2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football season

2019 Illinois Fighting Illini
Tampa Bowl vs Arkansas, W 12-9
Conference	Big Ten West Division
2019 record	11-2 (5-2 B1G)
Head coach	FlutieFlakes (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	4-3
Captain	William Sloan, Damien Norman, Aaron George
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,760)
Seasons « 2018 2020 »

2019 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
#2 Penn State x†		8	–	0					16	–	0
Ohio State		5	–	2					8	–	5
Maryland		4	–	3					7	–	6
Rutgers		4	–	3					9	–	4
Michigan State		2	–	5					7	–	6
Michigan		1	–	6					7	–	6
Indiana		1	–	6					6	–	7
West
#13 Minnesota x		5	–	3					10	–	4
#6 Wisconsin		5	–	2					10	–	3
#11 Illinois		5	–	2					11	–	2
#14 Purdue		4	–	3					10	–	3
#21 Nebraska		4	–	3					9	–	4
Iowa		2	–	5					4	–	8
Northwestern		0	–	7					4	–	8
Big Ten Championship Game:Penn State 52, Minnesota 6
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	FNF	at Navy*		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	W 17-7
3	Sat.Afternoon	Stanford*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 16-7
5	Sat.Evening	at Rutgers		High Point Solution Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	W 20-0
6	TNF	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 40-14
7	Sat.Evening	at Iowa	#23	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 14-7
8	Sat.Afternoon	Missouri*	#20	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 17-13
9	Sat.Evening	at Nebraska	#18	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	L 17-27
10	Sat.Evening	#5 Minnesota	#22	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 14-7
12	Sat.Evening	#6 Wisconsin	#16	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 9-13
14	Sat.Evening	at #13 Purdue	#17	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafyette, IN	W 19-14
15	Sat.Morning	at Duke*	#11	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 17-6
16	Sat.Afternoon	at Notre Dame*	#11	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 16-6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

With a record of 10-2, Illinois qualified for a bowl game. They defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Tampa Bowl.

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Tampa Bowl	vs. Arkansas*	#9	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 12-9
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at Illinois	Season in current role
FlutieFlakes	Head Coach	4th	3rd
Jamari Mixon	Quarterback	3rd	2nd
William Carlson	Running Back	2nd	2nd
Hiroshi Nagamoto	Wide Receiver	2nd	1st
David Hendrickson	Defensive Tackle	4th	3rd
Jamal Harley	Inside Linebacker	1st	1st
Aaron George	Kicker	4th	3rd

