Illinois Fighting Illini

The Illinois Fighting Illini are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The university offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports.

The University operates a number of athletic facilities, including Memorial Stadium for football, the State Farm Center for both men's and women's basketball, Illinois Field for baseball, the ARC Pool for women's swimming and diving, the Atkins Tennis Center for men's and women's tennis, Eichelberger Field for softball, Huff Hall for men's and women's gymnastics, women's volleyball and men's wrestling, Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium for women's soccer and for men's and women's outdoor track and field, the Stone Creek Golf Course for men's and women's golf, the University of Illinois Arboretum for cross country and the University of Illinois Armory for men's and women's indoor track and field.

Football

Illinois Fighting Illini college football

First Season
1890
Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini (1890-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1953-present) Western Conference (1896-1952) Independent (1890-95)
Venue
Memorial Stadium (1923-present) Illinois Field (1890-1922)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1890s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1898
November 19	at Carlisle	Jackson Field

1900s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1909
November 20	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium

1910s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1914
November 14	vs. Chicago	Illinois Field
1917
November 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Field
1919
November 22	at Ohio State	Ohio Field

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1920
November 13	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
1921
October 15	at Iowa	Iowa Field
1923
October 27	at Northwestern	Cubs Park
November 3	vs. Chicago	Memorial Stadium
November 24	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1924
October 18	vs. Michigan	Memorial Stadium
1925
October 24	vs. Michigan	Memorial Stadium
October 31	at Penn	Franklin Field
1928
October 20	vs. Indiana	Memorial Stadium

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1930
October 18	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
1931
November 7	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
1932
October 29	at Chicago	Stagg Field
1933
October 14	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
November 11	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1934
November 3	vs. Army	Memorial Stadium
November 10	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 24	at Chicago	Stagg Field
1936
October 17	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
October 24	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
1937
November 6	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1939
October 14	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1940
November 9	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 16	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
1943
November 13	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 20	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1944
October 14	vs. Iowa	Memorial Stadium
November 25	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1945
October 27	vs. Michigan	Memorial Stadium
November 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1946
January 1, 1947	vs. UCLA	Rose Bowl
1947
October 4	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
November 1	vs. Michigan	Memorial Stadium
November 15	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 22	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
1948
October 9	vs. Army	Memorial Stadium
October 30	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
November 6	vs. Iowa	Memorial Stadium
November 13	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
1949
September 24	vs. Iowa State	Memorial Stadium
October 8	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
November 12	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
October 7	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
November 4	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
November 18	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
1951
October 20	at Washington	Husky Stadium
November 10	vs. Iowa	Memorial Stadium
November 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1952	vs. Stanford	Rose Bowl
1952
September 27	vs. Iowa State	Memorial Stadium
October 25	vs. Purdue	Memorial Stadium
November 8	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium
1953
September 26	vs. Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
October 3	vs. Stanford	Memorial Stadium
October 10	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 17	vs. Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
1954
September 25	vs. Penn State	Memorial Stadium
October 2	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium
October 9	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
1955
September 24	at California	California Memorial Stadium
October 1	vs. Iowa State	Memorial Stadium
October 8	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 15	vs. Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
November 19	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1956
October 20	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
November 3	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 17	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
1957
October 5	vs. Colgate	Memorial Stadium
October 12	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 19	vs. Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
November 9	vs. Michigan	Memorial Stadium
November 16	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
November 23	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
1958
October 11	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
November 1	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 15	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
1959
October 17	vs. Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
October 24	vs. Penn State	Cleveland Stadium
November 21	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 8	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
October 29	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium
November 19	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1961
October 14	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1962
October 6	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
October 13	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
October 27	vs. USC	Memorial Stadium
November 10	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
November 24	vs. Michigan State	Memorial Stadium
1963
October 19	vs. Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
November 16	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
January 1, 1964	vs. Washington	Rose Bowl
1964
October 3	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
October 17	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
October 24	vs. UCLA	Memorial Stadium
November 14	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
1965
September 25	vs. SMU	Memorial Stadium
October 2	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
October 9	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 20	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1966
October 15	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
October 29	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium
1967
September 30	vs. Pittsburgh	Memorial Stadium
October 28	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 18	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1968
October 5	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
October 26	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
November 2	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium
1969
October 25	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
October 3	vs. Syracuse	Memorial Stadium
October 10	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1972
September 23	vs. USC	Memorial Stadium
October 14	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 18	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
1973
November 3	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
1974
November 2	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 16	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
1976
October 30	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
November 6	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1977
October 15	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium
1978
September 23	vs. Stanford	Memorial Stadium
November 11	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1979
November 3	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
November 8	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1981
October 10	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1982
September 18	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome
October 16	vs. Ohio State	Memorial Stadium
December 29	vs. Alabama	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
1983
November 19	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
January 2, 1984	vs. UCLA	Rose Bowl
1984
September 1	vs. Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
September 29	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
October 27	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1985
October 12	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium
October 26	vs. Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium
December 31	vs. Army	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
1986
October 4	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1988
October 1	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 22	vs. Michigan State	Memorial Stadium
December 29	vs. Florida	Legion Field
1989
January 1, 1990	vs. Virginia	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
October 20	vs. Michigan State	Memorial Stadium
1992
December 30	vs. Hawaii	Jack Murphy Stadium
1993
November 13	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
1994
September 17	vs. Northern Illinois	Memorial Stadium
October 8	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 12	vs. Penn State	Memorial Stadium
1997
October 4	vs. Penn State	Memorial Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2007
January 1, 2008	vs. USC	Rose Bowl

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
December 29	vs. Baylor	Reliant Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1970s	1976
1980s	1984
2010s	2015
2020s	2021

Men's Basketball

Illinois Fighting Illini men's college basketball

First Season
1905-06
Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini (1905-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1917-present) Western Conference (1905-17)
Venue
State Farm Center (1963-present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015) Huff Hall (1926-63) Kenney Gym (1906-25)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1943-44
February 18, 1944	vs. Ohio State	Huff Gymnasium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s	1969-70
1980s	1980-81