ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI

STADIUM: Memorial Stadium
CAPACITY: 60,670 • PLAYING SURFACE: Field Turf


STARTERS RETURNING (O/D): 6/6
LETTERMAN RETURNING: 44 (17,23,4) • LETTERMAN LOST: 32 (15,15,2)

Quick Facts:
LOCATION: Champaign-Urbana, IL
FOUNDED: 1867
ENROLLMENT: 33,915
COLORS: Blue, Orange
CONFERENCE: Big Ten
MASCOT: none
Head Coach: Bret Bielema
Years with Team: 3rd
Overall Record: 110-70
Record with TEAM: 13-12
 
2023 STATISTICAL LEADERS

2023 GAME BY GAME STATS
2023 SCHEDULE
2022 RESULTS
Date   Illinois HT FINAL BOX
9/2   Toledo 7-12
215-187
30-28 Box
9/9 at Kansas 7-28
122-295
23-34 Box
9/16   Penn St 7-16
168-197
13-30 Box
9/23   FAU 14-10
268-146
23-17 Box
9/30 at Purdue 13-16
200-188
19-44 Box
10/6   Nebraska (Fri) 7-17
185-196
7-20 Box
10/14 at Maryland 14-14
197-202
27-24 Box
10/21   Wisconsin 14-7
175-172
21-25 Box
10/28          
11/4 at Minnesota 14-17
161-191
27-26 Box
11/11   Indiana 26-27
369-216
48-45 Box
11/18 at Iowa 10-9
132-175
13-15 Box
11/25   Northwestern 20-21
164-191
43-45 Box
12/2          
           
Date   Illinois HT FINAL BOX
8/27   Wyoming 17-3
255-118
38-6 BOX
9/2 at Indiana (Fri) 10-16
237-222
20-23 BOX
9/10   Virginia 21-3
264-114
24-3 BOX
9/17          
9/22   Chattanooga (Thur) 24-0
334-172
31-0 BOX
10/1 at Wisconsin 14-10
119-140
34-10 BOX
10/8   Iowa 6-6
116-137
9-6 BOX
10/15   Minnesota (HC) 13-7
250-125
26-14 BOX
10/22          
10/29 at Nebraska 20-9
225-219
26-9 BOX
11/5   Michigan St 7-9
251-162
15-23 BOX
11/12   Purdue 14-14
164-224
24-31 BOX
11/19 at Michigan 3-7
154-221
17-19 BOX
11/26 at Northwestern 17-0
184-140
41-3 BOX
ReliaQuest Bowl
1/2 Mississippi St 7-3
155-175
10-19 BOX
2022 STATISTICAL LEADERS

2022 GAME BY GAME STATS
2022 SCHEDULE
2021 RESULTS
Date   Illinois HT FINAL BOX
8/27   Wyoming 17-3
255-118
38-6 BOX
9/2 at Indiana (Fri) 10-16
237-222
20-23 BOX
9/10   Virginia 21-3
264-114
24-3 BOX
9/17          
9/22   Chattanooga (Thur) 24-0
334-172
31-0 BOX
10/1 at Wisconsin 14-10
119-140
34-10 BOX
10/8   Iowa 6-6
116-137
9-6 BOX
10/15   Minnesota (HC) 13-7
250-125
26-14 BOX
10/22          
10/29 at Nebraska 20-9
225-219
26-9 BOX
11/5   Michigan St 7-9
251-162
15-23 BOX
11/12   Purdue 14-14
164-224
24-31 BOX
11/19 at Michigan 3-7
154-221
17-19 BOX
11/26 at Northwestern 17-0
184-140
41-3 BOX
ReliaQuest Bowl
1/2 Mississippi St 7-3
155-175
10-19 BOX
Date   Illinois HT FINAL BOX
8/28   Nebraska 16-9
148-151
30-22 Box
9/4   UTSA 14-20
200-246
30-37 Box
9/11 at Virginia 7-21
129-338
14-42 Box
9/17   Maryland (Fri) 3-3
181-177
17-20 Box
9/25 at Purdue 3-6
85-131
9-13 Box
10/2   Charlotte 10-14
178-156
24-14 Box
10/9   Wisconsin (HC) 0-10
33-206
0-24 Box
10/16          
10/23 at Penn St 7-10
189-143
20-18
9OT
Box
10/30   Rutgers 14-10
216-191
14-20 Box
11/6 at Minnesota 14-0
152-145
14-6 Box
11/13          
11/20 at Iowa 13-17
164-136
23-33 Box
11/27   Northwestern 37-7
339-134
47-14 Box
2021 STATISTICAL LEADERS

