2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2005 Illinois Fighting Illini Fighting Illini logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2–9 0–8 Ron Zook 1st Mike Locksley 1st Spread option Mike Mallory 2nd 4–3 James Cooper E.B. Halsey Ryan Matha Pierre Thomas Memorial Stadium The 2005 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 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ron Zook, the Illini compiled a 2–9 record (0–8 in conference games), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 435 to 187.2005 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/2005-schedule.html The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tim Brasic (1,979 passing yards), running back Pierre Thomas (664 rushing yards), wide receiver Kyle Hudson (469 receiving yards), and kicker Jason Reda (59 points scored, 20 of 20 extra points, 13 of 20 field goals).2005 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/2005.html The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule 2005 AP Central September 3 11:00 am w y Rutgers Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 33–30 OT 50,112 September 10 1:00 pm w y San Jose State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 40–19 49,276 September 17 4:00 pm l y y California 15 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 20–35 57,657 September 24 11:00 am l Michigan State 17 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN+ 14–61 51,469 October 1 11:00 am l y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN+ 7–35 70,585 October 8 11:00 am l y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN rivalry ESPN+ 13–36 35,829 October 22 6:00 pm l y Penn State 12 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 10–63 52,633 October 29 11:00 am l Wisconsin 15 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN 24–41 52,158 November 5 2:30 pm l y Ohio State 12 Illibuck Trophy Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN 2–40 104,799 November 11 11:00 am l y Purdue Purdue Cannon Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN360 3–37 57,611 November 18 11:00 am l Northwestern Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN+ 21–38 31,4652005 Results http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/ill-m-footbl-2005.html University of Illinois–Urbana/Champaign Department of Athletics September 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130625112550/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/ill-m-footbl-2005.html 2013-06-25 dead Roster 2005 Illinois Fighting Illini f 59 So Kam Buckner OT yes y} 34 Sr Jason Davis Jason Davis (American football) FB y 21 Fr Kyle Hudson WR y} 84 Sr Kendrick Jones WR y} 23 Jr Marcus Mason RB y 60 Fr Ryan McDonald Ryan McDonald (American football) OC yes y 5 Fr Rashard Mendenhall RB y 16 Jr Chris Pazan QB y 30 Jr Pierre Thomas Pierre Thomas (American football) RB y 18 Jr Alan Ball Alan Ball (American football) CB y 98 So Xavier Fulton DL y 47 So Jeremy Leman LB y 3 Fr Walter Mendenhall LB yes y 44 Fr Brit Miller LB y 42 So Kevin Mitchell Kevin Mitchell (safety) S y y 91 Fr Derek Walker Derek Walker (gridiron football) DE y y 48 Fr Remond Willis LB y y 13 So Jason Reda K y 37 Sr Steve Weatherford P y https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/football_alltimerosters_2000.aspx?#2005 *Ron Zook References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football