1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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The 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season
. The Illinois offense scored 264 points while the defense allowed 188 points. At season’s end, the club competed in the John Hancock Bowl
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1991 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split champion for the second consecutive season. Both the Miami Hurricanes and the Washington Huskies finished the season undefeated and with the top ranking in a nationally recognized poll...
. The Illinois offense scored 264 points while the defense allowed 188 points. At season’s end, the club competed in the John Hancock Bowl
Sun Bowl
The Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl...
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Schedule
The non conference games for the Fighting Illini were against East Carolina, Missouri and Houston.| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Fighting Illini points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Aug. 31 | East Carolina 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team The 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Pirates offense scored 409 points while the defense allowed 277 points. Led by head coach Bill Lewis, the Pirates won the Peach Bowl defeating in-state rival North... |
Win | 38 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Sept. 14 | @ Missouri 1991 Missouri Tigers football team The 1991 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1991 season was the third year of coach Bob Stull at Missouri. It opened with a 23–19 victory over Illinois in Columbia... |
Loss | 19 | 23 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Sept. 21 | Win | 51 | 10 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Oct. 5 | Minnesota | Win | 24 | 3 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Oct. 12 | Ohio State 1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1991-1992. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–4 record, including the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost 24–17 to the Syracuse Orangemen.-Schedule:-Coaching... |
Win | 10 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 6 | Oct. 19 | @ Iowa 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1991 college football season.-Schedule:-Team players in the NFL:... |
Loss | 21 | 24 | 4–2 |
| 7 | Oct. 26 | @ | Loss | 11 | 17 | 4–3 |
| 8 | Nov. 2 | Wisconsin 1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1991 college football season.-Schedule:-Regular starters:-Team players in the 1992 NFL Draft:... |
Win | 22 | 6 | 5–3 |
| 9 | Nov. 9 | @ | Win | 41 | 14 | 6–3 |
| 10 | Nov. 16 | Michigan | Loss | 0 | 20 | 6–4 |
| 11 | Nov. 23 | @ | Loss | 24 | 27 | 6–5 |
| 12 | Dec. 31 | vs. UCLA 1991 UCLA Bruins football team The 1991 UCLA Bruins football team represented UCLA in the 1991 NCAA college football season. The Bruins offense scored 323 points while the defense allowed 190 points... |
Loss | 3 | 6 | 6–6 |
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | Club |
| Elbert Tuener | 7 | 189 | Wide Receiver | Houston Oilers 1992 Houston Oilers season -Schedule:-Standings:-AFC Wildcard:Miracle at ReichFrank Reich's defining moment in his pro career is actually another comeback, this one often called the greatest comeback in NFL history , in the playoffs following the 1992 season against the Houston Oilers... |
| Kameno Bell | 12 | 328 | Running Back | Miami Dolphins 1992 Miami Dolphins season -Schedule:-AFC Divisional Playoff:As the Dolphins defense shut out the Chargers, holding San Diego quarterback Stan Humphries to just 18 of 44 completions for 140 yards and intercepting him four times. Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino threw 3 touchdown passes in the second quarter... |
| Tim Simpson | 12 | 329 | Center | Cleveland Browns 1992 Cleveland Browns season The 1992 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 43rd season with the National Football League.-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |