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GAME 1 Southern Illinois (0-0) at Illinois (0-0) Aug. 31, 2013 // 11:01 a.m. CDT // BTN Champaign, Ill. // Memorial Stadium (60,670) TELEVISION BROADCAST The Illinois/Southern Illinois game will be televised on the Big Ten Network with an air time of 11 a.m. CT. Chris Denari (play-by-play) and J Leman (color analyst) will call the action with Tim Pabst producing and Jamie Berns directing. BTN will televise multiple games at 11 a.m. CT on Aug. 31. Get local channel info at http://bit.ly/BTNGameFinder. The game also will be streamed live at BTN2Go.com. RADIO BROADCAST The 44-station Fighting Illini Radio Network will carry the radio broadcast with the pregame show beginning at 10:30 a.m. CDT. Calling the action will be Brian Barnhart (play-by-play), Kurt Kittner (analysis) and Steve Kelly (pregame, halftime and postgame). The broadcast also can be heard on SIRIUS (135) and XM (195) satellite radio. GAMEDAY LINKS Gameday Central: http://www.fightingillini.com/gameday Mobile Live Stats: http://www.fightingillini.com/footballstats TICKET INFORMATION Tickets are available for Saturday’s game against Southern Illinois for $39 (single ticket) or $49 (Family 4-Pack of 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs and 4 drinks) at the UI Athletic Ticket Office at State Farm Center, by calling 1-866-ILLINI-1 or online at fightingillini.com.

Illinois Scoreboard Aug. 31 . . . Southern Illinois �� 11 am (BTN) Sept. 7 . . . . Cincinnati��11 am (ESPN2/U) Sept. 14 . . . vs. Washington (Soldier Field, Chicago) � 5 pm (BTN) Sept. 28 . . . Miami (Ohio)�� TBA Oct. 5 . . . . . @ Nebraska��11 am (TV TBA) Oct. 19 . . . . Wisconsin �� 7 pm (BTN) Oct. 26 . . . . Michigan State (Homecoming) ��2:30 pm (TV TBA) Nov. 2 . . . . . @ Penn State �� TBA Nov. 9 . . . . . @ Indiana�� TBA Nov. 16 . . . . Ohio State�� TBA Nov. 23 . . . . @ Purdue �� TBA Nov. 30 . . . . Northwestern�� TBA * all times Central … rankings are AP/Coaches Poll

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FOR OPENERS • The Fighting Illini open their 124th year of football on Saturday, the second for head coach Tim Beckman, who was 21-16 in three years at Toledo before going 2-10 in his first season in Champaign-Urbana. • Illinois has won 15 consecutive home-openers, including last year’s 24-7 win over Western Michigan, and is 85-33-5 all-time in home-openers. • The Illini have an all-time record of 76-42-5 in season-openers and are 53-27-4 when opening the season at home. The Illini have won their last seven season-openers at Memorial Stadium dating back to 1997. • Illinois opens the 2013 season looking to reach a bowl game for the third time in the last four years, something that hasn’t been done at Illinois since a run of three bowl games from 1991-94. • Illinois is 12-0 all-time against FCS teams (formerly I-AA), with an average margin of victory of 30 points per game. See page 2 for a full list of Illinois FCS results. • Illinois is 13-0 all-time against the other public universities in the state. The Fighting Illini are 4-0 against Northern Illinois, 3-0 against Southern Illinois and Illinois State, 2-0 against Eastern Illinois and 1-0 against Western Illinois. The combined score of those meetings is 511-190 in favor of the Illini. • Senior QB Nathan Scheelhaase begins 2013 with 36 career starts under his belt, tied for the 14th-most of any active FBS player and tied for the third-most by a quarterback behind only Georgia’s Aaron Murray (41) and Nebraska’s Taylor Martinez (39). • Scheelhaase is slated start his fourth-consecutive season-opener on Saturday, making him one of only seven quarterbacks in the nation expected to start four straight openers. Scheelhaase joins Kolton Browning (Louisiana-Monroe), Logan Kilgore (Middle Tennessee), Taylor Martinez (Nebraska), Taylor McHargue (Rice), Aaron Murray (Georgia) and Corey Robinson (Troy) in the select club. • Scheelhaase begins 2013 ranked fifth on the UI career in total offense list (7,091 yards), sixth in career passing yardage (5,296), sixth in career passing efficiency (124.5), sixth in career completions (488), eighth in career passing attempts (801) and 18th in career rushing yardage (1,795) – second among quarterbacks – at Illinois. • Senior OT Corey Lewis is one the feel-good stories in college football over the last year. After missing more than two-and-half years (34 games) recovering from three ACL tears and five different knee surgeries, Lewis saw his first game action in over 1,000 days at Ohio State on Nov. 3, 2012, and played in the season’s final four games. With a bachelor’s degree in communication already in hand and a sixth year of NCAA eligibility granted, Lewis emerged from spring practice as the projected starter at right tackle heading into 2013. • Entering 2013, Illinois has streaks of 49 games and 134 attempts without missing a PAT, the fifth- and sixth-longest active streaks in the nation, respectively. The last time the Fighting Illini did not convert a PAT kick was on Sept. 5, 2009, against Missouri. Where to Find... • Offensively, the Fighting Illini return 100 percent of their passing SID Contact Info 2 production, 99.5 percent of their rushing production and 80.3 percent Weekly Media Information 2 of their receiving production from last season in 2013. The only major Records to Watch 8 loss for the offense from last year to this year is WR Darius Millines, Depth Chart 9 who was second on the team with 319 receiving yards in 2012. Pronunciations 9 • New OC Bill Cubit inherits eight starters returning on offense Starter Quick Facts 10 — OL Simon Cvijanovic, OL Michael Heitz, OL Ted Karras, WR Updated Rosters 11-12 Ryan Lankford, WR Spencer Harris, QB Nathan Scheelhaase, RB The Last Time 13 Donovonn Young and the TE tandem of Evan Wilson and Jon Davis.

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Aug. 31 . . . . . @ Illinois �� 11 am (BTN) Sept. 7 . . . . . . Eastern Illinois�� 6 pm Sept. 14 . . . . . Charleston �� 2 pm Sept. 21 . . . . . vs. SEMO (St. Louis)�� 1 pm Sept. 28 . . . . . Youngstown State�� 6 pm Oct. 5 . . . . . . . at South Dakota State�� 2 pm Oct. 12 . . . . . . at Northern Iowa�� 4 pm Oct. 19 . . . . . . North Dakota State�� 2 pm Nov. 2 . . . . . . . at Western Illinois�� 1 pm Nov. 9 . . . . . . . Missouri State�� 2 pm Nov. 16 . . . . . . Illinois State��2 pm (CSNC) Nov. 23 . . . . . . at Indiana State�� 1 pm

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Southern Illinois GAME PROMOTIONS • Illini Walk – 8:30 am starting at First and Kirby • Illini Street Fest – 8:30-11 am (Interactive games and music by a live DJ) • Social Media Day – Follow @IlliniFootball or ‘Like’ Fighting Illini Football on Facebook for chance to win • Family 4-Pack Ticket Offer – 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs & 4 drinks for $49. Additional tickets available at same rate

2013 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // GAME NOTES Illinois Weekly Media Schedule // Sourthern Illinois Game 26 Monday Beckman Press Conference (1:15 pm, Press Box, L8) Coordinators and Select Players Available (1:30 pm, Press Box, L8)

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Official injury report released by 5 p.m. CT

Monday’s Selected Players Illini coordinators and players will be available on Monday at about 1:30 pm following Beckman’s press conference on the 8th floor of the Memorial Stadium Press Box. The players joining offensive coordinator Bill Cubit and defensive coordinator Tim Banks this week are LB Jonathan Brown, DL Tim Kynard, OL Corey Lewis QB Nathan Scheelhaase and RB Donovonn Young. POst-Practice Interviews The first 30 minutes of practice are open to the media on each Tuesday and Wednesday of game weeks (usually 3:153:45 p.m.). Interviews will take place after practice and post-practice meetings at about 5:45 p.m. Media are asked to wait in the recruiting area on the north end of the stadium until practice is over (enter through the alley between ARC and Memorial Stadium). Phone Interviews The best time for phone interviews is on Monday between 1:45 and 2:15 p.m. after Beckman’s press conference, or on Tuesday and Wednesday after practice (approx. 5:45 p.m.) if time allows. Other arrangements can be made with advance notice. Requests for phone interviews must be made at least 24 hours in advance to Derek Neal ([email protected]). Satellite Feed Illinois offers a weekly football satellite feed, with comments from Coach Tim Beckman from 3:15-3:30 p.m. CT on each Monday during the season. Contact the sports information office (217-333-1391) or Derek Neal ([email protected]) to obtain feed coordinates. TELECONFERENCE ACCESS Contact the UI Sports Information Office (217-333-1391) for Illinois Teleconference Access Information. Contact Scott Chipman ([email protected]) at the Big Ten Conference Office for Big Ten Coaches’ Teleconference information.

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Game Day Illinois vs. Sourthern Illinois (11 am CT, BTN)

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SERIES NOTES • Saturday’s meeting will be only the fourth between Illinois and Southern Illinois. The Fighting Illini lead the all-time series 3-0, winning 28-25 in 1985, 56-21 in 1990 and 35-3 in 2010. All three games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. • In the 1990 game, Illini running back and current BTN analyst Howard Griffith helped Illinois overcome a 21-7 first-quarter deficit by scoring three touchdowns in the second quarter and four in the third quarter. His eight total TDs on the ground broke the NCAA records for rushing TDs in a game (8) and points scored in a game (48), which both still stand today. Overall, Griffith had 21 carries for 208 yards and also caught three passes for 44 yards in the victory. • Seven current Illini played in the 2010 win over SIU, including two that started the game – QB Nathan Scheelhaase and TE Evan Wilson. Scheelhaase completed 14-of-18 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns, while Wilson had one catch for 34 yards against the Salukies. LB Jonathan Brown, then-DB Steve Hull, DL Tim Kynard, WR Ryan Lankford and then-QB Miles Osei also saw action against SIU as freshmen. ILLINOIS AGAINST FCS/I-AA TEAMS The Fighting Illini are 12-0 all-time against FCS opponents (formerly I-AA). All but one of those wins have been by at least 21 points, including last year’s 44-0 drubbing of Charleston Southern. Three of UI’s 12 FCS wins have come against Southern Illinois, including the only close game of the dozen, a 28-25 win over the Salukies in 1985 in the first-ever Illini game against an FCS team. Year 1985 1990 1998 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Opponent Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Middle Tennessee Illinois State Florida A&M Eastern Illinois Western Illinois Eastern Illinois Illinois State Southern Illinois South Dakota State Charleston Southern

Score W, 28-25 W, 56-21 W, 48-20 W, 49-22 W, 52-13 W, 42-17 W, 21-0 W, 47-21 W, 45-17 W, 35-3 W, 56-3 W, 44-0

ILLINI ON THE BIG SCREEN When the 2013 season kicks off on Saturday, Fighting Illini fans will see a new Daktronics video display and hear a new state-of-the-art sound system at Memorial Stadium. The south end zone features a new HD video display measuring 36 feet tall by 96 feet wide, nearly four times larger than the previous display. In addition, a new supplemental ribbon display hangs below the video display in the south end that measures over 50 feet wide, and two LED ribbon displays measuring more than 420 feet in length are attached to the fascia between the seating decks on each side of the field. Additional video displays measuring 17 feet by 10 feet are mounted to the northeast and southeast towers. LINEBACKER U, IT’S NOT WHERE YOU THINK IT IS • Like many Illini teams over the years, the 2013 Illini defense will be led by the linebacking corps of senior Jonathan Brown, a 2012 Butkus Award semifinalist, and sophomore Mason Monheim, a 2012 Freshman All-American. Brown has piled up 167 tackles, 29 TFLs and 8.5 sacks over the last two seasons, while Monheim became the first true-freshman ever to lead the Illini in tackles and led all Big Ten freshmen with 86 stops last season. • Illinois’ history at the linebacker position is up there with any program in the nation. It begins with the greatest linebacker in football history, Dick Butkus, who was a two-time All-American and led the Fighting Illini to a 1964 Rose Bowl win over Washington. The Orange and Blue boast two Butkus Award winners, Dana

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Did You Know? • Illinois led all Big Ten schools with four players selected in the 2013 NFL Draft. • Illinois has the most first-round NFL draft picks (five) of any Big Ten team over the last five years. TEAM STAT COMPARISON 2012 Season Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . ILL . . . . . . . . . SIU Overall Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Conf. Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-8 . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Total Offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296.7 . . . . . . . 295.9 Points Scored. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.7 . . . . . . . . 22.5 First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.4 . . . . . . . . 16.5 Rushing Yds.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127.8 . . . . . . . 123.2 Passing Yds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168.8 . . . . . . . 172.7 Time of Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:15 . . . . . . . 29:05 3rd Down Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . 34.0 . . . . . . . . 30.0 Points Allowed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.1 . . . . . . . . 19.5 Yards Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387.6 . . . . . . . 322.5 Rushing Yds. Allowed. . . . . . . . . . . 193.9 . . . . . . . 111.3 Passing Yds. Allowed. . . . . . . . . . . 168.8 . . . . . . . 211.2

Statistical Leaders Rushing Leaders (YPG) Young . . . . . . . . . 47.6 Strother . . . . . . . . 50.4 Ferguson . . . . . . 31.2 McCall . . . . . . . . 44.5 Passing Leaders (YPG) Scheelhaase . . 136.1 Faulkner . . . . . . 169.5 Receiving Leaders (YPG) Lankford . . . . . . 42.6 Pruitt . . . . . . . . . 52.5 Millines . . . . . . . . 31.9 McKinney . . . . . . 33.0 Interception Leaders (total) Hull. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Cameron . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 players . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 players . . . . . . . . . . 1 Scoring Leaders (PPG) Lankford . . . . . . . 2.5 McCall . . . . . . . . . 4.9 Zalewski. . . . . . . . . 2.0 Johnson . . . . . . . . 3.9 Scheelhaase . . . . 2.0 McKinney/Pruitt . 2.2 Young . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 All-Purpose Yards (YPG) Ferguson . . . . . . 90.7 Strother . . . . . . . . 82.3 Young . . . . . . . . . 67.9 McKinney . . . . . . 68.3 Tackles (TPG) Monheim . . . . . . . . 7.2 Presume . . . . . . . . 7.1 A. Williams . . . . . . . 6.5 Okon . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 A. Spence . . . . . . . . 6.0 Boatright . . . . . . . 5.6 Tackles for Loss (total) Brown . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 DiManche . . . . . . . 15.0 Spence/Buchanan . 7.0 Obiora . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 CAPS indicates returning player


