2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

	2012 Big Ten football standings
	Legends
	Leaders
	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 ;

Illinois Fighting Illini football
	2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	Leaders Division
2012 record	2–10 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Beckman (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Billy Gonzales (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chris Beatty (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (1st season)
Captain	Graham Pocic
Captain	Ashante Williams
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 60,670)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

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.

ScheduleEdit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 AM	Western Michigan*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPNU	W 24–7	43,441
September 8	9:30 PM	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 14–45	54,128
September 15	11:00 AM	Charleston Southern*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 44–0	45,369
September 22	7:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 24–52	46,539
September 29	11:00 AM	Penn State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN	L 7–35	46,734
October 6	2:30 PM	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN2	L 14–31	80,096
October 13	2:30 PM	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC/ESPN	L 0–45	110,922
October 27	11:00 AM	Indiana	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 17–31	47,981
November 3	2:30 PM	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck)	ESPN	L 22–52	105,311
November 10	2:30 PM	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 3–17	46,912
November 17	2:30 PM	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	BTN	L 17–20	41,974
November 24	11:00 AM	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	BTN	L 14–50	32,415
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Source: Schedule

RosterEdit

2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`2`	Scheelhaase, NathanNathan Scheelhaase	10px 3.5 !Jr
TE	`3`	Davis, JonJon Davis	3.0 !So
QB	`4`	O'Toole, ReillyReilly O'Toole	3.0 !So
RB	`5`	Young, DonovonnDonovonn Young	3.0 !So
RB	`6`	Ferguson, JoshJosh Ferguson	10px 1.5 !Fr
WR	`7`	Daniels, HaydenHayden Daniels	10px 1.5 !Fr
QB	`8`	Osei, MilesMiles Osei	5.0 !Jr
QB	`10`	Haslett, ChaseChase Haslett	10px 1.5 !Fr
TE	`11`	LaCosse, MattMatt LaCosse	3.0 !So
WR	`12`	Langford, RyanRyan Langford	5.0 !Jr
QB	`13`	McGushin, SeanSean McGushin	10px 4.5 !Sr
WR	`15`	Millines, DariusDarius Millines	5.0 !Jr
QB	`17`	Nudera, JamesJames Nudera	10px 1.5 !Fr
WR	`18`	Whitlow, JeremeyJeremey Whitlow	10px 1.5 !Fr
WR	`19`	Knight, KennyKenny Knight	10px 1.5 !Fr
WR	`20`	Rock, FritzFritz Rock	10px 2.5 !So
WR	`21`	Church, DevinDevin Church	1.0 !Fr
RB	`22`	Ayoola, DamiDami Ayoola	1.0 !Fr
WR	`24`	Hallendorff, JamesJames Hallendorff	10px 4.5 !Sr
RB	`28`	Walls, LaKeithLaKeith Walls	1.0 !Fr
WR	`29`	Bonahoom, PeterPeter Bonahoom	10px 1.5 !Fr
WR	`31`	Poole, LeslieLeslie Poole	10px 2.5 !So
WR	`34`	Kwaaning, DavontayDavontay Kwaaning	10px 1.5 !Fr
FB	`41`	Becker, ZachZach Becker	10px 4.5 !Sr
TE	`47`	Clary, TimTim Clary	3.0 !So
OL	`52`	Hill, AlexAlex Hill	10px 2.5 !So
OL	`55`	Boles, ChrisChris Boles	10px 1.5 !Fr
OL	`56`	Afryl, ShawnShawn Afryl	10px 2.5 !So
OL	`60`	Durkin, TonyTony Durkin	10px 1.5 !Fr
OL	`61`	Sands, TylerTyler Sands	10px 4.5 !Sr
OL	`64`	Bain, RobbieRobbie Bain	1.0 !Fr
OL	`66`	McDowell, ScottScott McDowell	10px 1.5 !Fr
OL	`67`	Feldmeyer, JakeJake Feldmeyer	10px 3.5 !Jr
OL	`68`	Cvijanovic, SimonSimon Cvijanovic	10px 2.5 !So
OL	`69`	Karras, TedTed Karras	10px 1.5 !Fr
OL	`70`	Lewis, CoreyCorey Lewis	10px 4.5 !Sr
OL	`71`	Spencer, JoeJoe Spencer	1.0 !Fr
OL	`72`	Thornton, HughHugh Thornton	7.0 !Sr
