1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team information
American college football season
1943Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
3–7 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Ray Eliot (2nd season)
MVP
Eddie Bray
Captain
Game captains
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Purdue +
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
No. 3 Michigan +
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
No. 9 Northwestern
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Indiana
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
2
Minnesota
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Illinois
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Ohio State
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Wisconsin
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Iowa
0
–
4
–
1
1
–
6
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 3–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Halfback Eddie Bray was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Illinois ranked 35th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 89.6.[3]
^"1943 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^"Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
^Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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