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1993 Illinois

5–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Lou Tepper.

Schedule and results

Illinois in 1993, game by game: lost at Missouri 3–31; lost vs. No. 15 Arizona 14–16; lost vs. Oregon 7–13; won at Purdue 28–10; lost vs. No. 6 Ohio State 12–20; won at Iowa 49–3; won at No. 13 Michigan 24–21; won vs. Northwestern 20–13; won vs. Minnesota 23–20; lost at No. 16 Penn State 14–28; lost vs. No. 12 Wisconsin 10–35+46−28Lost 3–31 at Missouri-28MissouriLost 14–16 vs. No. 15 Arizona-2No. 15 ArizonaLost 7–13 vs. Oregon-6OregonWon 28–10 at Purdue+18PurdueLost 12–20 vs. No. 6 Ohio State-8No. 6 Ohio StateWon 49–3 at Iowa+46IowaWon 24–21 at No. 13 Michigan+3No. 13 MichiganWon 20–13 vs. Northwestern+7NorthwesternWon 23–20 vs. Minnesota+3MinnesotaLost 14–28 at No. 16 Penn State-14No. 16 Penn StateLost 10–35 vs. No. 12 Wisconsin-25No. 12 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atMissouriL 3–⁠3152%
Sep 18vs15ArizonaL 14–⁠1643%
Sep 25vsOregonL 7–⁠1348%
Oct 2atPurdueW 28–⁠1040%
Oct 9vs6Ohio StateL 12–⁠2032%
Oct 16atIowaW 49–⁠341%
Oct 23at13MichiganW 24–⁠2121%
Oct 30vsNorthwesternW 20–⁠1379%
Nov 6vsMinnesotaW 23–⁠2073%
Nov 13at16Penn StateL 14–⁠2830%
Nov 20vs12WisconsinL 10–⁠3552%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 35–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1993.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠210
Coach
Lou Tepper
Elo
1508 −3 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 49 of 105; offense No. 76, defense No. 22
SRS
5.7 No. 37 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Landry
Defensive coordinator
Denny Marcin
Captains
Greg Engel, Filmel Johnson and Gary Voelker
Most valuable player
Dana Howard

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 7Filmel Johnson DBBuffalo Bills

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Greg EngelCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin6–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠16
Ohio State6–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠111
Penn State6–⁠210–⁠28
Indiana5–⁠38–⁠4
Michigan5–⁠38–⁠421
Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Michigan State4–⁠46–⁠6
Iowa3–⁠56–⁠6
Minnesota3–⁠54–⁠7
Northwestern0–⁠82–⁠9
Purdue0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.