For the first time in its then 80-year history, Football was introduced as a sport in 2025. The team is playing on a newly renovated turf field. More than 2,500 fans attended the first game on Saturday, Sept. 6, versus Bishop Noll. For the first two years, there will only be a JV team, followed by the addition of a Varsity team in 2027. The team motto is “Building on the Rock,” taken from Matthew 7:24 — “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on a rock.”
"Building On The Rock"
Schedules
BOYS JV FOOTBALLFootball Coaches
Sam Kessler
Head Football Coach
Taylor Zea
Assistant Football Coach
Gerrit Hamstra
Assistant Football Coach
Randy Rasmason
Assistant Football Coach
Football
- Season: Fall
- Facilities: The football team will play on the newly resurfaced turf field, which will accommodate both the football team and the soccer teams.
- Team Description/ Opportunities: The inaugural season of Illiana football will feature a Junior Varsity team for the 2025/2026 seasons. A Varsity team should follow in 2027. Team try-outs/ practices will begin in the summer of 2025. All team members are required to provide their own football cleats (shoes must be green, white, or black).
Other Athletics
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