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The 1969 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 1969 Big Ten season. In their third year under head coach Jim Valek, the Fighting Illini compiled a 0–10 record (0–7 in conference games)< finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 397 to 106.[1]

Record0–10 (0–7 Big Ten)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorEllis Rainsberger (3rd season)
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1969 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–10 (0–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEllis Rainsberger (3rd season)
MVPDoug Dieken
Captains
  • Doug Redmann
  • Bruce Erb
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
 1968
1970 
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1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State +610810
No. 9 Michigan +610830
No. 18 Purdue520820
Minnesota430451
Iowa340550
Indiana340460
Northwestern340370
Wisconsin340370
Michigan State250460
Illinois0700100
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Livas (705 passing yards, 32.1% completion percentage), running back Dave Jackson (465 rushing yards, 3.9 yards per carry), and tight end Doug Dieken (29 receptions for 486 yards).[2] Dieken was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Guard Doug Redmann was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a second-team player on the 1969 All-America team.[4]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Washington State*L 18–1940,345[5]
September 27vs. No. 11 Missouri*L 6–3748,740[6]
October 4Iowa State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 20–4837,663[7]
October 11Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 6–1043,928[8]
October 18at IndianaL 20–4151,812[9]
October 25at No. 1 Ohio StateL 0–4186,576[10]
November 1No. 13 Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 22–4951,299[11]
November 8No. 18 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 0–5735,270[12]
November 15at WisconsinL 14–5542,624[13]
November 22Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–4030,257[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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