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2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLeaders Division
2012 record2–10 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coachTim Beckman (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Gonzales (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChris Beatty (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Banks (1st season)
CaptainGraham Pocic
CaptainAshante Williams
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,670)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Legends
#25 Nebraska xy   7 1         10 4  
#24 Michigan   6 2         8 5  
#17 Northwestern   5 3         10 3  
Michigan State   3 5         7 6  
Minnesota   2 6         6 7  
Iowa   2 6         4 8  
Leaders
#3 Ohio State* x   8 0         12 0  
Penn State*   6 2         8 4  
Wisconsin y   4 4         8 6  
Purdue   3 5         6 7  
Indiana   2 6         4 8  
Illinois   0 8         2 10  
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
† – BCS representative as champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
  • Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions
    As of January 8, 2013 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tim Beckman, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference. Illinois finished the 2012 season with 2–10, 0–8 in Big 10 Leaders play, where they placed last and failed to play bowl eligible for first time since 2009.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:00 AMWestern Michigan*ESPNUW 24–743,441
September 89:30 PMat Arizona State*ESPNL 14–4554,128
September 1511:00 AMCharleston Southern*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
BTNW 44–045,369
September 227:00 PMLouisiana Tech*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
BTNL 24–5246,539
September 2911:00 AMPenn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPNL 7–3546,734
October 62:30 PMat WisconsinABC/ESPN2L 14–3180,096
October 132:30 PMat MichiganABC/ESPNL 0–45110,922
October 2711:00 AMIndianadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
BTNL 17–3147,981
November 32:30 PMat Ohio StateESPNL 22–52105,311
November 102:30 PMMinnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
BTNL 3–1746,912
November 172:30 PMPurdue
BTNL 17–2041,974
November 2411:00 AMat NorthwesternBTNL 14–5032,415

Roster[]

