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1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1995
team	Illinois Fighting Illini
sport	football
image	Fighting Illini logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	5–5–1
conf_record	3–4–1
head_coach	Lou Tepper
hc_year	4th
off_coach	Paul Schudel
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Denny Marcin
dc_year	4th
mvp	Kevin Hardy
captain	Jason Dulick
captain2	Kevin Hardy
captain3	Brett Larsen
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1995 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 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–4–1 in conference games), tied for seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 198 to 193.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Johnny Johnson (1,110 passing yards), running back Robert Holcombe (1,051 rushing yards), wide receiver Jason Dulick (36 receptions for 453 yards), and kicker Bret Scheuplein (49 points scored).

The Illini's 3–3 tie with Wisconsin on November 25 was the last tie in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history as the NCAA implemented an overtime system following the season that eliminated the possibility of a tie.

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

Schedule

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Game summaries

Michigan

First quarter

MICH - C Howard 13 pass from Dreisbach (Hamilton kick) Second quarter
MICH - FG Hamilton 49 Third quarter
MICH - Biakabutuka 5 run (Hamilton kick)
MICH - Biakabutuka 11 run (Hamilton kick)
MICH - Biakabutuka 35 run (Hamilton kick) Fourth quarter
MICH - A Williams 28 blocked punt return (Hamilton kick)
ILL - Smith 5 run (B Scheuplein kick)
ILL - L Willis 5 pass from Weaver (B Scheuplein kick)

At Oregon

First quarter

ORE - Whittle 24 run (J Smith kick)
ILL - Dulick 41 pass from J Johnson (B Scheuplein kick) Second quarter
ILL - FG B Scheuplein 42
ILL - Douthard 3 run (kick failed)
ILL - FG B Scheuplein 27 Third quarter
ORE - Whittle 12 run (J Smith kick)
ILL - Douthard 1 run (two-point conversion failed)
ORE - Byrd 1 run (kick failed)
ILL - Holcombe 11 run (two-point conversion failed) Fourth quarter
ORE - Whittle 3 run (Ricketts reception for two-point conversion)
ORE - Figueras recovered fumble in end zone (kick failed)

Arizona

First quarter

No scoring Second quarter
No scoring Third quarter
No scoring Fourth quarter
ILL - B. Scheuplein 47-yard field goal
ARIZ - R. Williams 17-yard pass from White (Prasuhn kick)
ILL - James 53-yard fumble return (kick failed)

East Carolina

First quarter

No scoring Second quarter
ILL - Robert Holcombe 1-yard run (B. Scheuplein kick) Third quarter
No scoring Fourth quarter
No scoring

At Indiana

First quarter

IND - FG Manolopoulos 45
ILL - FG B Scheuplein 46 Second quarter
ILL - McDonald 25 pass from Weaver (B Scheuplein kick)
IND - Stoner 65 pass from Dittoe (Manolopoulos kick) Third quarter
ILL - Douthard 14 pass from Weaver (Mcdonald kick) Fourth quarter
no scoring ;Top Rushers
ILL - Havard - 17 rushes, 50 yards
IND - Batts - 20 rushes, 56 yards ;Top Passers
ILL - Weaver - 16/28, 213 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
IND - Dittoe 10/22, 148 yards, 1 TD ;Top Receivers
ILL - Douthard 5 receptions, 52 yards
IND - Stoner 5 receptions, 123 yards

Michigan State

First quarter

MSU - S. Greene 16-yard run (Gardner kick)
ILL - Douthard 1-yard run (Scheuplein kick) Second quarter
MSU - S. Greene 3-yard run (kick failed) Third quarter
ILL - Holcombe - 25-yard run (Scheuplein kick)
MSU - S. Greene 3-yard run (Gardner kick) Fourth quarter
MSU - S. Greene 1-yard run (S. Greene run)
ILL - Dulick 14-yard pass from J. Johnson (Scheuplein kick)

Northwestern

First quarter

ILL - Weaver 1-yard run (Scheuplein kick) Second quarter
ILL - Robert Holcombe 7-yard run (Scheuplein kick)
NU - Brian Gowins 49-yard field goal
NU - D'Wayne Bates 43-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Gowins kick) Third quarter

