1968 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1968 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1968 record 1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Jim Valek (2nd season)
MVP Rich Johnson
Captain Carson Brooks, Tony Pleviak
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1968 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 0 0  10 0 0
No. 12 Michigan 6 1 0  8 2 0
No. 10 Purdue 5 2 0  8 2 0
Minnesota 5 2 0  6 4 0
Indiana 4 3 0  6 4 0
Iowa 4 3 0  5 5 0
Michigan State 2 5 0  5 5 0
Illinois 1 6 0  1 9 0
Northwestern 1 6 0  1 9 0
Wisconsin 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Valek, the Illini compiled a 1–9 record and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Bob Naponic with 813 passing yards, running back Rich Johnson with 973 rushing yards, and wide receiver Doug Dieken with 223 receiving yards.[2] Fullback Rich Johnson was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 21 Kansas* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL L 747    
September 28 Missouri* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry) L 044    
October 5 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN L 1428    
October 12 at Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN L 1017    
October 19 at No. 6 Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN L 858    
October 26 No. 2 Ohio State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) L 2431    
November 2 at No. 6 Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) L 1735    
November 9 at No. 7 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI L 036    
November 16 Northwestern Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) W 140    
November 23 Iowa Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 1337    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. "1968 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "1968 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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