The Sports Almanac


Illinois Fighting Illini Division I National Championships


Overall Championships -- 22
YEAR
SPORT
RUNNER-UP
1915
Men's Basketball
NONE - Best Record (16-0)
1919
Football
NONE
1923
Football
NONE
1921
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1927
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Texas Longhorns

Football
NONE
1939
Men's Gymnastics
Army Black Knights
1940
Men's Gymnastics
Navy Midshipmen/Temple Owls
1941
Men's Gymnastics
Minnesota Golden Gophers
1942
Men's Gymnastics
Penn State Nittany Lions
1944
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1946
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
USC Trojans
1947
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
USC Trojans
1950
Men's Gymnastics
Temple Owls
1955
Men's Gymnastics
Penn State Nittany Lions
1956
Men's Fencing
Columbia Lions

Men's Gymnastics
Penn State Nittany Lions
1958
Men's Fencing
Columbia Lions

Men's Gymnastics
NONE - Co-Champions
1989
Men's Gymnastics
Nebraska Cornhuskers
2003
Men's Tennis
Vanderbilt Commodores
2012
Men's Gymnastics
Oklahoma Sooners