2004 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2004 Illinois Fighting Illini Fighting Illini logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–8 1–7 Ron Turner 8th Dan Roushar 1st Pro-style Mike Mallory 1st 4–3 Memorial Stadium The 2004 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 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Ron Turner, the Illini compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 in conference games), tied for last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 323 to 240.2004 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/2004-schedule.html Turner was fired as head coach at the conclusion of the season. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jon Beutjer (1,082 passing yards), running back Pierre Thompson (893 rushing yards, 60 points scored), and wide receiver Kendrick Jones (47 receptions for 687 yards).2004 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/2004.html The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule 2004 AP Central September 4 5:00 pm w y Florida A&M Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN Plus 52–13 46,106 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-illini-back-in-win/177329874/ The Rock Island Argus Illini back in win column September 5, 2004 July 23, 2025 Newspapers.com September 11 11:00 am l y UCLA Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC 17–35 47,457 September 18 1:00 pm w y Western Michigan Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 30–27 51,452 September 25 11:00 am l Purdue 15 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry ESPN Plus 30–38 50,532 October 2 1:00 pm l y Wisconsin 20 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 7–24 82,306 October 9 11:00 am l y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 25–38 72,441 October 16 11:00 am l Michigan 14 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry ABC 19–30 55,725 October 23 1:00 pm l y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 0–45 46,526 October 30 11:00 am l y Iowa 23 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN Plus 13–23 47,651 November 6 1:00 pm w Indiana Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 26–22 41,458 November 20 11:00 am l y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL rivalry ESPN Plus 21–28 OT 23,563 2004 Results http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/ill-m-footbl-2004.html University of Illinois–Urbana/Champaign Department of Athletics September 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140210110344/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/ill-m-footbl-2004.html 2014-02-10 dead Roster 2004 Illinois Fighting Illini f 7 Sr Jon Beutjer QB y 33 Fr Brock Bolen RB y 34 Jr Jason Davis Jason Davis (American football) FB y 84 Jr Kendrick Jones WR y 23 So Marcus Mason RB y 60 Fr Ryan McDonald Ryan McDonald (American football) C y 3 Fr Walter Mendenhall RB y 16 So Chris Pazan QB y 75 Sr Duke Preston C y 30 So Pierre Thomas Pierre Thomas (American football) RB y 18 So Alan Ball Alan Ball (American football) CB y 96 So Chris Norwell DL y y 98 Fr Xavier Fulton DL y 6 Sr Kelvin Hayden CB y 47 Fr Jeremy Leman LB y y 42 Fr Kevin Mitchell Kevin Mitchell (safety) S y y 66 Jr Brian Schaefering DE y 44 Sr Matt Sinclair LB y 91 Fr Derek Walker Derek Walker (gridiron football) DE y 48 Fr Remond Willis LB y 13 Fr Jason Reda K y 37 Jr Steve Weatherford P y *Ron Turner Game summaries Florida A&M 2004 Florida A&M Rattlers football team Rattlers 0 0 0 13 Fighting Illini 7 24 21 0 Statistics FAMU ILL First downs 21 26 Total yards 358 554 Rushing yards 71 296 Passing yards 287 258 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 29:26 30:34 Team Category Player Statistics Florida A&M Passing Ben Dougherty 22/34, 144 yards, 2 INT Rushing Josh Driscoll 8 rushes, 40 yards, 2 TD Receiving Derek Williams 3 receptions, 59 yards Illinois Passing Jon Beutjer 16/18, 228 yards, TD Rushing Pierre Thomas 14 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kendrick Jones 3 receptions, 101 yards References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football