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American college football season
The 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team 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. Led by third-year head coach
Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. Illinois was invited to the
Liberty Bowl, where the Illini defeated
East Carolina. The team played home games at
Memorial Stadium in
Champaign, Illinois.
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* | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| | W 34–10 | 55,327 | |
October 1 | 1:00 pm |
Purdue | No. 25 | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (
rivalry)
| | 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 | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| | W 47–7 | 59,573 | |
October 22 | 2:30 pm | No. 11
Michigan | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (
rivalry)
| 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 | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| 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 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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[2]
Roster
1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
Roster
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Team players in the NFL
References
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |