American college football season
The 1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season . In their fifth year under head coach Bob Blackman , the Illini compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference .[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Kurt Steger with 1,136 passing yards, running back Lonnie Perrin with 907 rushing yards, and wide receiver Frank Johnson with 349 receiving yards.[2] Offensive tackle Stu Levenick and defensive back Bruce Beaman were selected as the team's most valuable players.[3]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 at Iowa W 27–1257,200 September 20 No. 5 Missouri * L 20–3057,059 September 27 at No. 8 Texas A&M * L 13–4345,524 October 4 Washington State * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 27–2151,060 October 11 Minnesota Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 42–2346,162 October 18 Purdue Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) L 24–2661,204 October 25 at No. 16 Michigan State W 21–1966,223 November 1 at Wisconsin L 9–1876,868 November 8 No. 1 Ohio State L 3–4067,571 November 15 No. 4 Michigan Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) L 15–2145,077 [4] [5] November 22 at Northwestern W 28–719,800 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 76 Burt Owens So OT 74 Kevin Pancratz Jr SE 40 John Peach Jr TB 33 Lonnie Perrin Sr TB 23 Jim Phillips Jr QB 16 Ray Pokorny Jr TB 14 Dirk Schnittker So
Defense Pos. # Name Class S 15 Jeff Stewart Jr LB 67 Scott Studwell Sr LB 97 John Sullivan So LB 51 Chris Williams Jr LB 37 Rick Williams Sr DB 21 John Yanoshik Jr
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
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Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold