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-
1951 Season Highlights
Ray Eliot enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
UCLA
27
13
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Wisconsin
14
10
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Syracuse
41
20
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Washington
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Indiana
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Michigan
7
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Iowa
40
13
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Ohio State
0
0
T
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Northwestern
3
0
W
Tue., Jan. 1
Stanford
40
7
W
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1951 Season Totals
Record 9-0
-1
Points Scored 220
Scoring Average 22.0
Points Allowed 83
Defense Average 8.3
Opponents Record 46-40
Conference Record 5-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 4-0
-1
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 8-0-1
AP
3 8-0-1
Coaches
3 8-0-1
UP
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 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
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).