1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Big Nine Conference Big Nine 3–6 2–5 Ray Eliot 7th Jim Valek Herb Siegert Memorial Stadium The 1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Nine Conference during the 1948 Big Nine season. In their seventh year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Fighting Illini compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 in conference games), finished in eighth place in the Big Nine, and were outscored by a total of 140 to 135.1948 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 27, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1948-schedule.html Illinois was ranked at No. 23 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings Wilmington Morning News December 15, 1948 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/ Newspapers.com End James Valek 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 Four Illinois players received first-team honors on the 1948 All-Big Nine Conference football team: guard Herb Siegert (AP-2, INS-2, UP-2); end Walt Kersulis (AP-2, UP-2); end Tony Klimek (INS-2); and Dwight Eddleman (INS-2).All Big 9 Gridders Lawrence Daily Journal-World (AP story) November 23, 1948 10 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19481123&id=_TZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xd8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3178,4744685Wolves Land 4, Illini None On First All-Big 9 Eleven Daily Illini November 23, 1948 http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19481123.2.62#All Big Nine Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan November 23, 1948 15 https://www.newspapers.com/image/55712687/?terms=rifenburg%2Bwistert%2Bnomellini%2BsarkisianINS Big Nine Honorees Milwaukee Sentinel (INS story) November 21, 1948 B2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19481121&id=cmAaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_AwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2928,5791830July 2026 InternetArchiveBot The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule AP September 25 w y Kansas State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 40–0 29,593 October 2 l y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 16–20 45,000 Badgers Tally in Last 3 Minutes to Shade Illini: Self Climaxes Thriller With 2 Yard Plunge The Pantagraph October 3, 1948 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7989554/badgers_tally_in_last_3_minutes_to/ Newspapers.com October 9 l y Army 5 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 21–26 71,119 October 16 l y Minnesota 11 Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 0–6 62,066 October 23 w Purdue Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 10–6 56,451 October 30 l y Michigan 1 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 20–28 85,872 November 6 w Iowa Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 14–0 41,502 November 13 l Ohio State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck 7–34 65,732 Buckeyes Roll Over Illini https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111518177/wisconsin-state-journal/ October 17, 2022 Wisconsin State Journal United Press November 14, 1948 38 Newspapers.com November 20 l y Northwestern 7 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 7–20 47,000 References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football