2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season

2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football

Texas Bowl champion

Texas Bowl, W 38–14 vs. Baylor

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Ron Zook (6th season)

Offensive coordinator| Paul Petrino (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Vic Koenning (1st season)
MVP| Mikel Leshoure
Captains|

* Jeff Allen
* Corey Liuget
* Eddie McGee
* Martez Wilson

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 62,870)

Seasons

<- 2009

2011 ->

2010 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 14 Michigan State \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 7 Wisconsin $+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Iowa |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Illinois |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Penn State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Michigan |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Northwestern |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Purdue |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Minnesota |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Indiana |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
No. 5 Ohio State† %  |  | 0  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  |

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* % - BCS at-large representative
* \+ - Conference co-champions
* † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins[1]

Rankings from AP Poll[2][3]

The 2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini, led by sixth-year head coach Ron Zook, are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Big Ten play and were invited to the Texas Bowl where they defeated Baylor 38–14.

## Schedule

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September 4| 11:30 am| vs. Missouri*|

* Edward Jones Dome
* St. Louis, MO (Arch Rivalry)

| FSN| L 13–23| 58,060[4]
September 11| 6:30 pm| Southern Illinois*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| BTN| W 35–3| 52,217[5]
September 18| 11:00 am| Northern Illinois*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| BTN| W 28–22| 50,569[6]
October 2| 11:00 am| No. 2 Ohio State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)

| BTN| L 13–24| 62,870[7]
October 9| 11:00 am| at Penn State|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| ESPN2| W 33–13| 107,638[8]
October 16| 11:00 am| at No. 13 Michigan State|

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI

| BTN| L 6–26| 74,441[9]
October 23| 11:00 am| Indiana|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL (rivalry)

| BTN| W 43–13| 53,550[10]
October 30| 11:00 am| Purdue|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)

| ESPN2| W 44–10| 50,371[11]
November 6| 11:00 am| at Michigan|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

| ESPN| L 65–67 3OT| 111,441[12]
November 13| 11:00 am| Minnesota|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| BTN| L 34–38| 55,549[13]
November 20| 2:30 pm| vs. No. 25 Northwestern|

* Wrigley Field
* Chicago, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) (College GameDay)

| ESPNU| W 48–27| 41,058[14]
December 3| 9:15 pm| at Fresno State*|

* Bulldog Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| ESPN2| L 23–25| 30,625[15]
December 29| 5:00 pm| vs. Baylor*|

* Reliant Stadium
* Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)

| ESPN| W 38–14| 68,211[16]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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1. ^ "Buckeyes vacate wins from last football season". ESPN.com. July 8, 2011. "The measures taken by the school included vacating all the Buckeyes' wins from last season, a year in which Ohio State captured a record-tying sixth straight Big Ten title and won an unprecedented seventh straight game over Michigan."
2. ^ "Big Ten Conference Standings - 2010". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 16". ESPN. December 7, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
4. ^ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN. September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
5. ^ "Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
6. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
7. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN. October 2, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
8. ^ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Box Score". ESPN. October 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
9. ^ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN. October 16, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
10. ^ "Indiana Hoosiers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN. October 23, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
11. ^ "Purdue Boilermakers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
12. ^ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Michigan Wolverines Box Score". ESPN. November 6, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
13. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN. November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
14. ^ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
15. ^ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Fresno State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN. December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
16. ^ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Baylor Bears Box Score". ESPN. December 29, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.

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Illinois Fighting Illini football

Venues|

* Illinois Field (1890–1922)
* Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
* Soldier Field (1994–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Indiana
* Michigan
* Missouri
* Northwestern
* Ohio State: Battle for Illibuck
* Purdue

Culture & lore|

* Illinois Loyalty
* "Oskee Wow-Wow"
* Marching Illini
* Gene Honda
* Fighting Illini Sports Network
* Chief Illiniwek
* 1960s slush fund scandal
* 2021 Penn State game

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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