1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–2 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Elmer Engel |
| Captain | Jimmy Smith |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Elmer Engel was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]
Illinois was ranked at No. 11 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | South Dakota* | W 46–0 | 7,500 | |||
| October 3 | Butler* |
| W 67–0 | 10,000 | ||
| October 10 | Minnesota |
| W 20–13 | 24,276 | ||
| October 17 | at No. 19 Iowa | No. 5 | W 12–7 | 25,600 | ||
| October 24 | No. 8 Notre Dame* | No. 5 |
| L 14–21 | 43,476 | |
| October 31 | at No. 13 Michigan | No. 12 | L 14–28 | 33,826 | ||
| November 7 | at Northwestern | No. 20 | W 14–7 | 35,300 | ||
| November 14 | vs. No. 10 Ohio State | No. 13 | L 20–44 | 68,586 | ||
| November 21 | Great Lakes Navy* |
| L 0–6 | 10,856 | [4] | |
| November 28 | at Camp Grant* |
| W 20–0 | 5,000 | [5] | |
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Rankings[edit]
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
| AP | 5 (18) | 5 (1) | 12 | 20 | 13 | — | — | — |
References[edit]
- ^ "1942 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sweiger Score Tips Illini, 6-0". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. November 22, 1942. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vaughan, Irving (November 29, 1942). "Illinois Beats Camp Grant by 20 to 0 Margin". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. B2.
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