1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Big Ten co-champion | |
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 0–30 vs. Clemson | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 24 |
| AP | No. 25 |
| 1990 record | 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | John Mackovic (3rd year) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 Michigan + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Michigan State + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 Illinois + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 Iowa + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Mackovic, the Illini compiled an 8–4 record, finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big Ten Conference, were ranked #25 in the final AP Poll, and lost to Clemson in the 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl.[1]
The team's offensive leader were quarterback Jason Verduzco with 2,567 passing yards, fullback Howard Griffith with 1,115 rushing yards, and Shawn Wax with 863 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
The non conference games for the Fighting Illini were against Arizona, Colorado and Southern Illinois.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 8 | 8:00 PM | at Arizona* | No. 11 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 16–28 | ||||
| September 15 | 2:30 PM | No. 9 Colorado* | No. 21 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 23–22 | 64,351 | |||
| September 22 | 2:30 PM | Southern Illinois* | No. 15 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 56–21 | ||||
| October 6 | 2:30 PM | at No. 20 Ohio State | No. 13 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | ABC | W 31–20 | 89,404 | ||
| October 13 | 12:00 PM | Purdue | No. 11 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) | W 34–0 | 60,604 | |||
| October 20 | 2:30 PM | No. 24 Michigan State |
No. 8 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | ABC | W 15–13 | 70,398 | ||
| October 27 | 1:00 PM | at Wisconsin | No. 5 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 21–3 | 67,746 | |||
| November 3 | 2:30 PM | No. 13 Iowa | No. 5 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | ABC | L 28–54 | 72,714 | ||
| November 10 | 11:00 AM | at No. 19 Michigan | No. 17 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) | L 17–22 | 105,343 | |||
| November 17 | 11:30 AM | Indiana | No. 22 | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 24–10 | ||||
| November 24 | 1:00 PM | Northwestern | No. 22 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 28–23 | ||||
| January 1 | 12:00 PM | vs. No. 14 Clemson* | No. 16 | Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl) | NBC | L 0–30 | 63,154 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
Award winners
- Darrick Brownlow - linebacker (1st-team All-America pick by Football News; 1st-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
- Moe Gardner - defensive lineman (consensus 1st-team All-American; 1st-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
- Howard Griffith - fullback (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
- Doug Higgins - placekicker (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
- Henry Jones - defensive back (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
- Marlon Primous - defensive back (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
- Tim Simpson -offensive guard (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
- Shawn Wax - receiver (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
References
- ↑ "1990 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1990 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1990 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
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