Big Ten · 1997

IllinoisFighting Illini

0–11 overall, 0–8 in conference. 11 games played.

Season

Record

0–11

0–8 in conference

Margin - All

−249

-22.6 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

10.8

119 total

Points against

33.5

368 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Ron Turner

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/05/1997 08:00 PMvsSouthern MissL 7–24

Fri 09/12/1997 08:00 PMatLouisvilleL 14–26

Fri 09/19/1997 08:00 PMvs19Washington StateL 22–35

Fri 09/26/1997 08:00 PMat11IowaL 10–38

Fri 10/03/1997 08:00 PMvs2Penn StateL 6–41

Fri 10/10/1997 08:00 PMatWisconsinL 7–31

Fri 10/24/1997 08:00 PMvs22PurdueL 3–48

Fri 10/31/1997 07:00 PMatIndianaL 6–23

Fri 11/07/1997 07:00 PMvsNorthwesternL 21–34

Fri 11/14/1997 07:00 PMat4Ohio StateL 6–41

Fri 11/21/1997 07:00 PMvsMichigan StateL 17–27

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