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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-

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1890 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

Ray Eliot enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	@ California	20	13	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Iowa State	40	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Ohio State	12	27	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Minnesota	21	13	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Michigan State	7	21	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Purdue	0	13	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Michigan	25	6	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Wisconsin	17	14	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Northwestern	7	7	T

1955 Season Totals
Record	5-3 -1
Points Scored	149
Scoring Average	16.6
Points Allowed	114
Defense Average	12.7
Opponents Record	38-41
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	2-2 -1

1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1955 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	5-3-1	149	114		3-3-1	89	101	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	3-6	110	172		2-5	85	123	Murray Warmath
Indiana	3-6	91	150		1-5	56	110	Bernie A. Crimmins
Ohio State	7-2	201	97		6-0	159	51	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	9-1	253	83	Won 17-14	5-1	144	48	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan	7-2	179	94		5-2	111	85	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Purdue	5-3-1	113	103		4-2-1	92	74	Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin	4-5	172	166		3-4	123	119	Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Iowa	3-5-1	166	173		2-3-1	111	116	Forest Evashevski
Northwestern	0-8-1	66	241		0-6-1	52	195	Louis H. Lou Saban

1955 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1955 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.