American college football season
The 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Tim Beckman, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were members of the new West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 11:00 am | No. 24 (FCS) Youngstown State* | | BTN | W 28–17 | 36,234 |
September 6 | 11:00 am | Western Kentucky* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| BTN | W 42–34 | 38,561 |
September 13 | 3:00 pm | at Washington* | | FOX | L 19–44 | 62,325 |
September 20 | 3:00 pm | Texas State* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| ESPNews | W 42–35 | 41,019 |
September 27 | 8:00 pm | at No. 21 Nebraska | | BTN | L 14–45 | 91,255 |
October 4 | 11:00 am | Purdue | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | L 27–38 | 45,046 |
October 11 | 11:00 am | at Wisconsin | | ESPN2 | L 28–38 | 80,341 |
October 25 | 11:00 am | Minnesota![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| ESPNU | W 28–24 | 44,437 |
November 1 | 7:00 pm | at No. 13 Ohio State | | ABC | L 14–55 | 106,961 |
November 15 | 11:00 am | Iowa | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| BTN | L 14–30 | 50,373 |
November 22 | 11:00 am | Penn State | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| ESPN2 | W 16–14 | 35,172 |
November 29 | 11:00 am | at Northwestern | | ESPNU | W 47–33 | 31,137 |
December 26 | 12:00 pm | vs. Louisiana Tech* | | ESPN | L 18–35 | 31,297 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Youngstown State Penguins vs Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Youngstown State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
Illinois | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
- Date: August 30, 2014
- Game time: 11:00 A.M. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance:
- Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
- TV announcers (BTN): Chris Denari (Play-by-play) & Danan Hughes (Color)
Game information |
- First Quarter
- Second Quarter
- Third Quarter
- Fourth Quarter
| - Top Passers
- Top Rushers
- Top Receiving
- Top Tackler
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Western Kentucky | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Illinois | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
- Date: September 6, 2014
- Game time: 11:00 A.M. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance:
- Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
- TV announcers (BTN): Chris Denari (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Rebecca Haarlow (Sideline)
Game information |
- First Quarter
- Second Quarter
- Third Quarter
- Fourth Quarter
| - Top Passers
- Top Rushers
- Top Receiving
- Top Tackler
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Illini | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
Huskies | 21 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 44 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Fighting Illini | 6 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 42 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Illini | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Cornhuskers | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Boilermakers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Fighting Illini | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Illini | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Badgers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Gophers | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
Fighting Illini | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Buckeyes | 17 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 55 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hawkeyes | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
Fighting Illini | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Nittany Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Fighting Illini | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Illinois | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | Northwestern | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 33 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 1:41 | ILL | Turner 10 yard pass from O'Toole (Reisner kick) | ILL 7–0 | | Q1 | :56 | ILL | Ferguson 1 yard run (kick failed) | ILL 13–0 | | Q2 | 12:26 | ILL | Reisner 33 yard field goal | ILL 16–0 | | Q2 | 5:39 | ILL | Zalewski 33 yard field goal | ILL 19–0 | | Q2 | 5:24 | NW | Vault 89 yard kickoff return (Mitchell kick) | ILL 19–7 | | Q2 | :47 | ILL | Dudek 14 yard pass from O'Toole (Zalewski kick) | ILL 26–7 | | Q3 | 12:24 | NW | Mitchell 34 yard field goal | ILL 26–10 | | Q3 | 7:24 | ILL | Barr 9 yard pass from O'Toole (Zalewski kick) | ILL 33–10 | | Q3 | 3:56 | NW | Jackson 5 yard run (Mitchell kick) | ILL 33–17 | | Q4 | 14:05 | NW | Jackson 35 yard pass from Oliver (Dickerson pass from Oliver) | ILL 33–25 | | Q4 | 12:39 | ILL | Ferguson 46 yard run (Zalewski kick) | ILL 40–25 | | Q4 | 4:58 | ILL | Monheim 49 yard interception return (Zalewski kick) | ILL 47–25 | | Q4 | 1:28 | NW | Green 4 yard pass from Oliver (Jones pass from Oliver) | ILL 47–33 | |
Reilly O'Toole passed for 147 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 147 yards.[3]
Louisiana Tech–Heart of Dallas Bowl
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Illini | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
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