1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 17th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 4–5 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Center Gene Cherney was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1958 record4–5 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coachRay Eliot (17th season)
MVPGene Cherney
CaptainJack Delveaux
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 1 0  8 1 1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 1 1  7 1 1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 1 2  6 1 2
No. 13 Purdue 3 1 2  6 1 2
Indiana 3 2 1  5 3 1
Illinois 4 3 0  4 5 0
Northwestern 3 4 0  5 4 0
Michigan 1 5 1  2 6 1
Minnesota 1 6 0  1 8 0
Michigan State 0 5 1  3 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27UCLA*
L 14–18
October 4at Duke*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 13–15
October 11No. 5 Ohio State
L 13–19
October 18at Minnesota
W 20–8
October 25No. 20 Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 16–0
November 1at No. 10 Purdue
L 8–31
November 8at Michigan
W 21–858,788[3]
November 15No. 5 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 12–31
November 22No. 20 Northwestern
W 27–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "1958 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.
  3. Tommy Devine (November 9, 1958). "How The Mighty Have Fallen! U-M, Spartans Beaten Again; Illini Bomb Wolverines Out, 21-8". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E via Newspapers.com.


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