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Illinois Fighting Illini
Location: Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield
University Founded: 1867
Enrollment: 41,938
Nickname:
Fighting Illini
School Colors: Orange and Blue
Joined the BIG Ten: 1895
Varsity sports: 21
U. President: Richard Herman
Director of Athletics: Ron Guenther
Head Coach: Ron Zook (since 2005)
Conference (Co-)Champions: 1910, ’14, ’15, ’18, ’19, ’23, ’27, ’28, ’46, ’51, ’53, ’63, ’83, ’90, 2001Stadium: Memorial Stadium (1923)
Current Capacity :69,249
First Year of Football: 1890 |
The University of Illinois football team is the Illinois Fighting Illini which was created in 1889.
The team plays at the Memorial Stadium and the school joined the Big Ten conference as of 1895.
The Illinois Fighting Illini have won four national championships in the years 1914, 1919, 1923 and 1927 and won the Big Ten Conference title 15 times from 1910 to 2001.
The team have also participated in 14 Bowl Games, winning 6 of them.
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