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1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1999Illinois Fighting Illini football
MicronPC Bowl champion
MicronPC Bowl, W 63–21 vs.Virginia
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
Record8–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTim Kish (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPKurt Kittner
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4Wisconsin $ 7–1  10–2 
No. 7Michigan State 6–2  10–2 
No. 5Michigan % 6–2  10–2 
No. 11Penn State 5–3  10–3 
No. 18Minnesota 5–3  8–4 
No. 24Illinois 4–4  8–4 
No. 25Purdue 4–4  7–5 
Ohio State 3–5  6–6 
Indiana 3–5  4–7 
Northwestern 1–7  3–8 
Iowa 0–8  1–10 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of theBig Ten Conference during the1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coachRon Turner, the Fighting Illini compiled an 8–4 record (4–4 in conference games), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 325 to 252.[1] Illinois was the first team in 50 years to win road games against bothMichigan andOhio State in the same season.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterbackKurt Kittner (2,448 passing yards, 22 touchdown passes), running back Steve Havard (715 rushing yards), and wide receiver Michael Dean (43 receptions for 566 yards).[2]

The team played its home games atMemorial Stadium inChampaign, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 42:30 pmArkansas State*W 41–334,227[3]
September 112:30 pmSan Diego State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 38–1035,798[4]
September 186:00 pmatLouisville*W 41–3640,332[5]
September 252:30 pmNo. 19Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 10–2752,417[6]
October 211:00 amatIndianaESPN2L 31–34OT30,381[7]
October 1611:00 amMinnesotadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IN
ESPN2L 7–3749,152[8]
October 2311:00 amat No. 9MichiganESPN PlusW 35–29110,188[9]
October 302:30 pmNo. 2Penn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ABCL 7–2750,014[10]
November 61:00 pmatIowaW 40–2461,350[11]
November 1311:00 amat No. 25Ohio StateESPN2W 46–2093,429[12]
November 201:00 pmNorthwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 29–750,137[13]
December 306:00 pmvs.Virginia*TBSW 63–2131,089[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are inCentral time

Roster

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1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB34Jameel CookJr
G64David DiehlFr
QB15Kurt KittnerSo
WR17Greg LewisSo
WR86Aaron MooreheadSo
OT59Marques SullivanJr
TE87Josh WhitmanJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB48Danny ClarkSr
CB6Brandon LloydFr
DE99Fred WakefieldJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS51Nathan HodelJr
K98Neil RackersSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players in the NFL

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PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Neil RackersKicker6169Cincinnati Bengals

References

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  1. ^"1999 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedJuly 24, 2025.
  2. ^"1999 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedJuly 24, 2025.
  3. ^"Illinois rolls in opener".Iowa City Press-Citizen.Associated Press. September 5, 1999. p. 6B. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^"Big strikes boost Illini".Herald and Review.Associated Press. September 12, 1999. p. C1. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^Wishart, Nick (September 19, 1999)."Illinois outlasts Louisville to move to 3-0".St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D3. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  6. ^Dye, Dave (September 26, 1999)."Spartans' defense shuts down Illini".Detroit Free Press. p. 1E. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  7. ^Hutchens, Terry (October 3, 1999)."Randle El-led comeback lifts Indiana over Illinois in OT".The Indianapolis Star. p. C1. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^Reinmuth, Gary (October 17, 1999)."Illini spiral continues".Chicago Tribune. p. 3:7. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^Chengelis, Angelique S. (October 24, 1999)."Porous defense costs U-M again".Detroit Free Press. p. 1E. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  10. ^Reinmuth, Gary (October 31, 1999)."Penn State leaves Illinois without ghost of a chance".Chicago Tribune. p. 3:7. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^Peterson, Randy (November 7, 1999)."Hawkeyes finish on wrong end again".Des Moines Register. p. 1D. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  12. ^"Illini bowling, and they're not done yet".The Dispatch.Associated Press. November 14, 1999. p. C6. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  13. ^Albright, Mike (November 21, 1999)."Illini finish job".Herald and Review. p. C1. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  14. ^O'Brien, David (December 31, 1999)."Illinois humbles Virginia".South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 1C. RetrievedOctober 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
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