1961 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1961 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1961 record 0–9 (0–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Pete Elliott (2nd season)
MVP Tony Parrilli
Captain Gary Brown
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1961 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 –0 –0  8 –0 –1
No. 6 Minnesota 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 8 Michigan State 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
No. 12 Purdue 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Wisconsin 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Michigan 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Iowa 2 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Northwestern 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Indiana 0 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Illinois 0 –7 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 0–9 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Guard Tony Parrilli was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 30 Washington* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 7–20    
October 7 Northwestern Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 7–28    
October 14 at No. 7 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) L 0–44    
October 21 Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 0–33    
October 28 at USC* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 10–14    
November 4 Purdue Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) L 9–23    
November 11 Michigan Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 6–38    
November 18 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 7–55    
November 25 at No. 8 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 7–34    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. ↑ "1961 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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