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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  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Ray Eliot enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. UCLA  27   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Wisconsin  14   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Syracuse  41   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Washington  27   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Indiana  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Michigan  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Iowa  40   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Ohio State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Northwestern  3   0   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Stanford  40   7   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record9-0 -1
  Points Scored220
  Scoring Average22.0
  Points Allowed83
  Defense Average8.3
  Opponents Record46-40
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record4-0 -1
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
48-0-1 AP
38-0-1 Coaches
38-0-1 UP
  
1951 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 9-0-122083Won  40-75-0-18523  Ray Eliot
Indiana 2-7118191 1-573107  Clyde B. Smith
Minnesota 2-6-1162258 1-4-189158  Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Wisconsin 7-1-119653 5-1-115840  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Purdue 5-4153152 4-1116101  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan 4-5135122 4-211554  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern 5-4112124 2-44189  Robert W. Bob Voigts
Ohio State 4-3-2109104 2-2-26666  Wayne Woody Hayes
Iowa 2-5-2161233 0-5-191196  Leonard Raffensperger

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.