Howard in 1994 and Kevin Hardy in 1995, and several first-team All-Americans like Darrick Brownlow (1990), Simeon Rice (1994 & ‘95) and J Leman (2007), in addition to Butkus, Howard and Hardy. ILLINOIS NFL Draft FACTS • Illinois led all Big Ten schools with four players selected in the 2013 NFL Draft – OL Hugh Thornton (third round, Colts), DT Akeem Spence (fourth round, Buccaneers), CB Terry Hawthorne (fifth round, Steelers) and DE Michael Buchanan (seventh round, Patriots). • Illinois has had four players chosen in each of the last four drafts (2010-2013). • At least three Illini have been drafted in each of the last five drafts (2009-2013). • Sixteen Illini have been drafted since 2010, including 10 in the first three rounds (most in the Big Ten). • Despite not having a first-rounder in 2013, Illinois has had five first-round draft picks since 2008, which is the most of any Big Ten team. • Akeem Spence was the eighth Illini in the last six years to enter the draft with eligibility remaining. All eight were taken in the first four rounds, including four first-rounders. • Four Illini defensive linemen have been drafted in the last three years – Corey Liuget (first round, 2011), Whitney Mercilus (first round, 2012), Akeem Spence (fourth round, 2013) and Michael Buchanan (seventh round, 2013). • Illinois has 31 former players in 2013 NFL training camps (as of Aug. 26), including nine players from the 2012 roster (Buchanan, DL Glenn Foster, DB Justin Green, Hawthorne, OL Graham Pocic, Spence, DL Justin Staples, Thornton and LB Ashante Williams) and seven from the 2012 defense (Buchanan, Foster, Green, Hawthorne, Spence, Staples and Williams). WHOSE HOUSE? SCHEEL-HOUSE • Junior QB Nathan Scheelhaase opens the 2013 campaign ranked fifth at Illinois in career total offense (7,091); sixth in passing effeciency (124.5); sixth in completions (488), seventh in passing yardage (5,296), eighth in TD passes (34) and attempts (801); and 18th in rushing yardage (1,795), a total that ranks second at Illinois among quarterbacks (Juice Williams, 2,557). • After tossing four touchdowns and seven interceptions in the first six starts of his career, Scheelhaase has thrown 30 touchdowns against 15 interceptions since the midpoint of 2010. • In 15 wins he has engineered since the beginning of the 2010 season, Scheelhaase has completed 199of-298 passes (66.8 percent) for 2,553 yards, 22 TDs and six INTs for a 159.1 efficiency rating. He also has rushed for 980 yards on 210 carries (4.7 ypc) and seven TDs in those 15 games. For comparison, Scheelhaase is 289-of-503 (57.3 percent) for 2,745 yards, 12 TDs and 18 INTs for a 104.0 rating in Illinois’ 21 losses during that span. • Scheelhaase led Illinois to bowl victories in each his first two seasons (2010 Texas Bowl and 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl), making him one of only two QBs in Big Ten history to start and lead their teams to bowl wins during both his freshman and sophomore seasons (Brooks Bollinger, Wisconsin). After missing a bowl in 2012, Scheelhaase is looking to end his UI career with a third bowl win, something no Illini QB has done previously. ILLINI DUO CLIMBING CAREER CHARTS Senior quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase finished the 2012 season ranked 18th in Illinois history in career rushing yards (1,795), a total that ranks fourth among active Big Ten players entering 2013 (see list below). Junior running back Donovonn Young also is one of 14 Big Ten players to enter 2013 with over 1,000 career rushing yards (1,022). Active Big Ten Career Rushing Leaders (through 2012 season) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Taylor Martinez, Sr., NEB James White, Sr., WIS Braxton Miller, Jr., OSU Nathan Scheelhaase, Sr., ILL Kain Colter, Sr., NU Carlos Hyde, Sr., OSU Fitzgerald Toussaint, Sr., MICH Stephen Houston, Sr., IND Venric Mark, Sr., NU Ameer Abdullah, Jr., NEB Donnell Kirkwood, Jr., MINN Mike Trumpy, Sr., NU Donovonn Young, Jr., ILL Zach Zwinak, Jr., PSU

2,858 2,571 1,986 1,795 1,691 1,677 1,642 1,551 1,533 1,287 1,262 1,061 1,022 1,007


NATIONAL RANKINGS ASSOCIATED PRESS (preseason)

Rk Team Record Pts 1 Alabama (58) 0-0 1498 2 Ohio State (1) 0-0 1365 3 Oregon 0-0 1335 4 Stanford 0-0 1294 5 Georgia (1) 0-0 1249 6 South Carolina 0-0 1154 7 Texas A&M 0-0 1104 8 Clemson 0-0 1083 9 Louisville 0-0 1042 10 Florida 0-0 894 11 Florida State 0-0 845 12 LSU 0-0 802 13 Oklahoma State 0-0 755 14 Notre Dame 0-0 748 15 Texas 0-0 677 16 Oklahoma 0-0 579 17 Michigan 0-0 531 18 Nebraska 0-0 382 19 Boise State 0-0 328 20 TCU 0-0 323 21 UCLA 0-0 286 22 Northwestern 0-0 199 23 Wisconsin 0-0 185 24 USC 0-0 134 25 Oregon State 0-0 129 Others receiving votes: Michigan State 95, Baylor 92, Virginia Tech 86, Miami (FL) 85, Arizona State 53, Kansas State 43, Fresno State 36, Vanderbilt 19, Washington 17, Northern Illinois 16, Ole Miss 11, Utah State 8, Georgia Tech 6, Cincinnati 3, Arizona 3, North Carolina 3, Penn State 2, Brigham Young 1

USA TODAY/COACHES (preseason) Rk Team Record Pvs 1 Alabama (58) 0-0 1545 2 Ohio State (3) 0-0 1427 3 Oregon 0-0 1397 4 Stanford 0-0 1262 5 Georgia 0-0 1250 6 Texas A&M (1) 0-0 1215 7 South Carolina 0-0 1136 8 Clemson 0-0 1047 9 Louisville 0-0 1010 10 Florida 0-0 930 11 Notre Dame 0-0 872 12 Florida State 0-0 844 13 LSU 0-0 797 14 Oklahoma State 0-0 726 15 Texas 0-0 622 16 Oklahoma 0-0 620 17 Michigan 0-0 589 18 Nebraska 0-0 426 19 Boise State 0-0 420 20 TCU 0-0 400 21 UCLA 0-0 202 22 Northwestern 0-0 186 23 Wisconsin 0-0 172 24 USC 0-0 165 25 Oregon State 0-0 135 Others receiving votes: Kansas State 113, Miami (FL) 101, Michigan State 89, Baylor 80, Virginia Tech 65, Fresno State 62, Arizona State 51, Ole Miss 32, Vanderbilt 29, Utah State 23, Brigham Young 20, North Carolina 19, Northern Illinois 19, Tulsa 9, San Jose State 8, Ohio 8, Arizona 5, Cincinnati 3, East Carolina 3, Mississippi State 3, Kent State 3, Washington 3, UCF 2, Tennessee 1, Toledo 1, Rutgers 1, Arkansas 1, Arkansas State 1 * Illinois’ 2013 opponents in bold. 4 // fightingillini.com // @IlliniFootball // #ILLINI

2013 BIG TEN STANDINGS BIG TEN OVERALL Leaders Division W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK THIS WEEK Illinois 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 --- vs. Southern Illinois Indiana 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 --- vs. Indiana State (8/29) #2/2 Ohio State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 --- vs. Buffalo RV/-- Penn State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 --- vs. Syracuse Purdue 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 --- at RV/RV Cincinnati #23/23 Wisconsin 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 --- vs. Massachusetts Legends Division Iowa #17/17 Michigan RV/RV Michigan State Minnesota #18/18 Nebraska #22/22 Northwestern

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CONFERENCE OVERALL TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK THIS WEEK Southern Illinois 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 --- at Illinois RV/RV Cincinnati 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 --- vs. Purdue RV/RV Washington 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 --- vs. Boise State Miami (Ohio) 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 --- at Marshall

LOVE IS IN THE AIR This past July, Illini QB Nathan Scheelhaase married his high-school sweetheart, Morgan Miller, with several of his Fighting Illini teammates by his side. WR Miles Osei served as Scheelhaase’s best man, while QB Reilly O’Toole, WR Ryan Lankford and WR Steve Hull served as groomsmen. And Scheelhaase isn’t the only Illini with wedding bells on his mind. Redshirt-junior offensive lineman Alex Hill is engaged to Mariah Smith, a thrower on the Illinois track and field team, with a winter 2014 wedding planned. DEFENSIVE YOUTH MOVEMENT The entire defensive three-deep includes only two seniors (LB Jonathan Brown and DL Tim Kynard). In fact, the three-deep lists only nine players with junior or senior eligibility, the same as the number of truefreshmen listed. And two of those upperclassmen are junior college transfers who have never played a down of Division I football (DL Abe Cajuste and DB Zane Petty). FOUR ILLINI EARN SCHOLARSHIPS Coach Beckman awarded scholarships to four Fighting Illini walk-ons for the 2013 campaign. Senior safety Ben Mathis, redshirt-freshman long snapper Zach Hirth, tight end/holder Tim Russell and kicker Taylor Zalewski, all walk-ons in 2012, are now on full scholarship for 2013. SWEET HOME CHICAGO Illinois will host the Washington Huskies at Soldier Field for “Chicago Homecoming” on Sept. 14, 2013. The game will mark Illinois’ second game at the historic home of the Chicago Bears. Illinois’ only other game at Soldier Field was against current Pac-12 member Washington State on Sept. 1, 1994, a 10-9 victory for the Cougars. The 2013 contest against Washington will be Illinois’ first in the city of Chicago since the 48-27 victory over Northwestern at Wrigley Field on Nov. 20, 2010. Tickets for the Sept. 14 Chicago Homecoming game are available now at the UI Athletic Ticket office by calling 1-866-ILLINI-1 or online: http://bit.ly/ChiHCTix. OFFENSIVE NOTES • The projected starters on the Illini offensive line are massive, as all five are listed at at least 300 pounds and have an average weight of 309 pounds (Cvijanovic - 310, Heitz - 305, Hill - 315, Karras - 300, Lewis - 315). In addition, the first back-ups likely to get minutes are Joseph Spencer (300), Jake Feldmeyer (295) and Pat Flavin (300). • Running back Donovonn Young led a balanced ground attack with 571 yards on 121 carries (4.4 ypc), including three touchdowns, and led the team with 38 receptions for 172 yards and another TD in 2012. The junior from Texas surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for his career in the 2012 finale at Northwestern and now has 1,022 yards. • Senior WR Ryan Lankford emerged as Illinois’ top receiver and big-play threat in 2012. He had nine “big plays” (20+ yards) in 2012, which was best on the team among non-quarterbacks. Lankford led the Illini

2013 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // GAME NOTES 2013 Illinois Coaching Staff On Field During Game Tim Beckman.......................................... Head Coach Tim Banks.............. Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Bill Cubit............Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Mike Bellamy.......................................Wide Receivers Greg Colby........................................... Defensive Line A.J. Ricker............................................Offensive Line Alex Golesh..............................Tight Ends/Specialists Mike Ward.....................................Inside Linebackers In Coaches’ Booth Tim Salem....... Running Backs/Special Teams Coord. Al Seamonson............................ Outside Linebackers

UNIVERSITY Quick Facts Location: Urbana-Champaign Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 42,605 Colors: Orange & Blue Nickname: Fighting Illini Conference: Big Ten President: Robert Easter Chancellor: Phyllis Wise Director of Athletics: Michael J. Thomas Stadium: Memorial Stadium (FieldTurf – 60,670)

FOOTBALL Quick Facts 2012 Record: 2-10, 0-8 (6th Big Ten Leaders) Offensive Formation: Spread / Multiple Defensive Formation: Multiple Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 32/23 Offense: 18/8 Defense: 12/14 Specialists: 2/1 Starters Returning/Lost: 13/11 Offense: 8/3 Defense: 4/7 Specialists: 1/1 All-Time Record (Years): 582-544-51 (123) Big Ten Record: 333-392-32 Memorial Stadium Record: 254-217-14 Bowl Appearances (last): 17 (2011 Kraft Bowl) All-Time Bowl Record: 8-9 (.471)

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Jan. 1 BCS/Rose Bowl vs. Pac 12 Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl vs. SEC Jan. 1 Outback Bowl vs. SEC Dec. 28 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl vs. Big 12 Jan. 1 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl vs. SEC Dec. 27 Texas Bowl vs. Big 12 Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. C-USA Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs. MAC


