1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Nine Conference
1947 record 5–3–1 (3–3 Big Nine)
Head coach Ray Eliot (6th season)
MVP Ike Owens
Captain Art Duffelmeier
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1947 Big Nine football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Michigan $ 6 0 0  10 0 0
Wisconsin 3 2 1  5 3 1
Minnesota 3 3 0  6 3 0
Illinois 3 3 0  5 3 1
Purdue 3 3 0  5 4 0
Indiana 2 3 1  5 3 1
Iowa 2 3 1  3 5 1
Northwestern 2 4 0  3 6 0
Ohio State 1 4 1  2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1947 Big Nine Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 5–3–1 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference. The team played #5-ranked Army to a scoreless tie and narrowly lost by a 14–7 score to undefeated national champion Michigan.[1] End Ike Owens was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 27 Pittsburgh* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 140    
October 4 at Iowa Iowa StadiumIowa City, IA W 3512    
October 11 at No. 5 Army* No. 6 Yankee StadiumNew York, NY T 00    
October 18 No. 13 Minnesota No. 6 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 4013    
October 25 at Purdue No. 5 Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) L 714    
November 1 No. 2 Michigan No. 11 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 714    
November 8 Western Michigan* No. 11 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 6014    
November 15 at Ohio State No. 11 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) W 287    
November 22 Northwestern No. 12 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 1328    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. "1947 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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