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1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1949 record 3–4–2 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Ray Eliot (8th year)
MVP Johnny Karras
Captain Lyle Button
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Big Nine football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Ohio State + 4 1 1     7 1 2
#7 Michigan + 4 1 1     6 2 1
#8 Minnesota 4 2 0     7 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 1     5 3 1
Illinois 3 3 1     3 4 2
Iowa 3 3 0     4 5 0
Northwestern 3 4 0     4 5 0
Purdue 2 4 0     4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0     1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 3–4–2 record and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference. Halfback Johnny Karras was selected as the team's most valuable player.



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