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<blockquote data-quote="Dan" data-source="post: 1182223" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Single game tickets on sale June 23rd</strong></p><p><a href="http://fightingillini.com/news/2016/6/15/-illinifootball-single-game-tickets-on-sale-june-23.aspx?path=football" target="_blank">http://fightingillini.com/news/2016/6/15/-illinifootball-single-game-tickets-on-sale-june-23.aspx?path=football</a></p><p></p><p><strong>2016 Illini Football Ticket Options</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2016/2/18/Football_0218162643.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2016/2/18/Football_0218162643.aspx</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>2016 Illini Football Schedule</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Sep 03<span style="color: silver">____</span>Murray State<span style="color: silver">______________</span>2:30pm BTN</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Sep 10<span style="color: silver">____</span>North Carolina<span style="color: silver">____________</span>6:30pm BTN</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Sep 17<span style="color: silver">____</span>Western Michigan<span style="color: silver">__________</span>3:00pm ESPNews</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Sep 24<span style="color: silver">_______Bye Week___</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Oct 01<span style="color: silver">____</span>@ Nebraska<span style="color: silver">________________</span>2:30pm </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Oct 08<span style="color: silver">____</span>Purdue<span style="color: silver">____________________</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Oct 15<span style="color: silver">____</span>@ Rutgers<span style="color: silver">_________________</span>11:00am</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Oct 22<span style="color: silver">____</span>@ Michigan<span style="color: silver">________________</span>2:30pm</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Oct 29<span style="color: silver">____</span>Minnesota (Homecoming)<span style="color: silver">____</span>11:00am</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Nov 05<span style="color: silver">____</span>Michigan State<span style="color: silver">____________</span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Nov 12<span style="color: silver">____</span>@ Wisconsin<span style="color: silver">_______________</span>2:30pm</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Nov 19<span style="color: silver">____</span>Iowa<span style="color: silver">______________________</span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Nov 26<span style="color: silver">____</span>@ Northwestern<span style="color: silver">____________</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">All times CT</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>B1G West Division</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Illinois</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Iowa</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Minnesota</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Nebraska</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Northwestern</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Purdue</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Wisconsin</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>B1G East Division</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Indiana</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Maryland</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Michigan</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Michigan State</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Ohio State</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Penn State</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Rutgers</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>2016 marks the change from an 8 to a 9-game league schedule in the B1G. Now everyone plays 3 teams (instead of 2) from the opposite division, has 3 non-cons (instead of 4), and has 5 B1G at home & 4 B1G on road or vice versa. </p><p></p><p>* This will be the 4th-straight season Illinois opens B1G play vs Nebraska (3rd year out of 4 that game is in Lincoln). This scheduling quirk will continue in 2017 & 2019.</p><p></p><p>* Last time (only other times I believe) the B1G had 9-game schedules for the entire league was 1983 & 1984. Back then it was a 10-team league so it was a true round-robin. </p><p></p><p>* B1G history: Best as I can tell, the first teams to have 9-game B1G schedules were Iowa and Northwestern in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1971_Big_Ten_football_standings" target="_blank">1971</a>. In the early 80s & 1970s there were some years with imbalanced 8 & 9-game schedules, in other words some teams had 9-game B1G while others had 8-game B1G schedules in the same season. No idea, it was different back then <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>* The only team in B1G history to go 9-0 in the league regular season was your 1983 Fighting Illini <img src="/inc/illinois.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":illinois:" title="Illinois :illinois:" data-shortname=":illinois:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dan, post: 1182223, member: 1"] [b]Single game tickets on sale June 23rd[/b] [url]http://fightingillini.com/news/2016/6/15/-illinifootball-single-game-tickets-on-sale-june-23.aspx?path=football[/url] [b]2016 Illini Football Ticket Options[/b] [url]http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2016/2/18/Football_0218162643.aspx[/url] [size=2][b]2016 Illini Football Schedule[/b][/size] [FONT="Courier New"]Sep 03[color=silver]____[/color]Murray State[color=silver]______________[/color]2:30pm BTN Sep 10[color=silver]____[/color]North Carolina[color=silver]____________[/color]6:30pm BTN Sep 17[color=silver]____[/color]Western Michigan[color=silver]__________[/color]3:00pm ESPNews Sep 24[color=silver]_______Bye Week___[/color] Oct 01[color=silver]____[/color]@ Nebraska[color=silver]________________[/color]2:30pm Oct 08[color=silver]____[/color]Purdue[color=silver]____________________[/color] Oct 15[color=silver]____[/color]@ Rutgers[color=silver]_________________[/color]11:00am Oct 22[color=silver]____[/color]@ Michigan[color=silver]________________[/color]2:30pm Oct 29[color=silver]____[/color]Minnesota (Homecoming)[color=silver]____[/color]11:00am Nov 05[color=silver]____[/color]Michigan State[color=silver]____________[/color] Nov 12[color=silver]____[/color]@ Wisconsin[color=silver]_______________[/color]2:30pm Nov 19[color=silver]____[/color]Iowa[color=silver]______________________[/color] Nov 26[color=silver]____[/color]@ Northwestern[color=silver]____________[/color][/FONT] [size=1]All times CT[/size] [size=1] [b]B1G West Division[/b] Illinois Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Purdue Wisconsin [b]B1G East Division[/b] Indiana Maryland Michigan Michigan State Ohio State Penn State Rutgers [/size] 2016 marks the change from an 8 to a 9-game league schedule in the B1G. Now everyone plays 3 teams (instead of 2) from the opposite division, has 3 non-cons (instead of 4), and has 5 B1G at home & 4 B1G on road or vice versa. * This will be the 4th-straight season Illinois opens B1G play vs Nebraska (3rd year out of 4 that game is in Lincoln). This scheduling quirk will continue in 2017 & 2019. * Last time (only other times I believe) the B1G had 9-game schedules for the entire league was 1983 & 1984. Back then it was a 10-team league so it was a true round-robin. * B1G history: Best as I can tell, the first teams to have 9-game B1G schedules were Iowa and Northwestern in [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1971_Big_Ten_football_standings]1971[/url]. In the early 80s & 1970s there were some years with imbalanced 8 & 9-game schedules, in other words some teams had 9-game B1G while others had 8-game B1G schedules in the same season. No idea, it was different back then :) * The only team in B1G history to go 9-0 in the league regular season was your 1983 Fighting Illini :illinois: [/QUOTE]
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