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2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Cubit
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorTim Banks (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMike Phair (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    East Division
    No.6Michigan State xy$^   7 1     12 2  
    No.4Ohio Statex   7 1     12 1  
    No.12Michigan   6 2     10 3  
    Penn State   4 4     7 6  
    Indiana   2 6     6 7  
    Rutgers   1 7     4 8  
    Maryland   1 7     3 9  
    West Division
    No.9Iowaxy   8 0     12 2  
    No.23Northwestern   6 2     10 3  
    No.21Wisconsin   6 2     10 3  
    Nebraska   3 5     6 7  
    Minnesota   2 6     6 7  
    Illinois   2 6     5 7  
    Purdue   1 7     2 10  
    Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
    • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Rankings from AP Poll

    The 2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by interim head coach Bill Cubit, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

    On November 28, interim head coach Bill Cubit was signed to a two-year contract and named head coach. However, on March 5, Cubit was fired by new athletic director Josh Whitman.

    Head coach[edit]

    On August 28, 2015—one week before the start of the regular season—head coach Tim Beckman was fired after an internal investigation found that he had made efforts "to deter injury reporting and influence medical decisions that pressured players to avoid or postpone medical treatment and continue playing despite injuries." He was replaced by offensive coordinator Bill Cubit on an interim basis for the season.[1]

    A few hours before the final game of the season, Cubit had the "Interim" removed from his title and was named permanent head coach. It was an appointment that would last only one game, as Cubit was removed during the following off-season by new Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman, on the day Whitman officially assumed the role, in favor of former Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith.

    Schedule[edit]

    Illinois announced their 2015 football schedule on June 3, 2013. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Fighting Illini will host Big Ten foes Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Wisconsin and will travel to Iowa, Minnesota, Penn State, and Purdue.[2]

    The Fighting Illini hosted three of their four non conference games against Kent State, Middle Tennessee and Western Illinois. Illinois traveled to Chapel Hill, North Carolina and faced the North Carolina of the Atlantic Coast Conference on September 19.

    DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 52:00 pmKent State*
  • Champaign, IL
  • BTNW 52–336,693
    September 1211:00 amWestern Illinois*
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
  • BTNW 44–037,733
    September 1911:00 amatNorth Carolina*
  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • ESPN2L 14–4841,000
    September 263:00 pmMiddle Tennessee*
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
  • ESPNewsW 27–2544,366
    October 33:00 pmNebraska
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
  • BTNW 14–1340,138
    October 1011:00 amat No. 22Iowa
  • Iowa City, IA
  • ESPN2L 20–2966,693
    October 242:30 pmWisconsindagger
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
  • BTNL 13–2445,438
    October 3111:00 amatPenn State
  • University Park, PA
  • ESPN2L 0–3994,417
    November 711:00 amatPurdue
  • West Lafayette, IN (Battle for the Purdue Cannon)
  • BTNW 48–1440,197
    November 1411:00 amNo. 3Ohio State
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (Battle for the Illibuck)
  • ABCL 3–2851,515
    November 2111:00 amatMinnesota
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • ESPNewsL 23–3247,976
    November 282:30 pmNo. 17Northwestern
    • Soldier Field
  • Chicago, IL (Battle for the Land of Lincoln Trophy)
  • ESPNUL 14–2433,514
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Schedule Source:[3]

    Roster[edit]