2021 GAME BY GAME STATS
2021 SCHEDULE
2020 RESULTS
Date   Illinois HT FINAL BOX
8/28   Nebraska 16-9
148-151
30-22 Box
9/4   UTSA 14-20
200-246
30-37 Box
9/11 at Virginia 7-21
129-338
14-42 Box
9/17   Maryland (Fri) 3-3
181-177
17-20 Box
9/25 at Purdue 3-6
85-131
9-13 Box
10/2   Charlotte 10-14
178-156
24-14 Box
10/9   Wisconsin (HC) 0-10
33-206
0-24 Box
10/16          
10/23 at Penn St 7-10
189-143
20-18
9OT
Box
10/30   Rutgers 14-10
216-191
14-20 Box
11/6 at Minnesota 14-0
152-145
14-6 Box
11/13          
11/20 at Iowa 13-17
164-136
23-33 Box
11/27   Northwestern 37-7
339-134
47-14 Box
Date   Illinois HT FINAL BOX
10/24 at Wisconsin 7-28
122-252
7-45 Box
10/31   Purdue 10-17
261-239
24-31 Box
11/7   Minnesota 7-28
136-340
14-41 Box
11/14 at Rutgers 7-13
125-248
23-20 Box
11/21 at Nebraksa 28-10
290-203
41-23 Box
11/28   Ohio St PPD      
12/5   Iowa 14-13
153-157
21-35 Box
12/12 at Northwestern 3-14
132-211
10-28 Box
12/19 at Penn St 21-42
229-387
21-56 Box
2020 STATISTICAL LEADERS

2020 GAME BY GAME STATS
2020 SCHEDULE
2019 RESULTS
Date   Illinois HT FINAL BOX
10/24 at Wisconsin 7-28
122-252
7-45 Box
10/31   Purdue 10-17
261-239
24-31 Box
11/7   Minnesota 7-28
136-340
14-41 Box
11/14 at Rutgers 7-13
125-248
23-20 Box
11/21 at Nebraksa 28-10
290-203
41-23 Box
11/28   Ohio St PPD      
12/5   Iowa 14-13
153-157
21-35 Box
12/12 at Northwestern 3-14
132-211
10-28 Box
12/19 at Penn St 21-42
229-387
21-56 Box
           
           
           
           
           
Date   Illinois HT FINAL BOX
8/31   Akron 28-3
217-96
42-3 BOX
9/7 at Connecticut 24-13
246-106
31-23 BOX
9/14   Eastern Michigan 17-23
163-291
31-34 BOX
9/21   Nebraska 21-14
185-314
38-42 BOX
9/28   Open      
10/5 at Minnesota 10-16
155-246
17-40 BOX
10/12   Michigan 7-28
117-355
25-42 BOX
10/19   Wisconsin (HC) 7-13
124-210
24-23 BOX
10/26 at Purdue 17-0
194-100
24-6 BOX
11/2   Rutgers 10-10
141-179
38-10 BOX
11/9 at Michigan St 10-28
95-356
37-34 BOX
11/16   Open      
11/23 at Iowa 7-13
152-251
10-19 BOX
11/30   Northwestern 7-10
30-180
10-29 BOX
12/7          
REDBOX BOWL
12/30 California 13-21
242-273
20-35 BOX
2019 STATISTICAL LEADERS

