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-
1959 Season Highlights
Ray Eliot enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Indiana
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Army
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Ohio State
9
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Minnesota
14
6
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Penn State
9
20
L
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Purdue
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Michigan
15
20
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Wisconsin
9
6
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Northwestern
28
0
W
1959 Season Totals
Record 5-3
-1
Points Scored 111
Scoring Average 12.3
Points Allowed 93
Defense Average 10.3
Opponents Record 44-35
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 3-1
-1
Away Record 2-2
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
13 5-3-1
AP
12 5-3-1
Coaches
12 5-3-1
UPI
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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