| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Team: | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 6–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Tim Beckman |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Bill Cubit |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Tim Banks |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
| Bowl: | Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Louisiana Tech |
| Bowl Result: | L 18–35 |
The 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Tim Beckman, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were members of the new West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech.
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Illinois | Alma Mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Findlay (1988) | |||
| Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 1 | Delaware (1974) | ||
| Wide receivers | 2 | Illinois (1990) | ||
| Tom Brattan | 0 | Delaware (1972) | ||
| 2 | Ohio State (2006) | |||
| 2 | Central Michigan (1995) | |||
| 1 | Illinois (1974) | |||
| Al Seamonson | 1 | Wisconsin (1982) | ||
| Mike Ward | 2 | Georgetown College (1984) | ||
| Tim Salem | 2 | Arizona State (1985) | ||
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See also: 2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team.
See also: 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team.
See also: 2014 Texas State Bobcats football team.
See also: 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
See also: 2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Purdue Cannon.
See also: 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team.
See also: 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.
See also: 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Illibuck.
See also: 2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
See also: 2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.
See also: 2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team and Land of Lincoln Trophy.
Reilly O'Toole passed for 147 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 147 yards.[3]
See also: 2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl (December).