2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team information
American college football season
2017Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Division
West Division
Record
2–10 (0–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Lovie Smith (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Garrick McGee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
Multiple
Defensive coordinator
Hardy Nickerson (2nd season)
Base defense
4-3
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$
8
–
1
12
–
2
No. 15 Michigan State
7
–
2
10
–
3
No. 8 Penn State
7
–
2
11
–
2
Michigan
5
–
4
8
–
5
Rutgers
3
–
6
4
–
8
Indiana
2
–
7
5
–
7
Maryland
2
–
7
4
–
8
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy
9
–
0
13
–
1
No. 17 Northwestern
7
–
2
10
–
3
Iowa
4
–
5
8
–
5
Purdue
4
–
5
7
–
6
Nebraska
3
–
6
4
–
8
Minnesota
2
–
7
5
–
7
Illinois
0
–
9
2
–
10
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Lovie Smith. They finished the season 2–10, 0–9 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the West Division.
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