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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> |
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> |
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* Mickey Bates - back |
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* [[John Bauer (American football)|John Bauer]] - guard |
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* [[J. C. Caroline]] - halfback |
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* John Ryan - end |
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* Jan Smid - guard |
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| AP | No. 7 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the 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 Wisconsin.[1]
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.[2] Guard John Bauer was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a third-team All-American.[3]
Roster
- Head Coach: Ray Eliot (12th year at Illinois)
Schedule
09/26/1953Nebraska*
T 21–21 10/03/1953Stanford*
- Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
W 33–21 10/10/1953Ohio State #3
W 41–20 10/17/1953MinnesotaNo. 9
- Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
W 27–7 10/24/1953Syracuse*No. 7
- Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
W 20–13 10/31/1953PurdueNo. 4
- Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
W 21–0
11/07/1953at Michigan #17
No. 4
- Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
W 19–3 11/14/1953WisconsinNo. 3
L 7–34 11/21/1953NorthwesternNo. 7
W 3–0
References
- ^ "1953 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ Harry Grayson (1953-11-29). "Harry Grayson Picks All-America for 1953". Independent Record. Helena, Montana.