The 2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner, who was in his sixth season with the Illini. Illinois had a record of 5–7 and failed to make a bowl game.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 2:30 PM | vs. Missouri* | | ABC | L 20–33 | 61,876 |
September 7 | 11:00 AM | at Southern Miss* | | ESPN2 | L 20–23 | 22,183 |
September 14 | 11:00 AM | Arkansas State* | | ESPN+ | W 59–7 | 46,258 |
September 21 | 1:00 PM | San Jose State* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| | L 35–38 | 50,990 |
September 28 | 2:30 PM | No. 14 Michigan | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| ABC | L 28–45 | 69,249 |
October 3 | 7:00 PM | at Minnesota | | ESPN2 | L 10–31 | 32,663 |
October 12 | 12:00 PM | Purdue | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| | W 38–31 OT | 55,590 |
October 26 | 1:00 PM | Indiana | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| | W 45–14 | 50,295 |
November 2 | 2:30 PM | at No. 20 Penn State | | ESPN | L 7–18 | 105,589 |
November 9 | 11:00 AM | at No. 20 Wisconsin | | ESPN+ | W 37–20 | 78,709 |
November 16 | 2:30 PM | No. 2 Ohio State | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| ABC | L 16–23 OT | 58,810 |
November 23 | 11:00 AM | at Northwestern | | ESPN+ | W 31–24 | 25,134 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster[]
2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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Team players in the NFL[]
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