OL	`73`	O'Connor, ChrisChris O'Connor	10px 1.5 !Fr
OL	`74`	Heitz, MichaelMichael Heitz	10px 2.5 !So
OL	`75`	Flavin, PatPat Flavin	10px 1.5 !Fr
OL	`76`	Pocic, GrahamGraham Pocic (C)	10px 4.5 !Sr
OL	`78`	Nowicki, RyanRyan Nowicki	10px 1.5 !Fr
WR	`80`	Harris, SpencerSpencer Harris	5.0 !Jr
WR	`81`	Doxy, CedricCedric Doxy	1.0 !Fr
WR	`82`	Arowolaju, OlusuenOlusuen Arowolaju	1.0 !Fr
TE	`83`	Viliunas, EddieEddie Viliunas	10px 4.5 !Sr
WR	`84`	Hardee, JustinJustin Hardee	1.0 !Fr
WR	`85`	Lukas, TimTim Lukas	10px 3.5 !Jr
TE	`86`	Russell, TimTim Russell	10px 3.5 !Jr
TE	`88`	Lattimore, JustinJustin Lattimore	10px 3.5 !Jr
TE	`89`	Wilson, EvanEvan Wilson	5.0 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Hawthorne, TerryTerry Hawthorne	7.0 !Sr
DB	`2`	Bentley, V'AngeloV'Angelo Bentley	1.0 !Fr
DB	`3`	Barton, TaylorTaylor Barton	1.0 !Fr
DB	`4`	Nixon-Youman, PatrickPatrick Nixon-Youman	7.0 !Sr
DB	`5`	Hull, SteveSteve Hull	10px 3.5 !Jr
DL	`6`	Caldwell, DarriusDarrius Caldwell	10px 1.5 !Fr
DB	`7`	Sanni, SupoSupo Sanni	10px 4.5 !Sr
DB	`9`	Thomas, EarnestEarnest Thomas	10px 2.5 !So
STAR	`10`	Bello, B. J.B. J. Bello	1.0 !Fr
DB	`11`	Little, JevarisJevaris Little	1.0 !Fr
DB	`17`	Davis, TommyTommy Davis	10px 4.5 !Sr
DB	`21`	Ramsey, JackJack Ramsey	10px 4.5 !Sr
DB	`22`	Forzley, NickNick Forzley	10px 2.5 !So
DB	`23`	Mathis, BenBen Mathis	10px 3.5 !Jr
DB	`24`	Lugo, NelsonNelson Lugo	1.0 !Fr
STAR	`25`	Williams, AshanteAshante Williams (C)	10px 4.5 !Sr
DB	`26`	Green, JustinJustin Green	7.0 !Sr
DB	`27`	Spencer, EatonEaton Spencer	10px 1.5 !Fr
DB	`29`	Mitchell, KaemanKaeman Mitchell	10px 3.5 !Jr
LB	`30`	Bates, HoustonHouston Bates	10px 2.5 !So
DB	`31`	North, NickNick North	10px 1.5 !Fr
STAR	`32`	Quintana, DanielDaniel Quintana	10px 2.5 !So
LB	`33`	Grimes, ZepheniahZepheniah Grimes	10px 1.5 !Fr
LB	`34`	Svetina, MikeMike Svetina	1.0 !Fr
LB	`35`	White, SeanSean White	1.0 !Fr
DB	`37`	Abner, AustinAustin Abner	10px 1.5 !Fr
LB	`38`	Valentino, MichaelMichael Valentino	1.0 !Fr
LB	`39`	Robinson, NejeeNejee Robinson	5.0 !Jr
LB	`40`	Sullivan, BeauBeau Sullivan	10px 3.5 !Jr
LB	`42`	Cooper, RalphRalph Cooper	3.0 !So
LB	`43`	Monheim, MasonMason Monheim	1.0 !Fr
DL	`44`	Teitsma, AustinAustin Teitsma	10px 2.5 !So
LB	`45`	Brown, JonathanJonathan Brown	5.0 !Jr
LB	`48`	Dickinson, HenryHenry Dickinson	3.0 !So
LB	`52`	Neal, T. J.T. J. Neal	1.0 !Fr
DL	`54`	Staples, JustinJustin Staples	10px 4.5 !Sr
DL	`58`	Nelson, KennyKenny Nelson	10px 1.5 !Fr
DL	`59`	Kynard, TimTim Kynard	10px 3.5 !Jr
DL	`90`	Woods, DeJazzDeJazz Woods	10px 2.5 !So
DL	`91`	Foster, GlennGlenn Foster	10px 4.5 !Sr
DL	`93`	Powell, TekoTeko Powell	1.0 !Fr
DL	`94`	Spence, AkeemAkeem Spence	10px 3.5 !Jr
DL	`95`	Howe, JakeJake Howe	10px 2.5 !So
DL	`97`	Williams, VontrellVontrell Williams	1.0 !Fr
DL	`98`	Valentine, JohnJohn Valentine	10px 1.5 !Fr
DL	`99`	Buchanan, MichaelMichael Buchanan	7.0 !Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK/P	`13`	Frain, RyanRyan Frain	1.0 !Fr
PK	`14`	Zalewski, TaylorTaylor Zalewski	10px 1.5 !Fr
P	`18`	DuBernois, JustinJustin DuBernois	3.0 !So
P	`36`	Janitz, BradBrad Janitz	10px 2.5 !So
PK	`37`	Immekus, NickNick Immekus	10px 2.5 !So
LS	`46`	Pedersen, ZakZak Pedersen	10px 4.5 !Sr
LS	`49`	Hirth, ZachZach Hirth	1.0 !Fr
PK	`83`	VanMieghem, BrennenBrennen VanMieghem	10px 1.5 !Fr
LS	`85`	Martin, MichaelMichael Martin	1.0 !Fr
P	`87`	Stroup, GarrettGarrett Stroup	10px 1.5 !Fr

Head coach

Tim Beckman

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
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 7, 2012

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2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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ReferencesEdit

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2012 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Legends
#25 Nebraska ^x^y	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