1961 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1961 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 0–9 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Guard Tony Parrilli was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

1961 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1961 record0–9 (0–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTony Parrilli
CaptainGary Brown
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1961 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 0 0  8 0 1
No. 6 Minnesota 6 1 0  8 2 0
No. 8 Michigan State 5 2 0  7 2 0
No. 12 Purdue 4 2 0  6 3 0
Wisconsin 4 3 0  6 3 0
Michigan 3 3 0  6 3 0
Iowa 2 4 0  5 4 0
Northwestern 2 4 0  4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0  2 7 0
Illinois 0 7 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30Washington*L 7–20
October 7Northwestern
L 7–28
October 14at No. 7 Ohio StateL 0–44
October 21Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–33
October 28at USC*L 10–14
November 4Purdue
L 9–23
November 11Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 6–38
November 18at WisconsinL 7–55
November 25at No. 8 Michigan StateL 7–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1961 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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