2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	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

2012 Big Ten football standings
	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

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

Roster

2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Scheelhaase, NathanNathan Scheelhaase File:Redshirt.svg 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 File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 7 Daniels, HaydenHayden Daniels File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr QB 8 Osei, MilesMiles Osei 5.0 !Jr QB 10 Haslett, ChaseChase Haslett File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr TE 11 LaCosse, MattMatt LaCosse 3.0 !So WR 12 Langford, RyanRyan Langford 5.0 !Jr QB 13 McGushin, SeanSean McGushin File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr WR 15 Millines, DariusDarius Millines 5.0 !Jr QB 17 Nudera, JamesJames Nudera File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 18 Whitlow, JeremeyJeremey Whitlow File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 19 Knight, KennyKenny Knight File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 20 Rock, FritzFritz Rock File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So WR 21 Church, DevinDevin Church 1.0 !Fr RB 22 Ayoola, DamiDami Ayoola 1.0 !Fr WR 24 Hallendorff, JamesJames Hallendorff File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr RB 28 Walls, LaKeithLaKeith Walls 1.0 !Fr WR 29 Bonahoom, PeterPeter Bonahoom File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 31 Poole, LeslieLeslie Poole File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So WR 34 Kwaaning, DavontayDavontay Kwaaning File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr FB 41 Becker, ZachZach Becker File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr TE 47 Clary, TimTim Clary 3.0 !So OL 52 Hill, AlexAlex Hill File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So OL 55 Boles, ChrisChris Boles File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 56 Afryl, ShawnShawn Afryl File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So OL 60 Durkin, TonyTony Durkin File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 61 Sands, TylerTyler Sands File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr OL 64 Bain, RobbieRobbie Bain 1.0 !Fr OL 66 McDowell, ScottScott McDowell File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 67 Feldmeyer, JakeJake Feldmeyer File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr OL 68 Cvijanovic, SimonSimon Cvijanovic File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So OL 69 Karras, TedTed Karras File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 70 Lewis, CoreyCorey Lewis File:Redshirt.svg 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 File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 74 Heitz, MichaelMichael Heitz File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So OL 75 Flavin, PatPat Flavin File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 76 Pocic, GrahamGraham Pocic (C) File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr OL 78 Nowicki, RyanRyan Nowicki File:Redshirt.svg 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 File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr WR 84 Hardee, JustinJustin Hardee 1.0 !Fr WR 85 Lukas, TimTim Lukas File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr TE 86 Russell, TimTim Russell File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr TE 88 Lattimore, JustinJustin Lattimore File:Redshirt.svg 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 File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr DL 6 Caldwell, DarriusDarrius Caldwell File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DB 7 Sanni, SupoSupo Sanni File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr DB 9 Thomas, EarnestEarnest Thomas File:Redshirt.svg 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 File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr DB 21 Ramsey, JackJack Ramsey File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr DB 22 Forzley, NickNick Forzley File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So DB 23 Mathis, BenBen Mathis File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr DB 24 Lugo, NelsonNelson Lugo 1.0 !Fr STAR 25 Williams, AshanteAshante Williams (C) File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr DB 26 Green, JustinJustin Green 7.0 !Sr DB 27 Spencer, EatonEaton Spencer File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DB 29 Mitchell, KaemanKaeman Mitchell File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr LB 30 Bates, HoustonHouston Bates File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So DB 31 North, NickNick North File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr STAR 32 Quintana, DanielDaniel Quintana File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So LB 33 Grimes, ZepheniahZepheniah Grimes File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr LB 34 Svetina, MikeMike Svetina 1.0 !Fr LB 35 White, SeanSean White 1.0 !Fr DB 37 Abner, AustinAustin Abner File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr LB 38 Valentino, MichaelMichael Valentino 1.0 !Fr LB 39 Robinson, NejeeNejee Robinson 5.0 !Jr LB 40 Sullivan, BeauBeau Sullivan File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr LB 42 Cooper, RalphRalph Cooper 3.0 !So LB 43 Monheim, MasonMason Monheim 1.0 !Fr DL 44 Teitsma, AustinAustin Teitsma File:Redshirt.svg 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 File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr DL 58 Nelson, KennyKenny Nelson File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DL 59 Kynard, TimTim Kynard File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr DL 90 Woods, DeJazzDeJazz Woods File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So DL 91 Foster, GlennGlenn Foster File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr DL 93 Powell, TekoTeko Powell 1.0 !Fr DL 94 Spence, AkeemAkeem Spence File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr DL 95 Howe, JakeJake Howe File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So DL 97 Williams, VontrellVontrell Williams 1.0 !Fr DL 98 Valentine, JohnJohn Valentine File:Redshirt.svg 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 File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr P 18 DuBernois, JustinJustin DuBernois 3.0 !So P 36 Janitz, BradBrad Janitz File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So PK 37 Immekus, NickNick Immekus File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So LS 46 Pedersen, ZakZak Pedersen File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr LS 49 Hirth, ZachZach Hirth 1.0 !Fr PK 83 VanMieghem, BrennenBrennen VanMieghem File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr LS 85 Martin, MichaelMichael Martin 1.0 !Fr P 87 Stroup, GarrettGarrett Stroup File:Redshirt.svg 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