1973 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1973 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1973 record | 5–6 (4–4 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Bob Blackman (3rd season) |
| MVP | Eddie Jenkins, Octavus Morgan |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ohio State + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Michigan + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Bob Blackman, the Illini compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Jeff Hollenbach with 916 passing yards, running back George Uremovich with 519 rushing yards, and wide receiver Garvin Roberson with 416 receiving yards.[2] Halfback Eddie Jenkins and defensive end Octavus Morgan were selected as the team's most valuable players.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 15 | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 28–14 | ||||||
| September 22 | at California* | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | W 27–7 | ||||||
| September 29 | West Virginia* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 10–17 | ||||||
| October 6 | Stanford* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 0–24 | ||||||
| October 13 | Purdue | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) | W 15–13 | ||||||
| October 20 | at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 6–3 | ||||||
| October 27 | Iowa | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 50–0 | ||||||
| November 3 | No. 1 Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | L 0–30 | ||||||
| November 10 | at No. 4 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 6–21 | ||||||
| November 17 | Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 16–19 | ||||||
| November 24 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | L 6–9 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "1973 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1973 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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