2019 REDBOX BOWL TABLE of CONTENTS ILLINOIS (6-6, 4-5 / 4Th Big Ten West) Vs
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2019 REDBOX BOWL GUIDE 2019 REDBOX BOWL TABLE OF CONTENTS ILLINOIS (6-6, 4-5 / 4th Big Ten West) vs. GAME NOTES THE FIGHTING ILLINI 2 Quick Facts 27-48 Player Profiles CALIFORNIA (7-5, 4-5 / T-2nd Pac-12 North) 3 Bowl Itinerary 3 Athletics Communication Staff 2019 IN REVIEW Dec. 30, 2019 // 3 pm CT / 1 pm PT // FOX 4-5 2019 Illini Roster 50 Team Statistics Levi’s Stadium (68,500) // Santa Clara, Calif. 6 2019 Starters 51-53 Individual Statistics 7 Key Player Quick Facts 53 Charting the Illini TELEVISION BROADCAST 8-20 Game Notes 54 Defensive Statistics The 2019 Redbox Bowl will be nationally televised 8 Stat Leaders 55 Team & Indiv. Superlatives on FOX at 3 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. PT. The game will be 9 Illini Honor Roll 56 Game-By-Game Statistics streamed live via the Fox Sports App. 10 NCAA Stat Rankings 56 Game-By-Game Starters Play-by-Play: Joe Davis 11 Big Ten Stat Rankings 57 Game 1: Akron Summary Analyst: Brock Huard 11 PFF Top Performers 58 Game 2: UConn Summary Reporter: Bruce Feldman 14 Career Starts 59 Game 3: E. Michigan Summary Producer: Bo Garrett 15 Turnovers Forced 60 Game 4: Nebraska Summary 16 Illini Team Awards 61 Game 5: Minnesota Summary RADIO BROADCAST 17 Illini Coaching Staff 62 Game 6: Michigan Summary The Fighting Illini Sports Network will carry the 17 Uniform Combos 63 Game 7: Wisconsin Summary radio broadcast with its pregame show beginning 18 Future Schedules 64 Game 8: Purdue Summary at 1 p.m. CT. The broadcast can be heard on the 19 Senior Class Bios 65 Game 9: Rutgers Summary 50 stations on the Illini Sports Network. 20 Scoring Drives 66 Game 10: Michigan St. Summary Play-by-Play: Brian Barnhart 20 Big Plays 67 Game 11: Iowa Summary Analyst: Martin O’Donnell 21-22 Records to Watch 68 Game 12: Northwestern Summary Sidelines: Michael Martin 23 The Last Time Pregame/Halftime/Postgame: Steve Kelly 24 Academic Majors/Highlights BOWL GAME HISTORY 24 Graduates The broadcast can be heard live on TuneIn online 25 Head Coach Lovie Smith 70 Illini Bowl History radio, Sirius / XM (83) satellite radio & SiriusXM 26 Smith Football Performance Center 70-74 Game-by-Game Summaries Internet (372), and at FightingIllini.com. 75-76 Illini Bowl Game Records BOWL CENTRAL http://fightingIllini.com/bowl #ILLINI // @ILLINIFOOTBALL // FIGHTINGILLINI.COM // 1 2019 REDBOX BOWL GUIDE // GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Urbana-Champaign (135,000) Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 49,339 Colors: Orange & Blue ILLINOIS SCOREBOARD (6-6, 4-5) CALIFORNIA SCOREBOARD (7-5, 4-5) Nickname: Fighting Illini Aug. 31 ....Akron ................ W, 42-3 Aug. 31 ....UC Davis.............. W, 27-13 Conference: Big Ten (West Division) Sept. 7 ....at UConn.............. W, 31-23 Sept. 7 ....at #14/12 Washington . W, 20-19 President: Timothy L. Killeen Sept. 14 ...Eastern Michigan . .L, 31-34 Sept. 14 ...North Texas ............ W, 23-17 Chancellor: Robert J. Jones Sept. 21 ...Nebraska ............. .L, 38-42 Sept. 21 ...at Ole Miss . W, 28-20 Director of Athletics: Josh Whitman Oct. 5 .....at Minnesota........... .L, 17-40 Sept. 27 ...Arizona State . .L, 17-24 Stadium: Memorial Stadium (FieldTurf – 60,670) Oct. 12 ....#16/16 Michigan . .L, 25-42 Oct. 5 .....at #13/13 Oregon . .L, 7-17 COACHING STAFF Oct. 19 ....#6/6 Wisconsin . W, 24-23 Oct. 19 ....Oregon State........... .L, 17-21 Head Coach: Lovie Smith Oct. 26 ....at Purdue . W, 24-6 Oct. 26 ....at #12/12 Utah . .L, 0-35 Alma Mater: Tulsa, 1980 Nov. 2 .....Rutgers............... W, 38-10 Nov. 9 .....Washington State . W, 33-20 Record at Illinois: 15-33 (4 seasons) Nov. 9 .....at Michigan State . W, 37-24 Nov. 16 ....USC.................. .L, 17-41 Overall Record: same Nov. 23 ....at #17/19/20 Iowa . .L, 10-19 Nov. 23 ....at Stanford ............ W, 24-20 Assistant Coaches: Nov. 30 ....Northwestern........... .L, 10-29 Nov. 30 ....at UCLA............... W, 28-18 Rod Smith: Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Dec. 30 ....California . .3 pm CT (FOX) Dec. 30 ....Illinois................ .3 pm CT (FOX) Gill Byrd: Passing Game Coordinator / Safeties Bob Ligashesky: Special Teams Coordinator Rankings are AP/Coaches poll week of game prior to November. Rankings are AP/Coaches poll week of game prior to November. Mike Bellamy: Running Backs CFP/AP/Coaches from November on. CFP/AP/Coaches from November on. Austin Clark: Defensive Line Andrew Hayes-Stoker: Wide Receivers Keynodo Hudson: Cornerbacks Bob McClain: Offensive Line Cory Patterson: Tight Ends Miles Smith: Linebackers Rob Delaney: Offensive Graduate Assistant Zach Grant: Offensive Graduate Assistant Carson Hall: Defensive Graduate Assistant Brent Jackson: Defensive Graduate Assistant SUPPORT STAFF Assistant AD, Football Operations: Tim Knox REDBOX BOWL Director of Player Personnel: James Kirkland Director of Man Development: Jake Zweig Location: Santa Clara, Calif. Redbox Bowl Media Contact: Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Lou Hernandez Date: Dec. 30, 2019 ROGER HACKER Head Football Athletic Trainer: Jeremy Busch Stadium: Levi’s Stadium Cell: 408-649-8824 Director of Football Video: Alex Benizzi Capacity: 68,500 Email: [email protected] Equipment Manager: Trent Chesnut Surface: Grass Associate Director of Sports Nutrition: Sebastian Zorn Kick Time: 3 p.m. CST Television: FOX FOOTBALL INFORMATION Stream: Fox Sports App 2019 Record: 6-6, 4-5 (4th Big Ten West Division) Radio: Fighting Illini Sports Network Offensive Formation: Multiple First Game: 2002 Defensive Formation: 4-3 Conference Affiliations: Big Ten, Pac-12 Starters Returning/Lost from 2018: 17/7 Off: 7/4 Def: 9/2 ST (PK/P): 1/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost from 2018: 46/7 Off: 17/4 Def: 27/2 ST (PK/P/LS): 2/1 FIGHTINGILLINI.COM @IlliniFootball @IlliniFootball facebook.com/IlliniFootball All-Time Record (Years): 612-599-51 (130) #ILLINI @IlliniAthletics @IlliniAthletics facebook.com/IlliniAthletics All-Time Big Ten Record (Years): 347-438-32 (124) Memorial Stadium Record (Years): 276-243-14 (97) Big Ten Championships (Last): 15 (2001) National Championships (Last): 5 (1951) CREDITS Bowl Appearances (Last): 19 (2019 Redbox) Editor: Derek Neal All-Time Bowl Record: 8-10 (.444) Cover Designs: Michael Glasgow & Adam Marantz FOOTBALL CONTACT INFORMATION Interior Design: Derek Neal Office Phone: 217-333-1400 Co ntributing Editorial: Kent Brown & Thomas Donley Mailing Address: Smith Football Center Ph otography: Mark Jones, Craig Pessman, Michael 1501 S. Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820 Glasgow, Derek Neal FOLLOW THE ILLINI Printing: Premier Printing, Champaign, Ill. FightingIllini.com Twitter & Instagram: @IlliniFootball Facebook: Fighting Illini Football 2 // FIGHTINGILLINI.COM // @ILLINIFOOTBALL // #ILLINI GAME NOTES // 2019 REDBOX BOWL GUIDE BOWL ITINERARY / MEDIA SERVICES MEDIA AVAILABILITY REDBOX BOWL TENTATIVE EVENT / MEDIA SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 26 Contact Derek Neal ([email protected]/309-241-0804) of 4:15 pm Illinois arrives at Hyatt Regency in San Francisco (5 Embarcadero Center) the Illinois Athletics Communication staff via email, phone or text message for practice and event media access leading up Friday, Dec. 27 to and during the bowl trip. Morning Illinois Practice (Practice closed to media) CREDENTIAL REQUESTS: Credential requests should be made Noon-1 pm Official Redbox Bowl Press Conference (Hyatt Regency) online at sportssystems.com or by emailing Roger Hacker (Roger. Coach Lovie Smith, RB Reggie Corbin, LB Dele Harding and QB Brandon Peters [email protected]) Afternoon Team Visit to Alcatraz (closed to media) 7:30 pm Team attends Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns ILLINOIS TEAM HOTEL Hyatt Regency Saturday, Dec. 28 5 Embarcadero Center 9:15-11 am Team visit to St. Anthony’s Dining Room (121 Golden Gate Ave., Floor 1, San Francisco) San Francisco, CA 94111 4 pm Post-Practice Interviews at Laney College (900 Fallon St., Oakland.) Phone: 408-857-3623 (Practice closed to media – text or email player requests to Derek Neal) 5:30 pm Cable Car Team Dinner at Players at Pier 39 Sunday, Dec. 29 Noon-1 pm Pep Rally and Fan Fest at Justin Herman Plaza (open to public) Afternoon Illinois walk-through at Levi’s Stadium (closed to media) 5:30 p.m. Illini Bowl Bash at the Bay, Public House at Oracle Park (free fan event) Monday, Dec. 30 7 am Josh Whitman Game Day Run Club (start at Embarcadero Plaza) 10 am Fighting Illini Pregame Party (location TBD) 1 pm Redbox Bowl kickoff on FOX (Levi’s Stadium) Tuesday, Dec. 31 Morning Illinois team departs Bay Area Afternoon Illinois arrives in Champaign * Practice and event times subject to change. All times PST unless othewise noted ** The Illinois communications staff will provide photos and videos for media use throughout the trip here: https://uofi.box.com/v/IlliniRedboxBowlMedia FOOTBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION STAFF // fightingillini.com/media Kent Brown // @KentBrown Derek Neal // @IllinDR Brett Moore // @ MooreBrett Associate A.D. / Athletics Communication Assoc. Director of Athletics Communication Asst. Director of Athletics Communication 217-244-6533 (office) 217-244-3707 (office) 309-212-6367 (cell) 217-493-9795 (cell) 309-241-0804 (cell) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] #ILLINI // @ILLINIFOOTBALL // FIGHTINGILLINI.COM // 3 2019 REDBOX BOWL GUIDE // GAME NOTES 2019 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL BOWL ROSTER (As of 12/13/19) NO NAME POS HT WT YR ELIG. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS COLLEGE NO NAME ..............POS 6 Tony Adams DB 6-0 200 Jr. 3-2 Belleville, Ill./St. Louis University HS 1 Isaiah Williams........QB 93 Calvin Avery DL 6-2 330 So. 4-3 Dallas, Tex./Bishop Dunne 2 Reggie Corbin.........RB 87 Daniel Barker TE 6-4 250 So. 4-3 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Deerfield Beach 2 Derrick Smith .........LB 48 Bryce Barnes DL 6-2 245 Fr. 5-4 Gibson City, Ill./Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 3 Marquez Beason .......DB 44 Tarique Barnes LB 6-1 225 Fr.