1968 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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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 |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
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September 21 | Kansas* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 7–47 | ||||||
September 28 | Missouri* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry) | L 0–44 | ||||||
October 5 | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 14–28 | ||||||
October 12 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 10–17 | ||||||
October 19 | at No. 6 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | L 8–58 | ||||||
October 26 | No. 2 Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | L 24–31 | ||||||
November 2 | at No. 6 Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) | L 17–35 | ||||||
November 9 | at No. 7 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 0–36 | ||||||
November 16 | Northwestern | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | W 14–0 | ||||||
November 23 | Iowa | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 13–37 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
References
- ↑ "1968 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1968 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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