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Illinois Fighting Illini Coaches

Seasons: 133 (1892 to 2024)

Record (W-L-T): 626-625-49

Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind

Conf. Championships: 15

National Championships: 1923 and 1927

Bowl Record: 20 Bowls, 8-12, .400 W-L% (Major Bowls)

Ranked in AP Poll: 13 Times (Preseason), 13 Times (Final), 189 Weeks (Total)

Ranked in CFP Rankings: 0 Times (Final), 2 Weeks (Total)

Stadium: Memorial Stadium (cap. 60,670)

Location: Champaign, Illinois

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26 Coaches

W-L-T record at Illinois

26 Coaches Table
					Overall					Bowls
Rk	Coach	From	To	Yrs	G	W	L	T	Pct	G	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Robert Zuppke	1913	1941	29	224	131	81	12	.612	0	0	0	0
2	Ray Eliot	1942	1959	18	167	83	73	11	.530	2	2	0	0	1.000
3	Mike White	1980	1987	8	91	47	41	3	.533	3	0	3	0	.000
4	Ron Turner	1997	2004	8	92	35	57	0	.380	2	1	1	0	.500
5	Ron Zook	2005	2011	7	85	34	51	0	.400	2	1	1	0	.500
6	Pete Elliott	1960	1966	7	66	31	34	1	.477	1	1	0	0	1.000
7	John Mackovic	1988	1991	4	47	30	16	1	.649	3	1	2	0	.333
8	Bob Blackman	1971	1976	6	66	29	36	1	.447	0	0	0	0
9	Arthur Hall	1907	1912	6	40	27	10	3	.713	0	0	0	0
10	Lou Tepper	1991	1996	6	58	25	31	2	.448	3	1	2	0	.333
11	Bret Bielema	2021	2024	4	42	22	20	0	.524	1	0	1	0	.000
12	George Huff	1895	1899	5	40	21	16	3	.563	0	0	0	0
13	Edgar Holt	1901	1902	2	23	18	4	1	.804	0	0	0	0
14	Lovie Smith	2016	2020	5	56	17	39	0	.304	1	0	1	0	.000
15	E.K. Hall	1892	1893	2	22	12	5	5	.659	0	0	0	0
16	Tim Beckman	2012	2014	3	37	12	25	0	.324	1	0	1	0	.000
17	George Washington Woodruff	1903	1903	1	14	8	6	0	.571	0	0	0	0
18	James Valek	1967	1970	4	40	8	32	0	.200	0	0	0	0
19	Fred Smith	1900	1900	1	12	7	3	2	.667	0	0	0	0
20	Gary Moeller	1977	1979	3	33	6	24	3	.227	0	0	0	0
					Overall					Bowls
Rk	Coach	From	To	Yrs	G	W	L	T	Pct	G	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Louis Vail	1894	1894	1	8	5	3	0	.625	0	0	0	0
22	Fred Lowenthal	1905	1905	1	9	5	4	0	.556	0	0	0	0
23	Bill Cubit	2015	2015	1	12	5	7	0	.417	0	0	0	0
24	Vic Koenning	2011	2011	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	1	1	0	0	1.000
25	Justa Lindgren	1906	1906	1	5	1	3	1	.300	0	0	0	0
26	Rod Smith	2020	2020	1	1	0	1	0	.000	0	0	0	0

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