1961 Illinois
0–9 (0–7 Big Ten), coached by Pete Elliott. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Washington | L 7–20 | 47% |
| Oct 7 | vs Northwestern | L 7–28 | 47% |
| Oct 14 | at Ohio State | L 0–44 | 25% |
| Oct 21 | vs Minnesota | L 0–33 | 39% |
| Oct 28 | at USC | L 10–14 | 36% |
| Nov 4 | vs Purdue | L 9–23 | 32% |
| Nov 11 | vs Michigan | L 6–38 | 35% |
| Nov 18 | at Wisconsin | L 7–55 | 24% |
| Nov 25 | at 6Michigan State | L 7–34 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 34–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1961.
- Record
- 0–9
- Conference
- 0–7 tied for 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 53–289
- Coach
- Pete Elliott
- Elo
- 1361 −172 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.8 No. 88 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Gary Brown
- Most valuable player
- Tony Parrilli
Drafted in 1962
The 1962 draft| Rd 7 | Ed O’Bradovich E | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Tony ParrilliOGAP-2; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1961 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 6–0 | 8–0–1 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 6–1 | 8–2 | 6 |
| Michigan State | 5–2 | 7–2 | 8 |
| Purdue | 4–2 | 6–3 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Michigan | 3–3 | 6–3 | |
 Iowa | 2–4 | 5–4 | |
| Northwestern | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
 Indiana | 0–6 | 2–7 | |
| Illinois | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.