The 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled a 7âÂÂ5 record (4âÂÂ4 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 279 to 156. They concluded the season in the 1994 Liberty Bowl, defeating East Carolina by a 30âÂÂ0 score.
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Johnny Johnson (2,245 passing yards), running back Ty Douthard (713 rushing yards), wide receiver Jason Dulick (679 receiving yards), and kicker Chris Richardson (73 points scored, 31 of 32 extra points, 12 of 16 field goals).
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.
Its game against Washington State at Soldier Field was its first game in Chicago since the Chicago Maroons football's final game as a major Big Ten football program in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season.