | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2.71 | 10.46 | Bob Blackman (3-8) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 41 | 1971 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3.28 | 8.11 | Bob Blackman (5-6) | ||||
| 42 | 1970 | Big Ten | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 2.53 | 9.70 | James Valek (3-7) | ||||
| 43 | 1969 | Big Ten | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | -12.34 | 8.24 | James Valek (0-10) | ||||
| 44 | 1968 | Big Ten | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | -2.37 | 13.26 | James Valek (1-9) | ||||
| 45 | 1967 | Big Ten | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 1.71 | 6.98 | James Valek (4-6) | ||||
| 46 | 1966 | Big Ten | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2.85 | 6.27 | Pete Elliott (4-6) | ||||
| 47 | 1965 | Big Ten | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 16.05 | 10.00 | Pete Elliott (6-4) | ||||
| 48 | 1964 | Big Ten | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 15.94 | 11.89 | 3 | 2 | Pete Elliott (6-3) | ||
| 49 | 1963 | Big Ten | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 18.43 | 10.79 | 2 | 3 | Pete Elliott (8-1-1) | Rose Bowl-W | |
| 50 | 1962 | Big Ten | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 4.77 | 18.12 | Pete Elliott (2-7) | ||||
| 51 | 1961 | Big Ten | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | -7.21 | 12.93 | Pete Elliott (0-9) | ||||
| 52 | 1960 | Big Ten | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 13.82 | 12.18 | 5 | 4 | Pete Elliott (5-4) | ||
| 53 | 1959 | Big Ten | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 11.43 | 10.14 | 12 | 13 | Ray Eliot (5-3-1) | ||
| 54 | 1958 | Big Ten | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 9.06 | 11.18 | Ray Eliot (4-5) | ||||
| 55 | 1957 | Big Ten | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 11.60 | 10.26 | 15 | Ray Eliot (4-5) | |||
| 56 | 1956 | Big Ten | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | 8.43 | 13.51 | 20 | 13 | Ray Eliot (2-5-2) | ||
| 57 | 1955 | Big Ten | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 8.08 | 6.16 | 16 | Ray Eliot (5-3-1) | |||
| 58 | 1954 | Big Ten | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 3.17 | 12.39 | 5 | 5 | Ray Eliot (1-8) | ||
| 59 | 1953 | Big Ten | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 21.17 | 11.32 | 3 | 7 | Ray Eliot (7-1-1) | ||
| 60 | 1952 | Western | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 9.95 | 10.27 | 5 | 2 | Ray Eliot (4-5) | ||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 61 | 1951 | Western | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 24.07 | 11.80 | 10 | 2 | 4 | Ray Eliot (9-0-1) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 62 | 1950 | Western | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 18.18 | 11.23 | 8 | 6 | 13 | Ray Eliot (7-2) | |
| 63 | 1949 | Western | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 14.41 | 15.09 | Ray Eliot (3-4-2) | ||||
| 64 | 1948 | Western | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 9.56 | 13.56 | Ray Eliot (3-6) | ||||
| 65 | 1947 | Western | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 17.51 | 10.24 | 5 | Ray Eliot (5-3-1) | |||
| 66 | 1946 | Western | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 23.28 | 15.18 | 5 | 5 | Ray Eliot (8-2) | Rose Bowl-W | |
| 67 | 1945 | Western | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 8.19 | 13.47 | Ray Eliot (2-6-1) | ||||
| 68 | 1944 | Western | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 17.41 | 15.27 | 9 | 15 | Ray Eliot (5-4-1) | ||
| 69 | 1943 | Western | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 6.13 | 17.78 | Ray Eliot (3-7) | ||||
| 70 | 1942 | Western | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 8.40 | 6.74 | 5 | Ray Eliot (6-4) | |||
| 71 | 1941 | Western | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 1.18 | 12.18 | Robert Zuppke (2-6) | ||||
| 72 | 1940 | Western | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 1.91 | 13.38 | Robert Zuppke (1-7) | ||||
| 73 | 1939 | Western | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 1.12 | 6.25 | Robert Zuppke (3-4-1) | ||||
| 74 | 1938 | Western | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 1.26 | 4.02 | Robert Zuppke (3-5) | ||||
| 75 | 1937 | Western | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 1.15 | 2.49 | Robert Zuppke (3-3-2) | ||||
| 76 | 1936 | Western | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 2.21 | 5.70 | Robert Zuppke (4-3-1) | ||||
| 77 | 1935 | Western | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 5.65 | 8.18 | Robert Zuppke (3-5) | ||||
| 78 | 1934 | Western | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 12.41 | 7.26 | Robert Zuppke (7-1) | ||||
| 79 | 1933 | Western | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 13.85 | 11.93 | Robert Zuppke (5-3) | ||||
| 80 | 1932 | Western | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 5.32 | 8.21 | Robert Zuppke (5-4) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 81 | 1931 | Western | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | -2.74 | 7.76 | Robert Zuppke (2-6) | ||||
| 82 | 1930 | Western | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 4.25 | 11.06 | Robert Zuppke (3-5) | ||||
| 83 | 1929 | Western | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 17.33 | 8.80 | Robert Zuppke (6-1-1) | ||||
| 84 | 1928 | Western | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 11.79 | 3.33 | Robert Zuppke (7-1) | ||||
| 85 | 1927 | Western | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | 15.77 | 7.43 | Robert Zuppke (7-0-1) | ||||
| 86 | 1926 | Western | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 11.45 | 7.77 | Robert Zuppke (6-2) | ||||
| 87 | 1925 | Western | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 8.98 | 9.02 | Robert Zuppke (5-3) | ||||
| 88 | 1924 | Western | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 15.97 | 7.27 | Robert Zuppke (6-1-1) | ||||
| 89 | 1923 | Western | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.28 | 8.50 | Robert Zuppke (8-0) | ||||
| 90 | 1922 | Western | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 2.18 | 11.73 | Robert Zuppke (2-5) | ||||
| 91 | 1921 | Western | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 8.08 | 11.34 | Robert Zuppke (3-4) | ||||
| 92 | 1920 | Western | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 17.29 | 14.23 | Robert Zuppke (5-2) | ||||
| 93 | 1919 | Western | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 17.63 | 14.59 | Robert Zuppke (6-1) | ||||
| 94 | 1918 | Western | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 15.10 | 9.31 | Robert Zuppke (5-2) | ||||
| 95 | 1917 | Western | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 19.53 | 16.02 | Robert Zuppke (5-2-1) | ||||
| 96 | 1916 | Western | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 8.01 | 12.51 | Robert Zuppke (3-3-1) | ||||
| 97 | 1915 | Western | 5 | 0 | 2 | .857 | 18.13 | 9.69 | Robert Zuppke (5-0-2) | ||||
| 98 | 1914 | Western | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 23.99 | 9.32 | Robert Zuppke (7-0) | ||||
| 99 | 1913 | Western | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 11.29 | 10.86 | Robert Zuppke (4-2-1) | ||||
| 100 | 1912 | Western | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 5.23 | 8.75 | Arthur Hall (3-3-1) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 101 | 1911 | Western | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 4.04 | 6.50 | Arthur Hall (4-2-1) | ||||
| 102 | 1910 | Western | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.74 | 0.51 | Arthur Hall (7-0) | ||||
| 103 | 1909 | Western | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 6.97 | 2.64 | Arthur Hall (5-2) | ||||
| 104 | 1908 | Western | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 9.66 | 5.56 | Arthur Hall (5-1-1) | ||||
| 105 | 1907 | Western | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 2.20 | 7.61 | Arthur Hall (3-2) | ||||
| 106 | 1906 | Western | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | -8.25 | 5.48 | Justa Lindgren (1-3-1) | ||||
| 107 | 1905 | Western | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 1.03 | 9.21 | Fred Lowenthal (5-4) | ||||
| 108 | 1904 | Western | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 14.43 | 6.15 | |||||
| 109 | 1903 | Western | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6.36 | 4.89 | George Woodruff (8-6) | ||||
| 110 | 1902 | Western | 10 | 2 | 1 | .808 | 14.30 | 3.46 | Edgar Holt (10-2-1) | ||||
| 111 | 1901 | Western | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 15.55 | 4.51 | Edgar Holt (8-2) | ||||
| 112 | 1900 | Western | 7 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 4.64 | 4.51 | Fred Smith (7-3-2) | ||||
| 113 | 1899 | Western | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | -2.41 | 5.74 | George Huff (3-5-1) | ||||
| 114 | 1898 | Western | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | -3.25 | 0.84 | George Huff (4-5) | ||||
| 115 | 1897 | Western | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 5.90 | 0.21 | George Huff (6-2) | ||||
| 116 | 1896 | Western | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 4.26 | 2.07 | George Huff (4-2-1) | ||||
| 117 | 1895 | Ind | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 8.29 | 1.40 | George Huff (4-2-1) | ||||
| 118 | 1894 | Ind | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | -0.74 | -1.44 | Louis Vail (5-3) | ||||
| 119 | 1893 | Ind | 3 | 2 | 3 | .563 | 0.05 | -0.02 | E.K. Hall (3-2-3) | ||||
| 120 | 1892 | Ind | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 2.76 | -0.19 | E.K. Hall (9-3-2) |