2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represents the University of Illinois in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini are led by Bret Bielema in his third season as the team's head coach. They play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–5 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarry Lunney Jr. (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAaron Henry (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTerrance Jamison (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(capacity: 60,670)
2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 2 Michigan  5 0   8 0  
No. 3 Ohio State  4 0   7 0  
No. 10 Penn State  3 1   6 1  
Rutgers  3 2   6 2  
Maryland  2 2   5 2  
Indiana  0 4   2 5  
Michigan State  0 4   2 5  
West Division
Wisconsin  3 1   5 2  
Iowa  3 2   6 2  
Minnesota  2 2   4 3  
Nebraska  2 2   4 3  
Northwestern  1 3   3 4  
Purdue  1 3   2 5  
Illinois  1 4   3 5  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
As of October 24, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31)

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:30 p.m.Toledo*BTNW 30–2848,898
September 86:30 p.m.at Kansas*ESPN2L 23–3445,809
September 1611:00 a.m. No. 7 Penn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
FOXL 13–3049,099
September 232:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
BTNW 23–1753,512
September 302:30 p.m.at Purdue Peacock L 19–4459,510
October 66:00 p.m.Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
FS1L 7–2046,703
October 142:30 p.m. at Maryland NBC W 27–2435,580
October 212:30 p.m.Wisconsindagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
FS1 L 21–25 54,205
November 42:30 p.m.at Minnesota BTN
November 11Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
November 18at Iowa
November 25Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV
CoachesRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Roster

2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 0 Josh McCray So
WR 1 Isaiah Williams Jr
RB 3 Kaden Feagin Fr
QB 4 John Paddock Sr
WR 6 Ashton Hollins  Fr
WR 7 Kenari Wilcher Fr
WR 8 Shawn Miller  Fr
QB 9 Luke Altmyer So
QB 10 Donovan Leary  Fr
QB 11 Jake Huber So
QB 12 Kirkland Michaux So
WR 13 Pat Bryant Jr
WR 14 Casey Washington Sr
QB 16 Cal Swanson Fr
WR 18 Chase Miller  Fr
WR 19 Eian Pugh  Fr
RB 21 Aidan Laughery  Fr
RB 23 Reggie Love III Jr
RB 25 Jordan Anderson Injured  Fr
TE 36 Ben Schultz Jr
TE 41 Tanner Arkin So
TE 43 Griffin Moore Jr
OL 53 Devin Hale So
OL 54 Julian Pearl Sr
OL 55 T. J. McMillen Fr
OL 56 Magnus Møller  Fr
OL 62 Sam Tsagalis  Fr
OL 64 Josh Kruetz So
OL 65 Joey Okla  Fr
OL 66 Jordyn Slaughter Sr
OL 68 Zachary Barlev So
OL 71 Hunter Whitenack So
OL 72 Zy Crisler Jr
OL 73 Josh Gesky So
OL 75 Brandon Henderson Fr
OL 76 Clayton Leonard  Fr
OL 78 Isaiah Adams Sr
OL 79 Luciano Elias  Fr
WR 80 Hank Beatty So
TE 82 Nate Guinn Fr
WR 83 Keion Battle So
TE 84 Owen Anderson  Fr
WR 86 Weston Adams  Fr
WR 87 Tyler McClure Fr
TE 88 Henry Boyer  Fr
TE 89 Tip Reiman Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Demetrius Hill Injured So
DB 3 Tahveon Nicholson Jr
DL 4 Jer'Zhan Newton Jr
DB 7 Matthew Bailey Injured So
LB 8 Tarique Barnes Sr
DB 9 Tyson Rooks  Fr
DB 10 Miles Scott So
DB 12 Elijah Mc-Cantos  Fr
OLB 13 Trey Smith Fr
DB 14 Xavier Scott So
OLB 17 Gabe Jacas So
DB 19 Zachary Tobe Fr
DB 20 Tyler Strain So
DB 21 Nicario Harper Sr
DB 22 Kaleb Patterson So
DL 23 Terah Edwards Jr
DB 24 Nick Fedanzo Jr
LB 25 Jared Badie  Fr
DB 26 Mike Manning Jr
DB 27 Matthew Bobak So
LB 28 Dylan Rosiek So
DB 29 T. J. Griffin  Fr
LB 30 JoJo Hayden Fr
DB 31 Kionte Curry So
LB 33 Ezekiel Holmes Sr
LB 34 Ryan Meed Jr
DB 35 Grayson Griffin  Fr
DB 37 Solo Turner Sr
LB 39 Kenenna Odeluga So
LB 41 James Kruetz  Fr
LB 42 Luke Zardzin  So
DB 44 Ben Clawson  Fr
LB 45 Malachi Hood Injured  Fr
LB 48 Bryce Barnes Sr
OLB 49 Seth Coleman Jr
DL 55 Sed McConnell So
DL 57 Evan Kirts Jr
OL 74 Dylan Davis Jr
DL 88 Keith Randolph Jr. Jr
OLB 90 Alec Bryant So
DL 91 Denzel Daxon Sr
DL 99 Christian Lorenzo  Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 5 Caleb Griffin Sr
P 19 Hugh Robertson So
K 24 David Olano Fr
P 31 Declan Duley Fr
LS 36 Lane Hansen So
LS 39 Aidan Hall Jr
K/P 98 Fabrizio Pinton So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Barry Lunney Jr.Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Aaron HenryDefensive coordinator
  • Robby Discher – Special teams coordinator/Tight ends
  • Terrance Jamison – Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive line
  • Thad Ward – Running backs
  • George McDonaldWide receivers/Assistant head coach
  • Antonio FenelusDefensive Backs
  • Bart Miller – Offensive Line
  • Andy Buh – Linebackers
  • Charlie Bullen – Outside linebackers/Pass rush coordinator
  • Tank Wright – Director, Strength and Conditioning
  • GC Yerry – Associate Director, Strength and Conditioning
  • Nick Elicone – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
  • Matt Manninger – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
  • Tyler Mayo – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
  • Danny Cameron – Quality Control, Offense
  • Max Rosenthal – Quality Control, Offense
  • Alex Panos – Quality Control, Defense
  • Ryan Simerson – Quality Control, Defense
  • Adam Kleffner – Offensive Analyst
  • Kevin Laeone Richardson II – Defensive Analyst
  • Chris Hurd – Special Teams Analyst
  • Vincent Jeffries Jr. – Graduate Assistant
  • Tyler King – Graduate Assistant
  • Grant MorganGraduate Assistant
  • Artur Sitkowski – Graduate Assistant

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

Roster
Last update: 9/25/2023

References

  1. "2023 Football Schedule". Illinois Fighting Illini. Retrieved December 19, 2022.


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