1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Mackovic, the Illini compiled an 8–4 record, finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big Ten Conference, were ranked No. 25 in the final AP Poll, and lost to Clemson in the 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl.

1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (3rd season)
MVPHoward Griffith
CaptainCurtis Lovelace, Howard Griffith, Moe Gardner, Darrick Brownlow
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Michigan + 6 2 09 3 0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 2 08 3 1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 2 08 4 0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 2 08 4 0
Ohio State 5 2 17 4 1
Minnesota 5 3 06 5 0
Indiana 3 4 16 5 1
Northwestern 1 7 02 9 0
Purdue 1 7 02 9 0
Wisconsin 0 8 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leader were quarterback Jason Verduzco with 2,567 passing yards, fullback Howard Griffith with 1,115 rushing yards, and Shawn Wax with 863 receiving yards.

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