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Illinois Football Team History

Illinois Fighting Illini

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 70,904
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Ray Eliot
Conference: Big 10-

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1890 <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024

1944 Season Highlights

Ray Eliot enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1944 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Illinois State	79	0	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Indiana	26	18	W
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Great Lakes Navy	26	26	T
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Purdue	19	35	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Iowa	40	6	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Pittsburgh	39	5	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Notre Dame	7	13	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Michigan	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Ohio State	12	26	L	@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Northwestern	25	6	W

1944 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	273
Scoring Average	27.3
Points Allowed	149
Defense Average	14.9
Opponents Record	43-31
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-2 -1

1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
15	5-4-1	AP

1944 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	7-3	292	79		4-3	119	79	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	5-4-1	273	149		3-3	122	105	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	5-3-1	225	162		3-2-1	134	116	George W. Hauser
Ohio State	9-0	287	79		6-0	153	54	Carroll C. Widdoes
Michigan	8-2	204	91		5-2	137	65	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue	5-5	207	166		4-2	143	87	Cecil Isbell
Wisconsin	3-6	112	180		2-4	66	110	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa	1-7	53	240		0-6	20	204	Ed Slip Madigan
Northwestern	1-7-1	102	160		0-5-1	40	114	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf

1944 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1944 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.