American college football season
Conference Big Ten Conference Coaches No. 25 AP No. 24 Record 8–4 (4–4 Big Ten) Head coach Offensive coordinator Ron Turner (1st season) Defensive coordinator Tim Kish (3rd season)Home stadium Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 70,904)Seasons
The 1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season . They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference . Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois . The team's head coach was Ron Turner . This was the first school in 50 years to win road games against both Michigan and Ohio State in the same season. The team earned a MicronPC Bowl berth, and defeated Virginia , 63–21.
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 4 2:30 pm Arkansas State * W 41–334,227 [1]
September 11 2:30 pm San Diego State * Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois W 38–1035,798 [2]
September 18 6:00 pm at Louisville * W 41–3640,332 [3]
September 25 2:30 pm No. 19 Michigan State Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois L 10–2752,417 [4]
October 2 11:00 am at Indiana ESPN2 L 31–34 OT 30,381 [5]
October 16 11:00 am Minnesota Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois ESPN2 L 7–3749,152 [6]
October 23 11:00 am at No. 9 Michigan ESPN+ W 35–29110,188 [7]
October 30 2:30 pm No. 2 Penn State Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois ABC L 7–2750,014 [8]
November 6 1:00 pm at Iowa W 40–2461,350 [9]
November 13 11:00 am at No. 25 Ohio State ESPN2 W 46–2093,429 [10]
November 20 1:00 pm Northwestern Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois W 29–750,137 [11]
December 30 6:00 pm vs. Virginia * TBS W 63–2131,089 [12]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Roster
1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players
Coaches
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Defense
Special teams
Head coach
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Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
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Team players in the NFL
References
^ "Illinois rolls in opener" . Iowa City Press-Citizen . Associated Press . September 5, 1999. p. 6B. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Big strikes boost Illini" . Herald and Review . Associated Press . September 12, 1999. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Wishart, Nick (September 19, 1999). "Illinois outlasts Louisville to move to 3-0" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. D3. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dye, Dave (September 26, 1999). "Spartans' defense shuts down Illini" . Detroit Free Press . p. 1E. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hutchens, Terry (October 3, 1999). "Randle El-led comeback lifts Indiana over Illinois in OT" . The Indianapolis Star . p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reinmuth, Gary (October 17, 1999). "Illini spiral continues" . Chicago Tribune . p. 3:7. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Chengelis, Angelique S. (October 24, 1999). "Porous defense costs U-M again" . Detroit Free Press . p. 1E. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reinmuth, Gary (October 31, 1999). "Penn State leaves Illinois without ghost of a chance" . Chicago Tribune . p. 3:7. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Peterson, Randy (November 7, 1999). "Hawkeyes finish on wrong end again" . Des Moines Register . p. 1D. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Illini bowling, and they're not done yet" . The Dispatch . Associated Press . November 14, 1999. p. C6. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Albright, Mike (November 21, 1999). "Illini finish job" . Herald and Review . p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ O'Brien, David (December 31, 1999). "Illinois humbles Virginia" . South Florida Sun Sentinel . p. 1C. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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