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1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Schudel (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Marcin (4th as DC, 8th overall season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 0 0 10 2 0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 1 0 11 2 0
No. 13 Penn State 5 3 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Michigan 5 3 0 9 4 0
Michigan State 4 3 1 6 5 1
No. 25 Iowa 4 4 0 8 4 0
Illinois 3 4 1 5 5 1
Wisconsin 3 4 1 4 5 2
Purdue 2 5 1 4 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 0 3 8 0
Indiana 0 8 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Illinois finished the season 5–5–1 (3–4–1 in Big Ten play) in Lou Tepper's fourth season as head coach.

The Illini's 3–3 tie with Wisconsin on November 25 is the last tie in FBS history as the NCAA implanted an overtime system following the season that eliminated the possibility of a tie.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 pmNo. 13 MichiganNo. 25ABCL 14–3870,193
September 99:00 pmat No. 24 Oregon*SCCL 31–3444,201
September 1611:30 amNo. 17 Arizona*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
ESPNW 9–757,134
September 231:00 pmEast Carolina*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
W 7–060,545
October 712:00 pmat IndianaESPN2W 17–1038,098
October 1411:00 amMichigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
CreativeL 21–2765,653
October 2811:00 amNo. 8 Northwestern
CreativeL 14–1765,425
November 411:30 amat IowaESPNW 26–770,397
November 112:30 pmat No. 2 Ohio StateABCL 3–4192,639
November 181:00 pmMinnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
W 48–1445,521
November 252:30 pmat WisconsinCreativeT 3–376,750

Personnel

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1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 86 Matt Cushing So
RB 7 Ty Douthard Jr
WR 83 Jason Dulick Jr
WR Steve Harvard
RB 35 Robert Holcombe So
QB Johnny Johnson
WR 6 George McDonald  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 51 Kevin Hardy Sr
DE 97 Simeon Rice Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Bret Scheuplein
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Season summary

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Michigan

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Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan 7 3 21738
Illinois 0 0 01414

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: September 2, 1995
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 70,193
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • MICH - C Howard 13 pass from Dreisbach (Hamilton kick)

Second quarter

  • MICH - FG Hamilton 49

Third quarter

  • MICH - Biakabutuka 5 run (Hamilton kick)
  • MICH - Biakabutuka 11 run (Hamilton kick)
  • MICH - Biakabutuka 35 run (Hamilton kick)

Fourth quarter

  • MICH - A Williams 28 blocked punt return (Hamilton kick)
  • ILL - Smith 5 run (B Scheuplein kick)
  • ILL - L Willis 5 pass from Weaver (B Scheuplein kick)

At Oregon

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Illinois Fighting Illini at Oregon Ducks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Illinois 7 12 12031
Oregon 7 0 131434

at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

Game information
First quarter
  • ORE - Whittle 24 run (J Smith kick)
  • ILL - Dulick 41 pass from J Johnson (B Scheuplein kick)

Second quarter

  • ILL - FG B Scheuplein 42
  • ILL - Douthard 3 run (kick failed)
  • ILL - FG B Scheuplein 27

Third quarter

  • ORE - Whittle 12 run (J Smith kick)
  • ILL - Douthard 1 run (two-point conversion failed)
  • ORE - Byrd 1 run (kick failed)
  • ILL - Holcombe 11 run (two-point conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

  • ORE - Whittle 3 run (Ricketts reception for two-point conversion)
  • ORE - Figueras recovered fumble in end zone (kick failed)

Arizona

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Arizona Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Arizona 0 0 077
Illinois 0 0 099

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: September 16, 1995
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 57,134
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • No scoring

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • ILL - B. Scheuplein 47-yard field goal
  • ARIZ - R. Williams 17-yard pass from White (Prasuhn kick)
  • ILL - James 53-yard fumble return (kick failed)

East Carolina

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East Carolina Pirates at Illinois Fighting Illini
Quarter 1 2 34Total
East Carolina 0 0 000
Illinois 0 7 007

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: September 16, 1995
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 60,545
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring

At Indiana

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Illinois Fighting Illini at Indiana Hoosiers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Illinois 3 7 7017
Indiana 3 7 0010

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

Game information

Michigan State

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Michigan State Spartans at Illinois Fighting Illini
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan State 7 6 6827
Illinois 7 0 7721

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: October 14, 1995
  • Game time: 11:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 65,653
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • MSU - S. Greene 16-yard run (Gardner kick)
  • ILL - Douthard 1-yard run (Scheuplein kick)

Second quarter

  • MSU - S. Greene 3-yard run (kick failed)

Third quarter

  • ILL - Holcombe - 25-yard run (Scheuplein kick)
  • MSU - S. Greene 3-yard run (Gardner kick)

Fourth quarter

  • MSU - S. Greene 1-yard run (S. Greene run)
  • ILL - Dulick 14-yard pass from J. Johnson (Scheuplein kick)

Northwestern

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#8 Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Northwestern 0 10 0717
Illinois 7 7 0014

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: October 28, 1995
  • Game time: 11:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 65,425
  • TV: SCC
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • ILL - Weaver 1-yard run (Scheuplein kick)

Second quarter

  • ILL - Robert Holcombe 7-yard run (Scheuplein kick)
  • NU - Brian Gowins 49-yard field goal
  • NU - D'Wayne Bates 43-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Gowins kick)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • NU - Darnell Autry 1-yard run (Gowins kick)

At Iowa

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Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Illinois 3 7 61026
Iowa 0 7 007

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

Game information
First quarter
  • ILL - Scheuplein 24-yard field goal ILL 3–0

Second quarter

  • IOWA - Tim Dwight 12-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Bromert kick) IOWA 7–3
  • ILL - Cushing 5-yard pass from Johnson (Scheuplein kick) ILL 10–7

Third quarter

  • ILL - Havard 35-yard run (run failed) ILL 16–7'

Fourth quarter

  • ILL - Scheuplein 19-yard field goal ILL 19–7
  • ILL - Douthard 3-yard run (Scheuplein kick) ILL 26–7

At Ohio State

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Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Illinois 0 0 303
Ohio State 14 3 21341

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 37 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 92,639
  • Referee: Steve Pamon
  • Box Score
Game information

Minnesota

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Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Minnesota 0 7 7014
Illinois 10 14 72152

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: November 18, 1995
  • Game time: 1:00 pm CST
  • Game attendance: 45,521
  • Box score
Game information

At Wisconsin

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Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Illinois 0 0 033
Wisconsin 0 0 303

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 25, 1995
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 76,750
  • Box Score
Game information
Third quarter
  • WIS - John Hall 29-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

  • ILL - Scheuplein 51-yard field goal

1996 NFL Draft

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Two of the top three overall picks in the 1996 NFL draft were from Illinois.

Player Round Pick Position Club
Kevin Hardy 1 2 Linebacker Jacksonville Jaguars
Simeon Rice 1 3 Defensive end Arizona Cardinals
Ken Blackman 3 69 Guard Cincinnati Bengals

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Sometimes history isn't always pretty as the CFB's last tie shows". ESPN.com. November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  3. ^ "Past Winners".