1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1954 record	1–8 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ray Eliot (13th season)
MVP	Jack Chamblin
Captain	Jan Smid
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1954 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1/2 Ohio State †	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#9/10 Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#15/15 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
#NR/20 Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Iowa	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 13th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 1–8 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference. Center Jack Chamblin was selected as the team's most valuable player.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 25	Penn State*	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 12–14
October 2	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium Palo Alto, CA	L 2–12
October 9	No. 10 Ohio State		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	L 7–40
October 16	at No. 11 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 6–19
October 23	Syracuse*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 34–6
October 30	at No. 9 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	L 14–28
November 6	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–14
November 13	No. 14 Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 14–27
November 20	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	L 7–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game