1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1958 record4–5 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP
CaptainJack Delveaux
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27UCLA*
L 14–1816,775
October 4at Duke*
L 13–1525,000
October 11No. 5 Ohio State
L 13–1950,416
October 18at Minnesota
W 20–858,174
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 12–3145,937
November 22No. 20 Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 27–2032,390
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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