1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference. End Elmer Engel was selected as the team's most valuable player.

1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Ray Eliot (1st season)
MVPElmer Engel
CaptainJimmy Smith
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 1 09 1 0
No. 3 Wisconsin 4 1 08 1 1
No. 9 Michigan 3 2 07 3 0
Illinois 3 2 06 4 0
Iowa 3 3 06 4 0
No. 19 Minnesota 3 3 05 4 0
Indiana 2 2 07 3 0
Purdue 1 4 01 8 0
Northwestern 0 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Illinois was ranked at No. 11 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

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