2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Scheelhaase, NathanNathan Scheelhaase File:Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 3 Davis, JonJon Davis So
QB 4 O'Toole, ReillyReilly O'Toole So
RB 5 Young, DonovonnDonovonn Young So
RB 6 Ferguson, JoshJosh Ferguson File:Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 7 Daniels, HaydenHayden Daniels File:Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 8 Osei, MilesMiles Osei Jr
QB 10 Haslett, ChaseChase Haslett File:Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 11 LaCosse, MattMatt LaCosse So
WR 12 Langford, RyanRyan Langford Jr
QB 13 McGushin, SeanSean McGushin File:Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 15 Millines, DariusDarius Millines Jr
QB 17 Nudera, JamesJames Nudera File:Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 18 Whitlow, JeremeyJeremey Whitlow File:Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 19 Knight, KennyKenny Knight File:Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 20 Rock, FritzFritz Rock File:Redshirt.svg So
WR 21 Church, DevinDevin Church Fr
RB 22 Ayoola, DamiDami Ayoola Fr
WR 24 Hallendorff, JamesJames Hallendorff File:Redshirt.svg Sr
RB 28 Walls, LaKeithLaKeith Walls Fr
WR 29 Bonahoom, PeterPeter Bonahoom File:Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 31 Poole, LeslieLeslie Poole File:Redshirt.svg So
WR 34 Kwaaning, DavontayDavontay Kwaaning File:Redshirt.svg Fr
FB 41 Becker, ZachZach Becker File:Redshirt.svg Sr
TE 47 Clary, TimTim Clary So
OL 52 Hill, AlexAlex Hill File:Redshirt.svg So
OL 55 Boles, ChrisChris Boles File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 56 Afryl, ShawnShawn Afryl File:Redshirt.svg So
OL 60 Durkin, TonyTony Durkin File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 61 Sands, TylerTyler Sands File:Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 64 Bain, RobbieRobbie Bain Fr
OL 66 McDowell, ScottScott McDowell File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 67 Feldmeyer, JakeJake Feldmeyer File:Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 68 Cvijanovic, SimonSimon Cvijanovic File:Redshirt.svg So
OL 69 Karras, TedTed Karras File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 70 Lewis, CoreyCorey Lewis File:Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 71 Spencer, JoeJoe Spencer Fr
OL 72 Thornton, HughHugh Thornton Sr
OL 73 O'Connor, ChrisChris O'Connor File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 74 Heitz, MichaelMichael Heitz File:Redshirt.svg So
OL 75 Flavin, PatPat Flavin File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 76 Pocic, GrahamGraham Pocic (C) File:Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 78 Nowicki, RyanRyan Nowicki File:Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 80 Harris, SpencerSpencer Harris Jr
WR 81 Doxy, CedricCedric Doxy Fr
WR 82 Arowolaju, OlusuenOlusuen Arowolaju Fr
TE 83 Viliunas, EddieEddie Viliunas File:Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 84 Hardee, JustinJustin Hardee Fr
WR 85 Lukas, TimTim Lukas File:Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 86 Russell, TimTim Russell File:Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 88 Lattimore, JustinJustin Lattimore File:Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 89 Wilson, EvanEvan Wilson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Hawthorne, TerryTerry Hawthorne Sr
DB 2 Bentley, V'AngeloV'Angelo Bentley Fr
DB 3 Barton, TaylorTaylor Barton Fr
DB 4 Nixon-Youman, PatrickPatrick Nixon-Youman Sr
DB 5 Hull, SteveSteve Hull File:Redshirt.svg Jr
DL 6 Caldwell, DarriusDarrius Caldwell File:Redshirt.svg Fr
DB 7 Sanni, SupoSupo Sanni File:Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 9 Thomas, EarnestEarnest Thomas File:Redshirt.svg So
STAR 10 Bello, B. J.B. J. Bello Fr
DB 11 Little, JevarisJevaris Little Fr
DB 17 Davis, TommyTommy Davis File:Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 21 Ramsey, JackJack Ramsey File:Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 22 Forzley, NickNick Forzley File:Redshirt.svg So
DB 23 Mathis, BenBen Mathis File:Redshirt.svg Jr
DB 24 Lugo, NelsonNelson Lugo Fr
STAR 25 Williams, AshanteAshante Williams (C) File:Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 26 Green, JustinJustin Green Sr
DB 27 Spencer, EatonEaton Spencer File:Redshirt.svg Fr
DB 29 Mitchell, KaemanKaeman Mitchell File:Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 30 Bates, HoustonHouston Bates File:Redshirt.svg So
DB 31 North, NickNick North File:Redshirt.svg Fr
STAR 32 Quintana, DanielDaniel Quintana File:Redshirt.svg So
LB 33 Grimes, ZepheniahZepheniah Grimes File:Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 34 Svetina, MikeMike Svetina Fr
LB 35 White, SeanSean White Fr
DB 37 Abner, AustinAustin Abner File:Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 38 Valentino, MichaelMichael Valentino Fr
LB 39 Robinson, NejeeNejee Robinson Jr
LB 40 Sullivan, BeauBeau Sullivan File:Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 42 Cooper, RalphRalph Cooper So
LB 43 Monheim, MasonMason Monheim Fr
DL 44 Teitsma, AustinAustin Teitsma File:Redshirt.svg So
LB 45 Brown, JonathanJonathan Brown Jr
LB 48 Dickinson, HenryHenry Dickinson So
LB 52 Neal, T. J.T. J. Neal Fr
DL 54 Staples, JustinJustin Staples File:Redshirt.svg Sr
DL 58 Nelson, KennyKenny Nelson File:Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 59 Kynard, TimTim Kynard File:Redshirt.svg Jr
DL 90 Woods, DeJazzDeJazz Woods File:Redshirt.svg So
DL 91 Foster, GlennGlenn Foster File:Redshirt.svg Sr
DL 93 Powell, TekoTeko Powell Fr
DL 94 Spence, AkeemAkeem Spence File:Redshirt.svg Jr
DL 95 Howe, JakeJake Howe File:Redshirt.svg So
DL 97 Williams, VontrellVontrell Williams Fr
DL 98 Valentine, JohnJohn Valentine File:Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 99 Buchanan, MichaelMichael Buchanan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK/P 13 Frain, RyanRyan Frain Fr
PK 14 Zalewski, TaylorTaylor Zalewski File:Redshirt.svg Fr
P 18 DuBernois, JustinJustin DuBernois So
P 36 Janitz, BradBrad Janitz File:Redshirt.svg So
PK 37 Immekus, NickNick Immekus File:Redshirt.svg So
LS 46 Pedersen, ZakZak Pedersen File:Redshirt.svg Sr
LS 49 Hirth, ZachZach Hirth Fr
PK 83 VanMieghem, BrennenBrennen VanMieghem File:Redshirt.svg Fr
LS 85 Martin, MichaelMichael Martin Fr
P 87 Stroup, GarrettGarrett Stroup File:Redshirt.svg Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tim Banks (Defensive Coordinator / Safeties)
  • Billy Gonzales (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Receivers)
  • Chris Beatty (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Luke Butkus (Offensive Line)
  • Steve Clinkscale (Cornerbacks)
  • Keith Gilmore (Defensive Line)
  • Alex Golesh (Tight Ends / Specialist / Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Tim Salem (Running Backs / Special Teams Coordinator)
  • Mike Ward (Linebackers)
  • Jon Carvin (Graduate Assistant - Offense)
  • Justin Hood (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
  • Kolby Jackson (Graduate Assistant - Special Teams)
  • Tim Knox (Director of Football Operations)
  • Paul Nichols (Director of Player Personnel)
  • Lester Richmond (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
  • George Anasis (Director of Football Game Analysis)
  • Mike Bellamy (Associate Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Scott Brooks (Head Football Athletic Trainer)
  • Trent Chesnut (Head Football Equipment Manager)
  • Jeff Guin (Academic Counselor)
  • Corey Harbor (Academic Counselor)
  • Aaron Hillmann (Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach)
  • Carla Suber (Learning Specialist)
  • Annie White (Academic Counselor)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 7, 2012

References[]

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