2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLeaders Division
Record2–10 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTim Banks (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Graham Pocic
  • Ashante Williams
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 24 Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 17 Northwestern   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Michigan State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Iowa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x   8 – 0     12 – 0  
Penn State*   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Wisconsin y$   4 – 4     8 – 6  
Purdue   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Indiana   2 – 6     4 – 8  
  0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their first season under head coach Tim Beckman, the Fighting Illini compiled a 2–10 record (0–8 in conference games), finished in last place out of six teams in the Big Ten's Leaders Division, and were outscored by a total of 385 to 200.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase (2,361 passing yards), running back Donovonn Young (571 rushing yards), and wide receiver Ryan Lankford (37 receptions for 469 yards, 30 points scored).[2]

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:00 amWestern Michigan*
ESPNUW 24–743,441
September 89:30 pmat Arizona State*
ESPNL 14–4554,128
September 1511:00 amCharleston Southern*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
BTNW 44–045,369
September 227:00 pmLouisiana Tech*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
BTNL 24–5246,539
September 2911:00 amPenn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPNL 7–3546,734
October 62:30 pmat Wisconsin
ABC/ESPN2L 14–3180,096
October 132:30 pmat Michigan
ABC/ESPNL 0–45110,922
October 2711:00 amIndianadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
BTNL 17–3147,981
November 32:30 pmat Ohio State
ESPNL 22–52105,311
November 102:30 pmMinnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
BTNL 3–1746,912
November 172:30 pmPurdue
BTNL 17–2041,974
November 2411:00 amat Northwestern
BTNL 14–5032,415

[3]

Roster

2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Nathan Scheelhaase  Jr
TE 3 Jon Davis So
QB 4 Reilly O'Toole So
RB 5 Donovonn Young So
RB 6 Josh Ferguson  Fr
WR 7 Hayden Daniels  Fr
QB 8 Miles Osei Jr
QB 10 Chase Haslett  Fr
TE 11 Matt LaCosse So
WR 12 Ryan Langford Jr
QB 13 Sean McGushin  Sr
WR 15 Darius Millines Jr
QB 17 James Nudera  Fr
WR 18 Jeremey Whitlow  Fr
WR 19 Kenny Knight  Fr
WR 20 Fritz Rock  So
WR 21 Devin Church Fr
RB 22 Dami Ayoola Fr
WR 24 James Hallendorff  Sr
RB 28 LaKeith Walls Fr
WR 29 Peter Bonahoom  Fr
WR 31 Leslie Poole  So
WR 34 Davontay Kwaaning  Fr
FB 41 Zach Becker  Sr
TE 47 Tim Clary So
OL 52 Alex Hill  So
OL 55 Chris Boles  Fr
OL 56 Shawn Afryl  So
OL 60 Tony Durkin  Fr
OL 61 Tyler Sands  Sr
OL 64 Robbie Bain Fr
OL 66 Scott McDowell  Fr
OL 67 Jake Feldmeyer  Jr
OL 68 Simon Cvijanovic  So
OL 69 Ted Karras  Fr
OL 70 Corey Lewis  Sr
OL 71 Joe Spencer Fr
OL 72 Hugh Thornton Sr
OL 73 Chris O'Connor  Fr
OL 74 Michael Heitz  So
OL 75 Pat Flavin  Fr
OL 76 Graham Pocic (C)  Sr
OL 78 Ryan Nowicki  Fr
WR 80 Spencer Harris Jr
WR 81 Cedric Doxy Fr
WR 82 Olusuen Arowolaju Fr
TE 83 Eddie Viliunas  Sr
WR 84 Justin Hardee Fr
WR 85 Tim Lukas  Jr
TE 86 Tim Russell  Jr
TE 88 Justin Lattimore  Jr
TE 89 Evan Wilson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Terry Hawthorne Sr
DB 2 V'Angelo Bentley Fr
DB 3 Taylor Barton Fr
DB 4 Patrick Nixon-Youman Sr
DB 5 Steve Hull  Jr
DL 6 Darrius Caldwell  Fr
DB 7 Supo Sanni  Sr
DB 9 Earnest Thomas  So
STAR 10 B. J. Bello Fr
DB 11 Jevaris Little Fr
DB 17 Tommy Davis  Sr
DB 21 Jack Ramsey  Sr
DB 22 Nick Forzley  So
DB 23 Ben Mathis  Jr
DB 24 Nelson Lugo Fr
STAR 25 Ashante Williams (C)  Sr
DB 26 Justin Green Sr
DB 27 Eaton Spencer  Fr
DB 29 Kaeman Mitchell  Jr
LB 30 Houston Bates  So
DB 31 Nick North  Fr
STAR 32 Daniel Quintana  So
LB 33 Zepheniah Grimes  Fr
LB 34 Mike Svetina Fr
LB 35 Sean White Fr
DB 37 Austin Abner  Fr
LB 38 Michael Valentino Fr
LB 39 Nejee Robinson Jr
LB 40 Beau Sullivan  Jr
LB 42 Ralph Cooper So
LB 43 Mason Monheim Fr
DL 44 Austin Teitsma  So
LB 45 Jonathan Brown Jr
LB 48 Henry Dickinson So
LB 52 T. J. Neal Fr
DL 54 Justin Staples  Sr
DL 58 Kenny Nelson  Fr
DL 59 Tim Kynard  Jr
DL 90 DeJazz Woods  So
DL 91 Glenn Foster  Sr
DL 93 Teko Powell Fr
DL 94 Akeem Spence  Jr
DL 95 Jake Howe  So
DL 97 Vontrell Williams Fr
DL 98 John Valentine  Fr
DL 99 Michael Buchanan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK/P 13 Ryan Frain Fr
PK 14 Taylor Zalewski  Fr
P 18 Justin DuBernois So
P 36 Brad Janitz  So
PK 37 Nick Immekus  So
LS 46 Zak Pedersen  Sr
LS 49 Zach Hirth Fr
PK 83 Brennen VanMieghem  Fr
LS 85 Michael Martin Fr
P 87 Garrett Stroup  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tim Banks (defensive coordinator / safeties)
  • Billy Gonzales (co-offensive coordinator / receivers)
  • Chris Beatty (co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Luke Butkus (offensive line)
  • Steve Clinkscale (cornerbacks)
  • Keith Gilmore (defensive line)
  • Alex Golesh (tight ends / specialist / recruiting coordinator)
  • Tim Salem (running backs / special teams coordinator)
  • Mike Ward (linebackers)
  • Jon Carvin (graduate assistant - offense)
  • Justin Hood (graduate assistant - defense)
  • Kolby Jackson (graduate assistant - special teams)
  • Tim Knox (director of football operations)
  • Paul Nichols (director of player personnel)
  • Lester Richmond (graduate assistant - defense)
  • George Anasis (director of football game analysis)
  • Mike Bellamy (associate recruiting coordinator)
  • Scott Brooks (head football athletic trainer)
  • Trent Chesnut (head football equipment manager)
  • Jeff Guin (academic counselor)
  • Corey Harbor (academic counselor)
  • Aaron Hillmann (head football strength & conditioning coach)
  • Carla Suber (learning specialist)
  • Annie White (academic counselor)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 7, 2012

References

  1. ^ "2012 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "2012 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "2012 Football Schedule". University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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