Posts Tagged ‘Spencer Harris’
No. 64: Illinois
By Paul Myerberg // Jul 6, 2012
Illinois is only good at football when it has a Butkus. Any Butkus will do, whether Dick, Mark or Luke, but this is important: Illinois must have a Butkus. Illinois went 16-11-1 from 1962-64, when Dick was wreaking havoc at linebacker. Thanks in part to Mark’s all-American play at defensive tackle, the Illini went 27-18-1 from 1980-83. Luke, an all-Big Ten center, helped Illinois go 26-20 from 1998-2001. Illinois has won three outright Big Ten titles in six decades: 1963, 1983 and 2001. Dick, Mark and Luke. Combined, the family Butkus holds a career record of 69-49-2 when lined up for the Illini, winning games at 58.5 percent clip. Without a Butkus in uniform, Illinois is 511-485-48 — a winning percentage of 51.3 percent. In summation: For Illinois, it’s either Butkus or bubkes.
Tags: Akeem Spence, Ashante Williams, Big Ten, Billy Gonzalez, Chris Beatty, Darrius Caldwell, Derek Millines, Donovonn Young, Graham Pocic, Hugh Thornton, Illinois, Jon Davis, Jonathan Brown, Josh Ferguson, Keith Gilmore, Luke Butkus, Michael Buchanan, Nathan Scheelhaase, Reilly O'Toole, Ryan Lankford, Spencer Harris, Steve Hull, Ted Karras, Terry Hawthorne, Tim Banks, Tim Beckman, Tim Salem
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