<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Illinois Fighting Illini football </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First season </Th> <Td> 1890 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Athletic director </Th> <Td> Josh Whitman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Lovie Smith 2nd season , 5 -- 10 (. 333 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stadium </Th> <Td> Memorial Stadium ( Capacity : 60,670 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Field surface </Th> <Td> FieldTurf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Champaign , Illinois </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> Big Ten Conference </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Division </Th> <Td> West </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> All - time record </Th> <Td> 587 -- 561 -- 51 (. 511 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bowl record </Th> <Td> 8 -- 10 (. 444 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Claimed nat'l titles </Th> <Td> 5 ( 1914 , 1919 , 1923 , 1927 , 1951 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference titles </Th> <Td> 15 ( 1910 , 1914 , 1915 , 1918 , 1919 , 1923 , 1927 , 1928 , 1946 , 1951 , 1953 , 1963 , 1983 , 1990 , 2001 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rivalries </Th> <Td> Northwestern Wildcats Missouri Tigers Purdue Boilermakers Indiana Hoosiers Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Consensus All - Americans </Th> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Orange and Blue </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fight song </Th> <Td> Illinois Loyalty and Oskee Wow Wow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Marching band </Th> <Td> Marching Illini </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Outfitter </Th> <Td> Nike </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Illinois Fighting Illini football </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First season </Th> <Td> 1890 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Athletic director </Th> <Td> Josh Whitman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Lovie Smith 2nd season , 5 -- 10 (. 333 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stadium </Th> <Td> Memorial Stadium ( Capacity : 60,670 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Field surface </Th> <Td> FieldTurf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Champaign , Illinois </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> Big Ten Conference </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Division </Th> <Td> West </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> All - time record </Th> <Td> 587 -- 561 -- 51 (. 511 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bowl record </Th> <Td> 8 -- 10 (. 444 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Claimed nat'l titles </Th> <Td> 5 ( 1914 , 1919 , 1923 , 1927 , 1951 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference titles </Th> <Td> 15 ( 1910 , 1914 , 1915 , 1918 , 1919 , 1923 , 1927 , 1928 , 1946 , 1951 , 1953 , 1963 , 1983 , 1990 , 2001 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rivalries </Th> <Td> Northwestern Wildcats Missouri Tigers Purdue Boilermakers Indiana Hoosiers Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Consensus All - Americans </Th> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Orange and Blue </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fight song </Th> <Td> Illinois Loyalty and Oskee Wow Wow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Marching band </Th> <Td> Marching Illini </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Outfitter </Th> <Td> Nike </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where does the university of illinois play football
where does the university of illinois play football
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium