Editing 1961 Illinois Fighting Illini football team 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. 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text-align: left; font-size: 88%; line-height: 1.5em; border-spacing: 5px width: 25em" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 88%; line-height: 1.5em; border-spacing: 5px width: 25em" data-rte-attribs=" class=infobox vevent style=width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 88%; line-height: 1.5em; border-spacing: 5px width: 25em"> <tr data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true"><td data-rte-washtml="1" colspan="2" class="summary" data-rte-style="text-align:center; font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%" style="text-align:center; font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 class=summary style=text-align:center; font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%"><span data-rte-washtml="1" class="dtstart" data-rte-attribs=" class=dtstart">1961</span> <span data-rte-washtml="1" class="vcard attendee fn org" data-rte-attribs=" class=vcard attendee fn org"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Illinois%20Fighting%20Illini%20football%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Illinois%20Fighting%20Illini%20football%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football" title="Illinois Fighting Illini football">Illinois Fighting Illini football</a></span></td></tr><tr data-rte-washtml="1"><th data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" style=">Conference</th><td data-rte-washtml="1" class="" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" class= style="><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Big%20Ten%20Conference%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Big%20Ten%20Conference%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a></td></tr><tr data-rte-washtml="1"><th data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" style=">1961 record</th><td data-rte-washtml="1" class="" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" class= style=">0–9 (0–7 Big Ten)</td></tr><tr data-rte-washtml="1"><th data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" style=">Head coach</th><td data-rte-washtml="1" class="" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" class= style="><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pete%20Elliott%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pete%20Elliott%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPete%20Elliott%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Pete_Elliott" title="Pete Elliott">Pete Elliott</a> (2nd season)</td></tr><tr data-rte-washtml="1"><th data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" style=">MVP</th><td data-rte-washtml="1" class="" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" class= style=">Tony Parrilli</td></tr><tr data-rte-washtml="1"><th data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" style=">Captain</th><td data-rte-washtml="1" class="" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" class= style=">Gary Brown</td></tr><tr data-rte-washtml="1"><th data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" style=">Home stadium</th><td data-rte-washtml="1" class="" data-rte-style="" style="" data-rte-attribs=" class= style="><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Memorial%20Stadium%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Memorial%20Stadium%20%28Champaign%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMemorial%20Stadium%20%28Champaign%29%7CMemorial%20Stadium%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign)" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign)">Memorial Stadium</a></td></tr><tr data-rte-washtml="1"><td data-rte-washtml="1" colspan="2" data-rte-style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=text-align:center; background:#eee;"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="" data-rte-style="width:100%; text-align:center;" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs=" class= style=width:100%; text-align:center; ">Seasons</div><div data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="width:100%" style="width:100%" data-rte-attribs=" style=width:100%"><div data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint" data-rte-attribs=" style=float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em; class=noprint">← <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%221960%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221960%20Illinois%20Fighting%20Illini%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1960_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1960</a></div><div data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint" data-rte-attribs=" style=float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em; class=noprint"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%221962%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221962%20Illinois%20Fighting%20Illini%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1962_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1962</a> →</div></div></td></tr> </table>​</div> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7B1961%20Big%20Ten%20football%20standings%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%221961%20Big%20Ten%20football%20standings%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The <b>1961 Illinois Fighting Illini football team</b> was an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22American%20football%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22American%20football%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmerican%20football%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> team that represented the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Illinois%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20Illinois%20at%20Urbana%5Cu2013Champaign%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Illinois%20at%20Urbana%5Cu2013Champaign%7CUniversity%20of%20Illinois%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana%E2%80%93Champaign" title="University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign">University of Illinois</a> during the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221961%20Big%20Ten%20Conference%20football%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221961%20Big%20Ten%20Conference%20football%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1961%20Big%20Ten%20Conference%20football%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1961_Big_Ten_Conference_football_season" title="1961 Big Ten Conference football season">1961 Big Ten Conference football season</a>. In their second year under head coach <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pete%20Elliott%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pete%20Elliott%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPete%20Elliott%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Pete_Elliott" title="Pete Elliott">Pete Elliott</a>, the Illini compiled a 0–9 record and finished in last place in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Big%20Ten%20Conference%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Big%20Ten%20Conference%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBig%20Ten%20Conference%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a>.<span data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" 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data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Schedule</h2> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCFB%20schedule%5Cn%7C%20poll%20%3D%20AP%5Cn%5Cn%7C%7B%7BCFB%20schedule%20entry%5Cn%7C%20date%20%3D%20September%2030%5Cn%7C%20w%5C%2Fl%20%3D%20l%5Cn%7C%20nonconf%20%3D%20y%5Cn%7C%20opponent%20%3D%20%5B%5B1961%20Washington%20Huskies%20football%20team%7CWashington%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_stadium%20%3D%20%5B%5BMemorial%20Stadium%20%28Champaign%29%7CMemorial%20Stadium%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_cityst%20%3D%20%5B%5BChampaign%2C%20IL%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20score%20%3D%207%5Cu201320%5Cn%7C%20attend%20%3D%20%5Cn%7D%7D%5Cn%7C%7B%7BCFB%20schedule%20entry%5Cn%7C%20date%20%3D%20October%207%5Cn%7C%20w%5C%2Fl%20%3D%20l%5Cn%7C%20opponent%20%3D%20%5B%5B1961%20Northwestern%20Wildcats%20football%20team%7CNorthwestern%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20gamename%20%3D%20%5B%5BIllinois%7F-ENTITY-ndash-%7FNorthwestern%20football%20rivalry%7CSweet%20Sioux%20Tomahawk%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_stadium%20%3D%20Memorial%20Stadium%5Cn%7C%20site_cityst%20%3D%20Champaign%2C%20IL%5Cn%7C%20score%20%3D%207%5Cu201328%5Cn%7C%20attend%20%3D%20%5Cn%7D%7D%5Cn%7C%7B%7BCFB%20schedule%20entry%5Cn%7C%20date%20%3D%20October%2014%5Cn%7C%20w%5C%2Fl%20%3D%20l%5Cn%7C%20away%20%3D%20y%5Cn%7C%20opponent%20%3D%20%5B%5B1961%20Ohio%20State%20Buckeyes%20football%20team%7COhio%20State%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20opprank%20%3D%207%5Cn%7C%20gamename%20%3D%20%5B%5BIllibuck%20Trophy%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_stadium%20%3D%20%5B%5BOhio%20Stadium%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_cityst%20%3D%20%5B%5BColumbus%2C%20OH%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20score%20%3D%200%5Cu201344%5Cn%7C%20attend%20%3D%20%5Cn%7D%7D%5Cn%7C%7B%7BCFB%20schedule%20entry%5Cn%7C%20date%20%3D%20October%2021%5Cn%7C%20w%5C%2Fl%20%3D%20l%5Cn%7C%20opponent%20%3D%20%5B%5B1961%20Minnesota%20Golden%20Gophers%20football%20team%7CMinnesota%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_stadium%20%3D%20Memorial%20Stadium%5Cn%7C%20site_cityst%20%3D%20Champaign%2C%20IL%5Cn%7C%20score%20%3D%200%5Cu201333%5Cn%7C%20attend%20%3D%20%5Cn%7D%7D%5Cn%7C%7B%7BCFB%20schedule%20entry%5Cn%7C%20date%20%3D%20October%2028%5Cn%7C%20w%5C%2Fl%20%3D%20l%5Cn%7C%20nonconf%20%3D%20y%5Cn%7C%20away%20%3D%20y%5Cn%7C%20opponent%20%3D%20%5B%5B1961%20USC%20Trojans%20football%20team%7CUSC%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_stadium%20%3D%20%5B%5BLos%20Angeles%20Memorial%20Coliseum%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_cityst%20%3D%20%5B%5BLos%20Angeles%2C%20CA%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20score%20%3D%2010%5Cu201314%5Cn%7C%20attend%20%3D%20%5Cn%7D%7D%5Cn%7C%7B%7BCFB%20schedule%20entry%5Cn%7C%20date%20%3D%20November%204%5Cn%7C%20w%5C%2Fl%20%3D%20l%5Cn%7C%20opponent%20%3D%20%5B%5B1961%20Purdue%20Boilermakers%20football%20team%7CPurdue%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20gamename%20%3D%20%5B%5BIllinois%7F-ENTITY-ndash-%7FPurdue%20football%20rivalry%7CPurdue%20Cannon%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_stadium%20%3D%20Memorial%20Stadium%5Cn%7C%20site_cityst%20%3D%20Champaign%2C%20IL%5Cn%7C%20score%20%3D%209%5Cu201323%5Cn%7C%20attend%20%3D%20%5Cn%7D%7D%5Cn%7C%7B%7BCFB%20schedule%20entry%5Cn%7C%20date%20%3D%20November%2011%5Cn%7C%20w%5C%2Fl%20%3D%20l%5Cn%7C%20opponent%20%3D%20%5B%5B1961%20Michigan%20Wolverines%20football%20team%7CMichigan%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_stadium%20%3D%20Memorial%20Stadium%5Cn%7C%20site_cityst%20%3D%20Champaign%2C%20IL%5Cn%7C%20score%20%3D%206%5Cu201338%5Cn%7C%20attend%20%3D%20%5Cn%7D%7D%5Cn%7C%7B%7BCFB%20schedule%20entry%5Cn%7C%20date%20%3D%20November%2018%5Cn%7C%20w%5C%2Fl%20%3D%20l%5Cn%7C%20away%20%3D%20y%5Cn%7C%20opponent%20%3D%20%5B%5B1961%20Wisconsin%20Badgers%20football%20team%7CWisconsin%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_stadium%20%3D%20%5B%5BCamp%20Randall%20Stadium%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_cityst%20%3D%20%5B%5BMadison%2C%20WI%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20score%20%3D%207%5Cu201355%5Cn%7C%20attend%20%3D%20%5Cn%7D%7D%5Cn%7C%7B%7BCFB%20schedule%20entry%5Cn%7C%20date%20%3D%20November%2025%5Cn%7C%20w%5C%2Fl%20%3D%20l%5Cn%7C%20away%20%3D%20y%5Cn%7C%20opponent%20%3D%20%5B%5B1961%20Michigan%20State%20Spartans%20football%20team%7CMichigan%20State%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20opprank%20%3D%208%5Cn%7C%20site_stadium%20%3D%20%5B%5BSpartan%20Stadium%20%28East%20Lansing%2C%20Michigan%29%7CSpartan%20Stadium%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20site_cityst%20%3D%20%5B%5BEast%20Lansing%2C%20MI%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20score%20%3D%207%5Cu201334%5Cn%7C%20attend%20%3D%20%5Cn%7D%7D%5Cn%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22CFB%20schedule%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">​ <table data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="wikitable" data-rte-style="font-size:95%;" style="font-size:95%;" data-rte-attribs=" class=wikitable style=font-size:95%;"><tr data-rte-washtml="1"><th data-rte-washtml="1">Date</th><th data-rte-washtml="1">Opponent</th><th data-rte-washtml="1">Site</th><th data-rte-washtml="1">Result</th></tr><tr data-rte-washtml="1" class="CFB-schedule-row" data-rte-style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-row style=background-color:#FFDDDD;"><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap">September 30</td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Washington%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221961%20Washington%20Huskies%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1961%20Washington%20Huskies%20football%20team%7CWashington%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1961_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1961 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a><span data-rte-washtml="1" class="CFB-schedule-ncgame" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td data-rte-washtml="1"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="hlist" data-rte-attribs=" class=hlist"><ul data-rte-washtml="1"><li data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Memorial%20Stadium%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Memorial%20Stadium%20%28Champaign%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMemorial%20Stadium%20%28Champaign%29%7CMemorial%20Stadium%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign)" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign)">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Champaign%2C%20IL%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Champaign%2C%20IL%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChampaign%2C%20IL%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Champaign,_IL" title="Champaign, IL">Champaign, IL</a></li></ul></div></td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–20</td></tr> <tr data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="CFB-schedule-row" data-rte-style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-row style=background-color:#FFDDDD;"><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap">October 7</td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Northwestern%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221961%20Northwestern%20Wildcats%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1961%20Northwestern%20Wildcats%20football%20team%7CNorthwestern%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1961_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1961 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a></td><td data-rte-washtml="1"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="hlist" data-rte-attribs=" class=hlist"><ul data-rte-washtml="1"><li data-rte-washtml="1">Memorial Stadium</li><li data-rte-washtml="1">Champaign, IL (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sweet%20Sioux%20Tomahawk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Illinois%26ndash%3BNorthwestern%20football%20rivalry%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIllinois%26ndash%3BNorthwestern%20football%20rivalry%7CSweet%20Sioux%20Tomahawk%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Northwestern_football_rivalry" title="Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry">Sweet Sioux Tomahawk</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–28</td></tr> <tr data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="CFB-schedule-row" data-rte-style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-row style=background-color:#FFDDDD;"><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap">October 14</td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;">at No. 7 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ohio%20State%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221961%20Ohio%20State%20Buckeyes%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1961%20Ohio%20State%20Buckeyes%20football%20team%7COhio%20State%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1961_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></td><td data-rte-washtml="1"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="hlist" data-rte-attribs=" class=hlist"><ul data-rte-washtml="1"><li data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ohio%20Stadium%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ohio%20Stadium%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOhio%20Stadium%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Ohio_Stadium" title="Ohio Stadium">Ohio Stadium</a></li><li data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Columbus%2C%20OH%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Columbus%2C%20OH%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BColumbus%2C%20OH%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Columbus,_OH" title="Columbus, OH">Columbus, OH</a> (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Illibuck%20Trophy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Illibuck%20Trophy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIllibuck%20Trophy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Illibuck_Trophy" title="Illibuck Trophy">Illibuck Trophy</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 0–44</td></tr> <tr data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="CFB-schedule-row" data-rte-style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-row style=background-color:#FFDDDD;"><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap">October 21</td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Minnesota%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221961%20Minnesota%20Golden%20Gophers%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1961%20Minnesota%20Golden%20Gophers%20football%20team%7CMinnesota%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1961_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1961 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team" class="mw-redirect">Minnesota</a></td><td data-rte-washtml="1"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="hlist" data-rte-attribs=" class=hlist"><ul data-rte-washtml="1"><li data-rte-washtml="1">Memorial Stadium</li><li data-rte-washtml="1">Champaign, IL</li></ul></div></td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 0–33</td></tr> <tr data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="CFB-schedule-row" data-rte-style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-row style=background-color:#FFDDDD;"><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap">October 28</td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;">at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22USC%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221961%20USC%20Trojans%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1961%20USC%20Trojans%20football%20team%7CUSC%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1961_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1961 USC Trojans football team">USC</a><span data-rte-washtml="1" class="CFB-schedule-ncgame" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td data-rte-washtml="1"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="hlist" data-rte-attribs=" class=hlist"><ul data-rte-washtml="1"><li data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%20Memorial%20Coliseum%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%20Memorial%20Coliseum%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLos%20Angeles%20Memorial%20Coliseum%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a></li><li data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%2C%20CA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%2C%20CA%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLos%20Angeles%2C%20CA%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_CA" title="Los Angeles, CA" class="mw-redirect">Los Angeles, CA</a></li></ul></div></td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 10–14</td></tr> <tr data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="CFB-schedule-row" data-rte-style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-row style=background-color:#FFDDDD;"><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap">November 4</td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Purdue%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221961%20Purdue%20Boilermakers%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1961%20Purdue%20Boilermakers%20football%20team%7CPurdue%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1961_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1961 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a></td><td data-rte-washtml="1"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="hlist" data-rte-attribs=" class=hlist"><ul data-rte-washtml="1"><li data-rte-washtml="1">Memorial Stadium</li><li data-rte-washtml="1">Champaign, IL (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Purdue%20Cannon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Illinois%26ndash%3BPurdue%20football%20rivalry%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIllinois%26ndash%3BPurdue%20football%20rivalry%7CPurdue%20Cannon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Purdue_football_rivalry" title="Illinois–Purdue football rivalry">Purdue Cannon</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 9–23</td></tr> <tr data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="CFB-schedule-row" data-rte-style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-row style=background-color:#FFDDDD;"><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap">November 11</td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michigan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221961%20Michigan%20Wolverines%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1961%20Michigan%20Wolverines%20football%20team%7CMichigan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1961_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1961 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></td><td data-rte-washtml="1"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="hlist" data-rte-attribs=" class=hlist"><ul data-rte-washtml="1"><li data-rte-washtml="1">Memorial Stadium</li><li data-rte-washtml="1">Champaign, IL</li></ul></div></td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 6–38</td></tr> <tr