2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 December 2014 football 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini logo.svg 150px Big Ten Conference West Division Big Ten 6–7 3–5 Tim Beckman 3rd Bill Cubit 2nd Tim Banks 3rd Spread 4–3 Memorial Stadium Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Louisiana Tech L 18–35 The 2014 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 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their third and final season under head coach Tim Beckman, the Fighting Illini compiled a 6–7 record (3–5 in conference games), tied for fifth place out of six teams in the Big Ten's West Division, and were outscored by a total of 442 to 337. They concluded the season with a loss to Louisiana Tech in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.2014 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/2014-schedule.html The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Wes Lunt (1,763 passing yards), running back Josh Ferguson (735 rushing yards, 60 points scored), and wide receiver Mike Dudek (76 receptions for 1,038 yards).2014 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/2014.html The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule 2014 AP Central August 30 11:00 am w y Youngstown State 24 (FCS) Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN 28–17 36,234 September 6 11:00 am w y Western Kentucky Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN 42–34 38,561 September 13 3:00 pm l y y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA FOX 19–44 62,325 September 20 3:00 pm w y Texas State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPNews 42–35 41,019 September 27 8:00 pm l y Nebraska 21 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE BTN 14–45 91,255 October 4 11:00 am l Purdue Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry ESPN2 27–38 45,046 October 11 11:00 am l y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN2 28–38 80,341 October 25 11:00 am w y Minnesota Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPNU 28–24 44,437 November 1 7:00 pm l y Ohio State 13 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Illibuck Trophy ABC 14–55 106,961 November 15 11:00 am l Iowa Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN 14–30 50,373 November 22 11:00 am w Penn State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 16–14 35,172 November 29 11:00 am w y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL rivalry ESPNU 47–33 31,137 December 26 12:00 pm l y y Louisiana Tech Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Heart of Dallas Bowl ESPN 18–35 31,297 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Schedule https://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/big-ten/2014-illinois-fighting-illini-football-schedule.php FB Schedules February 1, 2014 Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Consecutive season atIllinoisAlma Mater Tim Beckman Head coach 2 Findlay (1988) Bill Cubit Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1 Delaware (1974) Mike Bellamy Wide receivers 2 Illinois (1990) Tom Brattan Offensive Line 0 Delaware (1972) Alex Golesh Tight ends/Running backs/Fullbacks/recruiting coordinator 2 Ohio State (2006) Tim Banks Defensive coordinator/secondary 2 Central Michigan (1995) Greg Colby Defensive line 1 Illinois (1974) Al Seamonson Outside Linebackers 1 Wisconsin (1982) Mike Ward Inside Linebackers 2 Georgetown College (1984) Tim Salem Special Teams Coordinator 2 Arizona State (1985)Reference:Coaches http://www.fightingillini.com/coachbeckman/coaches.html University of Illinois Department of Athletics July 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407011035/http://www.fightingillini.com/coachbeckman/coaches.html April 7, 2014 dead mdy-all Roster 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini y 2 