1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1975 record	5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (5th season)
MVP	Stu Levenick, Bruce Beaman
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1975 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/4 Ohio State †	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8/8 Michigan	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	2
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bob Blackman, the Illini compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Kurt Steger with 1,136 passing yards, running back Lonnie Perrin with 907 rushing yards, and wide receiver Frank Johnson with 349 receiving yards. Offensive tackle Stu Levenick and defensive back Bruce Beaman were selected as the team's most valuable players.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 27–12
September 20	No. 5 Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Rivalry)	L 20–30
September 27	at No. 8 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 13–43
October 4	Washington State*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 27–21
October 11	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 42–23
October 18	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	L 24–26
October 25	at No. 16 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 21–19
November 1	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 9–18
November 8	No. 1 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	L 3–40
November 15	No. 4 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 15–21
November 22	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	W 28–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 76 Owens, BurtBurt Owens 3.0 !So T 74 Pancratz, KevinKevin Pancratz 5.0 !Jr SE 40 Peach, JohnJohn Peach 5.0 !Jr TB 33 Perrin, LonnieLonnie Perrin 7.0 !Sr TB 23 Phillips, JimJim Phillips 5.0 !Jr QB 16 Pokorny, RayRay Pokorny 5.0 !Jr TB 14 Schnittker, DirkDirk Schnittker 3.0 !So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 15 Stewart, JeffJeff Stewart 5.0 !Jr LB 67 Studwell, ScottScott Studwell 7.0 !Sr LB 97 Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan 3.0 !So LB 51 Williams, ChrisChris Williams 5.0 !Jr LB 37 Williams, RickRick Williams 7.0 !Sr DB 21 Yanoshik, JohnJohn Yanoshik 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Blackman Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster