1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1949 record 3–4–2 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Ray Eliot (8th season)
MVP Johnny Karras
Captain Lyle Button
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1949 Big Nine football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 24 Iowa State* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL T 2020    
October 1 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL T 1313    
October 8 at Iowa Iowa StadiumIowa City, IA W 2014    
October 15 Missouri* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry) L 2027    
October 22 at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) W 190    
October 29 No. 6 Michigan Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 013    
November 5 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 3314    
November 12 at No. 11 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) L 1730    
November 19 Northwestern Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 79    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. "1949 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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