Fourth quarter

NU - Darnell Autry 1-yard run (Gowins kick)

At Iowa

First quarter

ILL - Scheuplein 24-yard field goal ILL 3–0 Second quarter
IOWA - Tim Dwight 12-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Bromert kick) IOWA 7–3
ILL - Cushing 5-yard pass from Johnson (Scheuplein kick) ILL 10–7 Third quarter
ILL - Havard 35-yard run (run failed) ''ILL 16–7''' Fourth quarter
ILL - Scheuplein 19-yard field goal ILL 19–7
ILL - Douthard 3-yard run (Scheuplein kick) ILL 26–7

At Ohio State

First quarter

OSU – Pepe Pearson 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 8:27. ''Ohio St 7–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 99 yards, 2:25.'''''
OSU – Dimitrious Stanley 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick), 1:35. ''Ohio St 14–0. '''Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:51.''''' Second quarter
OSU – Josh Jackson 20-yard field goal, 10:09. ''Ohio St 17–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:20.''''' Third quarter
ILL – Bret Scheuplein 42-yard field goal, 10:44. ''Ohio St 17–3. '''Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:10.'''''
OSU – Eddie George 64-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 10:24. ''Ohio St 24–3. '''Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:13.'''''
OSU – Eddie George 13-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 3:07. ''Ohio St 31–3. '''Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:11.'''''
OSU – Eddie George 13-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick), 0:58. ''Ohio St 38–3. '''Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:41.''''' Fourth quarter
OSU – Josh Jackson 26-yard field goal, 8:31. ''Ohio St 41–3. '''Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 6:20.''''' ;Top passers
ILL – Johnny Johnson – 11/18, 101 yards, INT
OSU – Bobby Hoying – 8/13, 109 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Top rushers
ILL – Robert Holcombe – 14 rushes, 28 yards
OSU – Eddie George – 36 rushes, 314 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
ILL – Steve Harvard – 3 receptions, 27 yards
OSU – Rickey Dudley – 2 receptions, 53 yards

Minnesota

Sources: Box score and Game recap First quarter
ILL - 9:46-Cushing 40 pass from J. Johnson (Scheuplein kick)
ILL - 7:00-Scheuplein 44 FG Second quarter
ILL - 14:23-M. Johnson 2 run (Scheuplein kick)
MIN - 3:06-Atwell 40 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick)
ILL - 0:56-J. Johnson 6 run (Scheuplein kick) Third quarter
ILL - 6:00-Scheuplein 29 FG
MIN - 1:10-Cooper 2 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) Fourth quarter
ILL - 13:37-Dulick 6 pass from J. Johnson (Scheuplein kick)
ILL - 9:55-Rice 27 fumble return (Scheuplein kick)
ILL - 7:18-Holcombe 29 run (Scheuplein kick) ;Top Rushers
MIN - Rafael Cooper - 29 rushes, 94 yards
MIN - Javon Jackson - 5 rushes, 34 yards
ILL - Robert Holcombe - 24 rushes, 206 yards, 1 TD
ILL - Ty Douthard - 8 rushes, 48 yards ;Top Passers
MIN - Cory Sauter - 34/21, 242 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
ILL - Johnny Johnson - 22/11, 174 yards, 2 TDs Receiving
MIN - Johnny Woodson - 6 receptions, 74 yards
MIN - Tutu Atwell - 4 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD
ILL - Jason Dulick - 4 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
ILL - Matt Cushing - 2 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD

At Wisconsin

Third quarter

WIS - John Hall 29-yard field goal Fourth quarter
ILL - Scheuplein 51-yard field goal

Roster

Paul Schudel – Offensive coordinator

Awards and honors

Kevin Hardy, Butkus Award

1996 NFL draft

Two of the top three overall picks in the 1996 NFL draft were from Illinois.

References

"1995 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1995 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(10 November 2016). "Sometimes history isn't always pretty as the CFB's last tie shows".
"Past Winners".
"1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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