1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 6–3 record and finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDavid Williams
CaptainRick Schulte, Dave Edwards
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 2 0 9 3 0
Illinois 6 3 0 7 4 0
Purdue 6 3 0 7 5 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 3 1 8 4 1
Wisconsin 5 3 1 7 4 1
Michigan State 5 4 0 6 6 0
Michigan 5 4 0 6 6 0
Minnesota 3 6 0 4 7 0
Northwestern 2 7 0 2 9 0
Indiana 0 9 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Jack Trudeau with 2,724 passing yards, running back Thomas Rooks with 1,056 rushing yards, and wide receiver David Williams with 1,278 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1NorthwesternW 24–1675,753
September 8Missouri*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 30–2478,297
September 15at Stanford*L 19–3443,795
September 22Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 40–775,762
September 29at IowaL 16–2166,322
October 6Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 22–676,428
October 13at No. 8 Ohio StateL 38–4589,937
October 20Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 34–2076,101
October 27at MichiganL 18–26104,916
November 3Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 48–376,056
November 10vs. IndianaW 34–749,264
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1984 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "1984 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.