The University of Illinois is one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions created after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862.
Did you know that women weren't allowed to enter the Union without an escort until 1956?
Old Capitol became the first building owned by the University after the state government moved to Des Moines in 1857.
When the stadium opened in 2009, Minnesota became the first Big Ten program in nearly 50 years to have a brand new on-campus stadium.
Memorial Stadium was built in 1923 as a memorial to Illinois men and women who died during World War I.
This is where the game's immortals are enshrined. The heart of the museum is the Hall of Fame gallery. The gallery has a plaque for each of the players who have been elected to the hall.
