1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ray Eliot and playing their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, the Illini won the Big Ten Conference title and completed an 8–2 season with a 45–14 win over UCLA in the Rose Bowl. The team's captain was center Mac Wenskunas. Guard Alex Agase was voted the team's most valuable player and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player.[1]
| 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Big Ten champion Rose Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 5 |
| 1946 record | 8–2 (6–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Ray Eliot (5th season) |
| MVP | Alex Agase |
| Captain | Mac Wenskunas |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 71,119) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Illinois $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Michigan | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Indiana | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | at Pittsburgh* | W 33–7 | 35,000 | ||
| September 28 | Notre Dame* | L 6–26 | 75,119 | ||
| October 5 | Purdue |
| W 43–7 | 38,512 | |
| October 12 | at Indiana | No. 12 |
| L 7–14 | 27,000 |
| October 19 | No. 20 Wisconsin |
| W 27–21 | 62,597 | |
| October 26 | at No. 8 Michigan | W 13–9 | 86,938 | ||
| November 2 | at Iowa | No. 11 |
| W 7–0 | 52,000 |
| November 16 | No. 13 Ohio State | No. 9 |
| W 16–7 | 61,519 |
| November 23 | at Northwestern | No. 5 |
| W 20–0 | 47,000 |
| January 1 | vs. No. 4 UCLA* | No. 5 | W 45–14 | 93,083 | |
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Roster
- Head Coach: Ray Eliot (5th year at Illinois)
| Player | Position |
| Alex Agase | Offensive guard |
| Perry Moss | Quarterback |
| Ruck Steger | |
| Les Bingaman | Guard, Tackle |
| Sam Zatkoff | End |
| Joe Buscemi | |
| Bob Cunz | Tackle |
| Don Maechtle | Placekicker |
| Don Pittman | |
| Chuck Gottfried | |
| Al Martignago | |
| Lyle Button | Tackle |
| Lou Levanti | Center |
| Bob Prymuski | Guard |
| Tom Gallagher | |
| Al Mastrangeli | Center |
| Merle Schlosser | End |
| Bernie Krueger | Quarterback |
| Dike Eddleman | Punter |
| Bill Franks | |
| Chick Maggioli | Defensive back, Halfback |
| Paul Patterson | Quarterback |
| Ike Owens | End, Defensive end |
| Art Dufelmeier (Captain) | Halfback |
| Tom Stewart | |
| Bob Hinkle | |
| Lou Agase | Tight end, Tackle |
| Jim Valck | |
| Jack Pierce | |
| Burt Schmidt | |
| Denny Bassett | |
| Walt Kersulis | End |
| John Wrenn | Guard |
| Herb Siegert | Guard, Linebacker |
| Bill Heiss | End |
Awards and honors
References
- "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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