1950 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
American college football season
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The 1950 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 1950 Big Nine season. In their ninth year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Fighting Illini compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the Big Nine, and outscored opponents by a total of 137 to 56. They were ranked No. 13 in the final AP poll. The lone setbacks were losses Wisconsin and Northwestern.[1]
| 1950 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 7–2 (4–2 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Tony Klimek |
| Captain | Bill Vohaska |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Michigan $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End Tony Klimek was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2] Seven Illinois players received honors on the 1950 All-Big Ten Conference football team: halfback Dick Raklovits (AP-1, UP-1); end Tony Klimek (AP-1, UP-1); guard Chuck Brown (AP-1, UP-1); center Bill Vohaska (AP-1, UP-1); halfback Johnny Karras (AP-2, UP-2); tackle Al Tate (AP-2, UP-2); and guard Lynn Lynch (AP-2, UP-2).[3][4]
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 30 | Ohio* | No. 8 | W 28–2 | ||
| October 7 | Wisconsin | No. 15 |
| L 6–7 | 54,230 |
| October 13 | at UCLA* | W 14–6 | 45,619 | ||
| October 21 | No. 10 Washington* |
| W 20–13 | 35,930 | |
| October 28 | No. 19 Indiana | No. 12 |
| W 20–0 | 65,021 |
| November 4 | at Michigan | No. 10 | W 7–0 | 96,517–96,577 | |
| November 11 | at Iowa | No. 10 | W 21–7 | 45,104 | |
| November 18 | No. 1 Ohio State | No. 8 |
| W 14–7 | 71,119 |
| November 25 | at Northwestern | No. 6 | L 7–14 | 50,000 | |
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Players
- Charles E. "Chuck" Brown - guard (1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
- Johnny Karras - halfback (2nd-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
- Tony Klimek - end (1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
- Lynn Lynch - guard (2nd-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
- Dick Raklovits - halfback (1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
- Al Tate - tackle (1st-team All-America pick by Football Writers; 2nd-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
- Bill Vohaska - center (1st-team All-America pick by AP; 1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)