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1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1943Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEddie Bray
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5Purdue +600900
No. 3Michigan +600810
No. 9Northwestern510620
Indiana231442
Minnesota230540
Illinois240370
Ohio State140360
Wisconsin160190
Iowa041161
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Illinois as a member of theBig Ten Conference during the1943 Big Ten season. In their second season under head coachRay 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 finalLitkenhous Ratings, Illinois ranked 35th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 89.6.[2]

Halfback Eddie Bray was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Bray received second-team honors on the1943 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4][5]

The team played its home games atMemorial Stadium inChampaign, 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 2atPurdueL 21–4015,000
October 9atWisconsinW 25–717,000
October 16Pittsburgh*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 33–257,144
October 23at No. 1Notre Dame*L 0–4724,676
October 30No. 7Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 6–4215,724
November 6atIowaW 19–1011,000
November 13atOhio StateL 26–2936,331
November 20at No. 9NorthwesternL 6–5325,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^"1943 Illinois Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedJuly 28, 2025.
  2. ^Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943)."Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders".The Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. RetrievedApril 16, 2023 – viaNewspapers.comOpen access icon.
  3. ^"Fighting Illini Football Record Book"(PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. RetrievedDecember 28, 2016.
  4. ^"Western Conference All Star Grid Squad Picked".Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story). November 30, 1943. p. 6.
  5. ^"Michigan Places Three on Big Ten Conference Team".The News-Herald (Franklin, Penn.). November 26, 1943. p. 10.
  6. ^Sec Taylor (September 19, 1943)."Seahawks Win, 32-18".The Des Moines Register. pp. 15–16 – viaNewspapers.com.
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