2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team


The 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Tim Beckman, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were members of the new West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Youngstown State

Western Kentucky

Washington

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–62013L 24–34

Texas State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First Meeting

Nebraska

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–8–12013L 19–39

Purdue

Overall recordLast meetingResult
43–40–62013W 20–16

Wisconsin

Overall recordLast meetingResult
37–37–72013L 32–56

Minnesota

Overall recordLast meetingResult
28–35–32012L 3–17

Ohio State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
30–66–42013L 35–60

Iowa

Overall recordLast meetingResult
38–29–22008W 27–24

Penn State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–172013L 17–24

Northwestern

Reilly O'Toole passed for 147 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 147 yards.

Louisiana Tech–Heart of Dallas Bowl

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–12012L 24–52