data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="CFB-schedule-row" data-rte-style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-row style=background-color:#FFDDDD;"><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap">November 18</td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;">at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wisconsin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221961%20Wisconsin%20Badgers%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1961%20Wisconsin%20Badgers%20football%20team%7CWisconsin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1961_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1961 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></td><td data-rte-washtml="1"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="hlist" data-rte-attribs=" class=hlist"><ul data-rte-washtml="1"><li data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Camp%20Randall%20Stadium%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Camp%20Randall%20Stadium%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCamp%20Randall%20Stadium%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Camp_Randall_Stadium" title="Camp Randall Stadium">Camp Randall Stadium</a></li><li data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Madison%2C%20WI%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Madison%2C%20WI%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMadison%2C%20WI%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Madison,_WI" title="Madison, WI">Madison, WI</a></li></ul></div></td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–55</td></tr> <tr data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="CFB-schedule-row" data-rte-style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;" data-rte-attribs=" class=CFB-schedule-row style=background-color:#FFDDDD;"><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap">November 25</td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;">at No. 8 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michigan%20State%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221961%20Michigan%20State%20Spartans%20football%20team%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1961%20Michigan%20State%20Spartans%20football%20team%7CMichigan%20State%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/1961_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1961 Michigan State Spartans football team" class="mw-redirect">Michigan State</a></td><td data-rte-washtml="1"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="hlist" data-rte-attribs=" class=hlist"><ul data-rte-washtml="1"><li data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Spartan%20Stadium%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Spartan%20Stadium%20%28East%20Lansing%2C%20Michigan%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpartan%20Stadium%20%28East%20Lansing%2C%20Michigan%29%7CSpartan%20Stadium%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/Spartan_Stadium_(East_Lansing,_Michigan)" title="Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)">Spartan Stadium</a></li><li data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22East%20Lansing%2C%20MI%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22East%20Lansing%2C%20MI%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEast%20Lansing%2C%20MI%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/East_Lansing,_MI" title="East Lansing, MI">East Lansing, MI</a></li></ul></div></td><td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–34</td></tr> <tr data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true"><td data-rte-washtml="1" colspan="4" data-rte-style="font-size:85%;" style="font-size:85%;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=4 style=font-size:85%;"><div data-rte-washtml="1" class="hlist" data-rte-attribs=" class=hlist"><ul data-rte-washtml="1"><li data-rte-washtml="1">*Non-conference game</li><li data-rte-washtml="1">Rankings from <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22AP%20Poll%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22AP%20Poll%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" href="/wiki/AP_Poll" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></table><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22category%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="category" />​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><br /> </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="2">References</h2> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BReflist%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Reflist%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BIllinois%20Fighting%20Illini%20football%20navbox%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Illinois%20Fighting%20Illini%20football%20navbox%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">​​</div> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcollegefootball-season-stub%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22collegefootball-season-stub%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">​ <table data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="metadata plainlinks stub" data-rte-style="background: transparent;" style="background: transparent;" data-rte-attribs=" class=metadata plainlinks stub style=background: transparent;"><tr data-rte-washtml="1"> <td data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPete%20Elliott%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22NCAAFootball_transparent.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Stub%20icon%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A36%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-12558998075de982e31702b" alt="" 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