1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 3–4–2 record and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Halfback Johnny Karras was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1949 record3–4–2 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coachRay Eliot (8th season)
MVPJohnny Karras
CaptainLyle Button
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Ohio State + 4 1 1  7 1 2
No. 7 Michigan + 4 1 1  6 2 1
No. 8 Minnesota 4 2 0  7 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 1  5 3 1
Illinois 3 3 1  3 4 2
Iowa 3 3 0  4 5 0
Northwestern 3 4 0  4 5 0
Purdue 2 4 0  4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0  1 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24Iowa State*
T 20–20
October 1Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
T 13–13
October 8at Iowa
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 20–14
October 15Missouri*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 20–27
October 22at Purdue
W 19–0
October 29No. 6 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–13
November 5Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 33–14
November 12at No. 11 Ohio StateL 17–30
November 19Northwestern
L 7–9
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1949 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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