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Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NicknameFighting Illini
Team ColorsOrange and Blue
Head CoachRon Zook
LocationChampaign, IL
ConferenceBig Ten
NCAADivision I-A
StadiumMemorial Stadium (Champaign)
MascotNone
WebsiteFightingIllini.com

The Illinois Fighting Illini, or simply The Illini, represent the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the NCAA Division I-A College football and competes with ten others in the Big Ten Conference. The Illinois college football program started back in 1890 as an independent team but soon after joined the Illinois Intercollegiate League a year later. In 1896, Illinois found a new home with the Big Ten Conference, and won their first ever conference championship in 1910. The Fighting Illini went on to duplicate this feat 14 more times, adding these titles to their four national championships, with one other national championship selection in 1951 when the team finished the season with a 9 win, 0 loss, and 1 draw card.

The team has also appeared in a number of post season Bowl Games, 14 to be exact, bringing home the title in six different occassions. Also since 1966, the Illini has a 21.9% winning percentage against top 25 teams, 20% winning percentage against number 1 ranked opponents, and a 10% mark against teams in the top 5. As of 2006, the team was ranked 63 overall in terms of winning percentage with a 52% mark.

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Ranking

Year Record AP Rank Coach Rank
1944 5-4-1 15
1946 8-2-0 5
1950 7-2-0 13 11
1951 9-0-1 4 3
1953 7-1-1 7 7
1959 5-3-1 13 12
1962 2-7-0 18
1963 8-1-1 3 4
1964 6-3-0 16
1983 10-2-0 10 10
1989 10-2-0 10 10
1990 8-4-0 25 24
1999 8-4-0 24 25
2001 10-2-0 12 12
2007 9-4-0 20 18
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Scouting Report

Category Big Ten Rank Nat'l Rank
Scoring Offense 7 58
Scoring Defense 5 26
Total Offense 3 34
Total Defense 7 55
Turnover Margin 7 70
Pass Efficiency Defense 6 52
Kickoff Returns 9 103
Net Punting 11 92
Passing Offense 11 109
Passing Defense 10 83
Passing Efficiency 10 80
Punt Returns 8 88
Rushing Offense 1 5
Rushing Defense 5 36
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Championships

National Championships

  • 1914 - National Champions
  • 1919 - National Champions
  • 1923 - National Champions
  • 1927 - National Champions

Conference Championships

  • 1910 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
  • 1914 - Big Ten Conference Champions
  • 1915 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
  • 1918 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
  • 1919 - Big Ten Conference Champions
  • 1923 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
  • 1927 - Big Ten Conference Champions
  • 1928 - Big Ten Conference Champions
  • 1946 - Big Ten Conference Champions
  • 1951 - Big Ten Conference Champions
  • 1953 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
  • 1963 - Big Ten Conference Champions
  • 1983 - Big Ten Conference Champions
  • 1990 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
  • 2001 - Big Ten Conference Champions

Other National Championship Selections

  • 1910 Mel Smith
  • 1951 Boand System, Earl Jessen, Soren Sorensen, The Fleming System
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University of Illinois Bowl History

Year Bowl Game Opponent Result Score
Jan 01, 2008 Rose Bowl USC L 17-49
Jan 01, 2002 Sugar Bowl Louisiana State L 34-47
Dec 30, 1999 Micron PC Bowl Virginia W 63-21
Dec 31, 1994 Liberty Bowl East Carolina W 30-0
Dec 30, 1992 Holiday Bowl Hawaii L 17-27
Dec 31, 1991 Sun Bowl UCLA L 3-6
Jan 01, 1991 Hall Of Fame Bowl Clemson L 0-30
Jan 01, 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl Virginia W 31-21
Dec 29, 1988 All-American Bowl Florida L 10-14
Dec 31, 1985 Peach Bowl Army L 29-31
Jan 02, 1984 Rose Bowl UCLA L 9-45
Dec 29, 1982 Liberty Bowl Alabama L 15-21
Jan 01, 1964 Rose Bowl Washington W 17-7
Jan 01, 1952 Rose Bowl Stanford W 40-7
Jan 01, 1947 Rose Bowl UCLA W 45-14
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Highlights

In 1990, University of Illinois running back Howard Griffith set an individual record of 8 touchdowns in a game against Southern Illinois.
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Schedule

