FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS Illinois Athletic Communications // 217-333-1391 // www.fightingillini.com/media Football Co-Contacts: Kent Brown (
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[email protected]) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Urbana-Champaign Founded: 1867 2014 ILLINOIS SCHEDULE Enrollment: 44,942 DATE OPPONENT TIME LOCATION 2013 REC SERIES HISTORY (LAST) Colors: Orange & Blue Aug. 30 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 11 am CT MEMORIAL STADIUM 8-4 First Meeting Nickname: Fighting Illini Sept. 6 WESTERN KENTUCKY 11 am CT MEMORIAL STADIUM 8-4 First Meeting Conference (Division): Big Ten (West) Sept. 13 at Washington 3 pm CT Seattle, Wash. 9-4 WASH leads 6-4 (2013) President: Robert Easter Sept. 20 TEXAS STATE TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 6-6 First Meeting Phyllis Wise Chancellor: Sept. 27 at Nebraska 8 pm CT Lincoln, Neb. 9-4 NEB leads 8-2-1 (2013) Director of Athletics: Mike Thomas Oct. 4 PURDUE TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 1-11 ILL leads 43-40-6 (2013) Stadium: Memorial Stadium (FieldTurf – 60,670) Oct. 11 at Wisconsin TBA Madison, Wis. 9-4 WIS leads 37-36-7 (2013) Oct. 25 MINNESOTA (Homecoming) 11 am CT MEMORIAL STADIUM 8-5 MIN leads 35-28-3 (2012) COACHING STAFF Nov. 1 at Ohio State 7 pm CT Columbus, Ohio 12-2 OSU leads 66-30-4 (2013) Head Coach: Tim Beckman Nov. 15 IOWA TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 8-5 ILL leads 38-29-2 (2008) Alma Mater: Findlay, 1988 Nov. 22 PENN STATE TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 7-5 PSU leads 17-4 (2013) Record at Illinois: 6-18 (2 seasons) Nov. 29 at Northwestern TBA Evanston, Ill.