1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. Illinois was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Illini defeated East Carolina. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Liberty Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Lou Tepper (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorGreg Landry (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Marcin (3rd season)
MVPDana Howard
CaptainPete Gabrione, John Holecek, Dana Howard, Jon Kerr
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State $ 8 0 012 0 0
No. 14 Ohio State 6 2 09 4 0
Wisconsin 5 2 18 3 1
No. 12 Michigan 5 3 08 4 0
Illinois 4 4 07 5 0
Purdue 3 3 25 4 2
Iowa 3 4 15 5 1
Indiana 3 5 06 5 0
Northwestern 3 5 04 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 03 8 0
Michigan State0 8 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll
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