Illinois Fighting Illini 2008 Games Schedule
Date Opponent Location Result
08.30.08 #6/#7 Missouri St. Louis, Mo. L, 42-52
09.06.08 Eastern Illinois Memorial Stadium W, 47-21
09.13.08 Louisiana-Lafayette Memorial Stadium
09.27.08 Penn State University Park, Pa.
10.04.08 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich.
10.11.08 Minnesota Memorial Stadium
10.18.08 Indiana Memorial Stadium
10.25.08 Wisconsin Madison, Wis.
11.01.08 Iowa Memorial Stadium
11.08.08 Western Michigan Detroit, Mich.
11.15.08 Ohio State Memorial Stadium
11.22.08 Northwestern Evanston, Ill.
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Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini 2008 Roster
No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr Hometown (Prev School)
1 Vontae Davis 6-0 204 DB JR Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
2 Martez Wilson 6-4 246 LB SO Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)
3 Marques Wilkins 6-0 191 WR JR Decatur, Ill. (MacArthur)
4 Donsay Hardeman 6-2 220 DB JR Jacksonville, Fla. (Georgia Military College)
5 Mikel LeShoure 6-0 240 RB FR Champaign, Ill. (Centennial)
6 Chris James 6-0 188 WR SO Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)
7 Juice Williams 6-2 233 QB JR Chicago, Ill. (Vocational)
8 A.J. Jenkins 6-0 175 WR FR Jacksonville, Fla. (Terry Parker)
9 Arrelious Benn 6-2 214 WR SO Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
10 Cody Stunkard 5-11 206 DB SO Philo, Ill. (Unity)
10 Eddie McGee 6-4 200 QB SO Washingon, D.C. (H.D. Woodson)
11 Jarred Fayson 6-0 209 WR JR Tampa, Fla. (Univ. of Florida)
11 Cordale Scott 6-3 208 WR FR Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville)
12 Jacob Charest 6-4 200 QB FR Matthews, N.C. (Butler)
13 Will Judson 5-8 163 WR SR Riverdale, Ga. (Florida A&M)
14 Miami Thomas 5-11 17 DB SO Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)
14 Sean Anderson 6-4 185 QB RS FR Tinley Park, Ill. (Andrew)
15 Chris Duvalt 5-11 175 WR JR Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson)
16 Michael Hoomanawanui 6-5 274 TE JR Bloomington, Ill. (Central Catholic)
17 Jeff Cumberland 6-5 251 WR JR Columbus, Ohio (Brookhaven)
18 Eddie Viliunas 6-4 226 QB FR LaGrange Park, Ill. (Lyons Township)
18 Nate Bussey 6-2 216 DB SO Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
19 Derek Dimke 6-0 175 PK FR Rockford, Ill. (Boylan)
19 Jack Ramsey 5-11 187 WR FR Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)
20 Garrett Edwards 6-2 214 DB SO Downers Grove, Ill. (North)
21 Jason Ford 6-0 220 RB FR Belleville, Ill. (Althoff)
22 Daniel Dufrene 5-11 201 RB JR Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (College of the Sequoias)
22 Andrew Harweger 6-1 209 DB SO Freeport, Ill. (Aquin)
23 Jack Eastman 6-1 194 WR JR Naperville, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)
24 Bo Flowers 6-2 218 DB SO Maywood, Ill. (Walther Lutheran)
25 Ashante Williams 5-10 197 DB FR Mayfield, Ohio (Mayfield)
26 Tavon Wilson 6-0 191 DB FR Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson)
27 Antonio Gully 6-1 183 DB SO St. Louis, Mo. (Cardinal Ritter)
28 Dere Hicks 5-10 179 DB JR Roanoke, Va. (Valley Forge Prep.)
29 Troy Pollard 5-8 180 RB RS FR Jacksonville, Fla. (Andrew Jackson)
30 Rahkeem Smith 6-1 255 RB JR Lombard, Ill. (Hargrave Prep)
30 Mike Locksley, Jr. 5-11 205 DB RS FR Champaign, Ill. (Centennial)
31 Travon Bellamy 6-0 207 DB SO Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
32 Supo Sanni 6-3 205 DB FR Homewood, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)
33 Mark Burgess 5-9 184 RB RS FR Philo, Ill. (Unity (Tolono))
33 Russell Ellington 6-2 217 LB FR Homewood, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)
35 Michael Cklamovski 6-4 261 PK JR Willow Springs, Ill. (Lyons Township)
35 Kevin Johnson 6-1 193 DB FR Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich)
36 Jared Bosch 6-1 200 P SO Mahomet, Ill. (Mahomet-Seymour)
37 Kyle Yelton 6-0 195 P JR Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton)
38 Matt Brandabur 6-0 220 PK SO Middletown, Ohio (Middletown)
