Big Ten · 1985

IllinoisFighting Illini

6–5 overall, 5–2 in conference. 12 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

6–5

5–2 in conference

Margin - All

−30

-2.5 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

25.3

304 total

Points against

27.8

334 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Mike White

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/06/1985 08:00 PMvs6USCL 10–20

Fri 09/13/1985 08:00 PMvsSouthern IllinoisW 28–25

Fri 09/20/1985 08:00 PMat18NebraskaL 25–52

Fri 10/04/1985 08:00 PMvs5Ohio StateW 31–28

Fri 10/11/1985 08:00 PMatPurdueL 24–30

Fri 10/18/1985 08:00 PMatMichigan StateW 30–17

Fri 10/25/1985 08:00 PMvsWisconsinW 38–25

Fri 11/01/1985 07:00 PMat4MichiganT 3–3

Fri 11/08/1985 07:00 PMat6IowaL 0–59

Fri 11/15/1985 07:00 PMvsIndianaW 41–24

Fri 11/22/1985 07:00 PMatNorthwesternW 45–20

Mon 12/30/1985 07:00 PMvsArmyL 29–31Neutral

Home field

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

96%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Average crowd: 58,237
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 732 ft
Opened: 1923