1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 6–3 record and finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mike White (5th season)
MVP	David Williams
Captain	Rick Schulte, Dave Edwards
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Ohio State $	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
No. 16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Michigan State	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Indiana	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Jack Trudeau with 2,724 passing yards, running back Thomas Rooks with 1,056 rushing yards, and wide receiver David Williams with 1,278 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 24–16	75,753	[3]
September 8	Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 30–24	78,297	[4]
September 15	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 19–34	43,795	[5]
September 22	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 40–7	75,762	[6]
September 29	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 16–21	66,322	[7]
October 6	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 22–6	76,428	[8]
October 13	at No. 8 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	L 38–45	89,937	[9]
October 20	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 34–20	76,101	[10]
October 27	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 18–26	104,916	[11]
November 3	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 48–3	76,056	[12]
November 10	vs. Indiana	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)	W 34–7	46,264	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game