Illinois Fighting Illini football

Illinois Fighting Illini football
2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
First season1890; 134 years ago
Athletic directorJosh Whitman
Head coachBret Bielema
4th season, 24–18 (.571)
StadiumMemorial Stadium
(capacity: 60,670, record: 78,297)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationChampaign, Illinois
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
All-time record635–622–50 (.505)
Bowl record8–12 (.400)
Claimed national titles5 (1914, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1951)
Conference titles15 (1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001)
RivalriesIndiana (rivalry)
Missouri (rivalry)
Northwestern (rivalry)
Ohio State (rivalry)
Purdue (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans
ColorsOrange and blue[1]
   
Fight songIllinois Loyalty and Oskee Wow Wow
Marching bandMarching Illini
OutfitterNike
Websitefightingillini.com

The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. The Fighting Illini are a founding member of the Big Ten Conference. Illinois claims five national championships and 15 Big Ten championships.

  1. ^ "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Visual Identity: Color". Retrieved November 13, 2022.