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1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
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

September 27UCLA*

L 14–18   October 4at Duke*

L 13–15   October 11No. 5 Ohio State

L 13–19   October 18at Minnesota

W 20–8   October 25No. 20 Michigan State

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL

W 16–0   November 1at No. 10 Purdue

L 8–31   November 8at Michigan

W 21–8   November 15No. 5 Wisconsin

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL

L 12–31   November 22No. 20 Northwestern

W 27–20  

Template:CFB Schedule End


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.