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| head_coach = [[Ray Eliot]]
|APRank=7
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| mvp = Don Ernst
|HeadCoach=[[Ray Eliot]]
| captain = Robert Lenzini
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| stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Champaign, Illinois)|Memorial Stadium]]
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{{1953 Big Ten football standings}}
{{1953 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The '''1953 Illinois Fighting Illini football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]] during the [[1953 college football season]]. In their 12th year under head coach [[Ray Eliot]], the Illini compiled a 7–1–1 record, finished in a tie for first place in the [[Big Ten Conference]], and were ranked #7 in the final [[AP Poll]]. The sole defeat was a 34–7 loss to [[1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1953 Illinois Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 16, 2015|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1953-schedule.html}}</ref>
The '''1953 Illinois Fighting Illini football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]] during the [[1953 Big Ten Conference football season]]. In their 12th year under head coach [[Ray Eliot]], the Illini compiled a 7–1–1 record, finished in a tie for first place in the [[Big Ten Conference]], and were ranked #7 in the final [[AP Poll]]. The sole defeat was a 34–7 loss to [[1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1953 Illinois Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 16, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1953-schedule.html}}</ref>


Sophomore halfback [[J. C. Caroline]] led the team with 1,256 rushing yards on 194 attempts (6.5 yards per carry) and was selected as a consensus first-team player on the [[1953 College Football All-America Team]].<ref name=CAA>{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|accessdate=February 10, 2015|page=6|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf}}</ref> Guard [[John Bauer (American football)|John Bauer]] was selected by the [[Newspaper Enterprise Association]] as a third-team All-American.<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Harry Grayson]]|title=Harry Grayson Picks All-America for 1953|work=Independent Record|location=Helena, Montana|date=1953-11-29}}</ref>
Tackle Don Ernst was selected as the team's most valuable player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fighting Illini Football Record Book|publisher=University of Illinois|year=2015|access-date=December 28, 2016|page=155|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf}}</ref> Sophomore halfback [[J. C. Caroline]] led the team with 1,256 rushing yards on 194 attempts (6.5 yards per carry) and was selected as a consensus first-team player on the [[1953 College Football All-America Team]].<ref name=CAA>{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|access-date=February 10, 2015|page=6|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|archive-date=December 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Guard [[John Bauer (American football)|John Bauer]] was selected by the [[Newspaper Enterprise Association]] as a third-team All-American.<ref>{{cite news|author=Harry Grayson|author-link=Harry Grayson|title=Harry Grayson Picks All-America for 1953|work=Independent Record|location=Helena, Montana|date=1953-11-29}}</ref>


==Players==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
* Mickey Bates - back
| rankyear = 1953
* [[John Bauer (American football)|John Bauer]] - guard
| poll = AP
* [[J. C. Caroline]] - halfback

* John Ryan - end
|{{CFB schedule entry
* Jan Smid - guard
| date = September 26
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1953 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Champaign, Illinois)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign, IL]]
| score = 21–21
| attend = 40,011
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1953 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]]
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 33–21
| attend = 32,737
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = [[Ohio Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]
| gamename = [[Illibuck Trophy]]
| score = 41–20
| attend = 81,745
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = [[1953 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 27–7
| attend = 55,641
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1953 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 20–13
| attend = 30,076
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| rank = 4
| opponent = [[1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename = [[Illinois–Purdue football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 21–0
| attend = 57,210
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = [[1953 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename = [[Illinois–Michigan football rivalry|series]]
| score = 19–3
| attend = 69,507
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]
| site_stadium = [[Camp Randall Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison, WI]]
| score = 7–34
| attend = 52,887
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1953 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]]
| site_stadium = [[Ryan Field (stadium)|Dyche Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston, IL]]
| gamename = [[Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 3–0
| attend = 51,039
}}
}}


==Roster==
==Roster==
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|[[Donald Ernst]]
|[[Don Ernst]]
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|[[Walter Vernasco]]
|[[Walter Vernasco]]
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|[[James Minor]]
|James Minor
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|Kenneth Miller
|Kenneth Miller
|Fullback
|Fullback
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|[[Rober Desenfants]]
|[[Robert Desenfants]]
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*Head Coach: [[Ray Eliot]] (12th year at Illinois)
*Head coach: [[Ray Eliot]] (12th year at Illinois)

