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Illinois Fighting Illini football

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Illinois Fighting Illini football
2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
First season1890
Athletic directorJosh Whitman
Head coachBret Bielema
1st season, 5–7 (.417)
StadiumMemorial Stadium
(capacity: 60,670
Record: 78,297)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationChampaign, Illinois
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest
All-time record613–612–50 (.500)
Bowl record8–11 (.421)
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)
RivalriesNorthwestern (rivalry)
Missouri (rivalry)
Purdue (rivalry)
Ohio State (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans24
Current uniform
ColorsOrange and Blue[1]
         
Fight songIllinois Loyalty and Oskee Wow Wow
Marching bandMarching Illini
OutfitterNike
Websitefightingillini.com

The Illinois Fighting Illini football team plays for 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 one of the first members of the Big Ten Conference. Illinois won five national championships and 15 Big Ten championships.

References

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  1. "Illinois Digital Style Guide". July 21, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2019.