#2 Michigan @ #11 Illinois
Final
November 01, 1947 12:00 PM
#2 Michigan
Wolverines
5-0 / 2-0
14
7
#11 Illinois
Fighting Illini
3-1 / 2-1
1947 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 68,487

Series Stats

Michigan
Illinois
Tie
23
10
0
33rd
meeting
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Last Meeting

9-13 Illinois
Michigan Stadium
Oct 26, 1946
Michigan

Head Coach
 Fritz Crisler
Schedule
vs Michigan State W 0-55 9/27/1947
vs Stanford W 13-49 10/4/1947
vs Pittsburgh W 0-69 10/11/1947
@ Northwestern W 21-49 10/18/1947
vs Minnesota W 6-13 10/25/1947
@ Illinois W 7-14 11/1/1947
vs Indiana W 0-35 11/8/1947
@ Wisconsin W 6-40 11/15/1947
vs Ohio State W 0-21 11/22/1947
@ Southern California W 0-49 1/1/1948
Michigan 1947 schedule
Michigan
has outscored their opponents
235 to 40
this season
Herbert Crisler's record
at Michigan
66 - 16 - 3
vs Illinois
7 - 2 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Michigan
16 game(s)
from 1967
to 1982
Illinois
4 game(s)
from 1950
to 1953
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
 Ray Eliot
Schedule
vs Pittsburgh W 0-14 9/27/1947
@ Iowa W 12-35 10/4/1947
vs Army W 0-0 10/11/1947
vs Minnesota W 13-40 10/18/1947
@ Purdue L 14-7 10/25/1947
vs Michigan L 14-7 11/1/1947
vs Western Michigan W 14-60 11/8/1947
@ Ohio State W 7-28 11/15/1947
vs Northwestern L 28-13 11/22/1947
Illinois 1947 schedule
Illinois
has outscored their opponents
96 to 39
this season
Raymond Nusspickel's record
at Illinois
27 - 24 - 3
vs Michigan
1 - 4 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan
6 game(s)
from 2010
to 2022
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2008
to 2009
Notes

Michigan 1947 Season

Michigan was the first team and this was the first season where they specialized players into offense and defense.

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