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1944 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record5–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBuddy Young
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Big Ten Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.2Ohio State $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
    No.8Michigan 5 2 0 8 2 0
    Purdue 4 2 0 5 5 0
    Minnesota 3 2 1 5 3 1
    Indiana 4 3 0 7 3 0
    No.15Illinois 3 3 0 5 4 1
    Wisconsin 2 4 0 3 6 0
    Northwestern 0 5 1 1 7 1
    Iowa 0 6 0 1 7 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1944 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 5–3–1 record, were ranked #15 in the final AP Poll, and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. The team lost three games to teams ranked in the top 10 in the AP Poll: #9-ranked Notre Dame (7–13); #8-ranked Michigan (0–14); and #2-ranked Ohio State (12–26).[1] Halfback Buddy Young was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 16Illinois State Normal*
  • Champaign, IL
  • W 79–05,386[3]
    September 23Indiana
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
  • W 26–187,986
    September 30atGreat Lakes Navy*
    • Ross Field
  • Great Lakes, IL
  • T 26–2625,000[4]
    October 7Purdue
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
  • L 19–3515,210
    October 14IowaNo. 14
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
  • W 40–611,498
    October 21atPittsburgh*
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • W 39–515,000
    October 28No. 1Notre Dame*No. 14
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
  • L 7–1365,114
    November 11at No. 8MichiganNo. 10
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
  • L 0–1443,922
    November 18vs. No. 4Ohio State
  • Cleveland, OH (Illibuck Trophy)
  • L 12–2683,627
    November 25atNorthwestern
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
  • W 25–638,000
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Rankings[edit]

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    Poll12345678Final
    AP141491015

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "1944 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.
  • ^ Bartlett, Charles (September 17, 1944). "Illinois Unveils Flock of Fleet Backs; Crushes Normal, 79 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. 2:1. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Illinois Holds Bluejackets to 26 to 26 Tie". Chicago Tribune. October 1, 1944. p. II-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.

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