1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football
John Hancock Bowl, L 3–6 vs. UCLA
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (4th season)
MVPKameno Bell
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
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
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach John Mackovic, the Fighting Illini compiled a 6–6 record (4–4 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 261 to 182.[1]

Quarterback Jason Verduzco led the Big Ten with 235 pass completions, 382 pass attempts, and 2,825 passing yards. The team's other statistical leaders included running back Kameno Bell (642 rushing yards, 60 receptions), wide receiver Elbert Turner (646 receiving yards), and kicker Chris Richardson (68 points scored, 29 of 31 extra points, 12 of 17 field goals).[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 pmEast Carolina*
ESPNW 38–3146,313
September 141:00 pmat Missouri*
L 19–2349,586
September 212:30 pmNo. 21 Houston*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ABCW 51–1060,182
October 511:30 amMinnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPNW 24–357,981
October 122:30 pmNo. 11 Ohio StateNo. 20
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ABCW 10–770,125
October 192:30 pmat No. 15 IowaNo. 13
ABCL 21–2470,220
October 261:00 pmat NorthwesternNo. 17
L 11–1726,542
November 21:00 pmWisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 22–661,493
November 912:00 pmat Purdue
W 41–1433,152
November 162:30 pmNo. 4 MichiganNo. 25
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
ABCL 0–2066,757
November 2312:05 pmat Michigan State
L 24–2761,721
December 311:30 pmvs. UCLA*
CBSL 3–642,281
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 87 Ken Dilger Fr
OT 79 Brad Hopkins Jr
C 69 Tim Simpson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season

NFL draft

The following Fighting Illini were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.

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

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References

  1. ^ "1991 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "1991 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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