1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1995 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 (Capacity: 70,904) |
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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 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.
Notably, the Illini's 3-3 game with Wisconsin on November 25, 1995, is the last tied game in NCAA Division I-A (now FBS) history.[1]
Schedule[]
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[]
1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defense
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Special teams
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Season summary[]
Michigan[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Michigan | 7 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Date: September 2, 1995
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 70,193
- Box Score
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at Oregon[]
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
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Arizona[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Date: September 16, 1995
- Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
- Game attendance: 57,134
- Box Score
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First quarter
Second quarter
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Fourth quarter
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East Carolina[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Date: September 16, 1995
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 60,545
- Box Score
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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at Indiana[]
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[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Michigan State | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
Illinois | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Date: October 14, 1995
- Game time: 11:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 65,653
- Box Score
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Northwestern[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Northwestern | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Illinois | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Date: October 28, 1995
- Game time: 11:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 65,425
- TV: SCC
- Box Score
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter Fourth quarter
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at Iowa[]
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[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Illinois | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Ohio State | 14 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 37 °F (3 °C)
- Game attendance: 92,639
- Referee: Steve Pamon
- Box Score
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Minnesota[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Minnesota | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Illinois | 10 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Date: November 18, 1995
- Game time: 1:00 pm CST
- Game attendance: 45,521
- Box score
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at Wisconsin[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: November 25, 1995
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 76,750
- Box Score
Game information |
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Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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1996 NFL Draft[]
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[]
References[]
- ^ "Sometimes history isn't always pretty as the CFB's last tie shows". ESPN.com. 10 November 2016.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
- ^ "Past Winners".
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