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1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 45–14 vs. UCLA
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 5
1946 record 8–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Ray Eliot (5th year)
MVP Alex Agase
Captain Mac Wenskunas
Home stadium Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 71,119)
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Illinois $ 6 1 0     8 2 0
#6 Michigan 5 1 1     6 2 1
#20 Indiana 4 2 0     6 3 0
Iowa 3 3 0     5 4 0
Minnesota 3 4 0     5 4 0
Ohio State 2 3 1     4 3 2
Northwestern 2 3 1     4 4 1
Wisconsin 2 5 0     4 5 0
Purdue 0 5 1     2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ray Eliot and playing their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, the Illini won the Big Ten Conference title and completed an 8–2 season with a 45–14 win over UCLA in the Rose Bowl. The team's captain was center Mac Wenskunas. Guard Alex Agase was voted the team's most valuable player and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player.


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