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1945 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1945 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1945 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1945 record 2–6–1 (1–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Ray Eliot (4th year)
MVP Mac Wenskunas
Captain Ralph Serpico
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Indiana $ 5 0 1     9 0 1
#6 Michigan 5 1 0     7 3 0
#12 Ohio State 5 2 0     7 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 1     4 4 1
Purdue 3 3 0     7 3 0
Wisconsin 2 3 1     3 4 2
Illinois 1 4 1     2 6 1
Minnesota 1 5 0     4 5 0
Iowa 1 5 0     2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 2–6–1 and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference. Center Mac Wenskunas was selected as the team's most valuable player.


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