1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football
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John Hancock Bowl, L 6–3 vs. UCLA
Conference Big Ten Conference
1991 record 6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach John Mackovic and Lou Tepper
Home stadium Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 70,053)
Seasons
« 1990 1992 »
1991 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Michigan $ 8 0 0     10 2 0
#10 Iowa 7 1 0     10 1 1
Ohio State 5 3 0     8 4 0
Indiana 5 3 0     7 4 1
Illinois 4 4 0     6 6 0
Purdue 3 5 0     4 7 0
Michigan State 3 5 0     3 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 0     5 6 0
Northwestern 2 6 0     3 8 0
Minnesota 1 7 0     2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Illinois offense scored 264 points while the defense allowed 188 points. At season’s end, the club competed in the John Hancock Bowl.

Regular season

Schedule

The non conference games for the Fighting Illini were against East Carolina, Missouri and Houston.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 3:00 PM East Carolina* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ESPN W 38–31   46,313
September 14 1:00 PM at Missouri* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO L 19–23   49,586
September 21 2:30 PM Houston* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 51–10   60,182
October 5 11:30 AM Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN W 24–3   57,981
October 12 2:30 PM #11 Ohio State #20 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ABC W 10–7   70,125
October 19 2:30 PM at #13 Iowa #15 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ABC L 24–21   70,220
October 26 1:00 PM at Northwestern #17 Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL L 17–11   26,543
November 2 1:00 PM Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 22–6   61,493
November 9 12:00 PM at Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 41–14   33,152
November 16 2:30 PM #4 Michigan #25 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ABC L 20–0   66,757
November 23 12:05 PM at Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI L 27–24   61,721
December 31 1:30 PM vs. UCLA* Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (John Hancock Bowl) CBS L 6–3   42,281
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Team players in the NFL

Player Round Pick Position Club
Elbert Tuener 7 189 Wide Receiver Houston Oilers
Kameno Bell 12 328 Running Back Miami Dolphins
Tim Simpson 12 329 Center Cleveland Browns

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