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)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
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  
Illinois   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 during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner, who was in his first season with the Illini. Illinois had a winless record of 0–11 and failed to make a bowl game. As of the 2022-2023 season, this is the last time a Big Ten football team failed to register a single win.

Schedule

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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+L 7–3179,327
October 251:00 pmNo. 22 Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 3–4845,122
November 11:00 pmat Indiana
L 6–2332,705
November 811:00 amNorthwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN+L 21–3441,195
November 1511:00 amat No. 4 Ohio State
ESPN+L 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

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


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