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University of Illinois Fighting Illini Tickets Information
The Illinois Fighting Illini are one of 11 teams in the Big Ten Conference - along with the Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, and Wisconsin Badgers.
The Illinois Fighting Illini are the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) men's football and basketball teams for the University of Illinois in Urbana and Champaign, Illinois, one of 8 public universities in the Big Ten. The Fighting Illiniwere one of the founding members of the Big Ten when it started in 1896. They are two of the university's 21 varsity teams (10 men's, 11 women's). They are one of 2 teams in the Big Ten from the state of Illinois, the others being the Northwestern Wildcats.
The Illinois Fighting Illini play their football home games at the 62,872 seat Memorial Stadium, and their basketball home games at the 16,518 seat Assembly Hall. The team uniform colors are orange and blue.
Football:
The Fighting Illini football program was established back in 1890, and have a 563-513-51 record, including a 6-9 postseason bowl record. They have won 5 national titles (their most recent in 1951), 15 postseason titles (last in 2001) and have produced 15 all-Americans.
The Illini are coached by Ron Zook who is entering his 6th year with the team. He has led them to a 18-30 record.
There are several NFL players that can call the University of Illinois their alma-matter. They include Rashard Mendenhall (Pittsburgh Steelers), Neil Rackers (Arizona Cardinals), Tony Pashos (Jacksonville Jaguars), David Diehl and Danny Clark (New York Giants)
The Fighting Illini finished the 2008 season with a record of 5-7. Although they struggled, they are gearing up for a successful 2009 campaign and they need you in the stands to cheer them on. Get your tickets today.
Basketball:
The Fighting Illini have an ongoing rivalry with the Minnesota Tigers of the University of Minnesota at Columbia and the Big 12 Conference, played out each year since 1980 in St. Louis in a ruthless battle known as "Braggin' Rights" (now "Busch Braggin' Rights)".
The Illinois Fighting Illini have a number of school heroes in their previous rosters including the following who've made it to the NBA: Deron Williams (Utah Jazz), Brian Cook (Houston Rockets) and Luther Head (Miami Heat).
Since the Big Ten championship tournament first started in 1998, the Illinois Fighting Illini have won 2, in 2003 and 2005. They've won 17 Big Ten regular season titles, most recently in 2005. As members of the Big Ten, they have yet to win an NCAA or NIT championship. They were the runners-up for the 2005 NCAA championship.
In 2008-09 the Illinois Fighting Illini finished with a 11-7 (.611) record in the Big Ten and 24-10 (.706) in the NCAA. Catch your Illinois Fighting Illini tickets now.