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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  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024
1954 Season Highlights
 Ray Eliot enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Penn State  12   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Stanford  2   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Ohio State  7   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Minnesota  6   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Syracuse  34   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Purdue  14   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Michigan  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Wisconsin  14   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Northwestern  7   20   L       
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record1-8
  Points Scored103
  Scoring Average11.4
  Points Allowed180
  Defense Average20.0
  Opponents Record52-29
  Conference Record0-6
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record0-4
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1954 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-2195127 4-286107  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6110143 2-462111  Bernie A. Crimmins
Illinois 1-8103180 0-655148  Ray Eliot
Ohio State 10-024975Won  20-77-018255  Wayne Woody Hayes
Wisconsin 7-220098 5-213577  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Michigan 6-313987 5-211861  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Iowa 5-4192141 4-3126101  Forest Evashevski
Purdue 5-3-1165134 3-394107  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan State 3-6177149 1-564113  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern 2-7101142 1-560102  Robert W. Bob Voigts

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 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

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).