Schedule
The team will host all three non–conference games which are against the Murray State Racers from the Ohio Valley Conference, North Carolina Tar Heels from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and the Western Michigan Broncos from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 2:30 pm | Murray State* | | BTN | W 52–3 | 48,644 |
September 10 | 6:30 pm | North Carolina* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| BTN | L 23–48 | 60,670 |
September 17 | 3:00 pm | Western Michigan* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| ESPNews | L 10–34 | 40,954 |
October 1 | 2:30 pm | at No. 15 Nebraska | | ESPN2 | L 16–31 | 90,374 |
October 8 | 2:30 pm | Purdue | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| BTN | L 31–34 OT | 42,912 |
October 15 | 11:00 am | at Rutgers | | ESPNews | W 24–7 | 42,640 |
October 22 | 2:30 pm | at No. 3 Michigan | | BTN | L 8–41 | 111,103 |
October 29 | 11:00 am | Minnesota | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| BTN | L 17–40 | 40,090 |
November 5 | 11:00 am | Michigan State | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| ESPNews | W 31–27 | 47,144 |
November 12 | 2:30 pm | at No. 7 Wisconsin | | ESPN2 | L 3–48 | 79,340 |
November 19 | 11:00 am | Iowa | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| BTN | L 0–28 | 39,031 |
November 26 | 11:00 am | at Northwestern | | BTN | L 21–42 | 30,022 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Central time
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- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries
Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Racers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Fighting Illini | 14 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tar Heels | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
Fighting Illini | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
Western Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
Fighting Illini | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
At Nebraska
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fighting Illini | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
#15 Cornhuskers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
Purdue
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Boilermakers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Fighting Illini | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
At Rutgers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fighting Illini | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Scarlet Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
At Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
#3 Wolverines | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 41 |
Minnesota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Gophers | 14 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 40 |
Fighting Illini | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Michigan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Spartans | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
Fighting Illini | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
At #7 Wisconsin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fighting Illini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
#7 Badgers | 21 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 48 |
Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hawkeyes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Northwestern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fighting Illini | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Roster
2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster |
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Players | Coaches |
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Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Garrick McGee – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
- Hardy Nickerson – Defensive Coordinator
- Mike Phair – Defensive Line
- Bob Ligashesky – Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends
- Luke Butkus – Offensive Line
- Andrew Hayes-Stoker – Wide Receivers
- Tim McGarigle – Linebackers
- Thad Ward – Running Backs
- Paul Williams – Defensive Backs
- Joe Fotu - Graduate Assistant - Defense
- Tyler Johns - Graduate Assistant - Offense
- Brett Nelson - Graduate Assistant - Offense
- Robert Wright - Graduate Assistant - Defense
- Dean Hogan - Special Teams Analyst
- Kingsley Osei-Asibey - Defensive Analyst
- Nathan Scheelhaase - Offensive Analyst
- Tim Knox - Director of Football Operations
- Josh Sternquist - Director of Player Personnel
- Patrick Embleton - Director of Football Student-Athlete Development
- Nathan McNeal - Director of High School Relations
- Travis Perry - Graphics/Social Media
- Nina Baloun - Recruiting Assistant
- James Kirkland - Recruiting Analyst
- Joey Boese - Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Jeremy Busch - Head Football Athletic Trainer
- Trent Chestnut - Head Football Equipment Manager
- Alex Benizzi - Director of Football Video
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: October 13, 2016 |
Awards and honors
References