1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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| No. 2 Michigan $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an
University of Illinois during the 1947 Big Nine Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 5–3–1 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference. The team played No. 5 Army to a scoreless tie and narrowly lost by a 14–7 score to undefeated national champion Michigan.[1] End Ike Owens was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]
Illinois was unranked in the final AP poll but was ranked at No. 8 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Memorial Stadium | W 14–0 | 22,079 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | at Iowa | W 35–12 | 52,294 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at No. 5 Army* | No. 6 | T 0–0 | 65,000 | [6] | |
| October 18 | No. 13 Minnesota | No. 6 |
| W 40–13 | 56,048 | [7] |
| October 25 | at Purdue | No. 5 | L 7–14 | 42,000 | [8] | |
| November 1 | No. 2 Michigan | No. 11 |
| L 7–14 | 71,119 | [9] |
| November 8 | Western Michigan* | No. 11 |
| W 60–14 | 24,012 | [10] |
| November 15 | at Ohio State | No. 11 | W 28–7 | 70,036 | [11] | |
| November 22 | Northwestern | No. 12 |
| L 13–28 | 52,158 | [12] |
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
AP | 6 | 6 (1) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "1947 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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