American college football season
1973 Illinois Fighting Illini football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 5–6 (4–4 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Bob Blackman (3rd season)
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MVP | Eddie Jenkins, Octavus Morgan |
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Captain | John Gann, Ken Braid |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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The 1973 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Bob Blackman, the Illini compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Jeff Hollenbach with 916 passing yards, running back George Uremovich with 519 rushing yards, and wide receiver Garvin Roberson with 416 receiving yards.[2] Halfback Eddie Jenkins and defensive end Octavus Morgan were selected as the team's most valuable players.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at Indiana | | W 28–14 | 51,433 | |
September 22 | at California* | | W 27–7 | 22,000 | |
September 29 | West Virginia* | | L 10–17 | 48,107 | [4] |
October 6 | Stanford* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| L 0–24 | 45,383 | |
October 13 | Purdue | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| W 15–13 | 54,252 | |
October 20 | at Michigan State | | W 6–3 | 63,303 | |
October 27 | Iowa | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| W 50–0 | 48,864 | |
November 3 | No. 1 Ohio State | | L 0–30 | 60,707 | |
November 10 | at No. 4 Michigan | | L 6–21 | 76,461 | [5] |
November 17 | Minnesota | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| L 16–19 | 34,438 | |
November 24 | at Northwestern | | L 6–9 | 26,117 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1973 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 19 | Jeff Hollenbach | Jr | RB | 23 | Eddie Jenkins | Sr | QB | 11 | Tom McCartney | Sr | RB | 33 | Lonnie Perrin | Jr | WR | | Garvin Roberson | RB | | George Uremovich | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | 40 | Octavius Morgan | Sr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | | Phil Vierneisel | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1973 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "1973 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.
- ^ "West Virginia deals Illini first loss, 17–10". Lansing State Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curt Sylvester (November 11, 1973). "U-M Beats Illinois' 21–6: Overcomes 6 Fumbles". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 5E. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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Venues | - Illinois Field (1890–1922)
- Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
- Soldier Field (1994–present)
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