1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1971 record | 5–6 (5–3 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Bob Blackman (1st season) |
| MVP | Terry Masar |
| Captain | Glenn Collier, Larry McCarren |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Blackman, the Illini compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Wells with 1,007 passing yards, running back John Wilson with 543 rushing yards, and wide receiver Garvin Roberson with 372 receiving yards.[2] Punter/halfback Terry Masar was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 11 | at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 0–10 | ||||||
| September 18 | North Carolina* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 0–27 | ||||||
| September 25 | at No. 16 USC* | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–28 | ||||||
| October 2 | No. 15 Washington* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 14–52 | ||||||
| October 9 | No. 15 Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | L 10–24 | ||||||
| October 16 | at No. 3 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 6–35 | ||||||
| October 23 | No. 17 Purdue | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) | W 21–7 | ||||||
| October 30 | Northwestern | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | W 24–7 | ||||||
| November 6 | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 22–21 | ||||||
| November 13 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 35–27 | ||||||
| November 20 | Iowa | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 31–0 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "1971 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1971 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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