1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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The 1949 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 1949 Big Nine season. In their eighth year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Fighting Illini compiled a 3–4–2 record (3–3–1 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Nine, and outscored opponents by a total of 149 to 140.[1]

Record3–4–2 (3–3–1 Big Nine)
Headcoach
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1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record3–4–2 (3–3–1 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPJohnny Karras
CaptainLyle Button
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
 1948
1950 
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1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ohio State +411712
No. 7 Michigan +411621
No. 8 Minnesota420720
Wisconsin321531
Illinois331342
Iowa330450
Northwestern340450
Purdue240450
Indiana060180
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Halfback Johnny Karras was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2] Karras and guard Charles Gottfried received first-team honors on the 1949 All-Big Nine Conference football team.[3][4]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Iowa State*T 20–2031,106–31,883
October 1Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
T 13–1338,332
October 8at IowaW 20–1445,066
October 15Missouri*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 20–2742,184
October 22at PurdueW 19–048,000
October 29No. 6 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 0–1371,119[5][6]
November 5Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 33–1440,457
November 12at No. 11 Ohio StateL 17–3081,805
November 19Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 7–967,872
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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