38 Ian Thomas 6-0 218 LB RS FR Berwyn Heights, Md. (DeMatha)
39 Conor Gillen 6-2 233 LB JR Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)
40 London Davis 6-4 244 TE FR Cahokia, Ill. (Cahokia)
41 Zach Becker 6-3 240 RB FR Homer, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden)
43 Sam Carson III 6-1 254 LB SR Woodridge, Ill. (Downers Grove South)
44 Brit Miller 6-1 250 LB SR Decatur, Ill. (Eisenhower)
45 Rodney Pittman 6-2 242 LB SR Fort Washington, Md. (Friendly)
46 Zak Pedersen 6-2 220 LS FR Joliet, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)
47 Glenn Foster 6-4 252 DL FR Chicago, Ill. (Mt. Carmel)
48 Nate Palmer 6-3 213 LB FR Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)
49 Ugochukwu Uzodinma 6-4 248 DL FR Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
49 Tyler Pacha 5-10 207 RB SR Fairfield, Iowa (Ellsworth Comm. Col.)
52 Jon Asamoah 6-5 309 OL JR Park Forest, Ill. (Rich East)
53 Dustin Jefferson 6-0 230 LB SO Kankakee, Ill. (Kankakee)
54 Justin Staples 6-4 222 LB FR Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edward)
55 Anterio Jackson 6-2 277 DL SO Chicago, Ill. (Fenger)
56 Sirod Williams 6-0 292 DL SR Garfield Heights, Ohio (Garfield Heights)
57 Mike Garrity 6-6 289 OL RS FR Batavia, Ill. (Batavia)
58 Bryson Whalen 6-4 257 DL SR Freeport, Ill. (Aquin)
59 Tad Keely 6-1 220 LS SO Oswego, Ill. (Oswego)
60 Ryan McDonald 6-5 296 OL SR Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa)
61 Tyler Sands 6-5 309 OL FR Boyertown, Pa. (Boyertown Area)
62 Eric Block 6-3 292 OL SR New Orleans, La. (Jesuit)
63 Chudi Aguanunu 6-5 323 OL JR Chicago, Ill. (Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences)
65 Mike Nabolotny 6-5 281 OL SR Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South)
66 Randall Hunt 6-6 311 OL SO Hightstown, N.J. (Valley Forge Prep.)
68 Xavier Fulton 6-5 300 OL SR Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)
69 Ryan Sedlacek 6-4 283 OL FR Westport, Conn. (Staples)
70 Corey Lewis 6-6 278 OL FR Cresco, Pa. (East Stroudsburg South)
71 Jeff Allen 6-4 317 OL FR Chicago, Ill. (King)
72 Reggie Ellis 6-2 295 DL FR Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
73 Jack Cornell 6-5 321 OL RS FR Quincy, Ill. (Notre Dame)
76 Graham Pocic 6-7 320 OL FR Lemont, Ill. (Lemont)
78 Ryan Palmer 6-7 294 OL SO Canton, Ohio (Glen Oak)
79 Craig Wilson 6-5 317 OL RS FR Harvey, Ill. (Hargrave Acad.)
80 Alex Reavy 6-2 195 WR SO Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart Griffin)
81 Will Davis 6-3 268 DL SR Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
82 Fred Sykes 6-0 184 WR FR Tampa, Fla. (Chamberlain)
83 Hubie Graham 6-4 248 TE FR Scranton, Pa. (West Scranton)
84 Matt Eller 6-1 201 PK RS FR Jacksonville, Fla. (Bishop Kenny)
85 Whitney Mercilus 6-3 242 DL FR Akron, Ohio (Garfield)
87 Anthony Santella 6-2 190 P SO Wauconda, Ill. (Univ. of Utah)
88 Jason McGoey 6-0 185 WR RS FR Wheaton, Ill. (Warrenville South)
89 Tom Sullivan 6-4 241 TE JR Tinley Park, Ill. (Marist)
90 Antonio James 6-5 255 DL JR Massillon, Ohio (Washington)
91 Derek Walker 6-4 270 DL SR Glendale Heights, Ill. (Glenbard East)
92 Josh Brent 6-2 315 DL SO Bloomington, Ill. (Central Catholic)
93 Corey Liuget 6-3 283 DL FR Miami, Fla. (Hialeah)
94 David Lindquist 6-3 293 DL SR Highland Park, Ill. (Highland Park)
95 Doug Pilcher 6-5 266 DL JR Hinsdale, Ill. (Central)
96 Wisdom Onyegbule 6-3 245 DL RS FR Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)
97 Clay Nurse 6-3 258 DL SO Beltsville, Md. (High Point)
98 Daryle Ballew 6-1 313 DL RS FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow)
99 Jerry Brown 6-4 251 DL SO St. Louis, Mo. (Vashon)
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Coaches/Team Officials

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Notable Alumni in NFL

Illinois Fighting Illini in NFL

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References

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External Links


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