    2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 2 Reggie Corbin Fr
    QB 3 Jeff George, Jr. Fr
    WR 4 Dionte Taylor Jr
    RB 5 Ke'Shawn Vaughn Fr
    RB 6 Josh Ferguson  Sr
    QB 7 Chayce Crouch  Fr
    WR 8 Geronimo Allison Sr
    WR 9 Sam Mays Fr
    QB 10 Jimmy Fitzgerald Fr
    WR 11 Malik Turner So
    QB 12 Wes Lunt  Jr
    TE 13 Caleb Reams Fr
    QB 14 Alex Mussat Fr
    WR 15 Tyrin Stone-Davis  Jr
    WR 16 Marchie Murdock  So
    WR 18 Mike Dudek So
    WR 19 Justin Hardee Sr
    WR 21 Man Berg  So
    RB 23 Henry Enyenihi  Sr
    RB 25 Kendrick Foster  So
    RB 26 Cameron Tucker  Sr
    RB 27 Dre Brown Fr
    TE 30 Jim Nudera  Sr
    WR 31 Leslie Poole  Sr
    TE 39 Nathan Echard  So
    TE 42 Chris Royer Fr
    TE 47 Tim Clary  Sr
    OL 52 Adam Solomon Fr
    OL 53 Nick Allegretti  Fr
    OL 55 Chris Boles  Sr
    OL 57 Austin Schmidt Jr
    OL 63 Mike Parisi Fr
    OL 64 Jack Broeker Fr
    OL 66 Jordan Fagan So
    OL 67 Christian DiLauro  So
    OL 68 Matt Long Fr
    OL 69 Ted Karras  Sr
    OL 70 Max Marietti Fr
    OL 71 Joe Spencer  Jr
    OL 72 Gabe Megginson Fr
    OL 73 Chris O'Connor  Sr
    OL 74 Connor Brennan Jr
    OL 75 Pat Flavin  Sr
    OL 76 Zeke Martin Fr
    OL 78 Harry Black Jr
    OL 79 Zach Heath Jr
    TE 80 Ainslie Johnson Jr
    WR 81 Raphael Barr  So
    WR 82 Kameron Fry  Jr
    TE 83 Bobby Walker Fr
    WR 84 Jordan Hahn  So
    WR 86 Desmond Cain Fr
    TE 87 Tyler White Jr
    WR 88 Zach Grant  Jr
    TE 89 Andrew Davis Jr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 2 V'Angelo Bentley Sr
    DB 3 Taylor Barton Fr
    STAR 5 James Crawford  So
    LEO 6 Carroll Phillips  Jr
    DB 7 Caleb Day Jr
    DB 8 Dillan Cazley Jr
    DL 9 Kenny Nelson  Sr
    LB 10 B. J. Bello  Jr
    DL 11 Chunky Clements Jr
    DB 12 Chris James  Fr
    STAR 14 Eric Finney  Sr
    DB 15 Jevaris Little  Jr
    DL 16 Rob Bain  Jr
    DL 17 Jihad Ward Sr
    DB 19 Frank Sumpter Fr
    DB 20 Clayton Fejedelem  Sr
    DB 21 Darwyn Kelly  So
    DB 21 Patrick Nelson Fr
    LB 22 LaKeith Walls  Jr
    DB 23 Davontay Kwaaning  Sr
    DB 24 Darius Mosely Jr
    STAR 26 Cedric Doxy  Jr
    DB 27 Eaton Spencer  Sr
    DB 28 Jaylen Dunlap  So
    STAR 29 Nelson Lugo  Jr
    DB 29 T. J. Moss  Fr
    DB 30 Julian Hylton  Fr
    DB 31 Cameron Watkins Fr
    STAR 32 Justice Williams Fr
    LB 33 Tre Watson  Fr
    LB 34 Mike Svetina  Jr
    LB 35 Sean White  Jr
    LB 36 Austin Roberts  Fr
    DB 37 Dennis Thurow  So
    DB 38 Samuel Harlib  So
    LB 40 Jason Goldsmith  Fr
    LB 41 Jimmy Marchese Fr
    DL 42 Joe Fotu Sr
    LB 43 Mason Monheim Sr
    LB 44 Julian Jones Fr
    LEO 45 Henry McGrew  Fr
    DE 46 Ikjot Wahi Fr
    LEO 47 Sean Adesanya So
    LB 48 Jack Clark Fr
    STAR 49 Conner Schmidt  So
    LB 52 T. J. Neal  Jr
    DL 55 Jamal Milan Fr
    DL 65 Ryan Walton  So
    DL 85 Brandon Roberts  So
    DL 90 Altan Aldemir Fr
    LEO 91 Dawuane Smoot Jr
    DL 93 Teko Powell  Jr
    DL 94 Tito Odenigbo  Fr
    DL 95 Max Loeb  So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K/P 13 Ryan Frain Jr
    K 17 Taylor Zalewski Sr
    K 35 Jonathan Milazzo Fr
    K/P 38 David Reisner  Jr
    P 40 Ryan Tucker  Fr
    P 46 Luke Nelson Jr
    K 48 Chase McLaughlin  Fr
    LS 54 Zach Hirth  Jr
    LS 56 Michael Martin  Jr
    Head coach
    • Bill Cubit - Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Tim BanksCo-Defensive Coordinator and Secondary
    • Mike Phair – Co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line
    • Mike BellamyWide Receivers
    • Tom Brattan – Offensive Line
    • Ryan Cubit – Quarterback and Recruiting Coordinator
    • Alex Golesh – Tight Ends and Special Teams Coordinator
    • Nathan ScheelhaaseRunning Backs
    • Al Seamonson – Outside Linebackers
    • Mike Ward – Inside Linebackers
    • Tyler Johns - Graduate Assistant
    • Reilly O'Toole - Graduate Assistant
    • Kaeman Mitchell - Graduate Assistant
    • LeDominique Williams - Graduate Assistant
    • Scott Yelding - Director of Player Personnel
    • Tim Knox - Director of Football Operations
    • Patrick Embleton - Director of Football Student-Athlete Development
    • Aaron Hillmann - Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
    • Trent Chestnut - Head Football Equipment Manager
    • Alex Benizzi - Director of Football Video

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: December 1, 2015

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Ryan, Shannon; Cohen, Jodi S. (August 28, 2015). "Illinois Fires Football Coach Tim Beckman over Mishandling of Injuries". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  • ^ "2015 Big Ten Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Illinois Athletics. June 3, 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  • ^ "2015 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 20, 2015.

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