1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
American college football season
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The 1994 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 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 279 to 156. They concluded the season in the 1994 Liberty Bowl, defeating East Carolina by a 30–0 score.[1]
- Lou Tepper (3rd season)
| 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Liberty Bowl champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 30–0 vs. East Carolina | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (4–4 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Greg Landry (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Denny Marcin (3rd season) |
| MVP | Dana Howard |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Penn State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State † | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Johnny Johnson (2,245 passing yards), running back Ty Douthard (713 rushing yards), wide receiver Jason Dulick (679 receiving yards), and kicker Chris Richardson (73 points scored, 31 of 32 extra points, 12 of 16 field goals).[2]
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.
Its game against Washington State at Soldier Field was its first game in Chicago since the Chicago Maroons football's final game as a major Big Ten football program in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season.[3][4][5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 7:30 pm | vs. Washington State* | No. 22 | L 9–10 | 39,472 | |||
| September 10 | 1:00 pm | Missouri* | W 42–0 | 64,305 | ||||
| September 17 | 1:00 pm | Northern Illinois* |
| W 34–10 | 55,327 | |||
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | Purdue | No. 25 |
| L 16–22 | 58,338 | ||
| October 8 | 2:30 pm | at No. 17 Ohio State | ABC | W 24–10 | 93,351 | |||
| October 15 | 1:00 pm | Iowa |
| W 47–7 | 59,573 | |||
| October 22 | 2:30 pm | No. 11 Michigan |
| ABC | L 14–19 | 72,677 | ||
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Northwestern | W 28–7 | 40,365 | ||||
| November 5 | 1:30 pm | at Minnesota | W 21–17 | 35,069 | ||||
| November 12 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Penn State |
| ABC | L 31–35 | 72,364 | ||
| November 19 | 2:30 pm | at Wisconsin | ABC | L 13–19 | 77,745 | |||
| December 31 | 12:00 pm | vs. East Carolina* | ESPN | W 30–0 | 33,280 | [6] | ||
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Roster
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Special teams
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1995 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Ken Dilger | Tight end | 2 | 48 | Indianapolis Colts |