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==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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{{CFB schedule
{{CFB Schedule Start
| time = no
| rank = yes
| ranklink = no
| rankyear = no
| rankyear = no
| tv = no
| attend = no
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{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = 09/26/1953
| date = 09/26/1953
| time = no
| w/l = t
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[1953 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| homecoming = no
| rank =
| opponent =[[1953 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Champaign)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Champaign)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Champaign, IL]]
| site_cityst = [[Champaign, IL]]
| tv = no
| score = 21–21
| score = 21–21
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Revision as of 03:25, 28 January 2019

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
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 #17daggerNo. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 19–3
11/14/1953WisconsinNo. 3
L 7–34
11/21/1953NorthwesternNo. 7
W 3–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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
Donald 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
Rober 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

  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. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Harry Grayson (1953-11-29). "Harry Grayson Picks All-America for 1953". Independent Record. Helena, Montana.
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