1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1954 record 1–8 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Ray Eliot (13th season)
MVP Jack Chamblin
Captain Jan Smid
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1954 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
No. 9 Wisconsin 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
No. 15 Michigan 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Minnesota 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Iowa 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Purdue 3 –3 –0  5 –3 –1
Indiana 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Michigan State 1 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Northwestern 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Illinois 0 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 13th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 1–8 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Center Jack Chamblin was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 25 Penn State* No. 6 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 12–14    
October 2 at Stanford* Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA L 2–12    
October 9 No. 10 Ohio State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) L 7–40    
October 16 at No. 11 Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 6–19    
October 23 Syracuse* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 34–6    
October 30 at No. 9 Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) L 14–28    
November 6 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 7–14    
November 13 No. 14 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 14–27    
November 20 Northwestern Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 7–20    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "1954 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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