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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 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Ray Eliot enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 27	@ UCLA	6	16	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Colgate	40	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Ohio State	7	21	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Minnesota	34	13	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Michigan State	14	19	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Purdue	6	21	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Michigan	20	19	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Wisconsin	13	24	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Northwestern	27	0	W

1957 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	167
Scoring Average	18.6
Points Allowed	133
Defense Average	14.8
Opponents Record	45-28
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	0-4

1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1957 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	4-5	167	133		3-4	121	117	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	4-5	201	188		3-5	155	181	Murray Warmath
Indiana	1-8	47	307		0-6	33	253	Bob Hicks
Ohio State	9-1	267	92	Won 10-7	7-0	208	60	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	8-1	264	75		5-1	184	60	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa	7-1-1	263	112		4-1-1	152	72	Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin	6-3	234	122		4-3	129	103	Milton Milt Bruhn
Purdue	5-4	178	114		4-3	141	96	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan	5-3-1	187	147		3-3-1	145	141	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern	0-9	57	271		0-7	38	223	Ara R. Parseghian

1957 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1957 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.