2019 GAME BY GAME STATS
2019 SCHEDULE
2018 RESULTS
Date   Illinois HT FINAL BOX
8/31   Akron 28-3
217-96
42-3 BOX
9/7 at Connecticut 24-13
246-106
31-23 BOX
9/14   Eastern Michigan 17-23
163-291
31-34 BOX
9/21   Nebraska 21-14
185-314
38-42 BOX
9/28   Open      
10/5 at Minnesota 10-16
155-246
17-40 BOX
10/12   Michigan 7-28
117-355
25-42 BOX
10/19   Wisconsin (HC) 7-13
124-210
24-23 BOX
10/26 at Purdue 17-0
194-100
24-6 BOX
11/2   Rutgers 10-10
141-179
38-10 BOX
11/9 at Michigan St 10-28
95-356
37-34 BOX
11/16   Open      
11/23 at Iowa 7-13
152-251
10-19 BOX
11/30   Northwestern 7-10
30-180
10-29 BOX
12/7          
REDBOX BOWL
12/30 California 13-21
242-273
20-35 BOX
Date   Illinois TIME HT FINAL BOX
9/1   Kent St   3-17
168-224
31-24 Box
9/8   Western Illinois   14-7
203-134
34-14 Box
9/15 USF (Chicago)   16-7
231-267
19-25 Box
9/21   Penn St (Fri)   17-21
252-336
24-63 Box
9/29   Open        
10/6 at Rutgers   24-14
274-195
38-17 Box
10/13   Purdue (HC)   7-29
146-287
7-46 Box
10/20 at Wisconsin   10-28
177-278
20-49 Box
10/27 at Maryland   9-28
166-282
33-63 Box
11/3   Minnesota   24-17
316-247
55-31 Box
11/10 at Nebraska   21-38
292-356
35-54 Box
11/17   Iowa   0-35
102-250
0-63 Box
11/24 at Northwestern   6-21
213-235
16-24 Box
12/1            

2018 STATISTICAL LEADERS

2018 GAME BY GAME STATS
2018 SCHEDULE
2017 RESULTS
Date   Illinois TIME HT FINAL BOX
9/1   Kent St   3-17
168-224
31-24 Box
9/8   Western Illinois   14-7
203-134
34-14 Box
9/15 USF (Chicago)   16-7
231-267
19-25 Box
9/21   Penn St (Fri)   17-21
252-336
24-63 Box
9/29   Open        
10/6 at Rutgers   24-14
274-195
38-17 Box
10/13   Purdue (HC)   7-29
146-287
7-46 Box
10/20 at Wisconsin   10-28
177-278
20-49 Box
10/27 at Maryland   9-28
166-282
33-63 Box
11/3   Minnesota   24-17
316-247
55-31 Box
11/10 at Nebraska   21-38
292-356
35-54 Box
11/17   Iowa   0-35
102-250
0-63 Box
11/24 at Northwestern   6-21
213-235
16-24 Box
12/1            
ILLINOIS
TIME
HT
FINAL
BOX
9/2 Ball St
16-7
140-126
24-2
BOX
9/9 WKU
13-0
138-128
20-7
BOX
9/15 at USF (Fri)
9-23
110-374
23-47
BOX
9/23
9/29 Nebraska (Fri)
3-21
153-238
6-28
BOX
10/7 at Iowa
13-17
252-248
16-45
BOX
10/14 Rutgers
10-21
140-240
24-35
BOX
10/21 at Minnesota
7-7
120-164
17-24
BOX
10/28 Wisconsin (HC)
3-17
105-199
10-24
BOX
11/4 at Purdue
10-13
159-184
10-29
BOX
11/11 Indiana
0-14
72-266
14-24
BOX
11/18 at Ohio St
0-38
43-358
14-52
BOX
11/25 Northwestern
7-14
127-204
7-42
BOX
12/2

 

2017 STATISTICAL LEADERS

2017 GAME BY GAME STATS
2017 SCHEDULE
2016 RESULTS
ILLINOIS
TIME
HT
FINAL
BOX
9/2 Ball St
16-7
140-126
24-2
BOX
9/9 WKU
13-0
138-128
20-7
BOX
9/15 at USF (Fri)
9-23
110-374
23-47
BOX
9/23
9/29 Nebraska (Fri)
3-21
153-238
6-28
BOX
10/7 at Iowa
13-17
252-248
16-45
BOX
10/14 Rutgers
10-21
140-240
24-35
BOX
10/21 at Minnesota
7-7
120-164
17-24
BOX
10/28 Wisconsin (HC)
3-17
105-199
10-24
BOX
11/4 at Purdue
10-13
159-184
10-29
BOX
11/11 Indiana
0-14
72-266
14-24
BOX
11/18 at Ohio St
0-38
43-358
14-52
BOX
11/25 Northwestern
7-14
127-204
7-42
BOX
12/2
ILLINOIS TIME HT FINAL BOX
9/3 Murray St
35-3
294-141
52-3
BOX
9/10 North Carolina
16-24
184-205
23-48
BOX
9/17 Western Michigan
7-24
207-346
10-34
BOX
9/24 Open
10/1 at Nebraska
13-10
169-223
16-31
BOX
10/8 Purdue
16-21
251-254
31-34
BOX
10/15 at Rutgers
7-0
182-186
24-7
BOX
10/22 at Michigan
0-31
70-316
8-41
BOX
10/29 Minnesota (HC)
7-14
145-135
17-40
BOX
11/5 Michigan St
7-6
99-169
31-27
BOX
11/12 at Wisconsin
3-31
139-233
3-48
BOX
11/19 Iowa
0-7
105-136
0-28
BOX
11/26 at Northwestern
14-21
191-228
21-42
BOX
12/3
2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS

2016 GAME BY GAME STATS

 

2015 STATISTICAL LEADERS

2015 GAME BY GAME STATS
2015 SCHEDULE
2014 RESULTS
   
TIME
HT
FINAL
BOX
9/4 Kent State (Fri)
9:00
B10N
38-0
173-85
52-3
9/12 Western Illinois
12:00
B10N
30-0
300-30
44-0
9/19 at North Carolina
12:00
ESPN
7-20
226-263
14-48
9/26 Middle Tennessee
17-12
179-144
27-25
10/3 Nebraska
0-10
203-164
14-13
10/10 at Iowa
12:00
7-16
116-309
20-29
10/17
10/24 Wisconsin (HC)
3:30
6-10
117-187
13-24
10/31 at Penn State
0-15
138-159
0-39
11/7 at Purdue
12:00
27-7
295-105
48-14
11/14 Ohio State  
3-14
101-209
9-28
11/21 at Minnesota  
21-1
233-207
23-32
11/28 Northwestern (Chicago)  
7-21
140-204
14-24
12/5
 
 
TIME
HT
FINAL
BOX
8/30 Youngstown St  
7-6
129-169
28-17
9/6 WKU  
14-17
218-249
42-34
9/13 at Washington
4:00
FOX
12-38
157-929
19-44
9/20 Texas St
13-21
174-283
42-35
9/27 at Nebraska
9:00
BTN
14-31
211-391
14-45
10/4 Purdue  
14-17
213-314
27-38
10/11 at Wisconsin  
14-24
153-324
28-38
10/18
10/25 Minnesota (HC)
12:00
14-3
165-86
28-24
11/1 at Ohio St
8:00
ABC
0-31
112-284
14-55
11/8
11/15 Iowa  
7-9
89-294
14-30
11/22 Penn St  
7-7
127-158
16-14
11/29 at Northwestern
26-7
249-57
47-33
HEART OF DALLAS BOWL • COTTON BOWL
12/26 Louisiana Tech
1:00
ESPN
9-21
250-161
18-35
2014 STATISTICAL LEADERS


2014 GAME BY GAME STATS

 

