2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Name Position Consecutive season at Illinois in current position Salary
Lovie Smith Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator 4th $ 4,000,000
Rod Smith Offensive Coordinator 2nd $ 700,000
Michael Bellamy Running backs coach 1st $ 250,000
Andrew Hayes-Stoker Wide Receivers Coach 4th $ 335,000
Bob McClain Offensive line coach 1st $ 310,000
Cory Patterson Tight Ends coach 2nd $ 275,000
Austin Clark Defensive line coach 2nd $ 275,000
Miles Smith Linebackers coach 1st $ 220,000
Keynodo Hudson Cornerbacks coach 1st $ 250,000
Gill Byrd Safeties coach /Passing Game Coordinator 2nd $ 300,000
Bob Ligashesky Special Teams Coordinator 4th $ 331,000
Personnel -- Coaching staff
Staff as of April 17 , 2019 . [ 4 ]
The 2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represents the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, and compete in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They are led by fourth-year head coach Lovie Smith.