Illini Football Head Coaching Records
Last updated following the 2024 season
| Illinois Head Coaching Records |
| Head Coach |
W-L-T |
Pct. |
| Scott Williams, 1890 |
1-2-0 |
.333 |
| Robert Lackey, 1891 |
6-0-0 |
1.000 |
| E. K. Hall, 1892-93 |
12-5-5 |
.706 |
| Louis D. Vail, 1894 |
5-3-0 |
.625 |
| George Huff, 1895-99 |
21-16-3 |
.563 |
| Fred L. Smith, 1900 |
7-3-2 |
.667 |
| Edgar G. Holt, 1901-02 |
18-4-1 |
.818 |
| George Woodruff, 1903 |
8-6-0 |
.571 |
| Alumni*, 1904 |
9-2-1 |
.818 |
| Fred Lowenthal, 1905 |
5-4-0 |
.556 |
| Justa Lindgren, 1906 |
1-3-1 |
.250 |
| Arthur R. Hall, 1907-12 |
27-10-3 |
.730 |
| Robert C. Zuppke, 1913-41 |
131-81-13 |
.618 |
| Ray Eliot, 1942-59 |
83-73-11 |
.532 |
| Pete Elliott, 1960-66 |
31-34-1 |
.477 |
| Jim Valek, 1967-70 |
8-32-0 |
.200 |
| Bob Blackman, 1971-76 |
29-36-1 |
.439 |
| Gary Moeller, 1977-79 |
6-24-3 |
.227 |
| Mike White, 1980-87 |
47-41-3 |
.533 |
| John Mackovic, 1988-91 |
30-16-1 |
.663 |
| Lou Tepper, 1991-96 |
25-31-2 |
.446 |
| Ron Turner, 1997-2004 |
35-57-0 |
.380 |
| Ron Zook, 2005-2011 |
34-51-0 |
.400 |
| Vic Koenning^, 2011 |
1-0-0 |
1.000 |
| Tim Beckman, 2012-14 |
12-25-0 |
.324 |
| Bill Cubit (interim), 2015 |
5-7 |
.417 |
| Lovie Smith, 2016-20 |
17-39 |
.304 |
| Rod Smith&, 2020 |
0-1 |
.000 |
| Bret Bielema, 2021-present |
28-22 |
.560 |
* Arthur R. Hall, Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal, Clyde Matthews
^ Interim head coach for 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
& Acting head coach at Penn State, 12/19/2020
Hall of Fame
Illinois has had five coaches inducted into the College Football Foundation Hall of Fame.
Edward K. Hall (1892-1893) — Inducted 1951
Robert Zuppke (1913-1941) — Inducted 1951
George Woodruff (1903) — Inducted 1963
Bob Blackman (1971-1976) — Inducted 1987
Pete Elliott (1960-1966) — Inducted 1994