Tyrin Stone-Davis WR SO y 3 Jon Davis TE SR 4 Reilly O'Toole QB SR 5 Donovonn Young RB JR 6 Josh Ferguson RB SO y y 7 Chayce Crouch QB FR 8 Geronimo Allison WR JR y 9 Martize Barr WR SR y 11 Matt LaCosse TE SR y 12 Wes Lunt QB SO y y 13 Dionte Taylor WR SO 15 Aaron Bailey QB SO 16 Marchie Murdock WR FR y 16 Man Berg QB FR y 18 Mike Dudek WR FR y 19 Justin Hardee WR JR 23 Devin Church RB SO y 25 Kendrick Foster RB FR y 26 Cameron Tucker RB JR y 29 T. J. Moss RB FR 30 Jim Nudera TE JR y 31 Leslie Poole WR JR y 47 Tim Clary TE JR y 52 Alex Hill OL SR y 53 Nick Allegretti OL FR y 55 Chris Boles OL JR y 57 Austin Schmidt OL SO 60 Tony Durkin OL JR y 64 Steve Dumezich OL FR 66 Scott McDowell OL JR y 67 Christian DiLauro OL FR y y 68 Simon Cvijanovic OL SR y 69 Ted Karras OL JR y y Ted Karras (offensive lineman) 70 Peter Cvijanovic OL FR 71 Joe Spencer OL SO y 73 Chris O'Connor OL JR y 74 Michael Heitz OL SR y 75 Pat Flavin OL JR y 76 Jesse Chadwell OL FR y 78 Harry Black OL SO 80 Jeremey Whitlow WR JR y 81 Raphael Barr WR SO 82 Kameron Fry WR SO y 83 Trevor Kanteman TE FR y 84 Kenny Knight WR JR y 86 Malik Turner WR FR y Malik Turner (American football) 87 Tyler White TE SO 88 Zach Grant WR JR 89 Dallas Hinkhouse TE JR y 2 V'Angelo Bentley DB JR 3 Taylor Barton DB SO y 4 Darwyn Kelly DB FR y 5 James Crawford STAR FR y y James Crawford (American football) 6 Carroll Phillips LB SO y y 7 Caleb Day DB SO 8 Dillan Cazley DB SO 9 Earnest Thomas III STAR SR y 10 B. J. Bello LB SO y 14 Eric Finney STAR JR y 15 Jevaris Little DB SO y 17 Jihad Ward DL JR y 20 Clayton Fejedelem DB JR y y 21 Zane Petty DB SR y 22 LaKeith Walls LB SO y 23 Dennis Thurow DB FR y 24 Darius Mosely DB SO 25 Sean Arowolaju DB SO y 26 Cedric Doxy DB SO y 27 Eaton Spencer DB JR y 28 Jaylen Dunlap DB SO 29 Nelson Lugo STAR SO y 30 Julian Hylton DB FR 31 Nick North DB JR y 32 Chris James DB FR 33 Zepheniah Grimes STAR JR y 34 Mike Svetina LB JR 35 Sean White LB SO y 36 Austin Roberts LB FR 37 Davontay Kwaaning DB JR y 38 Samuel Harlib DB FR y 39 Nathan Echard LB FR y 42 Ralph Cooper LB SR 43 Mason Monheim LB JR 44 Austin Teitsma DL SR y 45 Henry McGrew LB FR 46 Jason Goldsmith STAR FR 48 Tate Gordon LEO FR 49 Conner Schmidt STAR FR y 52 T. J. Neal LB SO y 55 Tre Watson LB FR 58 Kenny Nelson DL JR y 85 Brandon Roberts DL FR y 90 DeJazz Woods LEO SR y 91 Dawuane Smoot LEO SO y 92 Abe Cajuste DL SR y 93 Teko Powell DL JR 94 Tito Odenigbo DL FR 95 Jake Howe DL/FB SR y 96 Rob Bain DL SO y 97 Paul James III DL FR 98 Joe Fotu DL JR 99 Jarrod Clements DL SO 13 Ryan Frain PK/P SO y 17 Taylor Zalewski PK JR y 18 Justin DuVernois P SR 38 David Reisner PK SO y 40 Ryan Tucker P FR 41 Nick Kybruz P FR 54 Zach Hirth LS SO y 56 Michael Martin LS SO y 83 Brennen VanMieghem PK SR http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/roster.html December 3, 2014 Tim Beckman Tim Banks (defensive coordinator / secondary) Bill Cubit (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Mike Bellamy (wide receivers) Tom Brattan (offensive line) Greg Colby (defensive line) Alex Golesh (tight ends / specialist / recruiting coordinator) Tim Salem (running backs / special teams coordinator) Al Seamonson (outside linebackers) Mike Ward (inside linebackers) Robert Arnheim (graduate assistant - offense) Kolby Jackson (graduate assistant - defense) Tyler Johns (graduate assistant - offense) LeDominique Williams (graduate assistant - defense) Nina Baloun (assistant recruiting coordinator) Trent Chesnut (head football equipment manager) Dane Chester (director of football game analysis) Ryan Cubit (director of football student-athlete development) Aaron Hillmann (head football strength & conditioning coach) Tim Knox (director of football operations) Jake Naas (head football athletic trainer) Eric Streeter (assistant athletic trainer) Juice Williams (director of alumni and former player