1969 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1969 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Valek, the Illini compiled a 0–10 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

1969 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–10 (0–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEllis Rainsberger (3rd season)
MVPDoug Dieken
CaptainDoug Redmann, Bruce Erb
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 18 Purdue 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Minnesota 4 –3 –04 –5 –1
Iowa 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Wisconsin 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Michigan State 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Illinois 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Steve Livas with 705 passing yards, running back Dave Jackson with 465 rushing yards, and wide receiver Doug Dieken with 486 receiving yards.[2] Dieken was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3]

Guard Doug Redmann was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a second-team player on the 1969 College Football All-America Team.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Washington State*
L 18–1940,345
September 27vs. No. 11 Missouri*
L 6–3748,740
October 4Iowa State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 20–4835,982–37,663
October 11Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 6–1043,928
October 18at Indiana
L 20–4151,812
October 25at No. 1 Ohio State
L 0–4186,576
November 1No. 13 Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 22–4951,299
November 8No. 18 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–5735,270[5]
November 15at Wisconsin
L 14–5542,624
November 22Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–4030,257
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1969 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "1969 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. "Steve Owens, Mike Phipps Pace NEA All-Americans". Clovis News-Journal. November 21, 1969. p. 12.
  5. Curt Sylvester (November 9, 1969). "Wow! U-M 57, Illinois 0: Craw Bulls Over for 4 TDs". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.


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