2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Lovie Smith and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the West Division.

2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Lovie Smith (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorGarrick McGee (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorHardy Nickerson (1st season)
Base defense4-3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$  8 1   11 3  
No. 6 Ohio State x^  8 1   11 2  
No. 10 Michigan  7 2   10 3  
Indiana  4 5   6 7  
Maryland  3 6   6 7  
Michigan State  1 8   3 9  
Rutgers  0 9   2 10  
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy  7 2   11 3  
Iowa  6 3   8 5  
Nebraska  6 3   9 4  
Minnesota  5 4   9 4  
Northwestern  5 4   7 6  
Illinois  2 7   3 9  
Purdue  1 8   3 9  
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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