American college football season
1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 5–6 (5–3 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Bob Blackman (1st season)
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MVP | Terry Masar |
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Captain | Glenn Collier, Larry McCarren |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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The 1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Blackman, the Illini compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Wells with 1,007 passing yards, running back John Wilson with 543 rushing yards, and wide receiver Garvin Roberson with 372 receiving yards.[2] Punter/halfback Terry Masar was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | at Michigan State | | L 0–10 | 42,083 | |
September 18 | North Carolina* | | L 0–27 | 49,591 | [4] |
September 25 | at No. 16 USC* | | L 0–28 | 49,390 | |
October 2 | No. 15 Washington* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| L 14–52 | 48,127 | |
October 9 | No. 15 Ohio State | | L 10–24 | 53,555 | |
October 16 | at No. 3 Michigan | | L 6–35 | 73,406 | [5] |
October 23 | No. 17 Purdue | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| W 21–7 | 52,344 | |
October 30 | Northwestern | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| W 24–7 | 40,144 | |
November 6 | at Indiana | | W 22–21 | 23,018 | |
November 13 | at Wisconsin | | W 35–27 | 65,459 | |
November 20 | Iowa | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| W 31–0 | 40,703 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OT | 76 | Mike Dobrzeniecki | Jr | OT | 73 | Bruce Dobson | So | OT | 79 | Dennis Driscoll | Jr | TE | 86 | Bob Dubrish | So | G | 64 | Bob Elledge | Jr | G | 56 | John Gann | So | C | 54 | Larry McCarren | Jr | C | 51 | Gerry Sullivan | So | QB | 12 | Mike Wells | Jr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 52 | Larry Allen | Jr | DE | 75 | Tab Bennett | Jr | DB | 24 | Jamie Dufelmeier | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1971 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "1971 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "North Carolina blasts Illinois". The Indianapolis Star. September 19, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U-M Rambles; UM 35, Illinois 6". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C, 7C – via Newspapers.com.
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Venues | - Illinois Field (1890–1922)
- Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
- Soldier Field (1994–present)
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