The 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univer ...
in the
2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The regular season began on August 27, 2014 and ended on ...
. They were led by third-year head coach
Tim Beckman, and played their home games at
Memorial Stadium. They were members of the new West Division of the
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...
. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. They were invited to the
Heart of Dallas Bowl where they lost to
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activi ...
.
Schedule
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
Game summaries
Youngstown State
Western Kentucky
Washington
Texas State
Nebraska
Purdue
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio State
Iowa
Penn State
Northwestern
Reilly O'Toole passed for 147 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 147 yards.
Louisiana Tech–Heart of Dallas Bowl
References
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Illinois
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Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons
Illinois Fighting Illini football
The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. The Fighting Illini are a founding member of ...