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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.[1] Illinois was ranked at No. 23 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Record3–6 (2–5 Big Nine)
Headcoach
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1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPJim Valek
CaptainHerb Siegert
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
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1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Michigan $6–0–09–0–0
No. 7 Northwestern5–1–08–2–0
No. 16 Minnesota5–2–07–2–0
Ohio State3–3–06–3–0
Iowa2–4–04–5–0
Purdue2–4–03–6–0
Indiana2–4–02–7–0
Illinois2–5–03–6–0
Wisconsin1–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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End James Valek was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] 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).[4][5][6][7]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Kansas State*W 40–029,593
October 2at WisconsinL 16–2045,000[8]
October 9No. 5 Army*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 21–2671,119
October 16at No. 11 MinnesotaL 0–662,066
October 23Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 10–656,451
October 30at No. 1 MichiganL 20–2885,872
November 6Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 14–041,502
November 13Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)
L 7–3465,732[9]
November 20at No. 7 NorthwesternL 7–2047,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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