Illinois Fighting Illini football
Year Coach Selector Record
1914 Bob Zuppke Parke H. Davis 7-0
1919 Bob Zuppke Billingsley , Boand , Football Research , Parke H. Davis 6-1
1923 Bob Zuppke Boand , Football Research , Helms , National Championship Foundation , Parke H. Davis 8-0
1927 Bob Zuppke Billingsley , Dickinson , Helms , National Championship Foundation , Parke H. Davis 7-0-1
1951 Ray Eliot Boand 9-0-1
Championships -- National championships
Illinois has won five ( 1914 , 1919 , 1923 , 1927 , 1951 ) national championships from NCAA-designated major selectors . [ 165 ] [ 166 ] :111–113 Illinois claims all five championships . [ 167 ]
The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. The Fighting Illini are a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and compete in its West Division. Illinois claims five national championships and 15 Big Ten championships.