1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 13th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 1–8 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Center Jack Chamblin was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1954 record1–8 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJack Chamblin
CaptainJan Smid
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1954 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 0 0  10 0 0
No. 9 Wisconsin 5 2 0  7 2 0
No. 15 Michigan 5 2 0  6 3 0
Minnesota 4 2 0  7 2 0
Iowa 4 3 0  5 4 0
Purdue 3 3 0  5 3 1
Indiana 2 4 0  3 6 0
Michigan State 1 5 0  3 6 0
Northwestern 1 5 0  2 7 0
Illinois 0 6 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 25Penn State*No. 6L 12–14
October 2at Stanford*L 2–12
October 9No. 10 Ohio State
L 7–40
October 16at No. 11 MinnesotaL 6–19
October 23Syracuse*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 34–6
October 30at No. 9 PurdueL 14–28
November 6at MichiganL 7–14
November 13No. 14 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 14–27
November 20Northwestern
L 7–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1954 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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