1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7–5 4–4 Lou Tepper 3rd Greg Landry 2nd Denny Marcin 3rd Dana Howard Pete Gabrione John Holecek Dana Howard Jon Kerr Memorial Stadium Liberty Bowl champion Liberty Bowl W 30–0 vs. East Carolina The 1994 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 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 279 to 156. They concluded the season in the 1994 Liberty Bowl, defeating East Carolina by a 30–0 score.1994 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 24, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1994-schedule.html The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Johnny Johnson (2,245 passing yards), running back Ty Douthard (713 rushing yards), wide receiver Jason Dulick (679 receiving yards), and kicker Chris Richardson (73 points scored, 31 of 32 extra points, 12 of 16 field goals).1994 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 24, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1994.html The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Its game against Washington State at Soldier Field was its first game in Chicago since the Chicago Maroons football's final game as a major Big Ten football program in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season.Illinois Finds Par Against the Maroons Is 46: Chicago Winds Up Season with Another Zero Chicago Tribune Charles Bartlett November 26, 1939 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122285324/illinois-finds-par-against-the-maroons/ Newspapers.com January 2, 2026Chicago U. Drops Football From Intercollegiate Sports Program; Action of Maroons May Be First Step Bowing Out Big Ten Lincoln Evening Journal December 22, 1939 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3793074/chicago_u_drops_football/ January 2, 2026https://www.thechampaignroom.com/2018/9/11/17837418/illini-history-soldier-field-south-florida-chicago-northwestern-washington-state-washington A look back at the Illini’s Underwhelming History at Soldier Field January 2, 2026 September 11, 2018 Rodriguez, Raul SB Nation Schedule 1994 AP Central September 1 7:30 pm l y y 22 Washington State Soldier Field Chicago, IL 9–10 39,472 September 10 1:00 pm w y Missouri Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 42–0 64,305 September 17 1:00 pm w y Northern Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 34–10 55,327 October 1 1:00 pm l y 25 Purdue Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 16–22 58,338 October 8 2:30 pm w y Ohio State 17 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Illibuck ABC 24–10 93,351 October 15 1:00 pm w Iowa Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 47–7 59,573 October 22 2:30 pm l Michigan 11 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry ABC 14–19 72,677 October 29 1:00 pm w y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 28–7 40,365 November 5 1:30 pm w y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 21–17 35,069 November 12 2:30 pm l Penn State 2 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC 31–35 72,364 November 19 2:30 pm l y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC 13–19 77,745 December 31 12:00 pm w y y East Carolina Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl ESPN 30–0 33,280 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72917042/illini-leave-east-carolina-in-a-daze/ The News and Observer Illini leave East Carolina in a daze January 1, 1995 March 7, 2021 Newspapers.com 1994 Illinois Football Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1994-schedule.html College Football Reference January 6, 2014 Roster 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini f 73 Jr Ken Blackman T 86 Fr Matt Cushing TE y 87 Sr Ken Dilger TE y 13 Jr Johnny Johnson QB 38 Fr George McDonald RB y George McDonald (American football) 51 Jr Kevin Hardy Kevin Hardy (linebacker) LB y 52 Sr John Holecek LB y 97 Jr Simeon Rice DE y 29 Sr Scott Turner Scott Turner (politician) CB y https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/football_alltimerosters_1975_1999.aspx?#1994 *Lou Tepper 1995 NFL draft Player Position Round Pick NFL club Ken Dilger Tight end 2 48 Indianapolis Colts References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Category:Liberty Bowl champion seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football