1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lou Tepper (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Landry (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Denny Marcin (2nd season)
MVP	Dana Howard
Captains	Greg Engel Filmel Johnson Gary Voelker
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Wisconsin +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Penn State	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 210 to 204. ^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Johnny Johnson (1,688 passing yards), running back Ty Douthard (599 rushing yards, 43 receptions, 406 receiving yards), and kicker Chris Richardson (60 points scored, 18 of 19 extra points, 14 of 20 field goals). ^[2] Tackle Brad Hopkins was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1993 All-Big Ten Conference football team. ^[3]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Missouri *	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 3–31	48,427
September 18	No. 15 Arizona *	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 14–16	51,110
September 25	Oregon *	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 7–13	45,574
October 2	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 28–10	37,621
October 9	No. 6 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck)	L 12–20	61,209
October 16	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 49–3	70,397
October 23	at No. 13 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	W 24–21	106,385	[4]
October 30	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 20–13	49,940
November 6	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 23–20	50,192
November 13	at No. 16 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 14–28	90,000
November 20	No. 12 Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 10–35	48,083
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 86 Matt Cushing Fr TE 87 Ken Dilger Jr FB 35 Tyler Donnelly Sr RB 7 Ty Douthard Fr WR 83 Jason Dulick Fr OL 67 Charles Edwards So C 56 Greg Engel Sr QB 13 Johnny Johnson So QB 17 Jeff Schwarzentraub Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 98 Scott Allen So LB 57 Julio Argueta Fr LB 56 Doug Arneson Fr DB 43 Jeff Arneson Sr LB 51 Kevin Hardy So LB 52 John Holecek Jr DE 97 Simeon Rice So CB 29 Scott Turner Jr LB 50 Dana Howard Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 13 Eric Barofsky Jr	Head coach Lou Tepper Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "1993 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
2. "1993 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
3. "Michigan puts eight on All-Big Ten teams". The Argus-Press (AP story). November 25, 1993. p. A11.
4. Angelique S. Chengelis (October 24, 1993). "U-M pays: Woe to Wolverines". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 8E – via Newspapers.com.