receiving corps with 469 yards on 37 receptions with five TDs in 2012. • Junior tight end Jon Davis was Mr. Versatility in 2012, lining up at tight end, receiver and running back throughout the season. He led the Illini in rushing in the season-opener against Western Michigan with 54 yards on six carries. For the season, he had 102 rushing yards and led the team in yards per carry (4.9). A 2011 third-team freshman All-American, Davis was one of only two Illini players this season with both a receiving and rushing touchdown (Donovonn Young). • After three seasons and 15 starts as a safety, senior Steve Hull is back at wide reciever, which is where he started his college career. Hampered by injuries for much of 2012, Hull still made a big impact on defense, snaring a team-high three interceptions despite playing in just five games. Now as a receiver in his final season, Hull hopes to have many more catches this year than he had interceptions last season. • Junior QB Reilly O’Toole had a record-breaking day against Charleston Southern on Sept. 15, 2012. Against CSU, O’Toole completed 26-of-31 passes (.839) to set the Illini single-game completion percentage record. His single-game passing efficiency rating of 220.9 in the CSU game is the ninth-best in school history, and his five touchdowns against CSU made him just the fifth Illini to toss at least five TDs in a game. • Sophomore RB Josh Ferguson was fourth on the team with 29 receptions for 251 yards in 2012, and also threw his first career touchdown pass, a 22-yard strike to Spencer Harris against Penn State. • Sophomore WR Justin Hardee ranked sixth on the team with 17 receptions for 192 yards in 2012. DEFENSIVE NOTES • The defense returns only four starters fron 2012 — DE Tim Kynard, LB Jonathan Brown, LB Mason Monheim and safety Earnest Thomas III. • Illinois returns three of its top five tacklers from last year’s defense. Monheim led the way last season with 86 stops, leading all Big Ten freshmen in tackles. Thomas III was fourth on the team with 69 stops, while Brown was fifth with 59 tackles despite playing in only nine games. • Senior LB Jonathan Brown put up monster numbers over the last two years when healthy. Brown was leading the Illini with 59 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in 2012 before having his season cut short by a shoulder injury. That followed a breakout 2011 season, when he earned All-Big Ten honors with 108 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss and six sacks. He ranked sixth in the nation in TFLs per game (1.63) and led the Big Ten in TFLs per game during conference play (2.07). Brown is a member of preseason watch lists for the Butkus Award, Bednarik Award and Nagurski Trophy. • Sophomore LB Mason Monheim will look to follow up a stellar freshman season that saw him earn secondteam freshman All-America honors by Phil Steele. Monheim started the final 10 games of the season and led all Big Ten freshmen with 86 tackles. Monheim ranked 15th in the conference in tackles per game (7.2), while no other B1G freshman was in the top 50. He was the first Illini true-freshman ever to lead the team in tackles. • Senior safety Earnest Thomas III was fourth on the team with 69 tackles and ranked fourth in the Big Ten with three forced fumbles. He is one of only two upperclassmen in the secondary listed on the depth chart, and the only other junior is Zane Petty, a junior college transfer who has never played Division I football. THE SPECIAL TEAMS • Junior punter Justin DuVernois enters 2013 as a Ray Guy Award candidate after averaging 41.9 yards per punt in 2012, fourth-best in the conference and 3.6 yards per kick better than 2011. As a team, Illinois led the Big Ten and ranked 23rd nationally in net punting in 2012, averaging 39.2 yards per kick. • Illinois opens 2013 with streaks of 489 games and 134 attempts without missing a PAT, the fifth- and sixth-longest active streaks in the nation, respectively. The last time the Fighting Illini did not convert a PAT kick was on Sept. 5, 2009, against Missouri. • Sophomore kicker Taylor Zalewski nailed a 54-yard field goal against Purdue last season, the third-longest field goal in school history and the longest in the Big Ten in 2012. Zalewski scored the first points of his career last year against Charleston Southern and hit 4-of-7 field goals and 12-of-12 extra points on the season. Zalewski also handled kickoff duties last season, kicking off 43 times for an average of 63.0 yards per kick and 23 touchbacks in 12 games. • Senior holder Tim Russell converted a pair of two-point conversions at Ohio State on Nov. 3, throwing for one to TE Matt LaCosse and rushing for the other after a bobbled snap. It marked Illinois’ first successful two-point conversion since Nathan Scheelhaase found Spencer Harris against Northwestern in 2011. • Sophomore DB V’Angelo Bentley blocked a goal attempt against Penn State last season, marking the first blocked FG for an Illini since Derek Walker at Michigan on Oct. 4, 2008, and the first blocked kick of any kind for an Illini since Clay Nurse swatted away a PAT at Fresno State on Dec. 3, 2010. • Senior WR Ryan Lankford saw some time at punter in 2011. A rugby-style punter, Lankford kicked 19 times for an average of 39.4 yards, including seven 50+ yarders with a long of 59 during his sophomore season. Lankford also returned 19 punts in 2011, becoming the first Illinois player since Bob Bess in 1969 to both punt and return a punt in the same season.

2013 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // GAME NOTES CAREER STARTS LIST PLAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘13 . . . ’12 . . . . ’11 . . . ’10 . . . TOT Scheelhaase, Nathan . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . 13 . . . 13 . . . . 36 Harris, Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . 9 . . . . 1 . . . . 21 Heitz, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 9 . . . . -- . . . . 21 Wilson, Evan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . 4 . . . 11 . . . . 20 Brown, Jonathan . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . 11 . . . . 0 . . . . 18 Cvijanovic, Simon . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . 4 . . . . -- . . . . 15 Hull, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . 11 . . . . 1 . . . . 15 Lankford, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . 5 . . . . 1 . . . . 15 Karras, Ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . -- . . . . -- . . . . 12 Young, Donovonn . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . 1 . . . . -- . . . . 11 Monheim, Mason . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . -- . . . . -- . . . . 10 Thomas, Earnest . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . 0 . . . . -- . . . . . 9 Davis, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . 2 . . . . -- . . . . -8 Ferguson, Josh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . 0 . . . . -- . . . . -6 Kynard, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . -6 Svetina, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . -- . . . . -- . . . . . 5 Bates, Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 2 . . . . -- . . . . . 4 Feldmeyer, Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . 0 . . . . -- . . . . . 4 Hill, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . -- . . . . . 3 O’Toole, Reilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 0 . . . . -- . . . . . 2 Spence, Eaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . -- . . . . -- . . . . . 2 Hardee, Justin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . -- . . . . -- . . . . . 1 LaCosse, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 1 . . . . -- . . . . . 1 -- = Redshirted/did not play/not on squad; 0 = Played, didn’t start

2012 First Down Production Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Run . . . . Pass . . . . Rec��Total Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . 68 . . . . . . 0��90 Donovonn Young . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 9��40 Reilly O’Toole . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . 0��31 Josh Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 10��24 Ryan Lankford . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 21��21 Spencer Harris . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 11��11 Miles Osei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 2��11 Jon Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 3��9 Justin Hardee . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 7��7 Dami Ayoola . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0��5 Kenny Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 4��4 Fritz Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 3��3 Matt LaCosse . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 2��2 Dami Ayoola . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 1��1 Evan Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 1��1

Career BIG PLAYS

(Rush/Pass/Rec/PR over 20 yds & KOR/Def over 40 yds)

Player . . . . . . . . . . . Run . Pass . . Rec . . Def . . . . ST . . Tot Nathan Scheelhaase . 16 . . . 63 . . . . . 1 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . 79 Ryan Lankford . . . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . 10 . . . . 0 . . . . . 1 . . 11 Reilly O’Toole . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 10 . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . 11 Donovonn Young . . . . . 6 . . . . 0 . . . . . 1 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . 7 Josh Furguson . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . . 3 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . 5 Spencer Harris . . . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 5 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . 5 Evan Wilson . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 5 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . 5 Justin Hardee . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 3 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . 3 Jonathan Brown . . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 2 . . . . . 0 . . . 2 Dami Ayoola . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . 1 Jon Davis . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 1 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . 1 Miles Osei . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . 1 Fritz Rock . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . . 1 . . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . 1 6 // fightingillini.com // @IlliniFootball // #ILLINI

• With the loss of three-year long-snapper Zak Pedersen to graduation, the Illini will turn to redshirtfreshman Zach Hirth for long-snapping duties this season. Hirth was ranked the No. 2 long-snapper in the nation by ESPNU coming out of high school. ILLINI PRESEASON HONORS A number of Fighting Illini players have earned mention on award watch lists and preseason All-Big Ten teams. Below is a list of the honors that Illinois players earned heading into 2013: LB Jonathan Brown – Bednarik Award Watch List (Defensive POY), Butkus Award Watch List (LB), Nagurski Trophy Watch List (Def. POY), CFPA Linebacker Watch List, First Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele) P J ustin DuVernois - Ray Guy Award Watch List (punter), CFPA Punter Watch List, Second Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele) LB Mason Monheim - Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele) PK Taylor Zalewski - CFPA Specialist Watch List NIKE REBRAND IN THE WORKS Illinois athletics is in the midst of a large-scale, 18-month brand evaluation program with Nike. The collaboration begin in January 2013 and will result in an updated brand identity for 2014, including logos, marks, uniforms and equipment for all 19 Fighting Illini sports. In the meantime, the football team will be wearing a new primary orange helmet for the 2013 season. This year’s orange helmet features a navy blue Block I logo on the sides in place of the slant ILLINOIS wordmark, along with navy facemasks and the traditional blue-whiteblue center striping. The 2013 secondary helmet will remain the navy blue matte finish with orange Block I logo and no stripes that was introduced during the 2012 season. GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM The football team once again excelled in the classroom during the 2013 spring semester, with 51 players earning at least a 3.0 grade-point average, 12 more than Spring 2012 and nine more than fall 2013. As a team, the Illini posted a 2.87 cumulative GPA, up from a 2.70 in fall 2012 and 2.71 posted in spring 2012. In addition, 16 Fighting Illini football players earned degrees in 2013, 18 earned Academic All-Big Ten status, and four were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars – DL Houston Bates, OL Corey Lewis, OL Tyler Sands and QB Nathan Scheelhaase. ILLINI HOLD LIFT FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER Fighting Illini players raised nearly $5,000 for acoustic neuroma, which ended the career of former Illini offensive lineman Andrew Carter, with their second annual Lift for Life fundraiser through Uplifting Athletes on June 21, 2013. Acoustic neuroma is a rare, slow-growing tumor of the nerve that connects the ear to the brain. Uplifting Athletes is a network of university chapters run by current football student-athletes. Each chapter adopts a rare disease that has personal meaning to their team. Football players hold special events, fundraising campaigns or awareness drives to support research for their adopted cause. Corey Lewis, Illinois’ senior offensive tackle, serves as president of the UI chapter of Uplifting Athletes and helped organize the event, which featured the entire Fighting Illini team participating in a strongman compeitioin at Memorial Stadium. More on Andrew Carter’s story here: http://bit.ly/CarterFeature. 2012 HIGHLIGHTS • Senior defensive end Michael Buchanan and senior offensive tackle Hugh Thornton both were named to the All-Big Ten second team by conference coaches, while four others were honorable mention selections by the media and coach panels. Junior defensive tackle Akeem Spence was an honorable mention honoree by the coaches, while Buchanan, Thornton, junior linebacker Jonathan Brown, senior cornerback Terry Hawthorne, senior center Graham Pocic and Spence were all honorable mention selections by the media. Junior quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase was Illinois’ honoree for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for the second straight year. • True-freshman LB Mason Monheim was named a second-team freshman All-American by Phil Steele after a stellar first season for the Orange and Blue. Monheim started the final 10 games of the season and led Illinois with 86 tackles on the season, the most among all Big Ten freshmen by a wide margin. Monheim ranked 15th in the conference in tackles per game (7.2), while no other B1G freshman was in the top 50. He also added 6.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one interception, one pass break-up and recovered one fumble during his rookie campaign. In eight Big Ten games, Monheim averaged 8.6 tackles per game to rank ninth overall. He also was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice. • Junior QB Nathan Scheelhaase moved up several Illinois career lists in 2012. The three-year starter will enter 2013 ranked fifth on the UI career in total offense list (7,091 yards), sixth in career passing yardage

2013 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // GAME NOTES Future Illinois Schedules 2014 // Final Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6

Youngstown State Western Kentucky @ Washington Texas State @ Nebraska Purdue @ Wisconsin Minnesota (Homecoming) @ Ohio State Iowa (Dad’s Day) Penn State @ Northwestern Big Ten Championship

2015 // One non-conference game TBA Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5

TBA Kent State Western Illinois Middle Tennessee State Nebraska @ Iowa TBA Wisconsin @ Penn State @ Purdue Ohio State @ Minnesota Northwestern Big Ten Championship

(5,296), sixth in career passing efficiency (124.5), sixth in career completions (488), eighth in career passing attempts (801) and 18th in career rushing yardage (1,795) at Illinois. • Senior OT Corey Lewis was one of the feel-good stories of 2012 for the Illini. Lewis saw his first game action since 2009 at Ohio State on Nov. 3 (25 snaps) after missing the previous two-and-half years (over 1,000 days and 34 games) recovering from five different knee surgeries. After returning against the Buckeyes, Lewis also saw plenty of action in the last three games against Minnesota, Purdue and Northwestern. The fifth-year senior, already with a bachelor’s degree in communication, has petitioned the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility. • Illinois led the Big Ten and ranked 23rd nationally in net punting, averaging 39.2 yards per kick. Sophomore punter Justin DuVernois averaged 41.9 yards per punt, fourth-best in the conference. ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR FIGHTING ILLINI ATHLETICS The Fighting Illini saw huge success across the board during the 2012-13 academic year. • Illinois finished 31st in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup, which measures the overall success of college athletic programs. • The Illinois men’s golf team made history, finishing as NCAA runner-up after winning the school’s first NCAA Regional title. Mike Small’s squad upset top-ranked Cal in the NCAA semifinals before falling to Alabama in the title match. • Two Illini programs won Big Ten titles in 2012-13. Men’s golf won its fifth consecutive conference title, while women’s track and field took home its first indoor B1G title since 1996. Men’s golf also won the Big Ten match play title for the first time in school history. • Three Illini individuals won NCAA titles in 2012-13. Sophomore Ashley Spencer won her second straight outdoor 400m national title, freshman gymnast Fred Hartville won an NCAA title on vault, and sophomore wrestler Jesse Delgado won an NCAA title at 125 pounds, Illinois’ first wrestling NCAA champ since 2003. • Director of Athletics Mike Thomas launched the $165 million State Farm Center renovation project and signed a landmark 30-year, $60 million naming rights agreement with State Farm for the renovated State Farm Center, formerly known as Assembly Hall. • Thomas also led a group that signed a 10-year agreement with Learfield Sports as the DIA’s exclusive athletics marketing partner and multimedia rights holder. The deal is estimated to generate more than $60 million for the DIA over its lifetime.

2016 // Three non-conference games TBA Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3

TBA TBA TBA TBA @ Nebraska Purdue @ Rutgers @ Michigan Minnesota Michigan State @ Wisconsin Iowa @ Northwestern Big Ten Championship

2017 // Two non-conference games TBA Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2

TBA TBA Western Kentucky TBA Nebraska @ Iowa Rutgers @ Minnesota Wisconsin @ Purdue Indiana @ Ohio State Northwestern Big Ten Championship


Tim Beckman Weekly Radio Show The Tim Beckman radio show airs live from Houlihan’s at the I Hotel in Champaign every Monday evening of a game week from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on the Fighting Illini Radio Network. Hosted by Fighting Illini football playby-play voice Brian Barnhart, the live show allows University of Illinois students and the Champaign-Urbana community the opportunity to meet Coach Beckman and ask questions about the Illinois football program.

