Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 29 |
UCLA* |
No. 10 |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
W 27–13 |
53,265 |
October 6 |
Wisconsin |
No. 8 |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
W 14–10 |
56,207 |
October 13 |
Syracuse* |
No. 7 |
Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY |
W 41–20 |
30,000 |
October 20 |
Washington #20* |
No. 8 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 27–20 |
54,000 |
October 27 |
Indiana |
No. 4 |
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
W 21–0 |
33,000 |
November 3 |
Michigan #15 |
No. 3 |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
W 7–0 |
71,119 |
November 10 |
at Iowa |
No. 2 |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
W 40–13 |
56,444 |
November 17 |
Ohio State |
No. 3 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
T 0–0 |
79,457 |
November 24 |
Northwestern |
No. 6 |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
W 3–0 |
52,000 |
January 1 |
Stanford* |
No. 4 |
The Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 40–7 |
96,825 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. |
Players
- Chuck Boerio - center (1st-team All-America pick by NEA; 1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP)
- Al Brosky - halfback (1st-team All-America pick by AP and Football Writers)
- Johnny Karras - halfback (consensus 1st-team All-American; 1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
- Rex Smith - end (1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP)
- Chuck Studley - tackle (1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
- Chuck Ulrich - tackle (1st-team All-America pick by INS; 1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
- Bill Tate Rose Bowl MVP
Roster
Player |
Position |
Jim Catlin |
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Cliff Waldbeser |
|
John Ryan |
End |
Bob Lenzini |
Guard |
Don Stevens |
Fullback |
Bill Tate |
Fullback |
Steve Nosek |
Quarterback |
John Bauer |
Guard, Tackle |
Jim Baughman |
Guard |
Marshall Dusenbury |
|
Tom Murphy |
|
Sam Rebecca |
Tackle, Placekicker |
Al Brosky |
End, Defensive Back |
Don Engels |
Quarterback |
Paul Luhrsen |
|
Lawrence Stevens |
|
Bob Weddell |
Tackle |
Dan Peterson |
|
Bob Rylowicz |
|
Chuck Ulrich |
Defensive Tackle |
Frank Wodziak |
End |
Johnny Karras |
Halfback |
Rex Smith |
End |
Don Ernst |
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Richard Jenkins |
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Don Gnidovie |
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Joe Cole |
|
Joe Vernasco |
End |
Marvin Berschet |
Defensive End, Guard |
Chuck Boerio |
Linebacker |
Pete Bachouros |
Back |
Rudy Valentino |
|
Herb Neathery |
Back |
Elie Popa |
|
Tom O'Connell |
Quarterback |
Clarence DeMoss |
Halfback |
Herb Borman |
|
Dan Sabino |
|
Chuck Studley (Captain) |
Guard |
Ken Miller |
|
Stan Wallace |
Defensive Back |
Don Tate |
|
Claude Taliaferro |
Back |
- Head Coach: Ray Eliot (10th year at Illinois)
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