Team Rivalry - Schedule

W-L-T

Overall
Conference
Home
Away

9-0-1
5-0-1
5-0-0
4-0-1

220
83
22
8

Points For
Points Against
Points Per Game (avg)
Points Against Per Game (avg)

Avg Home Attendance
17249

Head Coach Ray Eliot

"The 1951 squad posted a near-perfect 9-0-1 record on the season, grabbing a share of the national title. The team started off the season with seven straight wins, beating 20th-ranked Washington and No. 15 Michigan along the way. The Illini suffered its only non-win of the year against Ohio State when neither team managed to score in a 0-0 tie. Illinois capped the season with a 40-7 romping of Stanford in the 1952 Rose Bowl. Consensus All-American Johnny Karras led the team in rushing and Hall of Famer Al Brosky was a star in the defensive secondary." from fightingillini.com

"The 1951 squad posted a near-perfect 9-0-1 record on the season, grabbing a share of the national title. The team started off the season with seven straight wins, beating 20th-ranked Washington and No. 15 Michigan along the way. The Illini suffered its only non-win of the year against Ohio State when neither team managed to score in a 0-0 tie. Illinois capped the season with a 40-7 romping of Stanford in the 1952 Rose Bowl. Consensus All-American Johnny Karras led the team in rushing and Hall of Famer Al Brosky was a star in the defensive secondary." from fightingillini.com

Game Day

Opponent

Result

Rank AP/CFP

Details

Sep 29
1951

California Los Angeles

Memorial Stadium (IL)

27 - 13

Non-Conference

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Oct 06
1951

Wisconsin

Memorial Stadium (IL)

14 - 10

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Oct 13
1951

Syracuse

Memorial Stadium (IL)

41 - 20

Non-Conference

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Oct 20
1951

Washington

Memorial Stadium (IL)

27 - 20

Non-Conference

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Oct 27
1951

Indiana

Tenth Street Stadium

21 - 0

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Nov 03
1951

#15

Michigan

Memorial Stadium (IL)

7 - 0

Attendance: 68,997

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Nov 10
1951

Iowa

Memorial Stadium (IL)

40 - 13

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Nov 17
1951

Ohio State

Ohio State Stadium

0 - 0

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Nov 24
1951

Northwestern

Ryan Field

3 - 0

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Jan 01
1952

Stanford

Rose Bowl

40 - 7

Rose Bowl

Non-Conference

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