University of Illinois - Chicago
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Name History:
| University of Illinois Chicago (Navy Pier) | 1946-65 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago Circle | 1965-82 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | 1982-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1949 | 7-8 | Les Miller |
| 1950 | 11-5-1 | Les Miller |
| 1951 | 8-9 | Les Miller |
| 1952 | 14-5 | Les Miller |
| 1953 | 25-1 | Les Miller |
| 1954 | 21-8 | Les Miller |
| 1955 | 18-6 | Les Miller |
| 1956 | 15-10 | Les Miller |
| 1957 | 11-9 | Les Miller |
| 1958 | 25-6 | Les Miller |
| 1959 | 23-8-1 | Les Miller |
| 1960 | 19-8 | Les Miller |
| 1961 | 18-8 | Les Miller |
| 1962 | 19-12 | Les Miller |
| 1963 | 22-13 | Les Miller |
| 1964 | 16-14 | Les Miller |
| 1965 | 15-7 | Les Miller |
| 1966 | 18-8 | Les Miller |
| 1967 | 25-14-1 | Les Miller |
| 1968 | 21-7 | Les Miller |
| 1969 | 15-4 | Les Miller |
| 1970 | 14-7 | Les Miller |
| 1971 | 19-12-2 | Les Miller |
| 1972 | 10-18 | Les Miller |
| 1973 | 10-20 | Les Miller |
| 1974 | 14-22 | Les Miller |
| 1975 | 19-18 | Les Miller |
| 1976 | 15-28 | Les Miller |
| 1977 | 17-32-1 | Les Miller |
| 1978 | 11-16-1 | Les Miller |
| 1979 | 14-20-2 | Les Miller |
| 1980 | 11-33-1 | Richard H. Ward |
| 1981 | 11-29 | Richard H. Ward |
| 1982 | 25-46 | Richard H. Ward |
| 1983 | 16-35-1 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1984 | 19-35-1 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1985 | 28-41-1 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1986 | 26-26 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1987 | 23-27 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1988 | 27-29 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1989 | 33-29 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1990 | 33-24 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1991 | 25-32 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1992 | 23-27 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1993 | 31-26 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1994 | 22-31 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1995 | 21-28 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1996 | 23-26 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1997 | 15-25 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1998 | 11-25 | Dean A. Refakes |
| 1999 | 18-30 | Michael J. Dee |
| 2000 | 33-26 | Michael J. Dee |
| 2001 | 32-28 | Michael J. Dee |
| 2002 | 39-16 | Michael J. Dee |
| 2003 | 39-18 | Michael J. Dee |
| 2004 | 35-21 | Michael J. Dee |
| 2005 | 38-21-1 | Michael J. Dee |
| 2006 | 35-20 | Michael J. Dee |
| 2007 | 35-21 | Michael J. Dee |
| 2008 | 35-22 | Michael J. Dee |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Curtis Granderson | Blue Island, IL | 2000-02 | 9/13/2004 |
| bold | member of Illinois-Chicago Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1952-80 |
| Mid-Continent Conference | 1984-94 |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | 1995-01 |
| Horizon League | 2002-date |
Highlights:
Kenneth L. Holtzman (DB 9/4/1965), Peter Mackanin (DB 7/3/1973) attended
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference champion 1969...Mid-Continent Conference tournament champion 1990, 1993... Midwestern Collegiate Conference champion 2000...Horizon League champion 2002-07...Horizon League tournament champion 2003, 2005, 2007
