1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuddy Teevens (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Kish (1st season)
MVPRobert Holcombe
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Michigan $   8 – 0     12 – 0  
No. 12 Ohio State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 16 Penn State   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 15 Purdue   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Wisconsin   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Northwestern   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Minnesota   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Ron Turner, the Fighting Illini compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

As of 2024, the 1997 Illinois team is the last Big Ten football team that failed to register a single win.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:00 pmSouthern Miss*
ESPN2L 7–2444,519
September 132:30 pmat Louisville*
CBSL 13–2636,824
September 2011:30 amNo. 19 Washington State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN2L 22–3547,131
September 2711:30 amat No. 11 Iowa
ESPN2L 10–3870,397
October 411:30 amNo. 2 Penn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN2L 6–4151,523
October 1111:00 amat Wisconsin
ESPN PlisL 7–3179,327
October 251:00 pmNo. 22 Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 3–4845,122
November 11:00 pmat Indiana
L 6–2332,705
November 811:00 amNorthwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
ESPN PlusL 21–3441,195
November 1511:00 amat No. 4 Ohio State
ESPN PlusL 6–4192,008
November 221:00 pmMichigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 17–2730,087
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "fightingillini.com". Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
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