| Illinois Fighting Illini football | |||
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| First season | 1890 | ||
| Athletic director | Josh Whitman | ||
| Head coach | Bret Bielema 3rd season, 15–16 (.484) | ||
| Stadium | Memorial Stadium (capacity: 60,670 Record: 78,297) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Champaign, Illinois | ||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| Division | West | ||
| All-time record | 632–625–50 (.503) | ||
| Bowl record | 8–12 (.400) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 5 (1914, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1951) | ||
| Conference titles | 15 (1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001) | ||
| Rivalries | Northwestern (rivalry) Missouri (rivalry) Purdue (rivalry) Ohio State (rivalry) | ||
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| Colors | Orange and blue[1] | ||
| 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 compete in its West Division. Illinois claims five national championships and 15 Big Ten championships.
- ^ "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Visual Identity: Color". Retrieved November 13, 2022.