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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 <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024

1949 Season Highlights

Ray Eliot enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1949 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Iowa State	20	20	T
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Wisconsin	13	13	T
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Iowa	20	14	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Missouri	20	27	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Purdue	19	0	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Michigan	0	13	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Indiana	33	14	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Ohio State	17	30	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Northwestern	7	9	L

1949 Season Totals
Record	3-4 -2
Points Scored	149
Scoring Average	16.6
Points Allowed	140
Defense Average	15.6
Opponents Record	43-36
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	1-3 -2
Away Record	2-1

1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1949 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	7-2	231	80		4-2	131	47	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois	3-4-2	149	140		3-3-1	109	93	Ray Eliot
Indiana	1-8	117	254		0-6	57	178	Clyde B. Smith
Ohio State	7-1-2	207	136	Won 17-14	4-1-1	128	65	Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Michigan	6-2-1	135	85		4-1-1	94	54	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Wisconsin	5-3-1	207	129		3-2-1	98	81	Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Iowa	4-5	184	247		3-3	118	147	Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Northwestern	4-5	137	156		3-4	91	120	Robert W. Bob Voigts
Purdue	4-5	119	135		2-4	52	93	Stuart K. Stu Holcomb

1949 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1949 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.