Fighting Illini Insider Weekly TV Show Fighting Illini Athletics produces and airs the weekly 30-minute Fighting Illini Insider television show, which starts the week of Sept. 2 and runs though the end of may. In the fall, the primary focus of the show is on Illinois football and features Coach Beckman as a regular guest. Illinois radio voice Brian Barnhart will host the majority of the fall shows, which will include game highlights, instudio interviews, special features and Olympic sports reviews in a 30-minute magazine style format. Fighting Illini Insider Air Times (check local listings to confirm) Champaign/Springfield/Decatur: MyNetworkTV (WCIX), Tuesdays, 7:30 pm CT (replay at 11 pm CT) Chicago/Midwest: CSN Chicago, Tuesdays, 4:30 pm CT (except for 9/10. It will air Wednesday, 9/11, at 11 am) St. Louis/Midwest: Fox Sports Midwest, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. CT

2013 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // GAME NOTES 2012 ILLINI RANKINGS IN THE NCAA AND BIG TEN TEAM RANKINGS (120 teams ranked) CATEGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA�� Big Ten Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 127.83 . . . . . . . 97th��11th Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . . 138.83 . . . . . . 107th��11th Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 296.67 . . . . . . 119th��12th Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . . 16.67 . . . . . . 119th��12th Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 193.92 . . . . . . . 95th��11th Pass Efficiency Defense . . . . 149.48 . . . . . . 107th��12th Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . 387.58 . . . . . . . 53th��10th Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 32.08 . . . . . . . 93rd��11th Net Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.22 . . . . . . . 23rd�� 1st Punt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.56 . . . . . . 118th��12th Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . 18.83 . . . . . . 107th��11th Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . . . -1.00 . . . . . . 106th��12th Pass Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . 193.67 . . . . . . . 19th��6th Passing Efficiency . . . . . . . . 113.42 . . . . . 102nd��10th Sacks Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.75 . . . . . . . 76th��8th Tackles For Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.50 . . . . . T-70th��6th Sacks Allowed Per Game . . . . . 3.25 . . . . . . 111th��12th

MISCELLANEOUS RANKINGS CATEGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STAT . . . . . . NCAA�� Big Ten First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.42 . . . . . . 116th��12th Opponent First Downs . . . . . . 19.58 . . . . . . . 43rd��5th Third-Down Conversions . . . . . 34.1 . . . . . . 103rd��12th Opponent 3rd-Down Conv. . . . . 31.8 . . . . . . . 11th�� 2nd Fourth-Down Conversions . . . 40.00 . . . . . . . 95th��11th Opponent 4th-Down Conv. . . . 61.54 . . . . . . . 96th��10th Penalty Yards Per Game . . . . . 49.58 . . . . . . . 59th��6th Opponent Penalty Yds/Game . . 39.6��10th Kickoff Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . 38.9��8th Time of Possession . . . . . . . . . 30:15 . . . . . . 52nd��T-7th Red Zone Offense . . . . . . . . . . . 74.2 . . . . T-104th��12th Red Zone Defense . . . . . . . . . . 81.5 . . . . . T-51st��8th

BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top-10) CATEGORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLAYER . . . . Stat��RANK Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . N. Scheelhaase . . . 166.4��9th Passing Avg. Per Game . . . . N. Scheelhaase . . . 136.1��8th Kick Return Avg. Per Game . . . . . J. Ferguson . . . . 16.5��8th Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. DuVernois . . . . 41.9��4th Fumbles Forced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Thomas . . . . 0.24��T-4th Fumbles Recovered . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Kynard . . . . 0.18��7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Williams . . . . 0.17��T-8th

career records to watch Entering 2013 season

Career Rushing yardage

1. Robert Holcombe, 1994-97��4,105 2. Antoineo Harris, 1999-2002��2,985 3. Thomas Rooks, 1982-85��2,887 4. Jim Grabowski, 1963-65 ��2,878 5. Rocky Harvey, 1998-2001��2,711 6. Mikel Leshoure, 2008-10-��2,557 Juice Williams, 2006-09��2,557 8. Pierre Thomas, 2003-06��2,545 9. Rashard Mendenhall, 2005-07��2,539 10. Howard Griffith, 1987-90��2,485 11. Keith Jones, 1984-88 ��2,194 12. John Karras, 1949-51��2,135 13. Chubby Phillips, 1973-76��2,103 14. Red Grange, 1923-25��2,071 15. Rich Johnson, 1966-68��2,058 16. Jason Ford, 2008-11��1,962 17. Ty Douthard, 1993-96��1,851 18. Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-present��1,795 -32. Steve Greene, 1972-75��1,228 33. Bobby Mitchell, 1955-57��1,109 34. Dwight Beverly, 1982-83 ��1,103 35. Mike Holmes, 1979-80��1,097 36. Mike Navarro, 1970-72��1,083 37. Harry Jefferson, 1954-56 ��1,032 38. Ruck Steger, 1946-49��1,026 39. Donovonn Young, 2011-present ��1,022

CAREER RUSHING YARDS BY A QB

1. Juice Williams, 2006-09��2,557 2. Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-present��1,795 3. Frank Custardo, 1963-65��516

CAREER Total Offense

Rush 1. Juice Williams, 2006-09 . . . . . . . 2,557 . . . . 2. Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . 158 . . . . 3. Jack Trudeau, 1981-85 . . . . . . . . . . -85 . . . . 4. Jason Verduzco, 1989-92 . . . . . . . -276 . . . . 5. Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010- . . . 1,795 . . . . 6. Tony Eason, 1981-82 . . . . . . . . . . . -29 . . . .

Pass Total 8,037 . . 10,594 8,722 . . . 8,880 8,725 . . . 8,640 7,532 . . . 7,256 5,296 . . . 7,091 7,031 . . . 7,002

Career Passing Yardage

1. Jack Trudeau, 1981-85��8,725 2. Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001��8,722 3. Juice Williams, 2006-09��8,037 4. Jason Verduzco, 1989-92��7,532 5. Tony Eason, 1981-82 ��7,031 6. Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-present��5,296 7. Johnny Johnson, 1992-95��5,293

Career Pass Completions

1. Jack Trudeau, 1981-85��797 2. Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001��682 3. Jason Verduzco, 1989-92��678 4. Juice Williams, 2006-09��606 5. Tony Eason, 1981-82 ��561 6. Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-present��488 7. Jeff George, 1988-89 ��474

CAREER Pass Attempts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.


Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001��1,264 Jack Trudeau, 1981-85��1,245 Juice Williams, 2006-09��1,136 Jason Verduzco, 1989-92��1,083 Tony Eason, 1981-82 ��911 Johnny Johnson, 1992-95��819 Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-present��801 Jeff George, 1988-89 ��789

CAREER Touchdown Passes

1. Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001��70 2. Juice Williams, 2006-09��56 3. Jack Trudeau, 1981-85��55 4. Jason Verduzco, 1989-92��42 5. Jon Beutjer, 2002-04��39 6. Tony Eason, 1981-82 ��38 7. Johnny Johnson, 1992-95��35 8. Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-present��34

CAREER Passing Efficiency

1. Tony Eason, 1981-82 ��133.8 2. Jack Trudeau, 1981-85��130.4 3. Jason Verduzco, 1989-92��130.0 4. Jon Beutjer, 2002-04��126.8 5. Kurt Kittner, 1998-2001��124.8 6. Nathan Scheelhaase, 2010-present��124.5 7. Jeff George, 1988-89 ��122.8 8. Juice Williams, 2006-09��121.1 9. Dave Wilson, 1980 ��117.2 10. Tom O’Connell, 1951-52��117.0

career tackles for loss

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. --

Simeon Rice, 1992-95�� 69-385 Moe Gardner, 1987-90�� 57-226 Fred Wakefield, 1997-2000�� 42-158 Don Thorp, 1980-83�� 40-191 J Leman, 2004-07�� 38.5-113 Kevin Hardy, 1992-95�� 38-220 Danny Clark, 1996-99�� 35-146 Scott Davis, 1985-87�� 35-206 Brit Miller, 2005-08 �� 33-116 Jerry Schumacher, 1999-02�� 33-110 Jonathan Brown, 2010-�� 30.5-105

career punting average 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Steve Weatherford, 2002-05��43.5 Steve Fitts, 1998-2001��41.7 Ryan Tabloff, 1996-97��40.9 Anthony Santella, 2007-10��40.8 Justin DuVernois, 2011-��40.4 Bill Brown, 1958-60��40.3 J.C. Caroline, 1953-54 ��39.7 Brett Larsen, 1992-95 ��39.5 Forry Wells, 1990-92��39.4 Chris Sigourney, 1979-83��39.4


2013 Illinois Football DEPTH CHART (Pre-Southern Illinois Game - 8/26/13) OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIAL TEAMS

LT

68 Simon Cvijanovic (6-5, 310, Jr.) 72 Dallas Hinkhouse (6-5, 275, Jr.)

DE

59 Tim Kynard (6-3, 270, Sr.) 58 Kenny Nelson (6-6, 250, So.) 99 Jarrod Clements (6-3, 285, Fr.)

K

17 Taylor Zalewski (6-3, 220, So.) 83 Brennen VanMieghem (6-2, 190, So.) 13 Ryan Frain (6-2, 220, r-Fr.)

LG

74 Michael Heitz (6-5, 305, Jr.) 57 Austin Schmidt (6-6, 285, Fr.)

C

52 Alex Hill (6-3, 315, Jr.) 67 Jake Feldmeyer (6-4, 295, Sr.) 73 Chris O’Connor (6-5, 295, So.)

NT

95 Jake Howe (6-3, 300, Jr.) 64 Robbie Bain (6-3, 300, r-Fr.) 94 Bryce Douglas (602, 315, Fr.)

P

18 Justin DuVernois (6-1, 190, Jr.) 13 Ryan Frain (6-2, 220, r-Fr.) 36 Brad Janitz (6-5, 215, Sr.) 54 Zach Hirth (6-4, 220, r-Fr.) 56 Michael Martin (6-4, 225, r-Fr.)

69 Ted Karras (6-4, 300, So.) 71 Joe Spencer (6-4, 300, r-Fr.) 65 Christian DiLauro (6-5, 280, Fr.)

44 Austin Teitsma (6-2, 290, Jr.) 93 Teko Powell (6-3, 295, So.) 92 Abe Cajuste (6-3, 290, Jr.)

LS

RG RT

DT LEO

55 Houston Bates (6-3, 250, Jr.) 90 DeJazz Woods (6-3, 255, Jr.) 91 Dawuane Smoot (6-3, 250, Fr.)

H

86 Tim Russell (6-6, 235, Sr.) 18 Justin DuVernois (6-1, 190, Jr.)

KO

17 Taylor Zalewski (6-3, 220, So.) 13 Ryan Frain (6-2, 220, r-Fr.)

QB

2 Nathan Scheelhaase (6-3, 205, Sr.) 4 Reilly O’Toole (6-4, 220, Jr.) 15 Aaron Bailey (6-2, 220, Fr.)

WLB

45 Jonathan Brown (6-1, 230, Sr.) 33 Zepheniah Grimes (5-11, 225, So.) 48 Henry Dickinson (6-4, 230, So.)

PR

2 8 7

RB

5 Donovonn Young (6-0, 220, Jr.) 6 Josh Ferguson (5-10, 195, So.) 22 Dami Ayoola (5-10, 205, So.)

MLB

43 Mason Monheim (6-1, 235, So.) 52 T.J. Neal (6-1, 235, r-Fr.)

12 Ryan Lankford (6-0, 175, Sr.) 21 Devin Church (5-8, 185, r-Fr.)

34 14 5 10

8 Miles Osei (6-0, 200, Sr.) 2 V’Angelo Bentley (5-10, 190, So.) 6 Josh Ferguson (5-10, 195, So.) 12 Ryan Lankford (6-0, 175, Sr.)

WR-X

STAR - OR -

KR

WR-T

8 Miles Osei (6-0, 200, Sr.) 7 Martize Barr (6-0, 195, Jr.)

CB

2 V’Angelo Bentley (5-10, 190, So.) 28 Jaylen Dunlap (6-1, 175, Fr.) 8 Dillan Cazley (5-10, 190, Fr.)

WR-Z TE -OR- -OR-

80 Spencer Harris (6-3, 205, Sr.) 19 Justin Hardee (6-1, 195, So.) 9 Steve Hull (6-2, 200, Sr.)

SS

9 Earnest Thomas (6-2, 210, Jr.) 21 Zane Petty (6-1, 200, Jr.) 37 Davontay Kwaaning (5-11, 185, So.)

FS

3 Taylor Barton (6-1, 215, r-Fr.) 15 Jevaris Little (6-1, 185, r-Fr.) 4 Darwyn Kelly (6-1, 200, Fr.)

CB

27 Eaton Spence (6-0, 185, So.) 24 Darius Mosely (5-11, 185, Fr.) 7 Caleb Day (6-1, 195, Fr.)

70 Corey Lewis (6-6, 315, Sr.) 75 Patrick Flavin (6-7, 300, So.)

89 11 3 47 87

Evan Wilson (6-6, 250, Sr.) Matt LaCosse (6-6, 245, Jr.) Jon Davis (6-3, 240, Jr.) Tim Clary (6-1, 245, So.) Tyler White (6-5, 245, Fr.)

Mike Svetina (6-2, 235, So.) Eric Finney (6-1, 215, So.) James Crawford (6-2, 205, Fr.) B.J. Bello (6-3, 215, r-Fr.)

