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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1945 <- 1946 -> 1947 --> 2024
1946 Season Highlights
 Ray Eliot enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1946 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Pittsburgh  33   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Notre Dame  6   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Purdue  43   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Indiana  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Wisconsin  27   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Michigan  13   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Iowa  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Ohio State  16   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Northwestern  20   0   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   UCLA  45   14   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1946 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored217
  Scoring Average21.7
  Points Allowed105
  Defense Average10.5
  Opponents Record52-33
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record4-1
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5 7-2-0 AP
  
1946 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 8-2217105Won  45-146-113358  Ray Eliot
Indiana 6-312995 4-27667  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Minnesota 5-4130114 3-451108  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Michigan 6-2-123373 5-1-116546  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Iowa 5-412992 3-36344  Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Northwestern 4-4-1156136 2-3-18987  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State 4-3-2166170 2-3-1112144  Paul O. Bixler
Wisconsin 4-5140144 2-578137  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Purdue 2-6-197208 0-5-168144  Cecil Isbell

1946 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1946 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.