1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 1–8 0–6 Ray Eliot 13th Jack Chamblin Jan Smid Memorial Stadium The 1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1954 Big Ten season. In their 13th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Fighting Illini compiled a 1–8 record (0–6 in conference games), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 180 to 103.1954 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 27, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1954-schedule.html Guard Jan Smid was selected as a second-team player on the 1954 All-Big Ten Conference football team.A.P. Lists 1954 All Big Ten Choices The Daily Iowan November 23, 1954 4 https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1954/di1954-11-23.pdfOhio State Dominates All-Conference Team The Journal Herald November 23, 1954 42 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104920000/ohio-state-dominates-all-conference-team/ Newspapers.comAll Big Ten Team Is Chosen by INS Journal and Courier November 23, 1954 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104921489/ll-big-ten-team-is-chosen-by-ins/ Newspapers.comEditors Pick Big Ten Squad Daily Illini November 23, 1954 9 http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19541123.2.56 Center Jack Chamblin was selected as the team's most valuable player.Fighting Illini Football Record Book University of Illinois 2015 December 28, 2016 155 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf November 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129040612/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf dead The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule 1954 AP September 25 l y 6 Penn State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 12–14 54,094 October 2 l y y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 2–12 30,000 October 9 l Ohio State 10 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck 7–40 69,567 October 16 l y Minnesota 11 Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 6–19 63,339 October 23 w y Syracuse Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 34–6 41,820 October 30 l y Purdue 9 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN rivalry 14–28 47,000 November 6 l y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 7–14 58,777 November 13 l Wisconsin 14 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 14–27 71,119 November 20 l Northwestern Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 7–20 39,186 References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football