Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Ray Eliot Conference: Big 10-
1947 Season Highlights
Ray Eliot enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1947 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Pittsburgh
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Iowa
35
12
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Army
0
0
T
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Minnesota
40
13
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Purdue
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Michigan
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Western Michigan
60
14
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Ohio State
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Northwestern
13
28
L
1947 Season Totals
Record 5-3
-1
Points Scored 204
Scoring Average 22.7
Points Allowed 102
Defense Average 11.3
Opponents Record 40-38
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-1
-1
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1947 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1947 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.