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American college football season
The 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the
1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the
Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at
Memorial Stadium in
Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was
Lou Tepper, who was fired as head coach of the Illini after the end of the season. Illinois had a record of 2–9 and failed to make a bowl game.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 2:30 pm | at No. 12
Michigan | |
ABC | L 8–20 | 105,992 |
September 7 | 2:30 pm | No. 19
USC* | | ABC | L 3–55 | 56,504 |
September 14 | 9:00 pm | at
Arizona* | |
FSN | L 0–41 | 43,012 |
September 21 | 1:00 pm |
Akron* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| | W 38–7 | 48,285 |
October 5 | 1:00 pm |
Indiana | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| | W 46–43 2OT | 55,534 |
October 12 | 11:20 am | at
Michigan State | |
ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 71,639 |
October 26 | 11:20 am | at No. 11
Northwestern | | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 48,187 |
November 2 | 11:20 am | No. 25
Iowa | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ESPN+ | L 21–31 | 54,381 |
November 9 | 11:30 am | No. 2
Ohio State | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
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ESPN | L 0–48 | 54,412 |
November 16 | 6:00 pm | at
Minnesota | | | L 21–23 | 34,321 |
November 23 | 1:00 pm |
Wisconsin | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| | L 15–35 | 37,814 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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Roster
1996 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
39 Mike Gusich DB 5-11 178 So. Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
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48
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Danny Clark
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Fr
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DL
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92
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Tom Claussen
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Sr
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DL
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66
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Garrett Johnson
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So
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LB
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41
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Eric Guenther
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So
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DT
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76
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Tremaine Halley
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Fr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
-
Injured
-
Redshirt
Roster
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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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National championship seasons in bold |