The 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Illinois finished the season 5–5–1 (3–4–1 in Big Ten play) in Lou Tepper's fourth season as head coach.
1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 5–5–1 (3–4–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Paul Schudel (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Denny Marcin (4th as DC, 8th overall season) |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 8 Northwestern $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Ohio State | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Illini's 3–3 tie with Wisconsin on November 25 is the last tie in FBS history as the NCAA implanted an overtime system following the season that eliminated the possibility of a tie.[1]
Schedule edit
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 13 Michigan | No. 25 | ABC | L 14–38 | 70,193 | |
September 9 | 9:00 pm | at No. 24 Oregon* | SCC | L 31–34 | 44,201 | ||
September 16 | 11:30 am | No. 17 Arizona* |
| ESPN | W 9–7 | 57,134 | |
September 23 | 1:00 pm | East Carolina* |
| W 7–0 | 60,545 | ||
October 7 | 12:00 pm | at Indiana | ESPN2 | W 17–10 | 38,098 | ||
October 14 | 11:00 am | Michigan State |
| Creative | L 21–27 | 65,653 | |
October 28 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Northwestern |
| Creative | L 14–17 | 65,425 | |
November 4 | 11:30 am | at Iowa | ESPN | W 26–7 | 70,397 | ||
November 11 | 2:30 pm | at No. 2 Ohio State | ABC | L 3–41 | 92,639 | ||
November 18 | 1:00 pm | Minnesota |
| W 48–14 | 45,521 | ||
November 25 | 2:30 pm | at Wisconsin | Creative | T 3–3 | 76,750 | ||
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Personnel edit
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Defense
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Special teams
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Season summary edit
Michigan edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Michigan | 7 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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At Oregon edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Illinois | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 31 |
Oregon | 7 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 34 |
at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
- Date: September 9, 1995
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 44,201
- TV: ESPN
- Box score and Game recap
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Arizona edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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East Carolina edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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At Indiana edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Illinois | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Indiana | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
- Date: October 28, 1995
- Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
- Game attendance: 38,098
- TV: ESPN
- Box score and Game recap
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Michigan State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Michigan State | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
Illinois | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Northwestern edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Northwestern | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Illinois | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Game information |
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Second quarter
Third quarter Fourth quarter
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At Iowa edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Illinois | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
Iowa | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Date: October 28, 1995
- Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
- Game attendance: 70,397
- TV: ESPN
- Box score and Game recap
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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At Ohio State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Illinois | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Ohio State | 14 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
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Minnesota edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minnesota | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Illinois | 10 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
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At Wisconsin edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Game information |
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Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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1996 NFL Draft edit
Two of the top three overall picks in the 1996 NFL Draft were from Illinois.
Player | Round | Pick | Position | Club |
Kevin Hardy | 1 | 2 | Linebacker | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Simeon Rice | 1 | 3 | Defensive end | Arizona Cardinals |
Ken Blackman | 3 | 69 | Guard | Cincinnati Bengals |
Awards and honors edit
References edit
- ^ "Sometimes history isn't always pretty as the CFB's last tie shows". ESPN.com. November 10, 2016.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
- ^ "Past Winners".