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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 <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024

1943 Season Highlights

Ray Eliot enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1943 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Camp Grant	0	23	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Iowa Pre-Flight	18	32	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Purdue	21	40	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Wisconsin	25	7	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Pittsburgh	33	25	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Notre Dame	0	47	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Michigan	6	42	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Iowa	19	10	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Ohio State	26	29	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Northwestern	6	53	L

1943 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	154
Scoring Average	15.4
Points Allowed	308
Defense Average	30.8
Opponents Record	40-30
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	2-4

1943 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1943 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	5-4	170	184		2-3	77	132	George W. Hauser
Indiana	4-4-2	193	106		2-3-1	73	65	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	3-7	154	308		2-4	103	181	Ray Eliot
Purdue	9-0	214	55		6-0	151	42	Elmer H. Burnham
Michigan	8-1	302	73		6-0	207	32	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern	6-2	189	64		5-1	170	39	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	3-6	149	187		1-4	57	134	Paul E. Brown
Wisconsin	1-9	41	282		1-6	27	189	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa	1-6-1	83	153		0-4-1	43	94	Ed Slip Madigan

1943 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1943 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.