1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1958 record 4–5 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Ray Eliot (17th season)
MVP Gene Cherney
Captain Jack Delveaux
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1958 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 –1 –2  6 –1 –2
No. 13 Purdue 3 –1 –2  6 –1 –2
Indiana 3 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Illinois 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Michigan 1 –5 –1  2 –6 –1
Minnesota 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
Michigan State 0 –5 –1  3 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 17th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 4–5 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Center Gene Cherney was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 27 UCLA* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 14–18    
October 4 at Duke* Duke Stadium • Durham, NC L 13–15    
October 11 No. 5 Ohio State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) L 13–19    
October 18 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 20–8    
October 25 No. 20 Michigan State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 16–0    
November 1 at No. 10 Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) L 8–31    
November 8 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 21–8    
November 15 No. 5 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 12–31    
November 22 No. 20 Northwestern Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) W 27–20    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. ↑ "1958 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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