Illinois 2016 season
Record
3-9
Points for
236
Points against
383
How it ended
No bowl
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs |  Murray State | W | 52-3 |
| 2 | vs |  North Carolina | L | 23-48 |
| 3 | vs |  Western Michigan | L | 10-34 |
| 5 | at |  Nebraska | L | 16-31 |
| 6 | vs |  Purdue | L | 31-34 |
| 7 | at |  Rutgers | W | 24-7 |
| 8 | at |  Michigan | L | 8-41 |
| 9 | vs |  Minnesota | L | 17-40 |
| 10 | vs |  Michigan State | W | 31-27 |
| 11 | at |  Wisconsin | L | 3-48 |
| 12 | vs |  Iowa | L | 0-28 |
| 13 | at |  Northwestern | L | 21-42 |
Illinois 2016 roster
| No | Player | Pos | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jeff George, Jr. | QB | Indianapolis, IN |
| 3 | Jeff George Jr. | QB | Indianapolis, IN |
| 7 | Chayce Crouch | QB | Newark, OH |
| 10 | Cam Thomas | QB | Chicago Heights, IL |
| 12 | Wes Lunt | QB | Rochester, IL |
| 16 | Cam Miller | QB | Evergreen Park, IL |
| 2 | Reggie Corbin | RB | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 5 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | Antioch, TN |
| 6 | Tre Nation | RB | Leeds, AL |
| 22 | Kendrick Foster | RB | Peoria, IL |
| 25 | Dre Brown | RB | DeKalb, IL |
| 30 | Julian Hylton | RB | Tinley Park, IL |
| 38 | Brandon Roberts | RB | Peoria, IL |
| 4 | D.J. Taylor | WR | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 8 | Dominic Thieman | WR | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 9 | Sam Mays | WR | Missouri City, TX |
| 11 | Malik Turner | WR | Springfield, IL |
| 12 | Chris James | WR | Orange, TX |
| 13 | Caleb Reams | WR | Gurnee, IL |
| 15 | Trenard Davis | WR | Boynton Beach, FL |
| 16 | Zarrian Holcombe | WR | Houston, TX |
| 18 | Mike Dudek | WR | Naperville, IL |
| 19 | Justin Hardee | WR | Cleveland, OH |
| 21 | Man Berg | WR | Sherman Oaks, CA |
| 37 | Zac Holman | WR | Cronulla |
| 80 | M.J. McGriff | WR | Vero Beach, FL |
| 82 | Samuel Harlib | WR | Las Vegas, NV |
| 86 | Desmond Cain | WR | Delray Beach, FL |
| 88 | Zach Grant | WR | Springfield, IL |
| 10 | Justice Williams | TE | Frisco, TX |
| 19 | Lou Dorsey | TE | Jacksonville, FL |
| 36 | Austin Roberts | TE | Rice Lake, WI |
| 39 | Nathan Echard | TE | Eureka, MO |
| 45 | Henry McGrew | TE | Overland Park, KS |
| 80 | Ainslie Johnson | TE | Anaheim, CA |
| 83 | Bobby Walker | TE | Golf, IL |
| 87 | Tyler White | TE | Kalamazoo, MI |
| 88 | Brandon Jones | TE | Columbia, MO |
| 89 | Andrew Davis | TE | Marion, IA |
| 52 | Adam Solomon | OL | Indianapolis, IN |
| 53 | Nick Allegretti | OL | Frankfort, IL |
| 57 | Austin Schmidt | OL | Galena, OH |
| 63 | Alex Palczewski | OL | Mount Prospect, IL |
| 65 | Doug Kramer | OL | Hinsdale, IL |
| 66 | Jordan Fagan | OL | Chula Vista, CA |
| 67 | Christian DiLauro | OL | Uniontown, OH |
| 68 | Matt Long | OL | Coal City, IL |
| 71 | Zeke Martin | OL | Medina, OH |
| 71 | Joe Spencer | OL | Mason, OH |
| 72 | Gabe Megginson | OL | Jacksonville, IL |
| 74 | Andrew Trainer | OL | Alexandria, VA |
| 74 | Connor Brennan | OL | Sonoma, CA |
| 74 | Richie Petitbon | OL | Annapolis, MD |
| 76 | Darta Lee | OL | Fresno, TX |
| 78 | Harry Black | OL | Orlando, FL |
| 79 | Zach Heath | OL | Penryn, CA |
| 2 | Sean Adesanya | DL | Rahway, NJ |
| 5 | James Crawford | DL | Deerfield, FL |
| 6 | Carroll Phillips | DL | Miami, FL |
| 11 | Chunky Clements | DL | Dayton, OH |
| 14 | Gimel President | DL | Mt. Pleasant, SC |
| 16 | Rob Bain | DL | Bolingbrook, IL |
| 55 | Jamal Milan | DL | Chicago, IL |
| 91 | Dawuane Smoot | DL | Groveport, OH |
| 94 | Tito Odenigbo | DL | Centerville, OH |
| 95 | Kenyon Jackson | DL | Little Rock, AR |
| 96 | Tymir Oliver | DL | Philadelphia, PA |
| 97 | Bobby Roundtree | DL | Largo, FL |
| 2 | Julian Jones | LB | Atlanta, GA |
| 3 | Del'Shawn Phillips | LB | Highland Park, MI |
| 9 | Dele Harding | LB | Elkton, MD |
| 33 | Tré Watson | LB | Tampa, FL |
| 33 | Tre Watson | LB | Tampa, FL |
| 34 | Christion Abercrombie | LB | Atlanta, GA |
| 35 | Jake Hansen | LB | Tarpon Springs, FL |
| 40 | Mike Svetina | LB | Brunswick, OH |
| 41 | Jimmy Marchese | LB | Vernon Hills, IL |
| 44 | Drew Murtaugh | LB | Crystal Lake, IL |
| 47 | Hardy Nickerson | LB | Oakland, CA |
| 1 | Jaylen Dunlap | DB | Chicago, IL |
| 2 | Patrick Nelson | DB | Chicago, IL |
| 3 | Taylor Barton | DB | Orlando, FL |
| 4 | Darwyn Kelly | DB | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 7 | Stanley Green | DB | East Saint Louis, IL |
| 7 | Kendall Smith | DB | Bolingbrook, IL |
| 7 | Caleb Day | DB | Hilliard, OH |
| 8 | Dillan Cazley | DB | Charleston, IL |
| 10 | James Knight | DB | East Saint Louis, IL |
| 14 | Harvey Clayton Jr. | DB | Miami, FL |
| 23 | Frank Sumpter | DB | Cleveland, OH |
| 24 | Darius Mosely | DB | O'Fallon, IL |
| 26 | Evan Jones | DB | Atlanta, GA |
| 27 | Ahmari Hayes | DB | Davis, CA |
| 28 | Nolan Bernat | DB | Bartlett, IL |
| 31 | Cam Watkins | DB | Madison, TN |
| 38 | David Reisner | PK | Bartlett, IL |
| 43 | Chase McLaughlin | PK | Cypress, TX |
| 13 | Ryan Frain | P | Indianapolis, IN |
| 40 | Ryan Tucker | P | Chicago, IL |
| 56 | Michael Martin | LS | Champaign, IL |
| 58 | Sean Mills | LS | Metuchen, NJ |
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What was the Illinois record in 2016?
Illinois went 3-9 in the 2016 regular season.