1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1975 record | 5–6 (4–4 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Bob Blackman (5th season) |
| MVP | Stu Levenick, Bruce Beaman |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Ohio State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Michigan | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth 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 Kurt Steger with 1,136 passing yards, running back Lonnie Perrin with 907 rushing yards, and wide receiver Frank Johnson with 349 receiving yards.[2] Offensive tackle Stu Levenick and defensive back Bruce Beaman were selected as the team's most valuable players.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 13 | at Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 27–12 | ||||||
| September 20 | No. 5 Missouri* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry) | L 20–30 | ||||||
| September 27 | at No. 8 Texas A&M* | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 13–43 | ||||||
| October 4 | Washington State* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 27–21 | ||||||
| October 11 | Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 42–23 | ||||||
| October 18 | Purdue | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) | L 24–26 | ||||||
| October 25 | at No. 16 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 21–19 | ||||||
| November 1 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 9–18 | ||||||
| November 8 | No. 1 Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | L 3–40 | ||||||
| November 15 | No. 4 Michigan | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 15–21 | ||||||
| November 22 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | W 28–7 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "1975 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1975 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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