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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 <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024

1942 Season Highlights

Ray Eliot enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1942 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. South Dakota	46	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Butler	67	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Minnesota	20	13	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Iowa	12	7	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Notre Dame	14	21	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Michigan	14	28	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Northwestern	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Ohio State	20	44	L	@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Great Lakes Navy	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Camp Grant	20	0	W

1942 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	227
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	126
Defense Average	12.6
Opponents Record	35-23
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-2

1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1942 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	6-4	227	126		3-2	80	99	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	5-4	152	91		3-3	81	75	George W. Hauser
Indiana	7-3	256	79		2-2	61	46	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Ohio State	9-1	337	114		5-1	150	71	Paul E. Brown
Wisconsin	8-1-1	149	68		4-1	70	38	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan	7-3	221	134		3-2	111	81	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Iowa	6-4	147	135		3-3	61	87	Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Purdue	1-8	27	179		1-4	14	78	Elmer H. Burnham
Northwestern	1-9	96	209		0-6	61	114	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf

1942 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1942 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

Notre Dame has the most players in the College Football Hall of Fame.