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Bret Arnold Bielema (/ ˈ b iː l ə m ɑː /; born January 13, 1970) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , a position he has held since the 2021 season.
Bret Bielema is the current head coach at Illinois The Illinois Fighting Illini college football team represents the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the Big Ten Conference (Big 10). The Fighting Illini compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision .
The Fighting Illini were led by Bret Bielema in his third season as the team's head coach. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The Illinois Fighting Illini football team drew an average home attendance of 49,698 in 2023. [1]
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The Illini's nine-overtime victory against then-No. 7 Penn State on Oct. 23, 2021, was a spark to more success for a program starved for good news. With the Nittany Lions headed this way, here are ...
Bret Bielema is reportedly coming back to the Big Ten. The former Wisconsin Badgers head coach, who surprisingly left the Big Ten for the Arkansas job and has since coached in the NFL, is ...
Bielema had some much success back with the Wisconsin Badgers, owning a 68-24 record. Bret Bielema is returning to the Big Ten with the hope of revitalizing the Fighting Illini.
In that time, 12 coaches have led the Razorbacks in postseason bowl games: Fred Thomsen, John Barnhill, Bowden Wyatt, Frank Broyles, Lou Holtz, Ken Hatfield, Jack Crowe, Danny Ford, Houston Nutt, Reggie Herring, Bobby Petrino, and Bret Bielema.