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1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

1946 record
  
8–2 (6–1 Big Ten)

MVP
  
Alex Agase

AP
  
No. 5

Head coach
  
Ray Eliot (5th year)

Captain
  
Mac Wenskunas

The 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ray Eliot and playing their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, the Illini won the Big Ten Conference title and completed an 8–2 season with a 45–14 win over UCLA in the Rose Bowl. The team's captain was center Mac Wenskunas. Guard Alex Agase was voted the team's most valuable player and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player.

Contents

Awards and honors

  • Alex Agase (Offensive Guard)
  • Chicago Tribune Silver Football
  • Consensus All-American (guard)

    • Roster

  • Head Coach: Ray Eliot (5th year at Illinois)

    • References

    1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Wikipedia
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