1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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Ranking | |
AP | No. 5 |
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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 at Urbana–Champaign in the 1946 college 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 Ten 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 Ten's MVP.
Roster
Player | Position |
Perry Moss | Quarterback |
Ruck Steger | |
Les Bingaman | Guard, Tackle |
Sam Zatkoff | End |
Joe Buscemi | |
Bob Cunz | Tackle |
Don Maechtle | Placekicker |
Don Pittman | |
Chuck Gottfried | |
Al Martignago | |
Lyle Button | Tackle |
Lou Levanti | Center |
Bob Prymuski | Guard |
Tom Gallagher | |
Al Mastrangeli | Center |
Merle Schlosser | End |
Bernie Krueger | Quarterback |
Dike Eddleman | Punter |
Bill Franks | |
Chick Maggioli | Defensive back, Halfback |
Paul Patterson | Quarterback |
Ike Owens | End, Defensive end |
Art Dufelmeier (Captain) | Halfback |
Tom Stewart | |
Bob Hinkle | |
Lou Agase | Tight end, Tackle |
Jim Valck | |
Jack Pierce | |
Burt Schmidt | |
Denny Bassett | |
Walt Kersulis | End |
John Wrenn | Guard |
Herb Siegert | Guard, Linebacker |
- Head Coach: Ray Eliot (5th year at Illinois)
Schedule
September 21, 1946at Pittsburgh*
W 33–7 35,000 September 28, 1946Notre Dame*
L 26–6 75,119 October 5, 1946Purdue
- Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
W 43–7 38,512 October 12, 1946at IndianaNo. 12
L 14–7 27,000 October 19, 1946No. 20 Wisconsin
- Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
W 27–21 62,597 October 26, 1946at No. 8 Michigan
W 13–9 86,938 November 2, 1946at IowaNo. 11
W 7–0 52,000 November 16, 1946No. 13 Ohio StateNo. 9
- Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
W 16–7 61,519 November 23, 1946at NorthwesternNo. 5
W 20–0 47,000 January 1, 1947vs. No. 4 UCLA*No. 5
W 45–14 93,083