V’Angelo Bentley (5-10, 190, So.) Miles Osei (6-0, 200, Sr.) Martize Barr (6-0, 195, Jr.)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Dami Ayoola . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAY-me uh-YOU-la Martize Barr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mar-TEZ V’Angelo Bentley . . . . . . . . . . . . vee-AN-juh-low Peter Bonahoom . . . . . . . . . . . . BAHN-uh-hoom Abe Cajuste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ka-JUST Simon Cvijanovic . . . . . . . . . . sve-YAWN-oh-vich Justin DuVernois . . . . . . . . . . . . . doo-vern-WAH Nathan Echard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ECK-erd Clayton Fejedelem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FEJ-uh-lem Patrick Flavin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FLAH-vin Zepheniah Grimes . . . . . . . . . . . . zeff-uh-NY-uh Sam Harlib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAR-lib Michael Heitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . heights Ted Karras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CARE-us Davontay Kwaaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QUAN-ing Tim Kynard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kuh-NARD Jevaris Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . juh-VAR-us James Nudera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . new-DARE-uh Samuel Ogunkoya . . . . . . . . . . . oh-gun-KOY-uh Miles Osei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oh-SAY Daniel Quintana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kwin-TAH-nuh Nathan Scheelhaase . . . . . . . . . . . SHEEL-house Dawuane Smoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . duh-WON Eaton Spence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sounds like eaten Mike Svetina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sve-TEE-nuh Dionte Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dee-ON-tay Austin Teitsma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIGHTS-muh Brennen VanMieghem . . . . . . . . . van-MEE-gum Taylor Zalewski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zuh-LESS-key Alex Golesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOAL-esh


2013 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // GAME NOTES PROBABLE OFFENSIVE STARTERS QUICK FACTS QB

2

Nathan Scheelhaase (Sr., 6-3, 205)

Senior CLASS Award candidate … 5th in UI career total offense, 6th in yds & TDs … Married high school sweetheart, Morgan, in July

RB

5

Donovonn Young (Jr., 6-0, 220)

Led team in rushing yards & receptions in 2012 … Had 2 or more catches in 11 games in 2012 … Enjoys freestyle rapping in spare time

WR

8

Miles Osei (Sr., 6-0, 200)

Converted QB enters 1st season as full-time WR … Also could see time as PR/KR … Served as groomsman in Scheelhaase’s wedding

WR

80

Spencer Harris (Sr., 6-3, 205)

Has 21 career starts at WR … Academic All-Big Ten honoree … HS teammate of former Arkansas starting QB Tyler Wilson

WR

12

Ryan Lankford (Sr., 6-0, 175)

Lead team in receiving yards, TDs & scoring in 2012 … Has participated in track & field at Illinois … 1 of Scheelhaase’s groomsmen

TE

3

Jon Davis (Jr., 6-3, 240)

Lined up at TE, WR & RB at times in 2012 … Battled injuries throughout 2012 … Academic All-Big Ten selection

TE

89

Evan Wilson (Sr., 6-6, 250)

Veteran has made 20 career starts at TE, including five in 2012 … Has caught five career TD passes … Lone Georgia native on the roster

TE

11

Matt LaCosse (Jr., 6-6, 245)

Former HS QB appears to have an expanded role in 2013 … Father, Dave, played football at Ball State

LT

68

Simon Cvijanovic (Jr., 6-5, 310)

Gained 15 pounds in the offseason … Has 13 career starts … Majoring in financial planning … Pronounced sve-YAWN-oh-vitch

LG

74

Michael Heitz (Jr., 6-5, 305)

Started all 12 games in 2012 & has 21 career starts … Two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection … Majoring in farm management

C

52

Alex Hill (Jr., 6-3, 315)

1 of 2 Louisiana natives on roster … Has 3 career starts … Engaged to Mariah Smith, a thrower on the Illini track & field team

RG

69

Ted Karras (So., 6-4, 300)

Started all 12 games in 2012 … Academic All-Big Ten honoree … 7th family member to play FB in Big Ten

RT

70

Corey Lewis (Sr., 6-6, 315)

Was granted NCAA waiver for 6th year after missing 2.5 years following 5 knee surgeries … Played in the final 4 games of 2012

PROBABLE DEFENSIVE STARTERS QUICK FACTS DE

59

Tim Kynard (Sr., 6-3, 260)

Has 6 career starts … 1 of only 2 seniors on defensive 2-deep … Sociology major … Cousin, Maleeka Kynard, plays basketball at Ohio St.

NT

95

Jake Howe (Jr., 6-3, 300)

Broke his arm against Penn State and missed the rest of 2012 … Has played in 16 career games with 0 starts … Academic All-Big Ten

DT

44

Austin Teitsma (Jr., 6-2, 290)

Had 15 tackles in 12 games in 2012 … Has played in 19 career games with 0 starts … State wrestling runner-up at HWT in 2010

LEO

55

Houston Bates (Jr., 6-3, 250)

Moved to LEO after spending 1st 3 seasons at OLB … Has 4 career starts … Academic All-Big Ten selection

WLB

45

Jonathan Brown (Sr., 6-1, 230)

Candidate for Butkus, Bednarik, & Nagurski Awards … HM All-Big Ten selection in 2012 … Missed last 3 games of 2012 w/shoulder inj.

MLB

43

Mason Monheim (So., 6-1, 235)

Phil Steele 2nd-team Freshman All-American in 2012 … 1st true-frosh to lead UI in tackles (86) … Had 5+ tackles in all 10 starts

STAR 34

Mike Svetina (So., 6-2, 235)

Moved from WLB to STAR during training camp … Made five starts in 2012 as a true-freshman … Had 40 tackes in 2.5 TFL as a frosh

STAR 14

Eric Finney (So., 6-1, 215)

Junior-college transfer enrolled at Illinois in January … Suffered a knee injury early in preseason camp & is questionable for the opener

CB

2

V’Angelo Bentley (So., 5-10, 190)

Played in all 12 games in 2012 as a CB & on special teams … HS teammate of UI receiver Justin Hardee … Blocked FG vs. Penn State

SS

9

Earnest Thomas III (Jr., 6-2, 210)

Has 9 career starts, all in 2012 … Had 69 tackles in 2012 … Has nearly 3 times as many career tackles as rest of Illini DBs (76 vs. 29)

FS

3

Taylor Barton (r-Fr., 6-1, 215)

Three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Florida 2nd-team 4A All-State pick in 2011 … Had 160 tackles in last 2 HS seasons

CB

27

Eaton Spence (So., 6-0, 185)

Made 2 starts in 2012 … Saw playing time in all 12 games at CB & on special teams … Had 16 tackles, 1 sack & 1 PBU

PROBABLE SPECIAL TEAMS QUICK FACTS K

17

Taylor Zalewski (So., 6-3, 220)

First season as starting PK after sharing duties in 2012 … Hit 54-yard FG vs. Purdue in 2012 … Earned scholarship prior to 2013 season

P

18

Justin DuVernois (Jr., 6-1, 190)

Ray Guy Award candidate … Improved average by 3.6 yards from 2011 to 2012 … 4th in Big Ten w/41.9 ypp, 19 inside the 20 & 15 of 50+

LS

54

Zach Hirth (r-Fr., 6-4, 220)

Entering first year as snapper … Ranked as second-best snapper in the nation by ESPNU coming out of HS … Under Armour All-American

KOS

17

Taylor Zalewski (So., 6-3, 220)

Averaged 63.0 ypk with 23 touchbacks in 2012 … Has strongest leg on team … Ranked No. 17 kicker in class of 2011 coming out of HS



2013 Illinois Football Roster (updated 8/24/13) NO NAME 25 Sean Arowolaju 22 Dami Ayoola 15 Aaron Bailey 96 Robbie Bain 7 Martize Barr 3 Taylor Barton 55 Houston Bates 10 B.J. Bello 2 V’Angelo Bentley 16 Man Berg 78 Harry Black 55 Chris Boles 29 Peter Bonahoom 45 Jonathan Brown 92 Abe Cajuste 81 Kevin Carroll 8 Dillan Cazley 76 Jesse Chadwell 21 Devin Church 47 Tim Clary 99 Jarrod Clements 42 Ralph Cooper 5 James Crawford 68 Simon Cvijanovic 3 Jon Davis 7 Caleb Day 48 Henry Dickinson 65 Christian DiLauro 94 Bryce Douglas 26 Cedric Doxy 28 Jaylen Dunlap 60 Tony Durkin 18 Justin DuVernois 39 Nathan Echard 20 Clayton Fejedelem* 67 Jake Feldmeyer 6 Josh Ferguson 14 Eric Finney 75 Patrick Flavin 22 Nick Forzley 25 Kendrick Foster 13 Ryan Frain 82 Kameron Fry 33 Zepheniah Grimes 19 Justin Hardee 36 Samuel Harlib 80 Spencer Harris 10 Chase Haslett 74 Michael Heitz 52 Alex Hill 72 Dallas Hinkhouse 54 Zach Hirth 95 Jake Howe 9 Steve Hull 19 Sean Hussey 6 Paul James III 36 Brad Janitz 83 Trevor Kanteman 69 Ted Karras

POS HT DB 5-11 RB 5-10 QB 6-2 DL 6-3 WR 6-0 DB 6-1 LEO 6-3 STAR 6-3 DB 5-10 QB 6-2 OL 6-5 OL 6-4 WR 6-2 LB 6-1 DL 6-3 WR 6-0 DB 5-10 OL 6-5 WR 5-8 TE 6-1 DL 6-3 LB 6-1 STAR 6-2 OL 6-6 TE 6-3 DB 6-1 LB 6-4 OL 6-5 DL 6-2 DB 6-1 DB 6-1 OL 6-3 P 6-1 LB 6-2 STAR 6-1 OL 6-4 RB 5-10 STAR 6-1 OL 6-7 DB 5-9 RB 5-9 PK/P 6-2 WR 6-1 LB 5-11 WR 6-1 DB 6-0 WR 6-3 QB 6-1 OL 6-5 OL 6-3 OL 6-5 LS 6-4 DL 6-3 WR 6-2 QB 6-2 LEO 6-3 P 6-5 TE 6-4 OL 6-4

WT 195 205 220 300 195 215 250 215 190 200 250 320 200 230 290 185 190 275 185 245 285 230 205 310 240 195 230 280 315 200 175 290 190 215 190 295 195 215 300 185 195 220 200 225 195 175 205 200 305 315 275 220 300 200 200 255 215 240 300


YR ELIG. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL r-Fr. 4-4 Matteson, Ill./Rich South So. 4-3 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Fr. 5-4 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook r-Fr. 4-4 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook Jr. 2-2 Washington, D.C./Coolidge/Iowa Western CC r-Fr. 4-4 Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep Jr. 2-2 Covington, La./St. Paul’s r-Fr. 4-4 New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West So. 4-3 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville Fr. 5-4 Sherman Oaks, Calif./La Salle Fr. 5-4 Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips So. 3-3 Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic So. 3-3 Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect Sr. 2-1 Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers Jr. 2-2 Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach/Victor Valley College Fr. 5-4 Champaign, Ill./St. Thomas More Fr. 5-4 Charleston, Ill./Charleston Fr. 5-4 Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston r-Fr. 4-4 Southfield, Mich./Brother Rice So. 3-3 Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton Fr. 5-4 Dayton, Ohio/Trotwood Madison Jr. 3-2 Winnsboro, S.C./Fairfield Central Fr. 5-4 Deerfield, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Jr. 2-2 Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine Jr. 3-2 Louisville, Ky./Louisville Eastern Fr. 5-4 Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby So. 3-3 Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University HS Fr. 5-4 Uniontown, Ohio/Green Fr. 5-4 Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield r-Fr. 4-4 Calumet City, Ill./Thornwood Fr. 5-4 Glenwood, Ill./Crete-Monee So. 3-3 Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew Jr. 3-2 Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Fr. 5-4 Eureka, Mo./Eureka Jr. 3-2 Lemont, Ill./Lemont/St. Xavier University Sr. 1-1 Centerville, Ohio/Centerville So. 3-3 Naperville, Ill./Joliet Catholic So. 3-3 Riverside, Calif./Centennial/College of the Canyons So. 3-3 Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy Sr. 2-1 Lemont, Ill./Lemont Fr. 5-4 Peoria, Ill./Richwoods r-Fr. 4-4 Indianapolis, Ind./Scecina So. 3-3 Urbana, Ill./Urbana So. 3-3 Bamberg, S.C./Bamberg-Ehrhardt So. 4-3 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville Fr. 5-4 Las Vegas, Nev./Army & Navy Academy Sr. 2-1 Greenwood, Ark./Greenwood So. 3-3 Clayton, Mo./Clayton Jr. 2-2 Vermont, Ill./VIT Jr. 2-2 Slidell, La./Slidell Jr. 3-2 Clive, Iowa/West Des Moines Valley/Iowa Western CC r-Fr. 4-4 Eureka, Mo./Eureka Jr. 2-2 McHenry, Ill./McHenry Sr. 1-1 Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore Fr. 5-4 Charleston, Ill./Charleston Fr. 5-4 Miami, Fla./Norland Sr. 2-1 Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills Fr. 5-4 Woodland Hills, Calif./Royal HS/Pierce College So. 3-3 Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral

NO NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POS 2 V’Angelo Bentley . . . . . . DB 2 Nathan Scheelhaase . . . QB 3 Taylor Barton . . . . . . . . . DB 3 Jon Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . TE 4 Darwyn Kelly . . . . . . . . . DB 4 Reilly O’Toole . . . . . . . . . QB 5 James Crawford . . . . . . STAR 5 Donovonn Young . . . . . . RB 6 Josh Ferguson . . . . . . . . RB 6 Paul James III . . . . . . . . LEO 7 Martize Barr . . . . . . . . . . WR 7 Caleb Day . . . . . . . . . . . DB 8 Miles Osei . . . . . . . . . . . WR 8 Dillan Cazley . . . . . . . . . DB 9 Steve Hull . . . . . . . . . . . WR 9 Earnest Thomas III . . . . . DB 10 B.J. Bello . . . . . . . . . . . STAR 10 Chase Haslett . . . . . . . . QB 11 Matt LaCosse . . . . . . . . . . TE 12 Ryan Lankford . . . . . . . . WR 12 Wes Lunt* . . . . . . . . . . . QB 13 Ryan Frain . . . . . . . . . . PK/P 13 Dionte Taylor . . . . . . . . . WR 14 Eric Finney . . . . . . . . . . STAR 15 Aaron Bailey . . . . . . . . . . QB 15 Jevaris Little . . . . . . . . . DB 16 Marchie Murdock . . . . . . WR 16 Man Berg . . . . . . . . . . . . QB 17 Jonathan McKoy . . . . . . . DB 17 Taylor Zalewski . . . . . . . . PK 18 Justin DuVernois . . . . . . . . P 18 Jeremey Whitlow . . . . . . . RB 19 Justin Hardee . . . . . . . . . WR 19 Sean Hussey . . . . . . . . . QB 20 Fritz Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . WR 20 Clayton Fejedelem* . . . STAR 21 Devin Church . . . . . . . . . WR 21 Zane Petty . . . . . . . . . . . DB 22 Dami Ayoola . . . . . . . . . . RB 22 Nick Forzley . . . . . . . . . . DB 23 Ben Mathis . . . . . . . . . . DB 23 Cameron Tucker . . . . . . . RB 24 Darius Mosely . . . . . . . . DB 25 Sean Arowolaju . . . . . . . DB 25 Kendrick Foster . . . . . . . RB 26 Cedric Doxy . . . . . . . . . . DB 27 Eaton Spence . . . . . . . . . DB 28 Jaylen Dunlap . . . . . . . . DB 28 LaKeith Walls . . . . . . . . . RB 29 Peter Bonahoom . . . . . . . WR 29 Nelson Lugo . . . . . . . . . . DB 30 James Nudera . . . . . . . . . TE 31 Nick North . . . . . . . . . . . DB 31 Leslie Poole . . . . . . . . . . WR 32 Daniel Quintana . . . . . . STAR 33 Zepheniah Grimes . . . . . . LB 34 Mike Svetina . . . . . . . . STAR 35 Taylor White . . . . . . . . . . . LB 36 Samuel Harlib . . . . . . . . DB


2013 Illinois Football Roster (continued) 4 84 37 59 11 12 70 15 29 85 12 56 23 66 17 43 24 16 52 58 31 30 73 4 46 8 21 31 93 32 38 41 20 38 86 2 57 91 27 71 34 13 44 9 23 83 28 35 87 18 97 89 90 5 17

Darwyn Kelly Kenny Knight Davontay Kwaaning Tim Kynard Matt LaCosse Ryan Lankford Corey Lewis Jevaris Little Nelson Lugo Tim Lukas Wes Lunt* Michael Martin Ben Mathis Scott McDowell Jonathan McKoy Mason Monheim Darius Mosely Marchie Murdock T.J. Neal Kenny Nelson Nick North James Nudera Chris O’Connor Reilly O’Toole Samuel Ogunkoya Miles Osei Zane Petty Leslie Poole Teko Powell Daniel Quintana David Reisner Brandon Roberts Fritz Rock Grant Rushing Tim Russell Nathan Scheelhaase Austin Schmidt Dawuane Smoot Eaton Spence Joe Spencer Mike Svetina Dionte Taylor Austin Teitsma Earnest Thomas III Cameron Tucker Brennen VanMieghem LaKeith Walls Taylor White Tyler White Jeremey Whitlow Vontrell Williams Evan Wilson DeJazz Woods Donovonn Young Taylor Zalewski

DB TE DB DL TE WR OL DB DB WR QB LS DB OL DB LB DB WR LB DL DB TE OL QB DB WR DB WR DL STAR PK DL WR LB TE QB OL LEO DB OL STAR WR DL DB RB PK RB LB TE RB DL TE LEO RB PK

6-1 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-6 6-0 6-6 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-4 5-7 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-8 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-0 6-3

200 225 185 270 245 175 315 185 200 210 215 225 205 290 190 235 185 190 235 250 200 230 295 220 195 200 200 185 295 200 185 250 200 215 235 205 285 250 185 300 235 180 290 210 200 190 210 230 245 215 300 250 255 220 220

* Must sit out 2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules


Fr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. r-Fr. r-Fr. Sr. So. r-Fr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. r-Fr. So. So. So. So. Jr. r-Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Jr. r-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. r-Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. r-Fr. r-Fr. Fr. So. r-Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So.

5-4 3-3 3-3 1-1 3-2 2-1 1-1 4-4 4-4 1-1 4-3 4-4 1-1 3-3 3-2 4-3 5-4 5-4 4-4 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-2 4-4 2-1 2-2 3-3 4-3 2-2 4-4 5-4 2-2 5-4 1-1 1-1 5-4 5-4 3-3 4-4 4-3 5-4 2-2 2-2 3-3 3-3 4-4 4-4 5-4 3-3 4-4 2-1 2-2 3-2 3-3

Upper Marlboro, Md./H.D. Woodson Detroit, Mich./Country Day Chicago, Ill./Lindblom Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s Naperville, Ill./North Jacksonville, Fla./Paxon Cresco, Pa./East Stroudsburg South St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood Franklin Park, Ill./East Leyden Mt. Prospect, Ill./Hersey/Carthage College Rochester, Ill./Rochester HS/Oklahoma State Champaign, Ill./Centennial Springfield, Ill./Springfield Hinsdale, Ill./Central Oak Forest, Ill./Mount Carmel Orrville, Ohio/Orrville O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township Arlington, Texas./Legacy McKeeseport, Pa./McKeeseport Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech Hollywood, Fla./McArthur Elmhurst, Ill./York Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South Chicago, Ill./Uplift High School Mt. Prospect, Ill./Prospect Corning, Calif./Corning/American River College Schaumburg, Ill./Conant Miami, Fla./Norland Berwyn, Ill./Westchester St. Joseph Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin/Navy Peoria, Ill./Richwoods Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North St. Charles, Ill./East Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst Galena, Ohio/Olentangy Groveport, Ohio/Groveport Madison Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Day Mason, Ohio/Mason Brunswick, Ohio/St. Ignatius Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./University School Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South Orchard Lake, Mich./St. Mary’s River Forest, Ill./Nazareth Academy Metamora, Ill./Metamora Township Cleveland, Ohio/Rhodes Casey, Ill./Casey-Westfield Kalamazoo, Mich./Plainwell Cleveland, Ohio/Central Catholic Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel Woodstock, Ga./Woodstock Tampa, Fla./Robinson Houston, Texas/Katy Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg

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Brad Janitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . P Davontay Kwaaning . . . . DB David Reisner . . . . . . . . . PK Grant Rushing . . . . . . . . . LB Nathan Echard . . . . . . . . . LB Brandon Roberts . . . . . . . DL Ralph Cooper . . . . . . . . . . LB Mason Monheim . . . . . . . . LB Austin Teitsma . . . . . . . . . DL Jonathan Brown . . . . . . . . LB Samuel Ogunkoya . . . . . DB Tim Clary . . . . . . . . . . . . . TE Henry Dickinson . . . . . . . . LB T.J. Neal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB Alex Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OL Zach Hirth . . . . . . . . . . . . LS Houston Bates . . . . . . . . LEO Chris Boles . . . . . . . . . . . OL Michael Martin . . . . . . . . . LS Austin Schmidt . . . . . . . . OL Kenny Nelson . . . . . . . . . . DL Tim Kynard . . . . . . . . . . . . DL Tony Durkin . . . . . . . . . . . OL Christian DiLauro . . . . . . . OL Scott McDowell . . . . . . . . OL Jake Feldmeyer . . . . . . . . . OL Simon Cvijanovic . . . . . . . OL Ted Karras . . . . . . . . . . . . OL Corey Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . OL Joe Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . OL Dallas Hinkhouse . . . . . . . OL Chris O’Connor . . . . . . . . . OL Michael Heitz . . . . . . . . . . OL Patrick Flavin . . . . . . . . . . OL Jesse Chadwell . . . . . . . . OL Harry Black . . . . . . . . . . . OL Spencer Harris . . . . . . . . WR Kevin Carroll . . . . . . . . . WR Kameron Fry . . . . . . . . . . WR Trevor Kanteman . . . . . . . TE Brennen VanMieghem . . . PK Kenny Knight . . . . . . . . . . TE Tim Lukas . . . . . . . . . . . WR Tim Russell . . . . . . . . . . . TE Tyler White . . . . . . . . . . . . TE Evan Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . TE DeJazz Woods . . . . . . . . . LEO Dawuane Smoot . . . . . . . LEO Abe Cajuste . . . . . . . . . . . DL Teko Powell . . . . . . . . . . . DL Bryce Douglas . . . . . . . . . DL Jake Howe . . . . . . . . . . . . DL Robbie Bain . . . . . . . . . . . DL Vontrell Williams . . . . . . . DL Jarrod Clements . . . . . . . . DL


THE LAST TIME An Illinois Player Had ... Rushing

250 yards rushing: 330, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010 200 yards rushing: 330, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010 150 yards rushing: 184, Mikel Leshoure vs. Baylor, 12/29/2010 125 yards rushing: 133, Troy Pollard vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/2011 100 yards rushing: 124, Donovonn Young vs. Indiana, 10/27/2012 Back-to-back 175 yard rushing games: Rashard Mendenhall (189 vs. Ball State, 10/27/2007 & 201 at Minnesota, 11/3/2007) Three consecutive 100-yard rushing games: Mikel Leshoure, 11/6/2010-12/29/2010 (5 games) Five consecutive 100-yard rushing games: Mikel Leshoure, 11/6/2010-12/29/2010 (5 games) 2 rushers with 175 yards: Rocky Harvey (215), Steve Havard (175) vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/12/1998 2 rushers with 100 yds: T. Pollard (133), D. Young (100) vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/2011 80+ yard rushing play: 80, Daniel Dufrene at Ohio State, 11/10/2007 70+ yard rushing play: 70, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010 Two 40+ runs in one quarter: 82 and 47 (1st), Antioneo Harris vs. Purdue, 10/12/2002 True-freshman rushed for 100-yards in first career game: E.B. Halsey, 139 yards vs. Missouri, 8/30/2003 40 rushing attempts: 40, Antoineo Harris at Wisconsin, 11/9/2002 30 rushing attempts: 33, Mikel Leshoure vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010 2 rushers with 2 TDs: N. Scheelhaase (2) & D Young (2) vs. SDSU, 9/10/2011 8 TDs rushing: Howard Griffith (8) vs. Southern Illinois, 9/22/1990 4 TDs rushing: Antoineo Harris (4) vs. Indiana, 10/27/2002 3 TD’s rushing: Mikel Leshoure (3) vs. Baylor, 12/29/2010 2 TD’s rushing: D onovonn Young (2) vs. Wisconsin, 11/19/2011 2 TD’s rushing by a QB: Nathan Scheelhaase (2) vs. SDSU, 9/10/2011

Receiving

200 yards receiving: 268, A.J. Jenkins vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011 150 yards receiving: 182, A.J. Jenkins at Indiana, 10/8/2011 100 yards receiving: 104, Ryan Lankford vs. Penn State, 9/29/2012 2 receivers with 100 yards receiving: A.J. Jenkins (148) & Darius Millines (119) vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/2011 70+ yard pass play: 77, A.J. Jenkins from N. Scheelhaase at Indiana, 10/8/2011 60+ yard pass play: 64, Ryan Lankford from N. Scheelhaase vs. WMU, 9/1/2012 50+ yard pass play: 64, Ryan Lankford from N. Scheelhaase vs. WMU, 9/1/2012 10 or more receptions: 10, Josh Ferguson vs. Louisiana Tech, 9/22/2012 2 receivers with 2 TDs: Will Judson and Chris Duvalt vs. Missouri, 8/30/2008 3 TDs receiving: A.J. Jenkins (3) vs. Northwestern, 10/1/2011 An OL caught a pass: Jeff Allen, (1 rec., 2 yds) vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/2010

Passing

600 yards passing: 621, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 500 yards passing: 621, Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 400 yards passing: 462, Juice Williams vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 300 yards passing: 333, Reilly O’Toole vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 Consecutive 300-yard passing games: Juice Williams at Michigan (310, 10/4/2008) and vs. Minnesota (462, 10/11/2008) Three consecutive 300-yard passing games: Jason Verduzco vs East Carolina (352,8/31/1991), at Missouri (431, 9/14/1991) and vs. Houston (341, 9/21/1991) 6 TDs passing: Dave Wilson at Ohio State, 11/8/1980 5 TDs passing: Reilly O’Toole (5) vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012


4 TDs passing: Reilly O’Toole (5) vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 3 TDs passing: Reilly O’Toole (5) vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 Two 65-plus yard TD passes in the same game: Nathan Scheelhaase, 77 & 67 yards to A.J. Jenkins at Indiana, 10/8/2011 10+ consecutive completions in a game: Reilly O’Toole (10), vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 Non-QB with passing TD: Josh Ferguson vs. Penn State, 9/29/12

Punt return for TD: Jeremy Maclin (66 yards), Missouri, 9/2/2007 Kickoff return for TD: S hane Wynn (99 yards), Indiana, 10/8/2011 Interception return for TD: D an Fortener (45 yards), Michigan State, 10/10/2009 Blocked Punt for a TD: Ben Kuznia (3 yards), Minnesota, 11/7/2009 Fumble recovery for TD: Simoni Lawrence (9 yards), Minnesota, 10/11/2008 Scored on a Safety: Amos Draper, Arkansas State, 9/3/2011

Defense

An Illinois Team Had ...

20 Tackles: J Leman (20) vs. Missouri, 9/1/2007 4 interceptions: Mike Gow (4) vs. Stanford, 9/21/74 3 interceptions: Eugene Wilson (3) vs. Penn State, 11/10/2001 2 interceptions: Trulon Henry (2) vs. Ohio State, 10/2/2010 3+ sacks in a game: Whitney Mercilus (3.0) at Indiana, 10/8/2011 Interception by a lineman: Michael Buchanan vs. Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 Interception return for TD: Ashante Williams (60 yards) vs. Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 Two players with interception returns for TD in a game: Pat Nixon-Youman (68 yards) vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010 & Jonathan Brown (66 yards) vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010 Defensive extra point: Kevin Mitchell (75 yards) at Ohio State, 11/5/2005 Fumble recovery for TD: Ashante Williams (77 yards) at Ohio State, 11/3/2012 Scored on a safety: vs. Indiana (blocked punt covered in end zone by IU), 10/23/2010

Total Offense/All-Purpose

500 yds. total offense: 5 03, Juice Williams vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 400 yds. total offense: 4 26, Nathan Scheelhaase vs. NU, 10/1/2011 300-100 (passing-rushing): 431 (310-121), Juice Williams at Michigan, 10/4/2008 300 all-purpose yards: 328, A.J. Jenkins vs. N’western, 10/1/2011 200 all-purpose yards: 203, Josh Ferguson at Arizona St., 9/8/2012

Special Teams

5 field goals: Doug Higgins vs. Michigan State, 10/20/1990 4 field goals: Derek Dimke (4) at Penn State, 10/9/2010 3 field goals: Derek Dimke (3) vs. Western Michigan, 9/24/2011 2 field goals: Nick Immekus (2) at Ohio State, 11/3/2012 Made 50+ yard field goal: Taylor Zalewski (54) vs. Purdue, 11/17/2012 Blocked a Punt: Martez Wilson & Nate Bussey vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010 Blocked Punt for a Touchdown: Vontae Davis (2 yards) vs. Missouri, 9/1/2007 Blocked Two Field Goals: Terrell Washington vs. NIU, 9/8/2001 Blocked a Field Goal: V’Angelo Bentley vs. PSU, 9/29/2012 Blocked a PAT: Clay Nurse at Fresno State, 12/3/2010 Punt return for TD: E.B. Halsey (41 yards) vs. Purdue, 10/4/2003 Kickoff return for TD: A.J. Jenkins (96 yards) vs. Indiana, 10/18/2008 Blocked FG returned for TD: Travis Williams (66 yards) vs. Illinois St., 9/6/2003 Two-point conversion: Tim Russell rush at Ohio State, 11/3/2012 Two two-point conversions in the same game: 2 at Ohio State, 11/3/2012 (Russell pass to LaCosse; Russell rush)

An Opposing Player had ...