==Schedule==
{{CFB Schedule Start
| time = no
| rank = yes
| ranklink = no
| rankyear = no
| tv = no
| attend = no
}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = 09/26/1953
| time = no
| w/l = t
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming = no
| rank =
| opponent =[[1953 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Champaign)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Champaign, IL]]
| tv = no
| score = 21&ndash;21
}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = 10/03/1953
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming = no
| rank =
| opponent =[[1953 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]]
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| tv = no
| score = 33&ndash;21
}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = 10/10/1953
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = no
| homecoming = no
| rank =
| opponent = [[1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State #3]]
| site_stadium =[[Ohio Stadium]]
| site_cityst =[[Columbus, OH]]
| tv = no
| score = 41&ndash;20
}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = 10/17/1953
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = no
| homecoming = no
| rank = 9
| opponent = [[1953 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| tv = no
| score = 27&ndash;7
}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = 10/24/1953
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming = no
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]]
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| tv = no
| score = 20&ndash;13
}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = 10/31/1953
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = no
| homecoming = no
| rank = 4
| opponent = [[1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
| site_stadium =Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst =Champaign, IL
| tv = no
| score = 21&ndash;0
}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = 11/07/1953
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = no
| homecoming = yes
| away = no
| rank = 4
| opponent = [[1953 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan #17]]
| site_stadium =Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst =Champaign, IL
| tv = no
| score = 19&ndash;3
}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = 11/14/1953
| time = no
| w/l = l
| nonconf = no
| homecoming = no
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[1953 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]
| site_stadium =[[Camp Randall Stadium]]
| site_cityst =[[Madison, WI]]
| tv = no
| score = 7&ndash;34
}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = 11/21/1953
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = no
| homecoming =
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1953 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]]
| site_stadium =[[Dyche Stadium]]
| site_cityst =[[Evanston, IL]]
| tv = no
| score = 3&ndash;0
}}

{{CFB Schedule End
| rank = 7
| hc = yes
}}
{{-}}




==References==
==References==
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{{Big Ten Conference football champions}}


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Latest revision as of 17:58, 3 December 2024

1953 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record7–1–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDon Ernst
CaptainRobert Lenzini
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Illinois + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
No. 15 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 12th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 7–1–1 record, finished in a tie for first place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. The sole defeat was a 34–7 loss to Wisconsin.[1]

Tackle Don Ernst was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2] Sophomore halfback J. C. Caroline led the team with 1,256 rushing yards on 194 attempts (6.5 yards per carry) and was selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1953 College Football All-America Team.[3] Guard John Bauer was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a third-team All-American.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 26Nebraska*
T 21–2140,011
October 3Stanford*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 33–2132,737
October 10at No. 3 Ohio State
W 41–2081,745
October 17MinnesotaNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 27–755,641
October 24Syracuse*No. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 20–1330,076
October 31PurdueNo. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 21–057,210
November 7No. 17 MichigandaggerNo. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (series)
W 19–369,507
November 14at WisconsinNo. 3
L 7–3452,887
November 21at NorthwesternNo. 7
W 3–051,039
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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Player Position
Peter Palmer
Robert Bishop
John Ryan End, Defensive Back
Robert Lenzini (captain) Guard
Roger Wolf
Jan Smid Guard
Stephen Nosek Quarterback
John Bauer Guard, Tackle
Michael Gaus
Jack Chamblin
David Bauer Defensive Back
Paul Furimsky
Dean Wilmann
Dale Foster
Paul Luhrsen
Baird Stewart
James Pollitt
Richard Kohlhagen
Kenneth Swienton
Floyd McAfee
James Calder
Ronald Yochem
Robert Wiman
Don Ernst
Randall Rayborn
Francis Hoffman
Joseph Yusko
Walter Vernasco End
Donald Bostrom
James Bronson
Em Lindbeck
Hugh Woodson
Patrick Phillips
Jerry Markbreit
George Walsh
Clarence DeMoss Halfback
Herbert Badal
James Minor
Terry Matthews
Kenneth Miller Fullback
Stan Wallace Defensive Back
Donald Tate
James Dunne
Jack Sopkin
Robert Alexander
Gus Mackris
Roger Meuller
Richard Piggott
Charles Schiesser
Richard Rosenberg
Robert Desenfants
Rudolf Siegert
Donald Grothe
Thomas Miller Placekicker
J. C. Caroline Halfback, Defensive Back
Robert Graeff
Richard Ohls
Melvin Bates Fullback
Dean Renn
Clifford Waldbeser
Elry Falkenstein Quarterback
Herbert Borman
  • Head coach: Ray Eliot (12th year at Illinois)

References

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  1. ^ "1953 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.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Harry Grayson (November 29, 1953). "Harry Grayson Picks All-America for 1953". Independent Record. Helena, Montana.


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