1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Nine Conference
1948 record 3–6 (2–5 Big Nine)
Head coach Ray Eliot (7th season)
MVP Jim Valek
Captain Herb Siegert
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1948 Big Nine football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Ohio State 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Iowa 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Purdue 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Indiana 2 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
Illinois 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Wisconsin 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 3–6 record and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] End James Valek was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 25 Kansas State* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 40–0    
October 2 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 16–20    
October 9 No. 5 Army* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 21–26    
October 16 at No. 11 Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 0–6    
October 23 Purdue Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) W 10–6    
October 30 at No. 1 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 20–28    
November 6 Iowa Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 14–0    
November 13 Ohio State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) L 7–34    
November 20 at No. 7 Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 7–20    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. ↑ "1948 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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