1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1993 record 5–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Lou Tepper (3rd season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1993 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 1 1  10 1 1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 1 1  10 1 1
No. 8 Penn State 6 2 0  10 2 0
Indiana 5 3 0  8 4 0
No. 21 Michigan 5 3 0  8 4 0
Illinois 5 3 0  5 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 0  6 6 0
Iowa 3 5 0  6 6 0
Minnesota 3 5 0  4 7 0
Northwestern 0 8 0  2 9 0
Purdue 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Illini compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Johnny Johnson led the team with 1,688 passing yards, while Ty Douthard led with 599 rushing yards and 406 receiving yards.[2] Tackle Brad Hopkins was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1993 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 11 at Missouri* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (Rivalry) L 331    
September 18 No. 15 Arizona* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL L 1416    
September 25 Oregon* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 713    
October 2 at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) W 2810    
October 9 No. 6 Ohio State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) L 1220    
October 16 at Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA W 493    
October 23 at No. 13 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI W 2421    
October 30 Northwestern Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) W 2013    
November 6 Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 2320    
November 13 at No. 16 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA L 1428    
November 20 No. 12 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 1035    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 86 Matt Cushing Fr
TE 87 Ken Dilger Jr
C 56 Greg Engel Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 51 Kevin Hardy So
LB 52 John Holecek Jr
DE 97 Simeon Rice So
CB 29 Scott Turner Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1993 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "1993 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. "Michigan puts eight on All-Big Ten teams". The Argus-Press (AP story). November 25, 1993. p. A11.
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