2013 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Player Att Yds YPC TD Player Comp Att % Yds YPA TD INT Rating Player Rec Yds YPC TD
Josh Ferguson 141 779 5.5 7 Nathan Scheelhaase 287 430 66.7% 3272 7.6 21 13 140.7 Steve Hull 59 993 16.8 7
Donovonn Young 93 376 4.0 3 Reilly O'Toole 12 16 75.0% 141 8.8 1 1 157.2 Josh Ferguson 50 535 10.7 4
Nathan Scheelhaase 113 271 2.4 4 Miles Osei 1 2 50.0% 35 17.5 0 0 197.0 Miles Osei 35 349 10.0 1
2013 GAME BY GAME STATS
2013 SCHEDULE
2012 RESULTS
ILLINOIS TIME HT FINAL BOX
8/31 Southern Illinois
12:00
BTN
25-7
321-112
42-34
9/7 Cincinnati
12:00
21-7
244-169
45-17
9/14 Washington
6:00
BTN
3-10
93-278
24-34
9/21
9/28 Miami, OH
12:00
BTN
36-0
394-104
50-14
10/5 at Nebraska
12:00
5-23
174-259
19-39
10/12
10/19 Wisconsin
8:00
BTN
17-28
175-219
32-56
10/26 Michigan St
3:30
ABC
3-14
110-165
3-42
11/2 at Penn St
12:00
ESPN
3-14
213-247
17-24
OT
11/9 at Indiana
3:30
BTN
14-21
288-289
35-52
11/16 Ohio St
12:00
ESPN
14-35
187-288
35-60
11/23 at Purdue
12:00
BTN
14-14
211-191
20-16
11/30 Northwestern
3:30
BTN
17-20
237-317
34-37
HT= HALFTIME (SCORE & YDS)
ILLINOIS 2012
UI
OPP
TIME
HT
FINAL
BOX
9/1 W Michigan
-
-
12:00
ESPNU
17-0
187-78
24-7
9/8 at Arizona St
-
-
10:30
ESPN
7-28
165-319
14-45
9/15 Charleston SO
-
-
12:00
BTN
20-0
229-93
44-0
9/22 Louisiana Tech
-
-
8:00
BTN
17-21
189-134
24-52
9/29 Penn St
-
-
12:00
0-21
187-199
7-35
10/6 at Wisconsin
-
-
3:30
ABC
7-7
126-171
14-31
10/13 at Michigan
-
#25
3:30
ABC
0-17
121-239
0-45
10/20
10/27 Indiana
-
-
12:00
ESPN
14-21
207-174
17-31
11/3 at Ohio State
-
#6
3:30
6-31
138-310
22-52
11/10 Minnesota
-
-
3:30
BTN
3-3
170-145
3-17
11/17 Purdue
-
-
3:30
BTN
3-6
132-156
17-20
11/24 at Northwestern
-
-
12:00
BTN
14-27
205-208
14-50
HT= HALFTIME (SCORE & YDS)
2012 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Player Att Yds YPC TD   Player Comp Att % Yds YPA TD INT Rating   Player Rec Yds YPC TD
Donovonn Young 131 572 4.4 3   Nathan Scheelhaase 148 244 60.7% 1368 5.6 4 8 106.6   Ryan Lankford 37 469 12.7 5
Josh Ferguson 75 311 4.1 0   Reilly O'Toole 65 87 74.7% 564 6.5 6 4 142.7   Darius Millines 32 319 10.0 0
Nathan Scheelhaase 127 295 2.3 4   Miles Osei 8 18 44.4% 79 4.4 0 2 59.1   Spencer Harris 21 253 12.0 2
2012 Individual Player Stats2012 Starters Lost/ Start Chart
2012 GAME BY GAME STATS
2011 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Player Att Yds YPC TD   Player Comp Att % Yds YPA TD INT Rating   Player Rec Yds YPC TD
Nathan Scheelaase 191 644 3.4 6   N Scheelhaase 185 293 63.1% 2106 7.2 13 8 132.7   AJ Jenkins 90 1273 14.1 8
Jason Ford 155 587 3.8 7   Reilly O'Toole 38 65 58.5% 259 4.0 1 4 84.7   Spencer Harris 26 225 8.7 1
Troy Pollard 66 472 7.2 2   Darius Millines 1 1 100.0% 9 9.0 0 0 175.6   Darius Millines 19 218 11.5 1
2011 Individual Player Stats
2011 GAME BY GAME STATS

