1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–7 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ray Eliot (2nd season)
MVP	Eddie Bray
Captain	Selected each game
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1943 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Purdue +	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 3 Michigan +	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 3–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Halfback Eddie Bray was selected as the team's most valuable player.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	Camp Grant*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–23
September 18	Iowa Pre-Flight*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 18–32
October 2	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	L 21–40
October 9	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 25–7
October 16	Pittsburgh*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 33–25
October 23	at No. 1 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 0–47
October 30	No. 7 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 6–42
November 6	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 19–10
November 13	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	L 26–29
November 20	at No. 9 Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 6–53
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game