▁the ▁conference ▁title . ▁ ▁White ▁was ▁hon ored ▁for ▁his ▁team ' s ▁achiev ements ▁by ▁being ▁named ▁U PI ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Illinois ▁team ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁team ▁in ▁Big ▁Ten ▁history ▁to ▁beat ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁conference ▁teams ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁season , ▁an ▁achiev ement ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁rarely ▁in ▁conference ▁history ▁have ▁teams ▁played ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁teams ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁ ▁White ▁also ▁led ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Ill ini ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Pe ach ▁Bowl , ▁which ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁Army ▁ 3 1 – 2 9 . ▁In ▁eight ▁seasons ▁at ▁Illinois , ▁White ' s ▁teams ▁had ▁a ▁combined ▁record ▁of ▁ 4 7 – 4 1 – 3 , ▁for ▁a ▁winning ▁percentage ▁of ▁. 5 3 3 . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁way , ▁White ▁co ached ▁future ▁NFL ▁quarter back s ▁Dave ▁Wilson , ▁Tony ▁E ason , ▁and ▁Jack ▁Tru de au , ▁and ▁record - setting ▁wide ▁receiver ▁David ▁Williams . ▁White ▁res igned ▁as ▁Illinois ▁coach ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁rec ruit ing ▁viol ations . ▁ ▁NFL ▁co aching ▁career ▁White ' s ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders ▁are ▁best ▁re called ▁for ▁the ▁team ' s ▁collapse ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁season , ▁the ▁team ' s ▁first ▁in ▁Oak land ▁after ▁a ▁