1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 6–3 record and finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mike White (5th season)
MVP	David Williams
Captain	Rick Schulte, Dave Edwards
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Ohio State $	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
No. 16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Michigan State	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Indiana	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Jack Trudeau with 2,724 passing yards, running back Thomas Rooks with 1,056 rushing yards, and wide receiver David Williams with 1,278 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 24–16	75,753
September 8	Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 30–24	78,297
September 15	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 19–34	43,795
September 22	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 40–7	75,762
September 29	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 16–21	66,322
October 6	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 22–6	76,428
October 13	at No. 8 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	L 38–45	89,937
October 20	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 34–20	76,101
October 27	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 18–26	104,916
November 3	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 48–3	76,056
November 10	vs. Indiana	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN	W 34–7	49,264
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1984 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
2. "1984 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.