Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini

3-9 (2-6), 9th Big Ten

 Last Game
Dec 5, 2009 Fresno State, L 52-53 
 
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West leaves Tulsa for Illini

West leaves Tulsa for Illini
AP, Feb 8, 2010
Co-defensive coordinator Ron West has left Tulsa's football staff to become an assistant coach for Illinois. Tulsa announced West's departure Monday, saying he would coach inside linebackers for the Illini. West had spent only one season at Tulsa after previously serving as defensive coordinator at Clemson. ...More
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Illinois Team Report

Illinois Team Report Feb 5, 2010

If there's one area where Ron Zook has been consistently strong since arriving at Illinois in December 2004, it's in recruiting. Zook and his staff thrilled the masses by hooking several four-star athletes and the occasional five-star in his first five recruiting classes.

But in the wake of a 3-9 season, a massive change on the coaching staff and a plethora of rumors about Zook's future, Illinois didn't garner its usual fistful of blue chips. Quarterback Chandler Whitmer, who's listed at 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, is the only four-star recruit among the 20 the Illini landed.

They had a commitment from four-star safety Corey Cooper since his sophomore year, but he switched to Nebraska at the last minute. ...More

 
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 Scores & Schedule - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 5 Missouri L 9-37 --
 Sat, Sep 12 Illinois State W 45-17 --
 Sat, Sep 26 at (13) Ohio State L 0-30 --
 Sat, Oct 3 (15) Penn State L 17-35 --
 Sat, Oct 10 Michigan State L 14-24 --
 Sat, Oct 17 at Indiana L 14-27 --
 Sat, Oct 24 at Purdue L 14-24 --
 Sat, Oct 31 Michigan W 38-13 --
 Sat, Nov 7 at Minnesota W 35-32 --
 Sat, Nov 14 Northwestern L 16-21 --
 Fri, Nov 27 at (5) Cincinnati L 36-49 --
 Sat, Dec 5 Fresno State L 52-53 --
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 Big Ten Standings
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 Ohio State (5) 7-1  11-2 
 Iowa (7) 6-2  11-2 
 Penn State (9) 6-2  11-2 
 Northwestern 5-3  8-5 
 Wisconsin (16) 5-3  10-3 
 Michigan State 4-4  6-7 
 Purdue 4-4  5-7 
 Minnesota 3-5  6-7 
 Illinois 2-6  3-9 
 Michigan 1-7  5-7 
 Indiana 1-7  4-8 
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense37 393.5 193.1 200.4
 Defense41 403.3 248.8 154.4