1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–7 2–4 Ray Eliot 2nd Eddie Bray Game captains Memorial Stadium The 1943 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 1943 Big Ten season. In their second season under head coach Ray Eliot, the Fighting Illini compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 in conference games), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 308 to 154.1943 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 28, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1943-schedule.html In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Illinois ranked 35th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 89.6.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, Utah December 17, 1943 18 April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Halfback Eddie Bray 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 Bray received second-team honors on the 1943 All-Big Ten Conference football team.Western Conference All Star Grid Squad Picked Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story) November 30, 1943 6 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19431130&id=2rYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iWQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4010,4061190Michigan Places Three on Big Ten Conference Team The News-Herald (Franklin, Penn.) November 26, 1943 10 The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule AP September 11 l y Camp Grant Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 0–23 3,500 September 18 l y Iowa Pre-Flight Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 18–32 8,500 Seahawks Win, 32-18 The Des Moines Register Sec Taylor September 19, 1943 15–16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17705787/seahawks_win_3218/ Newspapers.com October 2 l y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN rivalry 21–40 15,000 October 9 w y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 25–7 17,000 October 16 w y Pittsburgh Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 33–25 7,144 October 23 l y y Notre Dame 1 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 0–47 24,676 October 30 l Michigan 7 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 6–42 15,724 November 6 w y Iowa StadiumIowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 19–10 11,000 November 13 l y Ohio State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Illibuck 26–29 36,331 November 20 l y Northwestern 9 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 6–53 25,000 References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football