2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	Leaders Division
Record	2–10 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Beckman (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Billy Gonzales (1st season) Chris Beatty (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Graham Pocic Ashante Williams
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2011 2013  →

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 24 Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 17 Northwestern		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6					6	–	7
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x		8	–	0					12	–	0
Penn State*		6	–	2					8	–	4
Wisconsin y$		4	–	4					8	–	6
Purdue		3	–	5					6	–	7
Indiana		2	–	6					4	–	8
Illinois		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their first season under head coach Tim Beckman, the Fighting Illini compiled a 2–10 record (0–8 in conference games), finished in last place out of six teams in the Big Ten's Leaders Division, and were outscored by a total of 385 to 200. ^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase (2,361 passing yards), running back Donovonn Young (571 rushing yards), and wide receiver Ryan Lankford (37 receptions for 469 yards, 30 points scored). ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 am	Western Michigan *	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPNU	W 24–7	43,441
September 8	9:30 pm	at Arizona State *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 14–45	54,128
September 15	11:00 am	Charleston Southern *	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 44–0	45,369
September 22	7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech *	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 24–52	46,539
September 29	11:00 am	Penn State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN	L 7–35	46,734
October 6	2:30 pm	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN2	L 14–31	80,096
October 13	2:30 pm	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC/ESPN	L 0–45	110,922
October 27	11:00 am	Indiana	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	BTN	L 17–31	47,981
November 3	2:30 pm	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck)	ESPN	L 22–52	105,311
November 10	2:30 pm	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 3–17	46,912
November 17	2:30 pm	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	BTN	L 17–20	41,974
November 24	11:00 am	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	BTN	L 14–50	32,415
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Roster

2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Nathan Scheelhaase  Jr TE 3 Jon Davis So QB 4 Reilly O'Toole So RB 5 Donovonn Young So RB 6 Josh Ferguson  Fr WR 7 Hayden Daniels  Fr QB 8 Miles Osei Jr QB 10 Chase Haslett  Fr TE 11 Matt LaCosse So WR 12 Ryan Langford Jr QB 13 Sean McGushin  Sr WR 15 Darius Millines Jr QB 17 James Nudera  Fr WR 18 Jeremey Whitlow  Fr WR 19 Kenny Knight  Fr WR 20 Fritz Rock  So WR 21 Devin Church Fr RB 22 Dami Ayoola Fr WR 24 James Hallendorff  Sr RB 28 LaKeith Walls Fr WR 29 Peter Bonahoom  Fr WR 31 Leslie Poole  So WR 34 Davontay Kwaaning  Fr FB 41 Zach Becker  Sr TE 47 Tim Clary So OL 52 Alex Hill  So OL 55 Chris Boles  Fr OL 56 Shawn Afryl  So OL 60 Tony Durkin  Fr OL 61 Tyler Sands  Sr OL 64 Robbie Bain Fr OL 66 Scott McDowell  Fr OL 67 Jake Feldmeyer  Jr OL 68 Simon Cvijanovic  So OL 69 Ted Karras  Fr OL 70 Corey Lewis  Sr OL 71 Joe Spencer Fr OL 72 Hugh Thornton Sr OL 73 Chris O'Connor  Fr OL 74 Michael Heitz  So OL 75 Pat Flavin  Fr OL 76 Graham Pocic (C)  Sr OL 78 Ryan Nowicki  Fr WR 80 Spencer Harris Jr WR 81 Cedric Doxy Fr WR 82 Olusuen Arowolaju Fr TE 83 Eddie Viliunas  Sr WR 84 Justin Hardee Fr WR 85 Tim Lukas  Jr TE 86 Tim Russell  Jr TE 88 Justin Lattimore  Jr TE 89 Evan Wilson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Terry Hawthorne Sr DB 2 V'Angelo Bentley Fr DB 3 Taylor Barton Fr DB 4 Patrick Nixon-Youman Sr DB 5 Steve Hull  Jr DL 6 Darrius Caldwell  Fr DB 7 Supo Sanni  Sr DB 9 Earnest Thomas  So STAR 10 B. J. Bello Fr DB 11 Jevaris Little Fr DB 17 Tommy Davis  Sr DB 21 Jack Ramsey  Sr DB 22 Nick Forzley  So DB 23 Ben Mathis  Jr DB 24 Nelson Lugo Fr STAR 25 Ashante Williams (C)  Sr DB 26 Justin Green Sr DB 27 Eaton Spencer  Fr DB 29 Kaeman Mitchell  Jr LB 30 Houston Bates  So DB 31 Nick North  Fr STAR 32 Daniel Quintana  So LB 33 Zepheniah Grimes  Fr LB 34 Mike Svetina Fr LB 35 Sean White Fr DB 37 Austin Abner  Fr LB 38 Michael Valentino Fr LB 39 Nejee Robinson Jr LB 40 Beau Sullivan  Jr LB 42 Ralph Cooper So LB 43 Mason Monheim Fr DL 44 Austin Teitsma  So LB 45 Jonathan Brown Jr LB 48 Henry Dickinson So LB 52 T. J. Neal Fr DL 54 Justin Staples  Sr DL 58 Kenny Nelson  Fr DL 59 Tim Kynard  Jr DL 90 DeJazz Woods  So DL 91 Glenn Foster  Sr DL 93 Teko Powell Fr DL 94 Akeem Spence  Jr DL 95 Jake Howe  So DL 97 Vontrell Williams Fr DL 98 John Valentine  Fr DL 99 Michael Buchanan Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK/P 13 Ryan Frain Fr PK 14 Taylor Zalewski  Fr P 18 Justin DuBernois So P 36 Brad Janitz  So PK 37 Nick Immekus  So LS 46 Zak Pedersen  Sr LS 49 Zach Hirth Fr PK 83 Brennen VanMieghem  Fr LS 85 Michael Martin Fr P 87 Garrett Stroup  Fr	Head coach Tim Beckman Coordinators/assistant coaches Tim Banks (defensive coordinator / safeties) Billy Gonzales (co-offensive coordinator / receivers) Chris Beatty (co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Luke Butkus (offensive line) Steve Clinkscale (cornerbacks) Keith Gilmore (defensive line) Alex Golesh (tight ends / specialist / recruiting coordinator) Tim Salem (running backs / special teams coordinator) Mike Ward (linebackers) Jon Carvin (graduate assistant - offense) Justin Hood (graduate assistant - defense) Kolby Jackson (graduate assistant - special teams) Tim Knox (director of football operations) Paul Nichols (director of player personnel) Lester Richmond (graduate assistant - defense) George Anasis (director of football game analysis) Mike Bellamy (associate recruiting coordinator) Scott Brooks (head football athletic trainer) Trent Chesnut (head football equipment manager) Jeff Guin (academic counselor) Corey Harbor (academic counselor) Aaron Hillmann (head football strength & conditioning coach) Carla Suber (learning specialist) Annie White (academic counselor) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 7, 2012

References

1. "2012 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
2. "2012 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
3. "2012 Football Schedule". University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2022.