1999_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team

1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season

The 1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner. This was the first school in 50 years to win road games against both Michigan and Ohio State in the same season. The team earned a MicronPC Bowl berth, and defeated Virginia, 63–21.

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Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Neil RackersKicker6169Cincinnati Bengals

References

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    "Illinois rolls in opener". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Associated Press. September 5, 1999. p. 6B. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Big strikes boost Illini". Herald and Review. Associated Press. September 12, 1999. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Wishart, Nick (September 19, 1999). "Illinois outlasts Louisville to move to 3-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D3. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Dye, Dave (September 26, 1999). "Spartans' defense shuts down Illini". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Hutchens, Terry (October 3, 1999). "Randle El-led comeback lifts Indiana over Illinois in OT". The Indianapolis Star. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Reinmuth, Gary (October 17, 1999). "Illini spiral continues". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:7. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Chengelis, Angelique S. (October 24, 1999). "Porous defense costs U-M again". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Reinmuth, Gary (October 31, 1999). "Penn State leaves Illinois without ghost of a chance". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:7. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Peterson, Randy (November 7, 1999). "Hawkeyes finish on wrong end again". Des Moines Register. p. 1D. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Illini bowling, and they're not done yet". The Dispatch. Associated Press. November 14, 1999. p. C6. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Albright, Mike (November 21, 1999). "Illini finish job". Herald and Review. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    O'Brien, David (December 31, 1999). "Illinois humbles Virginia". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 1C. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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