1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football
MicronPC Bowl champion
MicronPC Bowl, W 63–21 vs. Virginia
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
Record8–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Turner (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Kish (3rd season)
MVPKurt Kittner
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Wisconsin $  7 1   10 2  
No. 7 Michigan State  6 2   10 2  
No. 5 Michigan %  6 2   10 2  
No. 11 Penn State  5 3   10 3  
No. 18 Minnesota  5 3   8 4  
No. 24 Illinois  4 4   8 4  
No. 25 Purdue  4 4   7 5  
Ohio State  3 5   6 6  
Indiana  3 5   4 7  
Northwestern  1 7   3 8  
Iowa  0 8   1 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Ron Turner, the Fighting Illini compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten. Illinois was invited to the MicronPC Bowl, where the Fighting Illini defeated Virginia. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Illini was the first team in 50 years to win road games against both Michigan and Ohio State in the same season.