1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Peach Bowl, L 29–31 vs. Army | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1985 record | 6–5–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Mike White (6th season) |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Iowa $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Michigan | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 6–5–1 record and finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Jack Trudeau with 2,938 passing yards, running back Thomas Rooks with 718 rushing yards, and wide receiver David Williams with 1,047 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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September 7 | No. 6 USC* | No. 11 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 10–20 | |||||
September 14 | Southern Illinois* | No. 19 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 28–25 | |||||
September 21 | at No. 18 Nebraska* | No. 20 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | L 25–52 | |||||
October 5 | No. 5 Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | W 31–28 | ||||||
October 12 | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) | L 24–30 | ||||||
October 19 | at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 30–17 | ||||||
October 26 | Wisconsin | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 38–25 | ||||||
November 2 | No. 4 Michigan | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | T 3–3 | ||||||
November 9 | at No. 6 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 0–59 | 66,120 | |||||
November 16 | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 41–24 | ||||||
November 23 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | W 45–20 | ||||||
December 31 | vs. Army* | Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | L 29–31 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
References
- ↑ "1985 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1985 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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