1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1942 record6–4 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPElmer Engel
CaptainJimmy Smith
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 9 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] End was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 26South Dakota*
W 46–0
October 3Butler*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 67–0
October 10Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 20–13
October 17at No. 19 IowaNo. 5
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 12–7
October 24No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 14–21
October 31at No. 13 MichiganNo. 12
L 14–28
November 7at NorthwesternNo. 20
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 14–7
November 14at No. 10 Ohio StateNo. 13
L 20–44
November 21Great Lakes Navy*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–6
November 28at Camp Grant*
  • Camp Grant
  • Rockford, IL
W 20–05,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1942 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. ^ Vaughan, Irving (November 29, 1942). "Illinois Beats Camp Grant by 20 to 0 Margin". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. B2.
Stub icon

This college football 1940s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Stub icon

This article about a sports team in Illinois is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""