1956 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1956 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1956 record 2–5–2 (1–4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Ray Eliot (15th year)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1956 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Iowa $ 5 1 0     9 1 0
#7 Michigan 5 2 0     7 2 0
#12 Minnesota 4 1 2     6 1 2
#9 Michigan State 4 2 0     7 2 0
#15 Ohio State 4 2 0     6 3 0
Northwestern 3 3 1     4 4 1
Purdue 1 4 2     3 4 2
Illinois 1 4 2     2 5 2
Wisconsin 0 4 3     1 5 3
Indiana 1 5 0     3 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1956 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 2–5–2 record and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

References

  1. "1956 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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