1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 3–6 record and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] End James Valek was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
1948 record3–6 (2–5 Big Nine)
Head coachRay Eliot (7th season)
MVPJim Valek
CaptainHerb Siegert
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 0 0  9 0 0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 1 0  8 2 0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 2 0  7 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 0  6 3 0
Iowa 2 4 0  4 5 0
Purdue 2 4 0  3 6 0
Indiana 2 4 0  2 7 0
Illinois 2 5 0  3 6 0
Wisconsin 1 5 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Kansas State*
W 40–0
October 2at WisconsinL 16–20
October 9No. 5 Army*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 21–26
October 16at No. 11 Minnesota
L 0–6
October 23Purdue
W 10–6
October 30at No. 1 Michigan
L 20–28
November 6Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 14–0
November 13Ohio State
L 7–34
November 20at No. 7 Northwestern
L 7–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1948 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.


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