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The 1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Illinois was ranked at No. 11 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Record6–4 (3–2 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPElmer Engel
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1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPElmer Engel
CaptainJimmy Smith
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
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1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Ohio State $5–1–09–1–0
No. 3 Wisconsin4–1–08–1–1
No. 9 Michigan3–2–07–3–0
Illinois3–2–06–4–0
Iowa3–3–06–4–0
No. 19 Minnesota3–3–05–4–0
Indiana2–2–07–3–0
Purdue1–4–01–8–0
Northwestern0–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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End Elmer Engel was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Guard Alex Agase received second-team honorshonors from the United Press on the 1942 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26South Dakota*W 46–07,500
October 3Butler*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 67–010,000
October 10Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 20–1324,276
October 17at No. 19 IowaNo. 5W 12–725,600
October 24No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 14–2143,476
October 31at No. 13 MichiganNo. 12L 14–2833,826
November 7at NorthwesternNo. 20W 14–735,300
November 14vs. No. 10 Ohio StateNo. 13L 20–4468,586
November 21Great Lakes Navy*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–610,856[5]
November 28at Camp Grant*W 20–05,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
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AP5 (18)5 (1)122013———
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