1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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Conference | Big Nine Conference |
Record | 3–4–2 (3–3–1 Big Nine) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Johnny Karras |
Captain | Lyle Button |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Ohio State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Michigan + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Minnesota | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 3–4–2 record and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Halfback Johnny Karras was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | Iowa State* | T 20–20 | 31,106–31,883 | ||
October 1 | Wisconsin |
| T 13–13 | 38,332 | |
October 8 | at Iowa | W 20–14 | 45,066 | ||
October 15 | Missouri* |
| L 20–27 | 42,184 | |
October 22 | at Purdue | W 19–0 | 48,000 | ||
October 29 | No. 6 Michigan |
| L 0–13 | 71,119 | [3][4] |
November 5 | Indiana |
| W 33–14 | 40,457 | |
November 12 | at No. 11 Ohio State | L 17–30 | 81,805 | ||
November 19 | Northwestern |
| L 7–9 | 67,872 | |
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References
- ^ "1949 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ Lyall Smith (October 30, 1949). "No Upset; UM 13, Illini 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Merle Levin (October 30, 1949). "'M' Throttles Illini Bid, 13-0". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 7 – via Bentley Historical Library.
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