American college football season
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Big Ten Conference |
6–6 (4–4 Big Ten) |
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Gene Dahlquist (4th season) |
Lou Tepper (4th season) |
Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 70,053) |
Seasons |
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings |
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| Conf | | | Overall |
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Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
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No. 6 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 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 |
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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.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 3:00 pm | East Carolina* | | | ESPN | W 38–31 | 46,313 |
September 14 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri* | | | | L 19–23 | 49,586 |
September 21 | 2:30 pm | No. 21 Houston* | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ABC | W 51–10 | 60,182 |
October 5 | 11:30 am | Minnesota | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ESPN | W 24–3 | 57,981 |
October 12 | 2:30 pm | No. 11 Ohio State | No. 20 | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ABC | W 10–7 | 70,125 |
October 19 | 2:30 pm | at No. 13 Iowa | No. 15 | | ABC | L 21–24 | 70,220 |
October 26 | 1:00 pm | at Northwestern | No. 17 | | | L 11–17 | 26,543 |
November 2 | 1:00 pm | Wisconsin | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| | W 22–6 | 61,493 |
November 9 | 12:00 pm | at Purdue | | | | W 41–14 | 33,152 |
November 16 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Michigan | No. 25 | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ABC | L 0–20 | 66,757 |
November 23 | 12:05 pm | at Michigan State | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, Michigan
| | L 24–27 | 61,721 |
December 31 | 1:30 pm | vs. UCLA* | | - Sun Bowl Stadium
- El Paso, Texas (John Hancock Bowl)
| CBS | L 3–6 | 42,281 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1992 NFL Draft[edit]
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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References[edit]
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm
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