1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Peach Bowl, L 29–31 vs. Army
Conference Big Ten Conference
1985 record 6–5–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Mike White (6th year)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1985 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Iowa $ 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#2 Michigan 6 – 1 – 1     10 – 1 – 1
Illinois 5 – 2 – 1     6 – 5 – 1
#14 Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Indiana 1 – 7 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 6–5–1 record and finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Jack Trudeau with 2,938 passing yards, running back Thomas Rooks with 718 rushing yards, and wide receiver David Williams with 1,047 receiving yards.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "1985 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1985 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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