FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS Illinois Athletics Communication // 217-333-1391 // FightingIllini.com/media Football Co-Contacts: Kent Brown (
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[email protected]) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Urbana-Champaign (135,000) Founded: 1867 2019 ILLINOIS SCHEDULE Enrollment: 49,339 DATE OPPONENT TIME CT (TV) LOCATION 2018 REC SERIES HISTORY (LAST) Colors: Orange & Blue Aug. 31 AKRON 11 am (BTN) MEMORIAL STADIUM 4-8 ILL leads 1-0 (1996) Nickname: Fighting Illini Conference: Big Ten (West Division) Sept. 7 at UConn 2:30 pm (CBSS) East Hartford, CT 1-11 First Meeting President: Timothy L. Killeen Sept. 14 EASTERN MICHIGAN 11 am (BTN) MEMORIAL STADIUM 7-6 First Meeting Chancellor: Robert J. Jones Sept. 21 NEBRASKA TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 4-8 NEB leads 12-3-1 (2018) Director of Athletics: Josh Whitman Oct. 5 at Minnesota 2:30/3 pm Minneapolis, Minn. 7-6 MINN leads 38-30-3 (2018) Stadium: Memorial Stadium (FieldTurf – 60,670) Oct. 12 MICHIGAN TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 10-3 MICH leads 70-23-2 (2016) Oct. 19 WISCONSIN (Homecoming) 11 am MEMORIAL STADIUM 8-5 WIS leads 42-36-7 (2018) COACHING STAFF Oct. 26 at Purdue TBA West Lafayette, Ind. 6-7 Tied 44-44-6 (2018) Head Coach: Lovie Smith Nov. 2 RUTGERS TBA MEMORIAL STADIUM 1-11 ILL leads 3-2 (2018) Alma Mater: Tulsa, 1980 Nov. 9 at Michigan State TBA East Lansing, Mich. 7-6 MSU leads 26-18-2 (2016) Record at Illinois: 9-27 (3 seasons) Nov. 23 at Iowa TBA Iowa City, Iowa 9-4 ILL leads 38-34-2 (2018) Overall Record: same Nov.