1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football
John Hancock Bowl, L 6–3 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1991 record	6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Mackovic and Lou Tepper
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 70,053)
Seasons

1991 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6/6 Michigan †	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#10/10 Iowa	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 PM	East Carolina*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	ESPN	W 38–31	46,313
September 14	1:00 PM	at Missouri*		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		L 19–23	49,586
September 21	2:30 PM	Houston*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois		W 51–10	60,182
October 5	11:30 AM	Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	ESPN	W 24–3	57,981
October 12	2:30 PM	No. 11 Ohio State	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	ABC	W 10–7	70,125
October 19	2:30 PM	at No. 13 Iowa	No. 15	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ABC	L 24–21	70,220
October 26	1:00 PM	at Northwestern	No. 17	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois		L 17–11	26,543
November 2	1:00 PM	Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois		W 22–6	61,493
November 9	12:00 PM	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana		W 41–14	33,152
November 16	2:30 PM	No. 4 Michigan	No. 25	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	ABC	L 20–0	66,757
November 23	12:05 PM	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan		L 27–24	61,721
December 31	1:30 PM	vs. UCLA*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas (John Hancock Bowl)	CBS	L 6–3	42,281
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1992 NFL Draft

Player	Round	Pick	Position	Club
Elbert Tuener	7	189	Wide receiver	Houston Oilers
Kameno Bell	12	328	Running back	Miami Dolphins
Tim Simpson	12	329	Center	Cleveland Browns