200 yards rushing: 224, Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 11/19/2011 150 yards rushing: 152, Donnell Kirkwood, Minnesota, 11/10/2012 2 rushers with 100 yds: Stephfon Green (120) & Evan Royster (105), Penn St., 10/3/2009 400 yards passing: 408, Scott Rislov, San Jose State, 9/21/2002 300 yards passing: 306, Alex Carder, Western Michigan, 9/24/2011 50+ yard rushing play: 63, Ralph Bolden, Purdue, 11/17/2012 Two 40+ TD runs in one quarter: LeRoy Collins (40, 63 in 4th), Louisville, 9/19/1998 80+ yard pass play: 80, Penn State (Rob Bolden to Derek Moye), 10/9/2010 70+ yard pass play: 71, Michigan (Denard Robinson to Jeremy Gallon), 10/13/2012 50+ yard pass play: 63, Purdue (Robert Marve to Akeem Hunt), 11/17/2012 200 yds. in receptions: 246, Roy Roundtree, Michigan, 11/6/2010 150 yds. in receptions: 164, Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech, 9/22/2012 100 yds. in receptions: 117, Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin, 10/6/2012 4 Field Goals: Dan Conroy, Michigan State, 10/16/2010 Three 50+ yard field goals: Tim Douglas (51, 58, 51), Iowa, 9/26/1998

80 points: 87 vs. Illinois Wesleyan (87-3), 10/5/1912 70 points: 79 vs. Illinois State (79-6), 9/16/1944 60 points: 65 at Michigan (65-67), 11/6/2010 50 points: 56 vs. South Dakota State (56-3), 9/10/2011 40 points: 44 vs. Charleston Southern (44-0), 9/15/2012 30 points: 44 vs. Charleston Southern (44-0), 9/15/2012 0 points: at Michigan (0-45), 10/13/2012 0 points in 1st half: at Michigan (0-45), 10/13/2012 0 points in 2nd half: at Northwestern (14-50), 11/24/2012 Did Not Score a Touchdown: vs. Minnesota (3-17), 11/10/2012 400 rushing yards: 519 vs. Northwestern, 11/20/2010 300 rushing yards: 308 at Indiana, 10/8/2011 200 rushing yards: 231 at Arizona State, 9/8/2012 Less Than 100 rushing yards: 74 at Ohio State, 11/3/2012 Negative yards net rushing: -27 vs. Arizona, 9/18/1993 400 passing yards: 462 vs. Minnesota, 10/11/2008 300 passing yards: 365 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 Less than 100 passing yards: 96 at Ohio State, 11/3/2012 700 total net yards: 723 vs. Illinois-Normal, 9/16/44 600 total net yards: 655 at Minnesota, 11/3/2007 500 total net yards: 518 at Indiana, 10/8/2011 400 total net yards: 479 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 Less Than 100 total net yards: 78 at Wisconsin, 10/8/1977 Consecutive games, 500 total net yards: at Michigan (501, 10/4/2008), vs. Minnesota (550, 10/11/2008), vs. Indiana (563, 10/18/2008) Kicked five field goals: 5 vs. Wisconsin, 10/20/2001 A Shutout: Charleston Southern (44-0), 9/15/2012 9 or more sacks in a game: 9 at Purdue, 11/3/2001 6 or more sacks in a game: 6 vs. Arizona State, 9/17/2011 15 or more TFL in a game: 15 vs. San Jose St., 9/21/2002 10 or more TFL in a game: 10 at Northwestern, 11/24/2012 Missed Extra Point Kick: vs. Missouri, 9/5/2009 Successful Two-Point Conversion: at Ohio State (2), 11/3/2012 2 Successful Two-Point Conversions: at Ohio State (2), 11/3/2012 Forced 5 or more turnovers: 5 at Michigan, 11/6/2010 Turned the ball over 5 or more times: 6 vs. Louisiana Tech, 9/22/2012 10+ Passes Broken Up: 11 vs. Illinois State, 9/12/2009 Blocked two kicks in same game: 2 at Purdue, 10/4/2003 Blocked two punts in the same game: 2 vs. Indiana, 10/23/2010 Entire game without punting: vs. Arkansas State, 9/14/2002 No penalties committed: vs. Arkansas State, 9/3/2011 No turnovers given up: vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/2011 Overtime game: Lost to Michigan, 65-67 in 3 OTs, 11/6/2010

An Opposing Team had ...

200 yards rushing: 338, Northwestern, 11/24/2012 300 yards rushing: 338, Northwestern, 11/24/2012 Less Than 100 yards rushing: 96, Charleston Southern, 9/15/2012 Less Than 50 yards rushing: -6, Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 Less Than 20 yards rushing: -6, Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 Negative yards rushing: -6, Western Michigan, 9/1/2012 One first down: Missouri, 9/10/1994 Zero first downs: Michigan, 10/27/34 300 yards passing: 318, Arizona State, 9/8/2012 400 yards passing: 419, Michigan, 11/6/2010 Less Than 100 yards passing: 78, Minnesota, 11/10/2012 500 total net yards: 567, Ohio State, 11/3/2012 600 total net yards: 676, Michigan, 11/6/2010 700 total net yards: 705, Michigan State, 9/24/2005 Less Than 100 total net yards: 96, South Dakota State, 9/10/2011 Less Than 250 total net yards: 219, UCLA, 12/31/2011 40 points: 50, Northwestern (50-14), 11/24/2012 50 points: 50, Northwestern (50-14), 11/24/2012 60 points: 67, Michigan (67-65), 11/6/2010 70 points: 70, Michigan (70-21), 11/7/1981 A Shutout: Michigan (45-0), 10/13/2012 Did Not Score in Game: Charleston Southern (0-44), 9/15/2012 Did Not Score a Touchdown: Charleston Southern (0-44), 9/15/2012 Scoreless Half: (Both) Charleston Southern (0-44), 9/15/2012 Missed PAT: Fresno State, 12/3/2010 Successful Two-Point Conversion: Michigan, 11/6/2010 Def. Scored All Points in Victory: Arizona, 16 points, 9/18/1993


Tim

Beckman HEAD FOOTBALL COACH University of Findlay, ’88 Second SEASON Tim Beckman is now in his second season leading the University of Illinois football program. He was named the 23rd Fighting Illini head football coach by director of athletics Mike Thomas on Dec. 9, 2011. Beckman’s first Fighting lllini team produced four 2013 NFL Draft picks – OL Hugh Thornton (third round, Colts), DT Akeem Spence (fourth round, Buccaneers), DB Terry Hawthorne (fifth round, Steelers) and DE Michael Buchanan (seventh round, Patriots) – the most by any Big Ten team. The Illini also have excelled in the classroom under Beckman’s leadership. Sixteen players earned their degrees in 2013, after 15 did so in 2012. And a record number of football student-athletes posted at least a 3.0 grade-point-average in three consecutive semesters: 39 in spring 2012, 42 in fall 2012 and 51 in spring 2013. The Illini also have been active in the community, hosting free weekly youth clinics during the season and making regular visits to local schools and hospitals throughout the year. Prior to Illinois, Beckman spent three years as head coach at Toledo, where he led the Rockets to two bowl appearances and a Mid-American Conference West Division co-championship. Beckman engineered an impressive turnaround at Toledo in his three years at the helm after inheriting a team that went 3-9 in 2008. The Rockets improved to 5-7 in 2009 before going 8-5 with a 7-1 record in the MAC and a berth in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in 2010. Toledo posted an 8-4 record in 2011, including another 7-1 MAC record, a share of the MAC West Division title and a berth in the Military Bowl. In the last two seasons, Beckman compiled a 14-2 record in MAC games, second best in the conference over that span. He has learned under some of the finest coaches in America, including Pat Dye, Urban Meyer, Mike Gundy and Jim Tressel. When he guided the Rockets to an 8-4 regular-season record and a bowl appearance in 2010, it was UT’s first bowl since 2005. In addition, his last two recruiting classes at Toledo have been widely praised, earning a No. 1 ranking among MAC teams by Rivals.com in both seasons after landing two of the three four-star prospects signed by conference schools. Beckman sent a pair of Toledo players to the NFL in defensive back Barry Church and receiver Stephen Williams in 2010. Three players earned first-team All-MAC honors in 2011, including Eric Page, who 14 // fightingillini.com // @IlliniFootball // #ILLINI

earned first-team honors as a receiver, kick returner and punt returner. Before accepting Toledo’s head coaching position, Beckman had 21 years of experience as an assistant coach. He served as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State (2007-08), the cornerbacks coach at Ohio State (2005-06), the defensive coordinator/ assistant head coach at Bowling Green (1998-2004), the defensive coordinator at Elon (1996-97), the secondary coach/recruiting coordinator at Western Carolina (1990-95) and a graduate assistant at Auburn (1988-89). Beckman’s two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State were successful, as the Cowboys posted a 16-10 record, including a 9-4 mark in 2008 and an appearance in the Holiday Bowl. In 2007, the Cowboys went 7-6, including a win over Indiana in the Insight Bowl. At Ohio State, Beckman mentored the Buckeye cornerbacks. During his stay at Ohio State, the Buckeyes were 22-3 and played in two BCS bowl games. Along

the way, he coached six All-Big Ten defensive backs and five future NFL players. His final game as a coach with Ohio State was the 2007 BCS National Championship Game against Florida, where Beckman faced his former boss from his days at Bowling Green, Urban Meyer. At Bowling Green, Beckman was a three-time nominee for the Frank Broyles Award, presented annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. He was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2001, and College Football News named him one of the country’s top defensive coordinators. During his stay at Bowling Green, the Falcons won two bowl games, a MAC East division title and finished ranked in the national polls in 2003. Beckman began his coaching career in 1988 as a graduate assistant at Auburn, where he earned his master’s degree in education. His first full-time coaching job came at Western Carolina, where he coached the secondary and served as recruiting coordinator from 1990-95. Beckman then served as the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator

THE BECKMAN FILE Beckman’S Coaching Experience 2012- Illinois (Head Coach) 2009-11 Toledo (Head Coach) 2007-08 Oklahoma State (Defensive Coordinator) 2005-06 Ohio State (Cornerbacks) 1998-04 Bowling Green (Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach) 1996-97 Elon (Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator) 1990-95 Western Carolina (Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator) 1988-89 Auburn (Graduate Assistant)

TIM BECKMAN’S HEAD COACHING RECORD

Year School Overall Conf. Conf. Finish Bowl Final Polls 2009 Toledo 5-7 3-5 4th (West) --- NR/NR 2010 Toledo 8-5 7-1 2nd (West) Little Caesars NR/NR 2011 Toledo 8-4 7-1 T-1st (West) Military* NR/NR 2012 Illinois 2-10 0-8 6th (Leaders) --- NR/NR 2013 Illinois 0-0 0-0 - Total 5th year 23-26 17-15 - 2 Bowls Polls listed as AP/Coaches *Led Rockets to Military Bowl berth but did not coach game

2013 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL // GAME NOTES at Elon College from 1996-97 before moving on to Bowling Green. Beckman started his collegiate playing career at Kentucky but transferred to Findlay and excelled under Hall of Fame head coach Dick Strahm. A 1988 graduate of Findlay, Beckman majored in physical education and lettered in 1984 and 1985 on Oiler teams that qualified for the NAIA playoffs both seasons. Prior to that, he attended Forest Park High School in Beaumont, Texas, for two years before completing high school at Berea (Ohio) High School near Cleveland. The son of longtime college and NFL coach Dave Beckman, Tim is a native of Berea, Ohio. He and his wife, Kim, also a Findlay graduate, have three children: Tyler, Lindsay and Alex. Tyler is a senior linebacker at the University of Findlay, while Lindsay is a junior at Oklahoma State. Alex is a sophomore quarterback at Urbana High School.

The Beckman File Hometown Berea, Ohio

birthdate Jan. 19, 1965

Family

Wife: Kim Sons: Tyler and Alex Daughter: Lindsay

Education

Bachelor’s degree, physical education – University of Findlay, 1988 Master’s degree, education - Auburn University, 1994

Playing Experience

University of Kentucky, 1983 University of Findlay, 1984-87

BOWL GAMES

2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2007 Insight Bowl 2007 BCS National Championship Game 2006 Fiesta Bowl 2004 GMAC Bowl 2003 Motor City Bowl 1989 Hall of Fame 1988 Sugar Bowl


BECKMAN’S RECORD VS. OPPONENTS Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Ball State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 . . . . . . 1.000 Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 . . . . . . . .000 Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 . . . . . . . .667 Central Michigan . . . . . . . . . 2-1 . . . . . . . .667 Charleston Southern . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . 1.000 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . N/A Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . 1.000 Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . 3-0 . . . . . . 1.000 Florida International . . . . . . 1-1 . . . . . . . .500 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . 1.000 Louisiana Tech . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Miami (OH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 . . . . . . . .500 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . N/A Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . N/A New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . .1.000

Northern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 . . . . . . . .333 Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . 1.000 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 . . . . . . . .000 Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 . . . . . . . .333 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . N/A Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 . . . . . . . .500 Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . N/A Western Michigan . . . . . . . . 3-1 . . . . . . . .750 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . .000 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-26 . . . . . . .469

BECKMAN Year-by-Year 2013 // University of Illinois (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Aug. 31 . . . Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 7 . . . . Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 14 . . . vs. Washington (Soldier Field, Chicago) . . . . . . . . Sept. 28 . . . Miami (OH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 5 . . . . . @ Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 19 . . . . Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 26 . . . . Michigan State (Homecoming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 2 . . . . . @Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 9 . . . . . @Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 16 . . . . Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 23 . . . . @Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 30 . . . . Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 // University of Illinois (2-10, 0-8 Big Ten) Sept. 1 . . . . Western Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . 24-7 Sept. 8 . . . . @ Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . 14-45 Sept. 15 . . . Charleston Southern . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . 44-0 Sept. 22 . . . Louisiana Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . 24-52 Sept. 29 . . . Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . 7-35 Oct. 6 . . . . . @ Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . 14-31 Oct. 13 . . . . @ 25/-- Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . 0-45 Oct. 27 . . . . Indiana (Homecoming) . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . 17-31 Nov. 3 . . . . . @ 6/-- Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . 22-52 Nov. 10 . . . . Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . 3-17 Nov. 17 . . . . Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . 17-20 Nov. 24 . . . . @Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . 14-50

