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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 .
Personnel Coaching staff
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August 3011:00 AMNo. 24 (FCS ) Youngstown State *
BTN W 28–17 Western Kentucky *
Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTNW 42–34 Washington *
FOX L 19–4462,325
September 203:00 PMTexas State *
Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPNews W 42–35 Nebraska
BTNL 14–45 Purdue
ESPN2 L 27–38 Wisconsin
ESPN2L 28–38 Minnesota
Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPNU W 28–24 Ohio State
ABC L 14–55 Iowa
Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTNL 14–30 Penn State
Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2W 16–14 Northwestern
ESPNUW 47–33 Louisiana Tech *
ESPN L 18–35
Template:CFB Schedule End
Schedule Source: [2] Game notes Youngstown State
Youngstown State Penguins vs Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary
Period
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, 2014Game 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
Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Illinois Fighting Illini – Game summary
Period
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, 2014Game 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
Washington
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
3
9
7
0
19
Huskies
21
17
0
6
44
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–6
2013
L 24–34
Texas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
14
7
7
7
35
Fighting Illini
6
7
12
17
42
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First Meeting
Nebraska
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
7
7
0
0
14
Cornhuskers
7
24
7
7
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–8–1
2013
L 19–39
Purdue
1
2
3
4
Total
Boilermakers
7
10
14
7
38
Fighting Illini
14
0
13
0
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
43–40–6
2013
W 20–16
Wisconsin
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
14
0
0
14
28
Badgers
7
17
7
7
38
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
37–37–7
2013
L 32–56
Minnesota
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
0
3
21
0
24
Fighting Illini
14
0
7
7
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
28–35–3
2012
L 3–17
Ohio State
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
0
0
7
7
14
Buckeyes
17
14
17
7
55
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
30–66–4
2013
L 35–60
Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawkeyes
2
7
7
14
30
Fighting Illini
7
0
0
7
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
38–29–2
2008
W 27–24
Penn State
1
2
3
4
Total
Nittany Lions
7
0
0
7
14
Fighting Illini
0
7
3
6
16
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–17
2013
L 17–24
Northwestern
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
54–48–5
2013
L 34–27
1
2 3 4 Total
• Illinois
13
13 7 14
47
Northwestern
0
7 10 16
33
Scoring summary 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
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
3
6
6
3
18
Bulldogs
14
7
0
14
35
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2012
L 24–52
References
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