Illinois Fighting Illini football
| Illinois Fighting Illini football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1890; 136 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Josh Whitman | ||
| General manager | Patrick Embleton | ||
| Head coach | Bret Bielema 5th season, 37–26 (.587) | ||
| Location | Champaign, Illinois | ||
| Stadium | Gies Memorial Stadium (capacity: 60,670, record: 78,297) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Colors | Orange and blue | ||
| All-time record | 650–627–50 (.509) | ||
| Bowl record | 10–12 (.455) | ||
| National championships | |||
| Claimed | 1914, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1951 | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| Big Ten: 1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 27 | ||
| Rivalries | Northwestern (rivalry) Purdue (rivalry) Ohio State (rivalry) Missouri (rivalry) Indiana (rivalry) Iowa (rivalry) Michigan (rivalry) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
| Fight song | Illinois Loyalty and Oskee Wow Wow | ||
| Marching band | Marching Illini | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | fightingillini.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, and have played their home games at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois since 1923. The Fighting Illini are currently led by head coach Bret Bielema.
Illinois claims 15 Big Ten championships, ranking 4th-most among conference members, and 5 national championships, ranking 13th-most among NCAA Division 1 programs. Illinois has had 27 Consensus All-Americans, and 15 former Illini have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame; in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 6 former Illini have been inducted. Illinois has three trophy rivalries against Northwestern, Purdue, and Ohio State.