1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football Fighting Illini logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–5–1 3–4–1 Lou Tepper 4th Paul Schudel 1st Denny Marcin 4th Kevin Hardy Jason Dulick Kevin Hardy Brett Larsen Memorial Stadium The 1995 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 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–4–1 in conference games), tied for seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 198 to 193.1995 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 24, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1995-schedule.html The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Johnny Johnson (1,110 passing yards), running back Robert Holcombe (1,051 rushing yards), wide receiver Jason Dulick (36 receptions for 453 yards), and kicker Bret Scheuplein (49 points scored).1995 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 24, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1995.html The Illini's 3–3 tie with Wisconsin on November 25 was the last tie in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history as the NCAA implemented an overtime system following the season that eliminated the possibility of a tie.Sometimes history isn't always pretty as the CFB's last tie shows https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18008384/the-story-how-wisconsin-badgers-illinois-fighting-illini-played-college-football-last-tie ESPN.com 10 November 2016 The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule 1995 AP Central September 2 2:30 pm l 25 Michigan 13 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry ABC 14–38 70,193 September 9 9:00 pm l y y Oregon 24 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR SCC 31–34 44,201 September 16 11:30 am w y Arizona 17 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN 9–7 57,134 September 23 1:00 pm w y East Carolina Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 7–0 60,545 October 7 12:00 pm w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana rivalry ESPN2 17–10 38,098 October 14 11:00 am l Michigan State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Creative 21–27 65,653 October 28 11:00 am l Northwestern 8 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry Creative 14–17 65,425 November 4 11:30 am w y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN 26–7 70,397 November 11 2:30 pm l y Ohio State 2 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Illibuck ABC 3–41 92,639 November 18 1:00 pm w Minnesota Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 48–14 45,521 November 25 2:30 pm t y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Creative 3–3 76,750 Game summaries Michigan 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini September 2, 1995 2:30 p.m. CST Michigan 7 3 21 7 Illinois 0 0 0 14 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 70,193 Box Score First quarter MICH - C Howard 13 pass from Dreisbach (Hamilton kick) Second quarter MICH - FG Hamilton 49 Third quarter MICH - Biakabutuka 5 run (Hamilton kick) MICH - Biakabutuka 11 run (Hamilton kick) MICH - Biakabutuka 35 run (Hamilton kick) Fourth quarter MICH - A Williams 28 blocked punt return (Hamilton kick) ILL - Smith 5 run (B Scheuplein kick) ILL - L Willis 5 pass from Weaver (B Scheuplein kick) At Oregon 1995 Oregon Ducks football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed Illinois Fighting Illini at Oregon Ducks September 9, 1995 9:00 p.m. CST Illinois 7 12 12 0 Oregon 7 0 13 14 Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon 44,201 ESPN Box score and Game recap First quarter ORE - Whittle 24 run (J Smith kick) ILL - Dulick 41 pass from J Johnson (B Scheuplein kick) Second quarter ILL - FG B Scheuplein 42 ILL - Douthard 3 run (kick failed) ILL - FG B Scheuplein 27 Third quarter ORE - Whittle 12 run (J Smith kick) ILL - Douthard 1 run (two-point conversion failed) ORE - Byrd 1 run (kick failed) ILL - Holcombe 11 run (two-point conversion failed) Fourth quarter ORE - Whittle 3 run (Ricketts reception for two-point conversion) ORE - Figueras recovered fumble in end zone (kick failed) Arizona 1995 Arizona Wildcats football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed Arizona Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini September 16, 1995 11:30 a.m. CST Arizona 0 0 0 7 Illinois 0 0 0 9 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 57,134 Box Score First quarter No scoring Second quarter No scoring Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter ILL - B. Scheuplein 47-yard field goal ARIZ - R. Williams 17-yard pass from White (Prasuhn kick) ILL - James 53-yard fumble return (kick failed) East Carolina 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed East Carolina Pirates at Illinois Fighting Illini September 16, 1995 1:00 p.m. CST East Carolina 0 0 0 0 Illinois 0 7 0 0 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 60,545 Box Score First quarter No scoring Second quarter ILL - Robert Holcombe 1-yard run (B. Scheuplein kick) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter No scoring At Indiana 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed Illinois Fighting Illini at Indiana Hoosiers October 28, 1995 11:30 a.m. CST Illinois 3 7 7 0 Indiana 3 7 0 0 Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana 38,098 ESPN Box score and Game recap First quarter IND - FG Manolopoulos 45 ILL - FG B Scheuplein 46 Second quarter ILL - McDonald 25 pass from Weaver (B Scheuplein kick) IND - Stoner 65 pass from Dittoe (Manolopoulos kick) Third quarter ILL - Douthard 14 pass from Weaver (Mcdonald kick) Fourth quarter no scoring Top Rushers ILL - Havard - 17 rushes, 50 yards IND - Batts - 20 rushes, 56 yards Top Passers ILL - Weaver - 16/28, 213 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs IND - Dittoe 10/22, 148 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers ILL - Douthard 5 receptions, 52 yards IND - Stoner 5 receptions, 123 yards Michigan State 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan State Spartans at Illinois Fighting Illini October 14, 1995 11:00 p.m. CST Michigan State 7 6 6 8 Illinois 7 0 7 7 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 