Summary
The 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Fighting Illini were led by fourth-year head coach John Mackovic during the regular season before he resigned and was replaced by Lou Tepper as interim head coach for the team's bowl game. Illinois compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. The Fighting Illini were invited to the John Hancock Bowl, where they lost to UCLA. The team's offense scored 264 points while the defense allowed 188 points. Illinois played home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.
| 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
|---|---|
John Hancock Bowl, L 3–6 vs. UCLA | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (4–4 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
|
| Offensive coordinator | Gene Dahlquist (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Lou Tepper (4th season) |
| MVP | Kameno Bell |
| Captain | Mike Hopkins, Marlon Primous, Tim Simpson |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Iowa | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | 3:00 pm | East Carolina* | ESPN | W 38–31 | 46,313 | ||
| September 14 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri* | L 19–23 | 49,586 | |||
| September 21 | 2:30 pm | No. 21 Houston* |
| ABC | W 51–10 | 60,182 | |
| October 5 | 11:30 am | Minnesota |
| ESPN | W 24–3 | 57,981 | |
| October 12 | 2:30 pm | No. 11 Ohio State | No. 20 |
| ABC | W 10–7 | 70,125 |
| October 19 | 2:30 pm | at No. 15 Iowa | No. 13 | ABC | L 21–24 | 70,220 | |
| October 26 | 1:00 pm | at Northwestern | No. 17 | L 11–17 | 26,542 | ||
| November 2 | 1:00 pm | Wisconsin |
| W 22–6 | 61,493 | ||
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | at Purdue | W 41–14 | 33,152 | |||
| November 16 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Michigan | No. 25 |
| ABC | L 0–20 | 66,757 |
| November 23 | 12:05 pm | at Michigan State | L 24–27 | 61,721 | |||
| December 31 | 1:30 pm | vs. UCLA* | CBS | L 3–6 | 42,281 | ||
| |||||||
Roster edit
| 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
After the season edit
NFL Draft edit
The following Fighting Illini were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season.[1]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 189 | Elbert Tuener | Wide receiver | Houston Oilers |
| 12 | 328 | Kameno Bell | Running back | Miami Dolphins |
| 12 | 329 | Tim Simpson | Center | Cleveland Browns |
References edit
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.