1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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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 |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||
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September 27 | Pittsburgh* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 14–0 | ||||||
October 4 | at Iowa | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 35–12 | ||||||
October 11 | at No. 5 Army* | No. 6 | Yankee Stadium • New York, NY | T 0–0 | |||||
October 18 | No. 13 Minnesota | No. 6 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 40–13 | |||||
October 25 | at Purdue | No. 5 | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) | L 7–14 | |||||
November 1 | No. 2 Michigan | No. 11 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 7–14 | |||||
November 8 | Western Michigan* | No. 11 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 60–14 | |||||
November 15 | at Ohio State | No. 11 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | W 28–7 | |||||
November 22 | Northwestern | No. 12 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | L 13–28 | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
References
- ↑ "1947 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.
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