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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 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

Ray Eliot enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Pittsburgh	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Iowa	35	12	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Army	0	0	T	@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Minnesota	40	13	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Purdue	7	14	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Michigan	7	14	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Western Michigan	60	14	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Ohio State	28	7	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Northwestern	13	28	L

1947 Season Totals
Record	5-3 -1
Points Scored	204
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	102
Defense Average	11.3
Opponents Record	40-38
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-1 -1

1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1947 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-3	174	127		3-3	110	108	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois	5-3-1	204	102		3-3	130	88	Ray Eliot
Indiana	5-3-1	156	102		2-3-1	50	90	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Michigan	10-0	394	53	Won 49-0	6-0	172	40	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue	5-4	205	130		3-3	108	101	Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin	5-3-1	171	156		3-2-1	120	96	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa	3-5-1	145	179		2-3-1	79	136	Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Northwestern	3-6	129	196		2-4	83	141	Robert W. Bob Voigts
Ohio State	2-6-1	60	150		1-4-1	47	99	Wesley E. Wes Fesler

1947 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1947 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.