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2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Locksley (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorMike Mallory (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Penn State $+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 4 Ohio State %+   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 15 Wisconsin   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Northwestern   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Iowa   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Minnesota   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Purdue   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Indiana   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Illinois   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ron Zook, the Illini compiled a 2–9 record (0–8 in conference games), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 435 to 187.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tim Brasic (1,979 passing yards), running back Pierre Thomas (664 rushing yards), wide receiver Kyle Hudson (469 receiving yards), and kicker Jason Reda (59 points scored, 20 of 20 extra points, 13 of 20 field goals).[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 amRutgers*
ESPN2W 33–30 OT50,112
September 101:00 pmSan Jose State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 40–1949,276
September 174:00 pmat No. 15 California*
L 20–3557,657
September 2411:00 amNo. 17 Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN+L 14–6151,469
October 111:00 amat Iowa
ESPN+L 7–3570,585
October 811:00 amat Indiana
ESPN+L 13–3635,829
October 226:00 pmNo. 12 Penn Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN2L 10–6352,633
October 2911:00 amNo. 15 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPNL 24–4152,158
November 52:30 pmat No. 12 Ohio State
ESPNL 2–40104,799
November 1111:00 amat Purdue
ESPN360L 3–3757,611
November 1811:00 amNorthwestern
ESPN+L 21–3831,465
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense } } }
Pos. # Name Class
OT 59 Kam Buckner  So
FB 34 Jason Davis Sr
WR 21 Kyle Hudson Fr
WR 84 Kendrick Jones Sr
RB 23 Marcus Mason Jr
OC 60 Ryan McDonald  Fr
RB 5 Rashard Mendenhall Fr
QB 16 Chris Pazan Jr
RB 30 Pierre Thomas Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 18 Alan Ball Jr
DL 98 Xavier Fulton So
LB 47 Jeremy Leman So
LB 3 Walter Mendenhall  Fr
LB 44 Brit Miller Fr
S 42 Kevin Mitchell  So
DE 91 Derek Walker  Fr
LB 48 Remond Willis  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Jason Reda So
P 37 Steve Weatherford Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "2005 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "2005 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "2005 Results". University of Illinois–Urbana/Champaign Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
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