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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 <-- 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
Record	8-2
Points Scored	217
Scoring Average	21.7
Points Allowed	105
Defense Average	10.5
Opponents Record	52-33
Conference Record	6-1
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	4-1

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	8-2	217	105	Won 45-14	6-1	133	58	Ray Eliot
Indiana	6-3	129	95		4-2	76	67	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Minnesota	5-4	130	114		3-4	51	108	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Michigan	6-2-1	233	73		5-1-1	165	46	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Iowa	5-4	129	92		3-3	63	44	Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Northwestern	4-4-1	156	136		2-3-1	89	87	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	4-3-2	166	170		2-3-1	112	144	Paul O. Bixler
Wisconsin	4-5	140	144		2-5	78	137	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Purdue	2-6-1	97	208		0-5-1	68	144	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

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.