American college football season
The 1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their third year under head coach Lou Tepper , the Illini compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference .[ 1]
Johnny Johnson led the team with 1,688 passing yards, while Ty Douthard led with 599 rushing yards and 406 receiving yards.[ 2] Tackle Brad Hopkins was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1993 All-Big Ten Conference football team .[ 3]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 11 at Missouri * L 3–3148,427
September 18 No. 15 Arizona * L 14–1651,110
September 25 Oregon * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL L 7–1345,574
October 2 at Purdue W 28–1037,621
October 9 No. 6 Ohio State L 12–2061,209
October 16 at Iowa W 49–370,397
October 23 at No. 13 Michigan W 24–21106,385 [ 4]
October 30 Northwestern Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) W 20–1349,940
November 6 Minnesota Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 23–2050,192
November 13 at No. 16 Penn State L 14–2890,000
November 20 No. 12 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL L 10–3548,083
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
13
Eric Barofsky
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold