2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team information
American college football season
2021Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Division
West Division
Record
5–7 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Bret Bielema (1st season)
Offensive coordinator
Tony Petersen (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Multiple
Defensive coordinator
Ryan Walters (1st season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^
8
–
1
12
–
2
No. 6 Ohio State x
8
–
1
11
–
2
No. 9 Michigan State
7
–
2
11
–
2
Penn State
4
–
5
7
–
6
Maryland
3
–
6
7
–
6
Rutgers
2
–
7
5
–
8
Indiana
0
–
9
2
–
10
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy
7
–
2
10
–
4
Minnesota
6
–
3
9
–
4
Wisconsin
6
–
3
9
–
4
Purdue
6
–
3
9
–
4
Illinois
4
–
5
5
–
7
Nebraska
1
–
8
3
–
9
Northwestern
1
–
8
3
–
9
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented[1] the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2021 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 first-year head coach Bret Bielema. The Illini finished the season 5–7, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the West division.[2]
The team's 20–18 victory over No. 7-ranked Penn State set a NCAA record for the most overtime periods in one game, with nine.[3]
^Yahoo Sports College Football. "Yahoo Sports College Football on Twitter: "The following teams reached win No. 6 this weekend and are bowl eligible: - Ball State - Florida - LSU - Maryland - Memphis - Middle Tennessee - North Texas - Old Dominion - Tulsa - Virginia Tech - West Virginia There are 83 bowl eligible teams for 82 spots. No 5-7 teams". Twitter. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^"2021 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^"Illinois outlasts Penn State in record-breaking nine overtimes". RSN. October 23, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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