65,653 Box Score First quarter MSU - S. Greene 16-yard run (Gardner kick) ILL - Douthard 1-yard run (Scheuplein kick) Second quarter MSU - S. Greene 3-yard run (kick failed) Third quarter ILL - Holcombe - 25-yard run (Scheuplein kick) MSU - S. Greene 3-yard run (Gardner kick) Fourth quarter MSU - S. Greene 1-yard run (S. Greene run) ILL - Dulick 14-yard pass from J. Johnson (Scheuplein kick) Northwestern 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed #8 Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini October 28, 1995 11:00 p.m. CST Northwestern 0 10 0 7 Illinois 7 7 0 0 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 65,425 SCC Box Score First quarter ILL - Weaver 1-yard run (Scheuplein kick) Second quarter ILL - Robert Holcombe 7-yard run (Scheuplein kick) NU - Brian Gowins 49-yard field goal NU - D'Wayne Bates 43-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Gowins kick) Third quarter Fourth quarter NU - Darnell Autry 1-yard run (Gowins kick) At Iowa 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes October 28, 1995 11:30 a.m. CST Illinois 3 7 6 10 Iowa 0 7 0 0 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa 70,397 ESPN Box score and Game recap First quarter ILL - Scheuplein 24-yard field goal ILL 3–0 Second quarter IOWA - Tim Dwight 12-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Bromert kick) IOWA 7–3 ILL - Cushing 5-yard pass from Johnson (Scheuplein kick) ILL 10–7 Third quarter ILL - Havard 35-yard run (run failed) ILL 16–7Fourth quarterILL - Scheuplein 19-yard field goal ILL 19–7ILL - Douthard 3-yard run (Scheuplein kick) ILL 26–7' At Ohio State 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes November 11 2:30 p.m. CST Illinois 0 0 3 0 Ohio State 14 3 21 3 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 92,639 Overcast, 37 F C Steve Pamon Box Score First quarter OSU – Pepe Pearson 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 8:27. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 99 yards, 2:25. OSU – Dimitrious Stanley 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick), 1:35. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:51. Second quarter OSU – Josh Jackson 20-yard field goal, 10:09. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:20. Third quarter ILL – Bret Scheuplein 42-yard field goal, 10:44. Ohio St 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:10. OSU – Eddie George 64-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 10:24. Ohio St 24–3. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:13. OSU – Eddie George 13-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 3:07. Ohio St 31–3. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:11. OSU – Eddie George 13-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick), 0:58. Ohio St 38–3. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:41. Fourth quarter OSU – Josh Jackson 26-yard field goal, 8:31. Ohio St 41–3. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 6:20. Top passers ILL – Johnny Johnson – 11/18, 101 yards, INT OSU – Bobby Hoying – 8/13, 109 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ILL – Robert Holcombe – 14 rushes, 28 yards OSU – Eddie George – 36 rushes, 314 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ILL – Steve Harvard – 3 receptions, 27 yards OSU – Rickey Dudley – 2 receptions, 53 yards Minnesota 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini November 18, 1995 1:00 pm CST Minnesota 0 7 7 0 Illinois 10 14 7 21 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 45,521 Box score Sources: Box score and Game recap First quarter ILL - 9:46-Cushing 40 pass from J. Johnson (Scheuplein kick) ILL - 7:00-Scheuplein 44 FG Second quarter ILL - 14:23-M. Johnson 2 run (Scheuplein kick) MIN - 3:06-Atwell 40 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) ILL - 0:56-J. Johnson 6 run (Scheuplein kick) Third quarter ILL - 6:00-Scheuplein 29 FG MIN - 1:10-Cooper 2 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) Fourth quarter ILL - 13:37-Dulick 6 pass from J. Johnson (Scheuplein kick) ILL - 9:55-Rice 27 fumble return (Scheuplein kick) ILL - 7:18-Holcombe 29 run (Scheuplein kick) Top Rushers MIN - Rafael Cooper - 29 rushes, 94 yards MIN - Javon Jackson - 5 rushes, 34 yards ILL - Robert Holcombe - 24 rushes, 206 yards, 1 TD ILL - Ty Douthard - 8 rushes, 48 yards Top Passers MIN - Cory Sauter - 34/21, 242 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs ILL - Johnny Johnson - 22/11, 174 yards, 2 TDs Receiving MIN - Johnny Woodson - 6 receptions, 74 yards MIN - Tutu Atwell - 4 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD ILL - Jason Dulick - 4 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD ILL - Matt Cushing - 2 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD At Wisconsin 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team Illinois Fighting Illini 2; text-align:center collapsed Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers November 25, 1995 2:30 p.m. CST Illinois 0 0 0 3 Wisconsin 0 0 3 0 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 76,750 Box Score Third quarter WIS - John Hall 29-yard field goal Fourth quarter ILL - Scheuplein 51-yard field goal Roster 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini f 86 So Matt Cushing TE y 7 Jr Ty Douthard RB 83 Jr Jason Dulick WR Steve Harvard WR 35 So Robert Holcombe RB y Johnny Johnson QB 6 Fr y George McDonald WR y George McDonald (American football) 51 Sr Kevin Hardy Kevin Hardy (linebacker) LB y 97 Sr Simeon Rice DE y Bret Scheuplein K https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/football_alltimerosters_1975_1999.aspx?#1995 *Lou Tepper Paul Schudel – Offensive coordinator Awards and honors Kevin Hardy, Butkus Awardhttp://www.thebutkusaward.com/watchlist/pastwinners.aspx Past Winners January 4, 2009 January 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090105170450/http://www.thebutkusaward.com/watchlist/pastwinners.aspx dead 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 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071221203142/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm 2007-12-21 1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football