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The 1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 7–3 record (6–3 in conference games), tied for second place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 323 to 209.[1]

Record7–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Headcoach
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1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDavid Williams
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
 1983
1985 
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1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Ohio State $720930
Illinois630740
Purdue630750
No. 16 Iowa531841
Wisconsin531741
Michigan State540660
Michigan540660
Minnesota360470
Northwestern270290
Indiana0900110
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jack Trudeau (2,724 passing yards, 65.3% completion percentage), running back Thomas Rooks (1,056 rushing yards, 4.8 yards per carry), wide receiver David Williams (101 receptions for 1,278 yards), and kicker Chris White (103 points scored, 31 of 32 extra points, 24 of 28 field goals).[2] Six Illinois players received first-team honors on the 1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Rooks at running back (UPI-1); Chris Babyar at guard (AP-1, UPI-1); Jim Juriga at tackle; tight end Cap Boso (AP-1); Williams at wide receiver (AP-1, UPI-1); White at kicker (AP-1, UPI-1).[3][4]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1NorthwesternW 24–1675,753[5]
September 8Missouri*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 30–2478,297[6]
September 15at Stanford*L 19–3443,795[7]
September 22Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 40–775,762[8]
September 29at IowaL 16–2166,322[9]
October 6Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 22–676,428[10]
October 13at No. 8 Ohio StateL 38–4589,937[11]
October 20Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 34–2076,101[12]
October 27at MichiganL 18–26104,916[13]
November 3Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 48–376,056[14]
November 10vs. IndianaW 34–746,264[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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