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2020 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2020 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season

The 2020 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Lovie Smith.

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On July 9, 2020, the Big Ten announced that member teams will only play conference games in effort to reduce issues related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On August 11, the Big Ten canceled the college football season for the fall of 2020 due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5] On September 16, the Big Ten reinstated the season, announcing an eight-game season beginning on October 24.[6]

Prior to the team's final game, Smith was relieved of his coaching duties.[7] The team finished the season with a record of 2–6.

Schedule

Illinois had games scheduled against Illinois State, UConn, and Bowling Green, but canceled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

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    Players drafted into the NFL

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      Stevens, Matthew. "Big Ten To Play A "Championship Weekend" 9th Game Of 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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      "Big Ten cancels college football season for fall 2020, hopes to play in spring 2021". CBSSports.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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      West, Jenna (August 11, 2020). "Big Ten Postpones Fall Sports, Including Football". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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      "Big Ten nixes fall football season, eyes spring". ESPN.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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      "The Big Ten Conference Adopts Stringent Medical Protocols; Football Season to Resume October 23-24, 2020". Big Ten Conference. September 16, 2020. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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      "Illini Head Coach Lovie Smith Out After Five Seasons". www.msn.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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      Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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      "No. 3 Ohio State cancels Saturday's game at Illinois because of COVID-19 cases, putting the Buckeyes 1 cancellation away from being ineligible for the Big Ten title". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
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      "2020 Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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