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1951 Illinois Fighting Illini Roster

Record: 9-0-1 (6th of 116) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 4th in the Final AP poll

Conference: Western

Conference Record: 5-0-1

Coach: Ray Eliot (9-0-1)

Points For: 220

Points/G: 22.0 (38th of 116)

Points Against: 83

Opp Pts/G: 8.3 (7th of 116)

SRS: 24.07 (1st of 116)

SOS: 10.88 (6th of 116)

Bowl Game: Won Rose Bowl 40-7 versus Stanford

Roster includes most starters and key reserves. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Read more about our data coverage.

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Summary
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