The 2004-05 Illinois Fighting Illini team is arguably the greatest team in program history. With Bruce Weber as head coach and stars such as Deron Williams , Dee Brown and Luther Head, that Illinois team made it to the national championship game before falling to North Carolina, 75-70. Although that Fighting Illini team did not win a national championship, they are still revered by the university and were honored on Saturday at the program’s football game to open the season, as per Kyle Tausk of 247Sports.com.

In addition to Weber, Williams and Brown, James Augustine and Roger Powell Jr. were also in attendance for the Illinois football game on Saturday. The only member of the starting lineup who was not able to attend was Luther Head.

That Illinois team started out the season 29-0

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