2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Ron Zook. The Illini played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Illinois entered the season in search of improvement upon a 2–10 record in 2006, and secured bowl-eligibility the first time since 2001 with a homecoming win over Ball State. From weeks 2–6, the Illini won five straight games, their longest win streak since 2001. On November 10, the Fighting Illini upset the then #1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Rose Bowl, L 17–49 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 20
Record9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Ron Zook (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Locksley (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Co-defensive coordinatorDan Disch (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCurt Mallory (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 57,078)
2007 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Ohio State $  7 1   11 2  
No. 18 Michigan  6 2   9 4  
No. 20 Illinois %  6 2   9 4  
No. 24 Wisconsin  5 3   9 4  
Penn State  4 4   9 4  
Iowa  4 4   6 6  
Purdue  3 5   8 5  
Indiana  3 5   7 6  
Michigan State  3 5   7 6  
Northwestern  3 5   6 6  
Minnesota  0 8   1 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
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