The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign . They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference .
Current staff [ ]
Name
Position
Tim Beckman Head Coach
Chris Beatty
Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Billy Gonzales
Co-Offensive Coordinator/Receivers Coach
Tim Banks
Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach
Tim Salem
Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
Alex Golesh
Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
Luke Butkus
Offensive Line Coach
Steve Clinkscale
Cornerbacks Coach
Mike Ward
Linebackers Coach
Keith Gilmore
Defensive Line Coach
All-time win/loss/tie record [ ] National championships [ ] The University of Illinois claims five national championships in football: 1914, 1919, 1923, 1927, and 1951. The Fighting Illini now officially recognize the 1951 National Championship by the Boand selecting body,[2] [3]
Year Coach Selector Record Bowl Game
1914
Bob Zuppke Parke H. Davis 7-0-0
1919
Bob Zuppke Billingsley, Boand, Football Research, Parke H. Davis
6-1-0
1923 Bob Zuppke Boand, Football Research, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Parke H. Davis
8-0-0
1927 Bob Zuppke Billingsley, Dickinson, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Parke H. Davis
7-0-1
1951 Ray Eliot Boand
9-0-1
Won Rose Bowl
National Championships
5
Big Ten championships [ ]
Year Coach Big Ten Record Overall Record Bowl Game
1910
Arthur Hall 4-0-0
7-0-0
1914
Bob Zuppke 6-0-0
7-0-0
1915
Bob Zuppke 3-0-2
5-0-2
1918
Bob Zuppke 4-0-0
5-2-0
1919
Bob Zuppke 6-1-0
6-1-0
1923
Bob Zuppke 5-0-0
8-0-0
1927
Bob Zuppke 5-0-0
7-0-1
1928
Bob Zuppke 4-1-0
7-1-0
1946
Dalton Witts 6-1-0
8-2-0
Won Rose Bowl
1951
Dalton Witts 5-0-1
9-0-1
Won Rose Bowl
1953
Dalton Witts 5-1-0
7-1-1
1963
Pete Elliot 5-1-1
8-1-1
Won Rose Bowl
1983
Mike White 9-0-0
10-2-0
Lost Rose Bowl
1990
John Mackovic 6-2-0
8-4-0
Lost Hall of Fame Bowl
2001
Ron Turner 7-1
10-2
Lost Sugar Bowl
15-time Big Ten Champions
Bowl Game history [ ]
Date Bowl W/L Opponent PF PA
January 1, 1947
Rose Bowl W UCLA 45
14
January 1, 1952
Rose Bowl W Stanford 40
7
January 1, 1964
Rose Bowl W Washington 17
7
December 29, 1982
Liberty Bowl L Alabama 15
21
January 2, 1984
Rose Bowl L UCLA 9
45
December 31, 1985
Peach Bowl L Army 29
31
December 29, 1988
All-American Bowl L Florida 10
14
January 1, 1990
Florida Citrus Bowl W Virginia 31
21
January 1, 1991
Hall of Fame Bowl L Clemson 0
30
December 31, 1991
John Hancock Bowl L UCLA 3
6
December 30, 1992
Holiday Bowl L Hawai'i 17
27
December 31, 1994
Liberty Bowl W East Carolina 30
0
December 30, 1999
MicronPC.com Bowl W Virginia 63
21
January 1, 2002
Sugar Bowl L LSU 34
47
January 1, 2008
Rose Bowl L USC 17
49
December 29, 2010
Texas Bowl W Baylor 38
14
December 31, 2011
Fight Hunger Bowl W UCLA 20
14
Total 17 Bowl Games 8-9 418 368
Trophy games [ ] All-time statistical leaders [ ] Career leaders [ ] Season leaders [ ] Game leaders [ ] Passing Yards: Dave Wilson (621 vs. Ohio State in 1980) *Big Ten Record
Rushing Yards: Mikel Leshoure (330 vs. Northwestern in 2010)
Receiving Yards: A.J. Jenkins (268 vs. Northwestern in 2011)
Touchdowns: Howard Griffith (8 vs. Southern Illinois in 1990) *NCAA Record
Touchdown Passes: Dave Wilson (6 vs. Ohio State in 1980)
Receptions: David Williams (16 vs. Purdue in 1985)
Tackles: John Sullivan (34 vs. Minnesota in 1977)
Interceptions: Mike Gow (4 vs. Stanford in 1974)
Sacks: Simeon Rice (5 vs. Washington State in 1994) Individual honors [ ] National Player of the Year Dick Butkus - 1964Jim Grabowski - 1965Jeff George - 1989Dana Howard - 1994Kevin Hardy - 1995Whitney Mercilus - 2011CFPA National Defensive Performer of the Year Whitney Mercilus - 2011Mikel Leshoure - 2010Jim Grabowski - 1965... MiamiDave Wilson - 1981... New OrleansJeff George - 1990... IndianapolisBuddy Young - 1944... 5thBill Burrell - 1959... 4thDick Butkus - 1964... 3rdJim Grabowski - 1965... 3rdGeorge Halas - 1919Buddy Young - 1946Julius Rykovich - 1946Bill Tate - 1951Jim Grabowski - 1964Chicago Tribune Silver Football (Big Ten Player of the Year) Red Grange - 1924Alex Agase - 1946Bill Burrell - 1959Dick Butkus - 1963Jim Grabowski - 1965Don Thorp - 1983Rashard Mendenhall - 2007Moe Gardner - 1990Darrick Brownlow - 1990Dana Howard - 1993 & 1994Simeon Rice - 1992Arrelious Benn - 2007Moe Gardner - 1989Simeon Rice - 1994National Coach of the Year Mike White - 1983Ron Zook - 2007Big Ten Coach of the Year Mike White - 1983John Mackovic - 1988 & 1989Ron Turner - 2001Ron Zook - 2007[ ] Alex Agase (Guard, 1941–1942; 1946)Bob Blackman (Head Coach, 1971–1976)Al Brosky (Safety, 1950–1952)Dick Butkus (Center/Linebacker, 1962–1964)Chuck Carney (End, 1918–1921)J.C. Caroline (Halfback, 1953–1954)Jim Grabowski (Fullback, 1963–1965)Red Grange (Halfback, 1923–1925)Ed Hall (Head Coach, 1892–1893)Bart Macomber (Halfback, 1914–1916)Bernie Shively (Guard, 1924–1926)David Williams (Wide Receiver, 1983–1985)George Woodruff (Head Coach, 1903)Claude "Buddy" Young (Halfback, 1944, 1946)Bob Zuppke (Head Coach, 1913–1941) [4] Consensus All-Americans [ ] [ ] [5]
Current NFL players [ ] Other notable players [ ] Media [ ] Illini football games are shown via the Illini Sports Network , which brings the Illini to stations across Illinois. Locally, the team's games are shown on WDWS -AM 1400 and WHMS -FM 97.5. WDWS has been the Illini's exclusive radio station in Champaign since 1935. WHMS has aired Illini games since the 1950's. The team's student newspaper is the Daily Illini , while outside coverage is handled by The News-Gazette .
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