Fresno State coming to town
September 4, 2009
Weekly Report Posted: October 03, 2008 22:42
Coming off a big win against Missouri Illinois will be tested again at home against a solid Fresno State team. Baring major mistakes and injuries the Illini should win this game and move to 2-0.
Injury Report
No injuries at this time
Predictions
Kirk Herbstreit: 52 - 17 Illinois
Lee Corso: 38 - 21 Illinois
Lou Holtz: 31 - 24 Illinois
Keys to the Game
Offense: keep rollin on offense
Defense: get pressure and just play better overall
Heisman Watch
J. Williams | QB | ILL
A. Benn | WR | ILL
E. Sanders | WR | SMU
N. Davis | QB | Ball
C. McCoy | QB | Texas
Big Win at Home
August 28, 2009
Game Report Posted: October 03, 2008 21:57
The Fighting Illini are overjoyed after a home win against arch-rival Missouri
The Illini started the year off right beating down their Rival Missouri. Illinois didnt turn over the ball once and overall had a pretty clean game. Juice Williams looked sharp and Dufrene looked alright until he got knocked out of the game in the third quarter. Benn is on pace for another great year and Fayson had a great start to his Career at Illinois. The defense looked a little shaky but should improve with time. Jefferson stepped into the starting job at MLB and played valiantly recording 10 tackles and earning Big Ten Defender of the week honors.
What went right
Offense
no giveaways
What needs to be worked on
Defense
Bitter Rivals Collide
August 28, 2009
Weekly Report Posted: October 02, 2008 21:53
Illinois prepares for #6 Missouri
Tomorrow the Illini will look to start the season off with a bang again as they will take on #6 Missouri. This should be a very good and it is hard to say who will win as both teams are equally talented. This game could come down to who makes the least mistakes, so hopefully Juice Williams has worked on his issues this off-season.
Injury Report
No injuries at this time
Predictions
Kirk Herbstreit: 45 - 31 Illinois
Lee Corso: 51 - 38 Illinois
Lou Holtz: 42 - 38 Mizzou
Keys to the Game
Offense: limit mistakes
Defense: get pressure and force turnovers
Heisman Watch
J. Williams | QB | ILL
A. Benn | WR | ILL
E. Sanders | WR | SMU
N. Davis | QB | Ball
C. McCoy | QB | Texas
2009 season underway
August 25, 2009
Season Report Posted: October 02, 2008 21:42
The second year wiht coach Camara leading the squad will start this Saturday. Hopefully they can follow up on the magical season they had last year. We caught up with coach Camara and asked him some questions.
Coach, how do you plan to replace Will Judson?
Will Judson was an amazing talent for us last year and had a record setting year. This year in his absence we plan to get the ball to Benn more because he is just as explosive. Also watch-out for Jaed Fayson who will be eligible this year after sitting out last year because of his transfer from Florida.
What was your reasoning for moving Jeff Cumberland back to TE
Last year we moved him to WR but in the end he didnt get the amount of touches we think he aught too. He is very talented and as a TE we feel that he will make a huge impact.
You lost both starting MLB, how do you plan to replace them?
This is probably our biggest question mark coming into this year. We lost Sam Carson and Brit Miller. But we feel Jefferson who started multiple games last year when Brit Miller went down can step in and play well. Also we moved Rakheem Smith from FB back to Linebacker and he is slated to start.
The Illini are rated #4 in the nation, do you expect a NC this year?
A National Championship would be amazing for this program but i cant worry about that right now. Right now i am worrying about Mizzou and winning the Big Ten
Predictions
11-1 (7-1)
Goals
Finish season in top 25
Wind Big Ten Titles
Play in January bowl game
| 2009 Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK | Opponent | Rank | COV | Result |
| 1 | #6 Missouri | 4 |  |
W 44-23 |
| 2 | Fresno State | NR | ||
| 3 | @ #20 Brigham Young | NR | ||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | Michigan State | NR | ||
| 6 | @ Indiana | NR | ||
| 7 | Kent State | NR | ||
| 8 | Minnesota | NR | ||
| 9 | @ Michigan | NR | ||
| 10 | #21 Penn State | NR | ||
| 11 | @ Iowa | NR | ||
| 12 | @ #3 Ohio State | NR | ||
| 13 | Northwestern | NR | ||
| 14 | ||||
| 15 | ||||
| 16 | ||||
| 17 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nameplayer_name | COMPcomp | ATTatt | YARDSyds | TDtd | INTints | ||||||||
| Williams Juice | 22 | 33 | 256 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rushing | |||||||||||||
| Nameplayer_name | ATTatt | YDSyds | TDtd | LONGlong_run | FUMBfumb | ||||||||
| Dufrene Daniel | 22 | 69 | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Nameplayer_name | RECrec | YDSyds | TDtd | LONGlong_rec | DROPSdrops | ||||||||
| Fayson Jarred | 7 | 90 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||||||||
| Defensive | |||||||||||||
| Nameplayer_name | TKLStackles | SCKSsacks | INTints | FFff | Def TDdef_td | ||||||||
| Jefferson Dustin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | USC Trojans |
| 2 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 5 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 6 | Missouri Tigers |
| 7 | Clemson Tigers |
| 8 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 9 | Auburn Tigers |
| 10 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 11 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 12 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 13 | Florida Gators |
| 14 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 15 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 16 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 18 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 19 | Texas Longhorns |
| 20 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 21 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 22 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 23 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 25 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | USC Trojans |
| 2 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 5 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 6 | Missouri Tigers |
| 7 | Clemson Tigers |
| 8 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 9 | Auburn Tigers |
| 10 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 11 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 12 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 13 | Florida Gators |
| 14 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 15 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 16 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 18 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 19 | Texas Longhorns |
| 20 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 21 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 22 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 23 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 25 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Final Coaches Poll has been set. | |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Final Media Poll has been set. | |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Final BCS Poll has been set. | |
| Big 10 Conference Standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Record | PF | PA |