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Pre-Season Roster

2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Mixon, JamariJamari Mixon  2.5 !So QB Allen, ColeCole Allen  2.5 !So QB Nelson, JoeJoe Nelson  4.5 !Sr QB Clements, EvanEvan Clements 5.0 !Jr QB Faulk, EvanEvan Faulk 1.0 !Fr QB Maddox, HunterHunter Maddox 57.0 !Sr RB Carlson, WilliamWilliam Carlson  4.5 !Sr RB Jamison, JamelJamel Jamison  3.5 !Jr RB Gilbert, JonJon Gilbert 57.0 !Sr RB Velazquez, JoeJoe Velazquez  4.5 !Sr FB Horton, RoryRory Horton  3.5 !Jr FB Hester, AliAli Hester 5.0 !Jr FB Linsley, CharlesCharles Linsley  1.5 !Fr FB Garber, BlakeBlake Garber 5.0 !Jr FB Ladd, ZacharyZachary Ladd 5.0 !Jr FB Huber, MaximilianMaximilian Huber 57.0 !Sr FB Shelley, LachlanLachlan Shelley 57.0 !Sr WR Nagatomo, HiroshiHiroshi Nagatomo  1.5 !Fr WR Noel, StevenSteven Noel  3.5 !Jr WR Greene, JoelJoel Greene  2.5 !So WR Chung, AntonAnton Chung  4.5 !Sr TE Darby, JacobJacob Darby  1.5 !Fr TE Perales, SteveSteve Perales  3.5 !Jr OT Watson, WilliamWilliam Watson  4.5 !Sr OT Patton, DevinDevin Patton 57.0 !Sr OT Jennings, KhalilKhalil Jennings 5.0 !Jr OT Ricketts, ChristopherChristopher Ricketts  4.5 !Sr OT Solis, AbrahamAbraham Solis 57.0 !Sr OG Sloan, WilliamWilliam Sloan  4.5 !Sr OG Robison, DerekDerek Robison  1.5 !Fr OG Cunningham, OusmaneOusmane Cunningham  2.5 !So OG Braden, WesleyWesley Braden 5.0 !Jr OG Gallagher, QuinnQuinn Gallagher 1.0 !Fr OG Connell, AlanAlan Connell 57.0 !Sr OG Street, MalikMalik Street 57.0 !Sr C Ledbetter, QuinnQuinn Ledbetter  3.5 !Jr C Pfeiffer, IbrahimIbrahim Pfeiffer  3.5 !Jr C Varner, BrandonBrandon Varner 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Davenport, JavierJavier Davenport 5.0 !Jr DE Terrell, MarcusMarcus Terrell  1.5 !Fr DE Traylor, AntoineAntoine Traylor  3.5 !Jr DE Dawson, DanielDaniel Dawson 57.0 !Sr DE Rainey, SavionSavion Rainey 5.0 !Jr DE Ramirez, AldoAldo Ramirez 3.0 !So DE Coleman, JacobJacob Coleman 1.0 !Fr DT Hendrickson, DavidDavid Hendrickson  3.5 !Jr DT Cormier, JohnJohn Cormier  4.5 !Sr DT Hills, LukeLuke Hills 57.0 !Sr DT Layne, DanteDante Layne 57.0 !Sr DT Dent, ZionZion Dent 5.0 !Jr DT Lindsay, KhalilKhalil Lindsay 3.0 !So DT Barbour, JalenJalen Barbour 1.0 !Fr DT Ware, AadenAaden Ware 57.0 !Sr ILB Harley, JamalJamal Harley  3.5 !Jr ILB Irvin, IanIan Irvin  2.5 !So ILB Faust, AaronAaron Faust  3.5 !Jr ILB Daniels, JulianJulian Daniels 5.0 !Jr ILB Durham, JeremyJeremy Durham 5.0 !Jr ILB Barkley, JordanJordan Barkley 5.0 !Jr ILB Campbell, JoshuaJoshua Campbell  4.5 !Sr OLB Norman, DamienDamien Norman  3.5 !Jr OLB Floyd, CharlesCharles Floyd  4.5 !Sr OLB Benedict, TheodoreTheodore Benedict  2.5 !So OLB Calhoun, LawrenceLawrence Calhoun 5.0 !Jr OLB Clay, EliEli Clay 57.0 !Sr OLB Doughty, TywinTywin Doughty 57.0 !Sr CB Holmes, LoganLogan Holmes  2.5 !So CB Salter, JonathanJonathan Salter  3.5 !Jr CB Jenkins, IsaiahIsaiah Jenkins  2.5 !So CB Hall, BennyBenny Hall  4.5 !Sr CB Calloway, JosephJoseph Calloway 57.0 !Sr FS Patino, TylerTyler Patino  2.5 !So FS Haynes, OusmaneOusmane Haynes  3.5 !Jr FS Ellis, LucasLucas Ellis 57.0 !Sr SS Trotter, ZacharyZachary Trotter  3.5 !Jr SS Pickett, DariusDarius Pickett  2.5 !So SS Cotton, SamuelSamuel Cotton 57.0 !Sr SS Watson, JadonJadon Watson 3.0 !So SS Bowden, DevinDevin Bowden 5.0 !Jr SS Arndt, FrankFrank Arndt 3.0 !So SS Samuels, NazirNazir Samuels 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K George, AaronAaron George 57.0 !Sr K Williams, MasonMason Williams 1.0 !Fr K Hopper, HaydenHayden Hopper 5.0 !Jr K Lunsford, MiloMilo Lunsford 5.0 !Jr K Cervantes, FabianFabian Cervantes 5.0 !Jr P Thurston, RonanRonan Thurston  1.5 !Fr P Medeiros, AliAli Medeiros 5.0 !Jr P Duffy, OttoOtto Duffy 57.0 !Sr P Strauss, MohamedMohamed Strauss 1.0 !Fr	Head coach FlutieFlakes Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2/13/2017

