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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  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Ray Eliot enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. California  32   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Washington  13   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Ohio State  6   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Minnesota  13   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Michigan State  20   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Purdue  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Michigan  7   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Wisconsin  13   13   T       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Northwestern  13   14   L       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record2-5 -2
  Points Scored124
  Scoring Average13.8
  Points Allowed154
  Defense Average17.1
  Opponents Record42-33
  Conference Record1-4
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record0-4 -1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-1-212787 4-1-28467  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6129263 1-585216  Bernie A. Crimmins
Illinois 2-5-2124154 1-4-279106  Ray Eliot
Iowa 9-121984Won  35-195-18844  Forest Evashevski
Michigan 7-2233123 5-214396  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 7-223987 4-213349  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 6-316081 4-28847  Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern 4-4-1107112 3-3-18079  Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue 3-4-2139122 1-4-295101  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 1-5-393129 0-4-346116  Milton Milt Bruhn

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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

The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.