2011 RESULTS
2010 RESULTS
ILLINOIS 2011
TIME
HT
FINAL
BOX
9/3
3:30
17-8
202-121
33-15
9/10
12:00
35-3
316-54
56-3
9/17
7:00
10-0
210-186
17-14
9/24
3:30
10-13
200-277
23-20
10/1
12:00
10-14
205-116
38-35
10/8
at
2:30
27-13
280-119
41-20
10/15
3:30
0-3
95-105
7-17
10/22
at
12:00
0-21
129-229
14-21
10/29
3:30
0-0
79-97
7-10
11/5
BYE
 
11/12

3:30

0-14
30-249
14-31
11/19
12:00
17-7
224-93
17-28
11/26
at
3:30
0-20
18-217
7-27
12/31
Fight Hunger Bowl
3:30
ESPN
20-14
ILLINOIS 2010
SCORE
BOX
9/4 Missouri (St Louis)
13-23
9/11

 

S Illinois
35-3
9/18

 

N Illinois
28-22
10/2 Ohio St
13-24
10/9 at Penn St
33-13
10/16 at Michigan St
6-26
10/23

 

Indiana
43-13
10/30 Purdue
44-10
11/6 at Michigan
65-67
11/13 Minnesota
34-38
11/20 at Northwestern Wrigley Field
48-27
12/3 at Fresno St
23-25
12/29   TEXAS BOWL
38-14
2010 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Player Att Yds YPC TD   Player Comp Att % Yds YPA TD INT Rating   Player Rec Yds YPC TD
Mikel LeShoure 282 1704 6.0 17   Nathan Scheelhaase 155 264 58.7% 1822 6.9 17 8 131.9   AJ Jenkins 56 742 13.3 7
Nathan Scheelhaase 184 863 4.7 5   Eddie McGee 8 17 47.1% 111 6.5 0 4 54.8   Jarred Fayson 38 355 9.3 1
Jason Ford 99 479 4.8 7   Jarred Fayson 1 1 100.0% 23 23.0 0 0 293.2   Mikel LeShoure 15 145 9.7 1
2010 Individual Player Stats
2010 GAME BY GAME STATS

2009 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Player Att Yds YPC TD   Player Comp Att % Yds YPA TD INT Rating   Player Rec Yds YPC TD
Mikel Leshoure 108 734 6.80 5   Juice Williams 131 227 57.7% 1632 7.2 12 7 129.4   Arrelious Benn 38 490 12.9 2
Jason Ford 97 588 6.06 4   J Charest 28 56 50.0% 382 6.8 2 2 111.9   Chris Duvalt 23 361 15.7 3
Juice Williams 143 507 3.55 4   Eddie McGee 25 47 53.2% 303 6.4 1 3 101.6   Jarred Fayson 16 218 13.6 1
2009 GAME BY GAME STATS

2009 RESULTS
2008 RESULTS
ILLINOIS 2009 Score Box
9/5

Missouri (St. Louis)

9-37

Box
9/12  

Illinois St

45-17 Box
9/19      
9/26 at

Ohio St

0-30 Box
10/3  

Penn St

17-35 Box
10/10  

Michigan St

14-24 Box
10/17 at

Indiana

14-27 Box
10/24 at

Purdue

14-24 Box
10/31  

Michigan

38-13 Box
11/7 at

Minnesota

35-32 Box
11/14  

Northwestern

16-21 Box
11/21  

   
11/27 at

Cincinnati

36-49 Box
12/5   Fresno St 52-53 Box
ILLINOIS 2008 Box
8/30 n Missouri (St Louis)
42-52 Box
9/6   E Illinois 47-21  
9/13   Louisiana-Lft 20-17 Box
9/20        
9/27 at Penn St 24-38 Box
10/4 at Michigan 45-20 Box
10/11   Minnesota 20-27 Box
10/18   Indiana 55-13 Box
10/25 at Wisconsin 17-27 Box
11/1   Iowa 27-24 Box
11/8   W Michigan 17-23 Box
11/15   Ohio St 20-30 Box
11/22 at Northwestern 38-41 Box