| 1945 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (1–4–1 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Mac Wenskunas |
| Captain | Ralph Serpico |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Indiana $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Michigan | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Center Mac Wenskunas was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Pittsburgh* | W 23–6 | 9,962 | [3] | |
| September 29 | at Notre Dame* | L 0–7 | 41,569 | ||
| October 6 | Indiana |
| L 0–6 | 25,173 | |
| October 20 | at Wisconsin | T 7–7 | 33,000 | ||
| October 27 | No. 16 Michigan |
| L 0–19 | 54,085–55,672 | |
| November 3 | Great Lakes Navy* |
| L 6–12 | 14,569 | |
| November 10 | Iowa |
| W 48–7 | 14,060 | |
| November 17 | at No. 9 Ohio State | L 2–27 | 70,287 | ||
| November 24 | at Northwestern | L 7–13 | 35,000 | ||
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References
- ^ "1945 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.
- ^ Ward, Arch (September 23, 1945). "Veteran Illini Eleven Defeats Pittsburgh, 23–6". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. Part 2-2. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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