List of Illinois Fighting Illini head football coaches

The following is a list of Illinois Fighting Illini head football coaches. The Illinois Fighting Illini football team has had 28 individuals that have maintained the title of head coach. The current head coach is Bret Bielema.[1]

Coach Years Conference Record Winning Pct Overall Record Winning Pct Conference Titles Bowl Appearances National Championships
Scott Williams1890––1–2–0.333000
Robert Lackey1891––6–0–01.000000
Edward K. Hall1892–1893––12–5–5.706000
Louis Vail1894––5–3–0.625000
George Huff1895–18992–7–1.22221–16–3.563000
Fred L. Smith19001–3–2.5007–3–2.667000
Edgar Holt1901–19028–4–0.66718–4–1.818000
George W. Woodruff19031–5–0.1438–6–0.571000
Clyde Matthews*19043–1–1.7789–2–1.818000
Fred Lowenthal*1904–19050–3–0.0005–4–0.555000
Justa Lindgren*1904, 19061–3–0.2501–3–1.250000
Arthur R. Hall*1904, 1907–191217–9–2.66627–10–3.730100
Robert Zuppke1913–194176–66–8.548131–81–11.618704
Ray Eliot1942–195954–55–7.49683–73–11.532321
Pete Elliott1960–196622–26–1.46431–34–1.477110
Jim Valek1967–19705-23–0.1788-32–0.200000
Bob Blackman1971–197624–23–1.51629–36–1.439000
Gary Moeller1977–19793-18–3.2006-24–3.227000
Mike White1980–198740-26–2.61247-41–3.533130
John Mackovic1988–199122-9–1.71430-16–1.663130
Lou Tepper1991–199617-21–2.46125-31–2.456030
Ron Turner1997–200420-44–0.31235-57–0.380120
Ron Zook2005–2011**18–38–0.32134-51–0.400020
Vic Koenning2011**0–0–0–1-0–01.000010
Tim Beckman2012–20144–20–0.16712–25–0.324010
Bill Cubit2015***2–5–0.2865-6–0.454000
Lovie Smith2016-20204–23–00.14810-37–0.270000
Rod Smith2020****0–1–000-1–0.0000
Bret Bielema2021–present0–0–0.00-0–0.0000
Totals 28 coaches 341-423-32 (.446) 600–575-53 (.511) 15 18 5

*Hall, Lindgren, Lowenthal and Matthews shared the title of "Head Coach" for the 1904 season.
**Zook was fired at the end of the regular season; defensive coordinator Vic Koenning was appointed as interim head coach and coached Illinois in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
***Cubit served as interim coach for the most of the 2015 regular season after Tim Beckman was terminated in August 2015, one week before the season-opening game. The "Interim" portion of Cubit's title was removed on November 28, 2015, a few hours before the last game of the season, and he was named permanent head coach—a tenure that lasted exactly one game, as the following March he was relieved of duties in favor of Lovie Smith by new Athletic Director Josh Whitman.
****Rod Smith served as interim coach for the final game of the 2020 season after Lovie Smith was terminated in December 2020.

Hall of fame

Illinois has had five coaches inducted into the College Football Foundation Hall of Fame. Edward K. Hall (1892-1893),[2] George Woodruff (1903),[3] Robert Zuppke (1913-1941),[4] Bob Blackman (1971-1976)[5] and Pete Elliott (1960-1966).[6]

References
  1. 2014 Illinois Football Record Book pg. 123
  2. Ed Hall at the College Football Hall of Fame
  3. George Washington Woodruff at the College Football Hall of Fame
  4. Robert Zuppke at the College Football Hall of Fame
  5. Bob Blackman at the College Football Hall of Fame
  6. Pete Elliott at the College Football Hall of Fame
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