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American college football season
1990 Memorial Stadium
Seasons
The 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an
The team's offensive leader were quarterback Jason Verduzco with 2,567 passing yards, fullback Howard Griffith with 1,115 rushing yards, and Shawn Wax with 863 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 8:00 pm at Arizona * No. 11 L 16–2853,330
September 15 2:30 pm No. 9 ABC
W 23–2264,351
September 22 2:30 pm Southern Illinois * No. 15 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 56–2164,469 [3]
October 6 2:30 pm at No. 20 Ohio State No. 13 ABC W 31–2089,404
October 13 12:00 pm Purdue No. 11 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) W 34–060,604
October 20 2:30 pm No. 24 Michigan State No. 8 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC W 15–1370,398
October 27 1:00 pm at Wisconsin No. 5 W 21–367,746
November 3 2:30 pm No. 13 Iowa No. 5 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC L 28–5472,714
November 10 11:00 am at No. 19 Michigan No. 17 L 17–22105,343
November 17 11:30 am Indiana No. 22 W 24–1044,639
November 24 1:00 pm Northwestern No. 22 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) W 28–2332,383
January 1 12:00 pm vs. No. 14 Clemson * No. 16 NBC L 0–3063,154 [4]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
Colorado
#9 Colorado at #21 Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes
7
10 2 3
22
• Fighting Illini
3
7 7 6
23
Date: October 6Location: ABC
Scoring summary Q1 ILL Doug Higgins 29-yard field goal ILL 3–0
COL George Hemingway 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 7–3
Q2 COL Harper 54-yard field goal COL 10–3
COL Michael Simmons 32-yard pass from Darian Hagan (Harper kick) COL 17–3
0:28 ILL Elbert Turner 8-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Higgins kick) COL 17–10
Q3 2:28 ILL Shawn Wax 4-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Higgins kick) Tied 17–17
COL Safety, Greg Biekert tackled Griffith in end zone COL 19–17
Q4 12:44 COL Harper 26-yard field goal COL 22–17
1:18 ILL Howard Griffith 1-yard run (conversion failed) ILL 23–22
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Iowa
Michigan
Indiana
Northwestern
See also:
Sweet Sioux Tomahawk
Clemson (Hall of Fame Bowl)
Roster
1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Award winners
Darrick Brownlow - linebacker (1st-team All-America pick by Football News ; 1st-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
Moe Gardner - defensive lineman (consensus 1st-team All-American; 1st-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
Howard Griffith - fullback (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
Doug Higgins - placekicker (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
Henry Jones - defensive back (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
Marlon Primous - defensive back (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
Tim Simpson -offensive guard (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
Shawn Wax - receiver (2nd-team all-Big Ten pick by AP)
References