relations) Scott Yielding (director of player personnel) Game summaries Youngstown State Illinois Fighting Illini ;text-align:center; autocollapse Youngstown State Penguins vs Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary August 30, 2014 11:00 a.m. CDT Youngstown State 3 3 3 8 Illinois 0 7 0 21 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL   Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: BTN Chris Denari (Play-by-play) & Danan Hughes (Color) First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top Passers YSU – ILL – Top Rushers YSU – ILL – Top Receiving YSU – ILL – Top Tackler YSU – ILL – 2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team Western Kentucky Illinois Fighting Illini ;text-align:center; autocollapse Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary September 6, 2014 11:00 a.m. CDT Western Kentucky 3 14 10 7 Illinois 7 7 7 21 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL   Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: BTN Chris Denari (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Rebecca Haarlow (Sideline) First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top Passers WKU – ILL – Top Rushers WKU – ILL – Top Receiving WKU – ILL – Top Tackler WKU – ILL – 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team Washington Fighting Illini 3 9 7 0 Huskies 21 17 0 6 2014 Washington Huskies football team Texas State Bobcats 14 7 7 7 Fighting Illini 6 7 12 17 2014 Texas State Bobcats football team Nebraska Fighting Illini 7 7 0 0 Cornhuskers 7 24 7 7 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Purdue Boilermakers 7 10 14 7 Fighting Illini 14 0 13 0 2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team Purdue Cannon Wisconsin Fighting Illini 14 0 0 14 Badgers 7 17 7 7 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team Minnesota Golden Gophers 0 3 21 0 Fighting Illini 14 0 7 7 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Ohio State Fighting Illini 0 0 7 7 Buckeyes 17 14 17 7 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Illibuck Iowa Hawkeyes 2 7 7 14 Fighting Illini 7 0 0 7 2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Penn State Nittany Lions 7 0 0 7 Fighting Illini 0 7 3 6 2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Northwestern Illinois 13 13 7 14 Northwestern 0 7 10 16 November 29 Ryan Field, Evanston, IL 11:00 a.m. CST Mark Neely (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color) ESPNU yes Q1 1:41 ILL Turner 10 yard pass from O'Toole (Reisner kick) ILL 7–0 Q1 :56 ILL Ferguson 1 yard run (kick failed) ILL 13–0 Q2 12:26 ILL Reisner 33 yard field goal ILL 16–0 Q2 5:39 ILL Zalewski 33 yard field goal ILL 19–0 Q2 5:24 NW Vault 89 yard kickoff return (Mitchell kick) ILL 19–7 Q2 :47 ILL Dudek 14 yard pass from O'Toole (Zalewski kick) ILL 26–7 Q3 12:24 NW Mitchell 34 yard field goal ILL 26–10 Q3 7:24 ILL Barr 9 yard pass from O'Toole (Zalewski kick) ILL 33–10 Q3 3:56 NW Jackson 5 yard run (Mitchell kick) ILL 33–17 Q4 14:05 NW Jackson 35 yard pass from Oliver (Dickerson pass from Oliver) ILL 33–25 Q4 12:39 ILL Ferguson 46 yard run (Zalewski kick) ILL 40–25 Q4 4:58 ILL Monheim 49 yard interception return (Zalewski kick) ILL 47–25 Q4 1:28 NW Green 4 yard pass from Oliver (Jones pass from Oliver) ILL 47–33 yes 2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team Land of Lincoln Trophy Reilly O'Toole passed for 147 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 147 yards.Illinois Bowl Eligible With 47-33 Win John Jackson https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400547915 ESPN Associated Press November 29, 2014 November 30, 2014 Louisiana Tech–Heart of Dallas Bowl 2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl (December) Fighting Illini 3 6 6 3 Bulldogs 14 7 0 14 References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football