Depth chart

Defense FS Tyler Patino Ousmane Haynes WLB MLB SLB Damien Norman Jamal Harley Charles Floyd Eli Clay Ian Irvin Theodore Benedict SS Zachary Trotter Darius Pickett CB Logan Holmes Isaiah Jenkins DE DT DT DE Javier Davenport John Cormier David Hendrickson Marcus Terrell Antoine Traylor Zion Dent Aaden Ware Jacob Coleman CB Jonathan Salter Benny Hall Offense WR Joel Greene Steven Noel LT LG C RG RT William Watson Derek Robison Quinn Ledbetter William Sloan Christopher Ricketts Abraham Solis Alan Connell Ibrahim Pfeiffer Ousmane Cunningham Khalil Jennings TE Jacob Darby Steve Perales WR Hiroshi Nagatomo Anton Chung QB Jamari Mixon Cole Allen RB William Carlson Jamel Jamison FB Rory Horton Ali Hester Special Teams PK Aaron George P Aaron George KR Steven Noel, William Carlson PR Steven Noel, William Carlson LS Quinn Ledbetter H Ronan Thurston

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Donald Longo OLB	Peoria, IL	East Peoria Community HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Jan 1, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Terrell Swain RB	Oconto, WI	Oconto HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Anthony Howell DE	Hoffman Estates, IL	J.B. Conant HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Jan 1, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Jordan Doe DT	Chicago, IL	John Marshall HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	316 lb (143 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Marlon Brandon OLB	Stevens Point, WI	Pacelli HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Khalil Haynes WR	Chicago, IL	Roberto Clemente Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Jalen Herring TE	Coleman, MI	Coleman HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Christopher Merrill OT	Lockport, IL	Lockport Township HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Elias Dorsey C	Chicago, IL	P.L. Julian HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Carter Humphrey DE	Sterling, IL	Sterling HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Dominick Prescott DT	Moorhead, MN	Moorhead HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	281 lb (127 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Curtis Finney CB	Spring Valley, IL	Hall HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Dylan Felton WR	Chicago, IL	P.L. Julian HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Cooper McNulty FB	Lockport, IL	Lockport Township HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Jerimiah Kimbrough TE	Hoffman Estates, IL	J.B. Conant HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Milo Lindquist OT	Chicago, IL	John Marshall HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Avery Moser OT	Quincy, IL	Notre Dame HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	308 lb (140 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Alshon Royal OG	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich Community HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Eric Rinehart OG	Peoria, IL	East Peoria Community HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Shawn Nance ILB	River Grove, IL	Holy Cross HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Gabe Kenny OLB	Chicago, IL	Lincoln Park HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Nathan Grady RB	Frankfort, IL	Lincoln-Way East HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Edward Dodd C	Elizabeth, IL	River Ridge HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Ibrahima Ferguson DE	Georgetown, IL	Georgetown Ridge Farm HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Stephen Stallings-McNeil DE	Spring Valley, IL	Hall HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Mamadou Harden DE	Joliet, IL	Joliet Catholic HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Alexander Garvey ILB	Chicago, IL	P.L. Julian HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Tracy McCray CB	Elizabeth, IL	River Ridge HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Mekhi Berry CB	Georgetown, IL	Georgetown Ridge Farm HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Sean Easter FS	Chicago, IL	Morgan Park HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 8, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Junior College Transfers

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Demonte Green OT	Joliet, IL	Joliet Junior College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	326 lb (148 kg)	Jan 1, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.