2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Louisiana Tech, L 18–35
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
2014 record	6–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Beckman (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Cubit (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (3rd year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,670)
Seasons « 2013 2015 »

2014 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
#1 Ohio State x$#^		8	–	0					14	–	1
#5T Michigan State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Maryland		4	–	4					7	–	6
Rutgers		3	–	5					8	–	5
Michigan		3	–	5					5	–	7
Penn State		2	–	6					7	–	6
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	8
West Division
#13 Wisconsin x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Minnesota		5	–	3					8	–	5
Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
Iowa		4	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	7
Northwestern		3	–	5					5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 13, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • Illinois 13 13 7 14 47 Northwestern 0 7 10 16 33 Date: November 29 Location: Ryan Field, Evanston, IL Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST TV announcers (ESPNU): Mark Neely (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)

Scoring summary Q1 1:41 ILL Turner 10 yard pass from O'Toole (Reisner kick) ILL 7–0 Q1 :56 ILL Ferguson 1 yard run (kick failed) ILL 13–0 Q2 12:26 ILL Reisner 33 yard field goal ILL 16–0 Q2 5:39 ILL Zalewski 33 yard field goal ILL 19–0 Q2 5:24 NW Vault 89 yard kickoff return (Mitchell kick) ILL 19–7 Q2 :47 ILL Dudek 14 yard pass from O'Toole (Zalewski kick) ILL 26–7 Q3 12:24 NW Mitchell 34 yard field goal ILL 26–10 Q3 7:24 ILL Barr 9 yard pass from O'Toole (Zalewski kick) ILL 33–10 Q3 3:56 NW Jackson 5 yard run (Mitchell kick) ILL 33–17 Q4 14:05 NW Jackson 35 yard pass from Oliver (Dickerson pass from Oliver) ILL 33–25 Q4 12:39 ILL Ferguson 46 yard run (Zalewski kick) ILL 40–25 Q4 4:58 ILL Monheim 49 yard interception return (Zalewski kick) ILL 47–25 Q4 1:28 NW Green 4 yard pass from Oliver (Jones pass from Oliver) ILL 47–33

Scoring summary
Q1	1:41	ILL	Turner 10 yard pass from O'Toole (Reisner kick)	ILL 7–0
Q1	:56	ILL	Ferguson 1 yard run (kick failed)	ILL 13–0
Q2	12:26	ILL	Reisner 33 yard field goal	ILL 16–0
Q2	5:39	ILL	Zalewski 33 yard field goal	ILL 19–0
Q2	5:24	NW	Vault 89 yard kickoff return (Mitchell kick)	ILL 19–7
Q2	:47	ILL	Dudek 14 yard pass from O'Toole (Zalewski kick)	ILL 26–7
Q3	12:24	NW	Mitchell 34 yard field goal	ILL 26–10
Q3	7:24	ILL	Barr 9 yard pass from O'Toole (Zalewski kick)	ILL 33–10
Q3	3:56	NW	Jackson 5 yard run (Mitchell kick)	ILL 33–17
Q4	14:05	NW	Jackson 35 yard pass from Oliver (Dickerson pass from Oliver)	ILL 33–25
Q4	12:39	ILL	Ferguson 46 yard run (Zalewski kick)	ILL 40–25
Q4	4:58	ILL	Monheim 49 yard interception return (Zalewski kick)	ILL 47–25
Q4	1:28	NW	Green 4 yard pass from Oliver (Jones pass from Oliver)	ILL 47–33

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.

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

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