Ray Eliot

Ray Eliot (June 13, 1905 - February 24, 1980) served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois from 1942 to 1959. His Fighting Illini teams won three Big Ten Championships (1946, 1951 and 1952) and two Rose Bowl victories (1947 and 1952). Eliot, who spent almost his entire career at the University of Illinois (he was a student athlete, an assistant head coach, the head football coach, the Associate Athletic Director, and finally the Interim Athletic Director for the University) was nicknamed "Mr. Illini." He attended the University of Illinois and was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

Head coaching record

CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Illinois Fighting Illini
startyear = 1942
conf = Big Ten Conference
endyear = 1959CFB Yearly Record Entry
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year = 1942
name = Illinois
overall = 6-4
conference = 3-2
confstanding = T-3rd
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overall = 3-7
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confstanding = 6th
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year = 1944
name = Illinois
overall = 5-4-1
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championship =
year = 1945
name = Illinois
overall = 2-6-1
conference = 1-4-1
confstanding = 7th
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year = 1946
name = Illinois
overall = 8-2
conference = 6-1
confstanding = 1st
bowlname = Rose Bowl
bowloutcome = W 45-14
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year = 1947
name = Illinois
overall = 5-3-1
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year = 1948
name = Illinois
overall = 3-6
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championship =
year = 1949
name = Illinois
overall = 3-4-2
conference = 3-3-1
confstanding = 5th
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championship =
year = 1950
name = Illinois
overall = 7-2
conference = 4-2
confstanding = 4th
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ranking = 11
ranking2 = 13CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 1951
name = Illinois
overall = 9-0-1
conference = 5-0-1
confstanding = 1st
bowlname = Rose Bowl
bowloutcome = W 40-7
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ranking = 3
ranking2 = 4CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1952
name = Illinois
overall = 4-5
conference = 2-5
confstanding = T-6th
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championship = conference
year = 1953
name = Illinois
overall = 7-1-1
conference = 5-1
confstanding = T-1st
bowlname =
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ranking = 7
ranking2 = 7CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1954
name = Illinois
overall = 1-8
conference = 0-6
confstanding = 10th
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championship =
year = 1955
name = Illinois
overall = 5-3-1
conference = 3-3-1
confstanding = 5th
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championship =
year = 1956
name = Illinois
overall = 2-5-2
conference = 1-4-2
confstanding = 8th
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ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1957
name = Illinois
overall = 4-5
conference = 3-4
confstanding = 7th
bowlname =
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championship =
year = 1958
name = Illinois
overall = 4-5
conference = 4-3
confstanding = 6th
bowlname =
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ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1959
name = Illinois
overall = 5-3-1
conference = 4-2-1
confstanding = T-3rd
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking = 12
ranking2 = 13CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Illinois
overall = 83-73-11
confrecord = 54-55-7CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 83-73-11 (.530)
bcs =
poll = two
polltype =

ee also

*List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association

External links

* [http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/uasfa/2803023.pdf Brief chronology of accomplishments and awards, and a list of archival holdings]
* [http://fightingillini.collegesports.com/trads/ill-trads.html Ray Eliot's Proper State of Mind Speech]