1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1993 record	5–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lou Tepper (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1993 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6/5 Wisconsin §	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
#11/10 Ohio State §	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
#8/7 Penn State	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#21/19 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Illini compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.

Johnny Johnson led the team with 1,688 passing yards, while Ty Douthard led with 599 rushing yards and 406 receiving yards. Tackle Brad Hopkins was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1993 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Rivalry)	L 3–31
September 18	No. 15 Arizona*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 14–16
September 25	Oregon*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 7–13
October 2	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	W 28–10
October 9	No. 6 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	L 12–20
October 16	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 49–3
October 23	at No. 13 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	W 24–21
October 30	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	W 20–13
November 6	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 23–20
November 13	at No. 16 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 14–28
November 20	No. 12 Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 10–35
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 86 Cushing, MattMatt Cushing 1.0 !Fr TE 87 Dilger, KenKen Dilger 5.0 !Jr C 56 Engel, GregGreg Engel 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 51 Hardy, KevinKevin Hardy 3.0 !So LB 52 Holecek, JohnJohn Holecek 5.0 !Jr DE 97 Rice, SimeonSimeon Rice 3.0 !So CB 29 Turner, ScottScott Turner 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Lou Tepper Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster