1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football
John Hancock Bowl, L 3–6 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Mackovic (4th season; regular season) Lou Tepper (interim, bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Gene Dahlquist (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (4th season)
MVP	Kameno Bell
Captain	Mike Hopkins, Marlon Primous, Tim Simpson
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Fighting Illini were led by fourth-year head coach John Mackovic during the regular season before he resigned and was replaced by Lou Tepper as interim head coach for the team's bowl game. Illinois compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. The Fighting Illini were invited to the John Hancock Bowl, where they lost to UCLA. The team's offense scored 264 points while the defense allowed 188 points. Illinois played home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 pm	East Carolina*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN	W 38–31	46,313
September 14	1:00 pm	at Missouri*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 19–23	49,586
September 21	2:30 pm	No. 21 Houston*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	W 51–10	60,182
October 5	11:30 am	Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN	W 24–3	57,981
October 12	2:30 pm	No. 11 Ohio State	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	W 10–7	70,125
October 19	2:30 pm	at No. 15 Iowa	No. 13	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 21–24	70,220
October 26	1:00 pm	at Northwestern	No. 17	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)		L 11–17	26,542
November 2	1:00 pm	Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 22–6	61,493
November 9	12:00 pm	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)		W 41–14	33,152
November 16	2:30 pm	No. 4 Michigan	No. 25	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	ABC	L 0–20	66,757
November 23	12:05 pm	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 24–27	61,721
December 31	1:30 pm	vs. UCLA*		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (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

1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`87`	Ken Dilger	Fr
OT	`79`	Brad Hopkins	Jr
C	`69`	Tim Simpson	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

The following Fighting Illini were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season.^[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
7	189	Elbert Tuener	Wide receiver	Houston Oilers
12	328	Kameno Bell	Running back	Miami Dolphins
12	329	Tim Simpson	Center	Cleveland Browns

^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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