1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1984 record 7–3 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Mike White (5th season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1984 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Illinois 6 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Purdue 6 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
No. 16 Iowa 5 –3 –1  8 –4 –1
Wisconsin 5 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
Michigan 5 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Michigan State 5 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Minnesota 3 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Northwestern 2 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Indiana 0 –9 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 6–3 record and finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Jack Trudeau with 2,724 passing yards, running back Thomas Rooks with 1,056 rushing yards, and wide receiver David Williams with 1,278 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 1 Northwestern Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) W 24–16    
September 8 Missouri* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry) W 30–24    
September 15 at Stanford* Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA L 19–34    
September 22 Michigan State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 40–7    
September 29 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 16–21    
October 6 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 22–6    
October 13 at No. 8 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) L 38–45    
October 20 Purdue Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) W 34–20    
October 27 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 18–26    
November 3 Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 48–3    
November 10 at Indiana RCA Dome • Indianapolis, IN W 34–7    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. ↑ "1984 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1984 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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