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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.[1] In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Illinois ranked 35th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 89.6.[2]

Record3–7 (2–4 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPEddie Bray
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1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEddie Bray
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
 1942
1944 
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1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Purdue +600900
No. 3 Michigan +600810
No. 9 Northwestern510620
Indiana231442
Minnesota230540
Illinois240370
Ohio State140360
Wisconsin160190
Iowa041161
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Halfback Eddie Bray was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Bray received second-team honors on the 1943 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4][5]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Camp Grant*L 0–233,500
September 18Iowa Pre-Flight*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 18–328,500[6]
October 2at PurdueL 21–4015,000
October 9at WisconsinW 25–717,000
October 16Pittsburgh*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 33–257,144
October 23at No. 1 Notre Dame*L 0–4724,676
October 30No. 7 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 6–4215,724
November 6at IowaW 19–1011,000
November 13at Ohio StateL 26–2936,331
November 20at No. 9 NorthwesternL 6–5325,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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