Game 1: Arkansas State at Illinois game notes
August 29, 2011 11:08 PM
HOME COOKING
# The Fighting Illini open the season at home for the first time since 2006 and have eight home games on the schedule in 2011 for the first time in the Memorial Stadium era and first time since 1903, when Illinois played nine home games. The Orange and Blue open with five consecutive home games and six of their first seven contests at Memorial Stadium. The Illini take an all-time record of 247-209-14 at Memorial Stadium into the 2011 campaign.
THE BIG TEN'S RUSHING TEAM
# During the Ron Zook era (since 2005), Illinois leads the conference in rushing yards per game. The Illini's 205.2 yards per game (14,982 yards in 73 games) in the last six seasons tops Wisconsin's 198.6 ypg (15,488 yards in 78 games) during that same time span.
fightingillini.com
# The Fighting Illini open the season at home for the first time since 2006 and have eight home games on the schedule in 2011 for the first time in the Memorial Stadium era and first time since 1903, when Illinois played nine home games. The Orange and Blue open with five consecutive home games and six of their first seven contests at Memorial Stadium. The Illini take an all-time record of 247-209-14 at Memorial Stadium into the 2011 campaign.
THE BIG TEN'S RUSHING TEAM
# During the Ron Zook era (since 2005), Illinois leads the conference in rushing yards per game. The Illini's 205.2 yards per game (14,982 yards in 73 games) in the last six seasons tops Wisconsin's 198.6 ypg (15,488 yards in 78 games) during that same time span.
fightingillini.com
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