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1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

AP
  
No. 25

Home stadium
  
Memorial Stadium

Coaches
  
No. 24

1990 record
  
8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)

Head coach
  
John Mackovic (3rd year)

The 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Mackovic, the Illini compiled an 8–4 record, finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big Ten Conference, were ranked #25 in the final AP Poll, and lost to Clemson in the 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl.

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The team's offensive leader were quarterback Jason Verduzco with 2,567 passing yards, fullback Howard Griffith with 1,115 rushing yards, and Shawn Wax with 863 receiving yards.

Schedule

The non conference games for the Fighting Illini were against Arizona, Colorado and Southern Illinois.

Award winners

  • Darrick Brownlow - linebacker (1st-team All-America pick by Football News; 1st-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
  • Moe Gardner - defensive lineman (consensus 1st-team All-American; 1st-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
  • Howard Griffith - fullback (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
  • Doug Higgins - placekicker (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
  • Henry Jones - defensive back (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
  • Marlon Primous - defensive back (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
  • Tim Simpson -offensive guard (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
  • Shawn Wax - receiver (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)

    • References

    1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Wikipedia
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