1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Big Nine champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Rose Bowl, W 45–14 vs. UCLA | |
| Conference | Big Nine Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 5 |
| 1946 record | 8–2 (6–1 Big Nine) |
| Head coach |
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| 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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The 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1946 Big Nine 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 Nine 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 Nine's most valuable player.[1]
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[]
| Player | Position |
| Alex Agase | Offensive guard |
| Perry Moss | Quarterback |
| Les Bingaman | Guard, Tackle |
| End | |
| Tackle | |
| Placekicker | |
| Tackle | |
| Center | |
| Guard | |
| Tom Gallagher | |
| Center | |
| Merle Schlosser | End |
| Quarterback | |
| Dike Eddleman | Punter |
| Chick Maggioli | Defensive back, Halfback |
| Quarterback | |
| Ike Owens | End, Defensive end |
| Art Dufelmeier (Captain) | Halfback |
| Tom Stewart | |
| Bob Hinkle | |
| Lou Agase | Tight end, Tackle |
| Jack Pierce | |
| Burt Schmidt | |
| End | |
| Guard | |
| Herb Siegert | Guard, Linebacker |
| Bill Heiss | End |
- Head Coach: Ray Eliot (5th year at Illinois)
Awards and honors[]
- Alex Agase
- Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- Consensus All-American (guard)
References[]
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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