Season One Recap
January 5, 2009
Season Report Posted: August 19, 2008 21:56
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This year the Illini had a stellar season going 12-1 and winning the Sugar Bowl. The Illini fought through injuries losing Daniel Dufrene early in the season, and Juice Williams in the middle, and other off the field adversities to make it one of the most exciting seasons in Illinois Football History! TO top it all off Coach Camara signed a 5 year extension with the school after the season, so many more excellent seasons are on the way.
Illinois Wins the Sugar Bowl!
January 2, 2009
Game Report Posted: August 19, 2008 20:14
In a all around solid performance the Fighting Illini took care of the Tennessee volunteers int eh Sugar Bowl. Benn looked extremely impressive with nearly 200 all-purpose yards and 2 touchdowns.
Illinois bounce back with win over NW
November 23, 2008
Game Report Posted: August 19, 2008 04:32
The Illini bounced back to beat Northwestern and move to 11-1. Eddie McGee really struggle throwing 4 interceptions to only one touchdown. The Defense had a big game even with Bo Flowers missing in the secondary.
Illini fall to Ohio State
November 16, 2008
Game Report Posted: August 18, 2008 17:19
The Illini lost a heart breaker last night when their late 4th quarter attempt at a comeback failed. The Illini fall to 10-1 and their hopes of a Nation championship are ruined, but the Illini are still atop of the Big Ten so the Rose Bowl is highly likely.
Illini take care of the Broncos
November 9, 2008
Game Report Posted: August 18, 2008 17:23
Illinois took care of business in Kalamazoo defeating Western Michigan to stay perfect. Bo Flowers had a huge game with 13 tackles. The Illini will need to stay sharp heading into their match up with Ohio state Next week.
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| 2008 Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK | Opponent | Rank | COV | Result |
| 1 | @ #7 Missouri | 18 |  |
W 35-31 |
| 2 | 1AA Midwest | 15 |  |
W 94-42 |
| 3 | UL Lafayette | 12 | |
W 42-24 |
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | @ #22 Penn State | 11 | |
W 38-35 |
| 6 | @ #17 Michigan | 9 | |
W 34-31 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 7 | |
W 35-21 |
| 8 | Indiana | 3 | |
W 51-17 |
| 9 | @ #24 Wisconsin | 3 | |
W 37-31 OT |
| 10 | Iowa | 3 | |
W 52-16 |
| 11 | @ Western Michigan | 3 | |
W 43-31 |
| 12 | #14 Ohio State | 3 | |
L 45-38 |
| 13 | @ Northwestern | 8 | |
W 44-34 |
| 14 | ||||
| 15 | ||||
| 16 | ||||
| 17 | #6 Tennessee | 5 | |
W 38-26 |
| Passing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nameplayer_name | COMPcomp | ATTatt | YARDSyds | TDtd | INTints | ||||||||
| Williams Juice | 133 | 185 | 1862 | 16 | 8 | ||||||||
| Rushing | |||||||||||||
| Nameplayer_name | ATTatt | YDSyds | TDtd | LONGlong_run | FUMBfumb | ||||||||
| LeShoure Mikel | 197 | 615 | 13 | 55 | 3 | ||||||||
| Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Nameplayer_name | RECrec | YDSyds | TDtd | LONGlong_rec | DROPSdrops | ||||||||
| Judson Will | 69 | 1103 | 11 | 82 | 2 | ||||||||
| Defensive | |||||||||||||
| Nameplayer_name | TKLStackles | SCKSsacks | INTints | FFff | Def TDdef_td | ||||||||
| Gully Antonio | 79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | USC Trojans |
| 5 | Florida Gators |
| 6 | LSU Tigers |
| 7 | Missouri Tigers |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | Texas Longhorns |
| 11 | Clemson Tigers |
| 12 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 13 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 14 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 15 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 16 | Auburn Tigers |
| 17 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 18 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 19 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 20 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 21 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 22 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 23 | Oregon Ducks |
| 24 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 25 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | USC Trojans |
| 5 | Florida Gators |
| 6 | LSU Tigers |
| 7 | Missouri Tigers |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | Texas Longhorns |
| 11 | Clemson Tigers |
| 12 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 13 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 14 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 15 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 16 | Auburn Tigers |
| 17 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 18 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 19 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 20 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 21 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 22 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 23 | Oregon Ducks |
| 24 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 25 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 2 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 7 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 8 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers |
| 10 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 11 | Florida Gators |
| 12 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 13 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 14 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 15 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 16 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 17 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic Owls |
| 19 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 20 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 21 | Texas Longhorns |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers |
| 23 | Oregon Ducks |
| 24 | LSU Tigers |
| 25 | Western Michigan Broncos |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 2 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | USC Trojans |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 6 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 7 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 8 | Florida Gators |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers |
| 10 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 11 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 12 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 13 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 14 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 16 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic Owls |
| 19 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 20 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 21 | Texas Longhorns |
| 22 | Western Michigan Broncos |
| 23 | Oregon Ducks |
| 24 | Missouri Tigers |
| 25 | LSU Tigers |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 2 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 7 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Florida Gators |
| 10 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 11 | Clemson Tigers |
| 12 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 13 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 14 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 15 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 16 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 19 | Florida Atlantic Owls |
| 20 | Texas Longhorns |
| 21 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers |
| 23 | Oregon Ducks |
| 24 | LSU Tigers |
| 25 | Western Michigan Broncos |
| Big 10 Conference Standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Record | PF | PA |
| 1 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 7-1 | 459 | 216 |
| 2 | Illinois | 11-1 | 7-1 | 543 | 358 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 9-3 | 6-2 | 414 | 255 |
| 4 | Penn State | 8-4 | 5-3 | 419 | 286 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 7-5 | 4-4 | 458 | 310 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 6-6 | 4-4 | 285 | 326 |
| 7 | Purdue | 5-7 | 3-5 | 292 | 314 |
| 8 | Indiana | 7-5 | 3-5 | 383 | 348 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 5-7 | 2-6 | 322 | 348 |
| 10 | Michigan | 6-6 | 2-6 | 370 | 331 |
| 11 | Iowa | 3-9 | 1-7 | 300 | 395 |