1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Landry (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Marcin (2nd season)
MVPDana Howard
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Penn State 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 210 to 204.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Johnny Johnson (1,688 passing yards), running back Ty Douthard (599 rushing yards, 43 receptions, 406 receiving yards), and kicker Chris Richardson (60 points scored, 18 of 19 extra points, 14 of 20 field goals).[2] Tackle Brad Hopkins was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1993 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Missouri*
L 3–3148,427
September 18No. 15 Arizona*
L 14–1651,110
September 25Oregon*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 7–1345,574
October 2at Purdue
W 28–1037,621
October 9No. 6 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)
L 12–2061,209
October 16at Iowa
W 49–370,397
October 23at No. 13 Michigan
W 24–21106,385[4]
October 30Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 20–1349,940
November 6Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 23–2050,192
November 13at No. 16 Penn State
L 14–2890,000
November 20No. 12 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 10–3548,083
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 86 Matt Cushing Fr
TE 87 Ken Dilger Jr
FB 35 Tyler Donnelly Sr
RB 7 Ty Douthard Fr
WR 83 Jason Dulick Fr
OL 67 Charles Edwards So
C 56 Greg Engel Sr
QB 13 Johnny Johnson So
QB 17 Jeff Schwarzentraub Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 98 Scott Allen So
LB 57 Julio Argueta Fr
LB 56 Doug Arneson Fr
DB 43 Jeff Arneson Sr
LB 51 Kevin Hardy So
LB 52 John Holecek Jr
DE 97 Simeon Rice So
CB 29 Scott Turner Jr
LB 50 Dana Howard Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Eric Barofsky Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1993 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "1993 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "Michigan puts eight on All-Big Ten teams". The Argus-Press (AP story). November 25, 1993. p. A11.
  4. ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (October 24, 1993). "U-M pays: Woe to Wolverines". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 8E – via Newspapers.com.
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