2011 // University of Toledo (8-4, 7-1 MAC West co-champs) Sept. 1 . . . . . . New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 58-22 Sept. 10 . . . . . at 15/15 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 22-27 Sept. 16 . . . . . 4/4 Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 15-40 Sept. 24 . . . . . at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L (OT) . . 30-33 Oct. 1 . . . . . . . at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 36-13 Oct. 8 . . . . . . . Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 54-16 Oct. 15 . . . . . . at Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 28-21 Oct. 22 . . . . . . Miami (OH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 49-28 Nov. 1 . . . . . . . Northern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 60-63 Nov. 8 . . . . . . . Western Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 66-63 Nov. 18 . . . . . . at Central Michigan . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 44-17 Nov. 25 . . . . . . at Ball State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 45-28 Dec. 28 . . . . . . vs. Air Force* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 42-41 * Beckman did not coach Toledo in Military Bowl 2010 // University of Toledo (8-5, 7-1 MAC) Sept. 3 . . . . . . Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . 2-41 Sept. 11 . . . . . at Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 20-13 Sept. 18 . . . . . at Western Michigan . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 37-24 Sept. 25 . . . . . at Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 31-20 Oct. 2 . . . . . . . Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 15-20 Oct. 9 . . . . . . . at 4/4 Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 14-57 Oct. 16 . . . . . . Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 34-21 Oct. 23 . . . . . . Ball State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 31-24 Oct. 30 . . . . . . at Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . 42-7 Nov. 9 . . . . . . . at Northern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 30-65 Nov. 17 . . . . . . Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 33-14 Nov. 26 . . . . . . Central Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 42-31 Dec. 26 . . . . . Florida International* . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 32-34 * Little Caesar’s Bowl, Detroit, Mich. 2009 // University of Toledo (5-7, 3-5 MAC) Sept. 5 . . . . . . at Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 36-52 Sept. 11 . . . . . Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 54-38 Sept. 19 . . . . . vs. 11/11 Ohio State (Cleveland) L . . . . . . 0-38 Sept. 26 . . . . . at Florida International . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 41-31 Oct. 3 . . . . . . . at Ball State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 37-30 Oct. 10 . . . . . . Western Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 26-58 Oct. 17 . . . . . . Northern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 20-19 Oct. 24 . . . . . . Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 24-40 Oct. 31 . . . . . . at Miami (OH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 24-31 Nov. 11 . . . . . . at Central Michigan . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 28-56 Nov. 20 . . . . . . Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . 47-21 Nov. 27 . . . . . . at Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . 24-38

2012 Illinois Football Illinois Game Results (as of Dec 12, 2012) All games Date

Sep 01, 2012 Sep 08, 2012 Sep 15, 2012 Sep 22, 2012 * Sep 29, 2012 * Oct 06, 2012 * Oct 13, 2012 * Oct 27, 2012 * Nov 03, 2012 * Nov 10, 2012 * Nov 17,2012 * Nov 24, 2012

Opponent

WESTERN MICHIGAN at Arizona State CHARLESTON SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TECH PENN STATE at Wisconsin at #25 Michigan INDIANA at #6 Ohio State MINNESOTA PURDUE at Northwestern

W L W L L L L L L L L L

Score

Overall

Conference

Time

Attend

24-7 14-45 44-0 24-52 7-35 14-31 0-45 17-31 22-52 3-17 17-20 14-50

1-0 1-1 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 2-9 2-10

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-4 0-5 0-6 0-7 0-8

3:11 3:10 3:10 3:09 3:24 3:05 2:57 3:06 3:17 3:00 3:18 3:02

43441 54128 45369 46539 46734 80096 110922 47981 105311 46912 41974 32415

2012 Illinois Football Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2012) All games Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters Illinois Opponents

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

53 83

55 49 99 121

43 82

0 0

Total 200 385

ILL

OPP

200 16.7 197 87 99 11 1534 1913 379 443 3.5 127.8 12 2026 223-354-14 5.7 9.1 168.8 11 3560 797 4.5 296.7 48-904 16-25 7-97 18.8 1.6 13.9 22-16 71-595 49.6 73-3060 41.9 39.2 43-2708 63.0 38.9 30:15 59/173 34% 6/15 40% 21-137 0 25 8-12 1-3 (23-31) 74% (19-31) 61% (22-22) 100% 318950 7/45564

385 32.1 235 133 89 13 2327 2619 292 514 4.5 193.9 28 2324 180-288-7 8.1 12.9 193.7 21 4651 802 5.8 387.6 20-460 26-157 14-251 23.0 6.0 17.9 28-11 58-475 39.6 62-2454 39.6 37.2 73-4328 59.3 39.0 29:45 47/148 32% 8/13 62% 39-249 0 50 11-15 0-0 (44-54) 81% (35-54) 65% (50-50) 100% 382872 5/76574 0/0

2012 Illinois Football Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2012) All games

Rushing

gp

Young, Donovonn Ferguson, Josh Scheelhaase, Nathan Ayoola, Dami Davis, Jon O'Toole, Reilly Osei, Miles Lankford, Ryan Becker, Zach TEAM Total Opponents

12 10 10 11 11 7 12 11 12 4 12 12

Passing

gp

Scheelhaase, Nathan O'Toole, Reilly Osei, Miles TEAM Ferguson, Josh Total Opponents

10 7 12 4 10 12 12

att

gain loss

net avg td

131 598 27 571 4.4 3 75 345 33 312 4.2 0 125 498 195 303 2.4 4 26 125 8 117 4.5 2 21 105 3 102 4.9 1 46 155 79 76 1.7 2 12 62 15 47 3.9 0 5 18 11 7 1.4 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 443 1913 379 1534 3.5 12 514 2619 292 2327 4.5 28 effic comp-att-int

pct

lg avg/g

Punt Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

52 51 29 28 17 12 22 7 7 0 52 63

Davis, Tommy Hawthorne, Terry TEAM Millines, Darius Total Opponents

11 3 1 1 16 26

26 2.4 9 3.0 -10 -10.0 0 0.0 25 1.6 157 6.0

11 7 0 0 11 42

Interceptions

no.

yds avg td

lg

Hull, Steve Thomas, Earnest Hawthorne, Terry Monheim, Mason Williams, Ashante Buchanan, Michael Total Opponents

2 1 1 1 1 1 7 14

17 0 0 20 60 0 97 251

17 0 0 20 60 0 60 99

Kick Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

Ferguson, Josh Hawthorne, Terry Young, Donovonn Green, Justin Lankford, Ryan Davis, Jon Becker, Zach Total Opponents

19 12 7 5 3 1 1 48 20

344 255 72 118 111 1 3 904 460

37 45 17 43 43 1 3 45 51

Fumble Returns

no.

yds avg td

yds td

105.90 149-246-8 60.6 1361 4 142.73 65-87-4 74.7 564 6 59.09 8-18-2 44.4 79 0 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 614.80 1-1-0 100.0 22 1 113.41 223-354-14 63.0 2026 11 149.48 180-288-7 62.5 2324 21

Receiving

gp

yds

avg

td

lg avg/g

Young, Donovonn Lankford, Ryan Millines, Darius Ferguson, Josh Harris, Spencer Hardee, Justin Ayoola, Dami Davis, Jon Viliunas, Eddie Osei, Miles Knight, Kenny Rock, Fritz LaCosse, Matt Wilson, Evan Becker, Zach Total Opponents

12 38 172 11 37 469 10 32 319 10 29 251 12 21 252 12 17 192 11 10 11 11 9 88 11 8 66 12 6 50 4 5 52 4 5 50 11 3 32 11 2 9 12 1 13 12 223 2026 12 180 2324

no.

4.5 12.7 10.0 8.7 12.0 11.3 1.1 9.8 8.2 8.3 10.4 10.0 10.7 4.5 13.0 9.1 12.9

1 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 21

23 64 28 24 49 48 12 20 16 15 13 22 12 5 13 64 78

14.3 42.6 31.9 25.1 21.0 16.0 1.0 8.0 6.0 4.2 13.0 12.5 2.9 0.8 1.1 168.8 193.7

47.6 31.2 30.3 10.6 9.3 10.9 3.9 0.6 0.6 -2.0 127.8 193.9 lg avg/g

64 48 17 0 22 64 78

136.1 80.6 6.6 0.0 2.2 168.8 193.7

Williams, Ashante Total Opponents

1 1 4

8.5 0.0 0.0 20.0 60.0 0.0 13.9 17.9

18.1 21.2 10.3 23.6 37.0 1.0 3.0 18.8 23.0

77 77.0 77 77.0 45 11.2

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1

lg

77 77 15

2012 Illinois Football Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2012) All games

Scoring

td

fg

kick

Lankford, Ryan Zalewski, Taylor Scheelhaase, Nathan Young, Donovonn Immekus, Nick Viliunas, Eddie Williams, Ashante Harris, Spencer Ayoola, Dami O'Toole, Reilly Davis, Jon LaCosse, Matt Russell, Tim Osei, Miles Total Opponents

5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 25 50

4-7 4-5 8-12 11-15

12-12 10-10 22-22 50-50

Field Goals

fg

Immekus, Nick Zalewski, Taylor

4-5 4-7

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

1-1 1-1 -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1-1 - 0-1 1 1-2 - -

-

pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99

80.0 0-0 57.1 0-0

2-2 2-3

0-0 0-0

2-3 1-2

FG Sequence

Illinois

Opponents

Western Michigan Arizona State Charleston Southern Louisiana Tech Penn State Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Ohio State Minnesota Purdue Northwestern

45,(43) (47) (26) 26 47 50 (20) (43),(28) (20) (54) -

45,46 (35) (32) 47,18 (46) (18) (28) (31) (20) (31),(29) (44),(36)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

0-0 1-2

pts

Total Offense

- 30 - 24 - 24 - 24 - 22 - 12 - 12 - 12 - 12 - 12 - 12 2 2 0 - 200 1 385

g plays

rush pass

total avg/g

Scheelhaase, Nathan O'Toole, Reilly Young, Donovonn Ferguson, Josh Osei, Miles Ayoola, Dami Davis, Jon Becker, Zach Lankford, Ryan TEAM Total Opponents

10 7 12 10 12 11 11 12 11 4 12 12

lg blk

Punting

no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

43 54

DuVernois, Justin Total Opponents

73 3060 41.9 72 73 3060 41.9 72 62 2454 39.6 67

Kickoffs

no. yds avg tb ob retn

Zalewski, Taylor Total Opponents

43 2708 63.0 23 43 2708 63.0 23 73 4328 59.3 23

0 0

371 303 1361 1664 166.4 133 76 564 640 91.4 131 571 0 571 47.6 76 312 22 334 33.4 30 47 79 126 10.5 26 117 0 117 10.6 21 102 0 102 9.3 1 7 0 7 0.6 5 7 0 7 0.6 3 -8 0 -8 -2.0 797 1534 2026 3560 296.7 802 2327 2324 4651 387.6

2 16 19 15 2 16 19 15 6 20 23 10

0 0 0

net ydln

0 0 23.0 38.9 2 18.8 39.0

26 25

2012 Illinois Football Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2012) All games All Purpose

Ferguson, Josh Young, Donovon Lankford, Ryan Millines, Darius Scheelhaase, N Hawthorne, Terr Harris, Spencer Hardee, Justin Davis, Jon Ayoola, Dami Green, Justin Osei, Miles O'Toole, Reilly Viliunas, Eddie Williams, Ashant Knight, Kenny Rock, Fritz LaCosse, Matt Davis, Tommy Becker, Zach Monheim, Maso Hull, Steve Wilson, Evan TEAM Total Opponents

rcv

pr

kr

10 312 251 12 571 172 11 7 469 10 0 319 10 303 0 11 0 0 12 0 252 12 0 192 11 102 88 11 117 11 12 0 0 12 47 50 7 76 0 11 0 66 12 0 0 4 0 52 4 0 50 11 0 32 12 0 0 12 7 13 12 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 9 4 -8 0 12 1534 2026 12 2327 2324

g

rush

0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 -10 25 157

344 72 111 0 0 255 0 0 1 0 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 904 460

ir

total avg/g

0 907 90.7 0 815 67.9 0 587 53.4 0 319 31.9 0 303 30.3 0 264 24.0 0 252 21.0 0 192 16.0 0 191 17.4 0 128 11.6 0 118 9.8 0 97 8.1 0 76 10.9 0 66 6.0 60 60 5.0 0 52 13.0 0 50 12.5 0 32 2.9 0 26 2.2 0 23 1.9 20 20 1.7 17 17 3.4 0 9 0.8 0 -18 -4.5 97 4586 382.2 251 5519 459.9

2012 Illinois Football Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2012) All games

## 43 25 94 9 45 99 1 34 4N 26 91 7 17 54 30 42 59 5H 6C 27 21 44 2B 84 46 33 93 11 3 12 98 58 41 72 18 8 15 6 2 14 23 80 74 69

Defensive Leaders

gp

ua

a

Tackles tot

tfl/yds

Sacks no-yds

Pass defense int-yds brup

Monheim, Mason Williams, Ashante Spence, Akeem Thomas, Earnest Brown, Jonathan Buchanan, Michael Hawthorne, Terry Svetina, Mike Nixon-Youman,Patrick Green, Justin Foster, Glenn Sanni, Supo Davis, Tommy Staples, Justin Bates, Houston Cooper, Ralph Kynard, Tim Hull, Steve Caldwell, Darrius Spence, Eaton Ramsey, Jack Teitsma, Austin Bentley, V'Angelo Hardee, Justin Pedersen, Zak Grimes, Zepheniah Powell, Teko LaCosse, Matt Davis, Jon Lankford, Ryan Valentine, John Nelson, Kenny Becker, Zach Thornton, Hugh DuVernois, Justin Osei, Miles Millines, Darius Ferguson, Josh Scheelhaase, Nathan Zalewski, Taylor Mathis, Ben Harris, Spencer Heitz, Michael Karras, Ted Total Opponents

12 12 12 12 9 12 11 12 11 12 12 7 12 11 10 12 11 5 12 12 9 12 12 12 12 8 6 11 11 11 1 4 12 11 12 12 10 10 10 12 1 12 12 12 12 12

33 45 32 47 28 23 31 17 24 22 12 13 10 8 7 9 7 11 6 8 8 2 8 4 3 3 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 . 1 1 . . 1 1 446 480

53 33 40 22 31 34 13 23 12 14 19 17 11 12 11 9 11 6 11 8 7 13 3 1 2 2 1 2 . 1 2 2 2 1 . . . 2 . . 1 1 . . 433 382

86 78 72 69 59 57 44 40 36 36 31 30 21 20 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 11 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 879 862

6.0-13 2.5-9 7.0-19 2.0-9 9.5-37 7.0-47 4.0-10 2.5-5 2.0-3 . 5.5-17 0.5-1 . 2.5-19 . 3.0-5 3.0-9 1.0-1 5.0-17 1.0-9 . 2.0-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-233 97-417

1.5-5 1.5-8 1.0-9 1.0-7 2.5-11 4.5-43 1.0-5 . . . 2.5-12 . . 0.5-10 . . 1.0-5 . 2.5-12 1.0-9 . 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-137 39-249

1-20 1-60 . 1-0 . 1-0 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-97 14-251

1 5 . . 1 5 6 1 . 6 . 1 . 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 33

qbh

Fumbles rcv-yds

ff

blkd kick

saf

. 1 1 . . 5 . . . . 1 . . 3 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 15

1-0 2-77 . . 1-0 . . . 1-0 . . . . . 1-0 . 2-0 . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . 11-77 16-45

2 . 1 3 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 13

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1